The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-19
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POOR

1ftknEF kEsp Or symE@4Ay sF0k1 any Go1F.
for they ara saEays willing. nay. anxious
70 work: they are sober. saving farniiy
nsea. who seek 10 get on in the world
Ssnes last Nay .shsrd times" has afflicted
tie Whole eeuntry from the Atlantic 10
the Pacific ssaboard. and there are hun
dTeds Of men who are in state Of invoiun-
sary idisnsss; they are eager 20 work bat
are 'souf q Job" slx months Of inyos-
untagy likeness exhausss these mems
savings. and through no fault Of their own
they canaos earn anything.
This IL the situation ia Seattle today,
made worse by the fact that in hard times
everybody out Of work docks to the large
towns. drawn thither By rnmors Of public
employment or the notion thar in large
town or city = destitute man can get along
easier than in small community.
Ex-Prssident Harrison recently said:
81 notice nov that even those who have
been consistent advocates Of free trade
upon the around that protective policy
sEuacks % pateFnalisna, are uow adyocat-
log that public works be pushed in order
that men may be given employment,
which believe very proper thing. |
have always held that one OF the highest
aims OF government should be 20. II pos
sihte. so regulate affairs a. TO Keep its
people employed IL preserves mems 50 y.
respect aud conducts TO n higher order OF
citizenship. There - no more pathetic
sight In the weird then o strong, honest,
able and industrious man. willing to work,
and seeking work in vain"
These are words OF truth and soberness.
No rightminded man feels other than
strong desire 20 help every honest man,
who. anxious to work. is made an involun-
tary idler by hard times" How can
these honest. self-respecting men out of
work By no fault of their own be best
helpedg
As we have more than once before said
the individual practice of philanthropy
within the circle of his own absolute knowi-
edge Is the duty Of every man. Every
neighboshood knows who are its worthy,
decent. self-respecting poor. and every
neighborhood should quietly secure the
delivery OF relief IN such a way that the
assisted person will not feel as II he were
an enrolled pauper suffered to 20 at large
on ticket of leave.
Individual philanthropy. however. is
not enough in these times, because it
makes the burden rest on those whose inn
pulses are excellent; whose sympathies
are keen. bat whose personal means are
inadequate TO all their opportunities 10
help Tie respectable poor. The individual
philanthropist must help the community
TO organize their philanthropIc purpose
and systemic tho bestowal of their
bounty. Society must guard against its
parasites and impostors or its bounty will
be wasted. bat the real, efficient charitable
WORK must be represented by both iadisid-
aaiism and patsrnalisnA
Every man and every woman knows of
somebody man or woman. that Is deserv-
ing object of help. and IL Is the business OF
asI Of as who know Of such cases 10 speak
quietly for these respectable poor who are
silent amid much suffering. What is
wanted IL efficient. organized charitable
action.
our local organized charity and bureau
of relief IS dong good work, but IL should
be encouraged and assisted by as large q
representation as possible, for transient
service At least. of practical business men,
4 wiz S0akA aSSASh dtkrttAAk 4A4E01t9sS
and tramp mendicants and who could
readily separate respectable working men
and women who are in temporary straits
| from constitutional heggars. A commit
| tee OF practical business men, If they
| would lend their aid. could do much 20
assist the Bureau OF Charities in the work
+ that IL is now performing.
4 n A
found for many out of employment. and
| the criminal Migrants could be separated
from the Involuntary idlers. Ten DAYS
/ ago q charcoal burner was here in search
/ OF labor; he went into one saloon at least
/ and offered work 20 a number OF Migrants.
sho declined work Al this very time the
/ Bureau OF Associated Charities had long
| list of men anxious for work. This char
coal burner did not so there. bat pro-
| claimed his wants In the saloons. Why
| did be not go To the barean Of charities
| and get his mens Simply because he did
not know about il, But be ought to have
| known. for is was the business of the
| police TO tell him Of the existence of this
'intelligence Office" There is something
/
| ton that in measure defeats the par-
| pose of this public relief. Employers Of
labor outside of Seattle in every town
/ ought TO be in correspondence With the
charitable empIoyment bureau here. and
| the police should tell seekers Of labor that
| they can dad q iiss OF unemployed men AZ
| the Office of the bureau All hands should
| cooperate 20 sin out the real vaerants
| from the honest unemployed 1t seems
10 rs that any police officer. who kaoxs
| that number Of unemployed men have
refused employment IS these saloon"
! oilers did the effer Of the charcoal burner.
! ought 20 arrest them at once as Migrants.
| A man who seeks work in vain Is eaa
man; q man who refuses work because il
/ il net = ''sofs sit" Is another man; he Is a
vAgraat and q tramp aud worthy Of TO
/ consideration.
What Is wanted In this charitable relief
work are the methods Of business iadx-
| msnL cooperation and Investigation.
fsdiss&sa'isFa in charity should not stop.
| bat indiySduaiism IL soon exhausted Hi1A-
cot organization and cooperation, aaa
ssoGk1 give the hand Of Eoodtellowsasp 10
ps5srna1ssss IN spite Of organization aid
Gsseefigs charity. Ii is easy 10 dispense
charity wastsfally through The instra-
mentality Of msay church societies aad
! by private hands, there IS better economy