Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-12
A GREAT ptwNsuOp.

Plaus Tor the relief Of the plor-prac'
ticable, visionary, aud other kinds
have probably excited more attention
from phllanlbr5pisti aud publicls'a
during the past three years than at any
previous time In OH the worlds history.
The schemes proposed range oil the
way from the fundamentally correct
idea ol furnishing work 10 the urcm-
ployeJ, up 10 the wiligst vagarics Of
roms calling lhtmsUlyoi PJpultls, and
to the bodies, mIt,cfinss Of the on.
nfchista. There is no duubi thht the gon'
crosi,y Of tho claises,cmpl0ycd through
organized chnrity, has been adequate
to the ;cl.oI o., millions OF deserving
poor On the other hand /, is uuio.
niablc that vast Gums have been
squandcfrI Ia improper distribution,
anu that thoutands Of the buuciiClatlts
are undoserylug according 10 any
definition that law or morality "
common sense Is acquainted with.
4. now appcau that ia thickly popu'
ated eastern ,eclious Of our country
the actually needy nro not confined 10
tho ranks Of those usually regarded 90
destitute. The wants Of tho latter can
be- seen NJ glance; receiving no
Income from any source, aud with
nothing 10 sell, not even their llbyr
their only recourse 10 % the charity Of
the tate " their bul,orauYplici follow
men. but evidence Is accommodating
thu, amoug those formerly held % be-
tIfiiiy ant well.to.d0, continued loss
OF employment has reduced many 10
the ssvcroit strai,f, aud Is surely ami
rapidly abi1rblng not only Their little
savings but personal pJaiei,lOns which
arc commonly foIAr!ei a. inlhpels.
able. How best 10 Oil these
really deserving pamous-who To-
quite only temporary resistance
not regular charity, lsa new feature o
the grave problem Of tho day. One
solution Il offered by The Now Horl
Tribune, In the esla Ulishmrnt Of u greal
pawushop. That paper argues tia
since au immouse amount 4 money
AMI supplies 10 sure 10 be- provided by
the benevolent people VI New Iorh,
aud there IL danger that u will moi
only be largely wasted but that its dis.
tribulion Will develop permanent evils
every citizen 10 bound 10 far a. hc can
~ avert these consequences by seeing
20 II that hls own gifts az,
not uuwisely bestowed. Il continue
that Of a different sort, though direct,
ly suggested by husB oonsideR,iOns
10 the relief that might bs FURNISHED
by the creation, under proper rcruls
tous,Cf a great pawnsuOp similar Ia VI
gau.zl,ion AID administration % IA,
Mont 10 pic,e In Paris. In New V5gG,
az In OIL gtua. Giles, the pAwubsoker.
age system Is li,llo better than bn I'M
sIrument OF fapaoily; ana the TTijM,
maintains that no greater seFylc
could DO rendered to the deserving
poor la tho present emergency than
by the establishment vf an institution
Tor losning money TO them upon N,
miscellaneous articles which they
could spare now and which they might
redeem upon payment OF reasonabl,
interest hereafter. By that means
they might redeem themselves from
present distress w!thou. loss OF solt
respect or practical forfeiture Of thei
property. To generous men VI wealth
who would like ~ unto IL
some undertaking for the hsuu
1t Of tho unfortunate, bu
do not know what to DO, d. comments
tho idea Of legitimate pawnshop on
scale suitable 10 an experiment, anC
capable Of expansion % tue business
warrants the iuyes.msn. The idea
does not seem 60 b. a bad one by any
means, anu 80 has met with consider,
able encouragement. Tho workings Of
ins exp rimelt VIII be- watched with
iaisfsst ia many other places where
similar conditions exist and similar
remU5y may be worth trying.