Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-07
IN BONE ALLEY,


a thousand industries thrive there,
many OF which are now silent. It's teem-
ing population, all activity and hustle
and life, is now saddened and subdued.
Enforced idleness, with poverty and
restitution In its train, ha come
upon the East side, like chilling clOnd,
settling down gloomily on street and
tenement, court and alley. Almost
every body is idle and hungry, and tho
cry Of the women and children is ring
ing in the eurs OF fathers, husbands and
soEs-tbe bitter cry for bread
That the present situation contains a
menace which may at any moment De-
come positive peril, ia unquestioned.
The sullen attitude OF the hungry mass
es towards those who are more fortunate
than themselves in the possession OF
those things that go TO make life worth
living, in q material sense, is liable to
change. New York has already had
some experience in bread riots in the
past; but those e5ullitious would
rank as nothing compared with any
outburst that might now occur, especi-
ally in view OF our largely increa sed
population and the fact that II contains
elements which are ever watching for
just such opportunities to fan the
smould ering flame Of discomfort into a
| blaze. This consideration, probably
| quite az much as that of human sympa-
! thy, has entered into the calculations
/ OF the city authorities and Of the we'll
/ TODD class who are now quite active in
/ the relief movement. Already mutter-
/ inRs are heard of demands to be made
| upon the city government bv tho unem-
| plOyed, and OF demonstration In force,
/ 10 DO undertaken for the "moral effect
/ 10 would produce. What such a demon
| stration might precipitste, few can con-
J template without sbudder. And this
/ remarkable fact should be noted, that 10
/ is not the native American nor the fully
/ naturalized and adopted citizen who is
/ either suffering Che most or cry
/ ing the loudest for help; but ia
+ IS that same foreign element which
/ has been pcrsistcnt'y crowdinq in upon
/ these shores for the last FIVE years; the
/ Uungarians, Poles. Russians, Austrians.
/ Hebrews and half dozen other ma
/ tionaiitIes. a very large proportion OF
/ this class does not belong 20 the ranks
/ Of skilled labor in any sense, as can be
| demonstrated 90 the satisfaction OF any
/ one who will visit the East sido.
Thousands oi them learn their hrst
/ real work after arriving here, and have
/ found intermittent employment OF
| shOes, clothing, cigars, peddlinR, huck-
| stering and liEo caUings. Their ranks
/ are further swellcd by tho horde OF
/ oilers and professional tramps who
I swarm toward the metropolis at the
/ beginning OF every winter, and at no
/ time do they come here 600 such mum
I beers as when, Ike tho present. there Is
/ O great charity movement on foot.
Meanw bile, the work OF organized
/ charity goes on apaco. Merchants.
/ bankers and business men, OF all shades
/ OF politics and religion, arc cooperating
/ FOR the general cause OF relief Presi.
/ dent Low, OF Columbia College, Feiz
! Adler. Father Ducey. Dr. Coil, OF The
/ United Charities, the College settle.
/ mont, The Charity Organization Society.
/ the Ladies Fuel and Aid Society, the
/ United Hebrew Charities and number
/ OF other individuals aud societies arc
/ especially active Goo the work OF organl
/ zati0u. - .s proposed 20 open public
/ restaurants and soup Kitchens ia
/ The East Sido SO that The
/ famIshlng crowds who live In
dinGy hives OF Delaney, Essex
Ludlow, Hester, RlyiDgion and Other