The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-02

TIE WAY TO HELP.

All men Of good will are agreed nron
the public necessity Of esriDg for the un-
employed, bet all men Of sound business
brains are so xions that the assistancs In
tended for an honest working man and in
voluntary idier be not intercepted aud sb-
soybed By voluntary idlers. tramps and
iusiy professional oilers. II Is possible 70
hart rather than help needy man by en-
couraging him 20 lean babituaIly on some
body else for his dinner rather than help
ing him 20 q chance 20 earn dis bread.
Intelligent individual effort 10 relieve dis
tress Is well. bat organized charity. wisely
applied. is absolutely necessary 10 avoid
waste. imposition and the creation Of
chronic paupsTism. The ease Of Chicago
is an instructive object iesson. Chicago
acted with prompt but ineonsiderate
energy in her effort to help her distressed
thousands. As soon as it was known that
Chicago was erecting free SOUP and iodg-
Eng houses all over the city the places
where food, etc. were given in return for
work and the cheap lodging houses were de-
serted, and the iramps Of the whole coun-
try began TO turn their faces toward Chi
csgo. The chicsgo Herald says on this
THE worst part of this abuse is not that
oil the paupers At large within 500 miles
OF Chicago are tramping in this direction
10 seek free lodging and food. The GRIM
inal classes. the footpads. sluggers, high
waymsn and burglars rest from their
crimes AZ the free lodging houses and eat
their meals 1t the public soup counters. !"
There are some things that men and
women who desire to organize charity and
efficiently distribute il are agreed about;
they are agreed that If city has work
that can be economically done at this time
/; should proceed as far as possible TO do
It. II IL sound economy for a city to re-
duce lr this way as far as possible the
numhsr of persons who II not given work
will have 20 be supported by the city
without work. Further than this it
would not be public wisdom or justice to
ask city to 90. The American Feders-
ton of Labor at Its recent convention In
Chicago adopted this resolve:
THAT the right TO work is the right 10
life. To deny the ore Is TO destroy the
other. That hen the private employer
can not or will not give work the munich
paiity, state or nation must
The resolution is both unreasonable and
impraciicabie, for no claim exists on the
part OF anybody against the. city, state or
nation for employ ment, II the unem-
rloyed thousands now have a claim upon
the state for work. the single individual
At any time. when his private employ
ment does not suit him, has a like claim
on the city or state for Job. or course
the state is rot in the employment bust
nsss. as President Martin Van Barren told
the New YORK merchants as long ago as
the ''nard times" Of 1s37, Until our gov
srnment aud industrial system are re-
constructed on the Hoeialistie plan aud
the entire machinery Of production IS
given over for all time into the hands OF
she state, se cannot for q moment indorss
abe resolution adopted by the Federation
of Labor ct Chicago. Oar existing social
systesn Is the voluntary or individaallstie
system, as against the socialistie system .
our whole system 81 work and charity il the
voluntary system, and Individual charity
cannot shuttle or is responsibility and
turn 60 the city. the state or the nation
for relief from It's barden.
II would Re a difficult task today 10 ere
ate work lor the unemployed THAI weala
not taks away the work Of the employed.
The New York Sua sensihly reminds rich
men that there - ons way OF pTevidin !
work for many that are destitute 1T i
Tor them and Tor everybody else to refrain
from all economy Of consumption which
t~ not necessary. 1t sill accomplish more
for the benefit .; the unemployed who are
oat Of work because ST the general
economy, both enforced and unnecessary.
10 thezo philanshrop,s.s have any work
which thsy would have had done IN roa!
times. aad Il they can afford TO pay Tor +;
now. ia spite OF their decreased incomes. Ie,
taeni set psapie a. IL IL wonjd hsIn more
than charity aud would act he productive
Of the evils .useraFshle from almselvgay -
The Sea fairly argues that. while dirs
Deprivation mast au8 Will he supplied. the
slsias ct alas Is q dep,orshls necessity.
since in this period Of general almskivinS
the seiF.TesfeCt OF thousands - likely 10 b
destroyed aa4 replaced by ias spirlt q:
pAupsclsn Is permanent quality: and
wholesale pabltc charity attracts 90 every
large, rsea community the professional,
h@egars aud icalers fFoa every direction.
1he SHs insists shat the Highest humanity
sna paalle wisdom Is g. Ssslss reopis =
cure their osa saaeysngs Ias New York
TYass takss the ssHae view, that ts Is no'
desirable 20 make rsarers eF those oat o!
woSS or - aasks them fe~l Ike paaperS
Free relief aad ths wtse announcement;
a. is disbursement has dFsaR % the e.ty
al Philadelphia a great host Of trasaps.
saa ths fssss does nol sxsgEveass sAen ii
says tass cat ~ the Hundreds SOLICITING
aims On the sidewalks ret one Ia haa.
dFets Is worthy. Perhaps TIE aest taoaxh;
uttered Oh she he'e saejees wAs sss fosga
hy az em.nSat woyaAa. Mrs. Josephine
Shaw La~sll. who nF.tes sAs New Yogk
gsa ss iallo@ss
"N3t Sog not remgna EMPLOYERS,
whether t9&iyssua,s E9ms % easpexA,
Noas. inst n0fe outstanding az lhs a.,
1ess tag fei&sf sat tsse eneaspfave3 whgra
tsss sal saseg readrgs necessary, ~ IA
tne hTttst way for fhztu - % Fesa3n IL,
regular sosa a. tasis cap eye. ~ASra