Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-04
INCREAsE OF pAupERIsN.i


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While there are nhri times In our
own country, ami the people who will
have TO depend on otLers for at least n
share Of their support the coming wiz
ter exceed in number those that were
In that situation year ago, It is inter.
estlug to note that poverty IL increas-
Ing among the maeses In other parts Of
the world. In New Zsalaud and Aus.
tralia the cases OF destiiution are
described ~ being three times az
numerous a. In 1898; and the fact that
20 many have had to depend on public
chafityso long has increased materially
the number OF permanent paupefs, who
have come TO accept that position NJ
matter Of choice, and show no desire
to return TO their iotmer habit Of earn.
Ing their own living even whore oppor-
tunity Ia offered.
A short time since We gave some
figure, showing tho increase Of charity
patients In Au,ir a AID Italy. The re-
port Of the poor relief department Of the
British government for the iut halt Of
the year il now Issued aud shows that
nation, notwithstanding the partial
revival a business there this season,
10 be- following Ia tho wake Of the
Others The report snys there was
agfeat Increase Of pauperism durlaR
the bali year, owing 10 the general
business depression, many PEOPLE
being driven, for the drst time In their
lives, 10 aek ior relief. This IL Of those
only who have applied TO the govern.
munt, aud does not represent the
population aided by private And
church charities, outside Of
the Episcopal church. Tho mum.
her VI pNupers Ia England anu
Wales, relieved by government, II
given as "a per thousand Of populs.
ton. This Va Of psr.lns who are not
"Jn the par.sh,n anI II IL stated does
not represent more than ons.fourth
Of those actually supported by charity
In the country. IL Is shown that the
west Of EugIand AnI Wales have
tho hish,s. average OF p,upersm.
London IL less than the general aver.
age, with nearly li5,0lJ paupers 10 IT,
credit. Bryond this II i- reported thai
a number OF people dieI Of actual
Blutvation rather than apply Tor public
charity, sevcfal OF thers cases being
noted Ia the Inquest. hold over the
| deceased.
The Wow presented In FAR from being
attractive so far as the welfare Of the
puuplc IN concerned. According 10 the
onic,al estimate, about 10 per ovut,
or 100 out OF n tnOutAnd of pOpuatiou
In Brithin, arc paupen, three-iourIhs
OF tuom supported by private charity.
These figures seem appalling, but
coming from official sources, where
the tendency would he TO conceal the
worst features rather than rxaggeratt
them, they cannot be- disputed. They
show that however buTdened We
msy consider ourselves 10 U'su
because " having 10 support
some who cannot earn their
livelihood, the yoke IL indeed easy a,
compared with what people Ia tn,
Old world have 10 do. Another aud
important feature IL shown IN these
reports from various sources, i.e.. th,
dangerous practice Of dlling out char.
ity In the ordinary iashion. People
who are In need are helped, Ne they
should be; but they are no
required 90 make Tecompens'
IN such manner rs they o.,
able, ami this status maintained fo
q length OF time iuolines them to be
come permanent objects OF charity.
Here IL a chance for wise heads Il
evolve plan 10 check this tendsu.
cy to An evil. "Ths idloT shal
not cat the bread nor veal
the garments Of the laboror," Il
sound doctrine. Yot there are many
people who are idle from necessity, anC
who must not DO allowed to slarvc OF
| kb hhANhs hl hNlAk ANA hhh NlVNAtA
many OF them are being trained to be
come idlers from choice. Tue objec,
tlouable feature eau be- eliminated by
requiring every able bodied person
who receives assistance to DO some,
thing In return therefor of q nature I,
Gauss him to realize that lao il
working Tor his living; then he
Will not become avsTse 10 homes
labor The problem IL, In what man
nor eau tuis idea be- made ,ilsctivsl
The experience OF other parts Of "a,
world show that II is Tor the welfare o.
the person assisted ns well as Tor tnos,
who extend tho charity that IL should
bg lyed. Something ought TO be- don,
20 prevent the increase, or rather ud
vent Of permanent pauporltm iulo lhi
section OF country,
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