The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-31
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1~,,av --ssr remember the motives undef-
,vsrv Che strike outbreak The result OK
$50. s.r5,xs s,.s not settled the conditions
or changed them. Look at the great coal
strike in England recently. S.xfs tAo0-
sand men were out. and We lei snoa-
SANDS Of women and children They set
tied their trouble, getting very little SIT
isfactf0r. cornsared with what they want
ed. ani YOU would have imagined tnA-
after that trying experience the haTd
sense Of The Scotch miners wonad have
prevented them from going out on strike.
hat they did, and when ] left England .
few weeks ago there was talk or m
other great strike
All cs which means. according TO the
head OF the Salvation ArEsy. that Strike
Is a demand on the part of the efnploye
to have share Of the profits his argn-
ments were along the line that labor VII.
never be satisfied until It gets share OF
the profits, considered outside or the
wages earned
As to siunls. Gen. Bo3th considered
darkest America quite as da-S as
darkest England While his oproT-
tuni.y for personal investigation was
iEnasted. he believed that all " 4. Stead
said about Chicago society was cutie
true STEAD" he said tsoughtfuliy. tap
ping his forehead with the butt end Of
his fountain peaEol3Sr, is geIius.
whole soulei, ara fun Of generosity.
You have a tendency IN America ct
the present time Gen. Boota said after
he had exhausted nis.ase'f liz praise Of
Mr.. Stead. "a tendency that amounts to
a passion. for making money There
Is very little contentnsent with your loS-
Men are Rot satisfied with enough TO
live or and enough for f,aeir families. but
they seek great wealth, and seek il un-
iii IL becomes a consuratag passion. ]
see the tendency toward the CITY here
also. IL is bad u has is ca1sa. sf
course. but people M < get into the
country when the city Is erow9ed- There
is plenty OF room in the country.
Gen Booth. when are you going to
retire from the army he was asked
in conclusion.
III never retire be replied. ''Iil
never retire until / go 70 heaven; yes,
die with my boots on. as you say in
America. and I'm going 10 take my boots
with me TO heaven, If l can
Sone Salvation Army people imagine
Gen. Booth does not own anything. not
even the bed he sleeps ON at home He
says this idea prevails somewhat because
when he came to America the first time
eight years ago. he asked his lawyer IL
his affairs were all right In case he
should die The lawyer said ii was
Questionable IL his wife could claim the
bed she slept on, should he die IN mid
ocean. Now. however, he says matters
are less complicated. and while he owns
Salvation Army property simply as
trustee. he has little income of his
own. derived from the sales Of his books.
Enough" he said pleasantly. ito keep
me out of the workhouse." He has not
decided where the English lover the
sea- colony will be located. Some OF
the prospective sites are New Zealand,
Australia ami possibly Canada
Three Salvation meetings were held
today. at which Gen. Booth les In preach
Ing. His sermons were very interesting.
and somewhat along the lines adopted
by Moody. The musical features OF the
meetings were pleasing 10 most people
who take but a passing interest in the
Salvation Army. While prayers We're
being offered for converts the women
OF the army passed about in the audi
ence-the Ninth street theater WAS
crowded at all the meetings-and So
licited men and women To go forward
and publicly declare themselves for God.
a half dozen did SO at the morning
meeting. and a feg more than that num-
Der went forward at the afternoon meet
ing. IT was remarked that in soliciting
sinners three Salvation Army women
approached prominent minister in the
audience. and his friends joked him for
being considered good mark for sancti-
fication.
Tomorrow forenoon Gen. Booth will
meet the ministers and their wives of
the city. and will then leave for Sc
attic with his party.