The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-29

measure the privations of the poor II
our cities have undergone during the
last few years. While the great body
of poor who earn small wages bear the
greater part of the burden, there are
also the criminal, pauper, idle and vi
cious elements. Work is provided fo1
the equitable distribution of material
and the maintenance of moral integ-
rity Work Unfortunately given and
badly managed is liable to do great
deal Of harm. Public relief by work ad-
ministered by unwise officials is harm
full 1t appeals to the politicians Pri-
vate relief by work is often inadequate.
A combination of public and private
relief Is often beneficial. Relief should
be given to local bread winners who are
heads of families. The tramp element
must be dealt with in some entirely
different manner The public roads
and parks can be made use of in furn-
ishing work to those in need of i'm
mediate relief. The emergency just
past came upon us unawares. We
have gone through it nobly and met
grave dangers. Let us take heart for
the future.
AlubS 1HdIG lOG NTIalLtlIIGlu III Ibc
United States department of labor of
Washington, d. c., spoke on Our
Duty to Promote Measures for the
Permanent Improvement OF Neighbor-
hoods" 1t was one of the best ad-
dresses of the conference THUS far In
lit she said:
1T happens that in the exceptional
growth of our times, many important
facts are neglected. Houses are put
up so hastily for laborers, with no sew
age and MO conventencesl This brings
about am unsanitary condition, which
leads to moral corruption and often
to crime. What we ought to do Is to
put ourselves in the place of poor men.
In that way alone we have complete
entity. To be only rich, or only learned,
or only poor, is the part of most men.
What we want to do is not to be amy
one Of these things, but to have that
broader vision which shall enable us
to apprehend the real needs Of the poor.
Better building laws lead most directly
In my opinion to the permanent i'm
provement Of a rlefghborhood The
municipalfties-and we all know what
municipalities are these dags-seem to
assume no authority in the matter
of the overcrowding of tenemnt houses.
Building laws and btfllding inspection
laws should be made that Will be pre-
ventive 80 that changes win not have
10 be made hereafter at vast expense.
1 have often been struck by the in
constituencies of our educational sys-
tenn What mother with many chill
dren ought to know is how to nourish
and keep up the body. And yet we
neglect to teach people just how to
live. i recently made a house-to-houste
visit in the most congested slums of
New York. Among the poor we find
love of art, decoration, ambition to bet
ter their conditions often neatness much
beyond what might be expected. One
Of the greatest evils in manufacturing
towns is absenteeism. Wealthy land
lords, many of them, live at distance
from the places whence they draw their
manufacturers the other
wealth. / was talking with one of your
laN who had surrounded himself with
IN almost ideal condition. why"
said he, "do you suppose we would
have done all this unless we had lived
lere?"
A better water supply is another
much needed improvement in most of
1ur cities.
Another most important means of per-
nanent Improvement in neighborhoods
s better street pavements. This has
llready been tried with most gratify-
ng results in many cities. I think that
lhe church yards in the more congested |
PARTS of our manufacturing towns and
arge cities should be thrown open to |
he public. This has already been done |
n the East End district of London |
should like to see cooking and draw |
ng schools established In our large |
lties, and I think that in this way |
much would be done to regenerate the |
lext generation. A library planted |
Iown where the poor people meet may |
10 much toward enlightening the ig- |
orant vote of the working man, of |
which there is so much complaint The
lew religion is service. And we should
10 our duty I'm serving those who have
een less fortunate than We have in |
his worlds goods.
The address by Robert w. DeForest
ras omitted on account of the absence
f the speaker.
1t was announced that Professor and
Irs. H. w. Farnam would give a lawn
arty from 4;3O to 6:30 o'clock at their
at AZ Hillhouse avenue this
fternoon. Members Of the conference
nd the local committee were invited to
e present and wear their badges.
The New England Conference Of Char
les and Corrections and Philanthropy
fl meet at the seminary building this
forming after the adjournment Of the
egular meeting. Officers will be elect
/ and the place for holding the next
Getting decided upon, and other import
ut business will be transacted.
The session then adjourned until this
forming.
The medical profession win be glad to
> informed that among the short ad-
-esses to be delivered before the Con-
renee of Charities on Thursday be-
veen II and 1 o'clock the third will be
Y DR. Edward Cowles, superintendent
the Mclean Insane hospital, Boston;
le seventh by DR.. G. H. M. Rowe of
e City hospital Boston, and the eighth
= DR.. w. Fl. Prescott of Boston on
orovident Medical Care by Co-Opera-
on"-all at Alumni hall.
THE MORNING SESSION.
1.-THE Care of Imbeciles" was the y