New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-10

THERE ARE 100000 IDLE IN THE CITY
GREAT DANGER IN SUCH REPORTS.
The problem OF unemployed labor is one that Is
ever before the minds OF students Of economics who
take active interest In the welfare OF their feI-
low-men. None OF the specialists. however. were
quite prepared for the sensational declaration In
THE Evening World" OF Friday last that there are
the present time 100000 unemployed workmen In
the city Of New-York, and that there will be 5000
more looking In vain for work before Christmas
time.
AS an officer Of one OF the prominent relief So
cleties remarked to a Tribune reporter yesterday:
That statement hardly consists with an editorial
In The Morning World Of to-day. which said THE
World" confidently prophesies an Immediate great
and lasting revival Of business prosperity 1t Is no
matter that 1t was quoting from an editorial Of the
day after election. 1t still thinks the same. and
Mr. Pulitzer should be looking after his combination.
The facts they exist do not bear out the state
ment that there many destitute people In this
city at the present time. The Charity Organization
Society knows something about conditions. as 1t
affords relief 10 hundreds of families that. after in
vestgation prove to be Of deserving character. In
September year ago il9 families were registered
In It's general bureau. and in September Of this year
there as. n decrease Of one. In October year
ago there 555 and for October OF this year the
total number is 494. decrease Of 81. There
small increase early In September of this year. but
1t subsidized before the month had ended These
figures apply the Registration Bureau. where
cases Of all kinds under notice. Some Of them
hospital cases.
in this connection there Is very pertinent para
graph from the latest uterance Of the Cooper Union
Labor Bureau 1t says: For the year ending Sep
TENDER go l577 applications have been received from
employers and 5s25 applications from those seeking
work. OF this number 753 had satisfactory refer
ences. 2.4i7 unsatisfactory and 1625 could not be
found 1.C4s situations found for the 1.,53 men
with satisfactory references l4o men were placed in
permanent positions "
William Blake. Superintendent Of the outdoor
Poor. was seen on the subject. He opened his eyes
wide when the startling Information reported was
handed him and said: 1T is rank nonsense and
sorry to hear OF It, for the spread Of reports Of
that character will to bring In people from
other cities by the hundreds In the hope that they
will be able to get slice Of the possible benefit that
will accrue TO the shiftess through the need OF the
possibly deserving 1t has done 1t before and II will
do IL again. The workingmen themselves do not
want IT, know. am In touch here with all classes.
and there have been fewer applications here than at
this kind has its effect in calling in people from
other places recclleei case ca in point 1t was az
dollars forwarded 10 him under the Impression
from towns Se and from up the
to get help. ! asked some Of these people. whom
they said. frankly. they heard there plenty here
to be had for the asking and they thought they
would come over and get their share.
AT that time very worthy citizen came TO
NE and asked for note to Mayor Giiroy; saying
from me lndorsing the work his mission had been
doing he could have S.VO | asked him what he
had been doing and said that the mission had
fed l00 men for nearly four months. Indeed. said
J. You Just bring that 100 men over 10 me In
the morning and well take care OF them In the
his men. They filed In and examined them: All
OF them were better clothed than you and are
this minute. Every man had on a good overcoat.
and they were fat and sleek. young fellow came
up TO the desk and talked to him. commserated
with him upon the fact that he had to walk the
streets all day with only his breakfast He broke
In and said that he got his dinner down at a mis-
sion In Beecker-st. and supper he had at another
place. and he slept In one OF the free lodging
houses In another quarter OF the city. They were
nearly all OF them doing the same thing. Then |
turned to my phanthropic citizen. and he was all
coors Now that man engaged In doing moth.
Ing less than pauperizing those men every one OF
them"
over at the Free Employment Bureau. run under
eye the State Bureau Of Statistics OF Labor.
the superintendent John j. Bealin, said that they
had now about 1000 applications on file OF people
seeking work who he said. would not go to the
regular labor bureaus or employment agencies lie
was asked where he got his authority for assert
ing that there were 5000 worthy men out of work.
and he said that well-known Catholic prizes, was
his authority. He added that he did not know
what was 10 become OF all these people the coming
winter. unless something was done for them lie
could not say that all OF the cases OF applicants
had been investigated by the bureau TO KNOW
whether or their references were bona fde. or
whether all OF them were citizens or New-f ork
city And the applications In mass run from the
time the bureau was opened. In June last. Whether
any OF them have since secured work through the
Labor Bureau in Cooper Union or through any OF
the other numberless agencies In the city Is not
known. for when an applicant has secured work
he does generally inform the place OF registry
so as 10 have his name cleared.
In the winter OF 1924 when the suffering was
30 great in this city and elsewhere the number OF
men said 70 he ont OF WORK III 'h's CIT! was paoeu
al Rosennu OF the United Hebrew Charities.
said "A few DAYS ago that the number OF unem-
ployed among the Hebrews was rapidly decreas-
Ing owing to the opening OF the c'o'h'he trace