New-York tribune., 1896-12-27

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and worker, TO be CT service In rioding ne hich
m,nity OF paipers and the msdrected rene, w' ha
huroa,' I would have extensive technical scn9o,,s
for males and females, and would . s onnro-
priatng suiicent for their snpp9rt, "ui1s
the term Of their aprentices'P @ wnnlG have d.
partment for loaning money without nerr and to
ing al manner Of articles ror oas ac and so on In a
ihickly populated districts would nave ~ s1 ,h cen
and ice stations under the supervision oi tn' -
trai bureau from which the relief work shouio pe
The tide OF impoverished. weak and ignorant LII in,
migrants shores has made ne proD @ ,he ~ nart
complex and although increased enort o." ,he TASK
Of sitting The hunger cry Of the many is yet over
whining
Frederick De Latour Booth-Tucker unted
States Commander Of the Salvation Army:
should say In answer to your question Una, So So
cety must mother It's children. Hitherto therr n '
been much of the angry sepInotner 700 =, 't tb
Of the birch and too little Of the bottle or II ary
bottle has been given. it has been thought nee, ~
to pui In plenty of vinegar by WY oi conse-
contents az disagrecabie rs possible a. eJ,S nesn
quence these helpless infants OF society nav t,
"A disgrace to their family-the scarecro"s Vi ""-
OF course there is he danger Of their being s, ovsf
coddled and canded But believe we v" Of The
worthless have become such through mo ihe en- ~
poyment by their own efforts To treat d such - as
criminals. or to place upon trem i, IN. s nmwIse.
The sheep that have eaten up pasture are not t
expected to find another for themselves II Is & ln"
q@ Eaay Il, ' no Sed is it the duty Of the shepherds o.
society to foresee and prepare for th' "vh ,aa n@g
/ when the social pastures OF the cities nave beeh
d.yonred by throwing open the agricultural PAST,
ures which are not Ear to seek is 'h'S poSS'''o'
The same expenditure OF money now required % lor
the keepns up ana continual nst sbr@p Of society are
at present pcnncd at heavy outlay ior ,,, ,, oDI
permanent RELIEF II they transferred to the
Society must look its duty the poor fairly ana
souarey in the face and the evil. being OF National
and not merely OF local extent must .e Tb
and dealt with from Natlona' point o. n,'" ntrs
mischief being focused around our SI'at emu
population. the natural rr'nedN nIs, Isud y" rbjs
viii have tn, effect Of increasing the demand Tor
Lana sin and M It's r vIl' Of "T abor or in i the city,
would suggest that the Mayor o. ,Ioro,gTlS
r''r'i.t r"irn1rntatiS" men, who should decide upon
definite policy: TINT th" plan o campaign aiin mai,7
thropi, institution be encouraged ana dtt,'Ii ,i ~
work the devcranc" Of ne poor on ,le ~
lions as have justified their eXisenc" by success
be assisted by adequate Stte approPrianUms ni,rv Of
tor believe that The stain OF pa,perIS @ rnnry rop ba
| made veritable poor mans par'di'e'
Ex-school Commissioner De Wit J. Seiigman:
Your question Is rather a large one 10 answer IN
the words allotted to newspaper symposium. no
! There are many causes that contribute 10 pffoPe
letting themselves 60" 50 to speak. and II Is IS
paramount that all these unfortnnatrs cannot h De
| treated alike. II has beer suggested th'i ny W.
put ON farms and taught trade unicr state
supervision. that amsgifins cease thht street D.s-
gary be stopped, that b"s1Ars be udii'i 10 & n nv.
| self f-supporing and independents and that they 70
evs h, luss b %"s are 'o on ,hege State farms it
TO me- that the first thing 10 find out is ho" many
., th. man proposed could be- Experimental with
and proved success an tInilnri ,nnu M ,oyopf yUon
aud it safe past the eXperi mental stage m
DO think that people can he iauMsh, M 10 lay , up
nancy for the rainy season. 50 thht tn'F 40 hv p-
come 4 burden on the community 10 brlnE ABOUT
such 4 result We need home influence, J. e. the ad-
,;.a anff, n.r nd
expended for drink and IN other heinous wayS -
the teacher in the classrooms. in guiding youths
to select "A wholesome literature and last Hnt @ n9t
least need an influence from our puiPits-!h DUN
churches and synaSogueS
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
DR. David II. Greer. rector Of s. Bartholo-
news:
These questions are agt n to m anTfr wTod IN unoS fs%
them without solving even then the pr9DlemS WI Wn'c. m
they suggest. Nearly every case Of poyerty or
desitution * different from every other Gaze, ana
here is no surrr way OF making blunder than to
generalizc upon the whole subject The ilrst thng
somrthing like a scientific. knowledge Of the exist
ing conditions. When thai has been obtained.
ih@mSclves and when one-half OF New-YorN has
personal knowleds Of the Yay IN Whicn no me me C,r r
Tha' in ny judsmen' K n sr'l drSid> ta.uiY Wi II,
,n,st w. in some way become better quainted with
one another. All attempts AT social reform WIN.
omt that viii amour. to little and not nfrequently
do more harm than good. Indiscriminate charity
* almost an unmitigaf.d evil and vicariouS char
it's is not much better.
improyidence and shifilcssness arc the result OF
organism and environment; therefore. IN order TO
obtain effcctull reform w. must work upon orSah- m,
ism and environment S"if-sdGrlilct. "hlonrd ny
rue Chrisanity H. the neglected social fore" which
viii solve social problems DeHtN. mat i,it'oht
religion. one which j. neither hHnpN -pIhlpy nor
topheavy. is powerfully helpful in treating win
our less favored fellow men and women rs Tor
correctional work. am heartily opposed 70 AL but
The penalty resultan- of wrongdoing. and therefore
society has no right thwart the divine Will of
nature. Transporting the city poor TO inc country
is Il timely but only temporary expedient The
future will devise larger neasares, ~, ,,0,. ,,,
will join the hue and cry or the many tndt
the wealthy are IN :. large measure responsible for
hrons% he Gn'iio" his and ndugsce
II possible for the poorer to secure MS money ana
the thrifty have the power to compete for mat
ouanttim which the rich man Is roundy accused or
squanderine The vast sums lavshly spent by the
in savings banks and homes No. mprovdence Is
constantly decreasing-the assets OF our savings
institutions prove H.
The class of delinquents massed under one head
in your question have not pp,!inti, propasmtisa an IN
minifhed in the lat decadS At d the os ,,or of ne n
half a century from pauperism. The country has
recovered wonderfully fast am any ming pnt an an
the causes UNDERLYING the phenomena we snail i
concentrate our efforts IN deylSins posltNe , an,.
when restraint Of liberty is no longer deemed Il
neSessaTy as"nGy OF ,hs refSTm Ultimate controlling factor
IN determining careers, aud heredity itself an or
ganiZed result or inNa.llp!" oui ''Hh
is to deal with environment. 80,
We must not be tnicky. !, ior one VIII 10Y
mince matters We must place harshcr restraints
On the individual, must XIV" the ADertlnt ana
rho IlcentIous smaller oppor; unies Fast living
and luxury are two Ii the curses the dlstempers.
as Won call them-of the age. It j. in the lower
stratum of society. among the less favored. Whers
a mstakiug OF license for liberty plays most
havoc. ard where. if unchecked. it soon terminates
i'm extinction. Leaving a gap an abyss. more dan
perous than the sluttcrnE volcano.
Socia,v is rcsponsible for her decrepitude.
and soCiey must reassert herself. and by return
ing TO honorable maNims and noble precepts raise
the standard the ideal and the individual
professor Franklin II. Giddngs. Columbia Uni
. versity: