New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-23
- .n.t there was much force In what Dr. RAINS
~ ~ aid and commended him for his stand.
>tyAprTy wOpKERS TALK

~ Rainsfords remarks naturally created some
,o.,tv as to how much restitution really pre-
lid In the city The officers Of the Society for
,nrovink the Condition Of the Poor seem to differ
n,.vhat as TO the amount Of It, Warner Van
wnraen treasurer OF the society, told a Tribune re-
.or,er who saw him yesterday at the Bank Of
xTnr,h America Of which he Is president. that he
"a not think there poverty in the city
.,.r usual There is always great deal OF
,.r,v here" he remarked. but ] do not think
W., the majority OF our poor greatly given to
.nvylng the rich. There Is a vast difference be-
,ween the respectable. poor working people. who
.,a as happy as wealthy men and women and
make our best citizens. and the idle. vicious class.
tho are always discontinued. Our rich people are
S~tndlv generous and well disposed. and We set a
deal 0f nonr b" SUM receved
ras s. 900. check alone being drawn for $500.
snd reseose to further question Mr. Van Norden
.ad that he did not believe the number OF unem-
Mrs NJ Fullerton. superintendent OF the society's
rellef department said yesterday that her views
Of !n shnk YOU viii md that the resources of all
,he charitable organizations here have been tried
s I nea sns spell Of Weather. to make
II as disastrous as the winter Of 1864 II Is
owing the lack of work and not so much to The
goods stores in dropping numbers of hands after
At fec very much as Dr. Rainsford does about
SonGn of ,ba ss S now ss ; on believe
hat many Of them hate the rich They simply feel
,he;r own condition. or course. there are many
who compare conditions and reflect that things ~
telligence among the poor as the wealthy. and the
better class Of them feel grateful for the kind,
ness Of the rich. who are generous | think. and
willing 10 give At least temporary AID TO any de-
serving person in need.
"Of course. II is too bad 10 do anything which
would seem lavish when there is so much poverty.
and Dr. Rainsford generally knows what he Is
talking about Our visitants say that the desti-
spectacle people. ordinarily self-suppor;ing who
never have haG TO apply to them Tor aid before
R r McBirnoy. general secretary Of the Young
Sressor he had gathered was that the number OF
unemployed men in he city was larger than In
pr boys Connected With the branches Of our
ISOLATION are putting more money IN the savings
banks now than usual
NOT GREATER THAN USUAL
81, IS Difficult; thing to tell how widespread
the poverty is now said DR.. A. r. Schauf'er.
yice-pres.dent of the New-York City Mission and
Tract Society yesterday. $50 far our work Is
concerned we do no, find that the amount is
greater than usual There some thousands Of
men ont Of work here there always are. |
could send men out TO the country now. II they'd
20 But they won't go. American young men
would rather hang round the Bowery and trust
10 luck for odd job than go out to work on a
Arm where they could lay by little money, he
themselves small. Independent farmers.
The secretary of the Children's Aid Society. {.
INring Brace. said that there great many
people complaining that they were out Of work.
great many poor. and a great many children VINO
were unable 10 go TO school because they lacked
fool and clothes The conditions are not nearly
as bad in the winter % 1884, he added. but
they worse than usual -
Mr. Tice. the superintendent OF the West Side
Lodging House VINO Is also connected with the
Childron's Aid Society, declared that more of the
boys who slept the lodging house We're out OF
Work at present than ne had ever before known
not excepting the winter Of 1924
Charles D. kellogg. second vice president or the
Charity Organization Society. told Tribune re-
rorier Yesterday that the applicants 10 the society
FOR relief during the last thirty days were more
numerous than in the corresponding period year
ago 1T is A bad as in the winter of 1923 81
said he when had TO arrange schemes 10
create work for the unemployed. The rich are gen
erous with their contributions and disposed 10
help out all deserving cases. But II is especiaily
hard TO find work for inefficient people. and the
market is flooded with that sort Of labor. still.
don't think the number Of unemployed now is ex-
cessive The shutting up Of the police stations has
kent many OF the lowest classes out OF the city.
An official OF the State Charities Aid Association
said Yesterday that IL was her belief and that OF
most of the heads Of State charitable institutions
that poverty widespread in the city now
She added that the superintendent OF new mu,
nicipal lodging house Just opened in frs-ave had
told her that people had been coming 10 him IN
numbers, asking 10 be committed 10 the WORK
house.