The Portland daily press., 1900-11-28

ERGO ana gives ons-tenth ot that for the
help 6f his fellows IL doing well. Tie
man who gives one-tenth OF 1900 is
not 30 generous but what about the
man who has 81, o00, U00S When be gives
500, coo we are all grateful, bus ne has
adhe rlcH are blind. There Is not one
among them who IL giving what he
would give n bis conscience were proper
~ aroused. They do not seem 70 realize
that this Is q government by the major
ity. Ours is the only country IN which
cisco rightfully and righteously that
suffrage must needs be edpcatsd. The
rich IN contributing TO its education are
but building for their own protection. IL
they neglect 80 10 build barbarism, an
arcny, and plumber VIII DO the inevitable
result.
"a school is better than jail; col
IeRs Is better than q state prison. Every
dollar spent In education IL dollar
saved. When it IL not spent In education
It has to be doied out for public expenui-
ture.
GIVING AIDS THE GIvER.
"Giving Is healthful for the individual.
The more man does for his fellows the
more he does for himself; the higher his
soul scars into that pure realm OF Justice
and brotherly love wherein lie the throne
of God.
'.rhere are q few men Of the Jewish
race In this city who understand their
full duty to the community and 10 them
selves. and are doing 10. The example OF
Peter Cooper II q good one for ell the
rich men In this city. Mr.. Coopers life
and fortune were given TO the great work
which bears his name. He said 70 bis
uR.N wueI snf nat
luxury and vain living. win provide
you the means 30 live respectfully, and
no more. All the rest that / have be-
longs to the com munity.' And the COM
munity got 1t.
II am glad to say that we are now
getting rid OF the stores In the Cooper
Union building, and by the end OF the
next year Cooper Union will be fires from
commercialism and entirely devoted to
education. You Jews are very generally
charged with looking too much on the
material side OF things. In my expert
ence have found the phiianthropio and
altruistio spirit largely developed among
you. / have found in You larger spirit
OF generosity and patriotism than some
who make the charge can boast OF.
81 believe that In the twentieth century
which 10 now near it's dawn, the spirit OF
commercialism Will steadily grow less
strong and the spirit of altruism stronger
1 believe that the rule, do unto others as
you would have others do unto you, Will
more generally prevail than In all the
centuries which have gone before.
"If am mistaken in this-if the
spirit OF commercialism and greed con-
tinues TO grow stronger--then the twen-
tisth century will witness social cata-
clysm unparalleled in history. IL is only
by the misunderstanding OF commercial.
ism and the spreading OF altruisn that
we can safeguard justice, property and
liberty"
Mr.. Straus read the annual report OF
the work OF the alliance. The number OF
people who entered the Alliance Building
during the past year was 800, 600, an
average Of 4, ITO persons day. The re-
ceipts of the alliance were S64, 500 for the
year; the expenditures sos, 1872 81 On the
estimates for the coming year there
would, he said, be a deficit OF 5000 I'M
less the public come to the institutions
aid. He said that with the growth of
the work sl2, 600 year must be added to
the income of the alliance to make It self
sustaining. The donations during the
year amounted to S7,S43. The sum OF
800, 900 was needed, MIR. Straus said, to
purchase land on winch to put mp build
ing which would give the alliancs addi-
tional and much needed room.