The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-13
ARMY'S OFFER
Homes for Dis
Disabled
BOOTH TUCKER
HAS A SCHEME
Which He is Unfolding to
Morgan and Others Of the
Steel Trust
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scripps- -McRae Press ASSN.
Washington. o. c. april l3.-
General Frederick de L. Booth-Tucker,
cdiamander Of the Salvation army, is
in negotiation with President schwab,
Pierpont Morgan and other Officers Of
the great billion dollar steel trust with
a view to arranging for the care Of the
aged and injured employees Of that cor
poration in the agricultural colonies
now being maintained by that organi-
cation In the western states. The sew
eral corporations composing the new
iron and steel trust have been spend
ing an average Of 100000 a year for
the support OF employees who have
been wholly or partially disabled by
accidents In their services. The aver
age pension paid Is s. week, which
amounts to about $3.50 a year and 81
500 for ten years. The Salvation army
proposes TO take charge Of the fami.
lies OF these pensioners, locate them
in their colonies on the western lands,
provide them with comfortable small
homes and ten acres OF land for $500
for each family This money IS not to
be given. but only loaned to the Sal
walton army, which guarantees It's res
payment with per cent. interest TO
steel trust at the expiration Of ten
years. with the understanding that It
shall be used for the location Of other
families upon similar colonies indeh-
nitely.
The Salvation army gives nothing
away It requires all who accept its
charities to render a consideration for
whatever they receive, on the theory
that free gifts nave tendency TO
make paupers. Commander Tucker de-
sires to apply this theory TO the pen
sion system OF the great corporations
and the railways of this country. The
Pennsylvania railroad pays over $780,
600 a year in pensions and gets moth
ing back Most OF the money goes to
support families in idleness. The
Northwestern railway expends a sim
liar amount for s.1ii"r purpose and
many OF e liacturlng com
.panies OF the cnantry pay stated sums
each year to ste insurance companies
to guarantee them against suits for
damages brought py their workmen
under the employers liabilities acts.
Commander Tucker argues that this is
all wrong because the benefits derived
are not permanent but only temporary,
and the general result is to encourage
the Recipients OF these charities TO
seek living without labor The pen
sion stops when the pensioner dies.
and that Is when 1t Is most needed,
and his family has nothing TO show
for It. II the money that Is now paid
in the form of pension, say $3.50 a
year. had b,en advanced for invest
ment IN a home and O farm the widow
and children Of the pensioner would
not only have permanent shelter and
means OF support but an Incentive &C
labor and a stimulus 20 their ambition
He argues that the 100000 paid am
nually Ia pensions TO idle persons by
the Pennsylvania railroad would Ia
ten years provide l046 families or az
average Of 5000 souls, with comfort
able homes, heaithful and productive
farms and q means Of permanent sup
port This he believes to be an expert
ment worth trying, and the manner Il
which he has presented the case hai
commanded the serious attention o
the managers Of the great corpora
tions.
Commander Tucker has receatl,
negotiated q loan Of $4,000 in behal
of the salvation army for the purpos
Of extending its colony on the SAINT
re railroad at Holly Col.