The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-06-03
Answering a CRY.


also thinks that Il is a disgrace TO
die rich. And no doubt he has heard
the complaint of his illustrious tutor
Andrew Carnegie. that it is harder to
cOnsCientiously give away great
riches than 1t is TO acquire them.
Anyway, Mr.. Schwab has taken an
early start at being a phlanthropist.
He evidently does not desire to wait
until he retires from business. but is
going to do some giving away as he
goes along.
We like the direction that Mr.
Schwab takes much better than that
of Mr.. Carnegie. lie is going to give
occasional breaths of fresh air, sea
breezes, sports and square meals TO
the stihed, the hungry and the sick
children Of New York. This beats
libraries all to pieces. Says Mr.
Schwab:
"t have purchased Richmond
Beach facing New York bay, on the
south shore of Staten Island near
Tottenville for the benefit OF poor
and sick children OF New York. This
land comprises about a quarter Of a
mile OF fine beach, also n fine fresh
water lake grove and high land
reaching back TO the Richmond road.
The improvements on the property at
present consist of a farm house, paVil-
ions on the ocean shore, pagodas. and
a large steamboat dock. These
buildings will be altered to suit the
purpose Of the purchase after consul
tation with charitable institutions Of
New York.
"It is expected that from 1900 to
2O0O children daily can be provided
for at the beach, and they will be
given a good time in the usual way,
by means OF bathing, boating on the
lake rides on donkeys, games in the
fields and the grove. The children
will be conveyed TO the beach proba-
bly, on a large steamer, and the out
ings will continue during the open
air season. Every child will receive
a good dinner.
No library of a million volumes can
match these 1000 playing and feasting
children. Mr.. Schwab has dlstanced
his old boss at the very start.
Among those acquainted with the
that prevail in the congest.
ed districts of our large cities no
form of philanthropy has been as pop.
Nihi 40 Aiit lItnn hlI Enterprises.
The expenses of these have usually
been borne by funds raised by public
Now here Is one that
II Is to be permanent institution
with the income Of one OF the richest
men In the country behind H.
There Is the utmost satisfaction In
seeing charity applied in this way
applied directly to the distressing
physical needs OF the tenderer part
of human kind, made 10 meet the
wants that are slowly killing them.
As long as there are people ana
especially children, In this world
who lack healthful amusements.
wholesome surroundings. food and
care when they are feeble or sick. IL
Is vastly better TO spend money to
supply them with these things than
II is TO spend ii for books or a univer
sity, In the one case the giver is
answering the cry that touches the
heart In the other he is supplying
some vaguely defined deficiency In
the moral forces of society
Do ye hear the children weeping, o
my brothers,
Fer the sorrow come with years?
'Ghey are leaning theis young heads
against their mothers.
And that cannot stop their tears
The young lambs are bleating in the
meadows;
The young birds are chirping in the
nest;
The young fawns are playing with
the shadows,
The young flowers are blowing to-
ward the vest
But the young. young children, o my
brothers.
They are weeping bitterly!
They are weeping In the playtime of
the others,
In the country of the free.
Go out children from the mine and
from the city
Sing out children, as the little
thrushes do
Pluck your handfuls of the meadow
coWslips pretty
laugh aloud TO feel your fingers
lot them through
No library of a million volumes can
match these 1000 playing and feasting
children, MIR. SChwab has distanced
his Old boss az the very start. Among
those acquainted with the conditions
that prevail IN the cOngested districts
OF our large cities no form OF phllan.
lhropy has been as popular as the
fresh air enterprises. The expenses
ot these have usually been borne hy
funds raised by public subscription.
Nov here Is one that Is TO be a perma.
nent institution, with the income OF