The sun., 1904-06-26
RIVAL ANTI-CRUELTY LEAGUES
BLjT ONLY ONE HAS THE POWER
TO DO THINGS FOR ANIMALS.
The New BerGh Society VIII Confine Its
Energies TO Drinking Fountains TIL
II Has the 3. p. G. A. Monopoly Law Re.
pealed-Haines's Reply to Criticisms.

The New Bef8n society VIII COnnne l0
Energies 70 Drinking Fountains TIL
II Has the 0. PC. A. Monopoly Law Re.
pealed-Haines's Reply TO Criticisms.
j. Edward Swanstrom, ex-President OF
Brooklyn Borough, and David Belois, q
jeweller at ~ John street, are the leaders
OF the new Henry Bergh Humane Society,
which regards the American Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty TO Animals as a
foolish monopoly playing an extravagant
dog rim -the-mang ger policy. Their society.
however. h not recognized by the law, for
in this State the s. P. G. A., and such societies
as 1t chooses to rSoognize-because they do
not interfere with It's work, are the only
legal organizations Of the kind.
Next winter those interested In the new
movement hope to have the monopoly
feature In the law repealed 30 that any num-
Der of Bergh societies can 60 to work here.
Until then, all the newcomers can do, says
Mr.. Belois, is to establish drinking foun-
tains.
1What We want to know said Mr.. Belois
Yesterday, sh why there should be any
monopoly OF humane societies. We have
no desire to fight the g. P. @. A. We merely
want to do what they leave undone. The
district covered by them embraces popula-
ton Of 900 900 persons, and it Is impossible
for any single organization, working from
one building, to cover the territory
Mr.. Belois believes that there should be
a Bereh society In every section OF the city.
Critics Of the 8. p. @. A. further charge
that It doesn't live up to Its possibilities.
With It's large income, they say, it doesn't
begin to do the work 1t might do. Part OF
this income, It IL often said, Is granted by
the city and State. This statement Is
erroneous.
sThe officers Of the society tell u.s. said
Mr.. Belois, shat they have twenty-three
agents, but who ever sees them? There
are thousands Of citizens who make com
plants to the society and never get re-
sponse. You can see cases OF cruelty to
ANIMALS every day, and what does the s. P.
G. A. % tSsa. .boad be ne% orsen one
1ation ID that great many people won't
contribute to the old society, because OF
It's inehiciency.s
Most particularly the 8. p. g. 4. is crid-
sixth street 10 described "a wholly unneces-
sary. Last year $4,000 Of the societys
Income OF 4ioa 900 went to paying on mort
gage on real estate. Why should hu..
The officers Of the Bergh society are
quite ready to answer all charges brought
against them. They say their critics are
for the most part persons who have never
contributed 70 the =. p. G. A.. and are un-
President John Haines told SIM re-
porter yesterday why he thinks that q
duplication Of societies in New York would
be tmwise Better results, said Mr.: Haines.
are secured by concentration Of effort.
A. the agents Of the society are invested with
certain police powers. he believes that two
or more societies would cause the same
confusion - . duplication Of the Police
Department or the District Attorneys oflce
might do.
More than onos,' said Mr.. Haines, 'it
has fallen to our lot 70 defend the cause
Of animal protection, mot against its ene-
miles,. but against false or too oficious
friends. More. times than . few It has
been our painful duty TO expose tho cheap
clap-trsp Of prstenders seeking to gain
they neither knew nor cared one straw for
the cause thsy psefsssed to serve. Onoe At