The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-27

SAYS CRITICISMS OF SALVATION
. ARMY: WE'RE JUST. r.. =:
While He Does Not Impugn the Mo-
tives Of the Salvationists, He Is Con
WINGED by His Own Observations
That Their Methods Are Wrong
Some, Pertinent Observations. i =:
To the Editor of The journal.

70 the Editor OF The journal. ...- -.
Every business to be we'll conducted
must be we'll organized. There must be
a corporate Unity. bout any large
of waste and extravaganza. H.. -. ;. @~. St
The city of Minneapolis is engaged
in the business of public charity. In.
various ways it. feeds the poor, it cares
for the sick, it ministers to 1lnfortun-
ate, partly thru that corporation known
in law as the city of Minneapolis and
partly thru the ministrations Of private
charity; but in the various agencies by
which the city Of Minneapolis reaches
the objects Of their charity, there is
absolutely no intelligent administra-
ton. Every, one does that which is
right in his own eyes and acts entirely
independent Of other similar agencies.
It is this fact which has given rise to
the present controversy between Mr..
Solenberger,. secretary Of the Associ
ated Charities, an organization Of cit:
liens, of Minneapolis for the purpose
of systematizings the charities, Of the
city. in caring for the poor, and the
Salvation Army, a private corporation
which, while itz--publicly solicits the
support :of~the public, yet refuses to
tiles of the city and refuses to give
any detailed accounting Of the funds
which, thru solicitation, have been
placed at it's disposal.
f.: Personally / am very glad that some
one. has had courage enough to- tackle
the situation which I know to be I'm
bearable, and T. am-very sorry that the
criticisms of Mr.. Solenberg er--which
were without malice, but the statement
of problem which as servant of the
people has confronted him in the adj
ministration of that trust which as a
servant Of the people he is trying to
dministrate--haven not been met in the
sameAtemperate spirit by the organiza
ton. which he has placed on the : de-
fensive D., r. ~.
The statements of Mr., solenberger
are most temperate in their nature and
absolutely free from malice; thew
should be met calmly and without irri-
tation by the organization whose meth
| DDS have been called. In question.
The question at issue is how effect
lively have the moneys piven by the
citizens Of Minneapolis for charitable
purposes been Administered An or
ganization which solicits public sup
port has been called in question by a
servant Of the people; not as To its mo-
tives, but as to its methods. The ques-
ton at Issue should be regarded nv the
public without prejudice and without
passion. The question at Issue is not
care the memb ers Of the Salvation
Army conscientious and devoted ad.
herents of their. sect, which is none.
the-1ess a sect Because it calls itself an
anmy9o But the question is. els the
Salvation Army a wise administrators
Of the funds which are intrusted to it
1 by the public az
In the. first place. the question may
be asked, 1eHas not the Salvation
Army a right to use as it will the
moneys that are given to It's solicit
. ors? ze4 -
Just SO LONG as The Salvation Army
contents itself with such sums as are
voluntarily contributed to its support
yes. But when, the Salvation Army
goes into the streets and into the stores
Of Minneapolis and publicly solicits
1 funds from The citizens to do the work
for which the acitizens are responsible
Il (namelv. the care of the moor and fol
which the citizens have already an ac
credited organization by which it has
purposed to do this same work, then ths