The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-11
ATTACKS SALVAHION Army.
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Charities anil Coffecgiun to-day
IL b. s~sonmlleaiy diHicut. . said W.
aniehhafecf, 80 uh'ain satisfactory IN
%frffnstlon regarding Ire splva'tun Artuyia
nnancial Affairs
This bualnvss aHslrs n Tho army ars mp
idly staining large prufortlen~. and s'r-s
who eive hnanrial supfrf' ~ the ofeanisa-
tim certainly have n fiaht 10 etrsCt eleases
financial statements
sFuf inaiahce. the igDt report sNya that
o'Hsl,is employment was found for about
li.s0s ehile tho ius report says that u, MI
found uutaide employment, and an i'm
daiei lcailet says that so,@0 found ott-
side cnplpyment during the yeaf
"rhe Salvation Army maintains NJ
ptrsrnt about anvent Y -f0tir kdging hotasa
w vaFiotia cities, furnishing beda al ton and
nftegn cents q night. IN .ta appeal tor
fundA tho Army epcaksOf lodging : housands
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preston that such lodgings ere In part at
ieae, q charity. and that ! be- accommodations
furnished are much superior to thoee of the
ordinary cheap lodging houses, run for
private profit.
from q latep number % typical American
cities Indicates that the system o. cheap
lodging houses conducted by the army
have al tho defects of the poorest Of the
privately owned lodging houses and few.
n any. advantages over them.
1T IL significant that recently In an
Eastern city "a Salvation Army lodging
house was closed whom the local board of
health hogan to ~enforoe the sanitary ordi-
nances, while from widely separated cities
come accounts Of specific ElarinE evils go,
Of trustees Of the salvation Army consisted
Of FIVE paid officers Of the army. namely.
the commander, h general secretary,
the treasurer, the lieutenant-colonel and
the legal secretary. This board, while
directing all the activities Of the Salvation
Army in the United States n having
entire charge Of all its property and funds
In this country. Is itself subordinate 10
Gen. Booth of London.
1T ia To be noted that those who con-
tribute funds 10 the army have absolutely
no representation, either in its financial
management or in establishing its policy
in regard to any phase Of it's work.
"1he balance sheet and statement OF
accounts at the national head Iuarters In
New York city are gone over each year by
a certified public accountant, but this Only
guarantees that the footings n the bal
| ances are correct. An expert on charitable
accolntancy who has recently made an
examination Of the annual statements at
national headquarters says.
ain summing UP 1t may be said tina t the
annual statements do not show with any
distinctness the amount OF money received
or expended for the different works Of the
Salvation Army, nor even the sum total Of
all receipts or Of all expenditures for all
purposes; nor does this seem to he the pur-
pose Of the statement, which appears rather
TO be to present to the public the financial
status OF the army, With the exception OF
balance sheets, the statements have scarcely
any practical value with those Of expeIn!ture
and income"