The San Francisco call., 1906-07-19

7HE CALL is convinced that the finance relief committee
is making grave mistake in devoing the largest part Of
energy and the available funds to an elab
plan building permanent homes and this for many
reasons No matter how good NAV be the intentions
honest the purpose of committee of such
plan auredy attended by ugly scandals and bitter quarres
The episode -four sale is illustration in point We
purpose the who planned that deal
great deal of confused thinking the subject
reasons first put forward in support OF the
finally forced the committee by lack OF
storage and danger But this action of the committee
however inspired was nevertheless clear violation of trust
property purpose for which given
committee begin buying land and building houses
scale is quite certain that similar complications
will The multitude OF councillors IN that body does not
appear to bring wisdom of afflicted with i'm
pediment logic Others have all On other
theory explain the original reason put forward in justin
OF the -four SALE that it done the local
Generalization The committee consti
tuted a keeper of markets.
Il this fudded habit of mind way
among the incace of highly speculative real estate market
il the committee undertake proposed to create new cen
population and build houses considerable scale
will auredy ugly and distressing complications that
easy, doesn't t "Just administer the fund.- they
say business principles 1t is of and vicious
heresy question the validity of business principles ap-
piled any of m the committee applied sought
apply the -four DEAL the results
oragng There charity in business and business in
One committee Walter ]. Bartnett
perhaps more clearly apprehended this condition
his colleagues very clearly that the
thing dangerous to those that his
plan for getting rid of the responsibility somewhat hasty He
give away, drops potato, speedily
as may be plan has of simplicity.
We admit that the subject full of difficulties The
committee wholly ground where the previous training
of its membership is quite likely msead guide the
way of safety and That which look like smart
bargain business proposition may prove their undong
It that the committee invest
100000 building homes for the refugees and
very much smaller in putting up temporary lodgings for
working people 1t looks if the had hold of the
wrong of stick How many substantial houses
suppose build before Christmas? The time short; there
bargains be made and titles be searched 1t would
forget business principles Building materials
and hard The committee body, slower than
a falow and is consumed with talk.
people" inspiring cry only
priced they product of individual enterprise
gift horse mostly sorry beast that poleness will
The might take warning by the fate
who with the best intentions sought model
founded mixture of business and charity You can't be
phlanthropist paying basis
What the working people of San Francisco and the refugees
camp of all is shelter from the tempered gors
They do that shelter all place They
distributed in such quarters will bring them their
They afford pay the demanded They
ought to be made to pay carare
the committee succeed in getting dozen such shelters
ready occupation before Christmas day directing
minds will have strike faster gait they hitherto
When they have the immediate
fddle-fadde with plans
villages and happy villagers and the young May