Evening journal., 1906-11-26
MISS MOROSINI "A
MORAL PAUPER"
She Lives Imitation Life, Says
Mrs. J. G Phelps
Stokes
SEES CLASS HATRED INCITED

NEW YORK, Nov. 26-Despite the
fact that she spends 100000 a year on
her gowns and that her form is never
garbed in anything imitation" as she
expresses 1t, Miss Giulia Morosni,
daughter Of Giovanni Morosini, banker,
is a pauper-a moral pauper- In the
opinion OF Mrs. j. g. Phelps Stokes,
who was Rose Pastor cigarmaker In
an East Side shop. Though she may
not wear imitation gowns" said Mrs.
Stokes, "she lives an imitation life, ana
that is great deal worse.
The condemnation OF Miss Morosinis
views by the millionaire's wife, who
once earned her living by the work Of
her hands, was called forth by the
publication of an interview in which
the bankers daughter, after exhibiting
her new gowns and unburdening her
self Of long dissertation on the good
she and other rich women we're doing
10y thus spending their money, justified
her position by this question;
what would the poor people do II
there We're no rich to work for?'
Before / answer that question:
said Mrs. Stokes, II would like to say
that when Miss Morosini thus in her
own words exhibited her gowns her
moral poverty almost reaches positive
immodesty.
Real Breeders Of Glass Hate.
"she and women Of her class are re-
sponsible for more OF the spirit Of class
hatred Of which they complain than
any spirit Of envy OF the rich among
the working people. The rich are so
intellectually barren or so stupidly
thoughtless that they never seem. to
think OF the effect on the minds OF girls
who work hard for their living OF such
haunting boasts Of the amount Of
money spent on dress.
miss Morosini makes the excuse
that she keeps money In circulation
Does she imagine the people who pro-
duce that wealth could not keep It IN
circulation just as well as she. and
with much more right? She speaks
OF her charitable work. Miss Moro
sinis charitable work around River
dale is well known. but It never in;er-
fores with her desire 10 have new
gowns. She IS just typical Of her
class. They take 20 per cent OF the
wealth produced by the workers. and
vhen. as kind Of salve to their OWL
consc!ences. they return or per cert
they expect the recipients to fan on
their knees in thankfulness
what would the working people do
If there were no rich to work for?'
repeated Mrs. Stokes. "God willing,
they would work FOR themselves! In
stead Of making things for idlers they
would make them for workers who
would return the courtesy by making
other things In return. Women Of Miss
Morosinis class may not be aware of
/ the fact that they are paupers.
/ pauper is one who. either through idle
ness or inability to work Is unable 10
support himself and is burden OH the
community,
Crying Shame Of Civilization.
"The real pauper is the person un-
willing to support himself and who is
thus thrcwn on the shoulders of the
community. Any adult who performs
no service for the community has no
right to take anything from it. That
the class Of idlers should have so much
wealth as to ruin even their own souls
In reckless and extravasant living ami
the working class should have barely
enough to keep body and soul together
Is the crying shame OF modern civilian
ton
IN a Just and fair society there will
be no room for the paupers Of the class
I have described. Artistic, musicn.
and literary genius win have an op-
portunity TO develop. now denied by
the necessity Of Shaving for the mere
lnecessaries OF life. II is the rich who
are preventing this country from ie-
veloping 10 the full the poetry and
artistic impulses which exist.
IT Is women like Miss Morosini who
are TO be blamed II working girls rehe
more and more against the injustice
OF modern civilization. There is moi
= thing they wear which is not pro.
duced by labor, and yet labor lives IL
poverty. II Is every woman's righ
r to dress as beautifully as she can. bu
S II is her duty to inquire into tn
D sources of her wealth, to find out wh'
5 produced ii. under what conditions +
t was produced. what compensation wal
4 paid to the producers and why she
$ who had nothing TO do with the pro
Z duction. should alone enjoy II.
Q Doing the right thing is more in
dicative Of taste and character thar
: wearing the right thing. and in sucl
' cases. where wearing the right th'nl
is inconsistent with doing the righ
4 thing, then the wearing is indicativ
q both OF lack Of taste and lack of char
! acter."