The National tribune., 1907-03-14

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on the 5th inst. Oficers of that great
| army. men and women. had como from
all over the country, even the Pacific
Slope, to welcome their battle-worn
General. and the scene in the Salvation
Army Headquarters, where they had
assembled for that purpose on the even
| ing of the Generals arrival. was one cal
culated to impress even the thoughtless.
From a picturesque point Of view It
was impressive. and viewed by the stu
dent of political economy. or by him
who has thought deeply AID seriously
on the problems Of life which poor,
weak human nature II forced to con-
front, it was q scene of deepest signift-
canoe. OF all those engaged in phil
anthropic work the world over none are
so deadly in earnest. none accomplish
ing such results as the members Of the
Salvation Army. Gen. Booth. who look
ed strong and active in spite of his
advanced age, told his friends that he
| had worked 10 hours day on his trip
over, and that his fellow-passengers had
given him a liberal donation. He is on
his way to Canada, but stopt over in
New York principally to see his daugh-
ter, who Is living in Montclair, N. ]. He
has three great schemes on hand at
present, one of which is the working
out Of the experiment already started
of giving five or six acres Of land to q
man near a market town and letting
him work out his salvation by returning
to the SOIL He has such tract Of land
near Colchester England, and has had
a donation of 100000 given him to
carry out the work. Another scheme Is
to start colony in Rhodesia. central
South Africa, for he says We have
enough people In the United States
now, and most countries are far too
crowded. His last scheme IS the crea.
ton of two Institutions, one in London
and the other in New York, for the
purpose Of teaching people how to deal
with the vices, misfortunes and mfserfes
of mankind. He says we have institu-
| tions for all sorts of educational pur-
poses, and 1t Is his idea to have men
and women regularly trained to deal
with the drunkard, criminal, pauper
and miserably unhappy in the most eff
fective way. When asked II he would
accept what Is known as tainted mon
ey," he said he certainly would. No
matter how the money had been earned.
1t would be purified by passing thru the
hands of the Salvation Army. The anti
suicide bureau recently established in
New York, in imitation of those opened
in London, has already passed upon 80
cases. The conditions of life, had as
they are, are SO much better in New
York than they are in London that II
was not expected that the people would
seek these bureaus in the large num-
bers they did in the latter city. Col
Holland, who had charge Of the New
York bureau, says that altho he has
been engaged in Salvation Army work
for 26 years ard thought he was well
acquainted with every phase of human
misery, he had no idea of the awful,
hopeless sorrow which is carried around
in the hearts of thousands of people
all the time. totally unsuspected by 9TH
ers. There were a few frauds amona
those who presented themselves at the
New York bureau, of course. but the
majority We're respectable persons Of
middle age, most of whom were con-
templating suicide on account of des-
perate poverty. not being able to get
work. The Army has secured situa-
tions for one-third of the 80 cases which
have been considered and passed upon.
There seems to be quite a wave of
generosity sweeping over the land, and
one handsome gift follows another with
gratifying and reassuring rapidity.
From a rather mysterious remark made
by Mr. John D. Rockefeller the other
day to the effect that he was consider
ing a matter of the greatest public i'm
portance, it is surmised that another
large sum of money is about to be de-
voted by him to the cause of philan-
thropy or education It Is said that he
paid a visit incOg to the Shurtleff Col
lege recently with the view of seeing
himself just how things were run.
Shurtleff is a Baptist institution, and
he gave it $12,500 only year ago.
Since then Andrew Carnegie has made
hoped that this may "egg" Rockefeller
on to another and larger donation.
1t is stated positively that the Ouch
ess Of Marlborough Is coming to this
country in April, and that she will live
York, suite Of 10 rooms having al
ready been engaged for her, with direc-
tiOns to have them decorated in rose
and blue. Mr.. A. w. Eager, the lessee
of that house, has received his instruc-
tions from the Duchess's secretary. with
the added information that the Duchess
will bring her own furniture with her,
and that she will not appear in the
public dining-room 1t is not known,
of course, how long the Duchess will
remain in this country, but it Is pre-
sumed that she will make New York
her headquarters, returning to England
once or twice year to see her chill
dren. BY the terms of the separation
of the Duke and Duchess 1t was agreed
that she should have the children six
months Of the year, but until the boys
are of age the Duke is to have charge
of their education. Both boys enter
Eton next Autumn, and during the
school year they could hardly come to
America. In the Summer vacation they
might, it is true, but that would be the
very time the Duchess would be most
likely to prefer to have them with her
either in England or on the continent,
so it is much more likely that she will
go to England to see them during the
coming years while they are being edu-
Gated, instead of their coming to Amer
lea to visit her. As she retains the
right to wear the Marlborough family
Jewels, as well as the social precedence
due the wife of Duke, and that Duke
one bearing the great name Of Marl-
borough, her advent in New York So
ciety is the occasion of much animated
discussion. 1t will be rather a curious
experience for her to take up life in
this country again.
President Eliot, of Harvard, has crost
swords with President Roosevelt on the
subject Of football. In his annual re-
port he distinctly states that, In his
opinion, football is no game for gentle
men to play or for decent people to
witness. Basketball and hockey are also
blacklisted by President Eliot as being
equally pernicious. and the enthusiasm
manifested at the games. the cheering,
the wild excitement which runs thru
everyone like an electric current, is all
wrong, he says, and absolutely unnat-
ural" 1t Is fortunate that President
Eliots ideas are not Catching or gen.
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