New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
,rcTSE MISS R[CHMAN
-eT SIDE FOOD NEEDS.
,..,es,igators Say Children's Condi-
,;ou Has Been Exaggerated.

~ nine T1NelClaGS dtiO DlSlGeSS men
rast Side organized for the purpose OF
ct the =. need OF the aid asked by the Chill
fsrslt t.s soctetv formed last week for the pur-
eTsns s.o5;ne TIE hungry school children. made
pose ,s- night the report OF an investigating
fO'-,,- which ras 10 the effect that the situa-
oo1'i's hser greatly exaggerated and that the
tHn - the district were welr able to take care
Fi.,batt Soliciting outside contributions
o g. - seusationalisnl. as the committee termed
Ia q. has amended the publication of the sup
d. ,,naifion Of the East Side school children,
P~e-.t,e IS il did that hundreds OF them were
- was detrimental TO the people living
= ths report further said.
-. is also the suggestion OF a bitter feeling
"a. ansinrs Of this new committee for il makes
A,re. rha. the whole movement had its IN
- !, Al EFFORT on the part Of the friends OF
- -,lts gichrlaa district school superintendent.
As..+- NE n-7-7cffon for her 10 the Office Of asso-
y try school superintendent, now vacant
- charges ere now pending against Miss
-, -rhich ask for her transfer from the dis
e .,s some Of the persons bringing them are
- ,s-,rs-x of the committee that dispar-
= y. ne work Of the relief society.
- picb-psr said last night that she not
= ,s..-e- of the relief movement, but that
a' W .r.r5es II as necessary and upon learning
rs rehind the campaign TO discourage it
f We, 81 thought so: they are the same people
g = -s,e-al committee Of business men and
- society consists Of DR.. Samuel J. Druskin,
'E,--,sn. Or Simon Jacobs. DR.. Louis Druskin,
-. -. rsrondess Milton Kempner. Harold
- n Samuel Elsberg. Abraham Bakst and
Es1 Nasdoh-
- t,,-rvich. chairman Of the local school board
:, =. second district. resigned yesterday as a
-hsr Of TIE Children's Relief Society
~ Hrnoxioh explained his resignation last night
,,-+,r -hst he had become convinced that there
- bser TOO much sensationalism attending the
= - ,be society and that the East Side could
-, ,sre Of its own. He said he would continue
,s sxorts locally 10 help the suffering children
-bs committee OF investigation that made the
s-s,izs report was made up Of Harold Dehrest,
y Isrobs Dr. L. Druskin and Dr. s J. Druskin.
among other things the report of the committee
q nine said:
zbgs Ee have always sided with Superintendent
an ~ -bar tie schools Of New York should
--o1de luncheon al nominal cost. and even free
= r9srre whenever necessary. nevert heless
ss, mai this movement on the part OF Miss Julia
r,-b-7sn Is MT only unnecessary when done for
tss Fss SIDE but Is detrimental 10 the people
"-.s fsct is Demonstrated by an editorial in The
,vo-k .lS az --sh1Te Of J11ne. which said in part:
s-Sno Children are starving partly because their
-s-srrs sre desperately ignorant, but partly also
. result os the educated public's sluggish re-
,-rei experienced charity workers II is sgnlf-
iznt that TIE suffering is found chiefly among
T-7s--sj *1pers-itions Ignorance OF the English
lrurusze and American customs and by almost
;5sTtsSe clannishness the Russian Jewish parent
Is 70 feel the pinch Of poverty in dun times
lorr before the wide-awake. mobile optimistic
inisn Or the cleanly. independent. Quick-witted
N5-ih European does"
As rssidents Of the East Side we know Il 10 be a
tsr thsT our Immigrants are just as selfsuppoft
;rz 5uE able endure the har7ships Of the
Trsssr general depression as the immigrants of
Tds sensation about our starving. children sup
piss sainOnsl proof that Miss RichTnan does not
gu1etzs with We fully agree with the
opinion & our special investigating committee, !
FFr-our children DO NOT need any more help
tsn Az Children Of ether sections OF the city
sssaz-5-TTe object TO the sensational methods (
a - Fsently organized committee.
Lhra-Me suspect the motives OF It's organ1lzers. @
Fo-th-We fully agree with our four local Jew
= ally papers. as well as the Representative
r-u-1c venture needless
-hs report then goes On 70 say that Miss Rich
III called the meeting FOR the purpose Of oh q
unng the signatures OF the members Of the
asl school board 10 a petition for her promo 4
IN 70 the associate city superintendency. Mss 3
Rcanlsn explained in her own behalf that she I
dc not mention the subject at the meeting held /,
q Public School So IN E1drdge street. last week /
Erdsy at which she was present only p few /
-1utes nor al the meeting held on "Wednesday. .
Fhsn the Chfdren's Relief Society was organized f.
Mss Richrnan said that Philip Sachs and MI .
EI-skv members Of the school board Of the I'd /
District. first brought the condition OF the school !
-gorts from school principals These Miss Rich
zan said. showed many cases Of hunger ana
oussd the organization Of the relief movement
Z an not member Of the relief committee
Ed Miss Rlchuan last night 7 have my school /
work II lroE after But the seed here is great, 4
zassd BY the large number Of unemployed II
night not Re greater than in some other secuons
o ne CITY but il is deeper than many people
Elppcse"
TIE general committee making the protest called
t1.nior n -le several organizations already rem
a-lg aid 20 the people Of the Ghetto, ADULTS as
Ftl IS children Among these il mentioned the
Peoples Kitchen. in Chrystie street and another
rcasn IN Clinton street. While the poor OF 1he
:E-ct have not been entirely neglected, the COM
-rse SAID there stu exists great distress, and II
F-Egested that T contributions are made they
Ea1d be sent 70 the established charitable lnsutu-
s1s organized for that purpose, such as the United
EsrsT Charities the Charity Organization So
a9 CT The Association for Improving the Condi-
ta- q The Poor