Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-26
as that of the offspring of the master
builder.
Foreiqners Without Work

builder.
Foreigners Without Work
Mr. Bartlett states that over one
half of the Russians in the city are
out of work and that the same proper
ton exists throughout the foreign pop
ulation, and that the institute is at the
present time practically carrying 800
families.
1t does no good for city to refuse
to recognize a situation such as the
above. The arrival of the thousands
of home seekers who are expected next
month will only serve to complicate
matters, as these people are, many of
them, from the working class. The
question that the city must face bold
1y is How can the situation be rem
edied-which way lies relief?''
Temporary relief for about 5000 men
will be given between the first of
March and June by the beet sugar
factories at Alamitos, Oxnard and Ba-
kersfield, each establishment employ
ing 1000 men. The haying season will
afford a little relief later on. The
erection of the stockade in the river
bed, the erection of the concrete bridge
across the river at Seventh street, sew
eral small jobs of street work, such as
the proposed paving of Also, num-
Der of small houses for which plans
tects, these. with single jobs at house
cleaning and gardening, and with the
pick and shovel, will assist few hun
dred men for few weeks. Two large
buildings are scheduled to go up after
March 5. Then what?
Mr.. Bartlett claims the city as a
city must continue to offer substantial
aid to the family men. Soup house
methods" even now, do not help them
for it is the single man and not the
head of a family who today is aVailing
himself of this charity. The large ma
jority of the unemployed are not ask
ing charity, they are demanding work.
IT wish" said he, that people who
have unimproved property could be
made to realize that this is an au-
spicious time to build. Materials and
labor are cheap, and building under
taken now, if one has the money,
would be as good and safe an invest
ment as if it were put out at inter-
est, and would help solve the problem
of the workmen. But first, and most
important of all, in this connection is
the prospect opened up by the Owens
river work. and this should be pushed"
Another friend to the Iaboring man
suggests that if the voters, instead of
holding up appropriations for new
alleys and streets they should push
this class of improvements. the labor
ers would not only be benefited, but
| the value of property would be in
creased the following year. The conse-
quent demand for asphalt. machinery
and street improvement supplies being
among the important side issues. All
this work would increase the value of
real estate and the money would be re-
turned to the city's treasury next year
in added assessments.
| The purchase yesterday by the Ger
| \, MI Of n Of
| the aqueduct bonds is a move in the
right direction. as a large sale of the
bonds would mean immediate and de-
cided increase in the payroll of the
aqueduct department
| The coming of the fleet will also
mean temporary work for some in con-
nection with the barbecue, the festi-
vities at the Chutes and the public
parks.
Mr. Sewen of the Associated Charities
stated yesterday that the problem OF
the unemployed was assuming a new
phase when the hard times struck
| us, as they did every section of the
country. the improvident who had
saved nothing flocked to us for aid
Now we are receiving appeals for aid
from the men who perhaps owned a
small home or had one partly paid for
or had a little sum put away against
q rainy day.
MANY of this class have literally
| eaten up their homes and now must
| ask aid.
| "A situation such as we are facing.
said he, Shows also the better side OF
| human nature and the brotherly kind
ness and delicacy with which people
are offering to help is noticeable. All
| the same, believe that the worst is
over and things are on the upward
trend