Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-24
INCREASING IN SIZE, ACCORDING
TO THE WELL IN
FORMED.
SIpELlGHTs ON BREAD LINES
AND THEIR BENEFIT
Charles.

dress which he delivered before the
Fo-um class of Plymouth church, the
New York Evening Post says. so
much so that unemployment might
properly be considered as an INSOFAR
able part of modern social and indus
trial life; might almost be termed an
institution, so characteristic is it OF
the society Of the twenpssh century"
Mr. Guedon went on to Say:
The number of the unemployed is
a variable quantity, never remaining
stationary. It is least at those times
We speak of as prosperity" and great
est when we have "depressions, such
as We are now going through as the
sequel of the late panic
IL June, 1908, few months after
the late panic" the state labor bu-
reau reported IS per cent of the or
gained workers in the state as idle.
This is the month most favorable to
employment, especially among the or
ganized workers.
Estimates have been published from
time to time, since the present de-
preston set in, placing the number of
unemployed in the United States at
from 100000 to 100000.
The Cost to the Nation.
II as is held by accepted authori-
ties, every employed person represents
a value to the community of $1,000,
hen figuring this capitalized labor at
a yearly interest o. 6 per cent would.
if we estimate the unemployed at g.
100000, represent yearly loss to the
nation of 360,00O000, or more than
100000 for eact~ working day. If
the unemployed number more than ~
per cent of the total number of work
ers the loss is still greater.
Mr.. Earl, who has charge of the Ia
Dor bureau of the Bowery mission,
SAID: There are today in the city
100000 worklngmen who are too
proud to beg, and who are supported
by their brothers and friends who
have positions"
Mr.. Hunt secretary of the Bowery
mission, stared that 10000 men sleep
every night in cheap lodging houses
II 1907 the last year of prosperity,
the st. Vincent de Paul society OF
Brooklyn gave relief to Ii, 400 persons.
This society gives aid to members of
the Roman catholic church only after
careful investigation and when i'm
mediate relief is necessary to prevent
starvation.
Seven Bread Lines.
There are now seven bread lines in
New York, a new oGe having been
started last week in Harlem.
Concerning the character OF the I'M
employed. We have the statements of
practically all the New York papers
thai two bread lines, usually number
ing $500, were reduced to SIS on the
day that the city supplied many with
work shoveling snow. A policeman at
the Broadway bread line said: 81
have been here so long the bread line
is an old story to me, but have never
seen any disorder in the line. I never
saw a quarrel"
Referring to the remark credited to
MIR. Terence V. Powderly, formerly
leader of the knights of Labor, the
same officer said: "Aly person can
pick out Mr.. PowdeIIey's buns. They
are the men who have 'ost their
nerves. Some of them--a very few
are brazen. Others have their heads
on their breasts, and they'll never lift
then again
Crook s?'' said the policeman with a
laugh, in answer to question, why
Lord bless you! What does a crook
nee6 to be in that line for? There
isn't man there who couldn't steal
enough to get him a nights lodging
and breakfast. At the worst, he'd
only get caught, and maybe get few
days in jail or a couple of months or
the island. That would be better than
standing here in the rain or the cold
waiting for a loaf of stale bread"
TIE policeman's attention being
called to little bundles under the coats
of some repeaters, he explained;
They've got families'-and there was
sort Of huskiness in his throat
Chances are those fellows haven't
eaten bit all day. And they won't
They've been along the line and got a
Loaf. and that's what's sticking under
their coats. They'll try to get another
before the supply runs out. Their
youl see them start, almost on run
for 1heir homes somewhere on the
cas- side, where a hungry wife and &
couple of little ones are waiting fol
them"
Appearing at the mission. some are
farm workers, others former pro
priesors Of farms. The increase il
the Eumber of young men. men undel
%, Is striking. Among the men nov
at he mission is a man formerly OF
the editorial staff of a city newspaper
a minister Is another.
Tor Intellectually said Mr.. Hunt
they will equal any congregation Il
be found in any church in the city"
Bishop Greers Greek Corrected.
The secretary then told Of an Incl
dent which occurred when Bishol
Greer was addressing the men at tn
Bowery mission. Thl bishop hat
JUST quoted 3 bit Of Greek. when a tai
tered individual arose IN the auafaur