New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-01

]. Eats How Wants Lodging
House as Free as Public Library.
AND PAY FORTUNE ON ISLAND
Brotherhood Of Unemployed IN
Meeting Told Of SIS a Day
Jobs for the Unskilled

J. f.aCs How t5ys millionaire hobo,
came hack from philadelphia yesterday and
addressed aBclt a hundred heboss who
had gathered to meet niIa a Ne. IS Forsyth
street. Mr. How explained that he had
been arrested II Philadelphia for speaking
IL the street. and ne ''t1st ran over. as i
we're, between court sessions"
Il have TO 90 hack 20 Philadelphia he
remarked with a sort q wisrfuI gaze ar
nis fellows Of the Brotherhood OF TIE Tn
employed Yes. have 70 go back TO
Philadelphia Tomorrow think its 10
morrow hat 7 so on trial
The little meeting yesterday dragged
somewhat for the most part. though az
times. such as when Mr- How announced
that nominations 70 the committee on re-
freshments would 1e entertained by the
chair. Ii frightened up That COMMITTEES
was in fact the only working cor ruittee
ef the tiay though there Yves =eFAe hall
dozen other committees duly selected and
/ assigned 70 various tasks. One committee
was designated 30 look after jobs for the
men, and another to investigate traHspoT-
, tatiCH-that Is. free transportation TO such
places "a were n need Of Iabor-and Stlll
another was eIee5ed for the purpose OF IN
vesctgartBg The Municipal Lodging House
~ man should be able % approach the
Municipal Lodging House. said Mr. Ho"
/ Just as he approaches tns pubic library :
and man shoELd Be able 70 avail him
+ seif oc fhe privileges Of the lodging house
( just as he would draw a book from the
/ library, whenever ne wants TO-
Another important committee assignment
/ vas 70 the committee on protection, though
I tits committee u not ar all concerned
with the tariff or the high cost Of living
The protection they are 70 look into IS
from policemen who TOO fnGustE-cusly a.
( rest and fmprison "vass-'
This matter OF arrest1ng -vaEs- said
Mr. How. is getJing to be too common.
friend Of mine in st. Louis-Henry Clay
Pierce-was arrested, and made such
threats Of trouble that they turned him
loose again. but friend Of mine In New
York. whose name I wont mention was
arrested, and they turned him loose-on
the Island. That was because Mr.. Pierce
had money, but my friend in New York
had none
So that committee on protection was
named. but there was no rush for places,
because, as one unwilling nominee ex-
planned:
/ How tell YOU soin' t'aTgUe Hid j cop
With the committee on Refreshments il
voluntarily offering themselves as nomi-
nees. 1t appeared that Mr.. How. before
coming to the meeting, had had the foTe-
thought 20 order some sandwiches and lem
onade sent I'D 10 the hall and it Was the
+ committees duty 70 distribute portions
After the refreshments had been served
Mr.. How told his audience that he had
really come over to New York 10 recon
in I'd -
OF the unemployed. 1t was his aim, he said
TO provide jobs for all and TO organize Lht
unskfIled Iaoorers so that they should OF
able 70 demand 50 = day for their services
one rather tiuid brother got I'D nerve
enough 10 interjecU the opinion that tne1
could demand s. a day right now if they
wanted to- but for him. give him his htti'
old s. 50 a day that he used 70 get digs1s
bitches and he'd be satisfied
MI How explained kindly that he did no
have the right point Of view II vas oe
cause The wOrkingman was 50 moderate Il
his demands that he got little he said. anI
no advocated the modest plan OF payin5
Migrants for the TING they spent en- tn'
Island. so that they might leave prison
better off than when they were sent 70 II
In spite of the demand Tor jobs, how
} ever. the meeting ended with MI How
} rendering a tenor solo. the words Of which
he said, went under the title OF Nv erk
ingnen. Unite" and the sentiment OF whicl
was. shall we stiI1 be seTts and work fo1
, wages Il is outrageous, has been fol
, ages
There was no vote taken. but the senti
ment OF tbs meeting seemed 70 be stroHsi!
for the ''serf and work for wages promo
.