The Washington times., 1910-07-21

I AaraGs nGfEslm rights must nave the 1
upper hand. for property belongs
to man, and not man TO property
Had these correct principles been
put into operation there would not
Be n sIum left in Washington
are content 20 make money at the cost
Of. the poor. and at the risk OF encan-
EerlnE the whole community through
property The way in which this kind
OF plr&~T can be avoided lies nrst-
m strictly ENFORCED laws. which vii
prevent oFercrowding and Unsan1tary
buildings absolutely
The Poor In Hot Weather.
Under date OF July II. 1910. the
Evening Star said edItoriaIIy-
HOT NIGHTS IN THE. ALLEYS.
In weather Ike this IL IS hard TO be
patient with conditions. AT night s7eeD
Is almost impossible. owing 10 the heat
Even IN The most comfortable homes
distrcssfui hours are spent after dark.
But those Uho5 IN the midst Of such sur
r0undingss complain OF the climatic bur
den should remember that down in the
alleys ard courts there IS suffering Tar
greater than they can ever conceive as
eEdurable- Phere in the densely p0pu-
I lated byways men, women, and children
[ tiny rooms without ventilation. often
( peopIed by six 10 zen occupants each
There are no Weli-hlled ice chests. There
are no cool places where cots can be
{ drawn There Is no privacy 7 is al
CONGESTION discomfort and distress
IL the weII-to-1O citizens OF wash
B ingtOn could 20 forth on such nights as
those that have lately been endured
here and look in-O the dark corners. the
( nlind alleys and the Inhabited courts and
see how humanity SvaTrlS and suffers
there an ol-rer-r would arise for changes
I Wipiug these settlements ou- OF exist
: eu1e- j would then be understood that
Z in truth the problem OF washington
today lies III ITS aliey7Eays. n its crowd
I ed corners It's Sums And at the next
session OF Congress. perhaps the voice
I of The Capital would be heard IN terms
that Wouid admit Of TO further delay
Z in the attacking OF this grave problem
ton
People Should Know.
+ PaSe after page Of The Times could b
/ fIIed with similar editorials from the
/ city's newspapers, and therefore there
I IS no Sood reason why the people should
not IKE the District Commissioners, be
/ thoroughly familiar with the Stun con-
{ ditions of Washington" But the I'm
{ po-tant question is What are the Com
( niissioners and the people going 10 do
about it2' The responsibility OF the
/ people Of washington for the shameful
( conditions existing in so many places IN
/ The city beautifuI-' IS fully as sreat as
the terrible suffering OF those who are
/ forcea TO i've and die IN its horrible
slumS.
( The effect Of the sIums and coaEeste6
B city conditions can best be shown BIZ q
/ brief synopsis Of the EIealIh officers re-
port fer laS, the last one n prin1- IN
: this report tne street white death r5sce IS
given as 1919 per thousand the alley
{ white death rate as 14-+l Per thousand
. The death rate OF col1red people living
on streets IS given as SOS per thousand,
4 tle ailey death rate as -s-tb per thou
sand These rates are based on . pop
Glatlon OF 1-i-1e4 probably about Zoo
E above the marx The United StateE
the District Of Columbia Q population
. Of only 321.19I The white death rate III
1893 based on the true population was
probably one 10 the thousand more than
+ SIVen by the health officer In fact The
Census once report gives II one per
thousand hiSher than our health officer
The health report above referred 70
shows the white death rate IN the norct-
west section OF the city to have been
1917 per thousand coloTeG, 2s-10 South
west section, white, 1885, Coiored, "a
Northeast section white, 1885, cOlorec-
$50 Southeast section whites. = q
Coiored- 30-e2- GEORGETOWN. white. Il A.
coI0red. US suburban. white. II -
ciE1de a number OF the fifty-three health
districts IN which city conditions exist
and where the death rate is much high
er than IN the real suburban districts
Many Children Die
The death rate OF children In the city
districts IS terribly high The white
babies died al the rate OF about 40 per
thousand before they reached the age a
one year The colo-ed babies died AZ
the rate Of goo PER thousand before they
: reached. their first birthday IN one OF
the city districts the white babies I'D
, If the rate OF 21S per thousand before
| the end Of their first year, and in sew
j eraI OF the city districts % per cent Of
> the colored babies died before they
1 reached their first milestone on LIES
journey
, 1ricts the death rate Of white babies un-
: der one year was only 45-53 per thou
sand. and Of COlOred babies. in fifteen
such districts only sl-s4 per thousand
These figures show in most sJrlhzslS
manner the beneficial effect Of pure ar
and sanitary SURROUNDINGS on child life-
These figures prove conCiuSlTeiy Ii-siL
the colored children do not die on II -he
city ike hles IN trap because o. l-.e4-
color, but because they are not peII-li--
ted TO breath enough pure air into tHer
lungs 10 keep them alive
Tfe Stun conditions in cur Christian
CITY -fliE laltf~- Aft-e--A----s- ta-f~
our best governed CITY. IN our r1ocS7
CITY, are OUTRAGEOUS If permitted @
continue they VIII be criminal
What Excuse For It2
What have the good people OF
. washington and the United states
TO offer as an excuse for this de-
plora-5le state OF affairs in their CAPITAL
What are our Commissioners who say
they are thoroughly familiar with me
, SUM conditions Of Washington and
: the Congress Of TIE United states,
N-ashington's common council ana BOARD
Of aldermen. going 10 do about IL "iH
, they throw out the life line 10 the
zen. women and children IN the Sums
VIII the Commission recommend .llld
{ Congress zunrGpri8te q sum s=5'itlclazft %
r r5Cer--,V- -f7es- dangerous pest holes.
2 declared Dr. President t:ooseyelt 70 be
= "a rc-1roz-.h ~ our CAPITAL civ, and
bS- senator EclIHlan TO be a dissrace
= L, ctr civillL1r-ou
, ..Tbipk not the thistle seed TO cast