Evening journal., 1911-05-02
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LIVELY TALK
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looked as if the corporate interests
wanted no labor legislation at all,
and so they waited until the last mo-
ment and then brought up objections
so that the bill would be killed. and
then added insult to injury by rid
iculing the efforts of the women who
had striven heart and soul to better
conditions for their fellows He
thought such methods underhanded.
He said labor bills had been neg
lected in the Legislature.
Or. Temple said that If efforts al
reform were not met halfway by the
more influential people of the COM
munity. changes would be for the
worse, because some sort Of change
was bound 10 come in conditions. If
Wilmington did not give its working
people a slice of Eden. he said, the
whole Of Arden would move in upon
them.
Europeon Cottages.
DR. Temple then contrasted the
comfortable cottages Of European
worlmen. with their plots Of ground
and flowers and owned by the men,
with the rented novels in this City
for the poor. He said IN his own work
among the poor. he had found rows
upon rows OF houses not AZ for hui
man beings TO live in. where men,
women and children lived without
ventilation. with pests of flies in sum-
mer and germ-laden dust from tho
streets He said they were honest.
God-fearing people. too. anxious TO
do their share In the community and
leading self-respectinR lives in the
Tnrr ,F ~ - hn IL
said If Brandywine Park could be
chopped M and piece put around
every home in the city, there would
he no need for a Civic Association.
DR.. Temple then contrasted the
etreets Of America. which he said diff
fered only in degrees of flthiness
with the miles of spotless streets In
Europe. He referred TO the fifty-seven
varieties decorating our vacant lots,
and the curious fondness Of this city
for putting the ashes out on the front
dewalk-exhibiting the family
skeleton AZ II we're Dr. Temple
spoke Of the river embankments and
drying Of marshes In European places
and suggested that some enterprising
man start a truck garden In the
Christiana marshes 10 supply VIII
mington with vegetables and at the
same time do away with the mos
quito plague.
Water Supply.
Another thing that struck DR. Tenn
pie abroad was the fine system of
Roman aqueducts. He said he
couldn't for the life Of him sec why
Wilmington should filter tho water to
sprinkle the city streets. In Rome
they brought in one kind of water for
drinking. and piped a less select va
riety for sprinkling. Filtering all tho
water meant this great open reservoir
here. collecting dirt and germs In
Rome. tho aqueducts flow into foun-
tains. which not only heautify the
city, but four times a day flush out
the sewers.
Or. Temple advocated the German
system of advertising for a Mayor
like any o.her employe. thus encour-
aging men 10 study civic problems 10
become expert Mayors. instead of ex-
pecting a man 10 step out OF a store
and be suddenly divinely gifted to
run city.
Or Temple then said partisan poll
tics must 60 He considered that the
charter commission appointed by the
Mayor and the Governor of FIVE Re-
publicans and five Democrats was
horn i'm original sin. II ten men.
neither Republicans nor Democrats
had been appointed. something might
be done. As il was. the only thing 10
do was for 200 citizens to got to-
gether and see that the ten did some
thing Tie understood that most Of
the time OF our City Council was
taken up with how to borrow more
money-and the people would have to
foot the bills. This was true all over
the country. Democrats and Republi-
cans had managed to get the cities Of
the country almost bankrupt He
didn't SEQ what the real difference
was between Democrats and Repub-
llicans. anyhow: each called the other
rascals. and II seemed that instead
OF because Of great national issues
tho real reason for existence Of tho
two parties was to get political plums
for the victors- which the Socialists
would get If they didn't stop this
business.
Dr. Temple concluded by saying in
the words OF Ed Howe. Whoever does
something for his own city does some
thing for himself" and quoting the
beatitude, BLESSED arc they that hun
ger and thirst after justice, for they
shall be filled"
The Civic Association now has 176
members.
Out of those suggested by the eXecu-
tive committee Of the association, four
were appointed as members Of the
commission. while FIVE Of those sue-
gested by the association at large re-
ceived the appointment The complete
lists Of names suggested are as fol-
lows Association list: " p Bancroft
II H. Ward. A. d. Warner, William r
Kurtz. Caleb r. Burchenal. T.. Allen
Hilles. George p. Miller. Josiah Mar
vel, Thomas NJ. Monaghan, John S.
Rossell. Robert G.. Harmon, John Ban
croft. S. d. Townsend. Jr., Lewis W.
Brosius. Horace Wilson. William p.
White. A. B. Moore, T. Chalkley Hat
ton. Charles r. Miller, Hubert w.
Wells and George W. Sparks; ex-
ecutive committee list: Thomas NJ.
Monaghan. Alfred B Moore, William
r. Kurtz. S. D. Townsend. Jr., Caleb
p Bnrchenal. r. Allen Hilles, Josiah
Marvel. T. c. Hatton, A. L. johnson
and William p White, with the fol-
lowing alternates: Peter j. Ford. c.
r Miller, Jerome B. Bell and f. /. du-
Pont
President Ward expressed himself
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