The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-05


proofs ready at hand Perhaps. however
ne means physical demonstration of orr
work; a parade of those whom we have
hhelped. Really, Mr. Silver. your zeal
putruns your discretion.
hf. Silver also wants to know in what
manner lS4o nonresident men. passed
through the hands OF our society and
asks did they pass like Henderson
dld? First, as to Henderson; it is a mat
Ter OF surprise that Mr.. Silver would
again refer to this case the collapse of
ms enort to arraign the Associated Cbari-
tles Tor their fnhumanity toward this man
was SO ludicrous that silence seems 10
suggest itself as a most laudable course
Oh procedure. Let us revert a moment
TO this case, in spite of the fact that
as Mr.. Silver we'll says. .the public ,n,,si
De fnding all this rather odlous.' We
VIII nave no argument here. Mr.. Silver
mas admitted 1t and we agree We will
even go further and say that the stencil
that arises is an offense to the nostriIs of
all right-minded and right thinking men
and women.
Grossly Imposed Upon
An attempt has been made TO tear
uoWh the Associated. Charities and, to
inns inns ehd, statements issed about the
treatment OF a negro that have utter
~ failed of substantiation The facts
III thls case show that Mr. Silver was
grossly imposed upon and naturally he
| ieelS resentful and seems inclined 70
go to any length to prove the cor
rectness of his diagnosis. Mr. silver
lirst stated that the negro was To leave
toWn on the 3:45 train the afternoon
OF September 23. Now he states that
the negro left at midnight. AS a mat
ter OF fact on Wednesday. between 10
ana o'clock negro called at an Of
ice In the Brown-Marx building He
sald MS name was Henderson, showed
MS suitcase and his ticket to Jackson
vile ana stated he was about to leave
town out had no money. asking IL the
people in the office would give him
some SO he could get something 10
eat This was the same method or an
peal that he had adopted over a month
ago and the same plea This bears at
least the earmarks of imposition. We
regret this very much; it is most hu-
initiating to be deceived and Ii also
mas depiorable effect in that it max es
the victim thereof inclined TO turn "a
deaf ear to a worthy cause.
coming back to the 1910 non-resi-
oehts men and women. they did not
pass through our hands like Hender-
son did," He was Ill and unable TO OBJ
tain employment, so he was Offered bed
and board until adequate provision
>Seid 10 maui loT HIS maintenance The
majority of these 1910 were able bodied
and capable of employment. Some were
those who 1t seemed on Investigation
would be cared for by friends, relatives
or institutions in other cities on WHOM,
such care rightly devoted; these re-
ceived transportation and aleange-
ments We're made for them 10 be met
at their destination. In every instance
provision was made for the able bodied
men to receive meals and lodging
pending placing them in employment
sometimes with the Salvation Army
and sometimes with the American Vol
unteers, and often, In restaurants and
lodging houses at the expense of the
Associated Charities. OF those whom
we sent to places of prospective en-
ployment how many ever put In an
appearance at the place to which they
were sent; or If they did, how many
accepted the work offered? As to the
character of these men whom Mr. Sill
yer and others want to support in idle
ness, need only to refer to an article
that appeared in The Age-Herald OF
september 23 on page five; very ap-
propriately so, too. The head" is
"BYms migrate to Warmer Chimes"
birmingham now has more than usual
share of pencil sellers on streets" The
article then goes on to state that these
"bums, tramps. professional beggars.
crlpples and such unfortunates as re-
fuse the aid of the charitable jpstitu
tions have been applying for permits
to sell trifles on the streets of Bir-
mingham in great numbers the past
few days" This in preparation for their
next jump southwark"
Whether these birds OF passa ge'. re-
ceive permits to vend their wares or
not Is beside the question, which ia
Is 1T fair tax on the citizens of Rir
mingham to harbor these individuals
As an illustration. the secretary recaIIs
that on stormy winters day in cir
cinnati several years ago 277 horoeless
men applied for shelter. This occurred
on Saturday and the majority co,,e
after p. m. Why?
The Associated Charities Operated a
wood yard where q man could SOW
kindling wood for an hour and n hall
! for meal and the same Length n,
time for lodging. We housed Ali
these men until Monday morning and
though one and all had stated that
they would report for work bright and
early, how many appeared? Just rs!
To Establish Soup Kitchen
The desire of Mr.. Silver and otbers
is. so 1t appears. to establish q SOM
kitchen. a bread line and a free lod o.
ing house, thus advertising to the
world at large that Birmingham ba
opened her arms to all the tramps "a
the universe and maintains for THAR
support these institutions. A line for
the advertisement suggests itself-"Si1-
ver's Salvage Soup and Ralph's Ready
Relief for Ramh1inr Racrao aoo+., ,, rr..