Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-28

slums are not in the cities-amidst
insanitary, overcrowded and immoral
conditions, is not free. nor are his
chances equal under our constitution.
So 1t is, as Mr.. Jacob \. Riis so aptly
put 1t, that without the robin ana
the dandelion and the sunlight, our
freedom is a hollow mockery"
Mayor Haussling welcomed the
delegates in a brief speech. He In
vited them to visit any of the insti
tutions in the city and said that he
hoped the deliberations of the con-
ference would prove of great benefit
not only to the members but to the
entire State
President John A. Campbell. OF the
State Tenement House Commission, of
Trenton. spoke of the organization Of
the commission IN 1903, and OF the
conditions which existed at that time
He declared that many of tho evils
that existed in construction were elm
mated at that time but held that the
law could be still further improved.
There are many items. he said, that
are not covered by the law.
Housing Condition; The Problem;
The solution" was the title of pa
per read by Ernest u. Easton, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Anti-Tuber-
culosis Association of this city. He
made particular mention of the fact
that there are no alley or yard
houses in Newark, a condition which
he pronounced as unhealthy and in
sanitary. Mr.. Easton pointed out the
unhealthiness of crowded conditions
in the homes and declared that this
was the greatest obstacle in their
fight against tuberculosis, He sug-
gested that there be a centrailza ton
of authority in the erection of all
buildings, that one department con-
troll the situation.
His Paper Discussed.
Miss Harriet Townsend. of Eliza
beth, secretary of the Charity Or.
ganization Society. and Palmer Camp
bell, OF Hoboken. vice-president of
the Hudson County Park Commits
sion, discussed Mr. Easton's paper.
DR.. James Ford of Harvard Uni
versity. discussed What Bad Hous-
ing Means to the State
Mr.. Campbell, in discussing Mr..
Eastons paper. declared that the
man makes the home" The masses
of people, he said, live in wretched-
ness and misery. not from choice, but
mainly from ignorance Of better
things.
"I feel sure that If majority of
this class of humanity should see the
filth of their belongings" he con.
tinued, hear the wall of the sick and
suffering, the despair of the tired
toiiers, they would discharge their
soulless hireiings and use every effort
to bring about conditions that would
bring health. contentment and hap
piness, with consequent ability of
their tenants to pay a fair rental.
Too Much Governed.
I'VE are at the present time too
much, or. rather, too many, governed.
Too many laws and too little common
sense. Every attempt to better con-
ditions should have encouragement,
and the laws should not be framed SO
as to throttle enterprise and genius.
Let this association work to further
Improvement by the education of both
the masses and the capitalist. The
progress of both classes will be
benefit TO ALL
DR.. Ford discussed conditions here
abouts, and confined himself princi-
pally to the physical question. Philip
Morris, of Passaic, and Mrs. l. Henry
yelling. of Trenton, discussed the
paper.
This afternoon the business session
will be held, at which the report on
the constitution will be made by the
organization committee and board
of directors elected.
President John Donnelly. of the
Common Council. represented the city
at the conference.
Governor James F. Fielder. who
was scheduled to deliver the prnci-
pal address this afternoon, sent q
telegram OF regret. \ pressure of
business prevented his appearance,
and his place will be taken by Judge
Harry V. Osborne.