New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-06
UNITED CHARITIES
SEVERELY SCORED
WOMAN IN SORE NEED REFUSED
AID FOR HERSELF AND
CHILD.
CHARITY OF BIG CITY is COLD
P1TILEsS, HUMILATINCTo
THE POOR.

scolded for the shortcomings of their
town? It would seem so for staff
correspondent of the St. Paul Pioneer
Press says so and letter received this
week from former New Ulm woman
would indicate that New Ulm people in
particular are very loyal to their home
and dislike very much to hear unlxind
things about it. The following article
is taken from the columns of the Pioneer
Press and tells the story as the reporter
saw it. The letter which follows tells
quite a different tale and one that is in
all probability too true. Big City
Charity is cold, heartless proposition
in many cases and the woman who here
tells Of suffering endured without SYM
pathy or help is probably only one of
many who could tell similar stories.
"a scathing rebuke of self satisfied
people who sit in comfortable homes,
while their poorer neighbors work out
their social problems unaided, was made
by c. C. Stillman of St. Paul, in paper
read at the closing session of the Mime
sofa Conference Of Charities and Cor
rection last Tuesday evening.
'Some of the New Ulm people in the
audience did not like the local application
of Mr.. Stillman's remarks.
II dare say the problems of New Ulm
bear resemblance to all Others" Mr..
Stillman said.
Have you ever looked into your
public dance halls and learned the facts,
or do you do what too many Of our Ameri-
can communities are doing, turn over
the Tsasfare Of your susceptible sons and
daughters to the avaricious dollar, tipped
on the counter of commercial recreation?
There can be no social organization in
a small community until the community
recognizes the existence of disintegrating
forces and appreciates the rebuilding
power of it's social force when organized
for service. Overseers of the poor are
too often overlookers Of the poor.
1--WE should recognize the baneful effect
of too many uplifters, all in blissful ig-
norance or Indifference Of each other.
The community should make social
survey and correlate and tabulate infor-
nation about it's social liabilities and
assets.
1T should look in a community mirror
and see itself as others see it.
There are too many organizations
making motions and they can't for the
life of them tell what the fuss is all about.
If you cannot find out the purpose and
method of the organization, call in the
undertaken and have the obsequies over
with.
''Mr. Stillman advocated the extension
of the county or district plan of organize
ton of social service on statewide
basis, under public auspices, and the en-
ploying Of trained social engineers to take
charge Of the local work"
St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 20, 1915.
To the Editor of New Ulm Review:
I read the article in todays paper, SO
l am writing to tell you, think Mr.. C.
c. Stillman of the United Charities had
better stay here and better the condi-
lions Of the poor in st. Paul. was born
in New Ulm, my father was George Sic
benbrunner. This much I remember,
the poor people of New Ulm do not and
need not want for in the spring and
summer they can 60 in to the woods and
gather the gooseberries, wild plums,
grapes and all kinds of nuts. The Min
nesota river at this point is clear and
supplies all the fish the people can use
in both summer and winter. While in
the fall the wealthy farmers surrounding
New Um supply more work than the
villagers can do and they can have all
the apples and vegetables they want
for little, or nothing. While in the
winter the lakes and timbers are filled
with wild game and all the fire wood the
people care to take, for this little valley
among the hills is Gods free country.
/ remember one poor family in particular,
by the name of ----, they would
gather all Of the afore mentioned things
and every store keeper and baker gave
to these children, about ten in number,
while the wealthy people there gave them
clothes that were fit to wear. Another
thing most Of the people are related and
it is not case Of suppression, when it
comes to the poor, for New Ulm is pro-
gressive and the poor have become in
dependent through thesgood fellowship