New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-22
owery Wakes IrateWhen
Police Intruder Uses the
Hated Term Work"
DISCORD SKATERS
MISSION HARMONY
nowr and Cutters, Expecting
Love Feast Over UnemplOy-
ment. Hear Talk with Scorn.

,,-s the congress of -and-outers
A.rs assembled. prepared 70 voice their
,oss relating chiefly 20 the sad condi-
80, 81 the unemployed man in job
i,.s world. appeared Leroy Peterson, o.
"a Police Committee for the Relief of
n. Unemployed. who took all the -
~. ~ the Bowery's sorrow by profer-
-, positions % all who wished them.
And few If any, did.
Hard enough was the condition Of
the professional Boweryite when eco
homie pressure was hight and men had
70 hunt Jobs 90 work Doubly difficult
i. life now. when oficious police repre-
.sna.ives bring positions to them.
e.eeped IN the nepenthe and lotus OF
free coffee and rolls on the breadline,
;,ured 10 an Arcadian existence in
lodging houses, most Of them have be
come prouder as they became poorer.
They are now much too arrogant 10
,eeep. toll. whatever the recompense.
Mr. Peterson. 10 bringing work for
the willing 20 the Bewery Mission. was
s. welcome as a Zeppelin in Trafalgar
Square. Hardened by a bitter expert
ence with other breadline veterans. ne
id not presume that his announcement
would be greeted with Overwhelming
applause !. wasn't.
~. us-o.-otrtoI
There IS work for all OF you Il YOU
van. ... bu, you don't" was the sub
stance o. his discourse. and the longer
Pc talked the more unpopular he be-
came.
The Rev Dr. j. g. Ha.lmond. super
ater6sat Of the mission. disappointed
be catered followers. lie had an
1.r-ced tha. The unemployment situa-
.on would be discussed at last nights
Meeting. and each man came fully pre-
pared 90 offer his solution. They be-
cane pcevish when it was learned that
as-e was not any situation, and waNed
rot. when told they were expected to
(. ta work..
d. the tvo hundred men present, not
-o-o thar q half dozen seemed at all
eager 10 accept the speakers offer Of 2
job for any one. TT % wors. who would
e-I a. his Office to-day One or two
asked FOR explicit directions regarding
..e place % ind him. The others who
Questioned him seemed more anxious
90 discuss the inhlmanities practised
.roa chem iu ,he M1nicira. Lodging
House than TO &c, work.
Eyes" one asserted, with the air Of
q coudemning Judge. you'll give us
work r the subway
Whats The matter with that Nh
Peterson wanted TO KNOW.
"l,'s underground
.Tte-e amt no work for a poor
man" another declared. "Im nard
worker. and III take any Job, but /
cam. get any. / had a job washing
what made you leave that the
speaker Queried, sharply.
All Support Comrade.
The work vas too hard for me-
well" Nr. Peterson replied, iii
leave f, % you men here. is Washing
wagons too hard work Tor an able
bodied man 90
And a. one individual the entire as
semblage arose and shouted Yes.
ga-v and various were the other
complaints voiced against work. one
nan told OF having received employ
men. in a section gang on a railroad.
AL got for breakfast the hrst morn
ny" he said. "was halt Ioai o.
bread and a box Of sardines., 30 /
hoped d side-door Pullman and came
5sc. 90 the city
Af.er Nr. Peterson left an attempt
vas made 90 inauguratc a discussion
Of the hard times that the poor men
vere having. but th.s died an early
death. The man from the Police De
par-melt had spoiled the entire even
Ing for the buns.
Mos. Cf the men now unempl Dyed IN
he city, are either too lazy or unao-e
% work fo~ physical or mental rea-
sons Most ~ The able bodied buns
DONE want Jobs. Mr.. Peterson said.
lie comprising two bread lines q dag
ard a "rrakedOwn" in q lodging mouse
f-.'s ttr~ perfectly.
Ite lruc.come job oferer, re-"
nights ago. attended the Salvation
Amy bread.ue. he told 100 able
bodied men that he would get them
Jobs 2 they came 20 him az Police
Heat7uarters. Eleven showed up the
-tzt day and refused jobs ID Betnie-
hem, Pla1.. az Sz.57 day.
Only Two Stick on Jobs.
From another line he selected forty
~.r. '1 whom be- promised positions.
a.re accepted jobs .u the subway, aiteI
no fa1 offered 20 buy them shovels, ana
ftrt 10 Che Municipal Lodging House
70 sDcd the night But only i've went
30 tor<. and now. after less than
weeks vine. only two are stiil earning
money.
Use Rave spent more than 500 IN
frf .rFus1t agency fees" he said 70
rrf rf- Jobs 'hat suit their traiping
Jingle case has man .,p.
t,.. for more than week.
There arr plenty u Jobs FOR every
,.rs SANTA them. II three hundred
p. Tr. HI come - my Office to-morfC"
2,aret'ee 10 place you 81 before me
Hr.< s out The truth Of the matter
a, mot NJ you d0rt want work. GDu