New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-02-12

surrender will satisfy the Free Press.
The trouble with the Review is that it
doesn't know that it is licked. Free Press
You bet your life, Brother Erickson,
we don't. We haven't taken the count
yet and don't expect to in your time.
! You never saw an Irishman yet who
knew when he was licked and tell us,
| did you ever see an Irishman (or woman,
either that ever was licked?
WORK FOR NEW ULM WOMEN.
The need of some committee or some
appointed person to look after matters
pertaining to the welfare OF those UNI
fortunate families in the city who, thru
no fault of their own, or who thru ig-
norance, have fallen into the misery OF
dire poverty becomes more and more
apparent as the city grows larger.
Formerly, when New Ulm was village
everybody knew everybody else and if
family lacked food or other comforts
the neighbors soon were aware OF the
fact and either supplied to lack them
selves or reported the matter to others
who could and would give the needed
assistance Nowadays many OF us do
not know our next door neighbors and
there are families living in New Ulm
who this winter have seen no face at
their doors save that of the grim wolf
OF want. Last week case was reported
to the Review office of family where
there had been much illness and distress
and no one learned of it for long time.
Finally the circumstances came partly
| to light and kind hearted woman took
the matter in hand and succeeded in
securing relief for the sufferers. Chance
only led to the discovery of their needs
and but for that chance they would
still be suffering. In another household
a member of the family was i'll for some
time but thru ignorance no physician
was called until one day the patient sat
silent in his chair. The doctor who
was then called found him dead. He
was a young man and might have lived
many years but for ignorance and want.
We cannot vouch for the exact truth
of these statements because we have
not investigated them, feeling that even
tho the situation might not be quite
so bad as represented to us, still there is
every opportunity here for such a
situation to exist for the city has abb
solutely no one commissioned to keep
! in touch with those who might at any
time need aid and not know how or
where to secure it.
I In other places a regular Visiting
Nurse is employed. Her business it is
| to make the rounds regularly of the
homes Of those who if sickness or other
| mischance should befall would need
outside assistance. She thus keeps in
touch with all isolated families and
when help is needed she knows where
to get it. with least delay. She becomes
the friend, the confdant, the teacher
Of the poor and those who have had
little chance to better their home lives.
They learn from her and thus, charity
| becomes Uplift work and the objects
are permanently benefited whereas,
when only emergency aid is given as
is now the case, no permanent results
are obtained, the object sought being
the relief Of present misery only and
the cases are lost sight Of when some
other interest crowds them out OF the
mind OF the chance charity worker
New Ulm is too large to leave it's
work Of this sort to happenstance.
The city can easily afford to employ a
| Visiting Nurse and this should be done.
What is everybody's business soon be
comes nobody's business and there is
just one way to get around the necessi-
ties, Of the case and that is by going
straight to the heart of the matter.
Here's work for the Women's Clubs
Of the city. The fathers Of our COM
munity are kept pretty busy thinking
of their own families. The mothers
and wives have in their organizations
the power to bring about results quickly
and with a permanent Child Welfare
Board in existence should find it easy
Ito evolve ways and means Of looking
latter their less fortunate felloW-citizens.
It really is time that the Clubs do some
thing definite for the welfare Ct the city
as a whole.