The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-02
barometer Of Public Opinion


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that are now In existence and continually in
crensing that look to the public to supply them
with funds? A baby In The neighborhood with
tummy' ache is sufficient to establish a chill
drcn's aid society, day nursery and nine or ten
other ORGANIZATIONS In n single community They
viii start without "A penny They all represent
a hrfe accumulation Of compressed sentimental
anxiety TO do something Their motives may be
good, but they are public mendicants, ncverthe-
less They figure ON begging their capital, They
do not supply 1t themselves. nor do they seem
to believe enough in their projects to furnish
the cash to carry them on. They want the other
fellow to do IT, They Will do the work and fur
nsh the noise.
There is no offense intended in these state
ments, but 1t seems proper to suggest that II
these good people would put their own money
into their own enterprises and save that which
they spend Ia trying to get some other to
pay the the bills. they would have more money.
Usually II is found that after expenses are paid
there is very little left anyhow, and they have
become public nuisance. one cannot very
well contribute to one and not to all. They all
present strong arguments and good intentions.
Now, you can say this Ia not an educational
matter. Wen, think it Is, and n very vital one.
Isn't 1t n fact that We nre training an oncoming
generation OF pulAtc beggars? Doesn't It de-
stroy the proper Balance OF personal integrity
and the appreciation OF the necessity of one =
earning his own living and paying for what he
wants II he wants to be considered respecta Bile :?
Aren't we teaching a dependence upon others to
carry out the projects that one should finance
himsoIf?
Tor all sorts of cheap bcggary is In the school
room, Someone ia requesting PUT in few
pennies from almost every girl and boy in
school every few days. In somo sections this
procedure has become sort OF continuous per-
formance Children realize that 1t viii be no
tioed IL they do not contribute. Parents who
are proud Of their children do not want thon
to be noticed not giving SO, no matter how
many other places there may be for these pen
MES even II the family is compelled to do with
out something that it really needs, the pennies
must 20 TO the contribution gatherers, never
theloss.
Now, the proper name for all this Ia nothing
more nor less than public blackmall 1t has "A
mighty bad influence on the mind of the child
II is offensive in the last degree to the parents,
although they do not show IT, 1t is an outrage
on the community that such things are per-
mitted, and yet they are. Why? Those who
want n organize 'uplift" movements of any
kind h&fe a perfect right to put up their own
money II they see fit. but they have no business
bothering the general public with what should
be their own PERSONAL matter.
These may be considered very narrow views,
There are doubtless those who win instantly say
what an awful man to say such things, yet
down in our hearts we know they are true, but
most people are afraid to say The whole
truth is that are going far toward making
this n nation OF child beggars, and grown up
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