New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-21
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Forty second to Forty-frst Street pass
ing out with both hands TO the men
who $agerly clustered about him cards,
on which was inscribed: "Lift Up Your
Hc&1tN." Each card entitled the bearer
to q free meal at "Blake's He'll of q
Place" at Thirty-fourth Street and
Eighth Avenue.
4 call j. that" Ledoux explained as
no walked along with his hungry re-
taibers, because Blake swears like the
eevil at any man who fails to eat
everything on his plate"
His next stopping point was the
iBrice apartment, where ne was inter-
2iewed by newspaper men--and the
two detectives in the guise of report
YRS. While reiterating his statement
lathe would make no further efforts
=, Stage an Fauction of the unem-
9loyed," he announced that he intended
to hold big mass meeting on behalf
e. jobless men in Central Par.;~on Sun
&Sv, at which community singing was
Manned as a leading feature.
Men may die Of a lack Of bread and
water" he said, "but an even greater
dagger confronts us now. IT is that we
Ve facing a loss of our freedom, the
liberties guaranteed us by the Constr.
A.tion
knowledge has enabled the public
officials of Boston to understand and
handle that city's unemployment stu
alton" Ledoux continued. "As con-
trasted to the treatment I have re-
ceived in New York, have. just re-
ccived word that Governor Cox of Mas
sachusetts and Mayor Peters of Boston
are going to be guests in the naaf flu
ture of the Church of the Unem-
ployed,' which / established there
r. 49, = 80 ~
lowed by sixteen detectives in touring
cars, Ledcux went to the conference
with the American Civil Liberties
Union officials. =.
When Ledoux started out last night
from Tourists restaurant, Is Bowery,
there were $50 hungry men around the
door, and in a side street, not far
away, was detail of fifty reserves
from the 18th Police Precinct, under
command of Captain Vetter. With
Sergeant Gegan were Inspector William
District; Captain Post, of the East
Twenty-second Street station, and sew
eral detectives.
Restaurant Refuses Tickets
It became known that the restaurant
proprietor had refused to recognize
Ledoux's meal tickets, and Inspector
Coleman asked the reason why.
He said he was afraid" Ledoux an
swered.
afraid of what?" asked Coleman.
THE police" was the reply.
Inspector Coleman thereupon told
the restaurant head that there would
be nothing done by the police, and it
is said, got an admission from him
that the real reason he refused to ac-
cept the tickets was because the bust
ness would be improbable. Ledoux
made arrangements with a restaurant
at u Bowery to accept 100 tickets and
ne started for South Street to give
them away. IL
The inspector dismissed the reserves
and the only police with Ledoux
throughout his nights tour were the
inspector and his associates, who fol-
loved Mr.. Zero" in touring car.
search of the empty trucks at
South and sCatharinT@ streets revealed
twenty sleeping men. Most ;sof them
had been fed at mission and%were not
hungry. Ledo,x then moved. down to
the headquartersy- of ssthe Marine Fire
mems, Oilers' apd WaaEr a. endHfs Union
at 20 South Street. Here he found about
fifty. homeless men who were sleeping
on the. floor and had not eaten. He gave
"a meal ticket to each man.
Finds Many Hungry Sailors
= The next stopping place was the Sea-
mems Church Institute, at South Street
and eoenties ,Slip.. Here Ledoux crossed
to the square and was surrounded by
scores of jobless sailors. He gave fifty
meal tickets and orders for food at
Biake's Restaurant. Then he asked for
the men who had not eaten in two
days. Five stepped forward
10 cot r.
dollar. Go take these men and eat"
Then he quit for-the night, saving
he Intended to rise early this morning
andAEo to Bryant Park, where he had