New-York tribune., 1921-09-23
1e(lOux Leads
hirty Jobless
/ To Cathedral
Marshals sHunanD documents
: ON Steps, but Bishop Is
| Busy and Hungry Men
Refuse TO Wait for Him
4ured Away by Free Meal
Women Win Police Consent
; to Feed Men in Parks;
] Other Relief Is Promised

The principal effort yesterday o
urbain Ledoux, self-styled "champio,
pf the shorn lambs of labor" was tn,
>uarshalling of thirty of his followers
sshom he referred to as "human docu
9aents." on the steps Of the Synot
House Of the Cathedral of st. John tn,
Divine. Ledoux said he took thi.
snethod to establish basis for re
Huest that Bishop William T. Manning
give him permission to use ST. Angus
Zines Chapel, in Houston Street nea,
Rhe Bowery, as a shelter for the unem.
nloyed.
"Mr. Zero" did not procure an inter
<view with Bishop Manning and, after
3wafting half an hour, transported his
Jobless company to restaurant at
sThirty-fourth Street and Eighth Ave
niue.
longer," said Ledoux. ave have had
ssnothing to eat since $3.50 o'clock this
ynoxning.'
Lacked an appointment
Although Ledoux intimated he had
San appointment with Bishop Manning
ssit was said at the Synod House this
was not so and that the prelate was
sunaware Of the visit, being engaged
with other appointments. 1t was also
rmade clear that Bishop Manning would
shave seen Ledoux had definite ap-
apointment been arranged or had he
ssremained until the Bishops engage
-ments were fulfilled.
When asked by newspaper men as
sto the desirability of using st. Angus
Mines Chapel for housing and feeding
.the unemployed, Bishop Manning said
sthe matter was one for the vestry OF
sTrinity Church to decide.
! "If al extraordinary condition should
exist" said Bishop Manning, chat
would make necessary the use Of
churches for such purposes action
sswould be taken by the vestry and it
would handle the situation it's own way.
Il have no condemnation to make Of
xM~. Ledoux and his work. He has his
soyvn methods and we have ours, and If
any effort in this direction is deemed
necessary l am sure it will be taken
scare Of"
Bishop Manning added that he was
Enjoyment situation and that he was
ssconferring with members Of his church
swlo have been working on the problem.
Hopes to Feed 1000
After leaving the Cathedral grounds
sLedoux said his negotiations for rent
sing the building at 60 Front Street
sswere progressing satisfactorily. He
ssaid he hoped shortly to complete
,cIo
II 900 men and to furnish rest rooms
Ior the jobless during bad weather.
While Ledoux was carrying on his
zindependent campaign in behalf of the
yesterday, giving out hun
xareds Of meal tickets on the waterfront
sAnd in the parks. other plans for aiding
gthe needy were announced.
John J.. Ascher, property owner,
turned over to the Salvation Army,
ywithout charge, a seven-story brick
building, at $50 West Sixteenth Street.
sequipped by the Salvation Army and,
according to Major Edward Underwood,
1T will relieve the situation to great
extent. The building will be opened
to-day, he said, with accommodations
.for 1000 men, who will be given coffee
sanl food Until arrangements are made
J for cots the homeless will sleep on the
I floors.
Women 20 Feed Men in Parks
The women OF the Sunset Club an
snounce they would continue to feed the
hungry in the parks and other places.
Several OF the women, including Mrs.
Harriet Macdonald, OF 3f7 West Nine
ty,i1th Street, who were rushed by the
sspoiice When they were distributing
! buns in Bryant Park several days ago,
! made formal complaint yesterday TO
Inspector Bocttler, ct the West Sixty
Seighth Street station. Mrs. MacDon-
] aid said Inspector Boettlcr assured
/ them there hud been misunderstand-
sing Of orders and that he would repri-
naand the patrolmen responsible for
the rough handling of the women Sa-
inaritans.
Inspector Boettler, according to Mis-.
siscDonald, said the police would not
interfere in The future with their ef-
forts TO aid the unfortunate.
Women To BE Aided
movement to assist unemployed
women was another development il.
the situation yesterday. 1t was an
nounced that q committee had hen
, appointed to arrange for a mass meet
ing to be held in Bryant Park to-mor-
row afternoon at 1880 o'clock for the
purpose of outlining aid Tor women
who are without work and means. Ac-
eording to the announcement. the COM
mittec consists Of Miss Jeanette Rank
IN, OF the National Consumers League:
Miss Rose Schneideman, president OF
the Women's Trade Union League:
Miss Gordon Norrie. of the State
League of Women Voters. and Miss
Helen Bryan, Of the Consumers League
of New York. -
Louis N. Sullivan, in charge OF the
municipal Aid Bureau, at Worth and
center streets, said that increasing
good results were being attained by the
bureau. Yesterday, the fourth day the
bureau mas been in existence, 16S men
sand twelve women were sent out in va
sponse to requests from employers. or
sne l20 sent out on Wednesday, eighty
procured positions, it was reported
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