The Washington times., 1928-11-14
How Unused Washington
Wealth Could Help Human
Suffering
Suffering

N0oME tax figures reveal that Washington the home Of
many mionaires Two people in this city have annual
incomes of more $O000O eah and there are number
with incomes of from $75oooO to $60o0oO annually The
Of derives large
In taxes.
WEALTHY citizens of Washington unmindful OF their
obligations to charity and contribute freely to the welfare
of less fellow citizens Appeals to their purses are
not in vain -
n such benefacton however the wealthy wish to know
that their contributions used to good purpose They DO
wider knowledge Of humanitarian needs bring
and more liberal contributions those who enormous
wealth much OF it unused
Ase nossessors Of riches and contenen men and
Of erea goodness Of the truth Of human Affections
put them should be informed that there wonder
ful opportunity in Washington to ad human sufferers ana
enjoy therefrom blessings sure to follow
Hosuta facilities here are only restricted frequently
making it impossible for sufferers to obtain access but the
rates necessarily high make hospitals inaccessible
altogether large numbers of people Of limited means
The policies of all hospitals are to require cash payments
to know that bills will be paid Some hospitals accept at
low rates. charity patients sent them by the Board Of Public
Welfare and paid for Of public funds These patients
be turned away although they financial loss
BetUeen the destitute and the uUeIl-todo there is
immense class Of u0orthy Aaericans-the Oage.
eaTners Uho unable to pay all cash for hospital
attention and uDho, through pride, refuse to become
charity patients. f
This middle class victims Of the economic changes
beginning before the with Germany and because Of high
costs of living since then today the concern Of all thinking
Americans.
They manage e but they do not enjoy that standard
of living that up to American ideals. =
What their future welfare may be remains to be determined
but thousands deprived of necessary hoptalizaon be-
they cannot meet hospital requirements
They not Stunned by most physicians who must fre
queny wait to get their pay sometimes getting at ALL
but they like all human beings subjected to serious all
ents that call for hospital treatment serious operations
How are they to enter hospitals for treatment?
There movement foot started by this newspaper,
to have hospitals opened credit basis to those whose
records in paying obligations honorable.
This movement would surely become reality wealthy
benefactors would put at the disposal Of hospitals endowment
funds the income of which aid might be privately
tended those in physica, and financial distress.
still better plan would be for wealthy phlanthrOpss
erect hospital in Washington for the treatment Of
patients of all classes but endowed in such to
directly benefit the worthy and distressed not able to pay
cash in advance and yet willing to pay when conditions
permit
Large and small business houses of Washington and the
nation extend credit thousands whose credit ratings with
their credit bureaus good and the losses relatively
small.
There is no substantial why this system should not
be extended to hospitals.
Whether Wahingtons deporable hospital situation is
reced may depend the attitude of the phanthropc rich
may go well here and elewhere, but the
veil from hundreds of homes there would be
revealed suffering hearrendng situations which
well wealth could relieve