Ogden Daily Standard | 1910-01-21 | Page 4 | Conditions of Foreigners in Chicago Deplorable

CONDITIONS OF FOREIGNERS IN CHICAGO DEPLORABLE Chicago. Jau. 21. Foreigner in Chicago Chi-cago are In little better rendition than they were in their own down-trodden land, according to Miss Mary McDowell Mc-Dowell of the Chicago university settlement. set-tlement. In a speech before the Chicago Life Underwriters' association last night, she asserted (hat Europeans In settlements settle-ments back of ihe storkyards were Wt to herd toother Jn unhygienic quarters and. a general rule, were Ignored by the authorities. When rnn-ditions rnn-ditions became so had that individuals were brought to the attention of the police or health department, she continued, con-tinued, they were treated with the same degree of. fore r that they would rrolr In Ihe countries from which they came. Miss McDowell advocated an effort to explain American conditions to the new citizens and Induce theni intelligently intelli-gently to obey United States Itwh rather than to gain blind obedience by force.