and saw the children。 The parents of these Fort Amity children were taken from a great city； the city of Chicago； where mostly they were working as day labourers。 They came with nothing； in fact； it was necessary to pay the fares of most of them。 They had no prospects； nothing earned； nothing to hope for。 If we could get at the facts； no doubt we should find they lived in one or two rooms； and not too well。 I went and looked at these children。 My daughter photographed them in the schools at Fort Amity。 Never did you see a healthier； happier； more robust； more promising set of children in your life。 And I wondered how these children would have looked had not the Salvation Army had the idea of starting this Colony and had they been left to wander about in the streets of Chicago。 And I wondered also； gentlemen； how many of these faces — these happy； contented faces — would have been wanting； but for the change made in the condition of these children。
But you may be political economists； some of you； and we all know that political economy is a hard doctrine。 And you may say： Well； these people went to the cities of their own accord； let them expiate their fault in the city； let them welter and let them perish there； dead beats； and the world is well rid of them。 Well； I am going to submit； if you will allow me； another side of the argument for your consideration。 If you do not want to do anything on the ground of humanitarianism to help the people； I submit to you； gentlemen； and I submit to everyone； that there is another ground on which the thing should be done； and that is the ground of the welfare of the nation。
I will start out with an axiom。 If the Western nations allow this sort of thing to go on； allow their population to crowd into the cities； then； I