Title: The Project Gutenberg eBook of Crimes Of Charity, by Konrad Bercovici.
Headings: CRIMES
of
CHARITY
BY
KONRAD BERCOVICI

CRIMES of CHARITY
BY KONRAD BERCOVICI
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
CRIMES OF CHARITY
CRIMES OF CHARITY
THE STOVE—A PARABLE
MY FIRST IMPRESSION
THE SECOND DAY
AT WORK
WATCH THEIR MAIL
THE ROLLER SKATES
THE TEST
SCABS
SAVING HIM
"TOO GOOD TO THEM"
ROBBERS OF THE PEACE
THE SIGN AT THE DOOR
WHAT IS DONE IN HIS NAME?
THE PICTURE
THE PRICE OF LIFE
AIR—FROM FIFTH FLOOR TO BASEMENT
THE INVESTIGATORS
THE CHILDREN OF THE POOR
MOTHER AND SON
CLIPPING WINGS OF LITTLE BIRDS
THE ORPHAN HOME
WHY THEY GIVE
THE KITCHEN
CHOCOLATE
OUT OF THEIR CLUTCHES
"THE HOME"
"BISMARCK"
TWENTY-ONE CENTS AND A QUARTER
VISITING DAY
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
MY LAST WEEK IN THE WAITING ROOM
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
AT NIGHT
THURSDAY
ONE OF OUR BIGGEST INDUSTRIES

Content: One of them wrote that "there must be a bright side." I have never heard the "bright side." To those of us who know, even the Charity organisation reports—when they do not refuse to publish them—are unspeakably terrible. To them, Poverty is a crime, to be punished; to us, Organised Charity is a worse one. John Reed. CONTENTS
The Stove—A Parable
3
My First Impression
6
The Second Day
20
At Work
26
Watch Their Mail
49
The Roller Skates
59
The Test
69
Scabs
80
Saving Him
86
"Too Good to Them"
90
Robbers of the Peace
101
The Sign at the Door
106
What is Done in His Name? 118
The Picture
121
The Price of Life
131
Air—From Fifth Floor to Basement
139
The Investigators
145
The Children of the Poor
150
Mother and Son
161
Clipping Wings of Little Birds
167
The Orphan Home
174
Why They Give
185
The Kitchen
192
Chocolate
196
Out of Their Clutches
199
"The Home"
202
"Bismarck"
209
Twenty-one Cents and a Quarter
213
Visiting Day
223
Employment Agencies
225
My Last Week in the Waiting Room
231
Tuesday
244
Wednesday
253
At Night
258
Thursday
264
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CRIMES OF CHARITY
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CRIMES OF CHARITY
THE STOVE—A PARABLE
There was once a man with a merciful heart who had a large fortune, and when he died he left much gold to his brother to use as he wished, and an additional amount in trust, to succour the poor. In his will he wrote: "Build a big house and put therein a big stove and heat the stove well.