Employers of labour do not, cannot, and will not keep positions open for General Booth or any other man.

Employers require strong, healthy men who can give value for the wages paid.

Thousands of men who have never entered shelters or prison are not only available but eager for positions that show any prospect of permanence, whether the work be heavy or skilled.

For work that requires neither brains, skill or much physical strength, thousands of men whose characters are good are also available.

I venture to say that General Booth cannot supply the public with a reasonable list of men who, having passed through the shelters, have been put into permanent work.
For every man and woman who is seeking to uplift their fellows I have heartfelt sympathy.