we posted a piece about hobo's
and the difference between hobos, tramps and bums, then
today I read in the Hobo News about the hobo code of ethics,
- Decide
your own life; don’t let another person run or rule you.
- When
in town, always respect the local law and officials, and try to be a
gentleman at all times.
- Don’t
take advantage of someone who is in a vulnerable situation, locals or
other hobos.
- Always
try to find work, even if temporary, and always seek out jobs nobody
wants. By doing so you not only help a business along, but ensure
employment should you return to that town again.
- When
no employment is available, make your own work by using your added talents
at crafts.
- Do
not allow yourself to become a stupid drunk and set a bad example for
locals’ treatment of other hobos.
- When
jungling (hobo slang describing a makeshift hobo settlement) in town,
respect handouts, do not wear them out, another hobo will be coming along
who will need them as badly, if not worse than you.
- Always
respect nature, do not leave garbage where you are jungling.
- If
in a community jungle, always pitch in and help.
- Try
to stay clean, and boil up wherever possible.
- When
travelling, ride your train respectfully, take no personal chances, cause
no problems with the operating crew or host railroad, act like an extra
crew member.
- Do
not cause problems in a train yard, another hobo will be coming along who
will need passage through that yard.
- Do
not allow other hobos to molest children; expose all molesters to
authorities…they are the worst garbage to infest any society.
- Help
all runaway children, and try to induce them to return home.
- Help
your fellow hobos whenever and wherever needed, you may need their help
someday.
the above ethical code was created by Tourist Union #63 during its
1889 National Hobo Convention in St. Louis Missouri, this code was voted upon
as a concrete set of laws to govern the Nation-wide Hobo Body, if only everybody today followed the above what a
better place the world would be.
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