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eted to Induce poor laborcrs In tho Old World

1,tEi0,0U,IQuU, hut The population OF Wllat ID
called The civilized world" includes less, per
hans. than zoo, ,0o0. 900, OF onu to every si1 or
seven of tic inhabitants OF the whole earth.
lhese zoo, ,ooo, ,oc0 produce sufficient wealth, and
harc The conncrce necessary. to bri!R the
md selling relations with cac, other. il1eir
telP0faphs and rnrid transportation havo al.
really nndo Of our earth yast Whispering aa!,
lcry. 50 Tint tue fail ut half cent Is heard
clear round tho wuri1.h They have tnaue tho
power OF the cheaper Worldwide
The lnrbarism Autl low wnEcs OF 1,O00, ,Q00, GOO
or Loo 0o0, ,0o0 Of the hnman race orc therefore
tn tic relation hsll condition necessary to cr-
sell the civilization and higher wnges Of 100 0,.
000 or ao0, ,000 600 A. nttcn ns their por,o&ls IL
prosperity and "goot1 iinIrs" produce employ
'nsnt and wealth enough to 10 worth under
selling.
FROM time to time the t1san.lown power Of
thls mighty fact has bern allowed to send a
financial uhA industrial craea, Throughout all
civilized natoue. 1t comcA with sufficient frc-
qaency to keep ap expression OF insecurity,
anxiety mid , alarm n.t stapea asid,,an upon ths
wealthy classes- II interrupts the
pleasures, travcls, md enterprise Of those who
fancy themselves Lie most sceurc; strips from
them their n,1rplc and tlne linen, their silks,
and palaces under the uuctloncer's hammer. II
CONSUMES tho lifelong savings Ut tile most In
dnstrfous and frugal laborcr, robs his children
OF education anu culture. tnkcs nv ~ bis political
@ power and sslf-fespcct, md makes him tramp
il a,l this is hard for 200 ooo, coo Of Europeans
h,d Americans, tho low prices md condition nt
more than tWnthirtls Of tic human rec arc still
harder. Their physical md mental dcstttutton
mean dcopotiam, and taolatry, and fctlehlsm,
FAMINE AND rgsTlLEsCr;
mud the existence OF capitalist class is tho
great oecucy, established BY purely natural
causes, for making the worlds h.ghest ctvi!iza-
ston sutllricnt'y sensitive TO such physical and
moral degradation through the absolute posrcr
OF the cheapest over the dearest.
And thus It Is Tint IA solitary Sigh hath
poTer 10 moro the rho}e world II; for tears and
groaua will underscll laughter nntl happiness.
forks can be used on one ride OF the world as
long MS the people on tic other side are eating
With chopstlcks ANA vhca c|1op-sttcks aro
driven out of the world the political economy
mover DC heard of arntn. TerrIblo synianchcs
lnc Mp,. crushing and carving
With them trecs, rocks, and villages. Bnt these
pnrIson with .le worlds lowest inbor price. and
cheapncss, which from tn,c to time sweep down
from the MISERY md baFtartsm OF 1900, 600
or 200 O00 eco of forgotten ttiman beings, n1ld
undcrsn)ls CIristrn1om.
The stntcsnlanshlp TINT Is aecentetl and en-
Germany and France, advances tho most local
and contradictory theories 70 aecou1t for these
yses esoF's ,5 which os0 H s0e s| DO cS S,,
long ngo buried tho memories OF lie
s8pcsstitlous attempts OF ignorant people
In past agrs to explain the causes Of thunder
and lightning, earthquakes and volcanoes,
un eclipse Of tho sun and moon.
Ever since the world began "hard times,f' or
periods OF business depression, have Visited the
most prosperous md powerful nations as often
a. their prosperity has lifted them sufficiently
n1tnpH thc nnYrrfy ht,1 1nfkprv RI AtIrrOrrdlnir