New-York tribune., 1879-04-09
THE SyCLlL PhoBLEN.

PLAIN TALK BY 1uE EEv. DIR. Y. -. HITCHCOCK
BrroRE ruE LEBANON CLUB-uAED WORN,
ECONOMY aND Co-orEEArIoN.
The Lebanon ClUb for Working People was
organized m December last, ana h1s mcm'crhip mo-"
of a1out sixty o. occupies the hu.ldug the north
east corner oi stanton and CoumDa-ss., where there
are coffee room coulucJrd Temperance principles.
library and readil. roam smoking and chess room
and a hail where lectures, musical enter
taium.uts, etc., .ra given every week or TWO
Tho purpose OF cIuh is to offer 10 rs memb rs a~
comfortable arrommof t0us os cau hcfound I'm liquor
and lager beer s1ioun7. and provide them 40 the
same um with means of instruction. Last "y'nhg lhe
nail wa. we'll fIc- with aa iGteii-en, and attentive
audience numbering about 100 d. Hitchcock was IN
tr1duccd 1y tlr. Marshall.
Idd NOT come. sld che speaker 90 discuss the ques
ton OF Socialism in b.. pll1 optical p'lut1e'onom.
ral aspects but say few plain words 20 plain work
turmcn. We know tuat he Is not aa end b1t moals
We believe n higher better life. 60 which tais IS ONLY
tlc gateway STD. lls 'e Is worth living ~ the best
manner possible. The first question asked ar
yr, start out iu nfe is: How shall We
get on: now shall We make living W. need food and
clothing ana shelter These get for m" most part
out OF tlr ground Ac voJer sud dc which are tAc
three main sourccs of our comforts and our Injuries
There is natural ui SCI % these p.oduct- hut when
the earth the sea and t3c air are farmcd scientifically
there will be provision for amuc larger population than
the world now contains. The population. 90 De well sup
ported must De Industrious ana must De scientifically
distributed In France there arr l-4 persons TO the
square mic while ve have only eleven 10 the square
milo In Franco the people are Tor the most part
.l'-to-lo-bpt err on than the people OF England or OF
Germany. This was shown N the rapid payment OF
the enormous-ani I must say, outrneeousiy unjust
war debt which Germany imposed upon her ~ the close
Of an cxhaustiug OF the population % per cent
are engaged agricuiu 20 per cent I'D nanuiae-
turrs il per cent boz trade, ana Ouy pri ct IN what
are called the learned professions WIN us iHr
q. . .H|.u arf#
enough that OF those engaged IN commerce is TOO
selling things ana adding nothing 10 the products ot
the country Too many people IT. IN what are called
the lea ned prof'srinn~i tn"fH are 700 ntnt
phvscian- too many LAWYERS and too many clergy men
ls irving 90 five br her wis ana nor ny W'rh' lhAl
what's The matter You hil Tr,ulOr, @ ,,' ' NJ.
Tnere ia q good ied OF sense IN 10.
Tge.s are t..rao WAYS of getting monev You can
,te h. or bet % and it ouTu 90 De earned lu
taaf me or cupioFme't Whl'h Aua td'l'u Z ,oi ~"
snail TINS Doe IoUau QUIT Tho Government ou&hi to s
TduFfrv ia ovrrtOue where in is uud-rdOnr; so at
au intelligent young man can act lnlcI gently, ad not
i6s early part Of the century oue-twoutctn OF
the population wHs ln ID" large cutSi I'D
BON t0 et hue living by the sweat uf his brow, and at
ouc-ua oi the people should get lher hving oui OF
M re- mid. ana ne people i've v,rv comfortably. bc-
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a. ,,, aims no. earn mon. tHan ne spends We
don't know Wnera 20 pa; limit TO Tie ability 0I me
cam 0 ,uUuorf population. irs hamc FOR us 20 be
al .1. ga hI,, ~ .r, Y.np, man go West go North, GO
south. IhCIo plenty Ot land, ana 10 10 cheap.
VALUES THE PRODUCT OF WORK.
Il is human muscle that gives vlIuo to what men
eoyet. WHAT jos prop.rJyl You will answer, land
among other Things. suppose no muscle IS put INTO 1t
no sweat moistela it; 10 goes back into iis original
,yildne--. aua shat which formerly supported one
hundred civilized men. affords support FOR one savage
The value which land possesses has been dc
veioped by labor. Have you considered how short
Lived value Isl Crops last no more than year
Railways, soon as you stop work up99n them 20 10
pieces rapidly aud ccdts iJ be Yau'D Hpu7e' nave ~
be- tuals over constantly ST. Peters Church, one Of
the uoat SOLID OF structures. Is repaired annually ~ .
world Is only twelve months ola wlon men stop
working u passes away, suppose You earn
U tc year yuU no De.,ct Oh .Aa- AZ Ae beginning
Icq have only yed 7lppoor J,n .'sI. Ir or Oe.,,l
;-.".,' - l"i.l 7 7erI n, I-,ar1 n $3.50 a wear.
p5.o'ne , ~ ,r. and nov WIN II II. Ty r.s Was
III en- and has been 70 1--we within my iucOut;
~, +, v.uid ns4. been no matter wat my Dus-
capital and your capital VIII Je -s GOOD 20 that OF Peter
You nave gov 10 Duild up susiety By man. when
you have IndT.lua.a saving lAtlf wages N'Il h'At
me saw let iAc Government the railroads, the fac
tories. ant eycrythiug. Then Won VIII have the worst
tyranny ed Do No 1ot kno" tAat IA work
done by The Government heIe i ca 49, iiaud ana pee
ulat0u. Here comes IN tAc social yrHcple, and here
may b. calicc .oa.slst-l am not afraid ~ namcs-
Who understand themsiYes ought 10 uldei 'tAul
another, aui men VINO have Tea ned doW to s@;3
should cooperate. would recommend tha' anait7 IN
mauufso urnG companies Do made smdl!' 80 mat e.l-
ployt- could be encouraged % become pant Owucf5 4d
should DO ehcouiiS,d 10 ID ln'est b mem ,,s'-o,
Nv canahle men. FrsCcilss business brains
are rare and he VINO can become rrh are 10 those
VINO can rrua Ilcl a- ten 20 one man VINO tuf't1
fully muuigcs great business mas great hrlii ana
know no difference between brain and brain. Those
not cOupcieut 10 taAo care OF tLc.I Ice'u'.
savings emitted 10 the J~ntui7 % tAt over
sight OK those "ho are. "0u.i urge cooperation iA
purchasing, that the profits Of lie n-ddemcn may
De saved.
IL all comes 90 hts taItf's hard work TINT WINS those
who DO much good m Gle world VIII have 20 WORK very
hard Ihu time is coming when ovcisTowu fortunes
.r an a.
duccd. We must down Go tAc ei.tl axe Lc4guin
England ~ eXCcpuOnai-she 10 iAc "crhalOp ol tAe
world but when sac ia suu- out frum rsuth America
as she soon Will be- aud uuds hrr commerce contested ln
India she too g change lrr character osc her COM
mcrcia supremacy, be Compelled To Cut up her large
estates, aud become more generally agricultural