New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


-, q, ,bs volume is marked by the comprehensive
r.searcb clcarncss of perception, so6rey OF JuoRo
and fairness statement characteristic OF Ine "u'
lie has not attempted to present an exhausu'oV"
nrotound history Of the movements which ne descroe'
nor in all eases has he undertaken furnish thorouR"
analysis of their principles; for the most part "o ~
confined himself TO brief popular sketches nut t"eS
ALWAYS bear the stamp OF intelligence ana reheeuon II"
deals IN no incauOus conclusions or RAMON
and although II is quite possible that ne may ~
occasionally i9isconceiSed the spirit ana purpoft Vi
,vstems an widely at variance with his own CONVICTIONS
nnd hab.is of thought no fhir-mnded reader can ID"
10 recognize the sincese ATTENTION TO ascertain "r
.,hiht thu sruh/ Socialism, according 10 fresluou'
Woolsey,>ls broader term than Coinuiu"
hut they both agree in demanding the aooi''o" "
private property. TO greater or less "0e'ooe'.,
the essential condition Of true social state ooe'
ism however in its most recent FORMS "he IL "i"'
mt the right of the State property against announcer
State does away with all private ownership On uio P
OF members Of the State, Of things hat 90 ho' peI
the using or OF their own labor IN creatihe pi"' "
nroducts Its essential policy Is to prevent 'he eAu
ave use OF capital by any person under the conoi "
the State with the exception, perhaps, oil arccS VI
I.urv or enjoyment procured by the savings OF wages
But no savings according the theory can give rise "
what is properly called capital, or the means Vi f
ton, accumulated IN private hands An Ihc'ue"'"i ~
mark of the author in this place deserves a''eh'io"
Many crude ideas he airms. must be mingled Win 'no
speculations and theories on such "a SUBJECT inV90
cancellations should not be COMPOUNDED with the Vagacs
md chmeras of feryent minds There never mas DeeH-
and President WOOlsey trusts there never VIII oca'
eysten OF society answering III lis prihclpieS anu ~
yastness OF its results TO the theories ana plans VI ~
ciasm The very vastness of the plan stimulates 'he
Imagination and makes possibilities seem rear 10 oic"
ers Rut all these must be imputed 10 the scheme
NJ society AS the soberest thinkers OF the SECT
conceive Of il. We must not call IL so'l"isI'
when impractical dreamers propose something III tno
way OF promoting their hopes which soberer men OF Tue
sect pronounce impossible If the keeper OF peer
saloon reyie the wealthy over his lager ana arouscs
the passions of the labOrers who spend ther "ou! "
his counter against the wcltO-dO classes, another
voice comes from the thoughtful socialists VINO profess
To find the evils of society in the captm accuu"'ou
I'm a few hands and would therefore make s"eepnS
revolution by abolishing private capital But tne
theorists the author suggests are more 10 De ueauou
than the beer-selcrs An interesting portion Vi t"o
volume ia devoted TO the statement Of certain concur
tions III regard TO communal societies as they Pies'
themselves to us in modern times lhcse cohc'"S'ohs
bear the stamp the authors uniamg DISCRIMINATION
and good sense and whether commenting them
selves to the Judgment OF the rea0er Vi "'''
will be found eminently instructive IN the perusa,
President Woolsey first ks that with equally eOou
management community offers a somewhat cheaper
mode of living than that which families ADOPT III sep
srate houses all the OF 1000 ana ohc neces
sares stnl greater economy possible Thirty rooms
with six rooms of like quality CooKihG' waSn'ne' anu
heating ON the large scale less expensive than on
the small More than all in the community persons cAh
live as they WILL without being the slaves OF iasnoh OF
CANT and peEnciOus example siUphcl'y can DC
cultivated in 4 the relations of life, and Injuries can be
dispepsed with that are inevitable in the outside soc
ETY. On the other hand, the union Of family lie ana
communal life is not favorable to the success OF the
community The celnate principle, has been iouhu oy
experience In cases, most conducive 10 prosperity
Communities. which are separated from the woIid pS
their mode of life or principles. which are founded on
a religious basis. more likely to ENJOY permanent
success than others In the opinion OF the author COM
unes sting Of wel-educatcd and cultivated per-
sons have less chance than those OF different quahy
They will be composed, hereafter, as they have Deen'
chiefly of persons humble life o; those whose minds
are uneasy aud out Of iout and Of such have found
no place OF rest the general society OF the world AS
for beoth aud general prosperity, much can be said.
the author observes, for communities on the best
footing. Several that began poor have risen
10 great prosperity. The economy OF living ana
the systematic arrangement OF industry, Win aD-
stinence from hurttul drinks must have placed them
above the same number Of persons living IN isolated
households. On the other hand, President Woolsey
rud vital objection the system III the lack OF family
aaectoD and In its tendency to break up general So
cety III a voluntary group OF communities pervading
a country to any considerable extent society would
lose many of those fbIcs OF connection which now run
acros II in every direction and with them much OF the
life enterprise and activity which now exist Family life
would lose much Of Its power I1c interest Iet IN iDe
affairs OF the body polite would probably be very mnch
diminished Whether by a constitution and general laws
n STATE could successfully Organze society on com
,onustc man. 10 question which the author treats IN
suhseouent part OF the volume, but he has no faith
whatever Ia the perinanencc OK wide comnunlstc sJ S
tenn on voluntary basis. la regard to the question
whether the system modern socialism, as set forth by
lis European exyOundelsis likely to gain possession Of
the state President Wooey suggests. that the strength
o the marty is not TO be found in argument but in Tho
demand for equality. New views OF political nght
have led to new demands. The admission o
equality OF political rights has been confronted
by the fact Of inequality OF CONDITION. Ih
evils Of the social system have been ascribct
10 The frecd,n Of private enterprise. The remedy
,oed il the transfer OF all capital 20 the state. I'M
train of thought accompanied by plausible theories
anew condition of Industry under the control OF th
State alone, is socialism. From Ties" sources com
the advantages enjoyed by the socialists Tor carrying
ont the mans of their parties The workngman is ell
,icsd into the belief that BIS condition would b.
battered l,y the assurauce their But this
not the whole the Another large portion OF tn
peope knows that the prevalence OF SOCIALISM WOuld d
the ruin OF themselves and their families The grca
middle class that the success OF the mOder
toeialistic movement means nothing less than thei
min and extinction loss Of their property and thei
reduction 10 the oYder OF wOrkmen employed by th
State Nothing but persuasion or violent revoiutlo
can lead holders OF property In a country to aVo
40 conplete an overthrow OF society and downfall
themselves as are contemplated III the schemes OF tn
most receui developments OF socialism In Europe IN
volume concludes with a summary view OF the conditio
OF the present aud the prospects OF the iuture as Ao
On, aud WISE in its character IL is lucid and pOweriI
in expression No previous writer on the subject la
exhibited so clear perception OF the vital points
lssue. or has offered more sound and wholesome coul
sells In regard TO their treatment.
THE cuILUs CATECHIsM OF COMMON THINGS.
I,t,x ID HAMPIlN. f. l2nlO. DID, 2S9. Henry HOlf e.