The Labor enquirer., 1886-02-27

During the celebration. and for some
time previous, large profits can be
charged with impunity. The faculty Of
charity is exercised freely. and is consid-
cred so essential that many people are
made to starve all the year round 50
that charity may act on Christmas"
"What do you mean by profit? ?''
asked gray haired guyum.
at is remuneration for falsehood. The
absolute difference between the real
value of an article and the price asked,
sometimes causes great wear and tear on
the dealers moral sense. He must be
reimbursed in some way"
aThat difference would seem like
something for nothing" suggested Will
nip.
aTrue,' answered Gnlliyer, 'tbut you
would all do it if you had a chance"
Kinelred now interrupted "The
hour for lunch has arrived. We shall
be glad to listen to our visitors remarks
afterward."
CHAPTER vi.
When the council nad reassem bled,
Gulliver was pleased to see double the
previous number present He was re-.
quested to continue at his convenience.
During my stay here" he began. Il
have heard nothing of Political Econ
omy, Wages, Rent. Interest, Supply and
Demand, etc. You need a separate class
to teach these things and conduct your
industries on the principle of profit.
Without Private Enterprise your course
to oblivion will be brief. Your machin-
cry should all be turned over to the
most talented and shrewdest among
you. They would hire you and pay
wages according to supply and demand.
This will make competition among the
workers, and profits for the enterprises.
The latter will thus be able to avoid
work, and during their leisure hours be-
come cultured, and be an honor to you.
Competition would make you work bet
ter. Should it make some of you poor,
your masters will divide you into two
portions; they will give to one. portion
good food and guns, and let them pre-
vent the other portion from stealing. By
referring to my books I can give you the
inevitable law which makes all these
things necessary to development"
Gulliver looked so long among his
books that during the pause an old man
arose and asked permission to address
the council.
''I will leave it to the members pres
ent," said the chair. "Shall Mingodul
speak to you?" ~ .-r
No one objected and Mingodul came
forward. Everyone appeared paralvzed
and seemed relieved that some one could
attempt to explain the words which
they conld scarcely understand. vel
caused them such vague fear.
GAS most of you are aware. am 26t
wears old, and I trust YOU will let my
experience be nv excuse for addressing
Won. There are events in the HISTORY OF
Neergobad that are known to verv few
even of the older guyum. They are not
pleasant things to keen in the records
read bv our young people. But on this
important occasion, 1 feel it nv duty to
relate all the facts concerning an instltu.
ton once known here. but which was
abolished about 1,1O0 years ago.
"You have all seen the ruins of the
stone building in the rugged mountains
of the east point, and marvelled as to
its use in yesrsf gone by. My great
grandfather took me there about I9C
years ago and gave me a full account Of
it. saving that the facts must be kept by
a few, as they would be likely be useful
in some future emergency. I think that
emergency has arrived. That building
leads to long subterranean passages, and
was once known as the Suicide Bureau
Great excitement was caused by this
statement. By an effort Kinelred con
trolled the rising tumult, and Mingodul
proceeded:
81 must mention the connection be.
tween this building aud our beautiful
water supply, which connection was moi
understood during many years of misery
The natural flow of pure water which
now fills our system of supply pipes
was once controlled by one man. [sens.
alton. j.
"Ages ago our ancestors did not know
the true religion-the worship of yum
yum. They worshiped Muscle. The
guyum VINO could run the fastest, strike
the hardest, or Jump the farthest, was
considered supernatural. During GER
tain period, the year is now forgotten, a
guyum appeared who could jump, lift,
throw, run or fight In manner never
before heard of. He proclaimed himself
the Mysterious Power which created all
things, and took possession of the well,
upon which all had previously depended
for water. He built an immense house