Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-20
THE WAY OUT.
Rev. Il. Heber Newton Speaks Upon
Labor and Social Problems.

Last Sundays session of the Labor
lyccum was attended by an attcn-
tive and enthusiastic audience,
brought together by the announce
mcnt that Rev. Il. Hcbcr Newton,
of New York, would speak. To say
that they We're pleased with his re-
marks would be but family to cx-
press the sentiments expressed by
many after the close of the meeting.
Mr., Newton's vigorous manner and
consecutive reasoning carried the
audience with him to radical and
IogIcaI conclusions upon the great
subject. He opened his discourse
with parable. saying;
"When the Alpine tourist travels from
Germany to Italy, he does not see his
way clear. There is no road over the
Alps. What the tourist does is to start
and make for u point in sight, though he
does not see beyond it. As he passes ON,
every now and then he finds a way to
pass around some obstacle. Thus round
ing the corner, he finds himself at last
safe in the vineyards of sunny Italy.
What we can do in this social struggle
is to sight some point in advance and
then make for it, and although we can
not see beyond it, let MS hope that when
we reach it we can gaze on some vista
that stretches off far beyond.
The social problem is Il large one and
call that man a charlatan who magincs
1t can he settled at once A uuack may
give you a pill that is as liable to kill as
cure you, but the wise physician care
fully watches the symptoms of the dis
ease and administers his medicine ac-
cordlngly. If it were the easy problem
some would have Ms believe, why has
not some solution of it been offered? If
IT can he solved by surface remedies.
why have different nations manifested
the same symptoms Of complaintp There
are some who say the tariff He's at the
bottom Of the whole trouble. If this
is true, then why do we see going on in
free trade England the same struggle
that is now being enacted in pretected
America?
~ do not believe the country is over
populated There is room for ALL Then
again, we hear the cry of over-produc-
ton. How can there be any over-pro-
duction when there are Thousand
things that you and want, bat cant get?
Back Of all the economic factors there is
the social factor. The laws of heredity
enter into this problem; science Of gov
ernmcnt is lmperfectly deVeIofnd; we are
saddled by a large public debt. II is not
one problem, il is Il thousand problems,
each OF which must be worked out in de-
tail. Solution we believe possible be-
cause we believe in progress.
The speaker touched upon the
power of trades organizations, the
church, and the State, in solving the
problems, and concluded with what
he called his hobby;
Il think the State should claim all the
mineral resources. Now hundreds are
handicapped by taxation. If it had the
profits Of the mines the State could do
away with this bnrdensome taxation.
The mines should be worked for the ben
eft Of the country at large. Yet we are
so much the children of our fathers that
we accept what they held to be right,
without thought Of ever changing. As
far as t|.e land question goes, | predict
that unless some remedy is devised, Ann
erica will experience the same trouble
which is now shaking Europe. accept
the true socialistic doctrine, making the
State owner of all the land and the guild
ing hand Of all industry as the just solu-
ton Of the present pcrpIeXing problem" "
Enthusiastic applause rewarded
the speaker us he closed his address.
Several citizens followed in ten
minute speeches, and one of the
Lyccum most successful meetings
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