The Labor enquirer., 1886-01-23
RECONCILE TONS.
Sarassa" Thinks the Season
Propitious for Burying
the Hatchet,
But He Goes for s'Zeno'so Attack
Upon sSidartha,g 2 All
the Same.
A Crisis Coming Upon Society Which
is Destined to ReTolutionize
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From time immemorial the New Year
has been the propitlous season for rec
onciliation. For the time being recrimi.
nation is ont of the fashion, and ''zeno''
must therefore excuse me from answer
ing the complaints found in his last
paper. III
Confession is good for the SOUL" says
the old proverb, and l confess that it
was with belligerent spirit that / COM
menced our discussion. H.; s.. fs.,,
Being many years the eldest. and
thinking that our aspiring critic would
be much more efficient If he could be
taught few lessons, I was SO vain as to
think I could handle him without
gloves, and perhaps get the best of him.
Finding him determined to occupy a
partisan standpoint, and armed only
with the partisan weapons of ridicule
and sarcasm, boastfully attacking scien-
tific truths-such as the atomic theory"
Lat once resolved if possible to foil
him with his own weapons, while re-
tanning nv own scientific vantage
or ound. --g,.. a2sFse n~ -- -,
If have handled him too roughly 1
ask his pardon, and leave the readers of
THE ENoB1RER and its worthy editor to
decide If have treated him unfairly.
At the same time I acknowledge that
have enjoyed "the tournament" hugely.
/ "Sidartha's" "Book of Life" and "the
atomic theory" are in no need of a de-
fender. 1t would be presumption in me
to attempt their defense. 80 -.-.. -.
Both are the results of long wears of
research and inquiry By scientists who
have penetrated ''the Arcana of Nature"
to her profundest depths and from
thence have brought to US knowledge
of her laws aud enriched the world with
their discoveries. ...0.- ....
Il Just within the portals of her temples
l reverentlv sit at their feet, an earnest
student, esteeming 1t privilege ito
hear and ask them questions"
"Sidartha" has sol ved many of the
problems of life for us with a masters
hand and illustrated them in engraylngs
easily understood. desire only to see
his works extensively circulated and
read among the industrial classes.
s"Zeno's" inference that he teaches
even inferentially-"that the magnifi-
cent forces of the universe are different
from and excel the great forces of the
earth is one of those loose statements
peculiar to him that have characterized
as weak and fippant,"" of which he
complains. -. ..,s
l would not willingly repeat the Of
fense, but say that had he been an hon
est critic he would OF have thus falsi-
fed 'Sidartha's" position. 20 a For he
knows well that "sidartha's"v teachings
and discoveries are. based wholly On the
known laws and forces ofnature as they
are known to man here on the earth.
In no sense does he teach "that God
made laws" but always proves that the
laws of the universe, as those of Being,
are innate in the nature of things. He
demonstrates these laws by their known
modes of action and his hypothesis con-
cerning spirit forces are logical 'deiue-
tions from known modes of the action
of the mental forces and faculties.
He shows conclusivelY how man is
related to the universe through his men
tality, which perceives the fact that the
laws and forces of nature are applicable
to all worlds as well as to our earth, be-
cause they are universal. He proves
beyond controversy that up to the pres
ent time man has lived in accord with
his developing brain organism, and
shows conclusivelY how in the near fu-
ture society, will be reorganlzed under
the dominance of the unfolded organism
of the coronal region of the brain, when
by natural law, innate in these brain
organs, justice and equity will rule in
IN
Until nature accomplishes this full
ness of being, man will remain as he has
hitherto been, the slave of conditions
with which he cannot successfully cope
and the sport of weird destiny. -
1t is with social SCIENCE" as solver
of "the labor problem" that we must
first deal, and when the working classes
are guided bv reason and common sense,
instead of instinct and passion, they will
be nearing rapidly the end of 'the ire
concilable conflict" between Slavery and
freedom. L do not thiuk it profitable at
the present time to discuss the spiritual
philosophy as taught by "Sidartha" with
"Zen o." Q 3Esta'@Sa
| 1 regard the innate power IN man, tc
investigate, logically and scientifically
/ for ourselves, the phenomena of life and
being, and the necessity innate in US to
solve the problems which, perplex us
and control bv our own acts human des.
tiny as the natural outcome of the spiri'
tual or mental faculties. !.
Hence, man by an innate law OF his
nature Is compelled to become his own
SAVIOR or else he must remain the slave