Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26
S u M MARY OF BELLAMY'S
PLAN OF NATIONALISM.
Prepared for "The Dawn" by Edward Belamy
(for Glass Study.)

Concluded from last a0eek)
Owing to the fact that the relation of
work and maintenance is directly be-
tween the nation and each individual,
no mans livelihood is dependent upon
the favor or patronage of any other or
group of others, nor any woman's upon
a man, nor can child suffer privaton
All citizens, consequently, enjoy moral
independence, and are free from social
or personal dictation or pressure as to
belief, speech or practice, SO far as they
infringe upon no others rights. The
development of robust and unfettered
individuality, which is rendered so diff
cult to-day by the partial or complete
dependence of nearly everybody upon
others for support or business patronage,
is thus open to all.
Owing to the fact that all forms of
capital are held in trust by the nation
for the people, and all commodities pro-
duced by the nation, it follows that
everything the individual needs can, and
can only, be procured directly from the
nation. That is to say, there is no buy
ing or selling, or trade of any sort,
among individuals; therefore, there is
no use for money and no money. The
citizen is credited with his annual divi.
dend of the product of the great part
nership, and receives vouchers, upon
presentation of which at the public
OF ha nhtninu hot hn a, 49, ,nl
times and in such quantities as he likes
He expends his share altogether as he
pleases, whether his tastes run to rent.
ing fine house. having fine table, or
wearing fine clothes. These vouchers
are good only for the year for which
they are issued, and cannot be accumu-
lated beyond that, whatever is not
taken up being turned over to the pub
lie surplus. Spendthrifts becoming
public burdens are placed under guar
dianship as to their expenses. The por-
tons of children are also, of course, ex-
pended for them.
While the nation undertakes and con-
trolls all public business, smaller groups
of citizens cooperate at WILL as now,
for social, religious, political, or other
HViiil- BilN pun pooNp. anu dIC dDlt,
substantially as at the present time, to
raise common funds for such ends, by
contributions from their private credits.
Crime has shrunken to almost imper-
cepubie proportions. Robbery, theft
and fraud of every sort are without a
motive in society where all have album
dance, where covetousness is not stimu-
lated by different degrees of luxury,
and where equality of resources il an
nually renewed. Not only fraud, but
even falsehood, is almost unknown, ow-
ing to the fact that none are dependent
for their livelihood or for any advant.
age upon the favor of their fellows, and
having nothing to fear or hope from
them, are without temptation to prevar-
icate. As to crimes of violence, the
universal ietinement of manners which
results from general high education
has tended to reduce them to the same
small proportions III which they now
occur among the educated classes. AS
for corruption among public officials,
there are no personal or corporate inter
ests opposed 10 the public interests to
create motive for bribery; neither is
there any wealth to brIbe with nor pow
erty to be bribed
Owing to the equaily of wealth, mar
riages are based solely upon personal
preference, and never upon sordid or
prudential calculations. The unhin-
dered operation of the principle of sex
ual selection in marriage has exerted
marked effect upon the physical, intel
lectual and moral character of the race.
The general wealth of society is rep
resented as vastly greater in the year
2O00 than it is now. This is owing in
part to the continuance for another