Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-24

the pubic welfare Let the truth 90 out from
Washington to neutralize the poison of lies that
goes out from Salt Lake City.-N. Y. Press, May |.
Edward Bellamy, Author of Look
ing Backward
From the Review Of ReviewsI
Miss Willard sends to Our Day an account of
Edward Bethany, the author of Looking Back
ward" Of good old New England stock, son Of
a Baptist pastor, journalist and author both born
and made-such, in word, is Edward Belamy.
In figure of medium height, in forehead full and
good will; with mobile lips, parenthesized by a
drak-brown moustache, the cheeks covered by
stubby beard; and the dress little careless-ths
he is to look upon. Omltting my many frank
questions, let me give some of the points that
made his ready utterance so full of interest.
am married man with boy and girl three
years DID, believe man must have daughter
OF his own before he really learns how to sympa-
thise with women in their difficult relations in life
would make women absolutely independent of
men to the extent that material values are con-
cerned. Under my system men will be chosen on
their individual merit, and not because they can
Support wife," The present misunderstand-
ngs and jealousies Of the sexes toward each other
will be largely eliminated by perfect independence
each OF the other in financial matters. The vast
change must come by evolution rather than revo.
luton. Little by little changes will be wrought
out, as for instance the naturalization OF railways
not by confscating stocks, as some have ignor-
anty supposed but by the United States becom-
ing the great receiver alike Of solvent and insolvent
and paying dividends on a reasonable valuation
In like manner, coal mines would be turned over
paying suitable interest to the present owners,
and doing away with artificial rates. They now
have artificial rates because they shut down in or
der to raise the price of coal; we would open the
mines to lower it. The telegraph and telephone
naturally belong to the national service, and we
would make them part and parcel of it, Munich
paites are now lighted, heated and the means of
transportation furnished by great corporations
But why not let the municipality be itself that
corporation? But the working people are con-
federatng: Knights Of Labor, Locomotive Eng-
neers, Transmen, etc., are going to work together
after little, and thus condense their power. We
who believe in nationalism are forming clubs in all
centers, and we have two papers The Dawn and
The Nationalist. Women are very friendly to our
movement. Howells is strongly sympathetic, as
his recent story of "Annie Kilburn" proves. Mark
Twain is looking our way with great interest. The
clergy are sympathetic too. This movement will
bring the common people back to the church they
always heard Christ gladly. Substantially His
sermons were on the unity and brotherhood of
man. A resume Of the Ten Commandments con-
tains all we are working for-that and the social
ism Of the early church. as stated in the accounts
of Pentecost. Christians form the best class in
society, but they have lacked practical working
plan, and our movement supplies that lack. The
partnership principle is the backbone of our phil
osophy. Some say we do not need new religion.
l think we need the old sort, only we might well
talk about it less, and live it out more.