The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-26
THE yAPs AND CIVILIZATION.
Better the Old Life Than . GsyernmeE
That Crusases the Poor.

Frozz a. Essay By yiseouzt T0Eso-
Apart fron tie question Of rxtioczI orgzzszs-
tssn xn1 fhe natural rezz-scn Of s1bsect % SOW
esegn II Enst Be con es<ed that Il 70 bring Ekouf
such conditions q those described above be the
sEm CT esv1aizz-son, tken ro.hiny ezc b more
bzsefnI 70 human society than this so-czIsed CIV
tEzzzfcA- Nature ordszzs- and TIE Law CT rsr-
s0rzi right rssrzzsz- that ezeA znzr Ea2Y SEX 90
achieve his own ambition - King a. BY fhnS do
ing he does nos tssEszss ca the dnzas.1 81 AZ
otsers rzeAts- FrOz TIE 1aoz1e1f Tat be tres
passes be beeozaes riul1e-es. 4 E1zD oeeupF-
Ing psosstscu % power. WHO oTe-EteFs the Cue
Ezaif Of lis personal rights. can Only be de-
se-lbed IS o1e no robs his tnfe<so-zL To
achieve rs dishonest purposes be zszz the
wzspons Of his natural tzse1ts s39 st-ewd1ess
GEe s4kes advantage Of those wb0 are rCs sinai
laray endowed That those entrusted with The
epnt-ol OF nations political Affairs and re-
spo8zibse Ecx ia uelszre saoul1 tec0ze students
and promoters o. civilization 50 harmful 70
socseTy- and shocsd e1dezTor 10 introduce such
ac1silAEs1dor into thEzr cOu.t-y, = contrary 10
al rexson
In the O-icn. fru-z ancient .izsx nztscazZ CIV
eruzsa- has been bssSd o. benerosenee- Goe O.
recsed 70 securing the welfare 2nd happiness OF
the yseoPse. No political creed has eFe- kead
that Intellectual strength should u cultivated
f0r The p1rpose O. exploiting infeEi0-ttE and ig-
rorxnee When The rszns Of power are held cy
creatures cf sez1sknsss- the peace C socsefy Il
replaced bT disorder. Under the r-srsIzce cf
acting for The nation, these Esel abuse the
power entrusted 70 then and ir1lct injuries n
TIE peoEse- The inhabitants Of TIA empire live
for ire E1oSs pzrs By raxruai E2bor- Let thin be
never 50 industrious. they hardly earn e1o1gh
70 supply thEir daily wauss- Repairing early %
their Place ot oee1 p@1xan and returning home
late. telling z7zh fAxzr Eho1e f1Eilies II al
EextherS, reg4Es1leSs Of heat O. cold, they 5Es.
EzsHrse 20 procure tie necessxwsex Of lie TEese
s=zEE.z Of TIE EOrk Of their hands e&-n On the
EEefzge shout . sen daily. There Is 10 question
viii then of aspiring 70 weSr fine clothes and
fnhaszf handsome houses Neither Can ter
lock to r1@eh positions of isae and honor.
wha7 oEe1se have these poor poo
PIE Committed. that they TOO shozl6
rct xh1re t5e benefits Of Western csvfdzztio1s
Why Should thsy acs o1sv be shnt OFT from seek
ing the psezs1res zt5ez1x1t On taas civilization.
bat also be soEastIsEes regarded ss1i-szvegs
aboriginal By s0zss indeed their condition L
explained On tie hypothesis taz. their desires
Co DOT prompt them 70 better themselves There
Is nc truth IN s1ea = superstition Taey have
ceS-rTs, b1t nature hEs Erazsed their capacity .
satisfy theEs their dzsy IS lzen limits L, and
The sE5ozHt Of Labor physically possible 10 = hu-
Elzr beirg Limits & They achieve as nueh 2
their opportunities permit The bezs and finest
products OF tA<1r Labor they offer fc- the enjoy
n1ezt O. the wealthy, tie Eo-x1 and r5zghest
nothing II human society thai does not oEe is
existence 10 lnbo-. To satisfy the desires OF one
luxurious Ez4z, the toll o. Thousand i needed
surely il Il n01sEro1s thzs those who one 20
lshcr tie pleasures suggested By their esTiIsEz-
ROE, sboslo forget Ehst they owe 70 the labo-e-,
and fzest hin az though BE were nos q fellow
being. Civilization, according 70 the 0cci-
dental Interpretation, serves only 20 satisfy men
o. large oesirez- Il l. Of henesf 20 the masses
brt = simply kyssem under which ambition
c9npetes 70 accomplish is air. Statesmen
entrusted with the control Of nations Affairs
should shrink fruza sdopsing sueh civilization
Modern politicians, Ignoring TIE fundamental
proposition thai the psrc- u TIE source os al
ruAe and power II japan, regard SEpe-izlisz
much as royalty IL regarded In the West Dis
rnguisAing between the sovereign and the gov
ernme1t- they seek % bring shout a6uin.s-ra-
tive independence. asserting that aos Otherwise
eeu political disturbances involving even in
perialisEn Itself. be avoided