Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-20

Herbert Spencer has discharged heavy
gun at the socialists In his essay From
Freedom to bondage" rcpublishcd In
The Po.ular Science Monthly. 1t will
attracl moro attention than anything has
done from It's authors pen in many years.
In hnes Mr.. spcncer's course Of
thought Is ,hisi 10 goes back through
the centuries and reviews tho struggle
Of men for liberty. The common people
have bccn until recently slaves and serfs,
under the military form Of government.
Military ideas OF government siill are In
the ascendant. for tho matter OF that.
The work performed In tho necessary
struggle for existence Is done In two
ways. II must he done In our ago by
cooperation Of the inuss u individuals.
The Incorporation may, however. be either
voluntary or involuntary. In case Of In
voluntary cooperation the worker Is n
slave or eerf. and he and his work arc
owned by master or proprietor. The
taskmastcr stands over the slave. lash In
hand, requiring him Ia labor constantly.
The fruits Of his work 20 mostly TO his
owner. The other form of cooperation
IL that In which tho workers associate
themselves together voluntarily. at lib.
criy TO quit their work and 20 elsewhere
II they do not like IL; at liberty to take
up such occupation a. they choose.
out Of the first, tho forced co.opera.
ton. civilization has been slowly cvolv.
ing through the centuries Of the modern
epoch. The people have strivon aud
protested against slavery, and fought
and given up their lives In the attempt
10 escape II. We have only now par
TALLY emerged from II aud are approach.
ing the s,hgo Of freedom OF the indiyid.
ual.
The fact That we have not yet dcvcl.
opcd the true individual liberty which Is
oompassed under tho working OF tho
golden rule is tho oause OF many Of tho
evils and miserics that undeniably exist
In the present organization OF society.
But Spencer calls our attention TO tho
curious fact that tho nearer M evil APP
pfo'oh'S extinction the moro emphatic
Is the protest against II aud the moro
h"is thero Is maho about H. ho re-
s"rda tho present agitation OF the woman
question and Of the status Of tho work.
ing people as OF this sort. Both women
and working people arc infinitely better
on thaii they were Tow centuries ago,
yet rs tiino goes on tho moro they call
attention to tho w'ongs still unrighied.
Ihey are awakened to them.
But now that we are emerging from
slavery let Ms not, by all We prize Of life
OF hpcrty' 20 back to state OF socialism
winch shall reduce men again to scrfs
ana automatic says. In effect, Herbert
Spencer Inc dcrpotism OF state ruled
Industries, professions, churches, schools,
ioods hnd drinks, nnd even books,
thoughts ana ideas would grow to bo
something more monstrous AMI grinding
'hali 'he ruio OF any military tyrant OF
Tue oid times Tho collective conscience
OF th' people wonih DO no whit better or
higher than the conscience OF the indi-
uu"i' Inc load OF officials such rc-
s'me womb entail on tho people would
% S"ihe'hins grievons To DO borne.
these Would have every means OF per-
pr'uatihg themselves IN Office, and there
h no doubt they would use II 10 keep
their foot or Tho re,,l. 90 H., ,,,,,,, LII