Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-13
HERBERT SPENCER AND STATE
SOCIALISM.

Anour two weeks ago, n correspond.
cnt u The New Yora World interviewed
Herbert Spencer ut thn Athonwim
Club Ia London. The subject OF the
interview was, In the main, "tle future
Of America" Mr.. Spencer stated that
clear reaction seems 10 be setting IN
agains, individual liberty, while, at the
same tlmr, there IL strong tendency
10 State Socialism. Auu this latter
the philosopher claims, Is but the
stepping stone 10 military despotlsm.
As 10 when this will come about h.
says, II do not pretend to set n date
for the catastrophe, or to anticipate It.
horrors" but come Il would H. hls
opinion.
On being Intercepted as 10 the.siiun'
ton In America, ho claims that the
dangers here are even greater, because
the stats IL absorbing the individuals
freedom OF action much faster than
elsewhere. He says:
"Ths American ha. tito form OF self.
sovereignty, but lao docs not have II In
reality. " Is difficult to forcseo what
will be- the outcome u American pro.
gross, but do not think that your TO.
publicwlll elc,pothe consequences ofthe
general struggle. The fact Is, few men
have any truo appreciation Of liberty.
sub.oFyicncc to majority In personal
concerns Il ~ bad as subservicnce TO o
king, aud there can be no worse do-pot
than the majority. Just In the same way
that mon have now come 20 resist The
dlola,ion OF the State tbe 10 ono or tho
majority Of mcnl la respect Of their re-
llsloua bolicts, ~ when they fully under.
stand liberty VIII they como 10 resist
such dic,atlon, oven of tho million ~ oi
tho Que, In maltors Of private concern"
The needed reform Of the present l.,
he thinks, that each man shall he com
PEELED 10 take the consequences Of hi
own nature, AMI shall have without
deduction all the benefits Or evil. Of II.
The evils Of tho individual shall mol
be- sadilcd On other people, nor shall
that individual he deirAudel Of thu
benefits Of his nature by other people
Mr. Spencer was asked what h,
thought the most effective aid to III,
American people In tho way Of r.
I llglon, journalism and science. lie 70
piled that teaching did little, the dis
, cipllno OF iife everything. "rherc Il
nothing 10 do but TO insist upon III,
carrying ON Of life In thoroughly
honest, conscientious way and repro
. hating everything that does not con
/ form To high standard Of con
luct." Hut D. says that Ameri
{ cans unfortunately can no
, adopt such a standard Of life
b In a society constituted Us ours is, am
q bitiou inevitably takes the direction 0
b acquiring wealth, aud the struggle 70
, Il brings inevitable evils, aud until thu
p whole continent is peoplod lac thinks
i this condition will continue.
The Detroit Neps, commenting Of
It the World interview, says that stat
o Socialism Il In itself n military despol
h Ism. Its purpose Is to organize indus
,. ny upon n military basic, 10 produo
h wealth and perform all the functions q
/. society, thus entirely deprlviug the u
I. diviiual OF fee, voluntary, spontns,
Ii Qua action. Ia European countries
l. large measure Of state control la man
" instances l. the rule. In the Unito
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