The Progress., 1893-06-10


We pack the popc away in tcnrmonts
crowded and foul beyond anything
known even 20 London. whose bitter
cry Is less yours thln our,. And wn hayO
taken excellent caro- that no foot of
ground shall remain that means breath
ing space, or free sport to u child. or any
grcon growing thia.. Grass pushes itl
way her" a"d thcr". but for this army of
weary workcrs II - only something they
may lie under. rcycr upon.
There ~ no pause IN sho march. ~
one and another drops out the gap fila
instantly. every ;Ii"y and hyway hold
Ing unC2diuy substitutes It not Ia
Dor that proiitcth. for body aaa sonl arc
alike starved. Il IA labor IN its lascst
and most degrading form-llbor that ~
Il curse and never blessing. as truo
work may b. and is. 1t blinds tho eyes;
1t steals away joy. it blunts all power,
whether of hope or faith; 1t wrecks the
body. AMI it starycs the soul. 1t Is waste
and only waste. Nor can it below
ground or above hold fruCtifving power
for any human soul 1t u as student,
not rs professional philanthropist. that
write, and the years that have brought
experience have also brought Convic-
ton. sharpCnod by every fresh series ot
facts. that no words. no matter what
power of fcrvur may lie behind. can
make plain the sorrow of the poor.
King Otho of Bavaria is now n hope
loss maniac I'm his lucid intervals only
he realizes his terrible position. But his
chief amusement seems To- be- shooting
peasants. II seems To- aInuse the mad
king to kill the peasants. OF course
they do not let him really kill them. hut
they dress up man IA "A peasant. and
he passes before the window. and the
king seizcs the rifle which has been load
ed with the paper she'll. fires at his vie
tim. and the victim instantly falls with
dramatic effect and dies in great agony.
The king looks on with the utmost glce
ut the result What horrible auIuse-
ment even for maniac, And yet this
is practically the results of the kings of
our economic world They may he mad
it is the most kindly Interpretation to
put upon their aCtiOnS--@iId yet the re-
suits of their work Is the staying of the
weak. Not mnly Is this fact, but it is
fact that could bc rernedied. and il is
butchcry that is useless and that is rs
destructive To the conservative forces of
society as 1T il to- The weak It Is Il need
less death. 1t is = needless bui cherry.
KRUPP Gun ESTABLISHMENT.
Wherever great hearts ilave been com
bned with great ;ability and true pur
pose to labor with Che masses for their
benefit we behold great fortunes Gre
aI,d AMI created in a way that signify
sceoethinS to humanity. We see what
might be done with true sympathy and
corporation in capital and labor In the
great Krupp gun establishment in Ger
mauY. TIce old Krupp' was thr father
and friend 81 the great army of men that
worked I'm his magnificent shops. lie
paid them full wages. He lowed tiqern.
He Hved with them ann of them. He
was their counselor, their guide. their
father. their friend. and when he. died
the great aru1y of workingmen mourned
for him as though God had taken from
their own hCrne circle theirBest beloved.
OITt of the9; earnings and savings hey
raised the mcaey to build onthe grounds
a magnificent monument to his Iuenrvry
When the instrument was unveiled. she
younger Kr1pp. who succeeded sine
father at the head of the company. PR
sided. Around this monument wrre
gathered thousands with tear stained
fac cs to, do, honor to the memory of their
friend. The Toung man rose to, make
the address to- the people. He was 81
overcome by the evidence of their GoVo
that shone in their faces that he coald
scarcely speak.
From every side rose the rnsirmurS nj
approval and 81 love and OF sympathy
for the young man SO like his father.
God bless hun" one said: ''he is the
image of his fathcr; he is our friend. as
was his father" And SO he proved him
self to be. for turning to them he S,id
My people. cannot express to you
what | feel in my heart today. I can
simply announce that the company has
set aside this day 800 900 tO establish
home for your aged men and women. in
which they shall live Mt the eompany's
expense when through sickness SIT old
age they arc unable to work" A great
wave of joy swept the hearts of the peo-
pie as the shadow of death was lifted
from shoulders and hearts. With
brighter smile they went back to their
work; with stronger arms they made
their anvils ring.
So will our toilers labor for the benefit
of the race to better purpose. with strong
er hearts and stronger arms. when their
lives are made really worth the living.
In our present conditions of labor in the /
great. crowded cities life is not life. II
is hell. Let the workingman avoid the
city as he would avoid pestilence