Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11
From Dreams.

| say they do know how to stock good cigars
at the National Socialist Club we had a
very instructive discussion about the COM
| ing equality OF man and the nationaliza-
ton of capital.
| was not able to take much part in the
argument myself, because having been left
| WIG" BOY IN position which rendered
| necessary Tor me to earn my own living
| L nave never enjoyed the time and omar
| tunlty TO study these questions
But listened very attentiyelv while NV
| friends explained how for the thousands of
centuries during which it had existed no.
lore they came the world had been going
| on all wrong, and how in the course of the
| next lew years or SO they meant to put It
right -
Gquahty OF all mankind was their watch
Wora-perfect equality in all things-eouaI-
a aSa Al possessions and equality in position
| nu n"uence and equality in duties, result
ment. A~ SoiA'en'
Ihe world belonged to all alike and must
re re equany divided Each mans labor was
sne properly. not of himself, but of the
| s.ate Whlch led and clothed him. and must
pc appned, not to his own ACKNOWLEDGMENT
'I In5 10 the enrichment Of the race.
tnuiViuual Wealth-the social chain with
winch the few had bound the many. the
oanoits pistol by which a small gang Of
ea nao thieVed from the whole COM
| taLny the fruits OF its labors-must be
held it, "" ions "ao
| SOCIAL distinctions-the barriers by which
III Using toe OF humanity had hitherto
o,,en Aetteo ana observation-disclosures be for
| ever swept aside. The human race must
press onward to its destiny whatever hat
uisnt pe), not as at present. a sea altered
noroe. scrambling. each man for himself
ana me broken ground Of unequal birth
anu 1ortune-the soft sward reserved for
| me Ieet OF the pampered the cruel STONES
iell ior the feet of the cursed-but an or
Is1eS army, marching side by side over the
ie1ei plain OF equity and equality.
Inc great bosom of our Mother Earth
| li nouiu nourish all her children, like and
IKE; none should be hungry. none sbonid
may 700 much The strong man should
- S.asp more than the weak: the clever
snouid not scheme to seize more than Ne
supple. The earth was mans. and the fnil-
s HesS .nereof; and among all mankind #
men ua ave p LOTTO out in even shares All
mva. were equal by the laws of nature and
IWSt oe made equal by the laws of man
sat6shneq oanty comes misery, crime .in
| world in wn, arrogance. hypocrisy. In a
WOULD exist no temptation to evil ana CIR
Ndsutai nobility would assert itself
when all men were equal the world
despotism Of God ZIG "esFaoias
r, we raised our glasses and drank 70
a. thn sacred Equality; and then order.
e Gu 'ile walter to bring us green chartrense
4
went nome very thoughtfui 7 did mo-,
" Steep Tor a long while. I Law auI'
.inihg over this vision of a nsu M,
How ~ad de Geen presented to me- ~
scheme os .ioI NE would be, If only the
he Oh my socialistic friends could he
eaIEied out. There would be M 49,, o 's
s struggling and striving against a. ~
o.ier, no more jealousy no more dis.
state 80, no more fear of poverty! The
e Wouid take charge of us from the
| hour We were born until We diad 81 e
| 'iue Ior all our wants from the cradle -
| 10 the coffin. both inclusive. and we ShoriS
| ~ 10 give no thought even to the matter
| ihere would be no more hard worL Uh.a:
| houcs labor a day would be the Little
| corning TO our calculations that the sta
| would require from each adult citizen "a
| NOBODY would be allowed to do more"I
90 rit,. no. DE allowed to do more)-no poor
| 10 pity no rich to envy-no one 10 Iook
| oo"n upon u.s. no one for us to look down
upon mot quite so pleasant, this latter re
| nection)--all our life ordered and arranged
Tor us-nothing to think about except the
| of humanity! e"' oe'
Ihen thought crept away to sport in
chaos. and slept.
When 1 awoke found myself lying under
A "a sIass case IN high. cheerless room
There was label over my head; 1 turned
ana read 1t. 1t ran as follows:
| MAN-ASLEEP
| "PER1OD-19TH CENTURY
| This man was found asleep in a house
| in London, after the great social revolution
| of 1899. From the account given nv the
l landlady of the house. 1t would appear that
| he had already, when discovered, been
| asleep for over ten years (she having for
| gotten to call him). 1t was decided for
/ scientific purposes, not to awake him, but
| to just see how long he could sleep on,
and he was accordingly brought and de-
posted in the Museum of Curiosties' on
| February H. 1900"
| Visitors are requested to not squirt water
through the air holes''
| An intellgent-looking old gentleman, who
had been arranging some stuffed lizards
in an adjoining case, came over and took
the cover off me.
| Whats the natter" he asked; any
thing disturbed your
No." said. Il always wake up like
this, when 1 feel I've had enough sleep
What century is this?'
This" he said, lis the twenty-ninth CEN
fury. You have been asleep just one thou
| sand years."
'Ah! well. feel all the better for it," I
replied, getting down off the table There 8
nothing like having ones sleep OUT
| Il take 1t you are going to do the usual
| thirg," said the old gentleman to me, as 1
| proceeded to put on my Clothes which had
want me to walk round the city with you
and explain all the changes to you while
you ask questions and make silly re-
| marks?"
YES" I replied. Il suppose that's what
| I ought to do"
II suppose So" he muttered. Come on
and let's get it over" and he led the way
from the room.
| AS we went down stairs l said:
! well is 1t all right, now?"
| rs what all right?" he replied.
| why, the world" / answered. "A few
| friends of mine were arranging lust be-
| fore / went to bed to take 1t to pieces and
fix 1t up again properly. Have they got 1t
all right by this time? Is everybody equal
now. and sin and sorrow and all that sort
of thing done away within"
| "Oh, yes" replied my guide; you'll find
everything all right now. We've been work.
| ing away pretty hard at things while
! you've been asleep. We've just got this
earth about perfect now, I should say. No.
I body Is allowed to do anything wrong or
| silly; and as for equality toadpoles amt in
! 1t with u.s.
| CHe talked In rather a vulgar manner I
thought; but did not like to reprove him.
We walked out into the city. 1t was
very clean and very quiet. The streets
which were designated by numbers, ran out
J from each other at right angles, and all
presented exactly the same appearance
There were no horses or carriages about;
all the traffic was conducted by electric
cars. All the people that we met wore a.
quiet, grave expression, and were so much
| like each other is to give one the idea
| that they were all members of the same
| family. Every one was dressed, as was
also my guide. in a pair of gray trousers
and gray tunic buttoning tight round the
| neck and fastened round the waist by a
belt. Each man was clean shaver, and