Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-29

Oh Vuo pluclNls MI t1unhulaN
agree. Thoy are opposed to the
economic conditions by which they are
surrounded. But on tho remedies to
be applied there Is a great divergence
Of opinion. Plato's republic lie built
on the suppoailion that education,
marriage, the number Of births and
choice Of occupations ought 10 be com
trolltd by the state. lie maintains tho
equality Of the sexes In every respect,
although the principle Of community s
extended 10 wives aud children. In
Utopia community " goods PREVAILS
the use Of money Is abolished; meals
are taken In common, but this Ideal
commonwealth differs from that Of
Piato's In one important respect: the
marriage relations are kept sacred.
Professor Horlzka'. idea now about
to be put 10 practical tust In Ffeeland
Ia that no exclusive right Of property
shall be recognized either on the part
Of an individual Or Of the collective
community. This means practically
that his follower are 10 be taken back
TO tho primitive state supposed
10 have txistoi prior 10 the lorna
ton Of nations and Of tribal relations.
In that Infancy u the human family
land was ~ ffco as the ocean alill 10. 10
was noDody's and ovcfyb,iy's
property. But ns tribes grew cut Of
families territorial boundaries became
a necessity, and a. the now limited
territories were more aud more densoly
pooplod aud more labor, consequently,
had TO be expended on tho io.l in order
to render II capable Of supporting a
growing population, parcels Of land
were assigned 10 individuals aui pri'
valo owneuhip was graiually cslab.
lishcd. Ia this direction society has
grown during the ages of IT, existence
and the same process may bs observed
In the history Of every nation undor
the sun. Mt Herizka proposes, as was
obiefvci, 10 start anew anu lead the
development into anot or channel. In.
stead Of establishing n fulu that will
result In ultimate private ownership Of
land aud other means u Industry he
proposes 10 divide his society ia self.
governing associations. each Of which
IL 10 divide the profits Of the labor
among ~ members In proportion 10
their contributors 10 the common
stock OF tue association. Anyone II at
liberty 10 belong 10 any association he
chooies and to leave It At Lis pleasure.
Tho capital needed IL to be furnished
by the state without Interest and must
be refunded by the producers. Women
and per0ous Incapable Of working are
entitled to an allowance OF the common
funds.
Tue scheme has several points which
will commend themselves 10 the
thoughtful, bur It's success IL more
than doubtful. To reconstruct
society from lts foundation T.
an overwhelmingly difficult task.
IL Is like tearing a growing tres 10
pieces with the Idea OF roconstrucling
n. Besides, IL Is questionable whether
this plan will DO found to furnish a
sufficient solution Of the most threat
oning problem OF the day, tue oondi.
ton OF paupefiem aud miSety that
darkens the lives Of 70 many Of the
laboring classes. The difficulty Of the
masses obtaining the means Of sub
sislenoe, la proportion ~ the number
ofthe population grove, may OF course
be obvialcd temporarily by tho ( rm.
ing Of n colony ina part Of tho world
whore land il rich and abuudant-thnt
10, ss Tar Ms that colony Ia concerned
but what will tue condition DO whom
the new settlement shall have grown
10 a nation and be- situated ~ tho
overcrowded peoples OF Europe are to.
dhy2 That q, the real problem 10
tolve and one Tor which communists
remedies alone are emlnonlly insu M.
Client.
To Latter.day Saints the remark IL
sunertiuous that the idea Of commun.
ism In property as well as In political
AMI social interests Is not only possible
but will some day be- realized. when
the moral education Of mankind has
attained the perfection necessary
thereto. II 10 the logical sequence Of
the Gospel AZ understood by tue iol.
lowers OF Christ ia the nrat ages Of
Chrislianliy as well a. Ia this
latter age. Aud IT, oonsumma.
ton Ia only matter OF time
and labor Ia the right direction.
But sound understanding and honest
application Of the doctriues OF our
Savior arc required TO make any plan
Of this kind successful. When men
understand fully their relationship as
the children Of the same Father, aud
have overcome every temptation &,
act on selfish motIyo., communism, iu
the bee, sense ot the term, will be a
natural consequence, AMI towards this
happy condition We arc cer.nlnly PRO.
gressing. In the meantime every on1r.
to oxempliiy ils pncucabllily viii,
Notwithstanding the apparent failures,
bring cool tesults by Ail1tding valuable