Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-18
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lNL AUNuillNN AMI lln Alht"
what cnuscs the depression among
the laboring Glasses Of the most %.
vanced nations Of tho carih9 The
question IL one Of overwhelming inlof'
ct At prctont But among those who
have givon the subject a ofiticaleA.
animation, much difference VI opinion
~ maintained. This fac, partly ac'
counts Tor the slow progress made
towards doiipblc solution. 10 lisa
case Of the patient lingering while the
doctors quarrel on the origin and
symptoms of the disease.
Onthe one hanI,i Is held that tho Ia
bof-saviug machinery applied 10 almos
every branch Of Industry has thrown
the laboring mul,tudta cut u ON.
uloyment, and forced them into other
fields u activity, thus ovcrcrowding
the several industries. Il IL admitted
that tho application " mechanical
devices tor production is-beneiicont up
TO a certain point, but those who are
willing 20 3 this far argue that when
thatis passed., grave disturbances are
the natural consequences, since the
power Of consumption cannot be In.
creased on An equal scale with the
power Of production through the
means Of mechanical inventions;
hence, 10 save labor by machinery. 10
really 70 force ouo portion Of the
lab9rofs 70 remain idle and o3nse.
quontly destitute.
lt cannot to denied that there ..
much to be- said Ia favor OF this view.
10 give only one illustration. ~ q
man owns hundred acres Of land au1
viii cultivate u all, he will employ
certain number Of laborera, all Of whom
with their families arc supported by
the production. Bot when the owuu
h supplied with lab1r.saving implr
menls, aud applies them TO the work
he IL IN a position 70 produce the sam,
amount or more with tho asaistaucc Of
only u portion OF the hands formerly
employed. Tue fe,t ARE forced To Idle
mess, unless there arc other means opci
TO them Whereby /, obtain a living
Nor Il this oil. Tue owner VI the Ian,
finds himself In postession Of NOR
produce than he eau consume himself
and Us a large portion Of th
laborora in his Vicinity ate idl
and unable to exchange their labo
for his produce, this has become prac
tIoaily worthless, until now chauut
can DO found In which 90 turn Il an
convert Il into other cJmmldities @
liie A moments reflection
suiiicirnt 10 show that the multiplied
ton Of mechanical contrivaucos 10
which our uge h distinguished 10 on
OF the greatest blessings 10 mankind, q
long M there are new resources with
tho reach OF the laborlng men crowdo
out by those inventions, amt as long
new markets eau be- found for N
products not needed by tho produce
hut when all such avenues ios yariot
reasons become CLOSED, then deprcssio
IL the result. This, Il is SAID, l. the col
di,ion at present, The indus,til
werld Is suffering from an excess
oil forms Of productive power n
laborers have beru driven out OF CA
ploymenl, The application OF machil
cry 10 lab has caused condition
drsu,utIon aud all the evils reauluu
thcrpltom.
On the other hand, II Ia mainlainp
that It Is absurd 10 say that the prldu
ton Of the uecassarlcs Of Ito lu n
abundance never before known 20 q
world has Increased tho poverty
anybody. IL the world, taken uB
whole, is made wealthior no one ola
Of 80 eau thereby have been ma
poorer Those who tako lhs vic
argue that the real ovll il to seek
the mode OF iitlriuulln OF the weill
IL Is pointed out tuat although labor
aprinclpal factor in the production
wealth, Ices auI l,.s vt 10 falls lu q
share OF tho lhuOror, while lno CO.
ploytrs constantly uueumuiu.e. 90
problem then would be b. nuI O. $50
whereby TO equAuzs tue distribute,
and thus 10 relieve the situation.
ltaeems that the current of publ
opinion h drilling ia this dirucuo
The socialists Of the various eclol
areat hand proposing 90 solve d
problem by the state taking po-sesI
OF all the resources OF the PEE
pic aud experimenting both {
production and the distribution. mn
IL, they propose to transfer the s,rur.
for existence from tho individual % Z
state. Win the supporters 81 the ,
listing conditions the question b. how
mud a remedy tor the owl consist,
with the present system Of individu