The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-23


are written. a friend informs me that
lsiNty wholesale liquor merchants. hav-
ing pooled their interests. are now
putting the finishing touches TO one OF
the most complete distilleries in the
world. And this same tendency. among
small retailers. is eNemplifed every
day in the formation Of local "Associa-
tions" Of tailors. grocers. butchers,
bakers. and other trsdesmen. All of
which indicates that there is no pos
Sihility at present Of predicting the
limits within which future business
consolidation may take place.
! II is 10 be expected that along with
much conflict delaying the develop
ment OF Trusts. will so not little mu-
tuSl concession fastening their growth
The utility Of the conflicts viii be in
the evolution of the Trusts internal
organization in bringing 10 light the
various individual interests. provision
for which will be necessary TO harmony
and success. The utility Of the con-
/ ceSsionS Will he in the growth of the
! Trusts external power. in increase Of
its magnitude by attracting 10 IL
members whose rights are provided
for, Finding that the confectioners of
s district. a city or a State have com
bined 10 found candy mandatory
which will surely secure their trade.
existing candy manufacturers viii be
Obliged 10 eoncede much 10 coufection-
lers. eventually 10 take them into part
nerShip. Finding that the wholesalers
have established their own distilleries.
the Whisky Trust must ultimately
combine with them and take them into
the Trust Finding such combinations
in q hundred lines of business eonsci-
Gus Of their economy from actual eN-
perience. the consumer must. ST length.
give freely 10 the Trust the support
!; that Is now given only with mental
reservations and moral misgivings
Surely here is outlined already the
! future development Of the Union. So
long as existing businesses retain
their present formations. so long viii
il be impossible for many workmen 10
consolidate their fragmentary infiu-
enceS- There are trades carried on by
small numbers OF workmen. trades
comparatively Insignificant in them
selves. but often of vital Importance in
their relations with other trades These
workmen cannot now unite TO advan-
tage because their Union. by the mere
f2ct Of its litIleness, would be OF no
avail against the encroachments OF
employers But erase the line that
separates one such trade from another:
wiCe ont the line that separates this
trade from 8 third; combine all three
trades by q common business organiE-
alton. or Trust-and you give the work
men in these trades lust the oupor-
! - ~
consolidate their several interests. As
surely IS the tar-seing capitalist finds
MS best interest u combination with
brother capitalists. just as surely viii
. the TsiChful workman see that his in
, te1eSt lies with the common interest
Of his fsllow-workmen. All that Is
wanting 10 The latter viii be supplied
By the forced combinations Of the for
mer. Every step taken BY the mill
owner toward The Trust viii be follow
! ed by 2 step taken by his employees
toward 3 Union
! As II with ear q uultiplsx tele-
Ehone. seem 70 hear g thousand VIC
: lent protests, You DESTROY the indi-
vidGal" You eliminate ambition: and
when you eliminate ambition from the
: human soul. You shut out the visions
: which snties men upward"
No one can dispute the fact here
mentioned As 10 the 6eiZtions. mems
minds differ. But that 2 conclusion The
Z opposite 10 this draw can be reached
: by any practical business man Is 2
proposition 100 absurd 10 Be entertain
= sd and any intermediate position i'm
= plies. from the very logic OF the stu
= s-io1- The admission that the business
, tendencies OF The times are coumun-
| Isle There is 10 escape frOr- this 10
{ Eicsl dilemma: and there i no ueces-
= s5-v for escaue Evsrv S-eu in Civiliz-
2 aViou has been = step in communism.
= The evolution OF social condition
? from the savsgerv Of primeval man
= wzs one long march toward Commun-
= ism The gradual surrender OF bs-nn-
= isl privileges. the assuE ption a freq
: dom By serfs- the desperate 6ethrone-
: T7ents of teudsl kings the founcling
: o. legislatures The birth and growth OF
: 1-o6err commerce. each has been q
: s-s1. some o. them enormous strides.
= toward communism And while his
tory shows The -el6ercv science pre-
E diets The end Our conception Of the
: tine meaning Of education with It's
implied sItruisn caught alike by
: Chris and The --latest msterialis-l- gives
: -he assurance OF ultimate communism
: Just as The peer Of our daT knows
? that he Is better of without defensive
: appliances and re-s5uers and serts than
: his predecessor vas With them Just
As n knows that though ne can con-
/ 1-el no ore 20 labor. the Isbo-s OF tres
r zen make him immensely more veal
-hy -hza vas he ancient holder OF
: borisuez- Just 80 rhe capitalist Of the
future vii 80 that though he cannot
[ SCI his brother capitalists trade from
J him and though h cannot stamp his
D Own unIrsnneled VIII upon the rage
/ Of > t2bo-e- ret his brothers efforts
: are n his bshaIf too. and his work
=s--s higher wages zTs n eaTuesT q
? his Own prosperity
: Tzdividuzlism opened vide avenue
7 . choke6 and sitting -ue-czntilisrr- =
: Int gave birth 70 a unrestricted cou-
petition. which. carried II on tine 70
= its uttsr-os- limits i suicidal Aroth-
! - sep II The sane direction means
= Industrial paralysis and ne force Of
: expansion foTb5iS : boundary 70 pro
gr@s- thar world mean soeial eonTul-
son explosion, There : but one way
20 zTs he business interests today
ard that x - lift them ont OF the
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