New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-09
"THE SOCIAL QUESTION"
NEWER WAYS OF LOOKING AT 1T EX-
Planned BY JOHN GORHAM BROOKS
EXTREME EMPHASIS PUT ca THE STRUGGLE FOR
EXISTENCE BY PEOPLE OF To-DAY-"WE
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TIE LECTURER
The third lecture IN ue course sociology which
John Graham Brooks IS giving before the
League for Political EdGcaton. at the Berkeley
Lvceum was delivered yesterday morning. The
subject was 1.-THE Newer Ways Of looking at the
Social Question" the last lecture, On Friday, nav
ing been devoted to the old ways. II Is important
to get up-to-dato ideas on this subject Mr. Brook'
thinks so that ones efforts TO soften tho asperites
Of existing conditions may not be misdirected
We have been putting extr"mc emphasis ne
said ION tho struggle for existence. because we
are half savaecs an Ike f. This terrible struggle
does exist In uItur u1C-'ltod.i, b't against TINS
red backgrc, ID. 30, - - pow-rs p the heart OF
things seem No. SIT a et.' o. = y" ana goou
Will.
ITO take an e.4n. b., =. .-rir whose authority
is undoubted tell us an thu l; - re Is Infinite
struggle and fighting al' d. mong ants yet
there is great tenderness am S'atie2css through
II all There are hives and even 'e' .rations where
all the struggle is shut out. and though they will
sting a robber bee &c death. il ono falls into the
hive by mistake they will no; harm IT.
Among uncivilzcd peoples this element OF friend
liness appears wherever the struggle Tor existence
is modified sufficiently TO permit it, 1t IL recorded
OF the philippine Islanders that before civilization
sno,lod them there never was a more beautiful and
tender life than theirs IL is also said Of the Hot
tentots that when they had killed an animal they
would not eat 1t until they supplied the wants OF
the less fortunate
Tho new social philosophy emphasizes ms
friendly cooperative side OF life and expresses IT.
self in associations that try TO shut out the fighting
clement Every club and college settlement ana
trades union IS an illustration OF this Principe
Even the trusts have grown ont Of II as naturally
as an oak or a violet. for the effort 20 shut out COM
petition IS merely recognition OF the fact that CO.
operation IL better than lighting.
only hv
sneaker THAT we can solve our present social
problems Tho whole thing is to create associa-
tons where the rich and the poor can come TO-
gether not TO do things for each other but TO work
together for an end that Is higher than both-that
IS to make this great ugly life OF ours more beau
tiful and sweeter.
THE college settlement realizes a little equality
between the rich and the poor mat ~ not hufhous
And It IS only create natural ana trutniu
In Illustration Of this point. Mr. Brooks cited me
case OF a wealthy woman who tried in vain to pc
neighborhood by visiting them She felt Ike an
intruder and sure they considered ner oile
and in this way attained her end. Coming III con- tI
tact with her on business oo,insi ' and t6pv now
meet her on terms OF perfect "quah'F' 10 ''0 '""'
| unbounded delight. ,,...,,. -, ,be
rents i'm model tcnem"nts would give aho'hc'
natural relation with the poor s,or,od society could
In conclusion, the lecturer aSSotleu sr,r3 and
( he made the product Of conscious planning any III,
! that there WAS nc longer any ,NN"9~ i0' 9"''''7
/ & a law and YOU can't help it, - ~,
Among those present at the lecture were Ut
william S Rainsford The Rfv nr sarncer
| MIR and Mrs Everett Macy, Dr. ara Mr. H. ~, VI
| Sanders Mrs. Sarah Cowcll lie Moyne XlSi = nf ~
! All Uagejn Mrs Rober. Able and Mrs. w r. y
| Scott. ,..o, a., tho assembly
room which was so full yesterday mat me LeMku,
! ms iocn Obliged to announce that IL can 81. u,
,rore single tickets. on Fridays h9w",Ner W..
! Tho theatre is used single tickets VIII ne Pr0c"r
| able. .o ,ro taking intens,
Interest I'm the lectures. ana, besides htteuli,t
! Them arc reading many as possible OF tne nooE
rooommendcd by the lecturer; All OF U.s. ~ a{ !,
! cbeaD editions. at the clubrooin . ., ,b.
! W. nrooks lecturcd I'm the afternoon NJ IN,
4 M 'aatobors, College on Crime and the criminal
and was Of the speakers IN the evenln nb at
81 errv's The subject discussed there Vas o., " Il"
4 :, TIina bic LUXURY the Part OF the f'ch