Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-12-31


pews, and suppose, cutting into his
salary. The Founder of Christianity
did not lack for hearers and he preach
ed good enough socialism for anyone
If dissatisfaction with existing con-
ditions, and full and free expression
of the same, constitutes a calamity
bowler" reckon me in. If a firm be-
lief in better conditions to come dis
qualities one, count me out. | believe
we are on the eve of better times.
Nor do pin my faith to the protec-
tective tariff that does not protect,
nor to the expansion. which will
equally fail to expand. rather base
my hopes on the spirit of practical
cooperation among the masses, and
the steady advance of socialist SEN
timent
do not wish to encroach upon the
preserves of the editor of Colony
Notes" not caring to put my friends
to the expense of dragging the bay.
The whole paper would be too small
for me to do justice to the really
meritorious work | have witnessed at
the series of Christmas entertainments
given at Equality colony. But l can
not refrain from paying portion of
the debt of gratitude the pleasure of
witnessing the work of the kindergar-
ten children, both in the trimmings
for the tree and in their part in the
entertainment, has placed me under.
feel almost certain | shall rouse no
jealousy in commenting the very ex-
cellent work of Mrs. Jolly along this
most important line. At least don't
care mill site The spirit of or
ganization displayed by the little
ones, and their splendid work, over
Swallowed all the other features of the
entertainments, in my estimation at
least.
To show their ability in the art of
blowing hot, blow
BLOW ing cold, the same
THYSELF. eminenent author
tiles who are incul-
eating the doctrines of thrift into the
minds of the school children until they
have taken to holding up their parents
and putting the proceeds of their
highway practice into the school saw
ings banks; who laud to the skies the
economical workingman, who by
scaling down luxuries and conven-
fences saves a few dollars and so DEM
onstrates to the ever-watchtul CAPT
talist that living wages will stand
another cut; are commencing the
milionaires for their riotous and ex-
travagant balls and entertainments.
This is an insult to the intelligence
of the wealthy and an injwry to the
poor. | cannot conceive of q person
so stupid even though wealthy, as
not to know that the money wasted
in entertainments and balls would do
far more good if applied directly, even
as charity; and be still more effective
fused to raise the needy to self
supporting basis. If charity is debas-
ing, and who can doubt or deny that
it is, how much more sois the tulsome
hattery of one class for its ability and
disposition to furnish unnecessary
and unproductive labor to another
and so rescue them from want. A
great kindness indeed to feed hot
honse flowers to their horses that the
gardeners children may have dry
bread
The charity which partly supports
the weaker worker is alright, from
plutocratic standpoint, for it enables
him to compete with his stronger con-
temporary lower the standard of liv-
ing, and renders possible a lower scale
of wages. Still more to their taste is
employment of labor in useless per
sonal service, as it provides class of
laborers devoted to their interests but
does not interfere with the competi-
tionin the field of labor since the num-
Der of such positions is necessarily too
limited to have any effect on the gen
eral wage market, except to hold out
superior inducements for sycOphantic
service. This brings two classes OF ed
itors, the beneficiaries, and those who
hope to become such, into line for plu-
tocratic extravaganza.
Justice, however, which would put
the tools of production into the hands
of the producer is horse of a vastly
different color, for it renders him indie
pendent of the employers and over
tnrns the wage system, and plutocrats
are ag'in it to man The plutocrat
in broadcloth, and he in denims, unite
their voices in protest.
Apologists for the extravaganza OF
the wealthy make me tired, but eulo-
gists of it make me sick.
RIeR yDpy.