The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15
SUNDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1899.
no MAN LtvErH UNTO HIMSELF

M MAN LIVETH UNTO HIMSELF
r-,,,v has 81 been said that ''no man
r,.e.b INTO himself" Man Is naturahy
selfish and designedly so, for It is his de-
sire 10 get gain and to outstrip his neish-
hors that moves him to action. Ampi'ion
Is selfish yet without ambition many OF
the greatest achievements OF man hau
mt heen. But in spite Of human selfish
NESS IN spite of greed and ambition ana
ALI that. in the worlds economy each man
works for his fellows and for the genera
welfare The man who goes 10 MS Gan!
toll IN the factory is not moved to DO SO
nv any generous impulse, except so lar
.. ,ha care for ones family may be SAID
IN be generous He works Tor the pay
that ne receives. for wages that are me-
cessary 10 provide the means OF suosis'-
ence. Yet in spite of himself the man VINO
e so employed works for the good OF
others. If he makes shoes or hats or
clothing, or II he helps to build locomo-
lives or steam boats, the articles which
he produces, or helps to produce, are for
the comfort and enjoyment Of others.
This IS true in a much broader sense!
When the international Commercial Con-
gress assembled in Philadelphia the other
day Assistant Secretary OF State Hill
said that as the dignity of human labor
was derived from the happiness which
IT bestowed upon mankind the more
widely its benefits were distributed the
more noble il became. The patient
toiler." said he whether in the field
the mine. the factory. or the great agen-
cies of transportation, can entertain no
more worthy sentiment than that in
spired by the thought that his toll and
skill are destined to satisfy the needs OF
some fellow being and bring thrill OF
Measure to some unknown recipient as
reward for his own activities" And then
&, the broader sense he said: can too
slov1x but none the less surely after
centuries of savage battle men have
learned that It is better and nobler to feed
and clothe and help one another than 10
rob and plumber and destroy
Ex-senator Edmunds. following in the
same line. said that the Commercial Mu-
scum. under whose auspices the CONNER
rial Congress was assembled, has brought
,orether the products Of the labor Of men
In order that our citizens and manufac-
turers may have the advantage Of seeing
where and from whom they could obtain
most advantageously the products they
desire 10 use. A bureau Of information
has also been established, so that II
citizen Of Japan. subject of Russia, or
q gentleman from South America wishes
Ia know how he can best send his pro-
ducts "a the United States, where ne may
md The best market, or anything that en-
lers into the laws of trade, he may gather
such information from this bureau. And
lhis in conclusion:
II is for these ends that this Congress
has been invited 10 assemble here. Ii is
hoped and believed that your visit to the
Museums and the Exposition will not only
promote more and more the trade in a
,ust sense and friendly intercourse be-
tween all countries but will also bring US
nearer and nearer to what we all hope for
"a universal friendship.
As n this we're not enough DIR. Wilson.
the Diroctor-General of the Exposition,
said that the Commercial Museum was
not planned 20 benefit the interests Of
Philadelphia alone, not designed TO help
only such as might come to it for informa-
ton from the State OF Pennsylvania. ut
does not, b" nc went on, ''confne its inves-
tigations 10 the manufacturing interests
ana commerce OF the United States. II
has. from the very first. extended its
thoughts and activities 10 foreign ma
tlons. earnestly believing that there are
broad lines OF reciprocity and commerce
vet TO be discovered, yet not in one direc-
ton more than in another between every
commercial country and the United
States"
This Is a great theme-the brotherhood
of nations. AS no man llveth unto him
self. 30 no nation liyeth unto itself Steam
and electricity have made the whole
world akin. For years past the doctrine
has been preached in this country that
the United States WAS powerful enough
10 live unto itself and could defy the
uvages OF the world. 1t has been said
that we should ignore the system OF
finance across the ocean, erect our own
ynonetsry standard and snap our fingers
RI the foreign money power. Again We
hsvs n<sn told that We should erect a
ChinAsA wsll around cur shores ana icy