The labor world., 1899-05-27

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most acceptably without. thought Of
money. might go forward and men,
ton teachers, soldiers and, others who
have high aims and ambitions entirely
independent Of competition. In fact
in all the yocat tions,. not established
for pure money getting, we: have seX-
amples of the very highest excellence
."All right, Doctor. what about the
benefit resulting from trusts?"
81 am endeavoring to elaborate the
idea first that; we may have: grand con- y:
ditions without money selfishness al
the bottom Of it. The impression pre-.
walls that money-making is the sole
purpose of life, but the day, will come
when we will let: the money makers
all go by themselves, while the public
will separate from them and establish
regulations and means Of production
and protection Of each other entirely
independent of the desire to acquire
wealth. s. sS.ss ,.. 81
''sThe combines then, Doctor, you
think, will kill themselyes?' o. 1 ...=; Vi.
certainly. They will have their
day and pass. but they will perform a
great and important work in organic
| ing. # cheapening and systematizing:
great industries. Their coming, their
upfoldments and passing will. be! like
the coming of 4 great storm which.
|ushers in5the perfect day ,..:. Il
Great events move on independently
of us. Very slowly, we progress, but
I've gradually emerge into the higher
and better. Our gradual I! development e n
| is like the growth Of the water lily.
Starting down in the slime and mud of
Ibrutal selfishness we lay the sfountias
ton Of upward ggrowth Slowly the
lilly extends its way upward into
the crystalline water. which may be
|likened to our coming up. from the
brute nature into the intellectual age,
1.-THE commercial and money y-makingg
era PHI. $t5
Gradually the, lily goes on upward
until at last it's buds rest on the sur.
Eface tof. the water, i where, famed by
the passing breeze. and and warmed 1 by
the welcome sun, in the pure atmos-
phere which it has been seeking, it
"Opens its petals, blooms. sheds itssde-
Elicious fragrance and its work is done,
Its mission has been fulfilled. -: ss ~.
so we will pass outsof the intellect
Iual and compel tive age in to the slir-
itual, into a period when we will live
for each other.''; -; ~
slow will the combines and the
trusts bring that about r a s 7 ,,3
They will gradually educate people
Ito the Importance Of cooperation, The he
people will see in the. trust and: the
combine the supreme sof selfishness.
|,Ehey will perceive in the operations ratio IS
1.-the grasping determination Of the few
Ito gather all wealth to themselves.
Indignation will follow. sullen .ial anger s,t.l
will pervade the populace: At last the
inhabitants viii rise up and overthrow
the combinations Of capital which will
be banded against the people,
"Will this be done by internal revo-
lution?' {.
Eyes, it will be done by revolution,
[but no. blood need be she'd"
"How will trusts be overthrown
without resort to force?'' zs5.;.
''Let$us suppose that the flour trust
has absorbed all the Touring mills in
| the United States into one combine
and that the trust has put up the price
of -four to point beyond the reach
Of the common people to buy. The
demand will then come for the gov
ernment to make -four. The irvine
trust put such an exorbitant price on on
their product as to drive the various
state governments into the manufac-
ture of binding twWine with the result
that the government is receiving q
large revenue from that source, and
the farmers are getting their twine at
much cheaper price than formerly.
The board of education, in the city
OF Cleveland. have started in to make
their own school furniture with de-
cided profit to the city and with every
probability that the example set by
Cleveland will be followed by other
cities" .; ~. szya.5z-s
..What is to be the near effect of
trusts?''
"They will teach the world how TO