The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16

menf of human conditions with the OPP
Grafton of general economic laws; rather
than to those. however devoted and self
sacrificing, who undertake to revolution
,ze the laws themselves 1t is intelli-
gent self-interest thas win one day make
the world better and happier. just as II
Is individual intelligence and pride and
DESIRE for the best that uplifts the av-
eraee OF numan character. For this reason
certain economic experiments weEI under
way at the end Of this nineteenth century
seem to US of better promise than all the
dreams Of the cooperative commonwealth
n we md that to mitigate tie severity
or free competition. and the distress eof
which II is undoubtedly a cause. Is not
onTy possible but scientific, then the task
Of the reformer is nightly simplffed. He
does not have, like Atlas, to take world
upon, his shoulders and move IT from
wrong tn right lines. but simply to direct
n more wisely and steadily along lines
which It II already moving. He has not
to manufacture new schemes of social
ana "'dussr'8' reossan'Aa''oi' o''1 " 'e'n-
coy inc deree's s"o re''oVe INC '"'te'''-
menes OF tue GA ine po'ie'''' sn'''
becomes rather that Of the physician.
hs'' ~
which osstruct q return 70 the normal
physician condition
ins assu"p''on 'na' '"e Soc'a' eo"'-
monWeailh ~ ~ nature iNe '"e nu"a'
Hearss aese'siui aoove an ''nnss anu des-
pera'e'y wicked ~ IKE Tue coheep''on
OF man as oe'he na''rany anenaseu
rum you anu gnos'ne ~ :" u's'"e
"uehceS' uh'h prY"knt i''o nar"io"y VIZ"
'nen' w some spp'ssss oif''' eA'estai'
'apn sspernatnrai horef s5ee sconomis &C.
''''o" mas oee" s'en motte Ss''ooo'" 'nH
me 'neoiosie"i Uny no" v ~
oes'nh'ns 10 yiasn Yniy now are
occas'ona' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. seoming 10 hent
W '''u''a -: No. - compeVfss
''on ~ entNeix co@psAsssasyNn the Nigh
est weh-oenS sIsths worAer. and the
greatest pronss o. eapitai WIN the hisn-
COT wages Oh 'aoor IL heeos put an al
Ju*smen' y cohui'iohs whicn nave not
neen cofrecuy seen
MANY facts tending to support this con-,
cmsion were presented In these columns
snort time ago. In. reviewing report
upon conditions OF labor in varions. man
nfacturins establishments throughout the
country where the new idea had taken
root. 1t appears from these that reason
able hours OF labor. suitable work-rooms.
neat homes and abundance of comfort
and amusement have not been found In
compatible with business success. They
are economically justified; for the lnstItu-
lions In which these conditions have been
made the rule are not only able to earn
dividends. but they appear to be on a
foundation OF Ms sreat stability. as pro-
ducers. ms the most grasping and avari-
clous. Of the trusts. II is the really httes.
that show signs or ability to survive
still more interesting fact looking In
the same direction Is found In Mr. Rns'
payer On ''MakiBs a Way Out OF the
Stun" in the December Review OF RE-
Views. Some years ago IL was sought
to place upon the land in New Jersey
several colonies OF Jews who had been
rescued from the aeplorable conditions
produced by the tenement house ana the
sweat shop in New York city's sluus
The theory was good. the practice fan
ure. Most OF those thus transpian,ea
could not maintain themselves The eco.
nomlc Law would NOT forsive an adhst !
ment So arbitrary. And N success walt.
cd upon the next experiment. Il was pre
ciseiy because philanthropy was willing
20 ssl a. the feet % political eeonomv
and learn her lessons
The trustee. of the great rharitv n,
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