The representative., 1901-05-16

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therefore, first water and when the tank
is empty, through your. buying, will we
hire you again" And SO 1t was because
the capitalists hired them no more to
bring water that the people could not
buy the water they had brought already
and because the people could not buy
the water, they had brought already,
the capitalists no more hired them to
bring water. And the saying went
abroad: "It is a. CRISIS"
And when the capitalists saw vet
again that neither the words OF the
soothsayers, nor of the holy men who
were false priests, norsyet for the drops
that were called charity. would the peo-
pie be still, but ragged the more, and
crowded upon the tank as II they would
take it by lorce, then took they counsel
together and sent men privily forth
among the people And these men
sought out the mightiest among the
people and all who had skill in war, and
took them apart and spake craftily with
them. saying:
Come, now; why cast We not your
lot in with the capitalists? If ye will be
their men and serve them against the
people, that they break not in upon the
tank, then shall ye have abundance
of water, that We perish not, We and
your children"
And the mighty men and they who
were skilled In war hArkened unto this
speech and suffered themselves to be
persuaded, for their thirst constrained
them. And they went within unto the
capitalists and became their men, and
slaves and swords wAre put into their
hands and they became defense unto
the capitalists and smote the people
when they thronged upon the tank.
And after many days the water was
low in the tank, for the capitalists did
make fountains and hsh ponds Of the
water thereof. and did bathe therein,
they and their wives and their children,
and did waste the swatsr for their pleas
ure.
And when the capitalists saw that the
tank was empty. they said: tThe crisis
is ended" and they sent forth and hired
the people that they should bring water
to fill 1t again. And Tor the water that
the people brought to the tank they re
ceived for every bucket penny. but for
the water the capitalists drew forth
from the tank to give again to the peo-
pie they received two pennies, that they
might have their profit. After time
did the tank overflow again even as be-
fore.
And now, when many times the peo-
pie had filled the tank until it overflow
Ell and had thirsted till the water there
in had been wasted by the capitalists,
it came to pass that there arose in the
land certain men who were called agi-
tators, for they did stir up the people
And they spake unto. the people, saying
that they have no need to be servants OF
the capitalists and should thirst no
more for water. And in the eyes of the
capitalists were the agitators pestilent
fellows, and they would fain have cruel
fed them, but burst not for fear of the
people.
And the words Of the agitators which
they spake to the: people were on this
wise:
"Ye foolish people, how long will ye
be deceived by a lie, and believe to your
hurt that which is not? for, behold! all
these things that have been said unto
you by the capitalists and the sooth-
sayers are cunningly devised fables;
And likewise the holy men, who say it
is the will Of God that We should always
be poor and miserable and athirst, be-
hold! they do blaspheme God and arc
liars, whom He will bitterly judge
though He forgive all others. How
cometh it that We may not come by the
water in the tank?s Is 1t. not because
ye have no money! And why have We
no money? Is.it not because ye receive
but one penny for every bucket that We
bring to the tank. Mhieh is the Market,
but must render two pennies for every
bucket ye take out. 20 the capitalists
may have their profit! See ye not how
by this means~the tank must overflow,
being filled by that ye lack and made
to abound out Of your emptiness? See
ye not also that the hrder We toll and
the more dihgently- au seek and bring
water, the worse and mot the better it
shall be for you by reason Of the profit,
and that for every'
After this manner spake the agita-
tors for many days unao the people, and
none needed them, ibst it was 50 that
after a time the people harkened And
they answered and taid unto the agita-
tors:
'.Ye- say truth. 1t is because Of the
capitalists and of their profits that we
want, seeing that By reason Of them and
their profits We may by no means come
by the fruit Of our labor, so that our
labor Is in vain, and the more we toll
to I'll the tank the sooner doth it over
How. and we may receive nothing be-
cause there is too much, according to
the words Of the soothsayers. But, be-
hold, the capitalists are hard men and
their tender mefcies are crnei Tell us
II We know any way. whereby we may