The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27
There is Much Money Very
Unevenly Divided.
WORKING CLASSES POOR
Why the Few Are Rich and the Mass e
Are in PoverlyA Study Of the
Conditions in the Little
Island.

Copyright, 1908. by Clarence S. Darrowl
LONDON, September 19.-The Ameri-
can is very keen about matters of bust
ness; still, there are really things we can
learn in Great Britain True, it is that
We have created wealth very rapidly and
can boast of higher buildings. longer
railroads and richer men than England.
Still, when it is remembered that this
little island carries two-thirds of the
foreign commerce of the world, that
she sends her products into every land
on earth, although in most cases Obliged
to bring her raw material and her 1000
to England. that she owns very large
part of the bonds of eveEL country suih-
GENTLY advanced on the road to clVliZa-
lion to know how to issue bonds. that
England commercially controls the world,
we must admit that she is dong pretty
well. In fact. England has reduced COM
mercialism and exploitation to fine art.
Although there are number of hundreds
Of millions of subjects of Great Britain,
still, when ] speak of England really
mean less than 100000 people; all the rest
only live 10 contribute TO their happiness
and their glory
NINE BILLIONS,
England. Scotland, Ireland and Wales
produced and divided up last year wealth
to the extent of about 5000, G0D, 600 This Is
arrived at as the nearest estimate of sta
tisticians mot SOCIALISM,, and Is based
upon all sorts of returns and reports, anu
is doubtless substantially correct. rms
sum- If equally divided between all the
families of Great Britain, would give
each one about $3.50. But. of course. Eng
land does not divide even; in fact, no one
does that ever knew or heard of. If the
rulers divided even, then what use 10 be
a ruler? From surface indications Enh'
land seems very rich; as matter of
fact. most of her people are wretchedly
poor. The cause of this poverty, like that
of al! the world, Is an interesting study
Some people find pleasure and occupation
in going to race track; others In watch
ing a prize fights others In doing bnsl'
ness; Others still in writing books, ] find
occupation in studying the cause OF poS
erty Chat is, other people's) OF course
] h~ye no thought that my studies o
conclusions or statements make any dil
ference to anyone or produce any effec
except 10 furnish me occupation, whicI
keeps me from thinking about things
and after ALL that Is about all that any
thing IL for.
But as 10 this nine billion dollars; thi
is a large sum; II is almost nine times a
much as the whole fortune OF America
richest citizen, and 1t only took 100000
people one year TO get it. TO be sure
somc hundreds of millions spent som
hundreds of Years In arranging the AT
fairs of all the world SO they would go
it but st!ll. we have nothing to do wit
That
not EVENLY DIVIDED
If this nine billions were anywher
nearly equally divided there would /
no need OF complaint, ! might then writ
about conditions in America: but,
fact. IL is not
The great mass Of the British AZ
working people. These receive Nc
over $3.50 per year in place Of the IS;
that they really earn This small balan
cannot he made up In the America
trade union way of raising wages alon
and giyiAs no attention 10 general Col
d.tlons; the part OF wisdom Is TO find o
why Il is that these workmen get 81
per year gu, of the $50 produced
there IS no way 10 stop this lealtat
when 1t IL discovered 1t is not wor