The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-08-15
LABOR COLUMN.
Devoted to the Interests Of the Laborer.
H. &. BRAGG,
The Evolution of the Future.
H. {. BRAGG, Editor.

IN these columns, that in order to
advance the conditions Of the pro
ducing classes; the producers them
selves must @ to polls, ald use the
"Ballot" to put them selves into
power. Although TIM Is the most
important step, yet, at the SAM
time, It could not accomplish Its
full purpose, if society had not first
evolved t. a point IN which the
present conditions would harmon
ize with the conditions that will in
the future take their place. Many
times in the past, have the produ
eng C asses oyerthr0wr the existing
governments only TO return to then
former conditions, aud The reason
for this, has always been because
the evolution Of the society h d
never reached the point " here the
rule Of the producer was possible
To- day, thereare two forces at work
in society that are gra iually APP
preaching the same end and when
that end Will be reached, Indus
trial Democracy Will take the place
Of the present Competitive Sy stem.
Society has always contained two
distinct classes. One of these
classes assumed The leadership and
the other was satisfied to follow.
In the different systems through
which the world has passed, these
leaders have occupied different posi-
lions. In the early DAYS, these
leaders were military. In the md
die ages. they owned the lands and
took charge OF agriculture, making
the producer share with them, not
only raw materials but also manu-
featured goods. During the COM
petitlve system these leaders have
become the owners of practically
all the machinery of production,
which the laborer and mechanic
must use, IN order to produce from
the great store house of nature, the
necessities of life required by the
nations.
1t is among this class that evolu-
ton has really taken place. 1t is in
this class that many have evolved
from the small individual manu-
tacturer to the great monopolist.
The other class is still a producing
;lass, the same to-day as 1t was
when the capitalist overthrow tie
powers of the FeudaI lords.
The evolution Of the future may
De known by studying the evolution
If the past and the present, and
arriving it forward to its ultimate
md. Let us, then, take a look at
oclety of about two hundred years
go. We find that everything was
hen made with very simple tools.
The shoemaker had only his lap
tone, his knives and avis; the wea-
er used simple hand loom; the
yorker in steel and iron, was but a
blacksmith with forge. anvil, and
ammer. Each one bought the raw
1aterial needed, worked it up in
is own shop with his own tools,
nd when he was done, the product
elonged to him alone.
Gradually a change took place;
zen began to study about the tool.
nth which they were working.
treat improvements were made in
ools. Machines were invented,
ntll at last inventors changed the
nipple tools of the shoemaker IN
D whole series of machines that +,
lade shoe almost IN the time it :
)ok the old shoemaker TO decide
here TO cut his leather. The wea- {
ers hand loom was improved and !
ERECTED until 1T wove miles Of f
10Th. where II bad once woven =
ards. The blacksmith shop grew G
ito the great steel works. The an 0
IL took on a hundred forms and q
rev to monstrous SIZE. The steam
ammer rose and fell with the 4
rength Of a thousand men. So
'erywhere the work OF days was $
one with single strokes. +
Turn almost any way you will; v
n every article made a century,
20 for the comfort Of man, a hun. 7
ed are made to-day with no more Il
fort.
When we stop and think about h
is matter, and zee how much can ;,
done with these great Inventions: m