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new HAVEN ECONOMIC CLUB
SECOND ANNUAL DINNER HELD
LAST NIGHT.

Socialism VS.. Individualism Discussed
Franklin III. Wentworth of Boston
Makes an. Address on Socialism and
Professor H. C. Emory of Yale on
IndIvidualism.
The second annual dinner of the New
Haven Economic club was held at the
Tontine hotel last night. Attorney
John w. Alling, the president of the
club, presided, and the guests of the
evening were Franklin H. Wentworth
of Boston, who spoke on Socialism,"
and Prof. H. c. Emory of Yale, who
gave an address on "Individualism."
Mr.. Alling introduced the speakers by
referring to the questions that were
agitating the people of the present
time. He spoke of the effect the beef
trust had upon that commodity of the
people, and said that it had been the
means of giving them better and cheap
er meat. Wages, he said, never were
so high as now, although it had to be
admitted that living expenses were
greater than they had been. Labor and
capital were combining, and the result
was the consumer had to pay. There
was a great public unrest, and in his
mind we were going fast to socialism
or some other thing.
Mr.. Wentworth addressed the gather
ing from a socialistic point Of view.
He pictured the great evils that result
ed from the present system of social
and political forms of government, and
maintained that it was only by COM
plete change from indiVidualism to CO.
operation that every one would be
happy and contented. There could not
be, he claimed, any peace or happiness
as long as every man was striving to
Guido his brother. In the rush for the
worlds gain it was not the man himself
that the trouble was with, If they
stopped to examine him they would not
| find any hatred in his heart towards
his fellow man His wants were not
| one of warfare but rather of comrade-
ship. But he found society 50 organ
| lied that the tie of real brotherhood
was impossible Under socialism there
| must be equality. Everyone must have
a chance to do more than simply exist
| The loom which had given place to the
| spinning wheel had not improved the
! conditions of the working class. In the
factories to-day you could find half
clad and poorly fed women and chill
dren toiling from early morning unit
| the dark of the evening, and he asked
| why this should be. The same condi-
| tons from which our forefathers fiet
from Europe existed in America to-day
Why was it. he asked, that the middle
and poorer classes could not visit Eu
rope and enjoy the music, the art an(
all the historic beauties of the oil
world? They ought to be enabled t
travel, gain experience and get tn
ideas of other people. Speaking ofsth
future, he said it was that which mad
the business men of America trembl
to-day. The time was coming, the.
might not see it, but it was coming
when the working classes would refus
to be led as they are now, and Woul'
| insist on their rightful share Of VIVA
belonged to them.
| Professor Henry G. Emery follows
Mr.. wentworth, and argued that In
diyidualism gave greater opportunitie
for everyone than did any Of the thee
ries advocated by Mr.. Wentworth. tn
individual had progressed by hayin
the opportunity to compete with an
beat his fellow man. This inspired an
promoted progress He was made bet
ter and Of stronger character throug
the struggle. He did not think tn
state would ever be successful EN-
ployer Socialism seemed to forge
what society was doing for the indy
idual and the opportunities 1t afforde
him. Ignorance on the one hand an
selfshness on the other were the mai
things we had to grapple with an
eradicate. If we could once get hold
these evils we would soon establish !
the heart of man that peace Whic
| Mr. Wentworth talked about.