New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17
AGAINST DISTRlBU TION
BULLOCK SPE4KS&4G4IN.
Says Theories and arguments Of
Modern .SociaLists IRE Weak.

large audience 1T Columbia University yesterday
morning. Mr.. Mallock pointed out that even
II the premises that wealth should be distributed
evenly were accepted and the moral rights Of
man to such division which such conclu-
sion must be based granted. the very nature OF
man himself was such as 10 preclude the attain
ment Of such end.
In the case of the mere manual Iaborer he be-
lieved it 10 be possible, because in this case the
superior can judge what the can do and
enforce the payment OF the amount of work
that he owes the world. without holding out the
attraction Of a special reward. But in the case
Of the superior, the with the mind. the
speaker pointed out that such method could
not prevail, because it was impossible TO judge
a mans ability by his appearance. Leaving out
the principle Of wages, Mr.. MalIock said. there
were four ways by which the exceptional man
might he moved to exceptional exPrtion by mere
pleasure in eXcelng. by the JOY in creative work.
by the satisfaction which work for others brings
70 the instinct Of benevolence, and by the desire
for social approval
But. continued Mr. Mallock, these motives are
those which apply only to the impressive things,
such as war, art or philosophy. and when it
comes 10 economies the same motives do not
apply Does" asked the speaker the fact
that a with the temperament of Fra
Angelica VIII paint Madonna for the mere love
Of painting her prove that man. in his own
way equally exceptional. viii start a factory for
the production of cheap frills for petticoats with
out hopes of a profit proporionate To his prOs-
pective saIes?"
Mr.. Mallock pointed out that while the man,
with only an economic motive was an abstract
ton with no concrete counterpart, nevertheless
the economic motive was the one that in Thea
past had always Influenced man in his business
and that there was no basis for the assumption
that any other motive could be found which
would induce him TO give his services to the
world in the future. In arguing for change of
motive, he said. the socialists were arguing for
something which impossible. His lecture,
follows:
A. have ALREADY pointed out the original teach
sumo The character ot reasoned system as it did
under the influence of Marx. and thus acquired the
watchwords which 1rst made it widely popular.
that wealth belongs as a matter OF natural JUS
one who aplropriates what he has not produced
Is rohber, and that. since labor or the ordinary
manual efforts Of The great masses of mankind,
alone produces all the wealth that exists all wealth
ought justice 90 To the great masses of man
popular gospel Of socialism teaching On witch
its pronagaudists stiu rely when they seek ad-
herents among tie wage earning classes generally.
You VIII have seen, however. from certain "f he
arguments of the more recent sociallst!c thinkers,
which we were considering when l last addressed
1lat he more lhoushtful socialists nave Lecn
primary economic doctrine viii n they once ac-
cepted as an axiorn-nameiy that the sole producer
Of wealth is the labor of the average man. They
are beginning to see that labor doas only rot
caPstanees' n does rot even pr1dure most Of i;
Iaborers have right TO the possession Of IT they
ere .eglnnlns 81 - tIelc g-cunI nd 1ie seek
- nrocIairn without fear If that no
enc produced wealth except the manual laborer
It was al very well TO argue that be"ause tie
one hundred dollars. therefore ais hundred dollars
thev gradually TerceiVtng that tho mOnoT clIsts
of business abilty-to use Mr. We55's own phrase
psraby greater scale. md hat a, ore OF them, B.
may produce one thousand dollars in far less
time than il takes A 10 produce hundred. they
are beginning % fight shy Of he principle Of justice
the product belongs to he producer; Tor if A. be
would have the same right 70 mis- thousand dollars
socialists al war.
NEW PLEA FOR DISTRIBUTION.
They are. therefore though they yet
openly admitted the fact trying % found their de
the rights Of the laborer in his economic capacity
- =, -, a. 80, ~, % Ii ~ , It -, .. %
man-as one human being among many. WHO to-
gether constitute community Men. II is argued,
whatever their e9ngenttai ineagalitiss resemble
Of their unequal eficencies. Let their elciencies
thoTs Of them Their eciences be they greg or
small dePena alike on condti2ns past and. and 9 5
which they all Of them share IN common: and,
viduals VIII vary the efforts Of each. relatively TO
his powers. will be equal Thus. for the formula
Of MarE-To each man according 10 his products.
and the products OF all laboTers equal-the So
T each mSn pT6 6 ace0rdsg 70 to his econom
capacity and enjoy the products according TO his
arguments OF such persons as Mr. Webb when
unearned ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS which taken by
which acquire sort Of piausibiiiiy when hey lose
their details and merge themselves in an appeal
to some general moral sentiment.
TECHNICAL OBEDIENCE NECESSARY.
sr-F-
glance before Wien Was dealing with capitsi
as a factor IN modern production, 1 pointed out
formed BY it in the modern world was that OF sup
plying the directors of labor with the means of
such obedience constituting the condition which
You may remember. at the same time. that Social
lists in their constructive schemes. though in
kind OF obedience would be equally necessary I'M
az socialism eRly they propose TO enforce this
Mr. Webb in words which nave already quoted
Of all incident and indefeasble condition
fe sPecac services Of diferen Citizens and ia
stead Of leaving the rendering Of the requisite
vices the option of the citizen las the wage sys-
TEN doesD with the alternative Of starvation, 10
him 1n6er one uniform law or civic dutv lust
says Mr.. Webn, as military service is to-day
Now If we assume that the socialistbc state can.
s ne cisI directors Of the labor of the ctiaeos
generally, there is. as ] said before. nothing in
tee 10 each faborer all his necessaries and his
forts in any case and secure his industrial obedi
tar. obedience is secured IN the case Of soldiers
is one which practised in the earliest cviiiza-
tons known 10 US. and was in practical operation
the walls Of Babylon. II built the pyramids OF
Egypt i raised the moastrous etones Of Baalbec.
WOULD REINTRoDUoB SLAVERY.
II dad nor reoeiye tts daa4h hlo-0 s .bA c,,,,Izad