New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-24

We Americans well know that genuine leadership
tocracy OF intelligence and service may be built
found in the life and work and glory Of Abraham
SLOW PROGRESS MADE
H. however. we were 10 leave the matter here soHs
perpleXing questions would remain unanswered For
one hundred years and more the people OF the United
States have maintained a democratic form OF gov
eminent which has grown from small and simple
negltnnlngs 70 complicated organism ruling a
empires. Yet happiness and prosperity have not
become universal. nor is justice yet established
invariably as between man and man, or as between
the individual and the community For this there
The first is TO be found in human nature itself.
with its limitations. its imperfections. It's seem
the rernoyaI % these obstaIes there is no hone IN
man-made formulas in governmental policies:
periods OF time to accomplish their aims are the
only instrumentalities 10 which We can hopefully
Turn
The second reason. however. lies somewhat
The lack Of adjustment between the responsibility
IT'S governmental agents. and the exercise Of in
and production. This lack OF adjustment Is trace
able IL turn 70 the rapid changes which the last
homie and Industrial life To keep pace with these
changes and TO secure justice without I'm sac1iheng
What chiefly attracts attention at the moment as
an element of serious injustice is the Institution,
under the guise Of liberty or freedom of what is
which is usually described as the exploitation Of
by II this exploitation or use ana OPP
preston Of one man by another were shown 10 be
necessary and inevitable result OF society as now
lieYe that the socialist propaganda II It could make
clear that socialism would bring sucn exploitation
TO end. would go forward with increasing energy
and success But IL must be pointed out that the
n OF one ,Dcdenta conse9uence Of the
existing social order. and that bad as i is its
of the exploitation Of one b. ali which is a
saIy 90 the expotaton OF one by an
puts end 20 liberty. We should not gain any.
exploitation Tor the less njurous should rather
lose much The real problem OF oenaioscracy Is 20
one man by another or that OF one man by the
10 reduce Il 70 The narrow and necessary limits set
by itself and to take away from II al causes
eeaT D he az nrese1t day democracy How shall
democracy proceed TO this task?
RESULTS OF MONOPOLY.
II the exaggerated forms of exploitation which
are npS y s tbat almost without exception they
spring from community given monopoly or privi-
lege They do not spring from the relation between
individual and individual or from the institution
Of private property iSe and sommunv ron Those e
rSiaiions would be multiplied not diminished. IN a
s;GSiaiisc 9eRGerd in sociastic democracy
therefore, Is the regenerat9m M TO human ag ns
lion 70 which reference has already been made. In
ofber words the socialstic democracy assumes and
vni'st sssnnae Tor the success OF its programme a
condition Of individual perl 81 mis- StgH i1S
Seeison gives rise TO the evils Of the present hour
ana w91e ceeXagserated form II the sociaistic
democracy were 20 be estabIsnec.i, .,..,o +,
II what Is properly called exploitation is 10 be
pIsNeissu, rsIoning with cearness and precision a
eenccpt OF pubic property which shall nave an
ssnc1ion The ethical foundation for the concept
OF private property snd the ,egsi ana SoGi sane
RE ea1cept OF public property is not IN so foT1-
s 'SorSgeion Il needs elaboration and detn
49, ,re can arrive at this elaboration and def
ntion Of the concept Of pubic properly. then we
san3 e~ciude the Individual from any share in that
49, these lines and on THIS basis true
SolLlol. ce bring sO-caied exploitation 20
e9d y,tho,t endeavOTlng 10 establish false equal
nu ~ DSeaSing fast meanwhile TO true liberty.
Tbis is practicable and practical programme to
lAs s,asr ogafnst the tmpractlcable ana unprac
pe SeL oFrame offered by the socialist propa-
sanda. 49,. .,,s, f-,rou-a NINE we must fAlEe
- - nr5tect ourselves against the Eaob-a mass