Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-12-06

who by his efficiency, by his Ingenuity
and industry benefits himself must
also benefit others. Normally the man
of great productive capacity who be-
comes rich by guiding the labor of
many other men does so by enabling
them to produce more than they could
produce without his guidance, and both
he and they share In the benefit which
comes also to the public at large. The
superficial fact that the sharing may
be unequal must never blind us to the
underlying fact that there is this, shar-
ing and that the benefit comes In some
degree to each man concerned Nor,
mally the wageworker, the man OF
small means and the average consum-
er Swell as the average producer are
all alike helped by making conditions
such that the man Of exceptional bust
ness ability receives an exceptional re-.
ward for his ability. Something can
be done by legislation to help the gem
eral prosperity, but no such help OF a
permanently beneficial character can
| be given to the less a BILE and less for
tnnate save as the results of policy
which shall inure to the advantage OF
all Industrious and efficient people who
act decently. and this is only another
way of saying that any benefit which
comes to. the less able and less fortu-
nate must: Of necessity come even more
TO- the more able and more fortunate.
II. therefore the less fortunate man
- moved BY envy OF his more Rorru-
nate brother to strike at the. cendi-
TONS under which they have. both.
though unsqually, prospsred ths result
WIN asaursdiy be that while damage
may come to the one struck at, It viii
visit with an even heavier lead The.
enc who strikes the blow. Taken Id
10 wfala wy, /. sp,lsf an DO "a, ~ 10 dow.
bogesaer. II. A ii tgiEt d:
sSGs YYet, while not merely admitting but
Insisting upon this. It Is also true thar
where there is no governmental \ Is
/; anaint or supsrvis ion aone OF the ex-
ceptionai men use their energies not
| Al ways that are for the common good,
\ but IN wars which tell against this
common good The fortunes arnassed
through corporate organizatio are now
iFso large and vest such power I'll those
that WELD them as to make it d matter
stf necessity to give to the sovereign
that Isl I'd the goYernne It, which rep
resents the people as 81 VI hole sorne ef-
fectiYe power of snpe rvision over their
corporate tlse ia order to insure D
healthy social and ind ustrial life every
big corporati Hon should he held respon,;
sible by and be account Bile to some
sovereign strong enough to- control IFS
conduct am ID no sense hostile It'd
carnora lions 1rhis Ii an age oss com.
bfna tlun. and alss ssT sortt TO prevent All
comb ton VII Iibe not only useless,
but ID the end vie ous,, because 81 The,
contempt FOR law which ilure to
enforce ayV Inc bIy prod Hces re-
should, moreover, reed gnize 1in cordial
/ and ample fashion the ense good
effected by orporate u gencies Sin a
country such sas ours ana the wealth
os intel Iect energy and fidalitt devoted
10 their service, and therefore, formally
To the service OF the puhIie E3y their
ficers ana sdirect tors The corp ION
has come To 5stlfstt as the trades
union lsas come 10 stay. Zach cen 40
and mas done eat GOD. Zach should
8e favored 50 long sss at does good.
But each should BE sharply checked
i acts Inst ll..sg ansl aaagslsa: