The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-08-08
OPPRESSION IN FOREIGN LANDS.
Laborers Reduced to Slavery Through
Systems Of Land Holding.

Systems Of Land Holding.
Americans should be thankful fol
the liberty that their form OF govern
ment allows. II is only necessary 70
study into conditions as they obtain
In many OF the European countries, tc
learn how enslaved are the common
classes OF the people of those coun
tries. The holding of vast estates by
the nobility has reduced the peasant
classes to condition of serfdom.
In these countries II is also notice.
able that the artisans. and the work
ers In the mills, receive wages that
are barely sufficient to buy them food
and clothing. In many of the cont.
mental countries of Europe the farm
laborer receives as compensation from
VI to $3.50 week. In Silesa, where
there are large cotton factories, expert
weavers receive from 1928 to SO per
week, and women employed at like
work earn less than So per week
Even In Old England, where labor is
paid the best OF any European coun
try, In the cotton factories the scale
Tor labor runs from S4.S6 to 5000 q
week. Where wages are so low II is
impossible for the people TO save
money, and IL is necessary that they
live upon the plainest and cheapest
food In order to make ends meet.
In comparison with these countries
how grand are The opportunities for
the laborer In the United States. IT.
America there are homes for all who
would build them. In no part of the
earth is there such reward for indi.
yidual effort 1t Is said by some that
there is tendency even In this free
country toward oligarchy. That the
tendency towards the concentration OF
financial power and business in the
densely populated districts is men
ace that is too lightly estimated The
preventive remedy for this evil lies In
the hands of the masses. There is
great need of the people in general
studying more deeply into economic
subjects The simple principles upon
which business rests appear to be lit.
tie understood by the average citizens.
The remedy for the prevention of the
building up of one section of the
United States at the cost of another
section Is readily at hand, and each
and every citizen can do his part in
administering this remedy.
For many years great insurance
companies have maintained their
headquarters In large eastern cities.
Millions upon millions of dollars annu.
ally were contributed to them by the
people in all parts of the United
States, The vast funds built up for
the protection of policyholders had to
seek profitable investment. The great
captains of finance evolved means for
the employment of this capital.
dozen small industries independently
conducted would be combined into one
company, capitalized far up in the
millions and the money contributed
TO the funds maintained by the insur-
ance companies utilized in carving
out the plans of the great combina.
tons. Thus 1t can be seen how
trusts have been built up and the
money or the people used for this pur
pose, and too often to Cypress the
very classes that contributed the
FUNDS which made It possible for
bringing into existence these comblna
tons.
IL can be understood how essential
IL is that Industries of this kind |. > es.
tablished in the different states. and
now the money contributed by the
people OF state to company In
some other state works directly
against the contributors. What holds
good In the insurance business applies
equally TO other industries. BY keen.
ing the earnings of people in the
community where these earnings are
produced, is to the best interests NJ
the people. If it is necessary that thew
De sent from the community as far
as possible keep the earnings within |
the limits OF the state, for what assists
q s'ate 10 greatness makes lighter the |
burden OF taxation upon all the people |
within 1t and materially helps every
community within the state.
Inc student can plainly understand
no" the concentration of business and
Oh money can be prevented by a SIM
pie rule which involves the patronage
of local institutions and the retaining
N each community as far as possible
all the wealth produced within thar
community, II this principle be close
Y adhered TO it will be impossible for
'hS acquirement of such vast power
IS VIII Cypress the American people
Is the common classes of many of the
european countries are oppressed.