New-York tribune., 1910-03-20
n b. BHNKER'S W HR
UPON CHE DEVIL

lof Winter-iuXurics unthoGght Of when
was e. boy--let as ascertain If our me
chanics and iaaoriug men are saving any
money and az the same time are eating
iltter food and wearing hctteT clothing
thaT they Ncre fize or een.oF hfteen yeas
ago. TIE test - econoRss conditions, is
rot L. hs found in the price lis; of butter,
meat ara esrs. bat la the raisoiy -sl.lnG
vaults oi 'a- banks. where men aEd wOm-
en- vino W1rA derosit their savings --
''Is capital becoming daueerously c-n-
traiiz,d in the United sIatese" 1. asked
Il would not attempt 90 xiv dOginatic
opinion on a. subject that has divided
so many o. or thoughtful and :nteui-
T gent men II Is said that the e0nCeutra-
uon %: capital viii ultimately result IN in
dustual and commercial tyranny. tine al
Tcction OF all lus.reSs by thf few. and
1 consequently q control of the prices OF
products and the wages of our workers
; on tie other hand. able and patr.oti, stu
dents and mon of affairs declare that mod
ern ife ana conditions have made the
Capitalization of capital necessary and dc
siFaLle.
What arc the serious faults Of the age@''
'i'irst. / should say that we are ieop-
ardizing our home and family Hfe." Mr
Cannon answered. The American home Is
the cradle and the centre of an our per
soral and national virtues -unselfshness
4 ioyalty. thritt. industry and good citizen
ship II appears 10 me that men are 50
strenuous nowaday. that they are neglect
I ful uf their wives and children. and that
women are SO occupied with outside inter
ests that they are falling m their duty
When the American home loses IT'S ancient
dignity. security and sacredncss the coun.
try g. dooWed
Next, . deplore the deadly draft the
cities are making on our villages and rura
regions The whole northern tier of coun.
ties in this state have been drained OF theii
Young men. The people are becoming rest
less. They demand entertainment. move
ment and uncertainty. Occasionally q
young man improves his condition by gains
+ 10 a city. but the mass OF those who settle
IN little fats and surrender themselves "a
hopeless drudgery would be better OF Il
they remained al home.
You are applying" ! said. the sam,
methods of organization. as chairman o
the religious work der artment Of the Inter
rationa' Yong Mems CHRISTIAN Associd
;ion. that YOU would employ in a larg,
+ business establishment"
YES. We are preparing a great cam
paign to stimulate religious work for meI
and hoys in ninety cities OF Canada. Mex
ico aHI the United States We have a star
of yosue. keen and devoted specialists ant
promoters. each II whom would he a ricl
man were ho engaged in business The,
/ have learned how 20 approach men. Here
after all %; our knowledge Is "a be- passet
oyeG 90 the churches Ne are going 20 hel.
tie ministers build up their congregations
Last year a new association building
was opened Co. North America every 81,
days our property Is worth Si6J0,e1. W,
are ia Alaska. Panama. the Philippine
and Hawaii ana on the hstl-eships and "a
a. a--. c---s -: ;S- ;iOu -e az,
teaching foreigners the English languag,
ard useful occupations 90 G..~ thousand
young men Twelve trade sch..'- Prs eID
ported oIt 81 our funds tVcuty-"nt tho.,
sand educational clubs have heen sOrmes
ard s.E Thousand of our mer0hsrs are cleo
trical lppraa ces. w are training chauf
felI- and have started classes fOr iylnl
machine OPERATOR Nearly one million
iacu auepd-d our noon shop meetings las
year. and our converts. an .0ld numDere,
twenty thousand
'Nhy, s.r. the Young Mems Christias
Asso, latiou is Eio., tllc ahlcst. the livelies
h.s Trims un ca.th."
'crais.i. 1910 uy James g. Morrow