Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-01-06

the combination - two new
bakers had been taken in. bush
- ness was steadily increasing
and in view of substantial profits. they
were already thinking of getting a
second kneadng machine and widen
ing their field Of operations. But Hag-
gleton was not having all plain sailing
with Gentle, Margaret and Philip. The
old diver and the girl exertsd their
utmost efforts to keep Philip from con-
senting to the development Of the busi-
ness further in field that would
throw men with families to support
out Of work. At last they succeeded.
Gentle was 50 pleased with the prog
ress Of things that he could not refrain
from pushing his advantage. and one
evening he turned the talk upon a sub
ject where he felt himself particularly
strong and Haggleton indefensibly
weak-that is, the unfair division Of
the products Of toll. What right had
an employer. he asked. to keep a
woman sewing carpets all day and
then take half of what she earned?
Suppose the woman did the work at
| private house. as often happened.
Then her employer charged the own
err of the carpets. say, So a day for the
woman's services and gave her
dollar and half. That was not fair
The employers part in this effort was
100 small to justify him In keeping so
much of her earnings. 1t was the
woman who did the work and breath
I'd carpet dust and took chances Of in
lection; the employer merely secured
her. the job and furnished needle and
thread
Gentle contended that this was pre-
.isely the situation between capital
and labor all over the country, the cap
ltalist taking about half of what the
aborer earned. whereas fair division
would leave the rich quite rich enough
and practically do away with poverty.
Was it not a monstrous injustice, he
went on. that few hundred New
Workers should every year draw from
vast unearned fortunes an income ag-
gregating more than the total yearly
earnings of million fellow citizens
born In poverty?
II Gentle had stopped here all might
have been well. for Philip agreed with
him thoroughly so far. but in the ella
ton of triumph he ventured upon So
cialistic ground where. as Haggleton
OWNED by fash of intuition. the
young man could not follow him. In.
deed. 1t had long been a source of re-
gret to the old diver that Philip would
not take very seriously his dreams of II
| no YYfifr,1 nd ioI
be realized. according to him.
So presently the tables were turned.
and Gentle found himself under a fire
of searching questions BY Haggleton
Did be believe that the present diyi-
sion OF wealth would one day be re-
placed by fairer division? Yes. By
the will OF the people? Yes. But how
Take the railroads Who would own
them: The people. The people would
take the railroads? Yes. And pay for
them? They had paid for them al
ready. for they built them. forged the
steel and hewed the timbers HIM.
Then the eleven billions or SO that the
railroads were valued at would never
be paid to the present owners? Myer.
Philip was frowning.
will 1t be the same with the land %
pursued the old man. ~Will you So
cialists simply take 1t and make no
compensation to present holdersY
why discuss this?' objected Gentle.
'Why not discuss it~ replied Hag-
gleton sharply. You've had your say
about our scheme OF robbery. Why
shouldn't have word about yours ?
Then how about the land? You'll take
1t. won't you. in your Socialist state.
and pay for it?'
II tell you We have paid for 1t over
and over again"
II know It, But will you pay for II
In any other wayT'
No"
, And the great industries?"
, They will be of no use to you. Con.
ditions Will be SO bad you viii beg
the people to take them"
; For nothing;.