The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
Thomas A. Edison Startles Car
negie and Others With His
Revolutionary Notions.
PREDICTS LABOR WILL
RULE OVER WHITE RACE
inventor Who Taught Phono,
graph to Talk AstOunds
Civic Federation.
THOMAS A. EDISON SAYS:

N THOMAS A. EDISON SAYS:
Poverty will be abolished from the
world within the next century.
"A Political revolutions are imminent in
| both Europe and America.
within a short time England will be
Nominated by labor. think in a dec
ade this country may also be.
Civilization is on a false basis and
nust change by elimination of means
/ bv which any man may take that which
he hiss not made
Universal peace or general political
/ revolution will come within short
| lime.
Gold is likely to be manuf actured
chemically almost at any time, revolu-
4 tlonizing the worlds financial system.
. BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
. NEW YORK, Jan. l4-Noted men
from ali sections of the country gath
cred in New York today in attendance
upon the meeting of the National Civic
Federation at the Hotel Astor, were
very much interested in statements
made in an interview by Thomas A. Ed
ison. the famous inventor.
Secs Industrial Revolution.
Mr.. Edison thinks as independently
in the realm of high politics as he does
in electricity and other scientific mat.
ters in which he is an authority. He
is not only one of the world s greatest
inventors. but he is not afraid to proph-
/ esy with confidence as to the future.
One of the most startling statements
made by Mr. Edison is to the effect
that not only Europe, but America,
is on the eve of political and industrial
revolution. He expresses the opinion
that in England and in Europe general
ly these revolutions which will place
control of government in the hands OF
workers is likely TO come at any mo-
ment, and they are not more than ten
years ahead in the United States.
The producers. he believes, are be.
coming desperate over the constantly
Increasing burdens imposed by war
Preparations and will compel universal
peace, even if IL is necessary to revo-
lutionize existing governments to bring
IL about. He confidently looks forward
to the abolition Of poverty through the
enormous advances 70 be made in ma
chinery and the better distribution of
wealth, which will prevent any set Of
men, either through defective laws or
superior ability, from accommodating
more than their Just share of created
wealth.
4 The time is at hand also, in his esti-
nation, when the secret of artificial
reduction Of gold will be discovered.
and consequent revolution of the
world IS monetary systems will be neces.
sary.
The remarkable statements Of Mr.. Ed /
lson were discussed with a great deal |
OF interest by great many men OF af |
fairs who are in attendance at the Ma. I.
flonal Civic Federation meeting. They !
are not altogether in accord with Mr.. |
Edison.
Mitchell Not so Confident.
John Mitchell former president Of
the Federation of Miners, said,
~ am afraid Mr.. Edison is too op.
tpistic. While labor has made vast
strides in the Improvement of condi. |
lions both in Europe and America. the !
laDor movement is, | fear, a good ways
from dominating the governments of /
either the United States or England
d - fear also that. desirable as it'll
mny be TO so change conditions that /
no man may be able TO secure for him
seT moro than his share Of the wealth. /
y VIII be long time before society /
+ NJ so developed that this evil viii be ,
Eliminated
~ believe that civilization is grad.
ualiy developing along the lines sUg
Rested by Mr.. Edison, and in time will .
reach that ideal
. Andrew Carnegie agrees with Mr.. Ed /
ison on universal peace between the ma
Mons, and that il will probably come .
soon. He says, however, be does not .
agree with Mr., Edison that acute revo-
mtionary troubles are likely TO develop
IN the immediate future.
(, Mr.. Carnegie is inclined 10 take a |
humorous view Of the suggestion that !
the Philosopher stone will be discov-
cred and that gold NAV soon be manu-
iactnrcd chemically. This has been the
uream Of alchemists almost since his
gtory began and the ironmaster does not
Deiieve II Is any nearer realization than
y has been in the past ages.
george W. Perkins believes the prob.
lcms Mr.. Edison thinks will lead TO
,rreVolutlon will be settled by evolution
ne minds Of men Of affairs arc turning
% the settlement of these grave ques-
t,ons and there rs a growing disposi-
,,ioh, he thinks. on the part of both la
DOT and IT'S employers 90 recognize the
ftsiRhts OF the other which will make /
:or industrial peace and he proper ad.
lens
Many Of the other gentlemen in at.
tEsnIaance at the meeting Of the Civic
! eaeraton were interested in Mr. Ed
s,oen views. but were not inclined To
geneye has prophecy would be fulfilled .
.'oi the present at least.