The Irish standard., 1911-05-06

ditlon such that the stronger can op-
press the weakery
POSSIBLY, Ben" broke in Phillip, $50
that only the stronger shall survive,
as has been the law since Cain killed
Abel
Both White and Blagg had turned.
startled at the interruption. but now
Blagg fixed upon Phillip a searching
eye and declared:
You don't believe quite what you
say. MIR. Kelvin
"Quite true" admitted Phillip. SIT
becomes necessary. however. to say
such absurd things in order to bring
down the general average Of what my
friend Citizen White says"
White, still bleached with the traces
Of his one time plastering business,
looked up with q smile. Good morn
ing. plutocrat." he observed. Here
is one plutocrat. Blagg, whom / am
bound to save when the revolution
comes. He secured our places here
for my daughter and myself"
when the revolution comes we'll
see about It," said Blagg. laughing, and
walked away.
"Thcre's smart man." said White
nodding in the direction Of Blagg. HE
has all the facts Of our social condition
at his finger tips. He can tell you how
many people starved last year. and he
can tell You why they starved. He can
show YOU IN our scheme OF government
the hundred flaws which permit all
these vicious inequalities Of wealth."
"Can he tell you." quizzed Phillip.
"why shiftlGss men fail in business?
Why dron~s hang to the lowest posi-
tions? Why unambitious workmen are
the first 10 De laid off when pinch
comes? Why improvident people have
nothing saved for rainy dry? 1t is
all very we'll to talk Of inequalities. but
most Of the talk l have heard has been
Irrational and so useless. I think our
sociological mistakes can be remedied
and will be lemedied. but il the reul-
cdy were left 10 the people who talk
most aboAt I. we would have things
radically wrong the other way. How
are those wonderful string beans get.
ting on?''
"Fine!" replied White. Frightening
SCome inside and look at Them" and,
touched upon the point of his greatest
enthusiasm. he showed Phillip about
his garden.
Mrs. White and Elsie came across
from the Whites cottage Elsie had
run down for an early morning cnll
and was on her way into the garden
Seeing Phillip. she was about to re.
turn to the house instead. hut her
mother dragged her on.
Good for sore eyes TO see you. Phil
lip" hailed Mrs. White. I'VE owe a
mighty lot to You. Mr.. Kelvin. and
it's fine TO get a chance TO thank you
Goodness. we've been here an age. it
seems. and we haven't seen you once
in all that 'ime"'
II have been rather busy. Mrs
White" said Phillip. "but you may rest
| assured that ! have not forgotten MY
old friends"
II knew you hadn't" she returned
heartily. ~ told Elsie So"
III the meantime Rlagg had gone to
his operating room. and. having test
ed his instruments and made ready for
the days work. he went to the window
overlooking the garden and gaxed out
in deep thought
Young Rensselaer, strolled into the
room. partly to escape from his aunt's
insistence that he should court and
marry lillian Breed and partly be-
cause both Blagy and his art interest
ell him.
"Kelvin seems to he nice sort Of
fellow" said Blagg.
II should say he Isl" declared Rcns-
scIacr. 81 punched COWS with him for
six months ont in Montana, and new
err found q better or squarer fellow
anywhere"
eyes" admitted Blagg. "if the world
were made up Of people exactly like
Kelvin it would he all right; they
would all have an equal chance. But
since the world contains but a few
men like him he is dangerous"
Nonsense" replied Rensselaer,
"Why"
because he alone. aided by Breeds
money. was able to destroy 81 ire
mcndous institution like the Stock Elk :.
change" returned Blagg hcatedly. ut
should have been wiped out Of exist
ence, no doubt. but in the process Of
breaking 1t up thousands of helpless
poor were thrown out Of employment
and faced starvation. and these arc
the people who Invariably suffer. Then
Kelvin. by merely opening his mouth
with Breeds consent, stops the panic.
What does he do? Hc issues to the
press this morning an announcement
that the cash drain has stopped. that
Freed no longer requires shipments of
actual money for his bread. and that
$1OO,OOO.OO0 OF currency very small
percentage or what he has tnken in, is
TO be put back into circulation. What
happens next? Immediately confidence
will be restored: people will 20 back
to work. Don't you see the monstrous
thing in this? Tho very lives Of hun.
6rpdS Of thousands Of mon woman