The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-15
GARY SAYS RICH
MUST MEND WAYS
Warns Powerful to Help People
or Face Revolt.
"YELLeW PRESS" IS BLAMED
Steel Chief Says II With Aid Of Poll
ticians Encourages the Masses
to Fight Capitalists at
Every Turn.

New YORK, FEB. lZ.-ElDert II. vary
chairman of the United States Steel
corporation, made an unusual speech
at the annual dinner OF the New York
Lehigh club, given in honor OF Charles
NJ. Schwab at the Hotel Aston.
He said that unless capitalization
men, powerful men-take a lead In
trying to improve the condition OF
mankind great changes will come and
they will come mighty quick. and the
mob will bring them.
Feeling of Unrest In World.
There is throughout the world just
now feeling or unrest" said Mr..
Gary. THAT feeling pervades all
countries whatsoever without any ex-
ception. s..
There are two reasons for it, in
my opinion. 1t is the result, in the first
place, of the great recent improve
ment in the means of communication
throughout the world.
Those means OF communication are
now so perfect that all important
things which are said and done at
any one place In the world are i'm
mediately known everywhere in the
world and reflect a universal intiu-
encs.
The second reason is because the
demagogue has for personal reasons
whether he be a so-called statesman
whom l would call an ordinary poll
tician, or whether he be newspaper
owner DESTROYS OF increasing his cir
culation at any cost TO get more ad'
vertising and make money like the
rest OF us-tAat man, whoever he is,
is disposed just now to appeal to the
passions and the prejudices Of what
be sees fit to consider the masses.
Appeal Made to Masses.
He does that strictly to advance
his particular interest. 1t is now fash.
ionable to appeal to the so-called
working people, sometimes called the
poorer people, in order to excite them
to a bitter antagonism against those
classes variously called capitalists, ed
ucated ones, or corporations.
Now, this prevailing sentiment and
this prevailing attitude Is growing. II
is the most important subject up for
the consideration of the people of this
country. ----ss.,- -s-,--s s-,r .+--@-s ---.
Il tell you, gentlemen, that there are
things being said nowadays which are
very similar indeed to things said just
before the French revolution.
Il tell you--that the spark may yet
make fame, and that soon.
81 have an especial reason for say
ing this, reason which, affects you
and me. ..!
I'VE of great power and influence
in the affairs Of the country have not
all of us done the fair thing.
Must Improve Mankind.
ut is imperative that something be
done to improve the condition Of man
kind. Cannot we ourselves do some
thing to improve that condition?
Unless capitalists, corporations
rich men, powerful men themselves
take a leading part in trying to i'm
prove the conditions OF humanity
great changes will come and they will
come mighty quickly, and the mot
will bring them.
Il appeal to you that in your deal
ings with men under you, you take
great care to be sure that you are do
ing the square thing by them. II yol
and |, If all of us do our duty now We
will win and show the worthiness o.
the steel industry and establish per
manently its integrity, its good name.