The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-13
SARTOR RESARTUS

wouldn't old Dr. Tufelsdroech have laughed In sardonic glee if he-through his canny creator, Carlyle-could have witnessed the antic disposition and si-
 milan gyrations. of MT. Taft's Tariff Board? It's a MephistopheIean joke and no mistake. According to this report the expense of raising the wool for a suit of clothes
 which sells for $25 is $1.55. That is
 w what th9 9 farmer tbn tS Pgeeiye N oo The s cost is labors share. The suit of clo hes sells for $25-the difference is $14.S1 and
 that is what capital gets as its prof it.
 Spacious Platitudes. This little example will make clear that-no matter what spacious plati- tudes are advanced as to the unanin- ity of interest of capital and labor these interests are, and always will be under the present system-diamet- rica ly opposed
 The worker desires to secure the maximum return for the minimum arn- mum labor with the minimum expen- Sc. Any attempt to reconcile these conflicting positions is. of necessity. bound to be apologetical or dogmat- icaiiy arbitraryWdepending upon the scarcity or abundance of labor, or the relative strength of the contending parties.
 Civilization-as we have thus far deve oped it--is the expression of the
 working out of these problems. When Slaves Revel
 When the captive, taken in war by stealth, refused to labor for his the fear of death, subdued his amhi- tions. When the Helot, the serf, the fellahleen, the vii ain, the peoa, and our latest acquisition to the ranks of the down-trodden-the convict-rebeII- ed, the knout, the dungeon. the rack, and all the tortures devised by bru- tai guards to carry favor wi stf'l more brutal man-owners was employ ed.
 Our latest form of exploi+ation-fn- dustrial slavery-sinplifes all this. In tf SC gladSome days, when the wild beast of the mill or mineowners' nature springs upon the better man. and he feels it incumbent to Top off a few of the many luxuries enojyed by these magniicently paid peons, he pre- c'pitates a strife or lockout, and starves them into acceptance of terms"
 Fnd the modern gao'ers, inquisida- beheSts
 Beautifully simple, inexpensive, and effective.
 The Labor Problem Solved It may take a little longer, but the peopIe-those very peons who are
 being subjected to the granding pro- cess-ultimately pay all the bills. Ra- meses. Phoraoh, Augustus. Heliogaba- Jus, the Medici, Catherine of Russia, and simon Legree would have turned green with envy at the beauty and charm of this system. However, those who can see with their inside eyes-who can rightly in terpret the spirit of unrest which
 searches over the entire earth-are greatly encouraged by the signs of
 the times
 Working men and women are in-
 crea singly recognizing their nnutuality
 of interests.
 All for One, and One For All. The spirit of Dumas MCsqueteers
 "All for one, and one for all' is now
 felt to be of profound ethical sigpifi'- canoe and import. Sort of a ''we'n hang together, otherwise we'll hang | separate " situation. The concern
 of one-industrially speaking-is the concern of all; and only by helping
 the other fellow can we successfully and it is only a question of time and | economic evo ution until ,the D ft | host of working men, women, and It. | tie children, come into their rigf1tful | heritage.
 | Meanwhile, all honor to those he | roes-the mute inclorious MHtons- | whose sacrifices and heart-b~ea king | struggles will make possible this
 earthly Utopia, where all shall have enough, and none too much, and | where we'll work from the pure joy
 of labor in the interests of the com
 mon good. When that fair day ar
 share of suit that sells for $25. Speed | the day.
 DIR. EDWIN F. BOWERS. !