La Junta tribune., 1915-12-11
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UsURY.

AAtt0eW.
Then shall Ne ny also unto them
on the left hand.
Depart from me. " cursed. int
everlasting fire. prepared for the
devil and his angels: for was au
hunssred. and ~ gave me no meat;
was thirty. and 70 gave me nc
drink: ! was = stranger. and ye tool
me not In: naked. and ye clothed me
not; .sick. and in prison. and re Wis
ited me NOT"
Then shall they answer him. say.
ing.
Lord. when saw We thee an hum
gered. or thirst. or . stranger. OF
naked. or sick. or in prison. and did
not minister unto thee?"
Then shall he answer them. say.
Ing.
Verify I say unto you. inasmuch
~ ye did II mot TO one Of the least
Of these ye did Il not to me-"
From "A Parable" by James Rus
sell Lowell:
Then Christ sought out an artisan.
A low browed. stunted.. haggard man.
And . motherless girl. whose fingers
thin
Pushed from her family want and
sin.
These set he in the midst Of them.
And - they drew back their gar
ment hem
For fear Of defilement. 10. here. g
said he.
"The Images ye have made Of mel"
The great steel plants Of the east.
making munitions for the warning
nations Of Europe. are paying 70
their shareholder. enormous divt-
dends. Their stocks have SCARED 10
unheard Of prices and their owners
are becoming very rich. Exports are
very much IN excess Of imports. inn
nenss stocks Of gold are pouring I'm
70 this country. and by the end Of
The var we viii become the creditor
nation Of the world.
Bat although our stock Of money
h constantly incrsasins. ratea Of In
terest do mot decrease. II the year
1900. money could b. borrowed ~
on Illinois land q = per eeat. To
day Il can hardly b. obtainsd It 8
pr cent.
n he sos began the process of
Industrial combination and trust for
nation. ny an artificial process Of
writing fictitious values into the cap
italisation Of these great combina-
tons. enormous Investment values
wsss created. These not only absorb
"a he surplus capital Of the invest-
lag public. but yielded unprscedent-
- profits 70 The promotsrs. The
sapld ladusssial growth Of the coun-
~ saabaed these great coacesns 70
easn large livi1sads uDoa their ia-
Mated eaOoealisations. ne result is
tnae 0oot q thsss fictitious valuss
hnve sow beee0e seahls.
/ The -nea who iavsatsd thsss
ssAeoss saA presltsd n thsa. deube-
- eeaselses1 thsnselvss honest
mea as1 sAsis schemes legitimate.
1Asy psesaAly az net thss astiet-
Daae say svil rssults, ss1 - set sew
sse aay. J. r. l1eegaa sal Andrew
Cssnsgls. vhe pssbasly peosiesd ness
lafoely tAso any eeAss q the psomo-
tess - thess ee0olaasieos. ha1 -
1eube ~ ~ equity q tAslf eeurss.
~ - aeeual iavesemsat q Iess thaa
go. .oee. ~. As1rsw Carnegie ~
|eeave1 oSee. .eee. .eoe II ~ esat
eeol bools q the Usltsl olstss 0essl
|CssDesaslee.
Bat wealth eaanoe - eFeatsd ~ Q
sesote q the ~. ooaebe1y haA 70
sasn ~ $3.50. $1,000 q peesis that
Casnagte put h BE peeksG Ths
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