Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1917-12-08


ment profited by it, The people as serfs
performed the labor, but had none of the
profits The object of agricultural pursuits
and stock raising also engaged their atten-
ton. They were engaged, too, in manufac-
ture and in commerce. And there is reason
to believe that in personal skill they were
equal to, and in some respects surpassed, the
mOderns.
Agriculture and commerce were, most
likely, even in these earlier stages of eX-
istence, the principal source Of employment
and occupation of the people, though sub
ject to the existing governing classes. And
war, either offensive or defensive, was, al
most continuously, carried on by the gov
ernments. A condition that created the
necessity Of employing armies; and that
subjected the people to the will of the gov
eminent. This situation developed the
theory of allegiance that the people owed
to the government, and that their first duty
was to serve the king and obey his every
command without question. The penalty
for disobedience was death. The govern
ments on their part undertook to protect
the people against invasion from without,
and against rebellions from Within the
royal domain.
The purpose in view for creating titled
nobility. was, first: to reward certain men,
dered special service in war. And second:
that the king might always have a reliable
class ready, when the occasion required, to
respond to his commands. The king was
the government; and the nobility his reli-
able strength and support
1t was necessary that the government and
the nobility should be supported and main
tanned out Of the resources of the nation as
developed by the labor of the people, This
was accomplished by vesting the larger pro-.
portion Of the lands in the nobility and
granting to the king s favorites the CONNER
cial rights and the privileges Of monopolies
Of trade and commerce.
The religious worship was that of idol
airy. That is, the worship of idols and va
rlous other objects. And from this worship
the sacred office of the heather priesthood
was established. Thus creating the priest
~ classes who in many respects filled an i'm
portant sphere in the progress of the
worlds events
There were, greater or less, differences in
the conditions then existing in the various
nations Of the world, depending largely
upon the state of civilization among the gov
ernlng classes. Education, knowledge and
the line arts measured the civilization of
the nations. And this was largely repre-
sented in the nobility and in the priesthood:
though 1t was in some instances, acquired by
the more gifted and better circumstanced
among the people, who on rare occasions
and with unusual opportunities attained
high educational requirements; and were
recognized by the governing authorities and
were sometimes granted titles
But the mass of the people had no edu-
catlonal advantages, and were therefore, il
llterate in all the essential knowledge of
their times; and ignorant of true manhood
and n md IF no
their surroundings. They were, on account
OF their simple habits and limited service,
and their idolotrOus worship and superstit-
lous beliefs, narrow minded and full of BIZ
gotry: and, consequently, made no pro-
&ressve advancement during the centuries.
And besides they were held in a low grade
form OF slavery and serfdom to the govern
ing classes.
Thus the nations of the world were in
practical results actually owned as well as
governed by warning kings and emperors,
supported and sustained bv q class IF NO.