The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-16
EVOLUTION

THE PAST have lived in various social conditions.
The North American Indian existing the white man
found him, representative in his methods Of e of
early form of society," the tribe in which existed by hunt
ing and fishing Under these conditions good
as another and the chief superiority of another
consisted in his being better hunter, or fighter
In some titled the SOIL acquired fixed habitaons
hen land took on higher value and the institution of private
property born
AS land in instances became scarce tribes fought for
Its possession and this created class Of who willing
to organize and fight The soon acquired
land During this period there warrior class with prop
erty in land, who ruled with the sword
But this system gave certain additional stability society,"
and there arose mercantile GLASS; and manufacturing class
Who various revolutions such the French revolution
placed the warrior class and became the ruling power
long step civilization the checkbook rep]aced the
sword.
In modern society the financially strong are actually the
warrior class the that they the the
support of the armed force upon which modern
large extent, completely did the
With the further stability given society by industrial
e science has fourshed and large numbers
abed to think in precise TERMS with exact regard to the phe
nomena involved.
The emotional largely supplanted by the sci
enfc This is bringing about another great change
the management Of the world The who do
things, taking larger part in the control affairs
The highly specialized modern industry democrazes tai
ent Enormous numbers of technically trained exist
among the working classes inevitable consequence of
this change that the working class arrive at larger
control of the practical affairs of government.
The tendency in this direction had begun war
was scarcely government in Europe, which
Working class representation in the cabinet working class
programs were everywhere becoming powerful in the Euro
pean states
The created intensified demand for technical skill
The laborer who could perform comparatively simple
aons took increased value to the COLLECTIVELY Of which he
part.
Since military power is founded upon industrial power
the instinct of self preservation demanded that
innate should be placed upon working class abilities
The result has been the increasing influence of the working
class thinkers In country Mr. Wilson the cs~.e,
and Mr. Gompers outside of the cabinet exercise an influence
quite unthnkable part of earlier stage civilization
In Russia there working class government the future
of which is uncertain may have been born soon In
Great Britain this morning. the trade reach out their
hands to the Russian working Glass; in grasp Understand
ing and fraternity In country president has been
quick to appreciate the changes by evolution and his
treatment of the Russian revolution sympathetic intelligent
In the highest economic broader than that of anv
other leading statesman.
1t needs no prophetic vision, but scrutiny OF we'll
revealed phenomena to that the government world
is about into the control of the who how
do things The trained in engineering in vast tech
nca processes Of industry will be the next Rule bv the
sword and rule by check book will be replaced by the rule OF
science exhibited by of thoughts have been
formed better understanding of the of So
cety and industry, than the earlier rulers had.
The in Bridgeport of Crawford Vaughn formerly
premier of South Australia by the ballots Labor party
good example the personal sde those great changes
which here described briefly and inadequately
Mr. Vaughns views, they will be expressed in the High
School auditorium tonight will be the highest value to
against the current