The Washington times., 1918-03-18
THE Paradise of the Rich Is Made
of the He'll of the Poor"
.-VCTOR HUGO
VICTOR HUGO
Not Entirely-And Not AS Much So As 1t Used to Be.

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concerning the works of Victor Hugo says reader and
adds that modern life fears the truths that Hugo told He
wants to know why don't write an editorial on Victor
Hugos phrase 1.-The paradise Of the rich is made out Of
the hell of the poor
By "the paradise of the rch Victor Hugo meant the
comfort uxures freedom from known to the rich and
unknown to the poor.
1t is well to remember the wrongs inflicted upon the
poor.
is well also think accurately possible, and
remember that comfort and happiness based upon
HUMAN INTELLIGENCE, far more than upon helpless
In India you might see a raah sleeping and miser-
able slave awake all night moving the 'punkah" or fan,
to keep the air moving.
There the misery of all night labor inflicted poor
gives pleasant sleep to rich man.
But in the American Pullman car, in July, the CONNER
cal traveller sleeps by night and eats by dayand cleo
trio FAM representing human intelligence keeps the air
moving, and nobody suffers.
Intelligence using electricity hitching it FAM takes
the place Of the poor slave toiling all night
When the Queen of sheba went to see Solomon camel
probably carried her jolng his back And slaves ran
beside her keeping off the ies firing themselves out
Later in fashionable Paris the rich going to his
dinner carried Sedan chair with poorly paid human
beings running and carrying the weight Of his body
There the comfort Of the rich based upon the dis
comfort of the poor.
large limousine car the air which fills rubber tires
chauffeur, paid hundred dollars per month,
well clothed and well fed turns little wheel
Human intelligence makes machine weighing five
thousand pounds ride air. makes the explosion of small
quantity Of gas in cylinder move the carriage, allows
wealth to continue enjoying ITSELF and frees poverty from
suffering
incidentally the little car that costs triae per day.
gives to the small his share of the luxury Of the rich
including efcrandng device to keep him from break
ing his arm.
In tropical countries slaves brought and ice
from the mountain tops cool the drinks of their masters
Now, cheap little refrgerating device, by small
engine supplies ice and ice cold waterand the
est workman drinks it.
In ancient days the paradise of the rich was often
attacked and abruptly ended by disease-as when all the
courers and friends including the most intimate lady friend
of poor Louis the Fifteenth from him when he lay
dying of smallpox. Or when the Black Death struck
Europe and killed half of the people, taking rich and poor
alike.
Human intelligence understanding the fight against dis
has improved that condition for rich and poor asie
Fortunately for the world the number of those that
enjoy luxury comparative luxury constantly increasing
And the extent to which the happiness few based
the torment of many is diminishing every day.
Queen Elizabeth had thousand dresses but bath tub
The workingmans wife hasn't thousand dresses, but
she have at low rental her fiat with porcelain tub
the tub worth more than the dresses.
The public parks open to all are finer than the private
park of any knowledge which was in the DOS
session of few, carefully kept from the poor open
to all.
The great thought of all great men, and all the truths
of science free to rich and poor alike in the public
libraries.
The pity that rich and poor show comparatively little
interest yet in this supply of wealth that
nothing.
It is a good thing stimulate all human beings to
earnest thought just protest and wise dissatisfaction
But is not wise to tell any man rich or poor that his
troubles all based the hearesness of
body else that he is vtuous being without faults and
would be absolutely happy if somebody would kindly get
off his back.
The world needs Improvement The rich are seashIy
stupid-and the poor
The that solves great problem now demands sew
eral useless millions African savage that kills the
threatening lion demands several useless wives It is wise
give the millions to the American savage that may do
his best and wise to give the large collection wives to the
African savage that he may do his best
After awhile will produce their best work without
demanding the right to have than they use or the
privilege OF running their children by leaving them that
which they will spend foolishy.
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