Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1919-10-01
Let Us Take Warning ia Time.

bF''tuihte val tuuSiy upoo e''
situation in trying to explain H.
but VIZ don't believe they
even really want to uncover what
to Us seems to be the fupdameat
al element Of the unrest AL
say that the disturbance is
due tn the war and the ditiicui
ties in the way in the transition
of industry from tho con.
ditions Of war to those oil
peace, and 10 doubt that is true
enough so far as it goes We
fee, more truly however that the
great underlying cause Is injus'
tice Of one element Of society
against the other, and where
ever there is human Intelligence
sufficiently advanced 60 grasp
the fact. mcC IA whom the in
equality falls rebel against 1t
ard seek 10 shake themselves
froe frolu j.. How lar was TIE
wa responsible in his instance
Tor the protest that is now nan.
ifn>ting ite,lt III our labor .rou
hle>: 1t is an iOd!eputahlc fact
tia the great MESS Of the reo
pc here, aS vel ~ nearly Every
watrr Csc ia tie world. have
con- out Of the war with moth
In. but the tremendous burden
Of an over swollen national debt,
goAd that must for generations
spar tacn--the workers Oh to
greater efforts. The wealth that
has been gathered from the
people and absorbed by the war
vas not utterly destroyed, IS SO
many contend hN, been tho ease,
it has only centralized Itself
through fayorirG agencies and
selfish glasping into the hands
OF comparatively small par, OF
the whole people Ii" actual
utter Joss from wars dcsiruc
tiyuncss is small indeed when
con pared with the etuprndous
aecrettuns Of wealth TO = limited
uronp of individuals who supply
the materials OF war. Just im.
ayirr how much lighter would
b. the var burden upou US all;
how Iii,ic the cost Ct war would
have affected ihp cost @! living
hai that limited aruuN ot irdi
yiduals come ont OF the war win
NO creator gains than thcs,
which satisfied Il when there
was no war Men IN this group
were made rich beyond all
dreams OF svarice over night;
others in Il piled wealth upon
wealth hryond all conception Of
reason or reward coinmensu
rate with service rendered IN
return, and because this Is So.
the great mass OF the people
vill groan for generations under
the harden II NIn"eS upon them
And this ls The Great Injustice,
the greatest csus" Of soCia! un
res, in tho world today Ths
namine millions OF humhle poo,
ole Of the world mako the great
aaoriGccs to the god of war In
appaascmcnt OF his douauGs =,
she moment, tha, sacrifice Is ye,
demanded OF then and their
children after them to the gods
OF avaricc and solfshness, twin
dei.ies OF meanness. long years
after the sword has been sheath
cd, il the true underlying ground
Of the Great Unrsss.
We hold no brief from lsolshev.
lam: We make no argument for
Socialism, with It's theories Of
common ownership, We defend no
strikes and lawless assaults By
organized labor upon capitalistic
interests; we stand always for
law and order in the protection
of the individual in his person
and in bis rights to private own
ership of this worlds goods
honestly acquired aud within
reason, bat we DO arraiGn the
processes Of government that
place upon Us now and upon pos.
terity an enormous burden OF
taxation. direct aud indirect,
70 pile mp inordina,o wealth in
the possession Of a limited and
favored group, and which,
through their effect now threat.
ems the social stability Of the
world. The evil is not OF this
are alone. The process in which