The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
THE NJ DOOR MATS


Tho moyement in The British Isles, frequently referred to
of late for unionizing the middle classes, otherwise the
boLrgcoisie--the strongest element numericaiiy III o'n N"'a
communities. though, ordinarily, as helpiess " "a.."ssaa
as the three hundred million people oil ohlha 'annS '1Do
and der;n;,. shane II appears that it has reached the stage
of practical operation, with a central committee na'ae ~
headquarters at London, from which organizers ar eo"' i"o
the provinces. where they are reported 10 receNo q "o'Hi
welcoGe. uo,;o, =
"The Middle Glasses Union, " as the new association ;
siyled. invites the membership of persons OF ever! uaue au
orofoss;on The awakened middle class CONSCIOUSNESS Is %
roh;Ized and rendered effective for bringing It's Opinions 10
bear on the rulers of the nation. -,
It has long been apparent in many countries tnat, "niie
individual members or small groups of the great mddie-ciass
ornn,blo Tho bodv s a whole does not get the recognition
ITS numerical strength and actual standing In N nou! pull
tic iustifies. Being unorganizcd it exercises little influence on
public policy.
The Russian Bolsheviki naturally assumed an attitude
toward the bourgeoisie even more hateful thah 'o""fu ue
aristocracy. The latter were feared, but the lorhier
dasn;sed An aristocracv. though weak in numbers, always
has some degree of organized strength. 1t makes up 1or It's
limited personnel by maintaining a highly efficient system 1or
looking after itself. The bourgeoisie, and not alone In Hussia'
additionally have about as much combatve power ei'her
for offense or defense, as a flock of sheep
"We r really the door-mat class" one of the organizers
Of the British host expressed it, addressing a branch In a
orov;nc;al civ IT does not require a social revolution of the
,xtreme violence witnessed in Russia to make the allusion
understandable. Capital and labor wipe their feet with I'M
punity on the middle classes. And nobody IN tne governn'en.
ever thinks of proposing any measures in their behalf. 1t
is their own fault, of course, that they are denied a nearing.
They need not submit to their governments neglect u thelr
interests. But they must get together FIRST. IL mey ar organ
lied nobody will dare use them for a dOor-mat.
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Whatever their grievances, a nation VIII never De III
danger from its middle classes. Completely moDlllzed the!
could present a front that would throw the upper and neither
classes into a panic. But their demands would be merely Tor
protection for the right to carry on their proper affairs unmo-
Tested. If a statesman or a politician discovered that ms posi-
tiOn depends on the middle classes he will no longer give
heed exclusively to the clamOr of other, and lesser, classes
in his constituency. Should the Middle Glasses Union gather
into its fold every member of the bourgeoisle, and as a uniteo
body take a firm stand on public questions, it would be
listened tor q revolution would happen, though one OF a
nature entirely unfamiliar under that name.
A government, or ministry, or administration that stood
in the way of measures beneficial to the great middle classes
would not have to summon the military forces to save the
country. either from anarchy or autocracy. Not a shot would
be fired. There would be no threat to popular institutions.
But a tidal wave would be set in motion that would swallow
ap that refractory administration and cast it on the political
beach.