The Washington times., 1919-11-25
THE HOOKING VALLEY.
SIXTY CENTS A DAY!

Grave it deep in the church's heart
That men in this nineteeenth-century day.
When Justice and Right are supposed to sway,
Are crushed in Oppresson's cramping mill,
The hammers of which are hunger and cold
And the engine that drives the machinery gold
Living is high, mines still dark and the work is
bard, but it is no longer "SIXTY CENTS DAY." Some
miners earn FIFTY TIMES sixty cents day. and few
any, are unable to much FIVE times sixty cents
day.
The world does go ahead slowly. Air and chance to
breathe force their way into the shops little boys are
not frequently ground up in mills or mines because thew
happen to be cheaper than machinery or mules.
Don't forget the part played by like John Swim.
so furuseh and Others whose lives made bitter by
Struggle and disappointment Future history will say hat
they had to do with the building of real civilization
than those that enjoyed comfort and applause during the
building.
are odious" Dr. johnson said votare said it before
him. making Micromegas say, Mature is like nature and
comparisons are odious.')
Henry Van Dyke, once q fine clergyman now a good
writer says the most perfect example of Socialism is
swarm OF BEES and adds by way of showing that there
nothing In Socialism But have they ever produced
better hive or more perfect honey?"
Socialist might that they produce q pretty
good hive housing them ALL better than the mudhut of the
isolated wasp They produce honey that suits THEM is
good and very sweet Try to make better before you
cr1clse It, They and they alone, have produced good
nive and the wonderful honey why crticse the bees?
the sane old hive and the same old honey convincing
argument against Socialism Many isolated wasp or
humble bee would fail to see the point
Better point out that such progress men have made
has been based on individual sELFIsHNEss Man went
West fought Indians and bears down forests because
he wanted LAND FOR HIMSELF
Batatubs in every little fiat because Roman emper
ors wa.ssd exclusive marble comfort FOR THEMSELVES
Mechanics go to work on bicycles riding air. because
the rich spent the necessary money encourage the bicycle
business FOR THEMSELVES
Farmers, wives and daughters glide over the ground
pushing pedal with the left foot because the rich spent
tens Of thousands the luxury of costly automobile at
first FOR THEMSELVES
Man is still savage, willing to work. suffer and die
for thing that interests HIMSELF he soon cools off
when he finds that he is working for Others or even that
others have as much as he, and happy as he
Human beings not yet fit for condition that would
make ALL happy ALL free from care ALL taken care of
Being savage ninety nine out of hundred would stop
working become vicious and idle the the
Of HARD NECESSITY ceased to be felt Even that anv
earnest Socialist viii tell you poor argument against
Socialism.
But anyhow it is better than abusing the bees for not
making sweeer honey when is already so sweet that
nearly chokes you.
The Prince of Wales has gone, pleasant
journey to him Many democratic American hearts can now
beat on at their normal rate. >
The visit Of the prince amused America and amused
HIM still more It the occasion of the finest display
Of Anglo maniac obbery that the United States has
country that calls itself republican country whose
founders denounced royalty and its pretensons country
that kicked out tho kings of England denouncng them as
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