New Britain herald., 1920-01-08

as an end. Their faith was not in en- vironment. but in men.
 DuriG the world war it was pro- 'ca. tuned that our cause was the cause of the people; that success meant their success and their welfare. We are confronted with an attempt to translate this success entirely into ma terial prosperity; there are associa- lions of all kinds of people whose main object is to secure more money for their members. Theer is suppo- sition that by some means mankind can hereafter succeed with the eXpen- dlture of little or no effort. These ef- forts and sentiments are not peculiar to any class. They have their repre- sentatiNeS in all quarters.
 A great money prosperity a abOundS. In accordance with what had for years been so loudly proclaimed many sup posed that in such prosperity they would find complete satisfaction. In this they have been, of course, sorely disappointed They now think if they could get moro they would find the satisfaction that has thus far eluded them. This lies at the basis of the present discontent. Prosperity must be sought, but it does not cure discon- tent.
 Some say our economic and wage systems are all wrong. They would
 
 not wrong. They may have been used wrongfully. It is the conception of them and their purpose that is wrong. We suffering from shortage of all kinds of materials. The only emedy is to put more effort, not less, into production. If we want more coal and wheat and sugar we shall get it by giving more cloth and shoes and ma chinery. Changes in prices will give to onf only by saving and production. Men have learned very well how to get; they need to be encouraged to save.
 Saving and production govern dis tribution Greater distribution comes from greater capital. If we can pro- duce and save, economic law dis tributes. No power can prevent it. Capital must accrue to the use of the people or it perishes. The shop, the railroad, the bank are all for the use of the people. Even the millionaire finds he must, for his own satisfaction, turn over his art gallery to the public. We cannot help the people by de- nouncing these fundamental principles for their delight, buG by teaching them for their advantage. It is time to dis card fctions and bring forward re- alities.
 We need to change our standards not of property but of thought. We need to stop trying to be better thai some one else, and start doing some thinge for some one else. If we put all the emphasis on our material pros perity, that prosperity will perish, and with it will perish our civilization. The best that is in man is not bought with a price. To offer money only is to ap- peal to his weakness not his strength. Man is more than of the earth. He vii of nd Sat in fhinpS that are of the earth earthly. Elm ployer and employed must find their satisfaction not in 9 money return. but in a service rendered.; lot in the quan- tity of goods, but the quality of char acter. Industry must be humanized not. destroyed. It must be the instrument not of selfshness but of service. Change not the law but the attitude of the mind. Let our citizens look not to false prophets but to the Pilgrims; let them fix their eyes on Plymouth Rock as we'll as Beacon Hill. The supreme choice must be not the things that are seen but the things that are unseen.
 Public Will.
 Our government belongs to the people. It is distributed. They own it. The taxes are paid by the people. They bear the burdens. The benefits of government must accrue to the peOple. our property belongs to the people. It is distributed. They own classes, to all the people. The func- tions, the power, the sovereignty of the government must be kept where they have been placed by the consti- tuition and laws of the people. Not private will, but that public will, which speaks with a divine sanction, must prevail.
 Law and Order.
 There are strident voices urging re- sistance to law in the name of free dom. They are not seeking freedom even for themselves have it; they are seeking to enslave others. Their works are evil. They know it. They must be resisted. The evil they represent must be overcome by the good others represent These ideas which are wrong, for the most part