South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-09

When once destroyed never be supplied"
Goldsmith.
II seems as though ndiv1dualism had to
where it should exist. and is carried too far where
legitimate authority should be respected and obeyed.
The taken individually has very little TO say
about his job and the employer is very daring
indeed who obtain at least tacit permission
from the other members OF his class before deciding
any question OF importance On the other hand there
IS little respect for authority and little but scorn for
those whose worth does not consist In money power
than character and achievement for the COM
good. The knave and the fool can often buy
their into present society. Capitalism practices
a species of socialism where individualism and COM
petition exist Among the there is also
en- element that in the name freedom seeks de-
stroy all personal liberty Extremes right.
The maxim, I'm medic stat vrtus" is true
before and hence the remedies for our evils must
classes and interests in giving and taking in justice
and charity.
RELIGION BASIC REMEDY.
Religion IS the basic remedy and those who do not
practice any religion simply borrowing its
principles The fact that there hypOcrites among
the members OF the different churches only indicates
that these men should reform and that sincere out
might join the ranks and help make religion the
for good that It should be- Men who sincere
be satisfied to profess religion, but they will
allow it influence them in their social activities
AS conscientious observers. they Will admit that
methods distribution fault and that the
pettive system, instead of serving as sautary regu-
OF trade has resulted in the concentration OF
wealth and power in the hands OF few and the ex
ploation OF the greater number and this unfortu-
nately under the direct indirect protection OF
OF Competition has become a misnomer
for the monopoly actually exists industrial
democracy" under these conditions IS a meaningless
expression.
MEET GREAT DIFFICULTIES.
working class could not fail realize the dis
advantages under which they laboring and when
they sufficiently awakened the spirit of unrest
Irresistible Labor organizations have strug
eed under great difficulties and are far from having
reached satisfactory solution OF the problems that
confront the In referring organized labor
I wish to be well understood. believe in organized
labor unfortunate necessity under the present
system. Who will say that the individual worker has
any chance bargain for himself when he the
employer who holds the reins? Defending organized
labor. prominent divine has said: Doubtless among
the Knights OF Labor as In all bodies in which thou
sands OF workingmen banded together, there
passionate spirits, sometimes vicious sometimes crim
nal who have been guilty OF violence and who incite
their fellows violent but attribute these
TO the organization would be as unreasonable 1t seems
TO me- attribute church the follies and the
crimes OF those Of her children against whom she
tests repeat that in such conflict between great
masses OF unarmed power which admittedly on
occasion refuses to concede the simple rights hu-
manty and OF justice. IL is useless TO hope that
and all Will be obvated. to ignore
nature and the forces which control human society
under actual conditions to dream of preventing this
conflict and dissuading the from that organ-
zatOn which is their only practical method OF achev
ing success"
WANTS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
1t Is true that some employers are kind and just to
their employees but their number insignificant. What
the seifrespecting worker wants is equal opportu
nifty with those who make efforts similar TO his II is
not true that equal opportunity exists those who
have succeeded in accumulatng wealth will only re-
fresh their memories little, will recall
unIooked-for incident as the turning point
making them successful leaving others equally
worthy 90 toll along without result and as under our
present system, nothing success we find
big capitalists emerging beings almost in a
single night These new beings learn to believe
the concerted action OF capitalists they vltuper
ate the workers for adopting like methods They
believe organized labor provided nothing
but parlor games INDUCED in They cannot coun-
tenance collective bargaining because it is the only
means OF power that workers employ; in other
words capitalists would wish US to believe Il is
preordained they should rule and that they should
be the walking delegates Of the universe
WORKER SHOULD SAVE NOW
It does seem as though the workers OF today had
some advantage due 70 the high wages they receive
The worker should save now and buy pos
the prices decrease. as they necessarily will
Yet he must live in the and he affected by
the high prices ne must pay Besides the real wage
is not high 1t appears unless one has the advan
Of having entered into the advent
o high prices owen, author OF the federal re
act. quoting from document No ESQ saws
There hundreds companies which made in the
year 1917, with the country war 49, 81 or s. for
every dollar invested after had been paid
Furthermore, these profits in the years
1913 and 1919 in many cases"
Naturally some OF these large profits were due to
the fact that material was purchased 20 large
quantities before the general prices had risen.
while the finished products sold according 10 the
higher level This emphasizes the fact that caD{ta
physical energy stored or expended
advance; the toier do today more than a
days work and he must do IL today and not tomor-
row. The worker IS not 10 be blamed too much for
trying make hay while the o be shining
Workingmen do not deny that labor organizations
for other than social and educational purposes
best necessity: 10 the many honest
and Enlightened unionists their organization exists as
"A means. and not as an end, and they would welcome
a that were more peaceful and conducive TO
better economic results such can be found in
twofold idea Of cooperation TO industrial
cooperation that proceeds from the Willingness oppor
tunity and democracy large employers and also 10
the form out of the voluntary association