The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-05-20
An AHegory on the Times.
From the Omaha World Herald.

Suppose 90 men and their families were living on an island in .mna
su nnos sea tenureiyc u OF from communication with the rest Of the world.
oaes were Industrious honest intelligent, thrifty and inventive.
;n+or AS d mater or course they would prosper. AS a matter of coursa
tami, aH .Ss 0enanse OF rooucts But there being various degrees If In
ca mls sn. hrnt inc nventiveness. SOL would prosper more and some eas
ana ineraasa amonss. lhem might devise a piece O. machinery to "a labor
ognizad ha ua.n Mu n ao' as property right 20 his invention being ec-
ui, ne would econ much weather. than the rest. But u the other.
tan e tb e a In Incidence Of hat machine, would Zach become better vi
dovaanes VIE before !, o"ever among some, idleness an thrhtessness
sess;ol pe ~ poVerty Woud appear and with it envy and discomfort nc dis
s se4so 'hefe would be a replica, economically speaking, of or own civrl-
suppose, then, there should b 70 another development Some one Of tn.
nitaont nus becomes possessed Of the idea that he should live and prosper
"ll hout working; that he should get without giving: nat 4. shonld tbrfg.
au DC HAPPY o & the labor Of others. He top works. and cells stnck In :.
eneese nne n tn moon. He prospers. He is supported In idlenes, and
lnAury. But h e spends his money there o m the island, there being ophe1.
clothing IN houses and a the things the people need Thera, 10 $500
inc to spare. The loss Of one labmr the snnnnt ,f - 1919. D1 NNsn
great a burden. :" FAC pafasne rs nt y
Suppose then, other mn ire impressed by his success and How hi.
s saannN ny ~. erha there ire a dozen iders instead Of ne: a
WORKING hard thu society rs a whole hourshes though there are shaner
ni asmes OF Weatha poverty and poverty no longer results mi ron
om ms, III d nan nan OF te people ire supporting themselves and the other hall
as wei. wen M dolng 1t to the eminent satisfaction IL hose who work MT
,.+io. ~ LII .A h .ome, lay TIT contago become universal The whole
nuoduot 90 .oa lmu pecomes resolved upon getting rich by living of the
pnuuet !. OF somepody elses oil The man lin the field decides he mnst wn,k
Thss $50 m ANY hours LOT vice a much pay; the a in the III ditto
49,. 80 N.sa must we a proht twice as large as bafore To nake: >-.hna
is doubled. " money IN cHcuauon
n happens?
Everybody has morem money, but shortly the stored, nm we,1t, &c. 49,
mlsueo. In men with greatly diminished production. there ae nt enough
oodstuHs n clothing and other necessities to n round. For ench 30 "a
are he inhabitants bid against each other, ad prices err skv rockatina w.
ma INC, Una in no matter how rich they are In money tokens, it des them &c
Justs short OF starvation, they g back to honest work and bonest nrof+. -.
say themselves by increasing production.
,as rms is only a fairy story, of course, such a $ children love to hear. 1t
HAS no possible bearing upon our w lives n ortuna p+ e ~ -
pence e at we ourselves LIVED OF a island, verys small Dr. very large and
pron.eern skalawaggery and gouging and idleness were mpoverish
c+dv uL a nae 80. N ~, W. une 70 exist among ourselves, the we might
STUDY win poht this little parable Of the 100 men and the island.