The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-08-08

observed that Invention of the sewing machine had
made it possible for one woman TO do as much sewing
as formerly five could accomplish in the same time
but that with that increase of production
wanted five times the number Of garments that she
needed when sewing was done by hand" Under
strict application of Mr.. Gordner's doctrine of
travagance the demand or need of woman for five
times the number of garments that sufficed former
w. would be classed extravaganza. But is it the
wider and more extended use of all commodities, and
their increasing abundance among the people that go
to make all Improvement and advancement in art,
science, industry and convention which collectively
spell fertilization" When writing his "Wealth Of
Nations" in 1770 Adam Smith observed that former
" the poorer classes in Scotland went barefooted
and bare legged in summer tine. but that with i'm
movement in production there had grown a need
for men to wear shoes and socks all the year. WHILE
however is still PROPER for their women to 90
harefooted and bare nrred in summer time without
n'o7es+v and with a11 dine regard for the conver,-
tional Since Adam Smiths 1ine convention has
dictated tha+ Scotch women of the noorer classes
shall their leps with hosiery and their feet
with leather: and for TO annear with her 1nos
r++nr,v harn below +hn knee (eycept nm ha+hino
hnnoh would he both unconventional and innoodest
vn+ Transition If Scotch women from elr+c cho~+
that 711e+ +hn'r 1,noee covered with 1orc
foot hcrn n Shoes and e+ocLincs with 1onrn e;~+e
could he c'assod bv Mr. cordine~ as "extrava canon"
II s when conventiona1ifv DEGREES that a woman
shall her neither limbs tho+ tFe relative n,oe-
4ion If extravaganza arisee Nnn rai~ IF shoes and
two rairs of stockiros three at the utmost are
a'1 that are really necessary for any woman wi+I
such an arrangements che could have one pair of
stncsiros in use another clean in her dresser rnav
n woke change If rnoessa, tnt third ,,air in fha
wash. All beyond that could he extravaganza ac-
cordire to the view of Mr.. Gorlner. And from the
standr oint of actual needs it is extravaganza But
how many women and eirs are contented TODAY with
h1t three pairs IF stockings and single pair Of
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WIDESPREAD and general of all kinds of commod-
ties tx at could be dispensed with readily if only
thought so, that makes the wide difference between
barbarsm and civilization But of the difficulties
of the time is that civilization hedges men, women
and families about with .orventonaEties, extra
vagances and artificial necessities, while at the
time denying the great mass Of mankind the means to
supply those artificial necessities conventionaites
and extravagances. Progress of invention has made
it possible to provide all the world with all it needs
to satisfy all the necessities conventionaties and
extravagances of all mankind; but with it has grown
system which denies the masses the means to have
an equal share of what is necessary to do all that and
there arises the cry of "overproduction Some, like
Mr.. Gordiner would remedy the evil by shortening
the work day and reducing production. But that is
not the best remedy. The best way would be to find
way for spreading distribution; for expansion
of consumption ~-~''*"
Distribution is TIE real problem of the tinoe
The world is still afflicted with MISREPRESENTATION
rather than "ove1producton" Just as it was at the
time Ben Butler was in Congress-only more so.
Possibilities of production are 50 much greater than
ever before that the productive capacity Of evev in
dusry is five to ten times greater than ever before
To have maintained equitable balance between
producer and consumer, capacity of the world TO
absorb that vast increase in prodctior chonld have
kept pace. To have done that each Individual should
have been increased in his power to purchase and
consume his share Of increased production Rut that
has NOT been the and that is where all so0'o1
friction has arisen. That is the oroot 17ndnr]vino
cause Of Socialism. Anarchsm ond The alo~nno I'M
rest pervadng the entire social fabric throughout
the world.
That this condition now existing was perceived
more than a half century ago. and predicted, is
fact In the decade between 1850 and 1866 there
arose in that part of the United States known now
as "The Middle West" writer upon economic sub
jects named Robert Dale Owen. He of the
early opponents of Socialism of some sort; but his
observations and deduction never progressed be-
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