The Monroe journal., 1921-05-20
FARMER PAID MORE FOR
HAM THAN HOG BROUGHT
shi>. Explains Atlanta Editor. l.
Nh, ~ Many Farmers Are
Turning 3o,shesiki.
LABOR NEEDS MORE RETURNS
II, Novrs HOMO.

Ry NONTS HOMO.
Waxhaw. II. +. ID. 1. May H.
When Moses went down into Egypt
to organize the Israelites into un-
ion. and demand that they be set
free and allowed 10 go out from un-
der Egyptian bondage. the beneficial
ries OF the system that was grinding
wealth from the toll and sweat of III,
children OF Abraham complained that
the agitation vas causing trouble.
and that il had become necessary 70
increase the burden upon the slaves
in otder thar they have less time for
reelection ana discussion OF their
troubles. Tile plan they adopted was
to make them gather their own straw
and continue to deliver the san.
number Of bricks each day.
The Object Of this ruling OF tn
masters vas TO force tile people {"
Nhaust the entire vital energy g
Their bodies in continuous manual
strain 80 there would be neither
time nor inclination TO Investigate
their troubles, or causes of Their
troubles.
In this way they would be able to
Keen them cowed and Inundated ~
such an extent that their position
AZ slave drivers would become more
secure and their ill-gotten gains made
from this enforced seryitude would
5e less noticeable TO them. This plan
however didn't work very long Tor
the Egvptians- and il might be in
terestins to know inst what opinion
old Pharaoh entertained of Moses.
II least il would be Interesting 70
see il expressed in modern terms,
don't you Think
NaNhe We thiak We are far in ad-
vance of the Pharaohs OF Moses day.
But we heard man say a few DAY
ago that certain classes We're gettlns
mighty tired Of SO much meeting To-
rethel and so much speaking on lAe
present conditions of the times. ana
50 much agitation for changes. IL
said ne had heard men sa, that thefe
was eetting &c be too much OF sueh
stuff and that if everybody would go
To work and quit such monkeyins
around times would get better ci-
rec;ly.
Now 10 doubt these men fully be
iicyo this thing. but how in the nam
of common sense does this argument
look IN face Of the fact that the peo-
bic have already worked so hard thar
they have produced so much they
can't gel cost OF production for IT.
If enly 4 part of the people workinS
did this much. what on earth would
become OF lis ii We all went TO work
and did as much per man? II isn I
work we want. its the results OF
work. The kind OF results we nave
been getting are not satisfactory >
an dthat's the reason for the unrest,
the agitation. and the fort TO find re-
lief.
Maybe the masters are looking az
matters like old Pharaoh did. II the
people could be put into a position
where they would not have time nor
energy TO think or reason, they would
have 10 keep so darn busy providing
for sustenance of life that they would
not have time TO think about what i
being done 10 EN-, Ell!
Mrs. T. ]. Carter of this titeho'
hethl section is undergoing treatment
in a Charlotte hospital. She has mao
two optrations this week and last re-
norts were that she is getting aione
nicely.
The Rehobeth ball team played Var
Wyck this afternoon. the game re
sulting in tie.
The new pastor, Rev. Mr.. Hunni
eutt. of the Walkersville group o.
PRESBYTERIAN churches. including Re
hobeth. will take charge OF this heie
about June 1st.
Rev. Il. ]. MeIlwain of Monroe NIL
ed the pulpit at Rehobeth on th'
third Sunday in May.
Miss Minnie Walkup of New Jer
sev visited al Mr.. Il. S. CANDLES sat
lurday night and sunday.
. We read in Georgia paper TN
week that a citizen of Tiff count.
had slaughtered hog for marker
land when he had delivered II 10 TN
purchaser he told him that he woui.
huv one of the hams and take Daci
home for his own use. The marke
man cut it out for him and weighed
il, figuring il at his tthe marke
man'sl price. There was so muei
difference in the price of the hog go
ing in the market house and the pric
of the ham coming out of the marke
house that The farmer diseoVere
when ho went to pay for the hal
that he lacked thirty-five cents o
getting as much for the whole no
ais the ham vas costing him. IN
editor said that explained why farm
ers were becoming bolshevistie. VIVA
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