The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-10-13

get down on other cards. If they
figure am on the square. I'll get the
money If they figure l am u crook, l
get no money. That's the game the
bankers play-and know"
You nre governed by your personal
prejudice rather than by the exper.
fence of the masses" replied the pro-
lessor. "There Is absolutely no chnnce
for the average farmer, stockman or
labOring man to advance. The neces-
stiles OF life. the great wealth of na.
ture, the capital of the mutton and the
money distributing mediums of the ma
ton are controlled by IL few-a favored
few. They may blind you to the truth.
but in the end your eyes will open.
Take the miner Of today, for instance.
lie Is u mere chnttel."
Did you ever work In miner
the pioneer asked.
NO"
did you ever so into mine shaft
or tunnel:"
NO"
know anything about what miner
does from personal eXperience?"
NO"
"Well, there Is where l have the
edge on you. My trade is that of u
miner. | crossed the plains with an OK
team fighting Indians because they
were on IL rampage; landed In Central
got II Job hitting IL drill held that job
for years: didn't have To join any or
ganizatiUn to get Il job; worked ten
and twelve hours Il duy good and
hard; didn't have some man from the
East coming out und telling me to
case up because the fellow next to me
couldn't do us much work. IL the
other fellow couldn't hold up his end
he hunted new job. Didn't know
what overtime and double time was;
didn't know was abused and mis-
treated; saved few dollars; went
prospecting; located Il blame good
claim over Leadville way; got euchred
out of It,"
1.-The capitalist class stole 1t from
yOu.' The professor broke In with
this remark.
Capitalist class nothing" replied
the pioneer. Il had un idea could
pick the pea from under the walnut
shell. Got ahead again; lost 1t all In
the panic OF 1893; again got ON my
feet; suffered pretty good wallop In
1907; got over that and just now am
suffering marked loss because most
of my money Is invested In farm lands.
However, don't consider the govern
ment to blame nor yet do consider
any class or group or set Of people to
blame-lt's just u natural condition"
But II you lived In country Of alb
solute freedom where the people ruled;
where there was equality Of persons;
where all had an equal chance you
would not have suffered the losses
you mentioned. Take Russia. for In.
stance. there"
Say" broke In the overseas man,
whose face showed he was angry to
the roots of his hair. II just emit
stand this any longer. Freedom In
Russia! He'll In Russia l say, and I
know. When my country called l
didn't stand back. ! went to France.
l was In many engagements; r was
guessed. After the nrmIstice l was sent
to Germany still glad to serve the
Stars und Stripes. A special duty took
me to the Russiun border, Those he
devils got me. For months l was In a
vile prison; every stitch OF clothing
wns stolen; l was fed food not fit for
u hog; verinin slept with me; every
morning for weeks was tnken out to
be shot ana then taken buck because
the mental suffering was greater thnn
amy bullet could have been. Thanks
to the Stars md Stripes I got AWAY.
And you. where were you? Did you
go to WARP
There was no reply from the pro-
fessor who was getting lust bit white
around the mouth.
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