Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-22
uFRR BERGER's IDEA.

Berger Of Bremen and Nil
.,,tsl q dav ago that ether
nave labor parties; that those
..- lean toward Socialism: that his
4a!.st.c group v'll welcome wita op'h
.s ~, lahoriuc element of America
&. .- ,,fnatgl that ne was willing
j ravty to represent labor IN gov
r tai affairs.
R,re,rs idea q labor becoming
.arate class IN the body polite is
r,.rs one which has It's inception ~
~.,ean thought such principle
10 develop class consciousness
i un-AInerican in every detail
ms rnnn of Bremen. who has made
home IL America for some years
etv II mental crime which ne
..t> 81 aFitators within our borders
committed far some time. he
..-.s America not hs America bat hy
world standards. Because labor hos
become a separate political group IN
monarchy he thinks that the Same
,8,a epri.es IL democracy.
he and his k!rd forget that there are
no separate and distinct classes ~
America. The labercr of today VINO
saves his money. studies. and plans ioF
,aa future. becomes the contractor q
,or.orrow once dependent on himself
+. ,r,ns the capitalist GLASS without
r.,l,ztnc u. perhaps If he enters poll
80 ,vhicb anv man here may do. ne
srto,,aticallv becomes a mem Der q the
e.-,,l,ra classes no matter Wha' ms
a-I arvironmert may have been. On
ea cher hand. the son Of q Congress
a. nav degenerate into something
tbar s beach comber, and may
,.y.. be a member OF this same class
v5tt ne high sounding name
me main trouble that we have had
VIE = gttators IN the past has been try
49, ,rnu-~ss upon them the lessons
~ americas development. the truth
,bofst what our country stands for ana
rba meaning OF democracy. Because
have proclaimed this the land OF
,he --ee" the great idea in the inni-
rants head is that freedom implies
license: when ne finds that he must
siasr otber. persons. and their prop
critics he lrnsg1nes that he is being
dove trodden. Then he begins agttatlne
fay some sort OF hazy freedom which
!. 49, give the world and all that's in
il a every man. whether work is per
fr-ired or not
democracy offers only one thing. and
NAT - equality of opportunity. Such
condition OF government is like a
foot-race. IN which all may start on the
same line. without anyone being handi-
canned. Then II is up 70 the iudividua-
as 10 whether or not he wins De
r,ocracv cannot give success 70 ans
ran II can only insure him fair STAR
against his competitors. II he has 3
good brain. develops il. takes advantage
af ali opportunities, and keeps leve
had he has an excellent chance d
winning one of the prizes. But no gov
eminent can promise a dullard. a slug
gsrd or q fool golden palace in Z
cream paradise.
Any attempt 70 estabrsh a separate
.o.Itiezl party for the laboring elemeu
would result to the advantage Of on!
a,e class OF nsI-the leaders and thl
eApl0iters Of the party. Herr Berger
III doubt. would vastly benefit by beint
t1t mead ~ such q political group. Bu
~. tsuk ard file would gain nothing
atd would lose much. Old San
Go,npers may have his faults. but h
also POSSESSES q few virtues; one Of th
latter is common sense coupled wit
keen political vision. Gonpers saw thi
aritauon for a separate labor party de
t,op several years ago: he prompt
scst.Aed III lie has sense enough t
ttov that labor can get more unde
III, present system. The old gentleme
ras b, depended upon To block an
attempt y Herr Berger to carry of
secrior u his support