The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-13

facilities for development, improve ment, extension and application ol natural resources This could not | be done by small contributions of money In times of war, MT. Gary declared, it would have been i'm possible to have fully supplied the needs of the country without re- course to contributions by large 1 capital.
 Workers and Capital.
 Except for the accumulated cap ital invested in business enterprise and the working capital to maintain , and extend them," MT. Gary con- 1 tinued, millions of men and women who work for wages or salaries would be without a chance to earn decent living To the extent a nation is without capital in a cor responding degree are it's industries 1 in state of decay and it's people ] impoverished and Respondent.
 l In short, for desirable and proper degree of comfort, content mont, happiness, advancement in any direction, protection against disease and destruction, every in- habitant of every land is dependent upon individually accumulated capital.
 The only alternative which has been suggested is that the govern ment shall forcibly take possession and control of all capital and dis tribute the income derived from it amongst the people per capita. This would inject into the natural system of national and individual life a poison which would eventuate in destruction. It would smother am- bition, enervate the body, remove competition for legitimate success in every line of activity, destroy in centive for development and pro- gress and create nation of lag gards, weddings and paupers. Slight motive for succeeding in any nat ural and honest direction would exist if the final results were to be applied for the equal benefit of others.
 Illogical Doctrine.
 Growing out of the illogical and condemnatory doctrine above de- scribed, is another even worse. It is, and for some months past has been, in practice at places outside of the United States. It rejects the right of an individl nal to enjoy the fruits of natural ability and in tegrity, of study and mental effort, thrift and economy and its substi- tutes the law of physical force which permits the strong and pow erful to forcibly appropriate all that belongs to another, including prop erty and family. i91a
 This virulent and abhorrent di- cease, masquerading under different names, has been gnawing at the vitals of Russia. Anarchy is a gen. eric term for it. Sovietism is most commonly Slsed at present. It has spread and destroyed. It's germs purposely have been secretly carried to America and efforts made to in- oculate our splendid citizenship.
 If our people study the facts about this vital question, as they should do concerning every import ant matter, there will be 10 epi 1einic here; they will learn and act accordingly. ,'omes will not be :o5bed and desecra,ed here through anarchy anl brute force. ac Capital, whether invested in charitable, religious. educational in stitutions, or commercial or indus trial enterprises, will be protected and. as corollary, the rights of the people without discrimination will be conserved"
 In concluding his address, MT. Garyesaid:
 Equality of opportunity, I be- lieve, is the avowed doctrine of our present administration, from the President throughout the whole gov ernmental structure and will be in- telligently and faithfully applied. Therefore, we have reason to look forward with confidence expecting increasing prosperity in all direc- tions as the months pass by"