Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-06

be permitted TO increase this undesi-
rabie tendency. We have u Just pride
in our great cities. bun we shall find
n greater pride In tho nation. which
haH a larger distribution Of Its populn-
tlon into the country where compare
lively self sufficient smaller com
munitics may blend agricultural and
manufacturing interests In hRrmoni-
ous helpfulness and enhanced good
fortune. Such n movement contem-
plates no destruction OF things
wrought. or Investments made, or
wealth involved
1t only looks 10 a general policy
OF transportation OF distributed In
dustry and OF highway construction.
to encourage the spread OF our popu-
lation and restore the proper balance
between city and country. The prob
lem may well have your earnest at
tcntion.
| 1t has been perhaps tho proudest
claim OF our American civilization
that In dealing with human relation.
ships II has constantly moved toward
such justice In distributing the pro-
duct OF human energy that II has i'm
proved continuously tho economic
status OF the mass of the people.
ours has been highly productive
social organization. on the way ur
from the elemental stages OF society
we have eliminated slavery and
aerfdom and are now far on the way
to tho elimination of poverty,
Brackets The Poor and Rich.
Through the eradication OF illterac,
and the diffusion of education, man.
kind has reached stage where w,
may fairly say that I'm the Unitet
states equality Of opportunity ha,
been attained. though all are not pre-
pared To embrace Il. There II. indeed
a too great divergence between tn
economic conditions OF the most an,
the less favored classes In the com
munity. But even that divergence
has not now come 20 the point wher
we bracket the very poor and the yer,
rich together as the least fortunat
classes. our efforts may well be dl
rected 10 improving the status of both
While this set of problems is com
monty comprehended under the gen
eral phrase. capital and labor" Il i
really vastly broader. II Is ques
tIon of social and economic orEaniza
tion. Labor has become q large con
tributor, through It's savings 10 tn
stock OF capital; while the people VIII
own the largest individual aggregate
OF capt. nre themselves often har
and earnest laborers.
Very often It is extremely difficult
to draw the line of demarcation he
tween the two groups; to determn
, whether q particular individual is en-
titled 10 be set down as laborer or n
, capitalist. In very large proportio
3 Of cases he ia both. and when he
p both he Is the most useful citizen.
e Labor HIS Right 10 Organize.
The right of labor 10 organize
lust as Fundamental and necessar
rs is the right of capital TO organ u
The right ~ lnbcr To negotiate. to de;
with and solve it's particular problem
; Ian an organized way, through II
; chosen agents. is just as essential a
Is the right of capital To organize. {
maintain corporations, 10 limit On
liabilities of stockholders. Indeed. "
have come TO recognize that the limit
= ed liability of the citizen as n membe
- of a labor organization closely para
n lels the limitation of liability Of IN
Z citizen as stockholder In a corpora
tion for profit. Along this line {
reasoning we shall make the creates
progress toward solution OF our prot
B.. lem of capital and labor.
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