The Washington times., 1922-12-05
"The Paradise of the Rich Is
Made Out of the Hell of
the Poor.
HUGO.

VICTOR HUGO.
| Not Entrely-And Not So Much So as It Used to Be.
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that modern life fears the truths that Hugo
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the poor
fort uxues freedom from known to the rich and un
known to the poor
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remember that comfort and happiness based upon HUMAN
INTELLIGENCE far more than upon helpless poverty For
In India you might rajah sleeping, and miserable
slave awake all night moving the punkah or fan to Keep
There the misery of anight labor inflicted poor
But in the American Pullman in July the commercial
traveller sleeps by night and by dayand electric fam
representing human intelligence keeps the air moving and
Intelligence using electricity, hohing it FAM takes the
place OF tho poor slave toiling all night
When the Queen Of sheba went to Solomon camel
ds keeping Oft the & sns themselves out
Later fashionable Paris the rich going his dinner
running and carrying the Weight Of his body 'N '''s
There the comfort Of the rich based the disco
But today the prosperous gentleman rolls along in large
Limousine car, on the air which fills rubber tires
well clothed and well fed turns a little wheel
Human intelligence makes machine weighing five thou
fly Of gas in cylinder carriage allows wealth
continue enjoying ITSELF and frees poverty from suffering
TO the small man his share Of the luxury Of the
seHcrankng device to keep him from breaking his
In tropical countries slaves brought ice
from the osn s dnss OF their ~
engine supplies ice and ice cold waerand the
workman drinks it.
In ancient days paradise the rich was often at
courters friends including the most intimate lady friend
poor Louis the Fifteenth ran away from him when he lay
Europe and killed half of the people, taking rich and
alike
intelligence understanding the fight against dis
has improved that condition for rich and poor alike
Fortunately for the world the number of those that enjoy
luxury or comparative luxury constantly increasing And
msnt Of many is diminishing every day. ' 'A' w.
Queen Elizabeth had thousand dresses, but bathtqb
can have at low rental her flat with porcelain tub
worth more than the dresses
The public parks open to all are finer than the private
Of knowledge which in the Of
The thought Of ali great es men and al the truth.
science free to rich and alike in the public brares
interest yet in this new supply Of wealth nothing
is good thing to stimulate all human beings to earnest
thought, Just protest and wise dissatisfaction.
But Is not % wise to TEL: II. any man. rich q poor that his
absolutely happy somebody would kindly get off
The world needs Improvement The rich seshly stupid
and the poor i
Tho man that solves great problem now demands several
useless monshe African savage that kills the threatening
lion demands several useless wives is wise give the
millions to the American that he do his best
wise give the large collection Of wives to the African
After awhs men viii produce their best work whou. de.
andng the right to have than they use or the
privilege Of running their children by leaving them that which
they Will spend foolishly
To study the works Of Victor Hugo should be part Of any
Intelligent mans education.
Read hi: Notre Dame de Paris for wonderful descrip-
tion Of old picturesque life in France.
Read Of course you haven't read, LES Mserables
which is in itself almost complete literature Read grue
study Of social conditions his homne qu Rt-the
N6anT That Iannh nhs