The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-23
By MRS. BEATRICE BOEkE

BlLTHOVEN, Holland, Jan. 23. = The great war and it's appalling conse quences have led me to believe that just the private holding of capital such as I have done, lies at the root of nearly all social and economic trou- ble in the world today.
 l do not regard this from a purely personal point of view, but believe with all my heart that if others who owned capital would voluntarily abdi- cate from their privileged position it would certainly be a great step in the direction of solving social and eco- homie difficulties.
 Renounced Profits
 I first proposed to those co-operat- ing in the works of Cadbury Brothers that I should renounce my share in the profits in April, 1921. We have been in correspondence on the matter for some time. Announcement of my de- cision became public a few days after the death of my uncle, MT. George Cadbury.
 I feel it to be a duty voluntarily to surrender the privilege I have en- joyed for such a long time I believe that such action, if generally adopted, would bring real peace and happiness to suffering humanity.
 It is often said-and by many taken for granted-that the wealth produced by a ground of workers is the rightful property of those who have produced it. Wheras all arrangement based on this assumption would certainly seem more just than the present system, by which the surplus wealth becomes tho property of the shareholders, I yet be- Iieve that the solution cannot be stat ed in this simple way.
 Let Workers Decide
 It would be better to say that all the workers collectively should decide how the wealth produced should be used for the good of the community.
 In an ideal state Of affairs it would really have to be the entire commun- ity-in fact, the whole of mankind, in cluding the workers and also those who gladly would but cannot work who should manage the worlds sur plus.
 But naturally it will never be prac- tical for the whole of mankind to per form this management, SC it will have to fall on "group stewardship of wealth." These groups must not be self-appointed-must represent all classes of men and women, must be guided by consideration of love and brotheriness.
 Building Own Downfall
 So long as this ideal cannot be real ized we must be content when we are able to take one step forward, and therefore I have decided to hand over the ownership of my shares, in trust. 10 the workers of Cadbury Brothers collectively
 All of us who believe that the capi- talistic order of society, like all other evils. is by it's development prepar- ing it's own destruction and that a new economic order is waiting to break through will probably agree that a transition period is inevitable.
 This transition period is of great and immediate importance. Mental and spiritual work must go hand ln hand with the necessary material pre- parations. for selfishness may well take fresh and deeper root during this period unless it is replaced by the spirit of brotherly love, upon when alone the new order can be built.
 My husband and myself have ostah' 1ished here in Holland the "Gemeen- schaps-Leidig," the aim of which is to lead the community. "Gameenschaps Loidig" naturally never uses force o1 violence; it only advises or encour ages the voluntary following up of con clusions reached.
 Follows Christ's Law