THE MORNING OREGONIAN, 3IONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1909.
TUNG SHAO yi TO
NEGOTIATE LOAN?
Viceroy of Manchuria Wants
Funds for Colonization ,
of His Country.
JAPANESE KILL NATIVES
Kumrrlc Bring- News of lighting In
KormoM and of Surrender of
Rebels When Hard -Pre sod
by Soldiers.
VICTORIA. B. C Jan. 17. Preeial.)
Tans; Sbao Tl. Chinese Special Ambus
adnr cow In America, has been asked
by Viceroy Hsu. of Manchuria, to nego
tiate a loan in America to provide for
the colonization of Manuchurla.
Newa was brought by the Kumerlo
that the Chinese government. In view of
R'lfttia's Bucces in colonizing northern
Manchuria and Siberia, has been con
sidering; measures for colonizing the
three eastern provinces of Manchuria.
Japanese papers state that Viceroy
Hsu. of Manchuria, appreciating; the ne
cessity of fretting more pnrle in these
provinces, consulted with Mr. Hneiware
on the question, when the latter- was
Consul-General in Mukden.
The Viceroy, however, has no funds
available 'for colonization.
Viceroy Hsu has addressed a memorial
to his government recommending that
p-ople in Hunan and Ifupeh he sent to
Manchuria, each family settling; in the
north being provided with farming; Imple
ments and travelling expanses.
Japanese Kill Natives.
News of fighting anil killing of natives
in Formosa by the Japanese troops was
received by the Kumetic A Tlapeh dis
patch to the A ah I states that the force
sant to suppress the revolt at Kwarenko.
reinforced by 800 of the subdued aborig
ines, attacked the headquarters and
burned the houses of the Slilchikyakusen
tribe during the nisrht of December IS.
capturing 3"0 koku of rice and millet and
. fresh human heads besides 1 skulls.
The chief of the tribe has been captured
at Kwarenko. ' The - reinforcements of
troops sent from Taln-h arrived at
Kwarenko on December 17 and those sent
from Tainano were expected to arrive De
cember 18. It has been arranged to ac
complish the suppression of the revolting
tribe in one action upon the arrival of
the whole of the troops sent.
Heboid Offer to Surrender.
A t-Iegram received at Toklo from the
Governor-General of Formosa says eight
groups of aborigines belonging to tiie
Kan.no tribe in the district under the
Jurisdiction of Oiran prefecture, which
have been blockaded for many yeans,
have at length had their supply of salt
cut off. Pressed by the advance of the
defense line of Tainano since April last,
th-? difficulties of the tribe were aggra
vated and on several occasions they of
fred to surrender. But the authorities.
doubting their sincerity apparently, have
ordered them to surrender the human
heads taken as trophife as a token of
tlieir willingness to surrender. On De
cember 16. iSOO of the aborigines, incdlng
the chiefs, came down the hill to the
guard station at Nano and surrendered
3 rifles and 131 skulU as ordered. Their
offer to surrender u provisionally ac
cepted after a promise had been received
that they would no longer resist.
WHOLE FAMILY IS SLAIN
(Continued From First Phiib.1
and a morning paper' was on the front
steps where the delivery boy had left
it Neither had been disturbed.
Miss Moore returned the next day to
feed the rat. but heard nothing in the
house. Smelzer tried to get the residence
by telephone that day without success.
This morning he and Zibell went
to the Seeley home determined to find
out what "was the matter. They tried
doors and windows and finally forced
a window and got Into the house.
Empty Chloroform Bottle.
In the front room, which was that
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Seeley? a
great blood stain was found on the bed.
Another great stain was found on the
bed In Mies Seeley"s room. In the bath
room the three bodies, each with the
head In the bathtub filled with water,
were found.
An empty chloroform bottle was on
the stand In the bathroom. Clutched
In the hand of Seeley, which was be
neath water, was a pocket handker
chief, which, although soaked In water
for days, had still a faint trace of the
odor of chloroform on It.
There were three wounds on the head
of Mrs. Seeley. One was above the left
eye. the other two on the forward part
of the head. The blow that evidently
killed Miss Seeley was dealt over the
left eye. There were no marks on
Seeley.
Blood Stains on Beds.
The two worhen were clad In their
nightgowns. Miss Seeley wore one
stocking. Seeley was clad In a union
suit, pair of trousers, and had on his
shoes, but they were not laced. His
nightgown, which was bloodstained,
was found on his bed. The stains were
those such as might have been made
by carrying the bodies of the woman
and the daughter from their rooms to
the bathroom. About Miss Seeley'a
wrist a towel had been wrapped, and
a towel had been wrapped about tlua
head of Mrs. Seeley. a
The young man who made the grew
sonie discovery disturbed nothing, but
telephoned at once for the police and
the Coroner. As no Instrument with
which the wounds found on the bodies
could have been made was found. Cap
tain Tennant at once ordered a thor
ough search of the house fo be made.
Xo Weapon Ftouncl.
From garret to sub-basement every
article In the house was examined. A
heavy Iron bar. such as Is used In the
end of broomsticks, was found In a
closet In a rear unoccupied room of
th house. There were no bloodstains
on that, although Its presence In the
house could not be explained. It was
In a closet which was stored with cast
off clothing and old pictures.
There were many articles in the
house with which the murderer might
have committed the murders, but none
that bore the stains that must have
been on them had they beea used for
that purpose.
I'pon a dresser In Miss Seeley's room
was a Jewel box containing her per
sonal Jewelry. Other articles of Jew
elry were In the front bedroom up
stairs, that had been occupied by Mr.
and " Mrs. Seeley. Every article of
value known to have been In the house
was found. There was no evidence
that a burglar had been In the house.
Recently Got $6000.
Seeley Is an uncle of M. F. Gose. of
Pomeroy, recently appointed by the Gov
ernor to the Washington Supreme Bench.
He has a brother. Charles, at Pomeroy. J
Wash., and another, Frank, at Hood '
River. Charles discredited the theory !
that his brother was1 In financial straits
by saying that recently he had received
$wl from the settlement of his father's
estate. His brother knows of no motive
for the crime and thinks the man must
have been insane. What has become of
this money Is not known.
rilOMINEXT IX $T. JOSEPH
Seelejr Was Director In Stockyards
Dank and Was Well Known.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Jan. 17. W. L.
elcy fOI. three years was treasurer of
the St. Jostph Stockyards Company here
and was a director in the Stockyards
Bank. His financial condition, when he
was here, was thought to be good. He
was a member of the best clubs and his
daughter was a favorite In society.
Colonel John Donovan, general manager
of the Stockyards Company, when told of
Seeley's tragic death, exclaimed:
Why, its too hoirlble to believe. Seeley
could not have done anything of that
kind. He was too much of a man."
Seeley Known in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Jan. 17. Mr. Seeley was well
known among bankers and lawyers In
Chicago and Northern Illinois. His rela
tions with the banks kept him traveling
through various portions of the state,
and although he maintained no perma
nent residence here, he passed much of
DIPLOMAT PROMINENT IN SICILIAN RELIEF WORK AND HIS WIPE.
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w gency, Is a son of Clement Griscom, the
Philadelphia capitalist. He Is a lawyer and was once Deputy District Attor
ney in New York. He began his diplomatic career as secretary to Mr. Bayard
In London. He has been stationed in Constantinople, Teheran, Toklo and Rio
Janeiro. His wife, who has shown an equally active Interest In the work of
relief was Elizabeth Duer, daughter of Frederic Bronson, of New .York. She
Is one of the most beautiful women In the dlploqtatlc corps at Rome.
his time In Chicago before settling; In
Ottawa, 111.
OPPOSE GITY CHARTER
IMPROVES! EXT CIA'B ORGAN
IZES FIGHT AGAINST IT. .
President Xortheastern Association
Says New Plan of Government Is
Engineered by Monopolists.
"You can quote me to the effect that
150 of us have banded tosrether to fight
the adoption of the proposed charter,
which is now being; framed by the
Charter Commission, and will defeat It
If we can. whan it comes before the
people on a vote."
The foregoing was the declaration
yesterday of George B. Frank, presi
dent of the Northeastern Improvement
Association, who lives at 993 East Fif
teenth street. North. ' When the Com
mission was appointed Mr. Frank ex
pressed dissatisfaction over the mem
bers selected, but said he would wait to
see their work. He declared further
in his interview yesterday the whole
theory of the charter is centralization
of poft er. -
"We are opposed to the centraliza
tion of power and no representation
for the common people." he continued.
"We shall oppose the appointment of
so many officers, who ought to be
elected by the people! We are opposed
to giving the City Engineer such un
limited power to ride over a remon
strance. We are opposed to paying
Councilnien $3uu0, and the Mayor 16000.
Those salaries are too high. We are
opposed to the disposition the Com
mission has made of the water question
by giving the Council power to name a
comlnittee to run the department.
"In every way," continued Mr. Frank,
"the common people of - Portland are
being ignored in this charter building,
although they will be called to pay the
big salaries that have been provided
for, and yet have nothing to say about
them. The common people are not
represented on the Charter Commission.
The lawyers are there, the doctors are
on the Commission; the interests, rail
ways and corporations, are all repre
sented, and the charter that is being
framed la entirely-in their interest, as
was predicted it would be from the
men appointed on the Commission.
Who represents the common people on
thst board'.' Point him out.
"I have talked with hundreds of rep
resentative citizens and they tell me
they are opposed to the charter that is
being framed. We shall wait until the
new charter has been codified so we
can examine It in detail and know
what all its provisions are, and what
they mean, and then we shall organize
our opositlon to It-."
CLARA MORRIS VERY SICK
Actress In Serious Condition, Due to
Nervous Breakdown.
NEW YOIIK. Jan. 17. It was learned
tonight that Clara Morris, the actress,
who has been ill for a long time, is In
a serious condition. A nervous break
down caused her Illness.
Miss Morns, who In private life Is
Mr-. Frederick C. Harriott, la at her
home In Yonkers. N. Y. She is 60 years
old.
Cholera Victims Xumber CI.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 17. Fifty-nine
cases of cholera have been reported in
the last 2i hours, and 21 deaths.
COSGROVE WILL
IT
Proposes to Have Senate Re
turn Appointments Re
cently Sent In.
AS MEAD DID ON M'BRIDE
This Will Give Sew Governor Op
portunity to Slake Mohundro
Bank Examiner and -Put Gil- ,
ham on Board of Control.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Jan. 17. (Special.)
When Governor Cosgrove arrives In
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. (Special.)
Uoyd Grlscom, American Ambassador
to Italy, who has done such significant
relief work in the earthquake emer-
Oiympia one of his first moves will prob
ably be to request the Senate to return
to him all the Mead appointments made
In the last two years and sent to the
Senate for confirmation. The Senate did
this for Mead four years ago and will
undoubtedly do as much for the new Gov
ernor. This will leave the field clear for Cos
grove to make any and all the appoint
ments he desires, the first of which will
probably be Harry Gilham. for the board
of control, to succeed Matt Piles, and
J. L. Mohundro, as Bank Examiner, to
succeed A. W. Bngle.
Howard Cosgrove ' says that these are
the sole appointments his father has
already determined upon. Others will be
considered probably as soon as the Gov
ernor reaches here.
COSGROVE AGAIX DELAYED
Trip Xortli Postponed Indefinitely
Because of Track Conditions.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17. (Special.)
Governor-elect Cosgrove, of Washington,
did not leave for Olympla today. The
Southern Pacific train dispatcher of the
division running north from San Fran
cisco was notified at 5 o'clock this after
noon that the order regarding tile rout
ing of the private car California was
cancelled.
Mr. Costfrove could not reach the north
by any other route and It means that
his trip has once more been postponed.
This is doubtless because of the con
dition of the railroad tracks in Cali
fornia, owing to the excessive storms.
Tfailroad officials state that the trip has
been Indefinitely, postponed and they say
It is on account of washouts.
DEFINE MINISTERS' STATUS
Interstate Commerce Commission
. Rules on Transportation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. In a state
ment today the Interstate Commerce
Commission elucidates the provision of
law which authorizes the issue of free
transportation or reduced rates to min
isters of religion. The Commission
says:
"A clergyman does not lose his min
isterial standing by reason of the fact
that be leaves the pastorate for some
other Held of religious activity. A min
ister who becomes editor of a church
paper, instructor In a theological semi
nary, financial agent for a church or
other religious institution, or who en
gages in other work which, may fairly
be regarded as religious in character,
and who does not abandon his minis
terial work, may legally be accorded
special transportation privileges."
COLONIST RATE ADOPTED
Will Be $25 From Missouri River
to Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17. After lively
discussion among western railroad lines
over a period of three months, the re
duced colonist rates to California for
the coming Spring have been adopted, the
initiative being taken by the Far Western
and California roads. A rate of $25 from
the Missouri River to the Coast has final
ly been agreed upon, which Is Jo lower
than the rate In effect last year.
WOOL MAN MAKES DENIAL
V, S. Gosney Misquoted, He Says, In
Criticising Forestry Service.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Jan. 17. E. S.
Gosney, president of the Arizona Wool-,
OS
MEAD
MEN
Growers' Association, who Is stopping
here on his way home from the National
Wool-Growers' convention at Pocatello,
denies having made some of the state
ments attributed to him In newspaper ac
counts of his speech before the conven
tion. 1
He vas' quoted as saying: "The unre
liability of forestry employes is a by
word In the West," and that "he could
cite in his own state Instances of fa
voritism, prejudice and graft in the ad
ministration of the National forests."
"These statements." said Mr. Gosney to
day, "misquote and misconstrue my ad
dress and the spirit of my criticism of
Forest Reserve methods. I urged the
necessity of a law giving the Forest
Service additional powers, as well as re
forms of methods for the protection of
the rights of the people. On forestry
and the integrity of the Forestry Service
there was absolutely no attack. Nor
was there in my address any charge of
definite causes of graft, and, I would like
to have the Impression corrected."
TAKES TIMBER TO ITALY
Steamer Eva I eaves Brooklyn Xavy
Yard Today.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. Loaded with
lumber and material sufficient to con
struct 600 houses to shelter the home
less In stricken Messina, the steamer
Eva will sail from the Brookyln Navy
yard dock tomorrow for Italy.
NEWBERRY CUTS ALL RED TAPE
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Ships Taking Lumber to Italy Will
Be Given Rush Orders.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Secretary
Newberry was at his desk today com
pleting as fast as possible the general
Administration programme for sending
to Italy building material for the con
struction of a large humber of small
houses to shelter earthquake sufferers.
All red tape has been waived so that
vessels may be sent off at the earliest
possible moment with their loads of
material.
WRECK EAST OF PUEBLO
Missouri Pacific Train Jumps Track
but None Is Hurt.
PUKBLO, Colo., Jan. 17. Missouri Pa
cific passenger train, known as the St.
Louis fast express, which leaves here at
6:05 P. M-, was wrecked near Boone, 28
miles east of Pueblo, about 8 o'clocK to
night. The engine and five or six cars
jumped the track but according to a
telephone message received here, no
one was k lied or seriously mjurea.
The engine and express-car were hurled
from a bridge over an arroyo and the
englnemen had a miraculous escape. The
train was in charge of Conductor Black
while Engineer Lockhart was at the
throttle. The news of the wreck did not
reach Pueblo for almost an hour and
wreckers, on the Missouri Pacific and
Denver & Rio Grande are being hastened
to the scene.
MISSING GIRL IS FOUND
Miss Charleswoi .h, Reported Killed,
Discovered In Scotland.
LONDON, Jan. 17; Miss Violet Gor
don Charlesworth, whose mysterious
disappearance a short time ago caused
such excitement because of her re
markable career and her Intimate as
sociation with extensive stock deals,
has been found and identified at Oban,
Scotland.
It was reported that Miss Charles
worth, who lived with her parents In
Bogera, St. Aspath, Wales, was killed
while automoolllng in the neighbor
hood of Penmaenmawr, with her sister
and chauffeur, about two weeks ago.
The young woman was said to have
been 'hurled over the sea wall.
FAILURE IN GAS SUPPLY
Explosion Leaves Many Tovrns With
out Light or neat.
OTTAWA. Kan., Jan. 17. An explo-
thut vna hpnnt for tL radius of filX
miles, put the Kansas Natural Gas Com
pany's pipe line, which supplies natural
gaS lO JjaWICIIt-C, iujri.no, ....u . .
and Atchison, Kan., Bt. Joseph, Mo., and
intermediate points, oui oi service cany
today.
Natural gas users of the town affected
found . trouble in preparing meals and
keeping warm today. The explosion .is
believed to have been caused by high
pressure.
CHILE BANQUETS FLEET
Officers of American Warships Are
Guests of Honor.
VALPARAISO, Chile, Jan. 17. A spe
cial concert was given at the naval club
last evening In honor of the officers of
the American warships. Admirals Simp
son and Martinez, of the Chilean navy,
received the visitors.
Rear-Admiral Swinburne, commander
of the American fleet, returned from San
tiago, where he paid his respects to the
President, and was in time to be es
corted to the banquet following the con
cert. Henry P. Booth.
NEW YORK. Jan. 17. Henry P. Booth,
widely known n shipping circles through
out the wona. aiea nere msi iukui, oscu
73. Mr. Booth, with James B. Ward, in
augurated the first regular line of boats
between New York and Havana, which
in 1SS0 developed the Ward line.
Frenchmen Visit Fleet.
MARSEILLES, Jan. 17. Thousands vis
ited the American battleships today. The
American sailors who could speak French
were assigned to explain and describe the
various objects of Interest aboard ship
to the visitors.
Colonel Cooper's Trial Called.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 17. Charged
with murdering ex-Senator Edward W.
Carmack as the result of a newspaper
attack. Colonel Duncan B. Cooper, his
son Robin nd ex-Sheriff John D. Sharps
will be brought to trial Wednesday.
Stockholm Greets Hedln.
STOCK H OJUM, Sweden, Jan. 17. Sven
Hedln, the noted explorer, who returned
from Thibet via Russia, arrived here to
day and was given an ovation.
Lord Amherst Passes Away.
LONDON, Jan. 18. Lord Amherst of
Ackney, whose famous library was sold
recently at public auction In London,
died last night of apoplexy.
In Youth's Bright Noon.
Exchange.
Make hay while the sun shines, and
the sun never shines so steadily and
brightly as when you are young.
Tht nne-fourth of Alaska in a cnal field
is ai.nounced at Washington by Alfred H.
Brooks, chief geologist of the Alaskan divi
sion of the Geological Survey.
SERVICE IS BE
GUN
Inauguration of Dr. Homan to
Take Four Days.
SERMONS BY VISITORS
Attending Clergymen Preach ' In
Various Churches Laymen Disv
cuss Needs of Willamette Re
ception to Be Held .Tonight,
SALEM, Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) TTie
four-days' inauguration ceremonies that
will Induct into office Fletcher Homan,
S. T. B., D. D., as president of Wil
lamette University, began this morning
by the delivery of sermons along edu
cational lines by the representatives of
the leading denominational institutions
of Western Oregon. At the First Meth
odist Church, Dr. W. H. Heppe, of
KNOWN TO MANY SPORTSMEN.
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' A. 8. Bible, Deceased.
BHERIDAN, Or.. Jan.' 18. (Spe7
claL) A. S. Bible died here January
0. and was burled yesterday In the
Masonic Cemetery. Mr. Bible had
lived In Sheridan since 1S7S. He
conducted a general merchandise
store and dealt In cattle. He owned
a large ranch at the head of the
Nestucca, known to sportsmen far
and wide. Mr. Bible wu born in
Green County, Tennessee. March 26,
1834.
Grace Church, Portland, preached a mas
terly sermon on "Christ and the New
Age." The visiting preachers and edu
cators were assigned as follows:
At the First Baptist Church, Rev. Leon
ard T. Riley, D. president of McMlnn
vllle College. .
At the First Congregational Church,
President W. N. Perrin, 1L. D., of Pacific
University, Forest Grove.
At the First Christian. Deao Eugene T.
Sanderson. D. D.. Li.. IX, of the Eogeua
Divinity School.
At the United Evangelical Church, Pres
ident Charles A. Wock, Ph. D.. of Dallas
College.
At the United Brethren Church. O. V.
Wlilte, D. D., President of Philomath Col
lege. '
At the Friends Church. President Kelsey,
of Pacific College, Newberg.
President H. M. Crooks, of Albany,
who was scheduled to speak at the Pres
byterian-Church, did not arrive, but 'will
be here this evening to take part In the
remainder of the ceremonies.
This evening at the First Methodist
Church, prominent laymen will discuss
the theme, "What the Laymen Want for
Willamette." Among those who will
speak are State Senator R. A. Booth, of
Eugene, who will pay particular atten
tion to the endowment feature of Wil
lamette's needs; Samuel Connell, a prom
inent Methodist, of Portland; Assistant
Attorney-General I. H. Van Winkle; A.
A. Lee, of Salem; I. N. Van Winkle and
others.
The reception to be held Monday even
ing at the First M. E. Church will be
attended by all the college presidents
mentioned above and by President P. L.
Campbell, of the State University, h.u-
gene; President Kerr, of O. A. C, Cor
vallls, and other noted educators. Some
of the visiting educators will extend
greetings to the new president and the
visitors and in the receiving line will
be President and Mrs. Homan, and most
of the cbllege presidents and their wives.
Tuesday afternoon ' there will oe a
meeting of the Alumni Association, for
which an Interesting programme has
been prepared. Xuesday evening. Bishop
Smith, of Portland, win De m cnarge oi
services at the First M. E. Church and
Wednesday morning the inauguration
ceremonies proper will take place. This
will be the final meeting and will be
attended by a number of eminent church
men. Including Bishops Smith, or Port
land, and HugheB. of San Francisco.
Bishop Smith will preside and Bishop
Edwin H. Hughes, of San Francisco,
will deliver the charge to the new presi
dent The exercises will close with the
Inaugural address of President Homan.
INEQUALITY OF POSSESSION
Socialist's Answer to President
Eliot's Remarks on Socialism.
CHINOOK, Wash., Jan. S. (To the
One Way To
Avoid Piles
and Appendicitis.
"Every incoming patient re-
cites the same story neglected
or Improperly treated constlpa-
tion. The great Increase of opera-
ti.ins for appendicitis, rectal dls-
eases and womanly displace-
ments, Indicates the crying need
of a mild but sure treatment for
constipation," says a well-known
hospital matron. "Headache,
stomach troubles, piles and all
the fevers of children can be pre-
vented by using this mild form-
ula whenever any costiveneas
exists: Get at any well-stocked
drug store 'one ounce aromatic
fluid caacara.' 'one ounce com-
pound essence cardiol,' and 'two
ounces aromatic syrup rhubarb." T
Mix. and adults take from H to 2 r
teaspoonfuls after each meal,
while children will readily take
from five drops to a teaspDonful ?
after each meal, according to age. T
This treatment will correct the Z
bowels and not drug them. The v
longer It is used the less need of
It except when some heavy meal a
is consumed, or when one catches s
cold."
Socialism." which I read with Interest in
your issue of January 6. he says: "That
human beings are not equal in capacity or
power. In natural gift or in capacity to
receive training." I don't think any one
Is so ready to admit this as the Socialist,
yet. as President Eliot tries to' make out.
the Socialist has not considered this at
all, and imagines that equality of opportu
nity Is going to give every human being
an equal amount of brains, energy, capacity
and power. Fudge!
He says: "If. you make men free, there
will develop among them differences of
social position, of wealth, of control of
capital, because- In freedom, men develop
extraordinary differences in their power of
making and keeping capital." According
to this, we have all kinds of freedom
right now. but the Socialist has this "free
dom" proposition carefully analyzed and he
knows what It amounts to If President Eliot
doesn't. The power is free to the extent of
being compelled to accept whatever me
master class impose on him. ana the Im
positions are many and burdensome.
It is a fact In economic science, that labor
applied to the forces of nature, produces
all wealth. No matter how carefully ana
closely we look into this, no other means
or wealth can be found and the great
inequality of possession" today Is the re
sult of "freedom," only to the length and
breadth of the free exploitation of the
worker. This exploitation the Socialist la
endeavoring to abolish and will tight It out
on the political batt.'elleld, demanding
TKMiiic.-u freedom" for all. men and women
President Eliot lava -fini:iil.rHhlA
individual property and says of it that it is
a anna iact of human belief and human
practice and the more "freedom" we
acquire, the more we cling to the "in
dividual right of property." Well, the Social
ist understands this. Individual property,
tools and other necessities nf nm.inrti un
used by individual owners, ill be Individual
property, mase Comdex machines rcmiirin
associated use; those industries which, by
im-ir tonipieiuy, necessitate divisions
labor and the needed departments and
agencies of production in which othr than
the direct producers are required to operate
will become socially owned. The umbrage of
Socialistic doctrine as private property is
b. iruw man or president Knot s manu
facture and he is welcome to all the en
joyment there Is in punching It to pieces.
The prosperity diffused in the United
States. ne er more so than now, accord
ing to President KliOt. fa a tmnickv nrnsinr-
ity. and cannot be any other kind under
capitalism. Any big daily paper proves the
brand of our prosperity. The more unem
ployecl there Is. the lower wages will be. and
the wnrkers, therefore, enjoy more of presi
dent UUot's "freedom." And the distribution
of wealth is so "just," too. Iet'B see; In
1106. by estimation, the weaitn or the
United States was, in round numbers, $lor,
000,000,000. The producers' share a measly
1 per cent, and the no n-producers share
a. big, fat 00 yr cant. TliVre are 1 t'.oo.i.onu
families in the United Stntr. Aho.it N.300.
000 own no homes. Nearly 5,000,000 have
a drawing poultice on their homes. 8om ti
thing" like 41.000,000 people are prupertyless.
The distribution of wealth must be "just"
when the 41.0oo.000 have produced nearly
all of the $100,000,000,000 in wealth. Thomas
G. Sherman says: "Within .10 years, tfi
United States .will be substantially owned
by lesn than 500 people of the male popu
lation." This appears "juBt" enough for
the non capitalists.
President Eliot says; "They f Socialists)
nave no monopoly of the principles of good
will among men and are not alone in
their faith in human brotherhood." Un
doubtedly this is true, but the Socialist li
working on something over S hour shifts,
day and night, ratn or shine, to make
"human brotherhood" and "good will among
men"' a little more than a couple of lines
of cold type. What Is president Eliot doing
for "good will among men," and "human
brotherhood?" Teaching a continuation of
the system I
Panics aren't caused by any "good will'
lost between employer and employed, as
President Eliot has In print. Between em
ployer and the employed, there Is constant
strife. The present system offers nothing
better. The employer Is for a minimum
wage for labor on a long day schedule,
and the first consideration , beyond this, for
what labor has produced. Is sale and profit
Actual use of the production or the good
It might do Is of secondary importance.
Opposed to th's 1b the demand of the pro
ducer for a higher wage and a shorter work
day. It is a disagreement measured by the
scale stick of capitalism. The workers, ever
day, produce so much more than they can
buy, that unless an outside market is avail
able for the surplus, there Is stagnation and
what Is often termed over-production.
Factories shut down, mills close their
doors, and cars are sidetracked until the
surplus gradually melts away to those
countries consuming more than they pro
duce. The trusts, keeping a close eye on
commercial channels and the world markets,
are learning a lesson In world consumption
and are not to be caught with full ware
houses and no orders. However, this de
parture from the methods employed a few
years back, is of financial benefit only to
combinations of wealth. The present moce
of running even with the trade doesn't fat
ten the pay envelope of the worker, and
shut-downs are fully as prevalent. Pome of
the big Eastern milN are limiting their
output by running 20 days to the month.
President Eliot says: "We are all labor
ers!" Sure, but It Is an Indirect admission
of one of the great wastes of capitalism.
The hobo really works. It Is no "snap"
hitting brake-beams, blind-baggage, and the
back door, but It counts f or absolutely
nothing. It's wasted energy. Dcpew, Piatt,
Morgan, Gates and others In the Fame
pocket are workers, but they don't produce
in real value anyway near what they con
sume. It's more wasted energy.
No Socialist advocates the giving of prop
erty acquired by one person to another who
has acquired nothing. No accredited Social
ist ever made a statement like that. Of
course, those who are aged and Infirm and
those wha are mentally and physically un
able will be supported by the state, proba
bly, and not at all as a measure of pink
tea charity, but as their due. This is
simple enough : "The world for the work
ers." "All those who are physically and
mentnlly fitted to labor must labor to live,
and the just reward of a man's labor Is all
of the product of that labor." The worker
couldn't get more, and less than that, the
Socialist doesn't consider. This is left to the
capitalists, who are past-masters In the art
of "dividing up" 10 per cent to the pro
ducer. AO per cent to themselves.
President Eliot eems to think that the
Socialists are on the boards with a pro
gramme of universal ease, repose and lazi
ness. Under Socialism, if President Eliot
didn't produce anything, he wouldn't get
anything. It would be up to nlm. ,
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