Capital and labor . iety. Someof these may be worthy of more attention than somewe have mentioned, but it is impossible to considerthem. The whole list of proposed remedies are inef-ficient to accomplish the desired result. Eeformersare gradually seeing that theory amounts to but verylittle; for we are dealing with the mighty monster ofMonopoly, and nothing but a hard and definite blowwill count for anything. Decisive and radical actionwill save the nation and lift the laboring masses totheir proper plane of existence. Men love their petschemes more than they love the truth, and, for thatreaso
Capital and labor . iety. Someof these may be worthy of more attention than somewe have mentioned, but it is impossible to considerthem. The whole list of proposed remedies are inef-ficient to accomplish the desired result. Eeformersare gradually seeing that theory amounts to but verylittle; for we are dealing with the mighty monster ofMonopoly, and nothing but a hard and definite blowwill count for anything. Decisive and radical actionwill save the nation and lift the laboring masses totheir proper plane of existence. Men love their petschemes more than they love the truth, and, for thatreason, much time and energy is being wasted. WehaU with delight the indication of the times in thestrong tendency to unite forces, and, no doubt, thearmies of Labor will gather their scattered units to-gether and unite in a conunon attack upon the fortressof Capital. Until then, let us do what we can to de-stroy petty jealousies, and counteract extreme teach-ings, and counsel for sensible Labor agitation. 14 CHAPTER I.—COMMUNISM. la considering briefly tlie subject of Communism,we will go no farther back than the days of the earlyChristians. It is said that they had aU thiugs in com-mon. For some time believers tried this method ofSocial government, and apparently the system there is any discredit for this it must not be placedupon the Christian faith, or religion, but rather uponthe business judgment of the Christian leaders of thattime. The attempt to perpetuate any type of Com-munism amongst a select class of people, living in themidst of a competitive Social system, has always beenattended with diflSculties, and usually results infailure. Concerning the community of goods at Jerusalem,it must be observed that it was not compulsory. Thesystem was not inaugurated by a general suffrage,nor by any kind of confiscation. The best light we have SOCIALISTIC REMEDIES. 223 on this early Comnmnism is f ouad ia the Bible, andwe are told that when Ananias had committed hisc
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