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•earl; as possible. Is a worthy object of any rood government."—
fcbranam Lincoln
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Nome. Alaska March 1010.
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There appears to be at least one
unappreciated great man in the
United States—one William Ran
dolph Hearst.
This man who apparently has
satisfied himself that he is the re
ally great figure In contemporary
public life is receiving even less at
tention than was bestowed upon
Ambassador Dumba.
Rejected Of labor, at outs with
the Wilson policies, the initiator Of a |
new freedottt wipes the New Free-1
derm of Wilson off the mail, the in
spiring prophet of the new patriot
ism also. It is simply extraordinary
that he is shunnod by public men aa
if to identify ones cause with that
of Hearst tvere to court ruin cud de
feat.
What really great triumphs were
Roosevelt’s were his when Wi'.Uam
Randolph Hearst and his hired men
were shouting their heads off In in- ;
dignant attacks and noisy donuncia- ;
tion; when Wilson rose highest in 1
popular esteem he was refusing to (
listen to the dictating suggestions J
of the owner of the “American ' ,
series of publications.
It’s not William's fault that he is
unappreciated. The publicity given
his own policies and his own ideas
certainly has been good and plenty.
Venturing into peace programs long
before Ford essayed those devious
paths, boosting preparedness long
before the munitionlsts gained
heart, William has never let it be
Jn doubt who was the great man
who inspired all these movements
Yet today despite his great papers
and hia great wealth there are few
men less respected, less admired,
less feared, less liked than this same
Hearts.
He is no longer even considered ,
worth denouncing. Socialist pa- ■
pers refer to him with amusement,
labor palters consider him with dis
gusted contempt. As a serious pro
position he presents himself only t •
the looking-class where ho himself
beholds his counterfeit resemblance.
Reports say that lie has tagged
himself to Roosevelt. Roosevelt can
not help this without doubt, but
Hearst at any rate will have to piuv
a subordinate po ’ -iter-.
ing the Roosevelt drama. i.< can
be scene shifter or clown, ballot
dancer or supernumerary, cup
bearer or lackey, valet or hired sir'.
But lie certainly will not he in the
familiar commence 01 me wuj poe
tical sage from Oyster Bay.
Time was when William was re j
warded by the workerc as their
friend. William has always been I
somebody’s friend and somebody has j
always been discovering that Wil
liam was Wiliam’s friend, and Wf'- j
liain’s friend only.
The workers discovered this early ,
enough. They learned to consider |
the nuiue or Hearst synonlmous with !
insinccriy. And it's the Hearst na-j
tional rejnitation today.
No one reads with confidence the i
Hearst papers and no one trusts the
editorial policy of his organs. Today
they are one thing in one place and
another thing in another. Distrust,
dislike, no conlidnece, these are the
views held of William.
No man had such opportunities
as had Hearst. Beginning with un
limited capital to control the besi
writers and the most brilliant car
toonists he was in evory way in a
-iMinition to establish a free and Inde
pendent and fearless press. He ob
tained labor’s support by supporting
labor at the beginning. Then came
the disillusionment. Of all the great
ones that made Hearst famous what
one retained towards hiih sentiments
of loyalty,’ respect affection? Daven
port? Biercp? Dunne? Ade?
Where Hearst is nbw In public
estimation that position Hearst him
self carefully and assiduously
worked to achieve. His papers are
worth money and are going con
cerns. But their influence which
should be the greatest In America 1
Is practically confined to the very
Ignorant or the very stupid which Is
about the same thing.
Of some it has been said nothing
which they touched they did not
adorn; of Hearst it can be said he
soiled everything he ever touched.
This is a mighty old world. Scien
tists say now that America was set
tled by primitive man long before
they put in- ait appearance in'any
other section of the globe. They
dor t except evon the Garden of Eden
which Is a very distressing thing
But what they go on Is not tradi
tion but the evidences of life that
proceed away back of the tradition
and written pages.
It is Interesting to speculate upon
the rejuvenation of the American
continent by people who have estab
lished the very latest in art and
science and sometimes in music and
literature, and to ponder on the by
gone days when the earth as far a>
humanity is concerned was young
indeed, and cur ancestors ate raw
meat and lived close to nature and
brutality.
Those were hard times for human
beings. Unable to control the ^rae
forces of nature, men wore subjected
to all kinds of hardships and suffer
Ing. But it was a hardship that
chastened and a suffering that mad<
foe progress. _11 quickened the wlti
and the minds and the endurance
of men to dare and do. In a‘work
rod in tooth and claw, human being!
discovered that only through collec
tive action, through mutual aid - ant
co-operation could they hope to sur
vive.
Scientific men have dwelt only oi
one phase of human evolution anc
the expression “survival of the fut
est" has been heard on the Ups o
every rapacious mortal. But it wai
not the “fittest” man that survived
or caused the race to survive. It wa*
the collective efficiency of the ran
acting with mutual co-operatior
that enabled it to overcome ever:
obstacle. •
Moreover our progress along th*
lines of human development is din
to that mutual aid and co-opera
tion. Collective production has beer
responsible for the triumphs of ma
chine production—renders it possible
and has resulted in modern industr;
being able to produce more than i:
needed to satisfy human wants un
der a proper system or distribution
thus making Malthusian laws mean
ingless.
It wasn’t the strong savage tha
survived and increased and multi
plied. It was the tribe strong in tri
bal unity, well developed in it:
systom of mutual aid and co-opern
tion that crushed the savage whosi
hand was against everyone and whe
was a law unto himself.
The history of these strong moi
depending upon their own individ
uality to control the rest, is a stor;
of blood and tears. For always be
hind tyranny lurked revolt and as
srssination.
Doubtless if we were more fa
miliar with our ancestors of re
rnoter epochs the evidences on thi:
head which we could collect woul?
he even more overwhelming thai
they are. But they are overwhelm
ing enough to teach us a lesson righ
today if we only heed the instruc
tion. Still today national efflci
ency depends Upon'a contented peo
pie co-operating with one another t<
secure the general happiness.
Trial by jury 1b sorely tried ii
Colorado. Recently Judge Cavec
der sustained the motion of th<
United Mine Workers officials tha
the indicted men should be trlei
elsewhere than in the counts
where such indictments had been re
turned. Cavender in rendering hi
decision complimented counsel fo
the Miners on the splendid showlni
they had made to sustain their cub
and scored the failure of the stat
attorneys to support their opposition
to the motion for a change of venue.
Now the miners contended tha' ii.
was impossible for a miners union
official to secure a fair trial on ac- i
count of tue manner in which llic i
companies controlled the jurors v.’h.)
depended directly or indirectly upon
them for an existence.
But thrt argument has more to ,t
than mercl; that which this change
of venue which the minors asken
f.-r would siggest.
In those counties complaints were
made agairst ’ detectives an j g.in
men charging them with murder
and other offenses. They aMicl for
no change of venue. They »u>
only too glad to accept a trial by
jurors controlled directly or indi
rectly by ibe companies, which had
aisc employed them tnd in whose in
terest the crimes had been com
mitted.
The trials of these detectives re
sulted in acquittal as might have
been expected and hence no such
i thing as a fair trial, it is right to
say, had been given them.
, The economic power of employing
corporations is nowhere seen more
clearly than in Colorado. Nowhere
1 is the menace of such a power to
democracy more clearly seen, ana
when it actually affects trial by
jury, it is about time that the peo
ple sat up and took notice.
Trial by jury is regarded as one
of the bulwarks of human freedom
Every one insists upon getting anu
everyone insists upon giving a fair
trial. If a fair trial is not assured;
if economic power Is so great. If the
might of the corporations can se
cure control of the Jurors, manifest
ly everyone is literally and truly at
the mtircy of those corporations.
■ ' This condition Is much more gen
eral than people think. H is one
that is regarded with unceasing and
increasing alarm' > by the workers.
They know and feel that In many
cases where labor and capital are
involved they will get the worst of
! it. This condition is bendmblng the
1 nerve of the people to insist upon
! their rights, and it is preventing
i many an official from doing his
j duty.
| When men fear the power of the
; corporations and that fear becomes
the constant accompaniment of the
discharge of their duties, then it's
goodbye freedom.
I “And no man durst make him
afraid'. That’s how one of the
| clauses of the Magna Charta con
cludes speaking of the right^of free
! MwAen men' or corporation^control
| absolutely the means whereby other
men live, dominate their industrial
lives completely, it is a positive cer
tainty they will dominate their poli
tical and social lives as well. Prac
tlcally the entire psycological basis
af human domination is founded
upon the ability of rulers or ruling
classes to "make men afraid". And
in this it is equally immaterial
whether those who do so dominate
and do so terrorize are Kings or
.vaisers, Tzars or industrial corpo
rations. The means are tho same
and the results also.
Thrift is now the subject of dis
course by many a high and mighty
industrial and financial potentate in
free America. One banker, draws
attention to the fact that ninety per
cent are living up to their incomes
and If their jobs cease they are de
stitute. Another draws attention to
the fact that the savings banks do
not show a sufficiency on deposit
and declares that the amount
should be doubled.
Anoher New York banker, says
that labor must be prepared to live
more economically and accept a
lower standard of living as inevit
able. Wages he preached will have
to be lower after the war in order
to compete with European industry.
All of these persons preach the
same sermon in different words.
Lower standards of living, thrift,
lower wages, all mean the same
thing in the capitalist mind. If
workers can be brought to live upon
the smell of an oil rag, they wi'I
be so recompensed.
The wages paid will be such a
standard as men can live upon and
no more, possibly under the duress
of competition somewhat less.
The trouble is just now that the
workers do not get enough; they
haven’t high enough standards of,
living. They do not eat enough
porterhouse and pork tenderloin
and drink enough choice wines. They
do not smoke high' enough
grades of tobacco and cigars, they
haven’t enough luxuries. They
have not enough leisure. Their
standard is altogether too low. The
higher they set their standard of
living the higher will the wages be
paid and there is no reason why
those who produce all wealth
shoudn't have the best of every
thing.
Thrift is well enough for million
aires. But the system that preacheB
thrift to hundreds on the borderline
of starvation is a mockery, a delu
sion and a snare.
The ends of th? labor movement
may not be in sight. But the loftier
they are, the surer and the sooner
they will be seen to cheer those
struggling along.
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