Show I Evol Evolution tion By L L. A. A Hollenbeck ck I IThe The world has communism J ism democracy and monarchy The four government types are arc arcI each struggling for supremacy I Our monarchies except Japan seem to have e into liberal democracies and as in Italy fac- fac ism and a short lived democracy in Germany we ve also have j I IThe I The writer is not so familiar with as he is with the other other forms of government but but it seems seems seems' to be a sort of a dictatorship set I up to maintain the existing order with a desire to regulate the present present pres pres- pres-j pres ent system for business trade and economics with a desire to Improve Im Ira- i prove conditions for the betterment betterment better better- better j ment of society It is opposed to collective ownership and hence is s in bitter antagonism with the socialists and communists Each Eat lof of these two groups groups communism communism I and are strong I and purpose to run a country country country coun coun- try with a strong and unbending I p policy if policy if they cnn can help it They I are essentially one party systems I and when they get into power I they are strong in backing and andI positive and decisive in execution i I Woe roe to the men or combinations that foster sedition for they will willbe willi I i be promptly sh shot t at daylight i ij I II j I But a democracy is weak and andI I indecisive Its strength is shattered shattered shattered shat shat- by illimitable ideas and arguments ar ar- supplemented by powerful power power- ful legislative lobbies working for selfish interests and special privileges res resulting in heavy taxation Indirectly used by office holders as bribes for votes in the coming elections to perpetuate themselves into office For the last decade the United States has run mad madin in these imperfections and our I legislators in congress have been J too teo weak to resist the common onslaught for salaries jobs and positions IVe I j We Ve have in tion Uon that should have been made eight years ago and the ilie people should be quick to make party changes Such changes are the thet t safety e 3 ThIs Itis at this time that congressmen congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen cannot use the the- pruning knife on salaries and jobs necessary necessary sI s- s I sary for the bala balancing cing of the national national national na- na budget The late votes in inI I congress giving President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- I velt great powers are opposed because because because be be- cause some congressmen are afraid afraid afraid a- a fraid of the votes of their i j Roosevelt's lately acquired ed powers that are akin to the powers of a a. dictatorship in a fac- fac 1st government like Italy If he acts wisely he will be a success He is handling salaries drastically I Ifor I Ifor I for t the e public in such a way asno as asno asno no congress could handle them He will balance the budget and put the country on its feet Evolution Evolution Evolution Evo Evo- lution has demanded this and evolution is natures nature's remedy Evolution Evolution Evo Eve lution favors a republic but when I u I it stagnates it must become radical radical radical radi- radi cal for a period to remove the the I obstructions Evolution is bound to take its course I have have no Income In the meantime cannot cal perfect I That is from Daniel Willlard Villiard president of the Baltimore and j 3 Ohio Railroad Hes He's not a red I Neither is Thomas L. L Chadbourne Hes He's a big Wall Vall Street corporation 1 lawyer Yer I j The capitalistic system is on trial he said If we think the I people who are arc running tl the e In Industries in In- of tills this world can by rea- rea I j son of greed bring about such a aI depression as this and not tako take I steps to mend it not matter what the sacr sacrifice ice ma may be to individuals ls I I we are mistaken We Ve cant can't get getaway getaway getaway away with it I II I 1 As a result of these views men meri are casting around for a plan to tomake tomake tomake toI to I make capitalism serve society Opportunity does not mean I a I franchise to grab Individualism does docs not mean behaving like a predatory animal Profit does I Inot I Inot not mean mountains of private gain Private property does not mean the libert liberty to use it to the public harm Altogether this I means as Mr Albert G. G Milbank a a director of a great New York bonk puts bank puts it capitalism must be humanized socialized and stabilized And all this somehow somehow some some- some 1 how is getting to be referred to toas to toas toas as The New Capitali Capitalism m. m I I Capitalism breaks down with discouraging regularity twenty regularity twenty twenty- two times in seventy-five seventy years as the Chamber of Commerce admits ad ad- I ad-I mits nine of thes these breaks being more more or less violent This cause I of certain accidental defects or because of basic flaws Can these defects be cured Up to now the mechanism which controls capitalism has been in the hands of certain parasitic interests Can it be taken out of these hands and put into the hands of men who will operate it for the service of society Certainly this ought to tobe tobe tobe I I be tri tried d. d And of this we may be sure sure sure-a a way must be found to do this or some other system will be given the chance Unemployment insurance old j jage I age pensions farmers' farmers allotment I plans are not a cure They are are merely devices to correct halad- halad The idea of the Chamber Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber of Commerce trade Commerce trade agreements agreements agreements agree agree- ments to limit production production-in in my humble opinion attacks the problem problem r lem from the wrong end Editors Editor's Note This article is copied from Colliers Collier's Weekly |