Show RACE SUICIDE AND Ln B I Oregonian The new scare cao of or the scientists Is that the lie human raco race is Js fast exhausting the soil oll supply of oC nitrogen nitrogen nitrogen nitro nitro- gen one of oC the chief elements of or the animal hod body and that unless artificial means shall be found to restore the the vast quantity drawn from the earth b by successive lve crops a n large part of oC the human race h Is doomed to lo starvation lion tion within two or three generations Such uch h In Is tho the theme of or an on article 1 tr Ithe the thu Independent b by James chemist and sociologist who after citIng citing citing cit cit- cit cit- ing scientific methods b by which gett ma may be restored declares that happiness will wm not be secured to the human race simply by fertilization of the soil sull nor by large crops but more h by efficient nt distribution and tion Otherwise Oth e sn says 8 he he science will succeed only oni In causing two unhappy human l beings to live where only one ono would have ha lived Jived before He cites t that India with Its starving myriads d l exports millions of or bushels of wheat very every r year eul Science Science- he 11 says tS must must t ll di I o means moans not only for COI fertilizing the soil and increasing crops hut but also o for tor limiting population ani and securing more equitable distribution of or the worlds world's wealth Commenting on the article editorially editorial editorial- ly h the Independent avers that Hint the problems of or restricting the birth rate and anti distributing wr wealth havo have a very Important corollary In him tho the Cn fact t that restriction is practiced ll b by tho the best beg quality of human humm lIC life while fast n t breed breedIng Ing lug i is kept up by hy thi large hug I inferior I quantity It It Is obvious says the thc Independent hint we need a n better hettI distribution of or of race raco suicide nail and quotes authorities in III evidence that tho the older American stock and especially th the tho stock of or educated cultivated folk Is 10 fast breeding out nuL Clearly l there Is a problem he here quite as vital as the distribution of or wealth But the inefficient distribution of wealth is ju just t what make race suicide lc among prudent folk tolk and thE they are ale usually the more intelligent and anti finer finer- Hl clement element It is clear Cleal that if science Is to accomplish an anything In wealth distribution for the improvement Improve improve- Improvement ment of or the race It should help the theman theman man mud and woman of small mall means mean who work In all nil parts of th the try country at miserably small salaries s for the en enrichment enrichment In en- ot of t thrifty and bu business lne s men and corporations Thc men and women are afraid to bring brine children Into the world lest les thy they cannot cannot can cnn not properly support them th-m. Th Then n there thero Is Iii a f class clas of or men and worn women n who ho suffering what The socialist l t calls callIS wage slavery tr are arc determined not to bl breed ed children lI to take tulu Such uch places H as the they themselves e occupy There Is h a g good d deal nl of or pr ld prudence nc If Ii not amon among th the mo most t desirable de- de elements of or society They 1111 nil not the hl highest hiSt place but the Intermediate Inter mediate Their youth encounters the tho difficulty It Insurmountable In most cases of or competing with th the Jun large e aggregations ngI ng- ng I of wealth h which characterize character character- I ize the commercial oath activities HIts HIt's of or today In ht contrast with nose C of oC yesterday Hence their th youth of n necessity It mu must t serve and In a It lamentably lam largo num ber bel of cafes at pitiful images Per For this class science has a problem to solve I in wealth lU distribution j I Then again It mn may be lie said Ill that lint race suicide 11 Is 1 not so O restrictive e of oC thin birth rat a as t some persons Imagine Irre Irro- Irresponsible parentage O in th the desirable element of or the time population Is not nOl so ox- ox t cash e It in as It u used NI to h. h be but that should be d a gain Tho Tito best 1 lor of the till race Ls lei not running mulling out though particular strains flint ami families are dis appearing This always has s been the case cLI however how It Is IK probably true trite that Oregon's pioneer plon stock I Is diminishing Yet there ther are arc Just as aN aNI I vigorous Intelligent Intelli gl gent t people in In Or as S over O over and more mor of oC them HIIm than at an any time late in tho the progress of or th time the state In Lt the lie movement movement move move- ment mem of ot the social mass new nets individuals ld individuals ual and new nw characteristics are al always always al- al ways WOR rising to the thc top lop and In turn the they give gin place to lo successors The Tho great problem Is' Is today and probably always will bo be wealth dis dis- It I Is this i which makes all the tae strife In the social hotly body from rout the labor unionist to th the lie trust magnate lII A And 1111 while wastefulness tastefulness imprudence and dl dissipation 31 are aro L causes of poverty rind and w woe n do these se are aJl partly earth 1 effects 0 of inefficient distribution Note oh the ut b ln and umI equal There I H is a u aIde wide Ide gup gap between between be be- tween them The socialist r seeks seek ok equal distribution The aim of every well well- meaning citizen I Is snore more efficient dis dis- distribution and this I is his linn daily effort In this day and nud ago age Industry try and foresight fore fore- sight sigh I are arf essentials essential in Iner every er career no fro matter how humble ju jut just t the same as asI always But Inu UI they need a better system I for 01 et distributing wealth c J h I |