University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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THE REDWOOD. 15 abolished ; the education, moral and religious training of the child cannot be left to the community. In other words the true Christian home must be culti- vated if men are ever to become satis- fied with their lot. Wealth must not be looked upon with loathsome eyes, but we should foster in those who possess it the spirit of Christian charity. If combinations persist in abusing the power they possess we should not be- tray our spirit of pessimism in govern- ment by saying we cannot regulate it. There IS a means hy which far bet- ter and happier results can be obtained than any Socialistic monster could ever effect. But it may be said, as long as we are held in thrall by a spirit of ir- religion even attempt is useless. ROY A. BRONSON.

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14 THE KEDWOOD. ways of tearing down obstacles in the path of labor ' s improvement, which being not only far more safe are also far more eflficacious than Socialism. That to which I refer is called by many Social Reform, and I urge it especially to the reader ' s attention, for it is the true middle course between Socialism or equality and selfish Individualism. Among many of the changes advocat- ed by social reformers, I quote the fol- lowing: A sound insurance policy indemnifying not only against accidents but against reverses of life, such as sick- ness, loss of work and old age, would give the laboring classes, what at pres- ent they need most — security of exist- ence — and would keep them from drifting into Socialism. Trades un- ions are to be fostered and organized. Every laborer is to be guaranteed a liv- ing wage, enough for the keep of his family, education of his children and a small reserve for the rainy day. Leo XIII, furthermore, in his masterful En- cyclical on the Condition of Labor, laid great stress upon this very matter. He advocated that the majority of people should not live from hand to mouth, but should have, each family, its small capital, some shares or stocks, but prin- cipally a small plot of mother earth from the size of a small garden to the size of a small farm, that no creditor could touch, that belonged to the fam- ily rather than the individual, that Stang., Soc. and Christianity, p. 70 quoted by Devas. would serve as an insurance against unemployment. These are but a few of the salient fea- tures of Social Reform and are here, no more than briefly indicated, but they will recommend themselves at once to the common sense of every individual who has sincerely at heart the moral, mental and physical uplift of the down-trodden laborer who at present, it must be admitted, is strug- gling against overwhelming odds. They show also, that the assumption of So- cialists is false. Socialism IS NOT the sole remedy for existing evils. It is out of many methods but one and that — we might add — a very poor one. It is only fair to Socialists, however, to concede that they have rendered a real service to society by calling atten- tion to pressing Social problems. They have done this by forcing us to reflect upon the condition of the less fortun- ate classes ; by quickening our conscien- ces ; by helping us to form the habit, not 3 et generally acquired, of looking at all questions from the standpoint of pub lic welfare rather than from that of individual gain; and finally by call- ing our attention to the industrial func- tions of government, thus aiding in separating the field of private industry from that of public business. The dissatisfied thousands who seek resource in Socialism, hoping there to find salvation, are sadly misled. The true path leads in another direction ; the family must be protected; the home watched, private property can not be

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THE WANDERLUST See the ship set out to sea — Canvas filling, blowing free, Becks a gleaming , flags a streaming, Sailors singing merrily — And my heart goes with the shij) out to sea. She ' ll bring furs from out the Northland, And ivories from Bombay, Bright gems from out the Southland, And silks from old Cathay. Alone I stand upon the sand High flies the sparkling foam. Ah were 1 upon the ship Going forth to roam! I can see the fairy vessel By gentle breezes borne Floating in the moonlight Down the Golden Horn. She ' ll journey through the Suez Stopping at Port Said And bring exotic perfumes From a land long since dead. She ' ll through the South Seas, And sail the Tuscan deeps, And to be upon her My spirit yearns and weeps. See the ship set out to sea — Canvas filling bloimng free. Decks agleaming flf gs astreaming, Sailors singing merrily — And my heart goes with the ship Sailing out to sea. BYRNE ALEXANDRE MARCONNIER 16