THE CALL OF THE LAND 



The abolition of business corporations 

 would, of course, end gambling in domestic 

 stocks; but there would still be Canadian, 

 Mexican and European stocks and bonds, 

 and also, for a long time, our own govern- 

 ment bonds, which last would be likely to 

 fluctuate under the proposed regime as 

 never before. Produce gambling would 

 also be left to flourish. In a word, the 

 gambling which connects itself with spec- 

 ulation would be little affected by socialism 

 of the rough and ready sort. 



Under such socialism the evils of scarcity 

 and glut might be mollified by the careful 

 gathering of statistics telling supply and 

 demand. It is to be remarked, however, 

 that, owing to diversity of seasons and 

 weather and to people's changing tastes and 

 wants, the evils referred to can at best be 

 only a little diminished, while what can be 

 done in this way business enterprise is now 

 rapidly bringing about. 



But, some socialist will interpose, we are 

 not going to stop with government owner- 

 ship of productive agencies; distribution, 



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