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rural population and has been the cause of 

 co-operative societies for self protection by 

 the rural class which have not protected, 

 and never can do much good till agriculture 

 stands on the same plane as manufactures. 

 The Man of Gallilee who said whosoever 

 giveth one of these little ones a cup of cold 

 water in My name receiveth his reward. 

 How shall this great nation carry out that 

 Divine injunction? By dividing its people 

 into two classes the patrician or city rich by 

 protection and the plebian or country poor 

 by non-protection. We hear of universal 

 peace. The carrying out of the above in- 

 junction both in spirit and letter will only 

 bring permanent peace to any nation and 

 finally the world. We saw the utterly self- 

 ish and cold indifference to the suffering 

 world by the idle rich during the World 

 war. It was only the noble minds of Amer- 

 ica made so by the constant battle with the 

 errors of our surroundings that came to the 

 call for help. We should wake up and see 

 where we are drifting. The Roman Empire 

 broke when opulence smashed it. Let every 

 American citizen learn what it means to 

 give a cup of cold water to one of these 

 little ones in His name. It reaches into the 

 highest places of state and right away 

 along the line to the lowest branch of Amer- 

 ican citizenship. Any American citizen 

 who works for selfish interest, either per- 

 sonally or politically, is an enemy to lasting 



