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WHAT IS CAPITALISM? tion: u,f"value to whom and fog the free maitet• which teaches
The. .Deeemher issiib• of th what? The only social system each participant to look for the
.objective value best :within his
own competence: Note that the
intellectual criteria Of the major-
ity does not rule the free ,market.
It is the members of the excep-
tional minority --the innovators,
the intellectual giants, who lift
the" whole free society to the,
level of their own achievements,
while continuing themselves' -to
rise ever higher:
"'The free Markeris a continu=
ous process. While the majority
is still assimilating the autbma-
bile, the creative minority is
busy with • the aeroplane. The
stagnant have no power to stop
their betters and the imitators
are constantly _. eing _ate by_
the innovators. The free market
is ruled by those able to see and
plan long; range. •
A man works to support his
own --life; he is neither the pro-
perty nor the servant of the
Objeeti"9ist. Newsletter eontainY
an article by Anya Rand, which
:s Condensed. bet w. 'It appears
after; another year's slide into
•,totalitarianism,
The tribal notion of the "com-
mon good" has served as the
nioral.'..iusti%catign ofmostsocial
s este ns and all tyrannies in his-
tory. l 'ar . the "common good,"
<th `publi •interesrr," i man -u .
definable concept because there
in no such entity .as the tribe
'or' the public; they are merely
a number of individuals and
"good" and "value" pertain only
to an individual , living organ-
ism. The• "common good" means.
good for the majority, as against
the individual. It means that
the "good" for some . men takes
precedence over the "good" of
those others who then become
s orificial animals. The ``good,
based on the objective theory
of values is capitalism and it is
the only moral theory fincom-
patible with „rule of force.
The recognition of individual
rights (note the right to the pur-
suit of happiness) implies that
no man or tribe may attempt
to achieve the "good" of some
at the price of immolation of
the. others, end since values are
discoverable in menet
men Must be free to discover,
think, study, translate • their
knowledge into physical form;
to offer their products for trade;
to judge them and to choose,
ho it a loaf of bread or a philo-
sophicat freatisc.
Reality serves as Man's ultim-
ate arbiter, for if his judgment
is right, . he' is rewarded; if
wrong. he is the only victim.
Of Value To Whom?
of the majority" is a delusion, a A free market never, loses
violation of an individual's right. sight of the question: Of value
- It means the abrogation of ALL to whom?ie works,. of Victor
rights into, the power of any Hugo are objectively of greater
value to man than -a true-confes-
gangP which claims to be the sten magazine... But if a man's
voice of -the people and one intellectual potential can barely continues its rule by phys-
teal._ force until deposed by an- manage to enjoy true confes-
other gang. stens, there is no -reason-why
What makes people cling to his meagre earnings, the product
of HIS effort, should be spent
this myth of the "com,Trlon on books he cannot comprehend.
good"? Adherence to a fallac- The number of adherents is no
ious theory of the nature " of proof of an idea" truth or false -
moral values! There is the "in- hood; the criterion is the sum
trinsic" theory. If good is in- of the individual judgments of
herent, then the end justifies the all the men involved, oCwhat
ns, regardless of ' * ry or THEY valued, each in the con
efit, for "good" is "- i 1,
tent of his own. life. It is only
y and of itself. If a .n be-
lieves good is intrinsic in cer-
tain ;ration -s he -will. force -others: _.— _ _____ _ _ _ -- _ ,. --- -_
to perform them andwill regard PORTERtS HILL
-a sea.„�foblood° as of no signific-
ance: This theory of values pro- .
duced a Stalin, a Hitler and a PORTER'S H1LL.=Mrs. Elean
Robespierre. or Picot recently underwent sur -
In the "subjective” theory; gery in ,Victgria Hospital, Lon -
the ' issue of "good" or evil be- don.
• comes for ,the subjectivist a Mrs. Bill Townshend was in
whim. a desire, a feeling: MY Preston on Saturday to attend
feelings or THEIRS? _ Since he the funeral of her uncle, Fred
feels he is right, lie vvill force -Chuter.
men -"for their own good." To Mrs. John McCowan is a surge'
achieve the "good" by physical ery patient in Victoria Hospital,
force destroys < a man's capacity London.
to value, paralyses his judgment Mrs. • Barney Williamson re-
and- renders him morally im- cently attended 'the funeral of
potent. ,, her brother. William" Robert El -
The "objective" theory holds liott, of Bayfield. • --
'that "good" is an evaluation de; Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Scrib-
rived em The facts of reality bins, Clinton, were recent guests
and validated by a process of of• Mr and Mrs. Alvin Betties. .
reason. • It holds that ."good"' is Mrs. Reid Torrance has return -
an aspect of reality which must •ed home after spending several"
be discovered, not invented, by -Weeks at Severn Bridge with'
man. Fundamental to an objet- her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
tive theory of values is the. 4Jes-land Mrs4 Robert Hanes.
- What Is CapitaIisr?
tribe. If hewants to trade he grass. of science is a threat to
cannot expee sacrificial victitcts;
he must satisfy the uncoerced
judgment of the traders. Why
should Elvis ,,Presley earn more
than. Einstein? ,because if Many'
ness, ,find pleasure ,in Presley
they are free to spend their ' suing their p r ninterests,
money on him. His ' fortttne is
not taken from those who do not
care for his work..' .•
.
Average Man
As . for the `unfair"•.disadvant-.
age suffered by the average man;
consider how the ' value of his
work ,is determined by the effort
of the best 'productive minds 'in
the world, which provide a fro-
zen farm of living intelligence
in the shape of the machine.
-Pr grass< •can -.only ciome. •
the creative overabundance of
those mer whose ability • pro-
duces more than their personal
eonsum•ption requires. '
the people, who suffer at every
stag
American abundance was not
created` by •;the "good of the
cottntre being forced on anyone
�' -hut by,
asp-a._n�-ai.g � ro;,
ductive genius of free' men pur-
y ei a so al
for it ~i;§ man's I IGiiT to pur-
sue his .own geed --not its con-
sequences -which regrespntS the
moral justification of capitalism,
gapitalisin lays 'no • claim 'to
represent the best . way to
thieve ,the "common , good"; "it;
;notal justification arises from
the fact, that it is the only sys-
tem consonant with man's .ra-
tional nature whish protects
than. surviving as man, and its
ruling principle is; JUSTICE.
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Consider Soviet Russia, where
the serfs were promised abund-
ance _if _. they would- be_ patient
while the country was "indus-
trialised." They starved await-
ing electric power and tractors
and now, they starve again -await-
ing interplanetary travel. Thus
in a "peoples' state" the pro -
a -
Yet from somewhere down
the musty corridors of the past
I seem to hear the echoes of that
fatal "fireside chat": "Spend and
spend! Tax' and tax! !' Elect and
elect! t !"
Pointe Pelee and Pelee .4 -
land,
land, Ontario, lie south of .the
42nd degree of latitude, which
is the northern boundary of the
state of California.
•Taylor's - Corner
TAYLOR'S CORNER. - -- The
January meeting of the Com-
mitnityx Club was, held at the
home of M. Gerry Ginn. The
president, Mrs. Sinclair 'was ,in
tete chair and Mrs. J. Westbrook
was pianist ' Mrs. 'Ginn read the
ReportsTbby the c Lary and
treasurer were approved. Mrs.
Whitely gave the yearly treas.
Orer's report and told of a pro-
fitable year. 1liscussions - were
held yin donations for the com-
ing year and a committee was
formed to contact the hospital
"board.
ft was -planned to Have a ba*
aar in the fall and each member
,was asked to bring in either two
aprons or other articles to the
February. meeting.. Plans ware
made for presentations to newly-
--
A
ewly-
-`A letter was read from the
adopted son from Korea and
pictures were taken of the group
to send to him. Mrs. Lorne
Rodges and Mrs. Elroy Rodges
served lunch. •
The February meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. T.
Mains.
Demonology is the study of
evil spirits.
FASHION SHOPPE
Still a very good -selection left. Last weekend many
women •.took advantage of these big reductions. This
is ,a large• group and you will find 'mercha`ndise • is
from aur regular stock and the savings are sub-
staritial. Shop,,early'for best. selection and get_lots
;of wear out- of one sf, these fall and winter dresses.
G
na
Inch
"The ruled box above is a one -inch ad.
It measures one column wide by one inch
deep. It costs advertisers approximately
.70 to .98, depending on the contract rate.
It looks kind of lonesome by itself But look
at it this way. a
What you 'get when you buy a one -inch •
ad in the Signal -Star is not just a single
inch of space in the paper, but one inch
multiplied by our weekly circulation of
3,600.
,So, you're really buying 3,600 inches, which
at 189 inches a page would be some 18 pages
of printed 'newsprint.
That's a mightly big chunk of ,space for a
cost of only .70 or..98. And that price in-
cludes delivery to the reader's front door-
step.
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amount to more than $72.00 just for the
Postage. But The SignaltStar • does it for
only .70 or .98 .per insertion.
you can see that a little one -inch ad is
really a pretty BIG inch when it's; advertis-
ingspace in The signal. And the figures
show that it's the most effective and eco-•
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or a service that they could use."
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