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Henry a Wallace — Part 4
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tists believe only what they can, observe with their five: senses
and prove with their knowledge and intellect. What they can't pro- /
ve in their laboratories: doesn't exist for them. They} are called ;
_ the mechanics, The lesser part of the scientists, the!vitalists, .
agree that there may be a spiritual reality, the “absolute sphere
of activity, behind matter, but they don't understand it and can't i
‘prove it.
In the whole world - - | efficiency. - is now the most important.
quality following the immense losses through the war.
Economy, technics, organis:tion in theory and practice will
become the most important matter of fact.
Three parts of organisation will be needed in the future:
-a. spiritual, b. comzercial, c. tecinical organ: sation. The general
stmdard of life, the greater wellbeing of’ the people depends on it. ©
Since 150 years we are living in the technical age. It began
with Mr. James Watt, born 1746 in Greenork in Scotland, who invent~ .
ed and improved in 1765 the steam-engine and inaugurated with it
at first the technicel ace in England. The imglish are proud of
course that nearly «ll sort of manufacturing becan in England.
During the 19th century a 1 t of inventions were made, their number
and s,eed bécsme faster anc facter until the two workd-wars
in 3C years chowed us that something must be absolutely wrong in ©
the working and thinking of the people in all the economical coun«
tifes. Is it wisdom, nay is it common sense to destroy ell the hu- ,
man works with the came meuns you have built and constructed them?
Well known scientiste like Prof. Eddington, Janes, Millikan,
-lank etc. say thet when natural science and spiritual science will
work together and agree in all sorts of ;ractical questions, the ~-
real technical age with most marvelous inventions used fo. the bene»
fit of mankind will come richer blessings for all than ever! .
‘ Atom - theory es a new power. Menetekel!
What is then see:ingly ‘the draw-back of technics as: people .
mean? Technics created with the machine the ;ossibility of limit-
-less production end ca;italism enjoyed it but caw only the greater
‘turnover. The consumer was only an object for making. profit.
So the technical wan, the engineer didn't work for a higher ideal,
a better idea but for greedy capitalists and profiteers. The busi-
nessman walked at the head, the engineer behind him, fulfilling
| “his orders. The future must alter this, a beginning was made al-
_ ready with the year 1925. Till there was only a commercial booke
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