mate, and the family was very happy together. The
Young Speaker continued school growing strong and wise. Speakers still
came from every part of the world to talk with him, and even Little
Crow learned from his presence.
15 His followers grew in number every day, and so did his enemies. For
there was not anything that he did not concern himself with.
16 He wrote articles against pollution, labor problems, and the new
welfare system that did not require people work for the food and
shelter they were given.
17 "This is definitely," he wrote, "against The Lords Teachings. We are
creating a society that purposely lives off from the toil of others,
and contributes nothing to the common good. This Law must be repealed,
and the old system reestablished. We must stop dumping poison on the
ground and killing our world. If we do not act soon, we will have no
place to live. Our very water that we drink will be poisoned."
18 His critics complained. "What does this child know? We have fought
for years to bring dignity to the poor, to stop making them slaves of
the Church to do every dirty job no one else would do, just for shelter
and food. Now he wants to return to the old, barbaric system.
19 He does not understand economics. We cannot afford expensive
treatment plants. It does no harm to dump and bury these useless
substances in the desert, where they will do no harm. These stories of
poisoning the world are simply foolishness, invented by ignorant people
who don't like progress."
20 So it was many supported The Young Speaker, but those who only cared
about money and position opposed him. But steadily his support grew.