New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-17

:, e,, the center There is nothing IN this
sn;"h 1. not perfectly clear, and in accordance
,;,h the principles OF regular business, aud even
n fact Of oil enlightened generosity. -
90 far from enter tanning the least doubt as 70 INC
interior intentions Of my friends. / ought 70 .1n
vou in order that you may know the "ho'e bsutf
that differ personally from the majority OF tno
members OF the council and the promoters III oo
Ieving that the organization OF iodastry anu "
Associations is work Of perfectly strict discipline,
ard # | regret anything, It 10 70 see the greater
nert NJ the yorkinemen and Socialists imagine
that the realization of work so dltlcuI eau oe
accomplished without the belief OF dog mati' sys,
tam aud the practice OF religious worship.
should much prefer to organize an Associauoh Vi
Christians than Of philosophers, or rather consder
.he latter as dsorganizers and Incapable Oh organ
izstion Philosophers have never KNOWN no" !"
do pytbing but TO weller in their own iucuO ATOMS
or 20 fling at the heads OF people Tue oed OoDAs
,vh;cb have come from their inflated brains. or
env work of organization, there Is nothing worse
than philosophers by profession. They ere phllo-
sopher orb me d, far at least as their philosophy
bss NOT yet arrived az tne Cd of the voyage Of dis
coyery. that is to say, at the point "a--s it re-
pIunges into tradition, and succeeds IN es'soIsnlnS
n ali its spheres the identity OF faith and reason
or rather the superiority OF faith over reason Inc
Saint SimoLiaps had a clear comprehension % .uo
latter point; but by a contradiction, Oh "n'ou tno
nrovideutia object is very clear 70 me a' TUG oiy
moment when they recognized mis- superiority 81
fat xKt
DnIo 80 the Gospel and in submission 70 tne az
Dlpe ~ Re Cb5rch they believed themseIyes
-, with a new faith, insteaooi PeiooIi'' -,
.n.Rfr old faith was renovated tney mAue no
sS,jst Of Saint simon when he was hot eve"
sufficiently powerful SiPreIo' Vi
accept its divine mysteries -..; or
= IA not come in one day 70 this regeneration oi
v.1 ancient faith which, thank God, has glyen me
c;oles of notica economy, founded on cooperation.
II took me eight years to pass from purely rational
obilosopby 20 ST. Simonism, and twenty years to
return from st. Simonian Socialism to Catholic 30
cialjsm, and in these twenty years, ls4s and lo49
might count for two ages. ] have no right 70 DC
severe on those WHO are still delayed on the route
and stopping at tne O the stages which have
passed over.
But let me be permitted 10 remind the Socialists
who continue philosophers that they are condemned
20 inehciency, that they are all subject to an orgl'
nal sim and that this original sln-that OF our hnte,
limited egoistc natures, the sin OF pnde-ls pre-
csey the one for which faith IN Christ Is the only
remedy, that from which we have been redeemed
by the voluntary sacrifice of the lncarnate Word,
OF God become man
WHY have the two years 1913 and 1919 been
ages for me Precisely because they have present
ed to me the unexpected phenomenon OF Socialism
arousiDg and inspiring the masses without being
able to derive any advantage from so much devo-
tedness and from such unheard of circumstance
in history If any one Of the Socialist theories con-
tanned in ITSELF will not say the characteristic TO
which all Socialist theories pretend that OF the de-
Entive religion OF humanity but the mere power
Of founding great sect or even an incomplete and
temporary religion like that Of Mahomet, Socialism
would have been established after the Revolution
Of February. For q field of operation, it had
France entirely disorgaDized people q1ckened
with the most generous aspirations, demanding
creed symbol of faith. What was done by the
chiefs Of the school only to destroy each other
Al sla IL haa m md
of compromise, but only on vague formulas which
have nothing profound nor practical, or able to i'm
part spiritual llfe
The agreement OF Louis Blanc, Proudhon CADET,
CoDsideraDt, and Pierre Leroux is phenomena
which regard as altogether impossible The sub
mission of four OF these 10 OF the others would
be miracle still more unexpected. There remain,
it will be said, the People, the Sovereign People.
Alas life does not come from many TO one, it de-
scends from one 20 many. In the physical order,
life is transmitted by one alone to many. 1t is the
same in the moral order. Pride does not produce,
it only knows how 10 slay. IL is only when tho
SOCIALISTS shall have become able to say to the
Deity, like Christ " Father, not my will, but thine
be done" that they will have acquired the power
TO organize the material life OF Humanity, on the
globe. Instead Of fearing the influence Of Chris
tianity, let us rather demand it for others and
especially for ourselves
Meantime, the Socialist philosophers may have
the sstisiactlon OF knowing that the wOrkmen en-.
Gagged in these Associations have not left their pre-
cious liberty at the door, either of the Central
Office Of the WOrkingmens Associations, Oxford
at. or of the Working Tailors' Association, Castle
st. The greater part of them are sill rather inf
dels, Us they are here called, than Christians.
There are even found among them some young
brains, very small number, 1t is true, which are
so destitute OF experience to take part either in
the conducting or the support of q new organ Of
Democracy which has appeared in London the last
week with the singular title Of The Red ReDubl
can. But may add that they have not been slow
to recognize their error Indeed | only allude 70
the fact in order TO say word or two of the attempt
Id itself The founder Of the Red Republican is
Julian Harvey the author OF the letters in the
Northern Star, signed The Friend of the People"
The Soeialislic movement OF the few last years in
France has made a great impression on the mind
OF Julian Harney. He entered into the same rela.
hons with the conductors Of the Northern Star as
those OF the Socialists of 1876 and AZ with the Ma
honGt. Julian Harvey separated from the North
ern Star and believe replaced the Democratic
kernp, Of which he was formerly the editor, with
the Red Republican The Red Republican in
England! When il 10 this fatal idea of the Red
Republic which has destroyed the tri cOlored Re-
Puoiic Ia France The Red Republican in Eng
land country where Republic is more impos.
sible than In Russia
1t was an unluchy influence which suggested to
Mr.; herney, whom believe to be sincere aud cor.
osiy 1eVV'eo 70 Socialist IDEAS that imitation OF
sHvue "o' DC initiated IN our position IL one
hso wished 70 run the cause Of practical and pa
citic Socialism in the only country Of Europe where
1t has now any chance OF deveopement, or had de-
sired 70 lusuiy the audacious iaaehOods Of TIE
Times, and sustain those who are attemntjns bv
all sorts OF msneuyers in order TO turn aUaY thss
public attention from new ideas, or had even wish.
ed in fine, to promote ali the evil designs of the
reaction, which already goes 90 far as to demand
the expulsion of certain refugees, he could not have
taken q different course.
The sophism at the foundation Of the efforts of
the Chsrtsts and the Red Republicans lies in the
assumption that social Improvements can be reach.
ed only by political reforms The contrary is the
truth. This sophism has served as pretext to the
Republicans Of the American School to retard the
pacific reforms which We have demanded in France
nom 1880 10 ls4s. Guzot and Duchstel, without