, 1873-12-25
OUR COMM MMUNlSTS,
A Brief Sketch Of the Socialist
Movement.
The First Organizations
in Chicago.
Formation Of the Federal Coun-
cil-"Plan Of Operations.
Platform of the Sections Es-
tablished Here.
Abolition Of Private Ownership
Of Property.
Appropriation of Realty by
the State.
No Action Taken Yesterday to Re-
lieve the Unemployed.
Tho Relief and Aid Society Will Con-
slider tho Matter Friday.
Threats OF F. A. Hoffman to Rip Up the
Society.
Tho Report Of the Worl1ingmen's
Committee.
The Situation in Other Cities.
Tho Relief and Aid Society Will Con-
slider tho Matter Friday.
Threats OF F. A. Hoffman to Rip Up the
Society.
Tho Report Of the Worl1ingmen's
Committee.
The Situation in Other Cities.
COMMUNISM IN CH}CAC0

COMMUNISM IN CHICAGO.
Tho demonstrations made by tho unemployed
workingmon in this city Sunday and Monday,
have naturally led moBt Of our citizens to inquire
As to tho formation, constitution, mud intentions
Of tho international Workingmon's Association
Il body Of Socialists who have taken Charge and
assumed tho leadership Of, these thousands OF
hungry men looking for employment or broad.
Tho 1nternationasts. or Socialists, in this conn
try, arc Of but recent growth, but in Europe.
thoy have been agitating for years, and tho out
RACES by tho Communists, who sprang from tho
Socialists, aud by the rebols Of Cartngenn arc
still in oyeryboly's mind, and it is but natural
that our citizens should look with dread upon tho
demonstrations made this week undor the aus-
picos Of these men.
THE srAET1Nd-PoINT.
The origin OF this socio-political association
begins with the revolution Of 1913, when
the revolutionary element Of Germany,
France and Italy we're divided in two great
camps. Ono wanted republic fashioned sone-
what like our own, while tho othor-tho Social
tats aud Communists opposed to this,
they being III favor Of tearing down tho ontire
edif1ce Of our present state Of society, and
building up n now one under Which IN equal dis
trihution Of wealth could bo had,
CARL MARX.
Tho leador of these Radicals was Carl Marx,
now of London, who from 1847 to 1849, edited
the Rhenish Zei!uny, in which paper he first gayo
vent to his peculiar ideas Oh Bocoty aud the
State. Ho advocated tho Interference with Ia.
Dor by aboliBhing competition and wngea, lcnviug
men to work under the influence OF public spir-
it and mnling an equal division Of the produc-
ton. Another sctome of his WAS, tllat no man
ohcu,a In .31o,ro1 m ,o..au. ,,,ora 4,a,, ..ut.:.
..ss. sx fo0'.sa u.s." A1to sIan eot 'a.4 ~,
a'lou''s VI Noa'1n tae sutpluH "oaltn
to go tho State, to be used for public
institutions, aud to provide for those who aru
T,.o,1o vr,n nm. t;1,oa T., d., -,
"ao "'1 ','.", ~ t"'4 80
~" years aso' aaYocatoa Inc Sumo principles
al MIR. Marx, and these two men, together with
Louis Blanc, Of Franco, may bo formed the
t""a soo;n attipa nv ev. lntoan
~, u,o'aa "oeA1ugnio'l8 Assoe'a3loh'
IAo Communists or Paris and tue robels Of Car-
tagona were also International Socialists, but,
coming into power, became fur mora radical tba,,
'A' p1o'0A'' 1n'e4 ua''ou"l "" aoolesS'
TIE coa1uA1sIa'
While tho former intend to Interfere with the
laws Of labor and wealth only tho Communists
who arc roprosentod by sacl mon as St. si,nona.
Fourior ,,,, Dochof,rt ,ronasn -, oto,;.,. ~
toutoi' nAa 1'oenoio''' !naposo u "oo'leh III
addition the relations OF husband and vito,
along with tho system of domestic goycrn-
ment which is founded on tho nnrenta1
authority. Tim socin,is,n in mi. c;tv
oa,...aus.u., ~.a. sA' wy
c'"i'aht'ca1Y' aeny that they ha'e
anything in common with tho Communists, and
declare it their only aim to amcliorate and bottor
tic social condition Of workincnco. to baye
thonl educated md ou,aucinateti and ia pranarod
for iust pucb crises az tho prcsont ~ p1ep"'' w
socIAL1sTs IN dmJoAno'
Tho Socialist in tits city numhoret1 about am
men IN to Tho nrosont timn aud consiato1 ~ al
geolions. tl,roo Germnu ma iSrcnci. nmo poi;sI,
and ono scandinavian. But Ii ku liz ~ socafst s !.
n otLor cities in this country. thoy too. n1ynni.
aro Of the nrcsont ories ind nfr red thcir assis,
anca and MD to tbo thousands of nnonnnvo,1
luborers. and books woro oponed Tor ali tkn IN.
en,t,foynh tn arm thnir nn,nna fhnt t1,n,,
mrht In orean5zad into n cranti un;ie1
boiv. 'rio rn6mn1ova1 nlIho1,c,, mi soc;oii.t.
aii ,o,nn thcm for fn ,n,r,,nso ~ " a"tt;n,,
bread for their starving famiiEes. oyor 7.06b
workinrmen in lila civ hmya inacrihcI tbcir tbir
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