The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-02-05
COMMUNISM.

COMMUNISM.
The Statesman. 10 an article on commun-
ism, gives this as their creed, and important
deductions from it:
.sThe commune Is an association Of fraternity.
eonalty and unity "Fraterna" Because In all
times and countries philosophers nave CONSIDERED =.
the human race one family Of brothers.. equal
That is to cay, based on equality by this the COM
mune means rights and duties privileges and charges
Omitted That is to say. based on uniformity IN
ithings-Socety, education, property, ana employ
meuts: more social distinctions. no more CASTE
the unity of nation of citizens-of w0rkingmen.
Education" To be one and the same for an; eie-
mentary until II Is years OF age. Embracing the
principles of all the sciences of all the arts ana OF al
trades; ut this age trade to be chosen UNITY OF
property" The lands form but one UNDIVIDED 90
MAN, social national, commOn-though cultivated Oy
the government with all the citizens as agricultural
lists and laborers for the general interest Inc pro
ducts gathered into vast store houses anu the
government attends to the management or produc'
auctions of everything needed for subsistence,
clothing lodging and furniture Suppose then, that
it distributes equally to all. for common or separate
enjoyment, what advantages would arise? No more
enclosures; no more imperfect cultivation; no
more bad engineering; not an inch OF uncuitiVated
ground no more inquietude about means OF living.
no care for the future-no more discord no more
hatred no more war! In advancing these doctrines,
some desire to preserve the family relations, out
others by stricter course OF reasoning say II Is
opposed to their system They argue tnat mere
should be no grand centres OF populations few or no
towns no palaces: houses to be commodious. but
uniform; clothing to be of forms and coiors to suit
different ages and employments but otherwise uni
form Singular as it may seem these ideas have &C.
cupied the minds Of great philosophers. and their
writings have perverted the minds OF millions OF
people.
Such ideas, it is safe to say, will advance but
slowly in this country; and may never be held
By more than numerically respectable minori-
ty; although they seem to promise much t"
the laborng classes not now enjoyed by them.
In Europe, where laborers are slaves, and
hopelessly So anything which promises relief.
no matter how unsound at the bottom, will
number its adherents almost by the number OF
the laborng class 1t is owing to this unfortu-
nate social condition that phlanthroplc think
ers in Europe have been led to attempts at I'M
travelling the perplexed and still perplrxing so
cial problem in which they found themselves
paced-by cooperation i'll labors and by the un-
ity and community Of property. The same
idea existed in less crystalized form in the
minds of Roman people and statesmen; aud
was put into practice by Jesus and his disci-
pies; and, like all other errors. has within II,
and for its starting point, germ of truth
This grr,ninal truth Jesus meant Ia indicate.
as We think, when he uttered the ait repeated
words The laborer is worthy ui his hire
and again when be- said: Render unto Caesar
the things that are Caesars" &c Certain IL
Is, that inasmuch as the aborcrs produce all
there is so be enj"yed, they would, If paid
fair return Tor their labor, have enough 10 live
upon; which they do not have now III ally
country--notw outstanding in al! lands the
producers. are many of them wealthy, and all
the rest in at.luent circumstances. II Is GER
TAIN also. that there Is somewhere an error In
structure Of our social fabrication. which
gives rise to- and reason for, the dissatisfaction
So alarmingly general among the !aborrrs over
Europe and America both; aud Ia discover
that error and correct it has been III. elephant
on the hands Of thinkers, philosophers, states
men and divincs ever since We have any knowl.
edge Of the human race Should the Intcrna.
tional or Cunnuns.lc societies assist In cilrcting
the long -sought-ior solution OF the problem oi
how to 'livc aud let live" they will deserve
honorable mention in history. be their plans
never SO grossly erroneous.
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