, 1875-12-09
THE COMMUNISTS.
NR. HTNNEN EFtELEIFIEA.


The Communists he'd = meetinG last evening
1t No. 8sl Buo Island ageuue. In sp.ts u Ito
e7ecsabie state OF she Weather, about usty Of the
faithful wore prossus
Tho meeting Was organized by The election OF
Mr. William Tode ~ Chairman and Conrad Pfei-
Tor - SECRETARY.
Mr.. Jacob Winnou, tho present leader Of tho
Communists iu tue city. MAD tho opay rpsaxer,
aud made engthy hartugue. In which ho tired
to convince bis hearers that socialism and
Communism wete tho ranacea for al
evils from which soc!otY Waa at present
suffering. But little Mas known By the maases,
ths speaker aaid. Of the real meaning Of tho
words socialism sud Gomn1pWm. Socialism
waa tho dua!te TO create a torn Ut social govern
nlcns by which equal rights we're socuEed to all,
Socialism was nothiug new. aud existed long be-
foro CbIlst. It WAS uel.knowu fact that Jesus
ChIlst hlmSoif uas Socialist, for His main ds-
sire ~as 10 SECURE euua! rights to all. flo
taught that those who had should diytdo With
cu'iat be'ongod to . Conmuu!ns patty
s.neo % that time many efforts had oeon
made 10 male socialism tho uuiFeIsal mode Ut
macbinatlonh Of the rascat'y capitalists.
Modem socialism, az taught BY Carl Marx and
Ferospsnd La5a!.e, Man, h3~eyeE. u.ofe a+tneI
aud correct than the old style. According to this
| style Of socialism, nothlnR should be p:olucsd
except ou the co-opefa lse principle. In lact,
lhe State should b. the sols producer. Ine
present moda OF production, AZ carried on unuer
tho supervision Of the capitalists. MAS nnrssson-
apte. and Aeuce nuat 70 cut Ut existence soouor
/ OF later. 1he fonl ptoducefs-the wotkluKmen
-aetp but slaves, aud bad to 8tArYo
[ He then vent tuto lonG argument 70 nhoW
! thnt nothing but . cooperative avsteu OF pro-
| duotlon would last. Cutntnun,sm waa sbuui the
! BAnn I'd socialism. It meant union os work
aud division Of products. 30 many bad things
had been haid about Communism that some
| thing MAS necessary to be said IN tts delenBe.
| The worat chargs against thom BY tho capitalist
preas waa that they ,ueaut 10 break up the mar
| riago-tfes and essbAHh b Bystsa OF free lovc.
| Huch NAE not tue caee. They werc opposed to
] tho present mode OF marriage, becauss it HAa
nothing mora ror less than licensed proatitt.
| ton. wife ~as but the slave Of tho man, aud
had to do hiB bidding. Unlona Mero not effected
fur loyo. but moreiy for MoueY Of gain. Wito
| was borR ained for aud bought like 40 animal.
and the fseIiugs Of tha heart wore not Consulted
| 1t I'll. II this uAs right thou tno Communists
| deserved NIL tho abuse AsAped upon theln.
What they wanted WIS that mHrrtA4es should
10 effected forl0ye only. and that tho wife should
| DO tue equal Of uan socially aud politically.
| undel tho prosent eJHtena marriage amounted
to nothing, AZ tho capItAlleta had destroyed Aa'
| sacred marna8e-tes, especially Amopg WotKiu1'
meu. lio then ne!cely htthoGod tue presenl
eyuton OF education, claiming tlIat It Was cslou'
| lated 10 keep the wurkIngman In ignorance, -
| tue capitallas know quite vol they would have
60 ab0w Whateyer agatnat edacaIed working
Men. lie closed with AZ utgbnk appeal to the
| workingmen to unte aud present = common
| front to their enemlba, aud then their liberation
| from llo present shEalldum would not ha fur or,
The meeting thbn adjourned.