New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-01

| bers of society i'll economic and political depend
ence." In the year 800 the same Congress- in its
session in Basle asserted: o. "The community
possesses the right to abolish all individual property
real, and to transform the same into property com
mon o. 1t is in the interest Of the commonwealth
| that such transformation should axe place. Tie
Labor party of the United States in their Congress
of Union. in Philadelphia in 1876, issued the follow
| ing: "Whereas, political liberty without economic
| equality is only an empty phrase, therefore the
party agtatcS for the present only in the domain of
economy economics, and demands that all instrl-
| lhents OF labor (soIl, machinery, highways, etc.
SHOULD De made the property of society,
| IN order to put into the place of mcrcc-
| nary labor, the production of the community
with Just distribution of the proceeds of labor"
The fundamental demand of Socialism therefore is
the abolishng of all private property as far "a it il
an instrument OF production, for the purpose of
making II capital of society. The indivd is in
deed permitted TO possess separate property "a re-
CARDS the means of life and articles Of comfort and
entertainment. but he cannot own capital that
would enable hun to produce or manufacture for
his own interest. III 'nce the charge 50 often made
that Socialism intended to divide the existing
property into equal parts among the people is an
roneous one and without proof. The right TO sUch
transm utaton of private capital the Socialist de-
rIves from the assertion that such change would
be for the interest Of mankind and in this case tie
individual had 10 subordinate his own interests to
that OF the commonwealth. Besides Socialism con-
sders all private property in ITS present form
theft that is to say, it asserts that in consequence
of the above described method of industry
the employer at the outset takes away from
the lawful and Just returns of the labor
of the employee and thus apprOpriates to himself
a property which does not belong to him, but in
fact TO the laborcr For this very reason the Social
ist does not hesitate a moment 10 demand the said
transformation of capital as thereby the individual
would obtain his own again. This radical change
part of the Socialists, especially the followers of
Lasalle, expect to be brought about By way of en-
tightening the minds of the people and by way of
legislation; while the apparition of revolution is
haunting the heads OF the chief agtatOT, Marx. and
his followers. In his closing remarks at the session
of the International Labor Association in 1872, he
used, for example the following language: We
must acknowledge that in most of the countries Of
the Continent force must be the lever by which
revolution is to be brought about. We shall have to
appeal al last to force. i'll order to establish the
sovereignty Of labor, Thercvolution mast be sal
utary, AMI find a grand example in the Com
mune OF Paris, which fell because mighty rcyolu
tionary movement, standing i'll connection with this
powerful uprising of the Prolctarians in Paris did
not break out at the same time in all the principal
ctics-in Berlin. Madrid, etc.
The second demand OF the Socialists is private en-
terprise beng ont ofthc question, that all labor trade
and commerce should be conducted and regulated
by the community and finally by the State. And
this new organization of industry will soon
spread over the entire globe there will he 10 more
cashing of contending interests Of the different
countries, bat glorious union of all nations for
common welfare will be the last but not tho least
p1, iav If MI We'll hon
the lonC-hopcd for millennium of unbounded prosper
ity and happiness will be uShercd i'll. Now. on the
basis of the foregoing principal demand,
the socialists further claim: Q) An equal
rendering Of work and an equal time
for such labor In the sociastic state
each citizen owes to the commonwealth certain
number of hours Of work ~ The workman must
have the full return for his labor because nothing
but labor actually rendered creates the value Of an
article, the Socialist Will tell us. Hence the rcsolu
tion of the International Labor Association in the
year 1868: Every society founded on democratic
principles dcnounccs all previous taking away
of the profits by capital, be it in the form Of rents
interests gam, or in any other form manner.
Labor must obtain its full right and remuneration
3 An equal education for all members OF the State.
The following sentence from the programme Of the
S0cialisic Labor Party Of Germany viii confirm
this: "The Socialistic Labor Party demands uni
versal aud equal education Of the people hy the
state; compulsory education and free education IN
all the insti utions OF learning
THE STATE OF THE FUTURE.
For his State Of the future tho Socialist de-
mauds universal, equal and direct suffrage for per
above twenty years Of age; direct legislation a.
the people decision Of and peace by the people;
oil gatoIy defence of the county by the people, i'll
stead of standing armies, etc.
VI, fort %. vel AT of an
political state Of the people, Socialism strives with
a frcnzyssO that nothing short of the realization of
its projects will satisfy il. Nay than that,
Socialists feel called upon to attack every other form
Of government, be it constitutional monarchy or
republic Hence the charge often raised against
the followers of this scheme, Of being cncIni,, of
their own country and government. is only too well
founded. When Germany some years ago WAS
drawn into that bloody conflict with her bitter en-
envy across the Rhine. government was compelled
to keep vigant eye on the Social Democrats and
their movements at home, lest they should cause III
terndl disturbances, while the gallant army was
achieving glorious victories abroad. The same OPP
position 10 our Government manIcss itself IN recent
SocIastic publications i'll his country. On the 10th
Of March, 1878, for example. The NOc- York IOHs
Ztitang commented with great satisfaction aud ap-
proval upon the following item from the columns of
The ohio VOiks ZciiaG:
Now there many who entirely agree with us as far
conditions OF affairs arc concerned, but
who tho United states are In question: are
stricken with blindness and at once commence to Ignore
al laws Of logic. These, who would hail the red nag IN
Paris Berlin and Petersburg look upon IT. being M
folded upon crime. AccordinGi thcropnon the
staf-spangled banner blg ana l"fY that they
consider any opposition to IL as the giving up Of al
efforts liberty. with bcamiug eyes they point MS TO
the time Of struggle Tor independence, 10 Bunker li
Lexington aud other names ana to the war OF .nanc
pai ION etc. They mention the names OF Washington
Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln. etc, and cannot under |
stand what is to be said against all that But we say
this IA all very good and NICE bat IL does not prove any
thing. WITH tho lOcrntIOn u the PrOlclatAt |