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

ties and individuals DESTROYS of joining il acknOwl
edge truth justice and morality as the rule of their
conduct toward each other and toward all men
without regard to color belief or nationality" Th,
German Soclalistic Labor party defined its position
i'll regard TO religion by declaring the same "pr
vatc matter" But indefinite rs the official refer
cnccs of Socialists 10 religion may be, the declare
tons aud expressions of their most prominent
speakers III their Congress meetings and OF
their party-agiators, are all the more clear and
distinct. For example: The Frenchman Dupont
2 member Of the General Council of the
International Labor Association closed Il meeting
OF Congress in the following words: "What de-
sire 10 overthrow l. not the tyIant, but tyranny.
We do not want amy government; because govern
hcntS crush us by taxation; We do not want any
armies because armies Kill and slaughter We do
not want any religion, because religions choke rca-
SON In the same year the party associates of the
RUSSIAN leader Bakmlnc, IN a meeting of the Ton
gTeSS Tor Peace III B"rnc, issued the following mani
fcsto The Alliance declares itself atheiStic; il
seeks the adjustment of all worship, the suPpIant-
ing ol bcicf by science of divine justice by human,
the abollSiing of marriage political, religious
and civil institution" Narln, the head of the In
tcratiOna Labor Association III Paris in a citing
OF Congress uttered the following blasphcmy: "The
good Lord has served long enough, we have enough
OF him. Mmrat pronounced the Bible "a code OF
lnimorality,' and the EngShman Morley called the
Protestant ministry. Of Ireland "a dark army Of
10000 masked men"
The same spirit of atheism speaks out Of the Off
cial organs Ct the party MAY he allowed to adj
ducc but one example out of the unlimited number
of the different isSues The Ncc- IOrk JOlkS Niiang
of February -, 1878 writes:
Our opponents assert that Social Democrats enc
mics of all religion and do not believe in Cod Now,
ms rcf'ach az tcfilhe as IL may seem l" Son" ~ not
altogether without foundation Yes, We Socal-Dcno-
Gratis oppuscIs O everything that falsely IL com
mcndci 10 the dcuicd masses as religion We do not
believe in supernatural Being, do not believe III u
Almighty Onmi.ccnt Al.-,yi,c God, who IN hi- good
ness and mercy IN spite OF his oinipocIcc gan pelh
" slavery anG suhjugdiion while on the oth : hama
few without thcr own merits live in rcNely and n0tiG
laugh AT human misery We socialists do not pun al 'c
tunphal carriage OF the frtsts; We do not take tasoh
sisn 10 these clerical lori, our claims
temporal enjoy for fabricated mama Of heaven
W. are not stupid enough 10 believe that There II nc
after death where justice will he exercised aud where
are not 80 STUPID "s noi To believe al TINS ~ We 60 I
allow ourselves 10 be lullcd asleep by the Cd drni"
mllaby-'ne Eiapopcia from heaven" just ON ms ac
count Sc demand justice on eaitl Tor ms reason We
demand our portion Of ci5oymcnt- ana temporal ior
tunes ont Of which these ny octcs would Ike IL chrlt
u. III order thdt thcr portion might become an tc
lar.cr As We are fec from all erroneous notions, ""
Try 10 establish the kingdom ~ heaven earth" We
DO not want 10 know ANYTHING about heaven altcr the
finished earthly misery w. readily leave that to NE
li-on and do not believe IN tr God Of the ruling c!,s
do not submit In humility To the divine order o me
universe, ana dO not acknowledge any superiority ny
birth Il. created by God, nor do we acknowledge the
power Of tLe purse.
From these extracts, which could have been null
tiplcd indefinitely il will be seen that the Socialist
of the present day is the bitter enemy of everything
which hitherto has been holy and dear to the Chris
tan. Nay more: his advance Oh the domain of re-
ligion is by far radical and pcrnicious than on
that Of economy. For here ne purposes ut least 20
build mp his imaginary state of the future out OF the
fragments If the brokcn-down and demolished
structure; while in reference 10 religion he is de;
tcYmIucd 10 cXicImuatc root and branches. And
this serious charge j, not IN the least nculral7cd by
the somewhat strange fact that most of tn" Social
istc leaders ana alIt1tois are atcu~toncd 10 li'r
even to ne example AMI doctrines of Christ and the
social life of the early Christians as proofs couiIf-
ing their ideas For all these examples are merely
adduc,d and interpreted III the interest oi Tie M
tended Comnhni"' FROM lht same Standpoint We
have also to judge the cXrGtlons of the SOCIALISTS
To- secure a prohibition by Laws of all Sunday labor.
For they do not admit or ac..uowicdr any relation
whatever Of the Lords Day 10 religion or religions
duties. On the contrary, they dIs1NoW II expressly
- NtHC LrdHG., IhJchH /diHfG, ls'H No. III
HE MtEmiGE RrLAIGoS.
further proof of the iuclIgious spirit and tcndcn-
cics Of Socialism is clearly found in the view takes
of marriage. II is true, We very often meet with
the assertion of Socastic publications. that they
did not intend 10 touch that relation AZ ALL But AT
the same time the following facts cannot be- denied:
H. The hcld-inasicr, and IN fact the chef orlgi-
uator Of the present organization of Socialism Marx,
III London. in his volumiuous work ON Capital
holds 10 our view economic basis for higher
form Of the family and the relation of both scXc-.
Il "a true he does not disclose 10 us wherein that
higher power" VIII exist but at the same time lac
doe, ga; conceal the fact that no considers II absurd,
thereby 10 understand the family IN IT'S present
Christian form and character. ~ The followers
81 the Russian Bakmine IN the year lNdo. adopted
INTO their pr ramnc the following sentences: As
81 4, 1 f..,. e Z
II is our intcution-iir-t 10 abolish the night of in
hrutablr property second To establish Il complete
equality of political and social nights 81 women To
those of mon, and IN consequence OF tins 70 abolish
the family night, III" I"nHpuS. p"hiIc ana
civil institute Of MARRIAGE. TN, historic APP
pcndix Of the night of inheritance. Now,
in spite Of thee radical and pcrnici"ns
PARAGRAPHS. the London Central toumltt"" ia the
year 1863 received tins very party section INTO
the Internal Labor Association, thereby silently
saucloung her ao"nlnahic position - to marriage.
.I Il I-a wcIi-kuown fact that former Socialists,
a. Fourier. IuicutIu, owen and others ave adVora-
ted Free Love" u the same has been done of late
hy Section No. - oi the Sociali,lc Labor Party oi
NcW-luTk, by receiving INTO it, membership the
Notorious Noodhu and Claim; aud only few
months ago one Of tho chirI agItators in NUrtcW-
her. Dr Dulk in Ii Social .nocrltir club i'm SUIT
CART pubcly expressed himself in favor of polyg-
AMY ~ the most ethical form of marriage accord
ing to refined conceptions, while on the other hand
he denounced Christian marriage ~ dccdcdly I'M
moral institute. These examples oi loose. impure
moi ions as 10 marriage could have been multiplied
but these few may suffice 10 show that Socialism
with reckless hand Is trying To dcnoli,h the most
sacred relations and halOWcd usagcs of the present
Christian society.
The result of orr investigation establishes the
fact that Socialism Is striving at Communism IN re-
gard to economy, at RopubcanIsm as the form of
and at Atheism IN reference to re-
hgion. OF course the advocates of this scheme are
well aware that these ends cannot bo reached over
night But they know only too well that bya constant
agitation they will make some points. Hence they
develop such a systematic, ccasccss activity ~
history has not recorded for long time. By word
and press. through massmcctines and secret ses-
sions by paid colportage, ~ well as by volun-
tary distribution of innumrrablc publications III
short BY anything and everything, the Socialists Of