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Tuesday, May 18. 1884.
THE COMING SLAVERY.


 Not long ago, in an article calculated to l make those who read 1t think, MT. Herbert Spencer called attention to the tendencies of Socialism and laid down the proposition that all Socialism is slavery, for if. without op- tion, the Socialist has to labor for society, and receives from the general stock such DOT ton as society awards him, he becomes A slave to the society. He pointed out that the experience of those who are loudest in their advocacy of 8 new social order under the paternal control of q ROvernmsns shows that, even in private, voluntarily formed soci cites, the power of the regulative organiza- tion becomes great, if not irresistible; often indeed, causing restiveness and grumbling among those controlled. Trades-unions which carry on kind of industrial war in defense of workers interests versus employ CTS interests find that subordination almost military in it's strictness is needful to secure efficient action; for divided councils prove fatal to success. And even in bodies of CO., operators, formed for carrying on manu- featuring or distributing business, and not needing that obedience to leaders which is required where the aims are offensive or de-
 
 tive agency acquires so great power that there arise complaints about the s'tyranny of organization" Judge, then, said Mr. Spencer, what must happen when, instead ot combinations. small, local and voluntary, to which men may belong or not as they please, we have 8 national combination in which each citizen finds himself incorporated, and from Uh ho h. out leaving the countryI Judge what must under such conditions become the power ot graduated and centralized oficialism, hold ing in it's hands the resources of the commu- nity, and having behind it whatever amount of force it finds requisite to carry out it's de- crees and maintain what it calls order!
 This warning of Mir. Spencer is emphasized by the programme which has been drawn up by the Workingmen's Socialistio party in Paris. It is proposed by this party that the ownership of omnibuses, horse cars, gas and waterWorks shall rest with the municipality, to be carried on simply, at cost price; that the city shall establish workshops for all species of employment, and municipal bak- cries and butcheries, where food may be ob tained at cost; that there shall be 8 twenty per cent. tax upon all empty houses and upon land not built upon, thus forcing property owners to utilize their posse ssions; that there shall be gratuitous scientific ! professional and military education. gratutious medical advice, with medicine at | cost prices; that pensions shall be granted to l aged and inirm workingmen, and subsidies | to all workingmen whenever these latter are | on strike; that foreigners shall be prohibit | ed from accepting lower wages than native | Frenchmen receive; that there shall be l heavy progressive income tax on all incomes above $6Oo per annum, and that upon the | death of any citizen his real and personal | property shall revert to the city
 People living under form of government like that proposed by the Paris Socialists would indeed be slaves; and they would in time probably find their slavery uncomfortable. Mir. Spencer has very forcibly and clearly exposed the real nature of Socialism.