The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
CONCLUDED.
Socialism, as Made Clear by
Brothers Wilson and
StarkWeather.
Agitation, Education and Organ
izatiou are the Things
Needed.

How Practical and Final Action
Must be Taken to be
Successful.
Evolution or Revolution.
Educate. This meaus a gradual un-
folding, development, evolution of the
mind.
When we speak of education, we do
not mean to cram with odds and ends OF
book knowledge, as they do in schools
and colleges. We mean what the word
literally signifies, to lead Out, to unfold,
to develop the mind, to make men think
and, more important still, to make them
think rightly. nationally, logicaliy-to
make them understand their rights, and
how the greatest happiness can be OBJ
tanned not alone for hegreatest number
but for all, without regard to Face, color
and condition, time or place.
knowledge is power; therefore igno-
rance is weakness, and Socialism cannot
WELD or mold mass of ignorant men,
and. persuade or force them to do what is
right and best for themselves. They
must first be educated, then all the rest
is plain sailing. r. II
If you could persuade or force ignor-
rant men into certain groove to-day
and tomorrow withdraw the moral sua-
sion or the force, or that stronger infiu-
ences should be used to swerve them
from the right, all your labor have been
wasted, unless the understanding is first
captured. If we had the power to force
men into our way of thinking, it would
be tyranny to exercise 1.-THE very thing
we are trying to combat in every shape;
besides, tyranny is always morally weak,
and the oppressed vigilant for an oppor-
tunity to revolt, and what is gained by
the sword must be held by the sword ;
what one revolution by forceful methods
obtains, more perfect revolt of arms
can, wrest from the recent despoilers.
Education, therefore, must precede and
prepare the way for successful perma-
nent revolution.
Organize-which means to combine or
associate in harmony, to amalgamate, to
form Homogeneous mass, to assemble
in complete order and detail, as body
which is an assemblage of organs, each
with its exclusive, proper and necessary
functions. A Ajumble ofheads, legs, tails,
eyes, ears, stomachs, entrails, ETC., ETC.
no matter how many, would never con-
stitute body +; in fact, the more of them
there were, without the spirit of organi-
zation, the more corrupt and unwieldy
would be the mass of putrefaction.
In the world to-day there is more dis
content and dissatisfaction with existing
conditions than in any prior period of its
history.
And, although the masses have notyet
begun to be educated, yet with the ma
terials of discomfort and oppression on
hand, to start with, great changes in the
social system could soon be wrought il
there was any harmonious and concerted
action on the part Of the producers, the
exploited, the proletarians, the adulam-
ties of society. Organization would ia
keilitate education, and precipitate the
revolution, if one should be found neces.
sary. But organization of the right
kind is the chief difficulty that we have
to overcome. N7
Some of the chief difficulties in the
way of organization, and the remedy fol
them are as follows:
First-Ignorance as to the evils of the
present system, and the true methods O
eradication general discussion, agita
ton through publication through public
meetings, the labor press and labor liter:
ature will aid materially in allaying this
/ trouble.
Second Difference of race, religion
language and industrial pursuit are used
by the bourgeoise to keep the proletari
ans of the world divided and antagonis
ttic. A more general diffusion of knowl
edge, the obliteration of national boun
daries, the bursting of TRADITIONAL barriers
art, science, communication, transports
ton, more general intercourse and bet
ter acquaintance of the worlds workers
will result in teaching them that-tht
cause of labor is the same the world
over, and that their masters magnify tic
tiuous differences to keep them from
uniting to obtain their rights.
Third-Suspicion aud distrust of lead
ers, the masses having been duped ant
betrayed so often, haYe but little faith il
reformers and their manners of relief
The quick. certain and ignominiods
taking off" of all traitors will cure this
cause of disunity. +
Fourth-Internal dissensions< caused
by sore-heads and would-be leaders
Abolition of all personal leadership, ant
imposing the most laborious and danger
ous duties on the most prominent ane
ambitious will have tendency to check
or at least to try and prove the mora
courage and physical daring of all aspi
rants for the honors of immolation.