Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-17
SCIENTIFIC SOCIALISM.
DR.. Aveling Explains Its Principles - q
Washinglom Audience.

SCIENTIFIC SOCIALISM.
Dr. Aveling Explains ITS Principles - .
WaShingtOn Audience.
Dr. Edward Aveling. the English socialist, and
his wife. who Is adaughter OF Karl Marx, explained
to couple OF hundred ladies and 4at ADJ
ners hall last night the principles and tias 81 s
eialism- DR.. Aveling is an earnest, straightfor-
ward and effective speaker, and he AhhHled his
subject In clear and business-like manpef.s so
cfalsm, he claimed, was science. He studied II
as he had studied botany and chemistry. II had
given him, these sciences had, certain absolute
results, which he believed firmly as he did KEEP
piers laws. After stating the methods OF scien-
the study he said we could all perform the ear
lier operations. but the highest and the last
giants like Darwin and Kari Marx. We
classify facts, and then, often only in the
eS9rse Of Long years. came the o, master ascir
meant-what the great law iSf which undeTlleS
them. This Darwin did for Biology and Karl Marx
lor social science or econOmicSEs rfU ~ So
basis, as was generally supposed skQt ee a5 eee5
nomic or commercial 6asisEois sssF a q R3Te a
ceived wages suffered a wrong. DR.. Ayeling
quoted the seripturai saying, II will be a swift
and his wages, and proceeded to show how the
wealthy few. the capitalist class, oppressed and
wrosed she lie ns9 ahs
those who committed 1t. He did not assail the
individuals or cten the class. but the system. He
theory p OF Surplus vau ssa'e mart this Was
true, then socialism was true; II was false,
socialism was false Taking from the ,h stand be-
who paid, let us say fifty cents for that glass,
paid for al the labor expended in producing and
the labor was not paid AT some point in the pro-
ductlon OF the glass the laborer had ceased 10 get
pay for the actual work expended, and all the
labor he put forth after that point was reached
went unpaid. And yet the purchaser who bought
the glass for fifty cents had paid all the labor
the shop in which he bought it. The difference be-
tween the price paid for the glass and what the
labor that great fortunes were built up
On the one hand and large classes reduced to beg
questions OF socialism "unpaid labor" was the an
swer When YOU saw The hungry workman tramp
ing the streets idle, YOU should say to yourself,
rolling along in her fine carriage,-'unpatd labor"
This was the source OF great wealth and the
Of poverty. The small capitalist class held In
their ownership Of the means OF production and
distribution, not by superior education, intei-
gence or virtue. but by pure physical force. This
statement would shock many minds, but 1t was
the simple naked truth. This physical force
has the saneSn n Of the to be The
that the means OF production and distribution
land, machinery, railroads. etc.--should be nation
allied and made the property OF the whole COM
munity. But to bring about this result DIR.
Aveling said he was not going 10 do anything ex-
cept TO speak and educate. Neither did SOCIALISTS
generally propose TO do thing, especially any
thing violent. Our present social organization
could not continue. In the natural course OF
things II would, through Gradua! but inevitable
evolution change TO sociaistic conditions. Al
ready that change had begun. our postal system
was communisttc. ~ were our public Libraries
and our parks He thought the next things to be
made common property would be the railroads
and telegraphs. TO bring about this result the
more speedily it was necessary to talk work and
organize. The knights or Labor were socialis!ic
In their priOcpleS, though many members OF that
order would discaim anything OF the kind. The
knights would soon hate to define their position
more clearly. Dr.. AveiingS address was IRE
quently Interrupted by applause. At Its close
his wife was introduced and spoke for a few
moments. There were many Knights OF Labor
present. Mr.. Paul Bowen introduced the speakers.
Dr. and Mrs. Avel1ng lett last night for Baltimore
and Wilmington. They will return TO Europe in
a few days their tour in this country having
been concluded.
The E.Street Tragedy.
WHAT WAS FOUND AT MILLERs OFFICE-A LOADED
PISTOL AND VARIOUS LETTERS
Yesterday morning Lieut. AmiSs, OF the first
precinct, with Officer WheelOck, accompanied by
representative OF the district attorney, visited
the ONCE OF J. c. Miller, 1OO6 street, with the
view OF seeing what was there. The pistol OF
Miller was found in the drawer OF his desk, and it
proved to be an oid-fashiOned fOur-barreled Sharp
which was found to be loaded. 1t being an eX-
ceeuinSiy dangerous weapon. Of1icer Mhecloch
chamber exploded, but, fortunately, the officer
only had his hand burned slightly. Several letters
We're found some OF which relate to the difficulty
In such style that to outsiders they are hardly in
tellgibe.
WIFE's SUIT FOR DIvORCE.-SuSan Miller hfs
bye. d. Fowler. filed Till divorce from Fredk
Miller She states that tley were IN irrted October
IN hat hey
moved to Frederick, Md, where he treated her
cruelty, and she charges that he committed adul-
terry there and at WilliainspOrt Md.
FINE GOODS At AucrIoN.-Mr. Bowling adver-
ton rooms 11th street and Pennsylvania avenue
at IL O'Clock, valuable collection OF household
furniture OF the finest manufacture and latest de-
signs. Parties furnishing should give this sale
their attention, it is seldom that such goods are
exposed at pubic sale.
lovers OF fine paintings, brOnZes, brio a-brac, fur
Htture Rugs, port and the like TO the notice
ZION ~ nrva ~ resde5c ei M Ss Una
avenue. These goods are said 10 have cost over
500, 900, and will be on sale privately week
ut figures FAR less than hall their value. Cata-
logues with rull description at the residence, and
cards OF admission, between IL d.. n and p. w.,
can be obtained at their Office.
Affair." In West Washington.
Mrs. MARBURYs FUNERAL--The funeral OF Mrs
JOhn MarDury. ST.. TOOK place yesterday afternoon
FROM Christ Z. Il. church. The remains were in
TERED al Oak Hill. The pail bearers were those
who were mentioned in yesterdays STAR. Rev.
Drs. Lindsay aud stuart Of1iclated.
STOLEN PRoPERTY.-The sewing machine and
fancy cushion stolen from the store house OF the
Inland SeabOard COastfng company ON X street
last week, were discovered in house in FOwier'S
alley yesterday afternoon. Warrants Will be is
sued to-day for the supposed thief.
GERMAN.-The Georgetown assembly gave the
first OF a series OF germans last night at Forest
hall, and Was largely attended.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
The RIVER STKAMERS.--NOt Notwithstanding another
cold night the channel OF the river is still open
The steamer MattanO which had been detained
at Fort FeOte by failure OF coal supplies passed up
last evening and the steamer George Leary came