Workmen's advocate., 1889-11-23
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Club, setting forth these and similar principles and declaring his sympathy with the so,called "cause of labor" He was called before the Police Commission. CTS and warned not to repeat such utter ances while on the force. Until his harangue at De Nyse's funeral he has refrained, as far as the authorities know, from airing his views on socialism.
 You see, could not very we'll afford to dlsobey the mandates of my superiors, as far as public agitation goes," he said to me, when visited him in his flat on the top floor of No. 355 West Twenty fourth street yesterday afternoon. But, " he continued, "nobody can prevent me from spreading my views privately among the people meet and among my friends am proud to say have made many proselytes, and that the cause of socialism isspreaoing among the masses. ;
 Did you tell the socialistic paper that in your opinon every fifth man on the police force is a socialist ?' 1 asked
 The Sergeant looked at me with his keen gray eyes and answered, slowly and deliberately :-
 "Of course l spoke for publication in a German paper, a paper that is not read by my superiors, and as thought the interview would not go any further than to the German readers of the pa per l expressed myself more freely than would do to the representative of an English paper"
 "I saw the Sergeant wished to avoid a direct answer and repeated the ques- tion. He again hesitated; then he said: :-
 !" You know every thinking man is a socialist, and there are great many intelligent men on the police force. I could give you, from memory, the names of fifty police officials who are in full sympthy with the socialists"
 AFFIRMING HIS DOCTRINE.
 "Do you personally believe in the preachings of Shevitch? P asked.
 II believe in the speedy realization of Henry Georges ideas, but if his prin- ciples, when put to practical use, appear not extreme enough, think we must adopt the teachings of socialism proper as a means to reform our present econo- mic and social system" answered Tims. Here is my political credo and the I
 Large fortunes are acquired :--
 1. By robbing the workingman of the just fruits of his labor-that is, by un- derpaying him.
 3. By asking exorbitant prices for the privilege of selling the products of the labor of others.
 3. Through fraud and bankruptcy.
 4. By swallowing up the savings of others who are swindled on business principles.
 "These doctrines" continued Tins, "have taught me that it will be neces- sory to abolish the large fortunes of the few to insure the happiness of all. The large fortunes must go. No single indi- vldual does or can render an equiv alent in actual work for any great for tune. He cannot put forth sufficient amount of either physical or mental effort to entitle him to large fortune a million or more, for instance.
 AGAINST THE MILLIONAIREs
 If man acquires a million or more it is the fruit of unremunerated labor. That is robbery. Large fortunes should be abolished for other reasons as well. If man is very rich he is liable to in- jure his health through excessive and hurtful indulgences.
 The Sergeant then went on to say that we are living in fast time," that the masses are waking up and that he was glad to see the progress of the revolutionary ideas.
 "You and will yet see the triumph of my principles" he cried. "The revolution is sure to come in the near future. Whether it will be a bloodless revolution, like that in Brazil, am not prepared to discuss now. It largely de- pends upon the conduct of the holders of large fortunes, who will be called for just distribution of the products of labor"
 Do you advocate a general division of property among allT
 "No, but think the channels through which large fortunes are now flowing into the coffers of few must be stopped and distribution of wealth accomp- lished according to labor rendered."
 And you are confident that the revolution you speak of Is near at hand and that the special sort of communism you preach is the right thing and will prevail in the end ?"
 "I am sure of it." said Sergeant Tims, " because believe in humanity" :"
 BYRNEs WILL INVESTIGATE.
 Inspector Byrnes was astonished when read Sergeant Tins utterances to him.
 ''I will have this matter investigated to morrow" he said. Superintendent Murray is out of town, but the inyesti- gation shall not be delayed, It would not do to tolerate socialism and anarch. ism in the ranks of the police force"
 Later, a reporter of the Volkszeitunl saw Sergeant Tims, who declared thai the interview with him published in the Herdld was a flake" as no reporter oI