Workmen's advocate., 1890-05-17
NATION ALISN.
A GREAT MEETING AT LYNN AND A STIRRING ADDRESS
 BY MRS. DIAZ.
Plain, Terse and True Utterances- Wiekedness of COmpetitiOn-Wh hat Are we Living fOr!-WhO is Happy under Capitalism!

A few weeks ago, as reported Tn these columns, the great shoemaking town of Lynn was deeply stirred by the Socialist utterances of our esteemed Comrade, Capt. Huntington. Last Wednesday, May 7, it was the turn of Mrs. Abby Morton Diaz to expound Natlonallsm to large and intelligent audience, called together by the Nationalist Club of that city.
 George II. Cary, Principal of the Eng llsh High School, presided, and at the conclusion of the preliminary exercises which consisted of instrumental and vocal music, and an excellent poem by John T. Frederick, entitled Looking Backward"- introduced the speaker of the evening,
 As Mrs. Daz came forward to the desk she was warmly greeted by the audience. In opening her discourse, Mrs. Diaz said she was glad to meet so many ladies and gentlemen on the thought plane. This meeting ought to have begun in the morning, and lasted all day and evening. Then we should have more time to talk this matter oVer We will have to be educated up to it. The same objections to this new theory exist to-day, as did years ago, when the power of steam was discovered, When it was proposed to run q railroad to AL bany the men at the head of the scheme were called cranks. When the first steamship crossed the Atlantic Ocean, it brought to these shores pamphlet which ridiculed the idea of vessel being propelled by steam. Heber Newton re- gently published an article in which he enumerated the number of things thought impossible, bu: which have been accomplished by the ingenuity of man. The new is always to be applied to the new condition of things. As there has been progression in everything else, so there will be in this movement.
 Everything is the outgrowth of thought. When women at these clubs are spoken of as being "out of their sphere" or "had better be at home attending to their children and household affairs those who speak thus are not aware that these same women are better fitting themselves to educate and care for their children; to beautify and manage their households. So, what we want to do, is to get a principle of right. Settle everything by principle. The human problem is a tremendous one. All think ing men and women are trying to solve it. It Is sum, but there is way of doing it. There is, to-day, in the human family, a state of rebellion. We are not living under true principles, but under reign of money.
 The second point for consideration is human nature. Those persons who talk us over say we Nationalists have yet tC change human nature. We cannot change it, but we can develop it. Ha, human nature ever had a chance to de velop itself? Has it been conditioned tC develop itself? People say, human ma ture is vile.' Human weakness is useC as an excuse for wickedness. In mar there is divine strength, and it is upoI that strength that we shall rely, som, time, when we have become educated to the higher plane of living. Of course this will take time, but we ought tt come together oftener to see what W, hot Hxt fnr to ask ourselves, are we really living The apple tree hasn't truly lived until i has blossomed aud brought forth goot fruit. Where can you find class o human beings who live life according to the law of divine nature? Those wh, are devotees of fashion-those who toi in the worksh)p-how can these peopl be developed? How can they have tn real education, the harmonious develop ment of all the faculties? Go into tn streets and find men who buy and se for gain. Does this develop what is bes in him: A voice, "No".l Take tn bankers, the brokers, who, between fear of loss and hope of gain, are in state of mind not calculated to mak men happy; are they living? Go dow into the mlnes-way down deep into tn earth--are these people living? Lif means the development of the highes and best, according to the rules of ind vidual natures.
 It is necessary to realize that all hl manity is one family. If you believe this, just live out these principles. Tax an ordinary family; do you find one ( two having all the good things of lii and the advantages of education, whi the other members are left out in Il cold? No, you do not; and that is ho it will be with the great human famil. when we learn to live.
 Men say they need competition. Ca you not imagine people striving f.