Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-14
PHILADELPHIA.

ii, Il, NllshiEs AuuresstH Ihpi' "'''-
ing of the Newly Formed American
Section on the "Benelits Of Socialism
The American Section Of Philadelphia,
which has but very lately been formed
in that city, held a successful public
meeting on Sunday evening, Feb ~
Over 100 persons were present. and they
listened most attentiyely to an address
by Comrade Wiltshire An idea of the
= impression made by the speaker ana ms
arguments ON those who, for the first
time perhaps, had an opportunity of
hearing Socialism eXpoundcd by com
petent lecturer. may be formed from
the report of the Philadelphia Press, az
follows:
American section Of the Socias
Labor party has been formed in this
city within "A short time, being the first
puret Englishsp speaking branch Of the
locaImovement
Last night II. &. Wiltshire, lately of
~aasps Angeles, Cal, ana now associated
ith the socialist propaganda in New
..rk lectured on "Benefts of Social
a. IN the hall of the brotherhood Of
rpenterS at Eighth and CalowhlII st.
Wiltshire is as unlike the fiery
niker, full of harangu" and invectve,
nm popular Imagination conJurtS up
orn socialism IL mentioned, as lhe
ny intellectual arguments and themes
olhe Socialists are unlike the Zero.
nos hreathings Of the law-hatInB
.narchist. lie is bright eyed smooth
speaking gentleman, who ~ convinced
that the social revolution which he al.
vocates, tending to put under govern
ment control and opera ION every INDUS
try from telegraphs and railroads to
farming, which may be IN danger OF be.
ing worked in antagonism 10 the inter
ests Of the wi hole people, is fast coming.
PURE SOCIALISM.
ale cited Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott.
Henry Ward Beechers successor; Bel
lamy, who, he said, had never read So
cialstic literature before he wrote
Looking Backward;' Father Barry,
and many fellows of Oxford and Cam
bridge in England, and Morris, the
\ poet as talking ana writing pure Social
\ ism The universities of Europe were
Vail breeding places of Socialism. Every
lcountry in Europe, he said, was pollti-
1aly far more advanced toward the So
Gal revolution than the United States,
In Belgium, for instance, all the Social
istic party required, to control, was uni
yersal suifra -e. In England the import
ance of the movement was measured by
the anxiety of the old parties to pass
statutory eight hour law. Looking
backward he said, gives IA clear idea
of Jhat Socialist Republic would be.
II Belgium Were to get upsuCh a Repub-
lie, for instance would you not wish
either to go there or get up "A similar one
here?
I'VE have IA very live Socialistic Labor
party in New York, and cast "A few votes
--40O0-at the last election. That was
our first att empt, and. considering that
it was very Credltablp showing. We
shall have "a ticket IN the field ia Penn
sylvania as soon as ballot reform makes
it possible. Your new American section
here will show that Americans are be
ginning to understand the principles of
Socialism,
WHENCE THE MOVEMENT.
"Natoualism and Socialism are abso-
lutely the same. except that National.
ism grows out Of the appreciation by the
property -ow ming class that they were to
be forced down, while the Socialists
come from those who see their wages
inadequate for their labor. and their
hours of labor too long.
"The Farmers Alliance, for instance.
can see Nationalism i'll every thing but
the land that they own Yet the revo
luton may come from the start in Kan
sas instead of from the city artisan