Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-12-03
WHY INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION

WHY INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION
A Socialist Labor Party man desires
socialism that is reached by his lad
der; a Nationalist would not have So
cialism unless caught in his net; the
Labor Unionist huns his little lullaby
and rejects socialism that does not
wear the union label.
Industrial Freedom recognizes the
value of all the methods named and
many others not named.
Many socialists are narrow, their
views are bounded by the lines desig-
mating the boundaries of their little
world
They fail to see that people evolve
in accordance with customs, habits
and heredity.
Socialists ought above all things to
be generous. If neighbor desires to
90 to the city through the mud in
stead of over the turnpike, you would
not fall out With him and call him
vile names, nor should you abuse
brother if he decides to go to your
kingdom over a different road from
your chosen one.
1t is possible that by making many
smooth roads and encouraging people
to make a choice of roads more peo-
pie will be congregated upon the sunny
plains of socialism than would be the
case if we all are forced to travel your
adopted road. Are you sure that
your road possesses the requisite ca
pacitv to enable the millions who will
soon start out on this journey to get
in on schedule time? Possibly a block
ade on your route might be disastrous
were there not parallel lines. We like
our road, and think it will give many
thousands easy access to the land of
promise, but we never fret when a
good socialist bids us adieu because
he thinks some other road better suit
ed to his habits and customs. We ex-
pect to meet him and greet him at the
end of the long, toilsome journey
which ever way he goes. The roads
converge and why quarrel because all
do not want to 90 Your way?
We favor the industrial fredomroute
not because having made critical
examination Of all the popular high
ways to the beautiful land of social
ism we believe this to possess all
the charms and all the modern appli-
ances for comfort and luxury in travel,
but because it is very apparent that
CUSTOM habit and heredity have quail.
fed thousands TO go in this way, and
unless permitted to travel this path
they will remain in the morass of COM
petition.
Our desire to see the masses moving
onward and upward has induced us
to avail ourselves of this one way to
help ourselves and others to move
towards the objective point, and now
while ours is beginning to present a
crowded appearance we are not dis
couraged to learn that other roads
are thronged, but we are rather en-
couraged and new hope beckons
us on.
Industrial Freedom will advertise
the attractions Of any route and will
accept as ample recompense news
that people are thronging the road
recommended.
We are surprised, panied and almost
Disguised at the narrowness displayed
by people who claim to be socialists,
seeking to convert the world to sense
of right and justice. Throw away
your swadling clothes, get out upon
some eminence and take survey of
this mighty stream of human endeav-
or; look at the evil and give your
hearty support to every means which
promises to help a single hating hui
man being to enter upon the joys of
the new social order.
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