Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-29

remember that their interests and
those of the poor are not the same,
and whatever the rich propose in the
way of any kind of government is for
their benift and an injury of the poor
], S.-The bible says, "The poor We
will always have with ye." How do
you expect to do away with the poor
in the face of that declaration?
S.--lf the bible was written by inspi-
ration from a god that was all-wisc
and all-powerful and loving l don't
understand how he could be so cruel
to some of his children and so goodlto
Others. think that the bible is a
man made book and the atrocities re-
corded there were the acts of bad peo-
pie and to clear their skirts they laid
it onto what they call god.
J. S.-Are all socialists infidels and
atheists.
S.-No, indeed. There are socialists
in every religious denominations
Some very devot.t christians are ar
dent socialists. According to the
testment Christ taught to have all
things common; he also taught the
golden rule. If we had practical
christianity we would have ''it done
on earth as it is in heaven" Just as
Christ prayed for it to be done. the
religious generally have it pictured
like this: The power they call god is
coaxing them along to the new Terus-
alen, where there are golden streets,
with golden slippers to wear to
climb the golden stairs, and the devil
behind to whip them up Those that
get in (and according to scripture
there are few will play their golden
harps and look down into he'll and
see some that were their best earthly
friends burning forever ia hell444A44+--o and
the saints in heaven glOating over #.
The socialists propose to make heav-
en- here and now or i'll the near euture.
They propose to make it all he'll and
no heaven. The preacher and priest
are at tn III business for q living the
same as politicians. When we have
socialism they will be put to some
useful work. We might put the priest
hood to studying the arts and scienc-
es through the week and lecturing to
the people on sundays, teaching how
to live better and easier here now;
how to save cur bodies, and if our
bodies are we'll cared for here our
souls ought not to suffer.
Hoping this may help others to see
and adopt better way of living and
put q stop to so much suffering in the
world, will bill You adieu
Minnesota Republicans Declare War on
Trusts.
There is not much comfort in the
statement of Attorney General GriggS
that the manufacturing mOnOpohes
which are organizing all over the
country are amenable only to the laws
of the respective states. For the in
dividual state is powerless to restrain
trusts organized and operating under
the laws of other states. But what
ever the states can do in this matter
the republican state of Minnesota is
preparing to do. Under the auspices
of the republican leaders a bill was in
PRODUCED in the legislature yesterday
in restraint of trust organizations or
monopolistic combination in this
state, which goes as far as state
legislation can go-aud perhaps farth-
er than is warranted by the federal
constitution. 1t provides for the for
fixture of its franchise by any corpor-
alton in this state which by any union
or combination seeks to limit or con-
troll the production or fix the price Of
any article or of the material entering
into such production. So far, so
good. There is no doubt of the pow
cr of the STATE to do this.
But the bill goes farther and pro-
vides that no manufacturing corpor-
alton shall locate within the state or
engage in the sale or manufacture OF
any article therein until it shall file
with the secretary Of state certih-
cate verified by the oath of the presi.
dent and secretary of such corpor-
alton, stating in substance that it is
not connected with any trust or COM
bination for the purbose of limiting
or destroying competition or control
ling the production or price OF any
article or monopolizing the trade
therein. In case OF the failure of any
foreign corporation to file such certit-
icate, or in case it files false certiti-
cate, lit shall he unlawful for the
corporation to engage in business IN
MS state, and it shall be denied the
light to enforce aud contract N the
courts of this state or t. recover
..pon the same We are inclined to
doubt the cors utional validity of