The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-08-29

the control OF the government, the press,
the pulpit and schools, and enables them
to reduce the workingmen to state Of
intellectual, physical and social inferi-
ority, political subservience and virtual
slavery.
The economic interest OF the capitalist
class dominate our entire social syatem !;
the lives of the working class are reck.
lessly sacrificed for profit, wars are TO-
mented between nations, indiscriminate
slaughter is encouraged and the destruc-
ton OF whole races is sanctioned in
their commercial dominion abroad and
enchance their supremacy at home.
But the same economic causes which
developed capitalism are leading to
Socialism, which will abolish both the
capitalist class and the class of wage-work-
ers. And the active force in bringing
about this new and higher order Of socie-
ty is the working class. All other class
es, despit their apparent or actual con-
flicts, are alike interested in the uphold
ing of the system of private ownership
The Democratic, Republican, the bour-
geois public ownership parties, and all
othes parties which do not stand for the
complete overthrow OF the capitalist
system OF production, are alike political
representatives of the capitalist classes.
The workers can most effectively act
as class in their struggle against the
collective powers OF capitalism, by con-
shutting themselves into political par
ty, distinct from and opposed to all par
ties formed by the propertied classes.
While we declare that the develop.
ment OF economic conditions tends to
the overthrow OF the capitalist system,
we recognize that the time and manner
OF the transition to Socialism also de-
ponds upon the stage of development
reached by the proletariat. We there
fore, consider it OF the utmost import
ance for the Socialist Party to support
all active efforts OF the working class to
better its condition and to elect Social
lists to political offices, in order to facili-
tate the attainment OF this end.
As such means we advocate:
l. The public ownership of all means
Of transportation and communications
and all other public utilities, as we'll as
OF all industries controlled by monopo-
lies, trusts and combines; no part OF the
revenue of such industries to be applied
wholly to the increase of wages and
shortening OF the hours Of labor OF the
employees, and to the Improvement OF
the service, and diminishing the rates
to the consumers.
=. The progressive reduction of the
hours of labor and the increase OF wages
in order to decrease the share OF the cap
talist and increase the share OF the
worker in the product OF labor.
g. State or national insurance OF
OF working people in case OF accidents,
lack oi employment, sickness and want
in old age the funds tor this purpose to
be collected from the revenue OF the cap
italist class, and to be administered I'M
der the control of the working class.
/. The Inauguration Of system OF
public industries, credit to be used for
that purpose in order that the workers
be secured the full product OF their labor
). The education OF all children up tc
the age OF Is years, and state and mum.
cipal aid for books, clothing and food.
&. Equal civil and political rights
for men and women.
:. The initiative and referendum
proportional representation and the
right OF recall OF representatives by
their constituents.
But in advocating these measures in
steps in the overthrow Of capitalism anc