The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-12-31
Socialism losing Ground.


Socialism losing Ground.
Rot ng ego. Socialism stsmpa 10 b.
ust'ng ewln 81 viaces sil ever tbs uoiia,
Aes shs march looks like . rstresl Rs
cent estas 10 ibis snd elhrr oaaa,rias
ee'ialalY show a rescuon. The Bsslslts,
dti'', ~ tbs Boston oopveoltoa oi the
Amtrlcae Federation Of Libor il "a em
phs,lo sisn OF The times. A,Nsw Otoats
lac, year the oouvention detected lhe H3
cislistrosoluiioa by The nsrtow marsln
12l oai oi aesfly 10 900 votse. This year
Societies al mustered 2 ls3 votes 10 i asa.
Pus'tea' dompeu sud Delegate John
1a ia s9seg shes great fanaeuss
aatins, ,he resolution.
Chii saooe other eYiiencps az TOE ae
clioe OF S'eisli'm 10 America esq tho
slump q tee Socialist vote 10 Mssssebn
set's u the November elec loo. Lss, year.
owing lsfSslf 10 the coal strike, the Social
ists gsined forty per cent ard the older
parties s'ev rlsrnei. This year, me 80
cislists lost oil they bad gained The year
before end more. and Sooialism's moat
promite eal representative 10 The Lsgials
tore. jams L, Carey OF Hsverhill. wss de
fealed, although he bad been returned Tor
several years. The other states whioh held
their elections 10 November gave no com
fort TO the Socialist cause.
10 Enrop', despite the wise leadership
OF Jaares 10 Ffance, the sseendepcy oi tho
Socialists 10 the Italian Legislature, aud
that psriy'a esius 10 0etmsny. the pros
poets OF Slcislism are by no means nn
clondei. We mus. reco ,nixs that there is
no ench thing as uniform Socialistio Do
msDds aud programme. What pssses for
Socialism In some foreign countries is
merely demand Tor many rish,e and
privileges which are com on in Ametics.
10 fact. the lice between Socialists aud re
pnbliosns 10 those countries is often diGl
cult TO distinguish.
In Germaoy. Socialism has outstsipped
the principles OF Karl Marx. aud it's sdvo
Gates are resliy spoststes The truthful
ness OF this chGrse Ia freely admitted by
some uermsu leaders II 10 in Germepy,
toe. thst 10 the midst OF Sooislittie jubiIs
,ion over the great increase In their mem
bership 10 The Reichstss appears con
fict most Denscing to that cause. THIS
conflict is between the Socialists and the
trade unions. II is slledaed by represen
tstives OF the unions and by their nevs
papers that Socialists sre orowding ont
Of employ mens working men who bave'rs
fused TO join tbs Sooislist party. 10 other
~ords, the oommnDistio brotherhood idea
seems 10 hsvs been abandoned end a tyrsn
mons policy substituted. very like that
with which labor unions 10 the United
States ere charged toward non.npion men.
The feeling 10 0ermsDy IL becoming very
bitter and threatens to lead TO a iormid
able sllisncs against the Socialists, com
posed OF men OF the very claes from which
must seonre its strength.
10 Belgium. too. Socialism hes been
rsry strong force. Bot 10 the oommnDsl
,lections Of . few weeks egl tbe Gociaiiasa
suffered crushing defeats. losing distriets
U which they bad been supreme for yeaEs
This result was due, II IL esid TO the ign0r
moe and ul6tuess OF the Soclslist lesdets
or municipal government, many oi tbese
owns having been hopeiessly plunged ia
iebt under their ADMINISTRATION. This de
est seriously ctipplss the party for tho
general elt cliops OF neI. year.
The Belgian Government 10 openly and
'nerg eticsliy using the labor unions IN
Weapon to Hsbt the Socialists. and the
outlet between these two forces has led
o exciting scenes 10 factory and Psriis
nent. No recent test oi p9cislism has
'een obtsined 10 Ffspoe bu! the cnunt
esms to have set 10 sgsisst H. 10 Italy
'here the Cabinet is kept In Nee and the
Kings wishes sre carried 90, by the lie
'obiicsDs and bocislisis, ~ odd sitaaiion
> presented. Oue mus, be very dnbions.
owever, ,oi the Mfxisnism of 9 Sscislistls
'srty on which q moDs,ch lesre. 10 Hoi
md. the BocisIisto sre 10 very hopeless
largely on aceonot Of the erest
trike Of . year sgo in which they were
t,eriy routed srd their leaders dhcfea
led.