The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-13

Socialism not a religion" think few
people were surprised at this information.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Nickersons asser-
ton that there are Ministers and priests
teaching Socialism and that there are
Christians, likewise atheists or lnfidels.
Jews or gentiles. Irish or American.
Germans or Swedes, whatever way I may
be pleased 10 look at IT."
This might have been phrased better.
] do not exactly know what he means,
but suppose that II was written without
thought. He then goes on TO say I'm re-
gard TO the literature I have read, that
In his opinion. have rejected the wheat
and assmilated the taxes and then may
be possible that he (meaning mel ala not
get any or the wheat. II might have all
been taxes, for all that he has received.
he has been unable to digest" These are
his own words
In the first place I have taken in the
taxes. because / have asslmilated them.
that is after digestion. food !s sent TO
Its various functions. and becomes SINH
lar 10 that which is doing Its work SO
that the food must be digested before II
can be assimilated. but later he saws
about these same taxes that could not
digest them.
But | will not dwell longer on this
very foggy matter, but come down To
what Socialists would DO In regard to
marriage. In former letters Il was
stated that marriage contracts would no
entered into on a different basis, and the
people would settle that for Themselves
lhls. to me. sounds very ominous. Ishoud
IKE TO know IL there would be any bind
ing ceremony For when the people had
10 settle this question. they might con-
slider that the universal brotherbood N,
man should not he in any way bound
We know that the advanced Emma GoId.
But | am getting away from what
intended to say. Mr. Nickerson goes on
10 say, that by enabling everv woman
70 secure the fun product OF her labor
she would not marry 10 get n home II
sne worked. she would have as much
wealth. ms anybody else" Then he GOES
on TO say that at present only ono va
rfage out OF ten is anything brt a n,nroa
nary one on the woman's mart hu, ma
SOCIALISM this evil would be eliminated
that Is, that there would be only o,e
tehth OF the marriages that there nov,
are. ''eie no"
suppose that human nature would /
De ABOUT the same then as now. so tb,t
ay wen shudder to think OF the
OF the nine-tenths who would |
not then marry. AS the woman thep
would be In every sense the ocu,, :,
the man, even 10 wage earning and sha
would nave every right TO the same Free.
dom '"''e iree-
Ihen domestic life would be ertiro,, |
zone away with. for Il Is hardly Iil,eIy,
.nat woman after doing her aIIottad |
TASK OF work and earning as much as |
fort. -'' MS coin-
She would go to her club or arvu,
else regardless OF what the man wish
think There Is no mention IN Mr. N,ei,
ersons letter OF children. so that we
must suppose that there would be none
III my latest letter (April sth) I asl,
no" the present owners Of railroads
etc,' could be paid II they were com
pened TO give up their Undertakings nm.
uer , socialism Had I waited one dav
IonssI Deiore writing. I need not have
asked the question, for I came acros"
copy OF the Appeal TO Reason" that an
swers H. '"'' an
me editor says I'm answering an An
ouirer: III the majority decided that tho
owners shall be compensated for ,he,r
properly IL VIII be done. IL on the otbsr
naho the owners owe the people more
man the people owe them. these. the pros-
peIiu.s' VIII be connscated." This means
ing. This being understood I wouIa No,
give much for what the owners would
get for their properties
1 should like TO have quoted rnore fro-o
tnis deHshtful paper. which seems 10 no
IN very desperate condition. for tba
people owning IT are giving 500 watches
away, at reported cost OF t42 900 ,o
people who will get up certain number
Of subscribers ''''''
IL certainly requires some special AZ.
lIacuon 10 get people TO read &C. Among
pther things IL says: III under socIaIIs,n
more should be an overproduction ,bnn
get more machinery" This is a samn,n
of what people are asked to read. n
every intelligent man had a copv. ana
would read 81 carefully. I think a aaa,b
olow would be dealt TO Socialism.
CHARLES L. HEWITT.