The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-21

ing as II does the exploitation of the
wage worker stockholder together with
the system OF private ownership OF the
means of production
Under the change proposed will the
small stockholder be robbed? | say he will
not be because society will protect him
In every case that may arise which IL
does not do now
Socialism would say to every person
! IF you wish to become member OF this
| society you must do your portion OF USE
| fu work in return for the protection
| given you: III any will not work neither
hall they eat" Those unable to perform
l any service would be taken care OF by so
ciety not in the manner they are now,
dressed in paupers garD, placed on exhi-
billion for the curious to stare at
They would be taken care of In their
homes as far as possible and In no place
would they he subjected to any indignity.
Socialism would not rob anyone II would
abolish involuntary want and the fear OF
want which now exists and ever will un-
der capitalism. In the cooperative COM
monwealth none would be obliged to pe
subject TO exploitation by another: under
the present system the depossessed can
not escape exploitation. 1t would not take
the home OF any one from them: no So
cialist ever proposed such thing equal
ity or opportunity not necessarily equal
ity OF wealth is the aim OF socialism.
Socialism would protect the widow and
fatherless: it would provide a suitable
home for them and the children would be
educated; they could attend school until
they had reached the age OF 16 or IS.
don't believe there is a Socialist I'm the
land that would object to every child go
ing TO school until they had reached their
majority.
II is not true that the great business en-.
terprises have been built up by the brain
a ~ a slr nf 20 tlAxx
by law they are not by right. II IN true
that most inventions and discoveries have
been made by the wage-working class and
In most cases they have been robbed OF
them by the owners OF the land and ma
chinery. the capitalist class
II is true that the great wealth held by
individuals is obtained from the labor Of
others, not by their own individual effort
OF brain or hand. AS one example two or
three years ago In the Bulletin one even
ing there was an article headed a Cotton
King" The article spoke OF Robert
Knight as being the largest individual
cotton manufacturer In the world II
stated he gave employment TO 5000 opera
tives. The truth Is Robert Knight Is en-
titled to all the wealth his individual ef-
fort OF brain or hand unaided by any
other person has produced. but he has no
right to take a dime that the labor of any
one else produced.
He has become the largest cotton man
ufacturer In the world and very wealthy
because he has hired wage slaves TO
work. taking portion OF the product
which they produce each day and putting
IL In his own pocket, not by his own
brain or hand. He could never from his
individual effort become the wealthy man
he is.
IL he takes n nickle from each OF the
1000 wage slaves each day he will have I'm
a year $4,000. And that is the way he has
obtained his wealth. IL is the robbing OF
the workers. Under socialism there would
not he injustice done any one that is done
under the present system. everyone would
be given equal opportunity and that IL all
they should expect and all they would re-
ceive.
THOMAS r. TERRICK.