Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-08-22

the wealth of consumption. And
furthermore to guarantee to every
worker access to and the use of all the
material means of production neces-
sary to enable him to freely produce.
Thus Socialism would secure to the
wage'earner and the farmer alike ex-
actly that which they most need and
most desire. They cannot therefore
be counted against Socialism but
quite the contrary.
Again, friend Forsberg assumes that
the church is opposed to Socialism.
This also is not proven. Certain Sec
tions of the church and certain indi-
vidua!s may be opposed to it but as
an organization 1t cannot be said to
be so. There are hundreds of minis.
ters, and thousands of church men,
bere, and to my personal knowledge,
several church organizations that are
already avowed Socialists. In one
class in the Chicago Theological Sem
mary, IL out of 36 of the young minis
ters were Socialists. In ten different
states last fall candidates, organizers,
lecturers and other prominent officials
OF the party were ministers OF the Cos
pei. And besides all this, there is the
distinct organization which calls itself
Christian Socialists which works d.
rectly for the Socialist party. 1t is
therefore quite premature and unwar-
ranted to say that the church is op-
posed to Socialism. And as a matter
OF fact every true effort that is being
put forth in the world for a real and
practical Christianity is q direct con-
tribution to the cause of Socialism,
and many of US believe that the logic
of Christianity will throw the influence
OF the church finally upon the side of
Socialism. At any rate this objection
that the church can be counted against
Socialism cannot stand.
II. Mr.. Forsberg's second objection
to Socialism is that It would be unsa-
tIsfsctory If We should got 1t. Let us
examine the reasons for this objection.
One reason stated is that he supposes
that all the burden of taxation would
fall upon the farmers. This is quite
untrue. For, in the first place, under
Socialism there would be no such
thing as taxation. 1t will be abolished.
The Socialist party may make use OF
the power of taxation in the process
OF transition, but when fully estab-
lished there will be no taxation. Each
individual will pay or allow to the
state his just proportion for the ser.
vice which the state renders him, what
ever that service may be. If, for ex.
ample, one uses land which belongs
to the state, be will pay the annual
rental value. If he uses factory OF
q tool, telegraph or a railroad line
he will pay or allow to the state ex.
actly what it costs for the state to
render him that service and no more
Each class and each individual will
thus make full and free use of the
means of production and distribution
and these will be sustained by the pub
lie by incomes derived from charges
apportioned to the cost of operation.
The farmer will therefore have to pay
for only that which he uses and in.
stead of being burdened with all taxa.
tion he will be relieved OF all taxa.
tion.
INDUSTRIAL CRISES, THEIR CAUSE
! AND CURE.
The weakness of the Populist philo.
sophy is nowhere more clearly shown
than In Mr.. Forsberg's discussion q
the panic or crisis. He rightly esti'
mates the seriousness OF these unfor.
tunate occurrences. Indeed, 1t would
perhaps be impossible to overestimate
the waste, the suffering and tho degre.
datlon resulting from each recurring
industrial crisis. But the fatal error
OF Populism is it's failure to diecove,
the real cause. It does not go to the
roots of the matter. And thus mis-.
taking an effect. for cause it would
exhaust itself fighting symptoms and
would leave the social disease still al
work. -. -
''The Peoples Party" says Mr..
Forsberg, "has placed, as its. funda.
mental principle the establishment o1
= monetary system that shall not be
under the control of any individual
or corporation. That is. the key to
the situation And sgsin after dis.
cussing st length the panic or crisis.
1.-THE Peoples Party believes II haa
found the remedy for this condition.
Government money issued without the
intervention OF banks,s sufficient II
quantity to- carry on the legitimate
business Of the country, not subject "a
sudden and violent oontrsctions,. .legal
tender for al debts, public and pri-
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