The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-23

wealth would lose the power of max
ing any one work for the posseesor OF
It And consequently it would become
burden instead of blessing, when
1t becomes too great. Second. that
IL would eliminate the dread or old
age and sickness. Socialism recognizes
the fact that men cannot work always.
When the persons possibilities ceases,
the duties of society towards him be-
gins; and the old man and the sick
man and the child will be taken care
of honorably, without sense of char
ity or philanthropy. 1t will be plain
debt the society must in justice dis
charge towards those of their mem
ters that are unable to labor.
| Under socialism every child would
be entitled to free education, both
mental and industrial training. A
trade is just as necessary as grammar
ignorance is the mother OF vice, and
idleness is the mother of crime. The
steadily widening gap between differ
ent social standings. between the So
called low and high circles Of So
ciety is getting to be alarming. The
earnest pulpit and the honest press
| f1nds itself perplexed in dealing with
this social phenomenon. We see the
formation of a nation within ma
in the shanty fails to understand the
man in the palace. Their tastes, their
amusements, their sphere of thought,
their usages and habits are so far
apart, one from the other, that they
begin to forget their identity. Ideas
take root in the peoples mind about
nobility of blood and the lines are
drawn sharper than ever. The root OF
this evil lies in the monopolization by
one class Of the predominating means
and resources of production of the age.
In feudalism the land; in CONNER
cialism land and machinery.
The reign Of terror in France was
the punishment the children received
for the sins of their fathers. For no
one can sin against any natural law
without the sin will react upon him
In some way. Social inequality
through economical differences is one
Of the dangerous mines underlying
our present civilization. Socialism
would tend to put us on a basis OF
economical and consequently social
| equality. 1t would make men beings
of closer relationship and social con-
tact. 1t would build up a social con-
science, social feeling broader than
that OF which We have ever known
before.
do the dirty work? The one that will
get the greater pay for it; contrary
to the present, the one that gets paid
the least If job is unpleasant why
shall society use the compulsory wea-
pom Of must" to get its dirty work
done by the most miserable and help
less wretches? Could not society in
justice offer Greater premium on
that which is the least pleasant? JUS
tice is the basis of socialism; truth is
its magnificent grandeur; and love is
it's cement
The above mentioned aims of So
cialism are only few of the benefits
that will reach humanity under a sys-
tenn of utilized waste, under a system
where in order to be able to maintain
existence, the producer will not be
compelled to part with 80 per cent of
his product for the privilege of going
to work, that he may live. Undoubt-
eddy there are many points which |
have omitted ii making socialism per-
fectly clear for lack of time and space.
II | have only succeeded in arousing
your interest to Investigate the SUBJ
ject in earnest. | shall be well
pleased In order to show the way
socialism is to come about, we must
approach the subject from another
side.
We socialists a. in the habit of
looking at history not as disorderly
lot of Independent epochs which are
in no way connected with each other.
To us historical facts are forerunners
OF further developments. We trace
history from it's first primitive stages.
And we see that one method of pro-
duction compelled the other one to
appear. Thus the domestication of
animals under the primitive co, oper-
alive life of the barbaric tribes ere
ated a demand for more pastures,
which in turn resulted into wars be-
tween neighboring tribes. War forced
slavery into existence, for there had
to be the conqueror and the con-
.quered, and naturally enough the con-
quered was put to work, and since