The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-14
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Not the Fault of the Socialists.
q the Editor of Tha Inl1rnal IL

Not the Fault of the Socialists.
TO the Editor of The Journal.
In TIL j o,urnal of Jan. r. you
publish clipping from '"The Colonizer,''
under the heading In the Grip Of Social
ism,' which is emphasized with an edit
orial. In this you have unintentionally,
we believe, done a great injustice to the
socialists. Kindly permit me to state the
facts.
Socialism is in no way responsible for
the existing depressions in Australia, as
no socialist has been elected to either
house or senate.
The new parliament is constituted as
follows: In the senate the labor party has
II members, the ministry has and the
opposition has -. In. the houseythe labor
party has 30, the ministry q and the OPP
position has 26.
The labor party is not a socialist party,
but has grown more compact and agrees
sive in recent years thru the pressure Of
/ the socialist labor party which is smaller
fand is the revolutionary party in Aus
tralia. s'-E3F sz%E .tF}
|, The labor party leaders antagonize So
:! cialism in Australia much as the American
Federation of Labor leaders are doing
| here.
Further the labor party Of Australia,
like the unions here, is fighting the
| trust, which is not socialist policy there
or elsewhere.
! We believe in perfecting the trust and
extending it's advantages until all human
| ity may share in the blessing arising from
the saving and economy of perfected or
ganization in all our Industries.
| j. e. Nash.
| The Old City Hall: A New Idea.
To the Editor Of The Journal.
The old city hall is standing ques-
ton mark Various uses for it or the
ground upon which it stands have been
suggested. Allow me to make sugges-
| ton. There is no class Of men wSo serve
! the public SO faithfully and SO respect
fully as the street railway men; there is
no class SO poorly appreciated. They are
subjected to all sorts of criticism and the
/ sins of the management are somehow
charged to them; yet where can any one
find a better, more careful and Worthie1
class of men than those who serve us on
, the street railways? That there is now
and then an insoent conductor who struts
| in his little brief authority only throws
the others into whittier light of approval.
! Now, in the east the men of wealth and
wisdom have opened street railway asso-
citation buildings under the control of the
Young Mems Christian association. AT
Brooklyn the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company erected 100000 clubhouse. In
Richmond, Va, a similar work is being
inaugurated; also in northern New Jer-
sey. Why not use this building for sucl,
a work? It would be fine place, and
with the earnest work of the skilled work
ers of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation to guide, the service would be
greatly improved; the men made to un-
derstand that the public is not indifferen,
to their welfare. Will not some man OF
men of wealth take this up?
James E. Smith