The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
THE UNIONS AND SOCIALISM.

THE large Socialist country
attention. The Socialists considerable
strength meeting
Labor in this CITY, Mr. Gompes defeated them
Since the adjournment however the Socialists claim
that they all they passage resolution
qung that all labor organizations open lodge lectures
the grand struggle for better conditions and higher culture
for the enlightenment and advancement of the poletariat
that escaped the attention Of Mr. GomPers that
s requirement IS cast IN the exact terms OF SOCIALISM, anu d'
the coecvsm and collective bargaining against the
right OF individual held by the Socialists the preim-
State that the opening of the labor lodge the Socialist
propaganda will be the four of swinging the great
bulk OF organized labor into united political soclas action and
that the the Gompers and Mitchell who have
other solution of the differences between capital and labor than
the strike starvation"
That the Socialists reckoning wildly shown by
ondemnng militia did the raising of the boy
Diego against militia prevents his earning
living punishment for belonging the National Guard This
distinctly in which the unions have the theory but the
Socialists have the practice
their side Of this great conflict The Western Federation of Miners
was feowpped bv the Federation 1t is VIGOROUSLY sociaistc
organization SO the levng propaganda issues from the meeting
with head high the air Mr. Gompers made speech Vallejo
which he said that before organization the American work
ingman lived howell condition superior and his
To this Socialists reply that labor
lived novels this country the mining districts
only and lives there vet and has hope except by the onscaon
and division of capital declared Mr. Jack London late proca
nation, which The Call has commented.
All these claims indicate that the Socialist activity has suffered
relapse by
the Federation and ens itself upon the labor unions as the rep
reentavs of class solidarity loyalty and prejudice upon which
the Jewelers. depend for final victory.
The trouble seems to be that Mr. Gompers contents himself
with antagonzng the Socialists in the annual meetings OF the Fed
but leaves them unOppoed the subordinate
times In such between the House of Want and the
House OF Have instinct strongly leads toward the party that
promises equal division of wealth cult in politics
be expected avail itself of the strength of existing
1t hardly be expected that the Socialists will the
Bankers Association the of their
that will seek strength country club other organization
which composed Of those whose property be conscaed
They naturally spread their theories before those who what
others have
The strife with interest
finally be than that felt other of
phases OF When such that the Social
the dispute Mr. Gompers of the benefits
Of will be that approaching.
When Mr. GOmpers takes compel the capitalist the
pOye give up of what he considers his socialism
follows crying make him ALL enjoys distinct advantage,
because 1t makes radical and distinct issue
In its political aspect Mr. Gompers contendng theoretically
for the and institutions
and he should be careful conform practice theory long
he the exponent the principles he has elected propagate
his wafu antagonists have shown
eous capacity for taking advantage of margin between theory
and practice.