Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-20
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IUDUlV VII NUNOulI VVuUMN
Vonducted by the New Era
Club Of the town Of Gran
ite, Morrison County, MINI.
The following from the Appeal to
Reason explains itself:
Girard, Kansas, Jan. 3. 1905.
Industrial Independent Co., Indian
apolis. Ind.
Gentlemen: have before me let
ter written by.you to W. +. Noe, Col
umbus, Ind, in which you say, in re-
ply to this question, that I'VE are
not in position to state whom we
shall ask to debate with Mr.. Parry on
the question. .of Socialism. We do not
care to go into the matter at all IN.
lees Socialists are willing to give the
proposition their support. Then,
again you asy: I'VE have asked the
Socialists to take up this matter and If
We hear from them We shall be glad
to carry on the debate; otherwise we
can devote our time more probably"
In this connec ton I wish to call
your attention to our letter to Mr..
Parry Of December 16. 1904. In which
We advised you that the Socialists
were willing and anxious to meet Mr..
Parry, and furthermore, offered to
pay the expense of the meeting.
Mr.. Parry's secretary replied that
Mr.. Parry was very busy-in fact,
too busy to take the matter up
In view of this correspondence, do
you not think you are rather twisting
the truth in stating to Mr.. Noe that
you are waiting on the SociaIists7'
You are not in position to state
whom you will ASK yet you say you
are waiting ''for reply from the
Socialists Rather a combustion in
statements, to say the least.
Now, that there may be no mistak-
ing the position which the Socialists
taKe in this matter, I wish to refer
you to our letter to Mr.. Parry, Of
December 16. and to repeat the pro.
position contained therein.
Mr.. Parry, through the columns Of
the industrial Independent, has in
timated his desire to meet some repre-.
sentative Socialist, ''in order that the
public may be warned of the utter
fallacy of Socialism and the disastrous
results that must follow the adoption
of Its beliefs.
Rece gnizing in Mr.. Parry, Presi-
dent of the National Manufacturers
Association and President Of the Citi.
zens' Industrial Alliance. represen-
tative Spokesman OF the American
capitalists, and deeirious of giving
him the opportunity sought, the APP
peal wired Mr.. Walter Thomas Mills,
of Chicago, it he would meet Mr..
Parry. Mr.. Mills replied that he
would be very glad to do 80.
No other Socialist is more widely
read or has been more widely card in
this country. A debate between them
would be of great public interest, and
would bring into public notice the
comparative strength or weakness of
che positions taken by the great con-
tending interests involved in che cur.
rent economic controversy. As to the
statement of the question, Mr.. Mills
will not be particular. All that he
asks for s TO have some statement
Of the question that will bring into
the discussion the points of contro'
versy between capitalists and Social.
lists. He suggest the following propo.
eitions, which he will be glad to de.
fend:
/. The private ownership OF the
instruments o. production, and the
private management OF the process Of
production, together with the result
ing monopoly of the opportunity tc
produce, necessarily involve great un'
earned benefits for the few and great
poverty and depression for the many.
q The collective ownership of the
instruments of production go far al
they are collectively used, with thu
collective management by the worker
of the processes of production, will
equal opportunity for all men ant
women to become workers. if they
shall 90 choose, will insure industria
justice. soci al peace, and the highes
possible welfare Of all.
8. These questions of controvers!