The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-10-07

4 new outgrowth of socialism. all the more
dangerous because it declares itself to be Christian
socialism and more significant than that, wv omans
Christian Socialism, menaces the male sex and
demands the abrogaton of the constitution of the
United States The leaders of the party who ad-
vocate this latest ism propose to push their propa-
ganda with such vigor and CELEBRITY that they will
be able shortly to send delegation of women. rep
resenting every state in the Union to Washington
to lay before the ruling powers this propositions:
THAT the old and efete constitution be abrogated
and the constitution, meeting the eH1gencies
of the hour be adopted" 1t is to be hoped that
the w. C. S. delegates will get to Washington du-
ring President Roosevelt's term. No weaker or less
strenuous should be in the executive chair to
meet them when they present their demand
What are the "exigencies of the hour to which
reference is made! lnasmuch liberty and hap
piness are no longer possible for majority and
life itself Is III constant state Of jeopardy and
since from this point of view OF the W. c. S.
has made middle of governing and This capacity
for maintaining a peaceful government has reached
its natural limit it is proposed that all individual
ownership of land shall be abolished and that there
shall be further use of money. Where there is
no money. of course. no ono can pay money for
store goods. hence everything i'll the stores is to
be free-with a condition. Possibly having in mind
the Babel which might ensue in the free stores
when every day bargain day. free goods will
be allowed to every man who does his share of work
"All social relations. says the declaration of prn
cpes. ARE to be governed by two laws viz: a
The Golden Rule, and CD if a man will not work
neither shall he eat"
As no conditions are mentioned for women it
is to be presumed they will have everything free
without work 1t is not only an unpleasant but
depressing prospect for men. They must eat
if they expect to live and they must work if they
expect to eat But for what will they be working
Not for the ownership of a home. Individual own
ership of land will be abolished. Not for money
The use of money will be abandoned They must
work simply for what they put in their stomachs
which viii make labor undgnified and It's reward
most unsatisfactory. The large lazy clement in
every community viii either be killed of BY star
vation or it will rise en- masse and seize upon the
food earned by the Industrious Perhaps the W. c.
:. party will find some way to compel the law to
get behind the hoe or the shovel. If not then there
will he things doing when it enforces its laws
The details of the party's platform ef pril,-
clples. however. are of not 50 much nport7ncn
The fact that man is again menaced in his life lib
cv and pursuit Of happiness By the once ge.,tlel
but now tilner sex Instead Of being thu tvrant he
IS to he the victim. The full. deep dark Significance
Of this new caba of the women is contained In the
bold, outspoken statement that women tie rem
Tesentative of the mother principle of the creative
force. consequently endowed with clearer percap-
lions OF divine truth and natural law" i to 70
move all ''thc transgrcssons Of NM and evolve
order out Of chaos. She is to bring tle nation into
lire with the benefcent laws OF creatiopn T,a
farming is plain one. When Communities statps
ead the national government are administered h..
female boards OF directors" men win have to hustle
FOR chance to live at an.-Chcago Tribune.