The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
A Philosophical and IdeaIlstIc Statement
of the Sociaistic Theory

To the Editor of The Globe:
In todays issue of your paper you have
an article about the Self decentralization
of the Socialist Theory" and l as a So
cialist do not hesitate TO say that your
argument stands to reason from the stand
point you take, and TO a great measure
ii stands TO reason if you take the stand
point which the socialist party at the
present is still taking, l. e., the stand
point of gradual reform.
But let me tell you in kindness that
there is at present a movement in prog
ress in this party which will in a short
time put an end to this gradual reform
idea and will establish a strictly scien-
tific economical propaganda based on the
natural principle OF cooperation in nature
as well as ina business life; it will propa-
gate on the Principle of economical equal
ity in value of all necessary work II will
stand for the complete abolition of profit,
interest. rent. and put the labor of each
ard of working hours will be established
and the government will in the main be
a most competent industrial administra-
tion supported by the necessary theoreti-
cal and technical schools to educate every
body In the most systematic and eco
nomical work according to his ability.
The equal necessity of each ones work
being considered as the undisputed basis
for the equality of value of each ones
work,-fPom the labor of the street worker
up to the president, there would be no
chance for accommodating capital because
there would be no need of capital
All products of labor and nature would
be for use only and not for making profit.
Each would contribute its share OF work
to enable the administration to guarantee
each one the security of an existence. and
that is what the people as a whole are
looking fora secure existence.
How. then. could you then say that such
equalization as explained before would be
a self-contradiction? How could a unity,
cut in two equal parts, for instance. con-
tradct itself?
1t might become necessary from time
to time 10 equaliZe possible abuses or in
under a socialist business government
as it is now under the present political
government which claims TO stand for
equality, while in fact there is not sin
gle law to be found which aims at such
equality in the main thing of our physical
life; the means of our existence to which
all have an equal right, and those means
are gotten by business competition today.
Competition for living is unnatural;
neither nature nor its creator intended
that one creature should need ask another
creature for a chance to make a living.
1t lets everything grow for all creatures;
1 it has supplied everybody with a stomach
to circulate its products and not to ac-
cumulate il.
The laws of the socialist state will make
it absolutely impossible to accumulate
wealth, because wealth would be a bur-
den to a man who would have-with his
family-a state guaranteed existence and
the enjoyment of all that nature and labor
could produce.
What good would wealth do to you if
your ability and your labor consecrated
to the public and scientifically directed by
a government of industrial experts would
entitle you to the best of food, clothing,
shelter, education and travel that the ma
tion could offer?
Would you not rejoice that your fellow
human beings are economically as indie
pendent as you. and would you not feel
proud If by chance you were mentally bet
ter gifted than others and were destined
to cut. a prominent figure for your organi-
zation talent. or your skill or your self
sacrifice. instead of becoming prominent
for having made business success by ac-
cumulating wealth at the expense of 9TH
erS-who were as earnest to keep IL, as
you, to get it.
In your own case YOU should find the
truth of the aforesaid statement; what
did your sincere endeavor to work educa-
tional and run a clean paper amount to
from a business standpoint?
Why is it that the real reality in this
! life. earnest endeavor. character. etc,
lead to business failure? / tell you, be-
cause business has no character. no hon
esty in it as long as it is on the oppo-
site plan Of the one which nature indi-
! cates-the cooperation Of all individual
parts for the general good.
Now we have a system in our business
! life, upon which all men depend. which
| creates increasing unequalness. The con-
centration OF capital rapidly leads to the
conversion of thousands of middle class
merchants. manufacturers and profession
| els into wage workers. Herewith destroy
J ing their former relative economical inde-
: pendence. and the socialist contention is
! and was that this conversion leads TO
more labor frictions,. TO more frequent
! panics. to like conditions as in Europe,
: despotisn OF monarchs or money kings,
! and consequently 10 revolution.
This revolution which the present sys-
/ tenn and not the socialists brings about,
/ is the standing prophecy of socialism.
/ founded upon an exact knowledge of the
economic law-that If the non-producing
4 class does not return to the producing
/ class the full value OF its product, stagna-
tior in=circulation In purchasing power
must follow. and multitude OF human be-
/ ings are led TO crime immortality, bribery.
( etc. 10 ge: enough to live.
Socialist prcpa ganda tries and en-
! endeavors 10 enlighten the public on
these truths and prepare the same time
/ the new line OF thought which should
| govern the next state of human society.
/ should be pleased il you would insert
this as a sign of your fairness TO your
readers who undoubtedly like TO hear the
other side. Ed. Bosky.
New ulm. Aiinny April "a.