The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04

trOller in the recent New 7 OK .elec-
tion, and =. j. Ridgeway, publisher OF
Everybody's Magazine.
The radical socialistic element was
represented by Victor Berger, leader
of the socialistie movement in Milwau-
kee; Maurice Hillquist, socialistic
leader Of New York; 81 G.. Wiltshire,
publisher of Wilshire's Magazine, and
known as the millionaire socialist; John
Spargo, author of The Bitter Cry Of
the Children''; Leonard B.sAbbott, Of
Current Literature, and Alfred J. Boil
ton Of Brooklyn, recently popnlist can
didate for governor.
Object Of Conference.
MI. Stokes gave out this statement
tonight: .nThe object. Of the confer
ence is merely to getstogether men who
have been accomplishing something
along lines Of political reform, thruout
the country, and to obtain an inter
change of their views with the idea
of seeing how. best we can profit from
their experience. Further than that
/ must decline to discuss the meeting.
can say, however, that the principal
object is not, as has been intimated,
to promote socialism, but rather to have
/ discussion Of social political ques-
lions by men who have been foremost
in political battles, particularly IN the
last year. Socialism, among other
things, is being discussed, but social
istic organization is by no means the
! object of the conference"
| :. Mr.. Stokes said the meeting was
merely the repetition Of a similar one
a year ago, on larger scale and that
the invitations were sent out by Mr..
Hunter and himself. s. go. ..~. ~.
/ Joseph Medill Patterson talked freely
with reporters today of, his stand for
socialism. 49, T.. -. =, =:
edo you believe that all the wealth
in the world should be equally d.
) vided?' he was asked. -
:, ."Not exactly" said young Patter-
SON; sEI think that there should be no
J MONOPOLY of natural sources of wealth
, or of the wealth reproducing agencies,
|, and I don't think wealth should be In
herited.' 49, *'':~.A a..
7 "Are you going to ask your father
and mother to leave you out OF their
wills when they divide the many mil
lions?O ~ y W..
ooh, I don't think it would do any
: good to cut off Inheritance in individual
cases; unless the laws were general they
l. would be barren of results"
: u HWhat books on socialism did you
ever read?'
: ct never read any books on socialism
81 until after T had become a socialist
! Then I read. Jack &Lonaon's War o
; the classes - az
), Not Yet an Anarchist.
= "And are you now, like Jack Londo1
y an out and-out anarchist?'
q CT haven It got that far,' said Pa
terson, laughingly.. -
IS Did you ever read anything on tn
FL Eyes, I read Henry Georges PR
y gress and Poverty, but it didn't max
n any impression on me like it did on To-
~ L. johnson, who, as mayor Of Clevelan
II seems to think that single tax include
u municipal ownership IT,
ID '''"Why did you resign. from, May
&c DUNES government Of municipal. ow'
ership?' -. 80, g..
"Well, there is a campaign comi1
on and the socialists are going to ha,
: ticket of their own. Municipal ow
ership is only socialism skin deep. T.
in for the real brand of socialism, pu
lie ownership of all the sources
wealth. We have. had a little COVER
| ment ownership for years in the way
the postoffce, the police force, t
water department and the pub
schools But that limited number
government owned institutions has n
materially lessened the friction betwe
- capital and labor. Not until we ha
Ms removed all forms Of ruinous compe
he tion by having all the sources of veal
in owned and operated by the people sh
is we reach perfection. Then there "
he be job for everybody
ri "What kind of job will you
,se for, now that you we resigned as co
ri missioner Of public works of Chicago
by ~ don It know. / might go back
! pushing pencil on newspaper
evil you settle in New York?''
1 emo. New York is the last oil,
sue I'd settle in. It is too self -satisf
Dry with present conditions. It ism It s
rs ficiently American.
ap- "What is the most representa-
>, city9'
10y philadelphia, but Chicago is b
10 for the propagation Of radical ideas.
"a shall attend Mr. Stokes conference
90; 90 three or four days and then go back
~, ~ Chicago
IN; ;nn elbow do you account for this S
den influx of young millionaires j
the ranks Of the socialists9'
"only on the grounds that
young millionaires are about the O
WIS fellows who have enough idle time
Think
cit has been said that all pers
1o1 would be socialists if it were mot
the socialists themselves as you c,
Are in actual contact with them, - was
gested.
"Well, my set Of socialists are
jolly good bunch Of fellows. But I n
As be going now. I we got to GO out
this Phelps Stokes house in Connecticr
# a R. w. Patterson, editor Of the
ion, cago Tribune and father of Jos
. of Medil Patterson, the young man
Sc resigned as commissioner of pu
Mr.. works under Mayor Dunno of Chic
and has declared himself in favor
ming socialism, does not hold the s
ggy. opinions as his son.
| an Mr.. Patterson was seen at the
orna 1ond bo1,so tndav Ha doo1orod