Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-03

A. G. B.-Give brief description of socialism. @ What is the socialist platform? (3) Which is the eldest, the Episcopal or Presbyterian church? (H
 What is the latest law regarding the carrying of guns on trains?
 A. The socialists date from 1863, when party was founded in Ger many by Ferdinand Lassalle, whose ultimate object is the abolition of the present forms of government and the substitution of one ill which labor in terests will be supreme land and cap ital shall belong to the people, private competition shall cease, it's place be- ing taken by associations of working
 men. production shall be regulated and limited by officers chosen Ly the people, and the whole product of in dustry shall be distributed among the producers. These are the purposes of the socialists of this country. @ The
 socialist platform is in line with the objects named: it is too long for repro.
 duction here. It may be found in DO litical annuals of 1905. t3) The Epis-
 copal church is claimed 10 be of apOs, aolic origin. The Presbyterian church of America was founded in 1705. Af ter temporary disruption the first general assembly met in 1TS9. (i) do not recall any law on the subject W. C. O.-State the workings Of |, trust or syndicate. @ What is the
 the meaning of the word graft! (3y What is the origin and history of the
 recent troubles with the life insur'
 ance companies of New York? (4I Where is the Balkan country. and what is the origin of the presenl troubles between Turkey and some of the European powers: lJD Give q sketch of Count Tolstoy and his writ
 ings? (6 Where is the Isle of Pines
 and what is the present trouble be
 tween it and Cuba! q, What has pc,
 come of the ROundtree and Reeves
 murder case?
 A. In modern common usage |;
 trust is an organization for the con trol of several corporations under one
 direction by the device of transfer by the stockholders in each corpora
 ton of at least majority of tht
 stock to central committee or board
 of trustees. who issue in. return |, such stockholder certificates showing
 in effect that. although they have part cd with their stock and the cOnse quent voting power. they are still ell titled to share in the profits--thc Ob iect being to enable the trustees tC
 elect directors in all the corporations to control and suspend at pleasure thr
 work of any. and thus to ecOnomize
 expenses. regulate production and de feat competition. \ syndicate is mucl the same thing. usually less formal
 e, Something inserted in or ineorp0r | atea with another thing to which Il did not originally belong. (h The caust Twas graft and misuse 6f funds: tht history appears in the newspapers oI | the past few months. G. The Balkan states are Serpia. Bulgaria, European Turkey. Montenegro. and sometime
 ROumania and Greece. Turkey is al | ways in trouble with her neighb0rs l don't remember what is the latest | controlling cause. a Lyen' Tolstoi i, a Russian novelist. social reforIne,
 and religious mystic. born in 1s.S 1 Numerous volumes appeared from hi, pen between 1885 and 1892. His later life has found him employed on nj,
 estates. working with and relieving
 the peasantry and studying. G, Tho | Isle of Pines is forty miles south ol
 the western part of Cuba, of which il I was formerly dependent. (T) Round | tree was acquitted.