The Irish standard., 1906-08-11
GREAT MOVEMENT
To Suppors Trade Unionism and
Oppose Socialism.
The National Bureau, Its Or
ganizasion and Scope.


has just been organized in Boston by
the well-known writer's and lecturers
on socialism, Martha Moore Avery and
David Goldstein, says the Eliot. Mrs
Avery was formerly q socialist and
one of the most ardent supporters OF
the doctrines of the party. For sew
eral years, beginning some fifteen
years ago, she took an active part,
through her writings and from the
platform. in advancing socialistic pro-
paganda. Later. convinced of the
complete fallacy of socialist princl-
ues she became an Out-and-out OPP
moment of their doctrines. In organ
izing the Boston School OF POLITICAL
Economy, of which for some time past
she has been the head and director
Mrs. Avery inauguarted the movement
she had in view of opposing socialism
by broad plan of education.
Mr. Goldstein who, for number OF
wears. has been associated with Mrs.
Avery in her educational work, also
began as an ardent supporter of so
cialism, only later to become one OF
it's most bitter opponents. The rea-
sons for this change in attitude Mr..
Goldstein gives as follows in the Pre-
face to his recent book SOCIALISM,:
The Nation of Fatherless Children"
The casual reader would, no doubt,
reading in the public press the notice
of my withdrawal from the Socialist
marty. conclude that that action was
prompted by the thought of day.
Such, however, is far from the fact
i'm the case. Having for years been
interested in the study of economic
principles, rather than in the ac-
ouaintance of socialist data. ! natur-
ally gave my attention. outside the
knowledge of the economic principles
which socialism is alleged to rest upol'
| came long ago to Il realization that
the mounting of the name of Kari
Marx was no guarantee of economic
knowledge. Seven years ago. together
with q few of the then comrades. we
organized the Karl Marx class. for the
study of his (Marx) work Capital
Three years ago. having outgrown the
work of the socialist master, we
changed the name of the class to the
Boston School of Political Economy;
and took up the study of the original
work of the Director, Martha Moore
Avery. l know. now. that this was
the point at which l began intellect
ually to move away from the socialist
propaganda.
The parting of the ways, from NOR
al standing ground, was more abrupt
The Heron episode furnished the oc-
casion-I resented the attitude taken
by the socialist press in regard to
George D. Herron's divorce and his
socialist marriage" when had dis
gusted unexpectedly for the reason
that it could not be denied that he
Mr. Heron, was socialist leader who
was fast mounting to the very top
of the ladder in socialist favor 1t was
at public meeting held In Boston at
which the then editor Of the Haverhill
Social Democrat was the speaker
After he had finished his address in
praise of George ID. Heron. whom he
had lauded as being in power and
virtue second only to Jesus Christ. in
the discussion which followed. together
with Martha Moore Avery and one or
two others. the author gave voice to
strong condemnation of the lectur-
er':i opinion and to the general tone of
the socialist movement throughout the
country 1t was being sharply forced
upon me. that that which had so long
fondly believed to be socialism was not
socialism at all. 1t was severe blew
to mel was cut from my mornings
Il could not tell for some months to
come whether 1t was but a personal
episode or whether l must in fact re-
gard it as the deliberate position taken
In strict accord with socialist philoso-
phy-I had thought my lifework would
be given to the cause OF socialism,.
consequently the conflict in my mind
and heart was great.
Mr. Goldstein's long experience in
the ranks of organized labor qualities
him to speak Of socialism in its relaA
ton to the great movement of trade
unionism. Through close association
with socialist leaders on the platform
and in "hand to hand fights upon the
floor of trade unions" he became
thoroughly familiar with the tactics
. employed by socialists in their per-
sistent efforts to gain control of the
trade union movement. He believes
emphatically that there is marked evil
dence to show that upon economic
ground the battle to sustain Industrial
progress will come to an issue between
the American Federation of Labor and
the railway brotherhoods on the one
side, and the socialists organizations
on the other.
1t is fortunate that two persons so
well equipped as Mr.. Goldstein and
Mrs. Avery, are to be associated in the
work Of the national Bureau to combat
t1,1 1o,e al S~.0,