Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09

and trusted comrade. 1 got a grand re-
ception in Denver"
And you think socialists may become a
political power in American 1 asked.
Il do; in this way. Looking at the e1-
ample of England and the manifest tenden-
cies of the United States. believe that the
people will not be content any longer with
the two historic parties which up to the
present have divided power without any
special attention to labor interests. / be-
lieve that a great labor party will spring
up and make itself felt in the United States
in the near future. The great trades union
organizations, the American Federation OF
Labor, which contains between five and six
million voters, has announced its intention
of embarking in politics. 1 see nothing to
prevent the socialist parties of the United
States joining the political organization of
that party just the socialists of England
join the labor party. l see nothing to pre-
vent the socialists from sharing In the po-
litical councils of that party, and helping
to elect Its representatives and nothing to
prevent the socialists in America from in
sitting their doctrines into the whole mass
of the party-as the English socialists are
doing with the English labor party. 1 be-
Heve, the contrary, that 1t must inevi-
tably come to pass that the socialists will
bring the whole body of the labor organ
ization over to socialism, and them
And them"
And then the great political party of
American socialists will be in existence;
All the signs are there of it's coming, and
everything is ready for it's advent tomor-
row. The socialist doctrines are spreading
rapidly in America and socialist organiza-
lions are springng up everywhere.
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eff the socialists Join with the trades
unionists Of the American Federation OF
Labor in returning representatives to fight
for the ends they have in common, the
rapid development Of the political power Of
the socialists Is certain Three things
make for the advance of socialism in
America.
First. The workman Is everywhere dis
contented. He cannot be contented so long
as the present conditions of things prevail
Second. The old conditions under which
classes merged into one are gone. man
who Is dissatisfied can no longer step out
OF his class into another. There Is no such
thing any longer as a disconnected laborer
going to the far west and coming back a
millionaire in a few years. The classes
have got divided, and the working class is
dissatisfied with the position in which It Is
placed and in which It is kept by arti-
fetal barriers.
Third The socialist doctrines are
spreading everywhere in America, and the
disconnected workingmen are learning that
only through socialism can they find the
means of changing the conditions which
they already find insupportable.
at Is in this connection that the inter-
national bureau exercises its most potent
influence. 1t acts as q medium for the
spread of socialist doctrines. American
thinkers-the leaders. perhaps. Of tomorrow
ARE coming to school to u.s.
''How?
They are coming over to Europe-and 1
regard 1t as a most significant and hopeful
sign-in increasing numbers every year.
young men for the most part and serious