The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-03-23
AfiIlionalre soclaIlsts.

New York. March 1A.-GPreSS Dis
patch). VIII the socialist party be
made a power in American politics
by the sons OF milliOnaires2
ParadOxical as il may seem, many
OF the young men who are heading
the movement for a radical socialist
propaganda in this country are heirs
to vast fortunes.
The fact was emphasized by the re-
cent attempt Of radicals to get on a
common ground at a meeting at the
Brick house, the palatial country
home Of J. c. Phelps Stokes, as well
as by the announcement Of Joe MediIl
Patterson OF Chicago, that he had
embraced the socialist creed
II socialism were voted into force
and its tenets accepted il would strike
at the fortunes OF some Of the wealth.
lest families in the country and with
their radical members themselves
leading the attack
Stokes, for instance, IS the son Of
Arson Phelps Stokes, Wall street cap
italist and multimilliOnaire now re-
tired. Robert Hunter, another So
Cialist student, married one Of Arson
Phelps Stokes daughters, wealthy in
her own right He is a settlement
worker, and is the author Of Pow
eTty," a book in which he makes the
remarkable statement that 10000, 900
Americans are starving tOday-that
is, under-noUrished because they have
not means to buy the necessities OF
life.
Gaylord Wiltshire, although he in
herited millions. has long been a So
cialist and conducted monthly ma
gazine which essayed to be an au-
thOrfty on the subject.
William Kent. a Chicago million
aire, who has fortune invested in
such a way that the returns will not
conspicuous at the recent Stokes con-
gress.
Another wealthy radical is Arthur
Brisbane, who inherited his fortune
and is now the highest paid newSpa-
per writer in the world, his salary be-
fashionable society functions one day
and rabidly- attacks the treaSurers Of
American wealth the next
Joe MedilI Patterson, son Of the
owner Of the Chicago Tribune, who
resigned his office under Mayor Dunno
because he believed that even munich
pal ownership would fall short OF ef-
fecting political reforms, while So
cialism would, was asked IL he in
tended to divide his fortune with the
poor He explained that this would
do no good, for the equalization Of
wealth must be accomplished by an
equitable distribution Of the sources
Of wealth, and that the whole body
polite must agree no individual ef-
fort would accomplish the desired
end
Everett Colby, the Wall street ban
ker, recently elected state senator in
New Jersey after campaign in which
he attacked corporation greed and
espOused the cause OF equal taxation,
has expressed his belief that in a mo-
dified form and with proper education
Of the masses, socialism would work
a great national reform
There are half a dozen other
wealthy young men who are more or
less identified with the radical move
ment and attended the Stokes meet
ing One Of these Is George Fred
Williams, who IS a former member Of
congress and a well known Boston
lawyer.
Young Stokes, who married Rose
Pastor. the Russian Jewess who was
formerly a cigarmaker in a Cleveland
factory, denies that his recent con-
gress was for the purpose Of forming
a new political party on socialistiC
lines It was merely for an exchange
OF views upon general conditions, he
said