Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-08
SOCIALISM
IN GLASGOW
THE CREED GETS A FIRM HOLD
IN THE SCOTCH
CITY.

land for q number Of years. Since
the remarkable victories achieved b,
labor candidates for members of par
lament there has been q marked re
vival Of interest in the subject. Al
arst the Scotch people did not take
kindly even in the larger cities and
towns to the socialistic Sunday schools
where economic ideas are taught in
stead of Bible lessons ON the first day
of the week. But during the past few
weeks there has been a marked in
crease in these socialistic Sunday
schools and even Glasgow turned out
to welcome Mr.. Hyndman, the great
socialistic demonstration, the largest
ever known in Scotland, being held in
the city hall itself.
Robert Blatchford in introducing
Mr.. Hyndman declared that there was
q slight danger at the present time OF
exaggerating the importance of the
triumphs Of the labor candidates. AS
socialists, he said, they were all pleas.
ed to see something like so labor can
didates returned. But they were a
very mixed team, and he did not be.
aieve that more than half of them
might properly be described as social
lists. He did not believe in tactics
and diplomacy-it was no use telling
him that a liberal was nearer to him
than q tory-he wished he was farther
away. Mr.. Hyndman said he was not
labor man only; he was a socialist
as well.
Have Definite Object.
He said that the socialists of Eng
land and Scotland had q definite OBJ
5ect in view, and if they did not at
tain it themselves they meant to do
their best to insure that those who
came after them would attain it. He
did not believe that they ever would
get anything out Of the aristocratic
class unless they inspired fear in them.
He was in favor of trades unions, but
they must not forget that trades UNI.
ions were based upon wages. What
they were striving for was better
wages-they were fighting against the
capitalist class-nevertheless up to the
present time the trade unionists of the
country although they had passed so.
cialist resolutions at congress after
congress had not proclaimed them
selves socialists.
He went on to speak of the legisla-
ton that might be expected from the
new house of commons and in that
connection referred to the bill recent
~ introduced to provide for the feed.
ing Of school children. Why had the
house of commons not passed that
bill straight away? Why should John
Burns be so anxious to send it to a
select committee? He remembered
the time when John Burns was as
vehement as any of them about the
wrongs of his class. He had some
thing to do with the education of John
Burns. but, he added, amidst renewed
laughter and cheers, II regret it,"
Nothing. he said, would be done by
the present house of commons to carry
out as excellent measure as the feed
ing OF school children unless a steady
agitation and pressure was kept up
In order to support the labor members
to keep it to the front.
Want the Churches Open.
Sheriff Guthrie and the other rep
resentatives of the Open Churches
association received from the presby.
terry of Glasgow this week a cordial
welcome. They came with money in
their hands collected with no beating
OF drums. ecclesiastical or otherwise,
and asked the presbytery's approval
Of their scheme, by which two or three
city churches will remain open every
week day from o'clock in the morn
Ing Until 6 o'clock in the evening.
They say that there is nothing UNI.
presbyterian in such suggestion, but
that there is a great deal that is cur
iously unchristian in the present prac-
tice by which the great proportion of
the stately and expensive churches are
used for only few hours once a week.
1t is true. they said. that the cathedral
is open, and SO is the parish church
of Govan, but that these are striking
exceptions.
The deputation reminded the presby.
terry that while a man past work, or
out OF work. or convalescent, can go
to free library and read novels or to
free museum and look at the fos.
s1ls. the one place that he may not
go is the church. DR.. Cooper made
an appeal that there should not be too
many sermons, and it does not appear
that the Open Churches association
really desires more than half an hours
service at some hour of the day. at the
conclusion of which any persons bring.
ing banns of marriage could be quiet
ly married.
ARsoR oAY OBSERVED.
clases Of the High School Plant Trees
On the Lawn.
This is Arbor day. and in Lewistown,
as elsewhere in the state. it is being