Scott County kicker., 1906-09-01


Revolution has again broke out In
Cuba. Perhaps you can remember
that only u few years ago W. ''free,i''
Cuba. What a howl W. did make
about ''t'Od. in His wisdom. placing
this burden ou u.s." And how We did
yawp about "our duty" "who will
haul down the flag" was the cam.
paign slogan of the party in power
in 1900.
And what did tile Cubar,s gain :?
Why they got Il change OF masters.
Instead of delivering over their sur.
plus products to Spanish mnsters
they ARE now compelled to pay inter.
est and dividends to American and
English capitalists. lt takes exactly
the same number Of hard licks to pro.
duce the interest and dividends now
as then. and the same people who
fought for freedom eight years ago,
but were Iulled into submission by
ourhypocritical pretentions oi friend.
ship. are fighting again.
But they will never get free,lom-
not 80 long a. capitalism rules this
country and Europe. Already We
read about the probability Of Inter.
vention hy the United sta tes govern.
ment" which, In plain English, means
the protection of the interests Of our
financial pirates in Cuba. Already
the St. Louis Republic says edit0ria.
ly: This country IL morally and le.
gally bound to keep order among the
,Cubans who are. in q sense. our
wards
The first stepoi the pirate class il to
hopelessly enslave a nation by debt
so that it 1.-THE pirate class can live
fat from the interest. Bonds. bonds,
more bOuds. il their incessnnt aim
and wars are very productive OF
bonds. The courts and machinery o|
government are constructed for the
purpose Of taking from those who
create the wealth that part which the
pirate class demands. II the produ'
GERS protest and rebel against the
civil authorities. the arinyis brough,
into action. II til. military force o
the particular nation involved IL toe
weak to suppress the outlaws" an
othercapitalist nation il called upOI
to "intervene. Perhaps you have
noticed that, Of late years. Uncle San
has been extensively engaged in th'
.':.intervening" business.
But YOU never hear Of "our dooty'
and intervention" until it is clea
that the expressing government
is whipped. 1t is only then that 9th
er christian nations" step in in th
.interest Of humanity" There wa
no interference with England in he
raid upon the Boar farmers Of Soutl
!lfrica-much as it was desired by GU
people. But We sold our best mule
and horses to England. contrary t
our obligations OF neutrality. TIN
brave boar farmers were making /
so hot for John Bull that We couldn'
keep hands oil.
The Socialists seem to be the peOrl
who understand the capitalist pro
gram and will undertake to pull tn
system up by the roots. Their move
ment il world.wide-as wide a. th
capitalist system. They ace that tn
pirate class will never permit an.
nation. siugle.handed, to throw o
the yoke OF capitalism. Hence
world movement has been inaugur,
ted among the working class, and
need not surprise usifoppressed Rus
-in is first to float the banner {
industrial freedom.
The newspapers do not call tn
revolutiOnists in Russia Socialists
They are called "Terroyists." And
reckon they must be holy terror t
the existing order Of things. Will
attending the Populist conventioni
st. Louis recently met Judge Pope
Socialist nominee for Supreme Cour
Judge ~ Missouri. Wishing to lear
all | could about Socialism | nske
him many questions.
1T il II world movement, he sait
sour comrades everywhere are activ
and our growth is wonderful. "
are now more than ten million strOn
and can prevent war between th
country and England"
Think Of that-coming from OF
whom you have been taught to r.
gard az a bomb.thrOwer and criu
hlal. The first step is to PREVEN
WHOLESALE MURDER!
Ask Democrat or Republican llo
to remedy existing evils and lie vi
answer, "vote 'er straight" or "Pi
me IN office" Ask u Socialist Il
same question and you will get
answer that Is both sensible and iai
!'What would you do with such e
terprises as Standard Oil?" ask
Mr.. Pope.
Mr.. Pope ia an able lawyer. ] a