The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-07


TER TIE words 'luCivlGu".S5A aHe
81 Socialism" define Tenderness
rather than concrete system
for ~ ay.r,,nn inIividua.isln is
=. j.. e.-..t ,,,sor any form OF
Ill.,. l.. 80 a,onn,a q,
-'' "a '''''''''' ." ~. ,.i.,.,r,
7o''ai'7'li III '''. '.''.' ''''''' 49,
INLt htlhS mo - or 49, S''' '''''''- -
contention, 50 far as 'iiiS su"Ject J.
concerned, IS between those WHO re-
galI individual ism as IDEAL, to he APP
preached as nearly as circumstances
~ III '''''' g. ~ M, - ~ os+o,,
Ii.,.l as en-, and as fast rs public
.,,irin, yin allow
,r,.. t.,l;,.t.f,,.,,.., boIiovn. that com.
,,tttfon j. ma, .,l,. a. hainfpl Int 4
,..,.....,,.,. f.,.,...t,,. s,aiot,. ~ no ruord.
,...., ,..,.,...,.4...t. eliza. .,.i,If..t rea,rds
,..,.,'.'.t;';a,, l,r+r,,I forco IN he
,....t.,,,. a,.t.,.,..;....,,l If ie NOT necns-
...,,, -, ,,.,..i,l,... ,,,...o who consc;o,1SIy
tal.o a;.,,a,.. .;,1.. r.,,. ro,.one nurnIv self
i.,. n =. ,.,,n;.i..,.t IN l,now That Nh
,,atI, e;Ia. 10, .ro tbo.n who with
,.,a',,. .,..,,,o..tn,..... and .ipcoritv nrcsnnt
thotr t,oorio. .,pvtncnd Of tbrir cor
r,at,,,.... ,n, s,,r, IF tba uocassitv for
,1,,;,. ,,,,,,i,..'ti,.., T., I,rr,,n sociotv
l., aha;.,;..,,, 4, r,o uo,yor doctrine
tba eocfajiet is often erected with
enilhot ava Remuneration rather than
wifi, arnI,,nent lut rs usual. it does not
deter him. Martyrdom never kills a
cause as all history. poltlcal as we'll
,s rolioiouS demonstrates
HiOIai rassio" reiFaueS ooN'@'''"'
without recognizing the moral pas
sion that pcVadeS it. The Ruskin
club of Oakland, Cal, quotes with APP
prOval an editorial comment which as
serts that the socialistic creed inspires
religious zeal and makes us 1olloW-
eI' i'i'u9'''''1 ~ -" p'o w. 30 +,o
I-nivarsitv of \,nlas rs asserting that
.tho morality thot socialism teaches is
nv far sunnrior ia that of its odver-
sarips." and If orotns Thomas Kirllup
as DECLARING in the Encvclonaedia
britannica that "the ethics of socialism
are Identical with those of Christian.
itv"
oi,Iists, ,o+ onl,. oi,ir, e,,no,iori+,. in
chico h,,+ ott,r,+ 20 ,r,ron,i,+ 70
Christ,s +o,chinos nc Foundation for
+hair orood A. tho m,into,onco Of
oithor ,osition ,ro,,I1 ;nsnro thon, MI
n,,+o ,.;o+o,., i i, clo,r tbo+ tho ti,.s+
ho+tIo ho+,roon tho indiridroIis+ and
,,o soo;olis+ nut ho ~ t,o fo1d of
othios NJ ono who hoe foitb in +bo
triumnh of tha ricbt (and who can con.
fond with vioor without such faith q
can douht thot that which is officially
host will finally nrevoil i'm averv danort.
mont of human activity
Oes' medhs vi Oe'eiopNheh''
Assuming that the highest aim Of
society is the harmonious development
OF the human race, physically, mentally
and morally. the first question to de-
eide is whether individualism or social
ism furnishes the best means of secur-
ing that harmonious development. For
the purpose of this discussion, indi-
vldualiSm will be defined as the private
ownership of the means of production
and distribution where competition is
possible, leaving to public ownership
those means of production and distri-
button in which competition is prac-
tically impossible, and socialism will
be defined as the collective ownership
throu"h the state OF all the means OF
production and distribution.
o ''u 800 W ',o; '''',ii us'i'',' -
sources and nrblic utilities and tho
common oneration of M industries for
the uublic good" II will ba senn that
fine de6nitions of socialism commonIv
in use include some things which can.
NOT fairly ha described ne socialistin
and some of the definitions dixie the
last one for Instance, beg tbe ouestion
bv assuming that the nublic onerotion
of all industries will necessarily no for
the general GOOD As the socialists
agree in hostility 70 comnetition nc =