The Irish standard., 1906-08-11

Quoted by socialists Or anarchists.
| our propaganda has thus a positive
and a negative aspect. The defence
ut the family as against the encroach-
ments of divorce and free love, which
issue, ever before us, has been recent
~ emphasized by the Gorky incident
To defend the principle of individual
responsibility, which alone safeguards
the integrity of citizenship; as against
the denial of free will which lies as
basic doctrine of socialism.
To defend the rights of private prop
erty in capital us against the socialis,
demand that all Industrial. commercial
and financial capital shall be owned
and operated by all the people collec-
lively.
| TO advance the interests of those
| trade unions who work upon the prin-
ciple that the interest of capital and
labor may best be promoted by trade
| agreements. as against the socialist
ges-system."
To inculcate those heroic virtues
which come as the fruit of religion, as
against the socialist atheist psycholo-
gy which is captivating the lesser man
under the prospect of material ease.
Foreseeing the necessity of this UNI
dertaking the book on socialism above
referred to has been published by Mrs.
Avery and Mr.. Goldstein. 1t contains
tlred socialists of International stand
ing. these quotations being taken from
socialist books. magazines, documents
and papers (which are openly hostile
to American institutions and which
perSistently assail those principles
which lie in the foundation stones of
Christian civilization" This book is
receiving the endorsement of men of
all classes of society. Mr.. Samuel
Gompers, President of the American
Federation of Labor. wrote TO the
author as follows: II beg to say that
have read with keeneSt interest YOUR
book on Socialism. the Nation OF
I'atherless Children. and have no hess
itancy in saying that the book is not
only timely. but an excellent contri-
button t" the literature of the labor
question and the labor movement. 1t
tears the mask of hypocrisy from the
face of those who have long pretended
I" be friends of the trade union moves
ment. and yet seek it's destruction or
division to an improper purpose I
have found your book a ready refer
ence t" the many hostile utter,nces
and action of pretended friends"
with the Upton Sinclair frenzy at
white heat" said Mrs. Avery. in the
National Civil Federation Review,
and G"rky incident not yet faded
from the limelight, the time is ripe for
the classification of what may be call
ed the muckrikers ana for work
which should be undertaken to point
out that reforners. however sensations
al their methods or however Interested
their personal motives. do not attack
the foundations of Christian civiliza-
intention is safe. even lilly advised pro-
lntganda must be ranked with the
sound and sober efforts to perfect our
National Institutions. which. being
grounded upon First Principles are ac-
ceptablc to all ages
"On the other hand this work must
show that however seriously some So
cialists may take themselves of their
alleged science. because it is their de-
iiberate intention to destroy what they
are pleased to call the present sys-
tenn namely. private property. the
family. the State and religion, they are
thus necessarily classed with others of
lurid tongue and With bomb throwers
The means employed are indeed differ
ent. but Revolution is the object which
they all desire.
No right-minded man can deny the
popular Cry for Reforn,-fOr so,ne-
thing and for many things that shall
improve and perfect American insti-
tutions. but the principles upon which
they are grounded are sound. for God.
not men. created them. But 1t is these
principles which it is the express mis-
sion Of socialism to overthrow. BY it's
very inner constitution the Revolution
must first of all strew the human path
with the wreakage of faith. Faith in
the morality of the individual man:
faith In the sanctity of the home: faith
In the honor of our native land; faith
in the goodness and justice Of God
to nlaterialism. to animalism, sugar.
coated with idealism. This is the de-
bris of which socialist barrlcades are
building. This was the socialist law.
laid down in AS when Karl Marx with
the key of Surplus Value which un-
locks all time and all things. explained
the means to the socialist goal 1
quote from Karl Marx in Secret So
cieties of Switzerland We content
ourselves at present with laying the
foundations of revolutions and shall
have deserved we'll when we shall have
excited the hatred and contempt for