The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09
SOCIALISM GROWS
IN The ANTIPODES
RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF IDEA
IN AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.
Some Party Definitions in the Various
States The Labor Movement
Swallowed by the Anticapitalistic
Party-Trenchant and Capable Writ
ing in the Party's Organs.

Correspondence n. Y. Evening Post.
Sydney, Australia.-The rise Of the
labor party in Australia, as sep
arate parliamentary body, in 1890, and
as the outcome OF an extensive mari
time and industrial strike, was mild
movement OF today. The former was
no more than an INTERCHANGEABLE dem
onstratlon, in the shape of the return
OF a separate ''classp parliamentary
contingent, with distinct tendency to
an aggressive legislative attitude, and
to take up humanitarian or mild
socialist enterprises, such as early
antisweating reform, etc. The word
socialism" was never uttered or even
referred to in or out OF parliament in
the beginning; and the writer of short
history of the "Labor Movement"
who was himself one of the original
party referred to, never uses the word,
mits, with touch of irony, that he and
| his colleagues began their parliament
tary career with fixed determine
ton to degenerate the earth Today
the movement is for 8 ht-down" or
straight-out' socialism-that is how
one of the party's journals recently ex-
freely used by s'labor" members gen
orally. r.. !.
In the early days the party had no
journalistic media thru which to voice
it's policy; today it has a JOURNAL
weekly publication-in every capital;
and some of the writing is trenchant
and capable. Remembering that the
party holds one-third of the seats in
the federal parliament, it is not sur
ing classes are prompted by curiosity
to buy and read these papers. The
"labor'' party is now largely repre-
: sented in every state; they are prac:
, tically in power in South Australia AND
> western Australia. and fill quite hall
the ministerial positions in Queensland
besides. which they have had the TED
them for approval by the Deakin gov
9 eminent. They are, therefore. dis
;. tinct power in the land, for good or Ill
: The socialist school Of politics has
> late been rather trenchantly criticized
SO that the public are better informe.
J. feet. to- which it's aims would lead
), realized. AS consequence, the :leac
. ers are anxious to correct the CROWN
n impression that financial and CONNER
> cial confidence are being destroyed, an
- they are quietly but obviously modlf!
ing their definitions and making thei
intentions appear less drastic to- tn
|
,. a numerous class.
The 'tlabor'' party has been trcyin1
to define it's aims, and in each OF II
!, states it has arrived at somewhat oil
e ferent definition of what it calls II
: "obiective. -
oT Ths v dsptonp party hae0R gssda ns
u ton, distribution and exchange:' 4"
The Queensland adopts: "The secu
N ing Of the full results of their indust1
: to the wealth producers, by the cole
- tive ownership Of the means Of produ
& ton, distribution and exchange, to !
20 attained thru the extension OF the !
: attained thru the extensions the l
dustrial and economic functions Of Il
state and local governing bodies. ="
That of New South Wales is mo
elaborate, but practically the same
effect: '|The cultivation Of an Austr;
ian sentiment, based; upon the main1
nance Of racial purity, and develc
, ment, in Australia, Of an enlighten
and self-reliant community; the secl
=, ing to all producers of the full resu
~ of their industry, by the collective oN
Ky ~ Of the industrial and economic functle
80 of the state and municipality.
is These definitions serve as guides
1T the party in their respective states; a
Az the result of the interstate confere1
sK of delegates from all the states was
3 adoption of the New South Wales d
all. milton for the guidance of the fede
go party.
zoo was originally the same as that of.
40 toria; but the published report of
: IS conference discussion showed that
: ~ leaders feared that the public wo
800 take alarm; and the word "gradus
IS IS was first inserted; then the word -
a az cialistic'' was dropped out in favor
Ola "collective,'' and even the word :.
@ 8 tionalization' was removed: Furtl
az the collective ownership which had b
1 IS previously aimed at, Fall the means
80 production, distribution, and
~ CHANGE was limited to "mont
80 Hes.' ~ T.
.. When Mr.. Watson, the leader Of
~ federal "labor' party, intro duced
20 word gradual a labor senator de
.o5 Gated the modification as "
Lax catching' move; and the sugges
and was warmly resented. Notwithstant
,ther the verbal mildness Of the definition
as the party's aim, there need be no dc
as to the real meaning; for Mr.. Wa
said. in the conference, that the
est thing would be to make it a
val qua non that those who come into
as party be socialists; and he said fur
IN that in his opinion socialism was
new evitable, and that the trend of mo
aer- industrialism would admit Of no Q
, , solution -
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