New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
SOCIALISTS QUIT CULT
Mrs. AUery Leads IN attempt to
Form Industrial League.

Preliminary measures have been taken by Mrh
Martha Moore Avery. Of Boston. formerly proraie
nent as a socialist speaker and David Goldstein.
OF the Cigarmakers' International Union. who was
also for many years a socialist. 10 form the IN
dustrial League. with headquarters In New York
and Boston. which will fight the socialist move
nent IN the trades unions II Will also seek TO en-
courage the formation OF trades unions on nom
socialistic lines Plans will be started this week
TO carry the agitation. and strong antt-social-
tst campaign VIII soon be under way.
Mrs Avery and Mr.. Goldstein have been social
lists for many years but became convinced. they
say, that socialism IN theory may be attractive 70
many people. but that socialism 10 actually 10
would provs a menace TO the community. it's ten
dency being 70 undermine society and also destroy
the home and cut at the root OF all modern sys-
TENS OF ethics. They strong believers
IN the capitalist wage system an they were at one
time believers in the socialist idea OF the abolition
OF the wage system and the substitution OF col
lective ownership by the people
Mrs Avery been IN communication with .
number OF labor men She learned. she says. that
the trades unionists whole opposed to
the doctrines of all the socialist parties though there
are number OF socialists among them
Following are some OF the principles of the new
propaganda:
bity, which alone safeguards the integrity Of cid
zen TTenssip as against the denial q free win. which
To defend the rights Of private property IN capt
dustrial, commercial and financial capitaI shall s.
owned and operated by the people collectively
10 advance the interests OF those trade unions
which work upon the prtncipls that tina interest
or capital and labor best be promoted trade
agreements, as against the socialist demand fn1
the abolition OF the wage system
Mrs. Avery was seen in this city ana said o.
when she first became socialist she thought ehs
theory all that could be desired She continued:
DR.. Edward Everett HaIs first led me TO bscons
SOCIALIST. he was of spiritual type and
e mss SO n5 about s9ctas thas found
ia
aity IN socialism, no altruisn, ethics and no
Ideals There are socialists and socialists but The
real underlying doctrines OF the Socalisic
material all the way through. and always have
peen strong believer In the sanctity OF the houa,
the spirit OF patriotism and the spur good caused
py t1e belief IN the future life but TO the typical
SOCIALIST everything Is material. which would. OF
course. be his own affair IL the idea made
part Of the propaganda OF the extreme socialist,
socialism processes to uplifts its real object -
pun down and create world IN which there Is no
sense OF truth or religious belief The socialists
who talk most OF Karl Marx never read what he
wrote The De Leonite socialists are at least ain.
neve IN him
The Gorky incident showed socialism as Il IL. n
was the failure of well planned attempt 70 make
socialism popular and spread revolutionary prfnc1
PIES 1t emphasized OF the strongest
tween the socialists and the non-sociansts. the
babber, and have little regard for college bred
socialists who call revolution reform Clergyman
who have only an academic idea Of the Industrial
system make great mistake by talking OF ChriS-
tian socialism. there Is nothing IN common b,
tween Christianity and socialism.