The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-08
MRS. HUNT GIVES
CLOSING LECTURE
Noted Socialist Gives Answers
to Ten Objections to Par
tvs Views.
DIVISION NOT NECESSARY
SPEAKER HOLDS THAT RAIL
ROADS, MINES AND OTHER IN.
DUSTRIES CAN BE CONDUCT
Ed COMPARATIVELY.

Gertrude Greslau Hunt, of Chicago,
who has been lecturing in Richmond
under the. auspices of the Socialist
party gave her closing talk last night
at the |. o. F. Hall In her talk last
night she gave the Socialist answer
to ten objections which she said
were commonly advanced against
their opinions
In part Mrs Hunt said:
Socialists do not propose to divide
up, rather to go into business as a
municipalities as states or nations,
produce the means of life at cost and
stop dividing up the wealth the
workers produce with those who new
er toll 1t is no more necessary to di-
vide up to own and operate coal
mines, railroads and steel machinery,
together that it was when we began
to operate public schools, fire depart
ments streets and bridges We divided
up with the railroads last year $685.
100000 profits and with Rockefeller
$50,000,000, taxing power greater
than any ruler ever possessed
Don't Destroy. Worthy, incentive.
Socialism would not destroy any
worthy incentive, only, evil incentives
which no community has a moral
right to furnish. The incentive to pro-
vide homes beautiful, hygienic and
convenient, to rear strong, intelligent
we'll equipped children. to provide
leisure and means for study, travel
and music, to preserve health and
happiness would, be present; the in.
centive to graft, adulterated foods
war, child-labor and adult idleness
ignorance, prostitution, intemperance
and robbery would all be lacking
When no one owned our means of life
and could make no profit out Of the
community, then no one would desire
to poison and adul:erate our foods.
No one will face a cannon for $1,000
a month to extend markets for goods
he has produced and is suffering for
when he can enter splendidly equip
ped factory and produce $4,000 a
month. No one will pay Baer $3.50
for ton of coal when he can get it
from a national mine for 5000, Nc
one will work for Carnegie producing
$1,000 per day and receiving $2.0C
when he can employ himself in a col
lective industry and get the $1,000 he
produces
socialists do not stir up class ha
tired, but search for the cause and
strike. to remove it that our race may
enter into a state where Jungle ethics
do not prevail, where all will be pro
ducers unless too young or aged OF
i'll and all will be joint owners of'cap
ital and thus be secure in the private
ownership of what they produce
This would forever end the strife be
tween capitalists and workers.
Not Opposed to Religion.
Socialism is not opposed to reli
gion or the churches. 1t is no more
opposed to religion than to own oul
great mills, mines and stores together
than it is to own water systems. cleo
trio light plants and postal service
and run these without rent. dividends
or profits
"a cooperative commonwealth
| will make possible the living of the
Golden Rule and is the only way tt
| apply the; teachings of Jesus to oul
social life as we'll as to our individ
ual lives"
Mrs. Hunt has been .lecturing in In
diana three months and will isoon &C
| on through to the Pacific coast speak
ing in all the large. cities.