Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-03
S[ARCH[|GH1 CLUB
ENDS THIRD YEAR
Annual Meeting is Held and Off
GERS For Next Season Are
Elected
DR.. STEINER OUTLINES COURSE
A. q. oIi,k i. Chosen President, c. c.
Urine, Nice President, and J. L. VIII
liams Secretary - Attractive Course
in Prospect for Next Year-or'
Steiner's Closing Lecture.

The third session of the Searchlight
club closed with Its annual meeting,
election of officers and last lecture by
DR.. Il. A.. Steiner, OF Grinnell, on So
cial conditions, held at the Railroad
Y. NJ. G. A.. Tuesday night. The Of
ficers elected were: President, a. u.
Click; vice president, C. c. Urine; sec
rotary, ]. l.. Williams. T.. B. Garvin
and Secretary John A. Goodell were
elected members OF the executive COM
mittee in addition to the officers.
Reports showing the details OF the
clubs work during the year were read
by the retiring officers.
Much interest was aroused IN the
course In prospect for next season. as
outlined by DIR. Steiner, who has been
chosen to have charge of 1t. DR..
Steiner has suggested. and the sugges-
ton has met with the sanction OF the
club. that for the series of ten or a
dozen lectures for next winter men be
chosen who are closely In touch with
large industrial movements which, be-
cause of their widespread influence.
stand out large in the country's az
fairs. DIR. Steiner suggested one great
railroad man, prominent labor Lead
err, one representative OF the govern
inent, one banker one merchant con-
nectetl with a large mercantile inter-
est, one prominent newspaper man,
and others.
A. %. Stickney, OF the Great West
ern; David r. Forgan, president of the
First National bank OF Chicago. and
Mr.. Sergeant and =. l.. Clark, of Ce-
dar Isapids, formerly the head Of the
Order Of Railway Conductors, but now
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion, and Others have been suggested
as speakers who could be secured to
speak of their respective work.
Dr.. Steiner's Lecture.
DR. Steiners audience Tuesday night
was not as large as usual, but his lee
ture on 1.-The Historic Development OF
Socialism" was one of the most scfol-
arly ever delivered before the club. 1t
was so much SO that 1t could not be
termed strictly popular, altho 1t was
an able exposition OF the basic prin-
cipals OF socialism.
because his lecture dealt with thu
foundation of this social theory, it de-
tailed very much of the teachings and
principals expounded by Karl Marx
the German socialist, who stands as
the father of the principles which
dominate socialism. DR.. Steiner recitea
much Of the biography OF Marx, incl
dertal to his recitation OF his theories
I,r. Steiner traced the early origin Of
the socialistic movement from Eng.
land, where 1t began, and not Ger.
many. as is often the erroneous idea
to France, and from France to Ger.
many. At this point in its develop
me,nt he took UP Marks teachings a.
being the most able and containing
more OF the basic principles of social
ism, both Of his time and of today.
Marx was driven out Of Germany
twice and out of France also, and be
cause Of the prosecutions, which re
suited from his socialisttc writings, DR.
Steiner said he saw more OF the wrongs
to mankind and less OF 1.-THE right thar
hN would otherwise. His life was con
s,imed with the one great thought o
the burden Of the people, and his grea
book "Das Kapital' lays down tn
principles Of social democracy. DR.
Steiner characterized some Of his writ
illgs as the greatest work ,exceptin.
the Bible, ever written on social con
Gitions.