Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
SOCIALISM EXPL0DES
SaturnaIia of RancOr at Stuff
CART Meeting.
WORST OF HUMAN PASSIONS
British Trades Union Delegates Ask
for Recognition.
OPENLY ADVOCATING DOCTRINES
Demonstration Of Impossibility Of
Regenerating World by
Socialism
0PENLYADvOCATING DOCTRINES
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cabiegram TO The Star.
STUTTGART August 24-The wide
spread propaganda of socialism during the
past two years has won many sympathizers
among kind-hearted academic folk who be-
leve that human nature has reached such
heights of publication and exaltation that
its theories now capable of practical
application.
1t is a pity that these advocates of the
immediate establishment OF the socilist
millennium could not have been witnesses
Of the scenes In the International socialists
congress held here this week. The world
owes a real debt of & attitude to the dele
gates here assembled for the convincing
demonstration they have given of the fun
damental impossibility of reorganizing
human society on the basis OF their theories
in the present day and generation.
The assemblage opened with Herr Bebel's
grandioquesnt assertion that not The
Hague conference, but the present confer
ence is the true peace assembly. fo- 1t
unites the proletariat of the world
Saturnalia Of Vituperation.
1t Is no. he that putteth on but he that
taketh off his armor who should boast
of what has been accomplished. Since
Bebers words were spoken the socialist
congress has been a saturnalia Of ran
cor vituperation and unrestrained out
bursts of the worst human passions. No
international aIaSembla&e gathered pre-
sumably for common object. ever wit
messed such hopeless divergence of views.
such bitter quarrels, such violent Ian
guage, such absence Of Self-control
were INDUCED in by the self-constituted
apostles OF peace and good will. 1t would
discourage even those who believe in the
democratic as opposed to the autocratic
form of government II they were obliged
to admit that human nature is still SO
poor and weak a thing has been ex-
emplfied in this convention hall. All tho
wrangling. moreover, has been concerned.
not with the enemies of the faith, but with
their own comrades and with the essential
theories OF their common belief.
Some of the scenes were more suggestive
OF ancient religious fanatics dealing with
desperate characters than of modern pro-
gressives, seeking an ideal form of govern
ment. They began with furious wrangle
over militarism which one would suppose
was Of the essence of anti-socialism. Yet
the militarists won. Then the different
brands of socialists represented from Eng
land turned the congress into a raving
bedlam over their rival claims to the Simon
Pure faith.
This particular dispute was of consider
able political interest, for it exposed the
complete disintegration of the party that
now controls the British government.
1t brought out the fact that the British
trade union delegates desired recognition
by the international socialist bureau. This
is the first time that organized labor In
Great Britain has declared itself in its
true coors. 1t Is just well that trades
unionism should thus clarity the issue for
England, at all events the delegates here
assert that trades unionism means social
ism lust as much in America, and the world
over Tor that matter.
But the issue is not really clarified at all.
The delegates are all ready to shout for
socialsm-but what is socialism? Stuttgart
Is the last place to seek for an answer.
The moment any one in the congress at
tennis to define IL Its representatives meta
phoricaly fly at each others threats and
pandemonium reigns. They are unable to
agree upon a single point when any definite
application of the term Is suggested, but
this great international congress of social
ism Is abundant success as an object
lesson. From the point of view of common
sense it represents discomfort without q
remedy. 1t is composed of men and women
who agree In the theory of taking things
from their possessors and giving them to
others, but when 1t comes to ways and
, means and deciding on those whose OK Is
to be gored there is no possibility of their
agreement