Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-02

in socfalfStic campaign that differs from
most of its precursors from the fact that
the meeting, instead of being held in back
room of cigar stores and in cheap halls,
take place in the palaces of millionaires
and the ragged clothes of the street beg
gar, once a features of such gatherings
have given place to the polite evening
dress Of gently bred people.
But though conducted in elegant sur
roundings the earnestness of these gather
ings Is not to be discounted.
Besides those whose names have been
mentioned. such men are lined up in the
fight as Morris Hilquit, the scholar of the
Wiltshire, editor of Wilshires Socialist
Magazine; Prof. Franklin H. Giddings of
CoAumbia, David Graham Phillips and Ray
stannard Baker. the magazine writers;
bane George Fred Williams, William lent,
ex-senator John Ford. John Brisben
Walker, Hamilton Holt, Ernest Poole, John
Dewitt Warner and A. ]. Boulton
Besides Mr.. Patterson, Chicago has other,
men of advanced thought among it's mill
lionaires In the persons of men like X. r.
Mccormick, president of the sanitary dis
trict board of trustees; David r. Forgan,
president Of the First National Bank and
Duke M. Farson, millionaire banker and
philanthropist.
Near Independence Hall.
In the shadow of Independence Hall, in
Philadelphia, is often to be found among
those who speak there. a man of impas-
stoned earnestness, whose plea for social
ism is powerful and inspiring.
1t Is hardly to he expected that a relative
of the Vanderbilts would ever be found
fighting in the ranks of those who would
overturn the existing order, yet this man,
Daniel Nissan Young. is a second cousin
OF Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt.
But, quite apart from his Vanderbilt con-
nection. Mr.. Young is rich in his own right,
has married into an aristocratic family,
owns magnificent home In Philadelphias
suburbs. is the head of a large house, and
Is yet SO inspired by what he believes to be
truth as to abandon the social life that
might be his and go out on the streets and
preach the doctrine of socialism.
His speeches are startlingly frank. He Is
a wholesale coffee merchant, and does not
deny that as long as the present condition
of affairs exist he Is going to make all the
money he can.
'Since you force this choice upon me"
he says, land permit the existence OF this
live in misery. so that one man can have
more money than he knows what to do
WITH 1 prefer to be one of the robbers
rather than the robbed"
But should socialism triumph, Mr.. Young
proclaims his willingness to turn all he has
over to the state, and work the same as
any other man to do his share of manual
toll.
An Altruistic Ideal.
England's rich socialists at present are
most active and vie with those of America
in willingness to give up their lives of COM
fort to aid in the realization of an altruistic
ideal.
few years ago the Countess of War
wick was-eae of the leaders of the kings
set in English society, rich and beautiful.
with a wonderful wardrobe. Then She
shone as a star of the social armament.
Now all this is over. and the former votary
of all that was elegant and extravagant Is
going out among the people leading election
fights talking to the dock laborers, preach
ing the principle that the present system
gives her more than she has right to- and
that she will welcome the time when re-
vised laws will prevent one hundredth of
the population from robbing the other
ninety nine parts.
It is said that only the veto Of the Earl
of Warwick deters the countess from re-
nouncing her right to all her property and
turning it over to the state to ne used for
the people.
The countess is an excellent speaker and
makes a particularly strong appeal by
pointing out the injustice of forcing chill
dren to go to school who have had little or
no food and are hence physically unable to
study. 1t is mainly due to her influence
that new law went on the statute books
which compels public schools to provide
free meals for children.
Lady Warwick wants the house of lords
abolished, is against the holding Of big es-
tates favors woman suffrage and thinks
that the ballot should be awarded on
basis of good citizenship rather than the
holding of property.
Lady Aberdeen was pioneer in the bat
tie for socialism. She had to face a ter
rife opposition at first, but she finds the
way much easier now. The Duchess of
Sutherland is hard worker for the better
ment Of the working classes, and Lady
Somerset has to her credit the founding
of industrial schools, all over England where
poor children can master trades
Altogether thirty-five noble English
women are fighting the battle of advanced
thought z