The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-07-25
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cause there will be, more education
and more opportunities. " ~ %"
a. Socialism assails the pre- emf
| hence of the Individual" II the speak
| er had said capitalism insteam of So
cialism, then he would have been
right, because there is very little in
dividualism under capitalism. is 1t in
dividualism to beg for a job?' Or,
when a person has liberal idetas and
keeps quiet because he is: afraid he
will loose his job and starve?. Or. Is
that individualism when Rockefeller,
Carnegie Vanderbilt and a~few others
| can decide that the Industries shall
stop, and millions of7men be thrown
out Of employment - {.
T Under socialism there; will not be
! such a thing as begging for work
! Every one will be a worker and every
one will be master.
| The industry will be owned by all
| the people and be operated for the
| benefit of ALL: y p - = ~.
Everything: will be done by refer
| endum vote, and every one will have
a voice on every question: Who can
, say that such a system will rob in
| dividualism? .>5a.. ~.
! (5) THE socialists want brotherly
love and they are split in factions
! and abuse each other The socialists
are not split On the principles of So
cialism, but they disagree on imme-
| date tatics, and being sincere in their
! beliefs, they must naturally some time
have earnest discussions. =
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world, and they begin by leaving out
human nature."'
Is socialism against human nature ?
No! Because it is for the material
interests of the people, and everything
that Is for the material benefit of a
person is natural.
But for the sake Of the argument
let us say that: socialism is against
human nature. But is capital natural ?
At the present time we find people
hungry because they hav no money
to buy food, Is this natural? Often
we see men hungry round the hotels
and groceries where they see the best
food, and they have not even bread.
Is that natural? Does nature know of
any dollars and cents?
| We know that when a hungry ami
maal sees food, it is natural for her
to eat it. We socialists do not believe
that when a person is hungry. he shall
go and take it, but we do believe that
every person must haYeS the: opportun-
ity to pay for it. and satisfy his wants.
w eknow that thousands of people
do not: marry, because they: are not
able to support families. Is this ma
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man azure in a way that humanity
shall suffer, then whYs can't human
nature be changed in a way that the
people shall enjoy lifes and happiness
+ CD you shall wpr]1;; according 70
: your fancy, and be paid according to
your appetite 1.-want to say that
this 81 not socialism,: because Socialism
says that every man SHOULD i get the
full product Of his toll; and If a mans
fancy will lbe not to toll he will get
the full product Of his tot, and that
means nothing.
go He sneers ait the time tickets
which will be paid Tor goods under
socialism, and he said that they will
ask under socialism .'Tickets, please"
but he does not mention, that under
capitalism when you. go into a store
and ask for some article which. is
adulterated and which: is worth Is
cents and the clerk says, zone dollar,
please
| 90 ."No man can be-. either an in
dividualist or a collectivist. he must
be both" : r..
That is the very position we social
lists take. we say that things that are
collectively used must be collectively
[owned, and things that are individual
ly used, shall be individually owned.
For instance a factory where thou
sands Of people are working collective
", must be owned collectively. On
the other hand. tooth brush is used
individually. it must be owned indi-
vidually.
We socialists say as at the present
time the great factories, mines, mills,
land, railroads are. collectively used,
therefore they must be collectively
owned. On the other hand we say
that if person has aal1ouse, an auto