Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-04

l
 been made in all countries since ther
 in the growth of socialism. In Ger
 many last year, 3,500,000 votes were
 cast for socialism and In England
 trades unions are no longer the tails
 of the capitalist political kites. Unit
 ing in political action for their owr
 class interests they have elected many socialist members of parlia- ment, and in this way will secure
 better conditions for their class, here and now" even before the full fruition of socialism. For, as in Germany, when strikes occur or any efforts are made by the workers for
 better conditions, backed up by a strong political party those better conditions are secured. It is only a question of time when the Ameri- can trades unions will unite in one body for their class interests and turn a deaf ear to men who hang on to the political chariots of the tools of capitalism. When they will see the utter childishness of a Gompers who would sit at a table in consultation with the owner of Homestead, the man Carnegie. in whose mills the trades unionist is barred ever since the days of the bloody slaughter of the brave men by the soldiers ordered out by a gov ernment that in every instance is a government for the trusts by the trusts, and at the | head of the table, the man, August Belmont, of the democratic party, the same August Belmont, who orders out the strike breakers led by that chief of strike breakers, Farley, to whip into subjection the men on the subway, his subway, stolen from the people of New York, when they try to get better conditions. This Belmont. president of the Civic federation, the same federation organized by Mark Hanna, who in his life time was all ways so successful in having labor laws for the benefit of the workers, declared unconstitutional
 Is it any wonder that in such con- pany man like Gompers should be- come dazed and go back to his class with lying promises. Capital and la bor to-day on account of the evolu- tion of society. especially industrial evolution, have positively conflict ing interests and the bitterness of the class struggle has not been brought about by the workers-but has been developed in the fierce struggle for existence, which is Of course the class struggle-a strug> gle between the men who possess the means of existence on one side and on the other those who must sub- init to their terms for the right to work, which means the right to live.
 To change such a condition of so ciety is called process of revolu- tion, but if the workers would open their eyes and their ears, would do their own thinking, they would soon lution at the ballot box as a climax of the evolutionary processes now going on But why do men like Gompers and Mitchell strive to hold back such a revolution? Belfort Box, celebrated London writer, said in book on the French revo- lUtion. Quote page 19):
 Another point to note is the un- trustworthiness of men who belong to the class which makes the revo- lution, and who even profess to rep resent it when their personal inter- est and position are bound up in the maintenance of the present or der. History repeats itself. Trades unjnne houo fhop, ognition and patronage in the mid de class world to-day. Their lead CTS do not exhibit any special desire for change which, though it would mean the liberation and triumph of the class they represent, would, at the same time, render trades unions thing of the past. No less than the lord mayors and cabinet minis ters who stroke the backs of the parliamentary elect of trades unions. No, verify, this is not nice pros pect for the trades union leaders.
 The writer of "The Socialist Sit uation" has confined himself in writing of socialist tactics about some years ago in the socialist movement
 It Is quite true that in the social ist political party, as in other politi cal parties men sometimes ally. themselves with 1t, who are not wise in their ideas of tactics and some times prove untrue to the class they represent.
 On account of the action of just such men, mentioned by the writer, the socialist party came into exist ence repudiating the tactics, toward labor unions of the socialist labor party of which Kuhn DeLeon & Go were then members. The party then cialist party, has continually grown in strength and numbers until to- day it has it's dues paying members in every state of the union.
 While it has never sought to dis rupt trades unions it continually points out the /ase position of mis- leaders. and advocates working class political action as well as economic union.
 A recent writer in "The Interna- tional Socialist Review" says, quite truly:
 The more the great body of the workers take part in the war on cap italism, the more will labor union conflicts become social cataclysm, great political events; and thus the unions will be forced totake more &C., tive part in the political struggle. In these great struggles the old meth, ods of parliamentary and labor union diplomacy will be found inadequate; the cleverness of sharp leaders and