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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-26

Woman loves clear. rosy COM
plexion. Burdock Blood Bittees
purifies the blood, clears the skin,
restores rudy. sound health.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-26

Get Dewitt's carbolIzed witch
Hazel salve-it is good for piles.
Sold by all druggists.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10

carry the Socialist philosophy into the
educational field.
A. NJ Simons begins a new series
under the head Of "A New Interpre-
tation of American History" in which
the history OF the United States is
written in the light of the MARKHAM
Interpretation of history.
Another important contribution by
Prof. j. Paul Goode of the university
of Chicago on The Human Response
to Physical Environment" L. Jer-
ONE Boyer has written sociological
sketch entitled THE Hammer of
Thor" Prof. J. Howard Moore has a
sketch entitled THE Children of the
Chains" written in his best style and
fun of sentiment
The first lesson i'm "Linguo Inter-
naciona," or simplified Esperanto, is
printed In the December number.
The Progressive Journal OF Educa-
ton Is published at 1s0 Washington
street, Chicago, and the subscription
price is so cents per year.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10
WHY SOCIALISTS LEAVE THE
CHURCH

The following article is taken from
the editorial columns of The Harp In
its issue for November. 1905:
Let us take case in point, one of
those cases that are being paralleled
every day in our midst An Irish
Catholic Joins the Socialist movement.
He finds that as a rule the Socialist
men and women are better educated
than their fellows: he finds that they
are immensely cleaner i'm speech and
thought than are the adhcrents of
capitalism In the same class; that
they are devoted husbands and loyal
wives. loving and careful fathers and
mothers. skillful and industrious
workers I'm the shop and office. and
that although poor and needy as a
rule, yet that they continually bleed
themselves to support their cause,
and give up for Socialism what many
others spend i'm the saloons.
He finds that a drunken Socialist is
as rare as white blackbird, and that
Socialist OF criminal tendencies is
such rara avis that when one is
found the public press heralds IL forth
as n great discovery.
Democratic and republican jallbirds
are so common that the public press
does not regard their existence as
news" To anybody. nor yet does the
public press think II necessary to say
that certain criminals belong to the
Protestant or Catholic religions. That
is nothing unusual. and therefore not
worth printing. But IA criminal So
cialist-that would be news indeed!
Our Irish Catholic Sosialist grad
ualy begins 10 notice these things.
He looks around and finds the press
full of reports OF crimes, murders,
robberies, bank swindlers. forgeries
debaucheries, gambling transactions
and midnight orgies in which the most
revolving indecencics are pcrpetrated
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10

II ]. anti-r"l isious. IL is not surpris--
ing, IN. rcfoTc, 20 find in the testimony
of Mr.. Hillquit that 99 per cent OF the
members of his party are agnostic.
For what the Socialists propose Is not
merely "a reform OF the present social
order but a complete revolution, re-
quiring tn" annihilation Of the foun-
dations upon which the structure OF
civilization is rested. Society at pres
ent Is based upon a recognition OF the
divine origin Of tho world. II Is based
upon IN" principle that human society
derives its being from God. Abolish
private property and the next step will
inevitably be tho abolishing of the
family. II Is not surprising therefore
TO find tn" great leaders In the So
cialistic movement in an attitude of
more or less active hostility toward
not only tn" church as u religious or
ganization, but against religion itself.
Therefore tn" question OF religion
does enter into the discussion Of So
cialism. The Socialist party cannot
escape the pressing Of that question
by any platform uttcrance To the ef-
feet that its movement is merely an,
economic and political one. As
matter of fact, IL is being put forth
as a substitute for religion. Many
of its advocates show all the zeal of
religious deyotees, and some of its
methods OF agitation are similar to
the methods of revivalists.
The many materialistic tendencies
which have been displayed in the ad-
ministration OF modern business are
paving the way, If our financiers but
knew IL, for the triumphs OF Socialism,
and il is not too much to say that the
greatest economic and political ad-
vance which the world could make,
today. would be best begun by a greats
uplift Of religious faith.
There can be no doubt whatever
that the world is facing a greasi
change in its attitude toward private
wealth. What this change will be
will depend largely upon the rise or
fall of the truly religious element in
human society. II the further trend
is to be- toward materialism then it
would not be- a far reach to an utter
annihilation Of private property and
complete revolution in the social
state. II, however, it is to be along
the line OF religious belief, this change,
Will" not abolshing private wealth.
will make private wealth more and
more the servant of the entire society.
A growth of the individual sense OF
responsibility, Of personal trusteeship
In tn" acquisition and control OF
private property must take place or
else We must look forward To the de-
cay and downfall OF civilization as IL
at present exists. A spirit of fratern-
| ity. which will not make everybody
necessarily equal in position or con-
| dition, for that is not the principle OF
which the world has been constructed,
F, but which will make everyone regard
| ful of everybody else. and while re-
tanning the power OF individualism,
will get rid OF the waste Cnd cruelty
Of excessive compstitiun-this rather
than Socialism is the ideal To be at
tain-d and il squares with the teach
| ing OF religion
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10

He investigates and discovers that
the perpetrators of these crimes were
respectable capitalists, pillars of So
ciety, and r.d-hot enemies of Social
ism, and that the dives in which the
highest and lowest meet together
in a saturnalia OF vice, contribute a
large proportion of the campaign
funds OF the capitalist political par
ties.
Some Sunday he goes TO mass as
usual and he finds that at Gospel the
priest launches out into a political
speech and tells the congregation that
the honest, self sacrificing, industrious
clean men and women, whom he calls
comrades" are a wicked, impious,
dissolute set, desiring to destroy the
home, to dmiminish the earnings of
the provident among the idle and
lazy of the world. and revelling in, all
sorts of impure thought about women.
And as the Irish Catholic Socialist
listens 10 this foul libel, what wonder
IL the hot blood OF anger rushes to his
face, and ne begins 20 believe that the
temple OF God has itself been sold 10.
the all dssecrating grasp of the capi--
talist.
While ne is yet wondering what TO.
thing of the matter, he hears that his;
immortal soul will be- lost II he fails to.
vote for capitalism. and ne reflects
that IL ne lined up with the brothel
Keepers. gambling house proprietors.
race track swindlrrs, and white slave
traders 10 vote the capitalist ticket,
this same priest would tell him he was
good Catholic and loyal son OF tho
church.
At such JunCturc the Irish Catho-
lie Socialist often rises up, goes out
of the church and wipes its dust off
his feet forever. Then We are told
that Socialism took him away from
the church. But did IL? Was II not
rather the horrible spectacle OF priest
OF God standing up and in the Holy
/ Prescnc" lying about and slanaering
honest men and women. and helping
to support political parties whose cam
paign fund In every large city repre-
sents more bostlality and corruption
than ever SOdom and Gomorrah
| knew
These are the very things that drive
Socialists from the church. and the re-.
sponsibility for every soul lost lies
upon those sIandercrs and not upon
the Socialist movement.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10
HELENA, MONTANA, THURSDAY DEC. 10, 1908.

sembly 0f the Knights. calling upon
the master workman 10 appoint a
committee to arrange for taking action
at the municipal election. II was de-
cided not 10 attempt to win the sal
aried positions, but 10 confine thrir
attentions TO the council itself We
want city hall built by day labor
and "f Virginia granite" they said.
When the plans of the Knights were
made known the wirepullcrs OF the
other party laughed 81 tn" folly" as
they called IL, of the Mud Sills," and
even on the eve of the election they
affected To despise the knights. But
by eight o'clock on the day following
they awOke to a sense OF danger, and
news was passed around that unless
sOmpthing was done al once the
tight would be lost. Too late, BY
nine o'clock the knights had pollcd "A
majority uf the total votes OF the city,
and when the polls were closed IL was
found that they had majority OF
over 5000 votes.
OF course, the first thing the new
council did was To face the city hall
question. Their predecessors had
bought and paid for plans, but these
were thrown aside and fresh plans.
on larger scale, adopted. The visitor
to Richmond today is always shown
the magnificent hall, but the fact of
It's having been built by proletarian
council Is rarely stated. Electric
street cars were introduced by them.
and many notable improvements ef-
rected during their two years of office.
But alas! The workers of Rich
mond did not remain true to them
selves and returned again to the flesh
pots Of capitalist politics. The move
ment was allowed to languish and to-
day the reign Of labor is only a mem
ory In Richmond.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10

I meet are always peaceful aftcrward.
Then the colonel gave the order and
away We went. 4 score Of men with
ropes pulled me over mountains that
are impossible for a horse. How the
men cursed and growled as they toiled
and sweated I'm dragging me along!
But I repaid them well. Well, this
morning. as we ncared village. a bull
let hurtled out OF the jungle. and down
went a soldier who was walking by my
side. with a hole drilled through his
lungs. There you may see a splash OF
his blood near my muzzle. Then the
colonel swore an oath that he would
teach the wretches lesson. and he
threw a Gordon about the village.
Then he ordered me brought and
placed so as to rake the clustered
dwellings. ] began to be impatient
How slow the gunner was! At last all
was ready How l leap to my work!
The mad JOY OF destruction fills me
with wild exultation. l send out the
balls in a perfect hurricane. Through
the frail huts they crash, destroying
all in them. Housed hold goods, and
living men, and women. too. I pierce.
and they lie in a mass Of wreckage to-
gether. From one hovcl To another
! am trained. leaving ruin In my track.
The first house ! swept was a little
more substantial than the rest. and
In IL a woman crouched with a baby
In her arms Crashing, tearing.
sent a fury of deadly missiles through
the flimsy walls, and one rent a gap
ing wound In her side She gasped
once and fell over on the earthen floor.
| After n while the little brown baby
crawled out from beneath the pros
trate woman and dabbled its tiny
| hands in the crimson blood that was
forming a pool by the side Of the dead.
| Then, with cooling sounds. IL strove to
awaken the silent mother. Ali she
was so stilll The gray terror stole
| over the little 'dawning soul. Why
did not the loving arms gather II to
her bosom? IL was so alone so for
saken. so helpless. Then the horror
became articulate. and II walled.
had swept the other homes from ex-
istence. Then the colonel ordered
Give that first hut another volley OF
twov The gunner pointed me about.
| The wall OF the child hurt me. o! II
| I could only make the men hear that
/ cry! But the ears OF the men were
deafened by the conclusion from the
guns reports. For a moment ] hesi-
tated. The gun IL Jammedr cried
the colonel with black curse.
Then I thought that I was only a
thing of iron and steel. while men had
hearts OF flesh and blood; and besides
THEY were doing the work OF n great
Christian nation; a work supported by
n great majority OF the Christians OF
that nation. or we should not be kill.
Ing in this country, little brother
Then bent 10 my duty again. At the
! first volley brought down portio1
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10
WALL STREET JOURNAL DEFENDS
ITS CLAY IDOL

The Wall street journal feels il is
called upon to defend the rotten sys-
tenn of capitalism. and this is the way
II rushes To its defense, with a recon-
mendation for benevolent fcudalism:
The Literary Digest has done well
to bring into prominence the following
resolution by the national convention
Of the Socialist party at Chicago:
The Socialist movement is primar-
lily an economic and political move
ment. II IL not concerned with re-
ligious beliefs"
Morris Hilquit. who proposed this
resolution. supported it in a speech in
which H. said that the fact that SO
per cent of the Socialists are agnostic.
does not make Socialism agnostic.
Socialism. according to him, has moth
ing to do with the question Of religious
belief whatsoever.
That depends on what is Socialism.
IL IL is merely a proposition for the
government ownership of railroads,
for the establishment of old age PEN
sions, or some measure of that kind,
then MIR. Hillquit is right; and the
Socialist movement can properly ask
10 pF tbuSlufGtu ds economic ana DO-
litical. and not as religious.
But Socialism is far more than a
mere movement for certain changes i'm
government Public ownership of
railroads, old age pensions, and the
like. are not Socialism itself, although,
being of "A patornal character. they
are Socialistic in their tendencies.
Indeed, many people who are not So
cialists favor these things. not always
weighing the results of the political
GENERALIZATION involved The diff
ference between these proposals and
the essence of Socialism is very we'll
explained by Frederick Harrison, who,
after discussing. in a sympathetic way.
the various measures adopted for the
amelioration OF social conditions.
said:
The Socialism which was brought
over here from France and Germany,
which was propoundcd by Proud hon
Lassalle and Marx, is a very different
thing. IL is a form of communism es-
sentially based on the annihiliation of
personal ownership Of capital in any
form-thp annihiliation in the early
future of the family, and ultimately oi
civilizadon-hecause IL applies a rigid
and dominant democracy To material
| life alone. blind to all lifc domestic
moral intellectual, and religious. To
that we oppose a Socialism. economic
moral. and religious, whereby the re.
organization of society, as "A whole
will be secured by "A new ethical and
religious education entirely reforming
the spirit in which capital. the product
Of society. shall h" used, enjoyed. and
controlled for tn" good Of society
| alone"
Mr.. Harrison was what good manS
critics would call Socialist. and yet
he draws a distinct line between tn,
movement for the establishment al
reforms In the constitution of society
and the Socialism which would de-
stroy society as at present constituted
Now radical Socialism is distinctly
materialistic. II is more than that
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10
HOW LABOR TRIUMPHED IN
RICHMOND

Early In the eighties the politicians
OF the historic old city OF Richmond.
Va. were frightened by the appear
ance in their midst of band of the
Knights OF Labor. then young or
ganization. Hitherto they had boasted
of their complete immunity from la
bor agitators and strikes. and when
they saw. In a city where less than
three decades before human slavery
had been recognized as a divine in
stitution, an organization OF 5000
working men out OF total population
OF $4,000 people. pledged to a politi-
cal program intended to secure TO
the workers the full enjoyment Of the
wealth they create. sufficient leisure
In which to develop their intellectual,
moral and social faculties; all the
benefits. recreation and pleasures OF
association; In a word, to enable them
TO share In the gain and honors OF
advancing civilization" they were
naturally aroused To resentment.
For some years the question OF
building a city hall had been agitating
the citizens OF Richmond and IL was
that question which gave the Knights
the opportunity they deserved TO aseri
their strength. The city fathers. In
rluenced by petty ideas of 'cheapness,
wanted. OF course. To have the hall
built by contract labor, and when the
workers pointed out that their so
called cheap" plan would eventually
prove very expensive, the wiseacres
refused to listen and treated them
with contempt. So. one night. reso'
luton was carried in the local as
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10
PROFITS $192,847, 7,99O.56, WAGES
$l6O,S25,S22

produce $4,000, 900 in excess of their
wages and give IL to their employers
the OWNERS OF the raw material and
tools with which they worked. Every
time worker for the steel trust
earned S160 for himself ne first had
to produce $1g2. and give IL TO his
bosses.
Eyerytime an employee of the cor
poration got $3.50 in wages he first
had TO produce S1.99 in profits for the
bondholders and stockholders.
So you Sc" the bondholdcrs and
stockholders got "A profit of more than
100 per cent on the labor of every en-
ployrc. The employee produced more
wealth FOR his boss than h" got for
himself or course the boss doesn't I
state the ease this way. The way he
puts IL the wag"-earn"r simply pro-
luccd his wages. nd nothing more.
As the capitalist puts IL. the surplus
value remaining after the wages and
other charges are paid is produced by
capital. He does not say that he
squeezed the worker out of 50 per cent
of his product. Nor does the capital
list say that ~ made 100 per cent on
the wages he paid the worker. The
capitalist says he got such and such
per cent on the capital invested. Ac-
cording To him, capital produces that
portion OF wealth which ha gets i'm the
form of profits.
But the capitalist Is wrong, whether
Intentionally or otehrwise A moments $
thought shows this. No matter how
great the capital, no matter what the
nature of the capital. YOU cannot make
capital produce wealth. No matter
how big the pile of dollars. they will
not make other dollars and add unto
themselves. No matter how big the
the factory IL will not run itself. IL
takes labor to build the factory, IL
takes labor To make the machine. IL
takes labor To oil the machine. IL takes
/ labor Ia operate the machine. IL takes
labor to produce the raw material, and
to feed the raw material To the ma
chine. and IL takes labor to carry the
finished produst from the machine.
or IL takes labor to make and tend
other machines that do all these
things.
Labor does IL all. reader.
And the OWNERS of the steel trust
get more than the WORKERS for the
steel trust.
And what is true of the production
of steel in the United States Is true of
the production of many other things.
Wherever men ar" compelled To sell
their labor To the owners of the means
Of production. these men are exploited
robbed. Each man Is not robbed in
just the same sum and measure as the
others. but all are robbed in some
| measure.
Tn" Socialist proposes to stop the
exploitation. He proposes that those
who do the worlds work shall own the
things with which they work. Then
they will no longer be exploited
The Socialist Party Is organized tu
bring this about. reader. Look into it,
Investigate IL. II you are wage
Garner. il is your interest to become a
member of the Socialist Party.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10
DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE MA
CHINE GUN AND THE
MAUSER.
Overheard in the Philippines by
Frank Stuhlman.

MAlSfsit.
Overheard in the Philippines by
Frank Stuhlman.
HIN, him. Hot work and dusty,
grumbled the Machine Gun, as ne
blew a puff Of powder Crime from
his black mouth. 81 wish somebody
would swab out my throat. That's
the way with men. It's good ola
Destroyer when I am doing dirty
work for them. but when it's done
can take care of myself!'
"Hot work? Well I've seen little
of IL to-day myself" shrilled a voice
by the side OF the Gun, as a Mauser
sw.lled to emulate his larger COM
panion.
"wel. little brother" shifted the
Machine Gun in contempt. what
have you done in the cause OF cNiii-
zation and humanity"
20, not so much as yourself, Great
DESTROYER, but quite bit In my small
way. Our captain went out to find
an insurgent camp. We found them
all right" and the Mauser Tered.
zone yolley, and a charge sent them
flying 10 the bush, the towards! True,
they had only bolos, and our com
mand was armed with brothers OF
mine-we send a bail through a man
a mile away. Small good did IL do
them. the rebels! We surrounded
tho Jungle, and some of us beat the
tangle. driving the savages out In the
omen. Then there was fun. We
popped them over as fast as they ran
out. And the captain honored ME by
EMPLOYING my services himself. The
captain is a good hunter, but he said
IL was the finest sport he ever had.
like knocking over jackrabbits. Stlll
n didn't seem Just right to me to Kill
them Just because they wanted inde-
pendence. "A thing very precious TO
Americans 1 heard the general say In
a speech"
"you don't understand growled
tho Machine Gun. ''The Anglo-Sax-
ons are the chosen people. and the
other races were made to be exploited
by,them. Any who do not submit to
be governed and taxed by the elect are
desperate savages, and those who re-
sist having the blessings of n Christian
civilization thrust upon them are
vicious barbarians, and must be ex-
terminatedr'
ut may be sol IL may be SOL
mined the Mauser. But tell me OF
your work In extending freedom"
''weli. my throat Is pretty sore,
Don't feel much like talking. My deeds
sneak for me. However, you seem ia
he a good little fellow. so III tell you
n bit. About three hundred mon left
Cayite yesterday morning for the pur-
nose OF pacifying the country. i was
taken out and FURNISHED and oiled un-
IN worked like a watch. o. I'm a
A.. creat pacifieri Hal Ha! Therebels
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-12-10

OF the hut and sent "A bullet across the
little ones throat, and the weeping
ceased. The 'niggers' had been taught
"A lesson"
Great work, Great work." squeak
ed the Mauser. but l heard the chap
lain say that America was the fore
most nation In the world in carrying
TO the races dwelling In darkness the
gospel of Christ. Do you think. Des-
troyer, that the deeds you and ] do
are according Ia Christ's gospeI?"
III is very evident that one of your
very small calibrc cannot understand
the duty of a Christian nation toward
an inferior people, said the Machine
Gun tothr Mauspr