Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
Does Not Hamper individuals.

II want to say emphatically that social.
ism does not hamper the individual. but
sets him free as lar as possible, according
to the laws of society. 1t means that
governmental functions shall be simply adj
ministrative functions. The great aim Of
socialism is against organized industrial
ism. We contend that the slavery of in
dustriaIism is right here in our midst
Socialism first secures liberty. 1t points
out the way that people may rise. We
declare that the spirit of socialism is not
Contrary to the spirit of. American insti-
tutions''
1.-The question of the socialists the
speaker explained, lis with large indus
tries, and not with cooks and shop serv-
ants. We are studying the railroads, coal
fields and oil industries. he added. They
are levying taxation upon the people by
virtual power over the markets.
There Is no chance today to compete
with the man who has the machinery
In socialism there is no objection to
wealth IL it is had by those who produced
it Socialism is radically opposed to any
forced dividing up of wealth. 1t stands
for complete individual liberty and not
individual subsection. 1t aims to protect
the weak from the depredations of the
strong
Views Of Mrs. Stokes.
Mrs. Stokes followed her husband in a
number of questions propounded by per-
sons in the audience. II would like to
beard him in his den tonight" she said
You know who I mean. 1 mean Presi-
dent Roosevelt. If he had heard the ad-
dress upon socialism tonight l believe he
would have left out part Of his message
to Congress. ! refer to the paragraph
where he said that socialism is menace
to our country because it seeks to destroy
the home. If he knew what kind of
homes are destroyed by socialism he
would have erased that statement. One
of the homes to be destroyed by socialism
Is that of the wage slave and the other
that of the pauper-I mean the rich pau
per, If you please: those who live upon
the backs of the community.
In the. United States one-tenth of the
people live upon the wealth produced by
the other nine-tenths. 1t Is the homes of
these rich parasites that socialism aims
to destroy. 1t also aims to destroy, the
homes in those sections of the country
where 100000 of the children are forced
to work In mills and factories. 1t makes
them the abodes of peace and comfort
by sending the poor children to school
and giving them an equal chance to be-
come good citizens.
In conclusion Mrs. Stokes said:
The great parties do not look at wage
slavery. The socialist party Is the party
of the workingman. We advocate the
principle that the man who does not work
should not eat"
Career Of Mr.. Stokes.
James G. Phelps Stokes is a son Of
Arson Phelps Stokes. for many years
prominent in New York banking circles,
and Helen Louise Phelps, daughter Of
Isaac Newton Phelps. Graduating from
Yale about eight years ago, he at once
took I'D university settlement work in
Eldredge street. New York city There
he became acquainted with Miss Rose
Pastor, who was also engaged In social
settlement work They were married.
and together took UP the work of aiding
In the effort to uplift the masses. Mr..
Phelps, it is said, is several times mil
lionaire and devotes his income, with
the exception of $4,000, to charity and
philanthropy.
The family has always stood high So
ciaHy in New York. the father having
been vice commodore of the New York
Yacht Club and member of many other
clubs of the metropolis He was also
prominent In free trade and civil service
reform movements, and wrote number
of papers on economic problems.
A brother of James Phelps Stokes. Rev.
Arson Phelps Stokes, is an ordained min
lister of the Episcopal Church, and organ
lied the Charity Association and Y. NJ. c.
A. of New Haven, Conn.,. Lowell House
Social Settlement Club and the Unlver-
sity Settlement of New York. II was into
the latter settlement that the younger
brother entered when he left Yale. He
has taken prominent part in the social
istic party and is mentioned for the. presi-
Dental nomination by that organization.