Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09
IRONTON. MO-.
SOCIALISM.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9th, 1907.

burn in which he very ably sets
forth his views, taking as a basis
the Labor movement Of the
World, both economic and polit-
ical, as expounded by Karl Marx
in his works, the principal one of
which entitled Capital which
holds that: the manner in which
man has obtained his substance
has in all ages and climes de-
termined his mode of life and
thought, and his codes of law,
morals and ethics. The writer
fully agrees with Mr.. Hiiburn in
his conclusions on the subject
matter covered, and as the labor
movement, both economic and
political, is the greatest problem
with which the civilized World is
confronted today, too much cannot
be said on the subject, as healthy
discussion is always beneficial.
The economic wing of the labor
movement is primarily represent
ed by the various trade and labor
unions, and the political wing by
the International Socialist Party.
AS science applied to industry
pushes it ever forward by gradual
evolution, so must the industrial
and political ideas and organiz-
ations of men evolve and adapt
themselves to the changing order,
if they wish to keep abreast with
progress. Many years ago our
forefathers thought that politically
we had a right to be free, and
political slavery was abolished;
later majority thought that
chattel slavery was wrong and
history saw it's abolition; and to-
day in every country where the
Capitalist System has planted its
banner, and "civilization" and
trade have followed it's flag, there
is a Political Party organized on
class lines which believes that all
the children of men should ot
right be industrially free; thai
every civilized human being O.
sound mind should be Of some
benefit to society, and that they
Ishould receive from society q full
equivalent in return, and tina
Organization is the Internationa
Socialist Party. Some will say
SOCIALISM is a foreign importa
tion." I say $50 is Christianity
the Australian ballot and wireless
ltelegraphy." Some will say $50
lcialism is opposed to religion.
i say "the Christians who ar
socialists distinguished betweel
the narrow views of set of mer'
self-appointed men, and piles o
stone which constitute the presen
day 'church' and the broad line
of Christianity as laid down b,
the Carpenter of Nazareth" L
the olden times workmen wer
organized into Guilds correspond
ing to our present day unions. an
the president of guild was calle
"master. We believe that if th
Cooperative Commonwealth
the Socialists can be brougt
about sooner by united actio
along political and industri'
| lines, by the Working Glass
the World, that we are justifie
in our efforts, and perhaps whe
such condition is reached SON
may rise up and say, "Lo, and
not this the millennium Social
, ism holds that competition wi
lead us into temptation and bege
envy, malice, hatred and strif
while corporation will lead U
, not into temptation but into fra
ternity and love for our fello
man. When the majority thougl
that chattel slavery was wror
3 3 and the Civil War ensued, IL
" Capitalists of the North had b,
l. gun to think that in the near futui
the slave owners would be able
build factories manned by slay
labor and enter into competitic
with them, who having free lab
to deal with would place them at
u disadvantage, while at the san
/. time the free labor of the Mort
/. began to think that If they had
enter into competition with sla'
n n labor, that in order to successful
!, 4 compete they wouldDhave to d
e scend to mere animal existenc
!. therefore their material interes
v Excepting those who we're abol
a tionists from sentiment) determiI
E cd their line Of thought and actio
Y HOWARD LINDSAY.
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