The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-06
UTAH SOCIALISTS
HOLD CONVENTION
Indorse Manifesto by Karl
Marx as Basis for Nation
al Platform.

The Socialists of Utah held their an
nual+ state convention in Federation OF
Labor hall yesterday. The meeting was
called for the. purpose of appointing com
mittees and delegates to the national par
~ convention. which is to be held IN chi
cago on Nav TO- at which time the party
will nominate a candidate for president OF
the United States .5 81
The delegates present represented az
most every county in the state, chosea
from thirty-eight local organizations
n p Burt was appointed chairman Tor
the assembly: j. McLachlan oil ogden was
secretary. and W. +. King assistant sec
rotary. .t.. ,.,,,,,rl,s
called attention to the principles OF 80
ciaIism and called upon the party 70 sllcA
fast to its principles III all the proceeU-
ings of the A1nVentlon. -.
The state executive committee; CONSIST
ing of seven members, were erected a.
follows. Grant Syphers II. r Burt. ,t a. a. A.
Hanson and w. S. Holloway, Jr:
The state secretary presented his annual
report. which showed that in the thirty
eight locals were enrolled 659 members
ne also referred to the recent raplu
growth in all parts of the state.
The platform committee in its report
urged that the COMMUNIST manifesto pN
Karl Marx be the basis of the national
N.
| inculcated in all platforms;
Abolition of property in land. ana ap-
plication of all rents of land to public
purposes. s.
"A heavy progressive or graduated IN
Abolition of ali rights of inheritance.
standardization of credit in the hands
| of the nation, by means of national Danh
/ and an exclusive monopoly
| Capitalization of the means of commu-
nication and transportation in the hands
! "Extension of factories and instruments
/ of production to be owned by the ma
| ton: the bringing into cultivation of waste
/ lands. and the improve cement of the soil
| in accordance with a common plan:
Equal liability of all to labor; establish
| ment of industrial armies especially for
| agriculture.
Combination of agriculture with man
/ ufacturing industries; gradual abolition Of
/ thee distinction between town and cOun-
/ try by more equitable distribution OF the
/ population over the country.
! Free education for all children i'm pub
/ lie schools: abolition of children's factory
| labor in its present form; combination Of
| education with industrial production.
The State Platform.
The state platform follows:
I'VE. the Socialist party of Utah, in
| convention assembled, this 9th day of
/ April 1905 do reaffirm our adherence to
/ the principles Of Socialism as set forth
/ bv the International and national Social
( ist party.
In entering upon the campaign of 1913
we make an appeal to the working class
| of Utah TO come and unite themselves,
/ together upon the political and economic
/ fields to the end that we may terminate
/ the reign of industrial despotism and es-
/ tablish an industrial democracy.
/ We hold that it is a self-eVident fact
I that the workers are the only useful
| class in society. and therefore the only
l.
make no apologies for taking our stand
| squarely and uncOmprOmisingly on the
| side of the workers In the struggle &c
| emanCipate them from wage slavery and
| become free to develop the best there is
! in them in the attainment of life, liberty
| and happiness.
Socialism demands that the expIoita-
| ton of the workers shall cease. and that
/ all those things upon which the people
| in common depend shall by the people in
( common be owned. and demOcratically ad-
I ministered and that all shall work to-
gether. and that all opportunities shall be
equal and open to all men.
I'VE demand an income tax of l per
cent. to create a public fund. said fund
to be used for public improvement and
industries for the employment of any,
| or all. unemployed men.
That the state shall compel the at
tendance of all children of school age
! and when necessary provide means OF
clothing. food and other necessartes "a
! children in want.
| we demand of the state legislature to
| enact laws putting in operation the initia-
tive referendum constitutional provision
| Eve pledge OURSELVES always to work
in and for the interest of the workers
and to use every effort to bring the
| workers into class conscious Organiza-
tions, both political. economical and in
dustriai as in this manner only do We
deem it possible to attain our object
the organization of a cooperative com
monwealth and international brotherhood
of all mankind.