The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-13

such aS the immediate demands, nolu-
inE that it is not the province OF so
cialists 10 seek 20 better the condi-
tons under capitalism It simply pro
longs the agony and retards the com
ing OF the better day. To become
member one must be class conscious,
not necessarily n bona ttde member ot
the working class, as long as one
recognizes that There are only two
classes, the capitalist class and the
working class. that person is eligible
to membership. No s. l. z. Is allow
ed TO accept a government position
or accept Office In an 4. +. OF l.. nm
ion II saws. NO compromise. no po-
litical trading. no sldestcpping Is al
lowed" IL hcws TO the line of eco
nomic and political solidarity. The
5 T. and l.. \. was merged into tho
Industrial Workers Organization In
1905. aud the members are working
IN tho s. l. p. and also educating the
members in industrial Unionism.
Party Owned Press
The S. J.. F. believes in the party's
owning and controlling It's own press.
II publishes daily papcr of four
pages. and a weekly paper Of six
pages known as the Weekly People.
IL also has a Swedish, a Jewish. .
German weekly paper; a Hungarian
semi-monthly and an Italian monthly.
II has a publishing house known as
the New York Labor News Co. and
prints and publishes all the standard
books on socialism. all its propaganda
literature and everything that pertains
TO economic and historical conditions
This plant is owned BY THE PARTY
The party elects the editors OF the
papers and he Is paid a salary IL he
did not comply with the party's de
mandS. hc would lose his position. The
papers give the news OF every local
In the country; II publishes the pro.
ceedings OF its committees; IL has
department for correspondence and
letters from members and nOn-mem-
bers which appear In the department.
II also has a question box where all
questions pertaining 10 the socialist
movement are answered The papers
go to every S. l.. p. organization i'm
the country and to tho members at
large. and they are enabled TO keen
i'm close touch with one another And
each and every organization knows
just what Is being done and tho party
work Is carried on as one movement.
Always the press keeps posted on
the movements of the S. p. the a.
f. of l. and the !. w. w. whether 1t
be the fake" /. w. W. or the true
one. II has commented on the s p
press and its immediate demands. its
political trading in critical times in
derision and rldiculc. and the state
mentS made are never answered be-
. II L.
nores the s. l.. p unless the direct
question is asked about IL and then
the answer Is. THE S. l.. +. Is dead.
So It is sometimes quite a shock TO
the S. P members TO find out what
lively corpse 1t is.
The Watch Dog.
The S. l.. p is now and always
has been the watchdog of the social
list movement. II hcws close TO the
line and never cuts to the right or
left, but straight ahead. II stands as
a solid wall between the conflicting
political parties 1t has been the hab-
It OF many S. p members 20 criticise
and deride the adherence OF S. J.. p. to
the terms class conscious" and "ec-
onomic solidarity" But that makes
no difference. To be a socialist one
must be conscious Of the working class
interests. The capitalists do noe use
the terms, but they are class con-
scious. Just touch any business in
terests of the country or or the world
and they close together as one man
in defense of their interests. The
working class should do the same. II
is by repeating and hammerinE on
these two truths that the working
class will be awakened. The emblem
of the S. J.. =. Is an upifted arm
holding a hammer ready to strike.
and the piercing expose Of all false
methods In the movement are given
hammer blows by the party. The S.
l.. p has always fought for imml-
grafton because the interests Of every
worker ia the world over are the same.
II did not need the request of the In
ternational TO teach industrial union
ism as it has always taught it. The
recommendation for socialist unity
was Needed by it, and after the dele
gates return he reported the work of
the congress and the S. L. p. took ac-
tion and unanimously agreed TO set
aside all differences and ask for con.
ference with the S. l.. p. TO decide on
4 common ground of unity. This was
sent I'm the form of resolutions 10 the
national executive committee OF the s.
l.. p II was turned down by them
and it was not even mentioned in their
socalled press But some of the mem-
bers knew OF It and they demanded
hearing. so at tho convention last
year il was brought before II and vot-
ed against by two-thirds majority
The sentiment was expressed this
way: The 5. l. p members can
come in as Individuals If they wish 10.
That such action on the part OF the
S. l.. p is folly and is harmful TO the
movement will be apparent to every
one For the benefit Of the discussion
it will be well to give a concise sum-
mary OF the different methods of the
two parties;
A Summary.
The S. p. stands for political ac-
ton only; tho S J.. p. stands for in
dustrial unionism as well as political
action.
The s. P. stands for a privately
owned press; the S L. p. stands for
a press owned and controlled by the
party members.
The 5. F. has a constitution which
Is complied with by all its organiza-
tions
The 5. p does not instruct its mem
bers in the basic principles Of social
ism. the S L. p does instruct Ns
members. otherwise they would not
belong
The S. p claims adherence TO the
principlase of international socialism.