New-York tribune., 1909-03-13
SOCIALISTS AT DINNER
DIR. IRVINE IN MARATHON.
Intercollegiate Followers Discuss
WOman's Suffrage.

The socialist movement and IT'S relation poIiti-
cal economic and social progress constituted the
subjects OF symposium last night dinner of
the Intercollegiate Socialist Seciety kaliPs-
There were present about hundred men and
women hghnrovs' OF sociaIisn1-most OF then1 of
the latter gender. and they made the best OF this
advantage BY introducing the suffragette ororz-
ganda.
cussion with talk-the Tammany Hall Fourth OF
July committee would call II the long taIk'-on
The Socialist Movement and Political Progress
He substituted Tor Charles Edward Russell.
The dinner held in the airproof cellar OF the
restaurant, with modest surroundings consistent
with 81 socialist dinner. Upstairs ali light
and levity- The orchestra played merriIy. The
downstairs room was not soundproof and II was
a hard struggle for the most "fortissimO' between
DR.. Irvine and the orchestra Just as the speaker
was telling OF the lesson Of democracy that tbs
United States could learn from monarchiaI Ger
many. the unsympathetic musicians struck up the
'Yama Yama Man. who is terrible fantastic
bugaboo
You say have republic here" said Dr.
Irvine. but it is not a democracy. and Will not
be until woman can vote
And the orchestra upstairs played "Cuddls Up
a Little Closer"
We in favor Of woman suffrage because
woman wants to vote added DR.. Irvine. whereat
there tremendous applause.
John Spargo spoke Of The Socialist Movement
and Social Progress" He took the view that =
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w1ch better than theory And he said. '-ths
man is right; hungry man Is In no condition
to become enthusiastic even the most beautf-
ful theory The movement has always made better
progress among the skilled Iaborsrs than among
the unskilled-' Mr. Spargo then went into tha
pOlitco-socialist situation explaining why Es1xsn.
V Debs didn't get many in the last Presi-
Dental election as his supporters hoped for. The
Debs vote, he said. had been less in industrial
centres and comparatively heavier in the rural
districts.
This said Mr. spargo is no cause FOR dis
couragement to the socialists. as thousands Of
vorkngmen who were out OF employment voted
for Taft because they were out OF a fob and they
thought that Taft's election would mean the res
toraton OF normal conditions They voted for him
! although they believed in socialism
He said that the graduated income tar which ez-
FFesldent roosevelt favored was one OF the prin-
cipaI planks IN the socialistc propaganda He also
claimed for his party the credit for the fnceptou
OF nearly all OF the governmental reforms enacted
and proposed which he said were laid down IN
the "Communistic Manifesto Socialists said Mr.
Spargo social reformcrs, but also social revo-
| lutionists-
ApropOs OF the Communists Manifesto" II was
said that stood higher in the regard Of the diners
| than the Constitution Of the United States and
| the Declaration Of Independence Miss CharIotts
Teller. niece Of ex-senator Teller. Colorado who
was the gracious chairman. asked those socialists
who had read the manifesto TO raise their hands.
l About twenty and women did 80. Only ten
| responded TO similar call for those who had read
| the Declaration OF Independence
Frank Bohn president Of the local branch % the
Intercollegiate Socialist Society handled :he subject
The Socialist Movement and Economic Progress -
He said that slavery still continued IN this country
| Socialism the IiberatOr OF the slave he said
/ and the emancipatOr OF slavery Mr.. BOhn ex-
pressed his pleasure over the reversal u.s.
| 10000 Standard OIL fine in Chicago because the
| company would acquiring everything in the
! country until the government would be compelled
| 10 take over the Standard OF COmpany's property.
| And Mr.. Rockefeller. according 10 Mr. Bohn. Will
/ say Amen"
Among the universities and colleges represented
/ at the dinner Harvard Yale. Princeton Co
lumbia- Chicago, Michigan. Vassar and Bryn Mavr.