The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-13
Any question concerning Social
ism answered. Address all COM
munications to X. 6. Hilliarj,
1876 Hcrrick Avenue.
WORKING GLASS POLITICAL
TACTICS.

The following address was given
by Mrs. Kate S. Hilliard before the
Social Science club of Salt Lake
City on Thursday evening, December
9th.
The subject for discussion this ev-
ening is the different methods employ
ed by the organizations which arc
making for socialism. Therefore, IL
would be we'll to agree upon a def
milton for socialism, Its aim. and its
method for gaining the end. The ac-
cepted dcfiDition of socialism Is: The
collective ownership by the people of
The land and of all the means of pro-
ducLion, distribution and transporta-
ton; Its ainl-the abolition Of the
wage system, which results In wage
slavery. The power for It's accom-
pliShment. the economic solidarity Of
the working class and political ac-
lion. Everyone will agree that this
is the recognized formula.
Socialism is a working class move
ment, To he correctly understood 1t
must be looked at from the econom-
ic interests of the working class. 1t
is q worldwide movement and cannot
he confined to, OF represented by. any
one organization or set of people
Many people confuse the reform move
mentS and rcformerS with the social.
ist movement, and this confusion must
be avoided. for these cloud the real
issue and do more to retaTd the growth
OF socialism than its outSpoken enc
mics. Juvenile courts, refoTmatories,
charity associations with their long
train of relations. serve TO bolster up
the system which the socialist would
remove 10 replace with a cooperative
commonwealth The foundation for
the new structure is in course OF CON
struction, for socialism is not destruc-
tive, but 1t Is constructive. Reform
atoTies are ostensibly built TO help
delinQuents, but they are really pro-
lection for a society which furnishes
a breeding ground for criminality. and
those who work on these lines are
more culpable than the unfortunates
whose lives tend TO make them GRIM
inal
Any organization which admits
that the capitalist system must he
succeeded by the socialist system. and
which recognizes the class struggle. is
recognized as factor in the socialist
movement, Whether they are strong
factors or weak factors is an open
question. There are four known or
ganized bodies In the United States
which take this stand, and the meth
DDS adopted by each is the subject
matter of this paper First. there
Is the Christian fellowship associa-
ton; second. the Industrial Workers
or the World; third. the Socialist par
ty; fourth, the Socialist LABOR party.
Factors in the Movement,
The Christian Fellowship assocla-
tion is not political body, many OF
its members, however, are assoclat-
ed with the Socialist party II rec
ognizes the class struggle, and the
inevitability OF the necessity for the
Socialist republic Its membership Is
quite large. and includes clergymeu.
church-going people and people of
many fads. The main work OF the
organization is TO get the subject Of
socialism before the congregations of
the various churches This Is the
one thing on which they are a unit.
But some OF the members think a
change of heart i'll the individuals is
necessary before socialism can be
made possible. They claim that
Christ was a Socialist. a claim that
is pure fallacU Socialism is born
Of capitalism; It's Inevitability and
necessity come from wage slavery,
and wage slavery comes from tho I'M
proved machinery for production
which is owned and controlled by a
few mon who. as result. own and
control tho labor power Of the people
Christ was reYolutionist OF his
times. and Communits: but il Is fol-
ly To say thai he was a Socialist The
Christian Fellowship dwells on the
Golden Rule and It's members identl-
~ themselves with reform move
ments, anu-saloon workers. and are
the postomce as a demonstration or
the kind OF socialists tnm point to
socialism, which II Is not. Their