The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

J He hopes to bring together in his
proposed convention representatives
of universities. Summaries. Sunday
schools. trades unions, organized reli-
gion and sociologists.
To Be Fought AgsressiveIy.
Sitting in his study the other day.
the Rev. Mr. Hill discussed the consid-
erations that move him to devote his
next few years to leading a vigorous
assault upon socialism
I'VE are going after socialism and
are going after it aggressiyeIy. There
are some very foolish ministers of the
gospel in this country. They have the
hardihood to speak Of Christian so
ciaIism.' and some OF them even have
adopted it as such. | want them to
know-and they must learn it-that
socialism attacks the very fundamen-
tai principles of Christian religion. As
well talk Of Christian free love or
Christian atheism as of Christian so
cialism. Rather class socialism where
it of right belongs-with anarchism-
with Mormonism and with atheism"
1t was suggested 10 the prime mover
in the proposed crusade that some
folks were having rather q consider
able problem of fixing upon an exact
definition Of socialism
What Socialism Really Is.
I'll tell you exactly what il is" he
answered. "It is an irreconcilable enc
nv Of rba axfsrf,,rr .iy-;x and social o.
der. Its program is condscation-that
lis. the multiplication or nationalist
zion of all capital 1t wants TO break
abruptly with history. II denies the
fundamental truths of evolution. Ii
sees in revolution its chief and. in
fact, its only practicable weapon. l
aon't want TO lead a pussy footed at
Jack on such an institution. for its
Very spirit is misanthropic and pessi-
|mistic. 1t goes to the poor and unfortu
nate. the unadapted and discontinued.
lind strives to make them still more
discontinued than they are.
THE socialistic movement is perme-
ated with discomfort and class hatred.
The leaders present a disheartening
picture of life to the toiler, striving TO
poison his mind against the employer
by picturing him as vampire feeding
upon the lifeblood of his helpless vic
tins. As it is there are Socialist Sun
day schools being organized where the
spirit of revolution is instilled into the
minds of children. In this movement
there is a subtle attack on our schools. I
And then take the propaganda fun !
damentally. 1t wants to place a sort 1
Of paternalism above the heads of all /
men, making them sHbseryient to #. /
As If man wasn't here before his in I
he creating them and not /
they creating him. they overlook this 1
tundamenta fact of Gods law of ere /
ltion, and they attack the primary ele- 4
nent of progresS-the preservation of /
initiative.
And the Christian ministers may
we'll be aroused at this time. for So
,ialism is preaching everywhere that
he churches are paid servants of cap
talism. In fact, the destruction of the
.hurches is one of the prime objects Of
socialism.
The hope of the proposed confer
nee is that it shall be able to unfurl
danger signal against fostering this
saturated as it is in the
Of confscation. We shall
rganize branches in every state and
hall center our work at first in an
vtensiye nresS and nubliritv hurpau /"
No Socialism For America.
The Rev. Mr. Hills attention was
allied to the fact that in Europe Sam
eel GomperS was styled a Socialist
uring his visit there last summer.
Thile here he is known as trades IN
,niSt.
And the reason for that is very !
lear" he suggested. Socialism is not
Indigenous TO the soil of America 1t
-as not born 10 fight our institutions, \
UT those in dark. tyrannical coun- s
lies where the freedom of man can
e attained in no other way. On our Z
tvs east side. for instance. the inn n
Iigrants are often recruited from Rus Z
opose the tyrannical ear. An Amer d
an Socialist. meeting these new immi- d
ants, comes well indorSed. He finds
easy TO weave about them his sub a
? web Of just such opposition 10 our Ii
government and our flag a
the crusader with the same name. I,
1t Il different purpose was able to a