The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-17
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To rnM EDlron 90 Ina suN-s, p
D. IN his letfar on socialism gives q form.
dnbls lea Of citations from socialist boob,
but u 10 not evident that Ne has under.
stood what he has read. Ne says
-nodarnta imonusnfl conunental soc.,a,,
aims % ne approprlalion % ail property B, ~
StatM u aiao aims a. ne destricso,
Of tha family and NJ insutuiinn Of marriar.
as ths iuunaatian q capitalistic sociei, "a
ne sHilneiisa Of hsiisi h . supreme Being
An this has been said before. but i !,
just a. far from proof 81 Il vas when a.,
uttered In spite Of bic citations y D.
cannot produce an authoritative utteranea
BY any socialist body In support Of hn
statement.
socialism does not aim AZ the -appro.
pgiation az all property u aims At tha
appropriation II capiaalistic property. Of
property used Cor the exploiiatiOn Of Van
aarnerH. The righi of private oNnershn
In other properly iseveryWhere malntalnsd
by socialists.
Nor do socialists maintain that al sppro.
priaiioh IA 10 be by the state Indeed
many socialists. though perhaps q con.
stantly Decreasing number, believe thar
the state viii cease 10 exist under socialism
What socialists aim AZ "a the collective
OWnanNhlp and operation Of capitahstie
property. but they hold that society vim
determine for itself the form of that collee-
tive ownership. and that Il may emhraes
many varietiss 0f cooperative activity.
Bsbcl's and Bars personal opinion,
a. 10 the fate o. tn family and the mat.
tuition % marriage under socialism are
Interesting. bnt they are merely the opin.
Iona Of individuals. There are quite ss
many non-soclallsts and anti-sOcialists
a. there are socialists who believe THAI
the family n not an institution that vIn
endure. Whilo probably the overs hslmipe
maas Of Bocinlista are just a. certain thai
L VIII endure, lis doubtful " any socialiI
body anywnefs naa ever made 4 formal
~. ~. De- citation Of MARI on "a
auhlert 10 a humorUus blnnder YoaF
corfsspendspE should read Mr.. sparsos
roceut life Of Marx.
u Christisns become converts 10 socialism
ouahf 90 be q sufficient refufati0n OF fSa
oharge that eocia Ism alma a. the -aSllnc.
tiop q belief IN 4 Supreme Being The Ate
M. X ~ ~ u ,,sStis ss'lns;
Do k4d hrge atheistlc following IN H.
Republican, party 70 one. however.
thinks Of holding the Republican party fs,
1pnuNtult AuF tu1 9tuHltAlN ulternnCN1 on
lugefpoll and Ms followers. The lais
Charloa BradlnuRh ives an ardent anti
socialist. He vas "a the same time a. a..
dent atheist, faTaday. me gFe9i chemlli,
was raneuhgfantiatlonls!; SIR Oliver
Lodge and Alfred auaafl Wallace, eminent
scisntises. are splrliuallsts These facts'
however, % not sulilCe 10 llak srienca Wah
spirtualtsn or With the doCfrine Of the
tran formation of wine into blood. Or %
link nnti-sociallsm with atheiam TAers
are sralalisaa who ,ara afhalafa ana 49,
arc sociaiists WhO are Chrlstians Social.
Ism has nothing 10 do with men's views d
hereafter or OF a supernatural Dowef,
and ~. d. can nnd nothing 10 subsaan.
tate hia weird assertion.
Mr. Iharpe IN another letter 10 TEE SUy
criticiNeh socialists for their intolerance
and for their frequent habit Of saying of
anil-aoclnlisas that such persons DO nal
know what socialism ~. Something ~ TIE
charge Of Intolerance may Be admitted,
bat the vice n n0t p9cuiinr 70 sOciallste All
ardent deyotees Of z creed, whether eoclal.
political ~ Religious. are likely 10 Be en-
lowed with conviction Of the truth Of their
bSfIefa and a correspondent -impatience VNh
NON helieveFa Many socialists have this
hot % also have many Chrhtiaaa anS some
Democrats and Republicans. Rhe other
chaFge may III greater measure be admitted.
hui here the soUIalist MAY plead buat
ton. ID II a moufuiul fact that pretty
nearly 81 Of the sweeping and often savage
criticism 90 socialism 80 often heard h made
BY men Who refRee ~ q udv the subject and
Shc are Ignorant Of iis frsi RFinslPles
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