The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-19
SOCIALIST PLANS
 FOR MILWAUKEE
Berger Makes Announcement
 of Party Principles
AID FOR WAGE WORKERS
Government of Milwaukee Are Com prehcnsiye and Will Upset
 All Old Theories

alderman at large-elect, and spokesman of the social democratic party in Mill waulSee, today issued statement giv- ing an outline of the principles that will guide the social democratic administra- tion of Milwaukee during the next two years, beginning with tomorrow, when the inaugural ceremonies will take place.
 The socialist party in America is the American expression of the international movement of modern wage-workers for better food, better house, sufficient sleep, more leisure, more education and more culture, says the statement
 To secure economic as well sas political liberty will be one of the aims of the social democracy.
 Municipal ownership of public utilities is advocated Competition is objected to on the ground that more competition means more corruption"
 Tn brief the social democracy stands for every radical change that will brings means of production into the hands of the people.
 Since the birth of this nation a revo- lution in industry has taken place. For merly hand labor and individual effort produced the necessities cf mankind. To- day machine labor and social or asso- clated labor are the means of producing these necessities. And while that in former time it was the imperative duty of the government to protect the indi- vidual in possession of tie property he had produced so today it is equally the duty of the government to protect as- sociated labor.
 "The present system of social produc' ton by individual ownership has pro- duced two classes, the propertyless class and the capitalist class. The middle class, once the backbone of this great of competition and the issue is now be- tween the first two classes.
 Political liberty alone has become in adequate, we must have both political and economical liberty.
 "The social democracy believes in self government for the city, the initiative referendum and the right of recall. in a just and equitable taxation, in efficient sanitary inspection of workshops and houses, and in the public control of the food supply in the interest of the pub lie health and in the highest develop ment of reasonable public service.
 We call attention to the fact that the measures we urge are in no way a com plete cure for existing evils, nor are they necessarily socialistic measures. If the city should operate it's public utilities the motive and the opportunity . for bribery would be gone, even if minol evils and breaches of trust might con tinue.
 as danger It constantly induces con- tractors to bribe city officials and to exploit their workmen. ''The money made out of the city by ) contractors vii. better go toward the re- l lief of the unemployed, first, by the i'm provement of the streets; second, by the establishment of public coal and wood yards and public ice house.
 "The social democracy demands that books and school utensils be furnished free to all pupils attending the public schools.
 If corporations bore their share of } taxes, figured even at the present valua- , ton, the taxes of all citizens could be reduced 20 per cent.
 advocated. Extension of free medical service is urged on tne ground that many ! diseases and even epidemics get their origin from the fact that poor people shrink from consulting physicians because of the expense.
 "We will see to it that all slum prop erty shall be condemned and that steps shall be taken to protect our boys and , girls.
 "The city ought to afford the protection of the law to such of its citizens as art unable to afford it themselves. A pool person with just cause has no stand , ing in the courts unless some lawyer 1: promised big share of the proceeds O. the case.'