The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
POWER AND INFLUENCE OF SOCIALISM.
BY ROBERT HUNTER
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Its vitality is incredible humanitarian ideals come
to those who labor as drink to parched threats
Its creed and call forth passionate adherence
its converts it with daily that knows no
limit of sacrifice and in the face persecution msrepre
sentatlon and martydo they loyal true
In Russia its missionaries exled, imprisoned and
massacreed, but the progress of the is only
quckened by persecution, proving again the
blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church
In Germany and elsewhere it forced into night
ITS leaders were and hunted through Europe
but underground the movement grew faster than
In England it was ignoreddefeated it thought by
conspiracy of slencewhen suddenly the awake to
the tact that the whole underworld afame And
lords politicians, and newspapers consterated and ap-
palled are rallyng for frontal attack
From Russia Europe America to Japan from
Canada to Argentina and from Norway and Finland to
South Africa and Australia crosses frontiers breaking
through the barriers of language nationality religion
as 1t spreads from factory factory from mill
from mine to mine touching goes with the religion of
life the millions of the underworld
And the strongest thing of all is the of our oppo
nents to conceal the immense and growing of the
Yet Denmark has $4,000 Socialist voters and twenty
four representatives in the national legislature.
The cause in France has acquired quarter of million
voices since 1907, having than 100000
representatives.
The Socialists in Holland $500 votes at the last
election against $1,000 in 1907
The German Socialists cast 325OOOO votes at the last
election, gain of 25OOOO.
The Spanish Socialists voted $4,000 strong this year al
most twice the vote of 1907 They have representa-
tive.
There were almost many Socialists in Stockholm this
year as were cast in all Sweden three ago. The
600 votes There also nearly half hundred represen-
tatives in the Swedish legislature.
Twenytree representatives of the working class sit in
the Swiss legislature the Socialist party having gained
several seats at the last election They have about 1OO
900 votes.
In Belgium the Socialists have thrtyfour represen
tatives in the legislature and 100000 votes
Austria has than million Socialist voters and has
eghty-seven members of the legislature
AS result of recent election, both houses of the
Australian legislature are completely dominated by Social
iStS
England and Italy each have about $4,000 Socialist
votes and about forty-fve legislators.
New Zealand and Russia each have close to 100000 So
calsts and each has sixty legislators from working
class party.
Socialism in the elections of 1907
Thirty thousand Socialist Bulgaria have elected
eight members of the legislature
Luxembourg has five thousand Socialist voters and
several members of the legislature
The Socialist vote in the United 1908 was nearly
half million. At late election Milwaukee, city of
four hundred thousand, elected Socialist mayor and
council
And that Socialism its converts at work in
city, town and hamlet the industrial nations
spreading the new gospel among the poor and lowy.
Tired workmen pore the literature which these
missionaries leave behind Them and fall sleep over open
pages and the youth inspired by its lofty ideals and
waited thought leave factory with JOYOUS authorization
to read through the night
Its influences reaches throughout all society, and here
and there those of the faith work science
ture, and art, in churches and colleges.
Millions already embraced in its organization and
other millions begin to awaken
1t has already captured some the outposts of political
power, and it to higher of influence and
begins to alter the national policy of every Euro
Its horizon is boundess quietly works to group
its national organizations into international brotherhood
that will abolish and make of blood the nations
of the earth
May ask all earnest men and women is it well to ig
more this movement any longer?
If this thing is evil then you must fight it. is good
then you help it You cannot dodge it. 1t is here