The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-03-28
LAW AND SOCIALISM,
JUSTICE AND RIGHT

The tina il past and gone when
cisiiat. and n IL duty every social
let owes 20 mankind and 20 himself
20 always be able 70 give his reason
for being a Socialist. And. indeed
there are few Democrats or hepub-
give valid excuse for their politi-
cal faith. yet thoy continue 20 vote
for what they don't want and got it
with munDtnnouH regularity.
The issue IN Seattie's recent city
Election should make our popuiacs
lover their heads. but In any event
the principles ~ both the Democrat
r. and Republican parties are 70 sN-
pluit the people who produce the
wealth Tor the benefit OF the class
which has come % eNn ne natien
4 Democratic aud Republican roiiti-
clans who constitute criminal Poiit-
icnt Rings and are owued ~ the
special privileged class who own our
3overnffient, and through It's power
ali else. But remember that nll
fabile officials are not knaVea. NO.
The great majority Of public men
are honest and DO the best they
know. but they don't and cannot 40
what ought 70 be done. and what
lnai Political Rings.
What IL the fsaWf
The principles o. tho Jaw are few
and are founded IN natural justice.
and failure on the part et our LcEig-
Recognize and reason from these
principles o. natural fustice - re-
npgnslbis for tho social evils which
any man cares not aancttoa. law
ta = rule % action prescribed by
the supreme power Ia the state com
msnainE what is fiEht and prohibit
Ing what IL wrong. % Ne are told
~ authority. but suppose taud u a.
so that thia suprems power in The
state. ths legislature eommanda
What l. wrgnk and prohibits what
Is FiNhtf Then wrong u tire law.
and the law o. wrong. ard an enemy
~ guHticei And WHY simply be-
cause the principles 81 the law are
Ignored. deficd or iisreRarded.
Prsnsipi~. Of the Law.
The riEhts 70 itbertg. sccsrity aHd
Rrop~rty .heuid coastiiste the fouada-
anA ''rgsht'' nut the pablis welssrs i the
seprrne Law, The right 70 labor and
snfoY the foii fruis d sAs's iabsf." ns
saatirna sf eur iar are wsii aish forgot
lars. ard Ypu are rAEsd ~ Nith . racant
stare whom you talk Of private
rights. The public welfare - now
regarded a. che welfare 81 the npe-
afAA NtANAAFN' AAN"HH NJ AHNA NNNM
all mankind az their legitimate prey
The law ia robbed q lis glory. and
as interpreted today. simply commit
tutes the sanction 81 the ruling class
IN society. The charaeterisfica u
the law are vaguely oomprehcnded
b our most iliustrious writer's on
Jurisprudence, because they saner-
ally fan 10 recognize that the law
proceeds from tho most powerful
class and their economic foundation.
n - ~
necessary 90 perpetuntc and promote
that class intcreat. The right 10 la
Dor Is Idle talk unless he who iaburs
owns the tools and owns the means
% bis iahor. aud the principle of the
iabarer having the right 10 enjoy
the fruits % his labor ia unknown
% the law writer's % our day. The
Il hnfer hsa not tho right 10 labcr.
The right itself belongs 20 the ono
who owns she tools, and the Iabnrer
only upon terms suitable to the per-
son who owns the tools and with
them the lAborsrs job. The lahorcr
sells hts labor power. but what he
creates over and above his wages
Enea 60 the employer as profit Tor
allowing tho iahorpr to use the job.
The employing class. therefore. en-
Joys the product Of labor. and the
lahorer gets what IL nece seary TO
produce his labor power and max q
L a commodity on the market with
which - compete against his fellow
workers for It's aaio. IN order 10 get
the Necessities Of life The iahorar
Is separated from hia toola. aud
those who own the tools use them
to separate tho tahurer from the
product created by him The rights.
therefore. % labor aud enjoy the
fruits of labor belong % those who
do not labor. but whose nwneFahfp of
the means % labor and life permits
them. through their organization Of
industry. 10 own and control the
Government. Legislative. Executive
and Judicial. under which the labor
Ing class is exploited.
The right 60 Liberty. Security and
Property H. dependent upon eaonom-
81 freedem--fhe foundation OF AN
Liberty and Security if. therefore.
the great working class desire tfh-
erty. security and propergN aud the