The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-07
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Emil Seidel, Socialist Mayor Elect,
of Milwaukee, Describes What
He Stands For.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, April Emil
Seidel, patternmaker and Socialist
mayor elect of Milwaukee. has unique
views.
Notwithstanding that he Is today
the idol and the hope OF all American
| Socialists. the little man is undismay-
ell by the responsibilities which con-
front him. He feels the power of a
deep conviction and. despite his mod
est bearing, believes he can so con-
struct and apply his theories as to
compel the respect and admiration OF
the unbelieving
Monopoly. as II exists today" he
said. lis as crushing as the land
feudalism OF the middle ages.
THE overload of the middle ages
gave his subjects a bit OF land for
their own use The industrial over
lord of today does not allow his work
man to own his own tools and APP
propriates the profit OF 1t after pay
Ing him a wage for his labor. So the
situation has become Just this: the
owner does not use the tool and the
user does not own the tool. Now we
Socialists believe that the tool and it's
profit must be returned to the user.
The way we think Is clear
Monopoly Is here whether We like
II or not. We can't divide up the tool
piece by piece without destroying II.
So we insist on public monopoly OF
1t instead of private monopoly and
will begin with those monopolies thai
Cypress us all most.
IF the city takes the part OF the
middleman In Strengthening Its meat
his profit will be clipped from the
present prohibitive prices. It's the
same way with ice and other neceJ-
stiles.
I'VE don't raise campaign money
through the corporations. We take up
a collection after a mass meeting and
here In Milwaukee we were the only
body OF men who could go away from
q meeting. even IL II were held in a
saloon, without taking drink.
Then there isn't 1ob-seeking with
us. During the five years I've been
asked me for anything and they will
not now. We Socialists are after
something better than jobs.
And then the children--that brings
me to the biggest thing in good gov
ernment-making good citizens OF the
boys and girls.
"As 1t Is now In society. young
man, dissolute to more or less de-
gree, marries a carefully brought up
girl. The children are the sufferers
physically and mentally.
THE reason? Why what have we
as cities done for our children? Par
en.s are so stupid that in their desire
TO have their children good they give
them nothing they want. but the devil
knows more, he gets them by giving
them attractions. He has shown how
many he can lure with music and
dancing and moving picture shows,
and We Socialists believe the same at
fractions should be In the schools and
other social centres where they can
be enjoyed under the right influences.
Besides, we want parlors we'll con-
Quoted. where the girl who lives In
hall bedroom or home where she can
entertain and have the callers she
otherwise meets on the street.
up to the age OF IA, here i'm MIL
waukee, we spent about s22 per capita
on our children's schooling. then 90
percent OF them go into Inc factories
and ten per cent go TO the high school.
For that 10 per cent We spend $50
more per capita while the other 80
per cent help pay for 1t. Yet the city
does nothing for this 80 per cent
I'VE intend to shorten the work.
ing hours OF these children and pro-
vide some means for adding more
education to their Holidays. II that
doesn't explain what we mean by So.
cialism why here's something short
err" he concluded. Socialism is Il
satisfaction in work that melts and
blends women and men together for
the good of all. It's going TO make
Milwaukee famous for something bet
ter than 1t has been"
Mrs. Seidel does her own work but
has time 10 help her husband with
his writing for magazines.
There is one child. Viola, II,
pretty little girl, who didn't seem to
bother her father a bit by playing
noisily with her kittens while he