Evening journal., 1910-12-23

! EUROPE, MT. SpdlgO bdld ne was lnl-
pressed by the fact that Socialism
was an intellectual and moral move
ment as we'll as political and that It
was making itself a big force in Ger
many, France, England and the Scan
/ dinavian countries. He said there
was a widespread impression I'm Ger
many that the Socialists would have
the majority IN the next Reichstag;
| that leading French and Danish poll
ticians prophesled II this happened
/ IN Germany their countries would
follow Recent English elections
showed the immense gains there. Mr..
/ Spargo said that a Socialist friend Of
/ bis In Copenhagen represented the
district in which His Majesty lived,
/ iIr- the National Assembly.
| With the election of Victor Berger
/ TO Congress, said MIR Spargo, there
is not a great country that has not
Socialism represented in its national
! gathering.
/ Opposed 10 Class Hatred.
Mr.. Spargo grouped Socialism under
/ four heads: First, Il IS a criticism
Of existing society; second, IL Is
philosophy Of social progress third,
Il is a goal to be aimed at; fourth, it
/ is "a movement making for that goal.
He said that Socialism not only point
cd out the weak spots In the social
system, the extremes of poverty and
wealth, the unnecessary suffering,
etc. evils familiar 10 everyone, but
Socialists differ from all other crit
les in doing more than any other
force IN the world 90 wipe out class
hatred. Roosevelt represents the type
Of reiOrmer, said the speaker, who
stirs up class hatred by teaching peo-
pie that the blame for their hardships
should be placed on the shoulders Of
individual rich men, "malefactOrs in
high places The Socialist takes
the position that the individual on top
Is no more responsible and is just
as much a victim OF the social system
as the man at the bottom. The former
idea put into the head OF man out Of
work makes him a dangerous char
acter The Socialist idea, said Mr.
Spargo. makes him realize that BIT
terness toward the rich man does no
good, but that the thing to do is to
join with his fellows and change the
system. This directing of mems zeal
into channels Of peaceful social eyo-
luton, said the speaker, makes Social
sism the ono power that stands against
red anarchy
Mr. Spsrgo said that socialism be-
lioyes in coming Golden Age; that
the way man has developed from the
life Of q brute, 10 a being who has
mastered the mysteries Of science, is
the best sort Of guarantee OF further
progress. Man, he said. has 80 mast
cred the production OF wealth that Il
troubles him no longer, there is no
longer any reason for the hunger Of q
siugle human child, there is bread in
plenty. Man, said Mr.. Spargo. mas
not mastered the problem OF distrl-
button Of wealth At this Christmas
time, which ought to be happy, this
fact is brought forcibly TO mind by
the appeals for Christmas charity.
The cry of the socialist at this hour,
said Mr. Spargo, meets charity with
a curse--workers do not want charity,
they want justice.
Discusses the Trusts.
We are confronted with a new thing
the trust. which is a means Of con-
servation Of human energy and elimi-
nation Of waste, a new economy bound
TO reyolutionize the world sooner OF
later, declared the speaker, and mon
fear IL as they have feared steam
engines looms. and other new and not
understood things. One set of men
n says, destroy the trusts. Another set
says, use all the power Of the gov
ernmcnt TO regulate the trusts. The
socialist says, the trusts arc here TO
stay; the thing 20 do Is for tho people
10 own the trusts and make them the
common benofactor
Critics. said Mr.. Spargo, say that
socialists wish to divide equal re-
wards for unequal gains. which Is not
true. Socialists know that II wealth
were equally distributed, some people
have such a marvellous capacity for
getting hold Of things. and others an
equally marvellous capacity for letting
go. that things would quickly get un-
even. Nor do socialists, said Mr.
Spargo, believe in equality in char
acter, intellect, or attainment, but
only in equality Of opportunity. They
believe, he said, that every child
should have an equal chance Of being
well born. we'll cared for durins
childhood, meaning that one mother
should not have work and poverty tC
contend with while another had al
the care possible. He said the social
ist claim would not be realized until
child labor goes; and until one set OF
men no longer owns the means OF pro.
duction on which the other set musl
depend for a living.
He insisted that this did not dc
away with private property. that tho
socialist wishes 10 extend private
property until every man has all the
private property that he can use 70 hi.
/ advantage and without imposing OF
, others. The private property that
, the socialists object 10. said he, is tha
. property IN the hands OF a few tha
, makes IL impossible for the many {,
, have all the private property the,
! need. That is, things essentially per
sonal in character and function, n,
D said, are properly private property
o things affecting society generally
+ should be subject 20 common will an,
O law
p Mr.. Spargo said that all this wa
II the means 70 the true end of social
p ism, which was to free mans soul 20
= spiritual things, by freeing his bod
from material want.
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