The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-07
SOCIALISM DEEINED AGAIN
W,,h Certain Criticisms UpSa the De6Hs'
tlon q PROGRESSES Clara

elOn % Ef0ges1or ~hMSn-
To ruE EDrroR or TEE sUS-Sp: Pro-
fessor John u. Clark IN his lsceure on me
Vain Hope OF Socialism before the Lea sue
for Political Education gave = oSn l. ~,
Of aoctaIssm "a which every sociALAt WV
obiect The definition Was attributed 70
HyndmMn. but it would appear that Pro-
fessor Clark culled the formula from
second or third hand I do not believe thAt
Hyndnnan can be shown Ia have uttered
the words used. In eject the oennitsoa
IL that socialism means the Abolitaon OF prs'
vats property. the ownership ana 0peraton
by the State Of all the means Of produetAon'
and an equal divisioa Of earnings
Arguments REGARDING cocialism wouh
he much more fruitful II non-soctalists
and anti-socialiats would Use at nr~t hand
the tsxtual definitions given by socialist
writer's. n they cannot ind time 20 read
Hillquit's socialism in Theory and Prac-
tice- OF SparEos Socialism they may
consult Bliss -Encycloprda Of Social
Reforms where they will ind a NUMBER
Of excellent defnit ions. offering hut slightly
in meaning. and then only a. one asPe:t
or another ~ empha sized. Professor EAy
dennitiPn y good: though somSEh ai nS2lSSea
In some RESPECTS better. ~ this
The collective ownership of the means OF
SsiT orSanissd and their operation cooper.
atiVely for the equitable good OF al
venture 60 put the same idea In this formt
The collective Ownsrshlg and dsmessa!is man o.
Inc common GOOD.
No doubt this form leaves . good deal %
Diet all unsaid. Let some one .ho especlaLy
ian philosophy. republic anism or the nsb.:
ular hypothesls IN an equal nnmoer ~
ton can Do supplied - commentaries. un-
der the following heads
Private propert y-The Socialist party mo-
light to private property in the things for
individual use and enloymesi -.
ship collective ownership By the various
political units Of the socially tmpOrtan.
deai viii ne isIi 10 the individual. hut he vii
not be able o use 70 harmfully 10 otheus.
Means % production- The term o. conrss
di.tributiOn and agencies Of social welfare.
Parity Of pay The socialist party no.
ciaIism Will receive equal pay Parity Of
reward n With many Hoctalists an IDEAL TOT
a rsmoteT DEVELOPMENT of socIAllsm, 70 whicn
The family Socisllsm has no dogma re-
20 ssra'a aorm ns ON II. .us.Ss Z the ssSsrai
conviction NJ socialists that socialism viii
mean the economic independencs OF woIneni
themselves and rat consequently the moral
life Of the community will he immeasurabiy
Allotment Of taaks-No socialist be-
HeVes that the mandatory allotment OF
tasSs viii he a. common under eocta llsm
a. n - tO-tia" The rtunLtte lee for abor
are eNpertst to be far greater. the mobility
OF Ia bor IL expected to be much more pro-
nOunced The shifting OF labor from one
oc"ups ton or industry TO another can
be accomplished by ina king tho NOrktnG
conditions more or sess attractive. as the
case demA nds IL will be volunteer labor.
which chooses the task most a9reea BILE
70 itselr. should locsl adminis,Taliys
board put the wa ge~ of hank clerks at -
a day and their hours AZ ten snd the
va Eea OF street cleaners A. o. q day aud
their hours ~ eight Il docs not require
much iula gina ion 10 that there would
~ no delrth Of volunteer street clea ners.
Professor lark u one OF the fairest md
most scholarly anita gontutH Of SOFIA ism.
aud his work b. 10 striking contrast 10
much of Whit YOU hear or read from
eminent public uersDn- who d. not seem
10 know tho drarenoe betWeen socia lisU
aud q purgle Gov The definition used nv
him. however euH blei him 10 fire some
shots az 'eFta IN econpWtc AMI social prOpo-
ali ions Whirh are not sO.ialistiC some %
these ar" .ou!munt@tic. and some merely
ltOpisn Nv leaving thcm out OF account
no viii have more CiTCumzcrtbet and less
obiest ionabte target to cannonnde. More
over. he " ~ make n DosSible Tor tho issue
TO he more clearly iotned.
w GHGNr
NEW NoHE. March