The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-03-30
Socialism Us.
Capitalism,
(Ry Geo. B. Kline. NJ. DI

The daily press gives us word n,
impure and poisoned foods sufficien,
to menace the health of the who,.s
| nation; of immense land frauds
amounting TO the enormous figures o1
$3.50 coo 10000 in the state of Illinois
alone; OF a gignatic timber trust
which rlcludes four-fifths of the stand
| ing timber in the United States: OF
railroad, steel mill, cotton mill and
packing house mergers: or graft in
, dozens of states and scores of cities,
and to top it off the Interests. have
been buying up the muck rakinS
magazines and periodicals., and trying
TO force congress TO raise the postage.
on all papers OF a large circulation
that have been giving rhe people thu.
truth of how the Interests are rob
bing the people,
What does it all mean? What is it
for? 1t is for private profit at the ey
penSe OF the people.
The above and many other ills of
societies are the direct outerowth of
capitalism. and will last as long as
capitalism lasts and must of necessity
get worse and worse until the whole
Dl capitalism falls from its own rot.
the necessity of self protection and
call halt. Capitalism is private
ownership of public necessities and
must have graft, political corruption
and profits to live-in fact cannot
live without them. for the man, or
i1rm. or corporation that deals hon
estiy with the people cannot compete
with the rascals and must of necessity
become extinct.
There are only two ways of owning
ownership or social
ism.
The line of separation should be at
the front gate. Socialism includes all
things society as a whole or any COL
lective part such +as state, county.
city or village needs and uses in COM
mon, while private ownership in
cludes the house and it's furnishings.
piano, auto, horse, COW, chickens, lot
and land when worked by the owner.
Certain resnlts85wil follow Social
ism as certain as the present ills of
society have followed capitalism.
, Capitalism is robbilg the people Of
more than one-half of all they pro-
luce;~ socialism would give the people
all they produce. Capitalism has nut
Two million children in factory, store
and mine; Socialism would put them
IN the schools as it would give tho |
parents work and their income would |
allow it.
Capitalism has caused the Whit
slave trafic; Socialism will guarantee
work at an income that will not maze,
t necessary to sell the body to keep
life in it. Capitalism has filled our
'tAal institutions with men whose
'nly crime is against property y:-Ferri
he greatest crimInologist of our time
says that if we could guarantee $500
l day to those men, nine teuths OF
hem could be made useful citizens. I
while the other tenth are fit subjects
'or the physicians. Socialism would |
fully $500 for an eight
lour work day. Even now in the in
lustries the average wealth for man
brought into existence is $2.451OO
'ear and even this would increase as
machinery was improved. and last as
ong as raw material would last.
Capitalism has made the getting Of |
L living so hard that it is responsible
Tor nine tenthS of the divorces and |
he race suicide. and the uncertain
work with low wages prevent the
Young men from marrying; Socialism |
will make it possible for all who wish |
to marry and it will remove the fear
Of large families.
Capitalism's horrid results might I've |
to cover all the ills of ST.
rlety. while the praises of socialism
will never end. and the people ate
rapidly making their choice