The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-14
Desperate Measures
Against Socialism
tBy Carl D.. Thon,r SONY

10Y NdIl u. lnoml son.
So far Every effort to discredit 1ba
working class administratio ION in Nil
waukee seems to have fallen as fla,
as a pancake.
~ notable Instance is that of the
publication of the Search LiglH.
rabid and rank, a~nti-Socialist panar
II began publication n year or so am
and ran for i few issues, calling fran
tlcally on everybody to help in the
great light that it was gong to mako
against h Socialist movement.
Probably no more vicious or vile ar.
lacks have ever been published
against Socialism and the Socialist,
Party than this publication INDUCED
in. And that is saying Il GOOD deal.
However, the Socialists ON the ono
hand considered that it was so cy-
IRENE that no thinking person would
be influenced by it, ana therefore
treated it with contempt and made no
effort whatever to reply to it.
The capitalists seemed to have Tho
same judgment concern zig 1t, for
they did not rush to its rescue or
open their bowels of compassion to-
wards it-nor did they subscribe tho
necessary filthy lurce. So the Search
Light went under. 1t was said that.
it had a good many bad debts.
Now, however, it is making n dcs-
perate effort to raise $4,000. A cir.
cular letter has been sent to the OIL
Gals of various railroads. telling
them an awful, horrible, hideous
thing Socialism is, and commanding
them to cough up the dough at once
or all will be lost. We have 40 means
of knowing how much dough the rail-
road officials of this country will see
fit to contribute TO help the Search
Light pay its bad debts. But the
desperate nature of the publication
may be gathered from some of its
statements. :
The editor tries to frightcn the pco-
pie in believing himself j great hero
by saying that it requires great cour-
to edit a paper of this sort for
the reason Thai all the anarchists
and bomb throwcrs in the country are
gathered under the Socialist Party
blanket like an i'll smelling heap OF
barn yard refuse, and was it thought
advisable, as in the case of the Los
Angeles Times, Il bomb might be cast
in our direction"
Now, dear people of the Capitalists
class. do help to W. this great hero.
The fire-eating Socialists will surely
get him, if you don't watch out.
Capitalist papers please copy.
Meanwhile, the Search Light also,
as a sort of premium offer, gives a
definition of Socialism. This comes
along with the subscription of the
paper or a contribution of $4,000 to
$4,000 without any extra charge at
all.
II definition has the advantage OF
being unique. 1t reads as follows:
so we find that Socialism is syn.
onymous with anarchism and bomb
throwing. We find that Socialism rs
everything IL nothing. n law Of
jumblcd theories, all more or less
idiotic, impracticablc, that have been
handed down through the archives Of
the years, and are now being dished
out to us in a new style. disguised
in Il modern language, and seeking 10
get under the new title OF Social
ism" ,1sT
Now, you m~il}ionaires Of America,
scattered abroad at the various wat
ering places, and joy abodcs, think
what an awful thing it is to havo
such talent as this languish in Jail
because the last printers bills haro
not been paid. :
Help, help, or the ship of state will
sink. #
Help to keep the editor Of the
Search Light out of Jail and especial
ly out of the clutches of his creditors.
Large donations of $4,000 thank
fully received, small contributions ac-
! cepted with proportionatc amount OF
Joy III