The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-07-06

spoke about the Appeal to Reason in
fond manner The Appeal, he said
has more than a half million circuIa-
ton now, and what is more, il has
harmony and unity in its office.
That does not mean,' Debs said,
that differences as to policy and
tactics do not arise in the Appeal Of
flee. Differences are bound to arise
and should arise. They make for
progress. But they should be set
tied in the proper manner. In the
Appeal office We have a way of tack
ling difficulties and keeping at them
until they are thrashed out of the
satisfaction of ali concerned. We
just get together and reason and rea-
son, and then reason some more, UNI
til all are satisfied, until all feel that
the right course has been taken
This amicaible adjustment of diff
culties should be adopted wherever
possible. The Socialist party needs
all the good, able men it has. And
to let man withdraw from active
work on account of some difference
that could be settled easily is not 4
wise course to pursue"
Referring to the pardon Of Fred
Warren, the editor of the Appeal 20
Reason, Debs said that the pardon by
President Taft was SO clumsily and
undiDlomatically handled that 1t had
the reverse of the desired effect SO
far as the Government was concern
ed. President Taft plainly could not
conceal his fear of the Socialist
movement. The utterance he gave
to his disappointment at not being
able to risk the Imprisonment of
Warren betrayed this fear of the
Government. 80.
On Victor Berger and his activity
in Congress Debs looked fondly.
Berger" he said. lis In a most
trying position in a capitalist Con-
gross. But he is doing fine. His
propaganda work in Congress is of
immense value. 1t helps fix the So
cialist party in the minds of the-cap-
italists' representatives in it's true
position. Berger has succeeded in
impressins upon Congress- that So
cialism is the greatest factor in our
national life today
AS veteran Socialist Journalist
Dcbs was asked his view of the So
cialist press. And curious enough,
while many a Socialist is ready to
throw a stone at the Socialist news
papers, Debs had nothing but words
of praise for them. The praise of
the Socialist press on the part OIL
Debs comes through his familiarity
with the newspaper and publishing
business. When to publish a daily
newspaper in a metropolis is ques-
ton of a million dollars. the iSocSalisr
newspaper backed by the dimes aud
quarters of poor workingmen, are
he 49,,
well.
Il read The CALL he said, "snd
| think it of intestimable value to
the working class, to the Socialist
movement
The Chicago Daily Socialist, d ebs
said, has been going through a ise-
we're crisis almost from the day of
its birth. but it is pulling up and
Will win its struggle for existence
The interest in Socialism on The
part of the young generation was
one of the things that Debs frequent
~ required to. He had no end 81
praise for Elizabeth. y. j., with j is
young Socialists. who are keeping
tab on the capitalist administrator
in their town, as well as of tile
United States Government at large,
and are carrying on an agitation in
plain, concrete terms by pointing
out concrete cases of graft and cor
ruption and misuse and folly of
capitalism.
De'bs spoke with enthusiasm about
all the States he had visited. I The
Socialist movement is everywhere
taking hold in great shape, he said ,
But nowhere is it as strong as in
Penn sylvania. Pennsylvania has at
all times been center of the bitter
est class conflict. Poverty and ig-
norance made that State an Eden for
financierS like Carnegie. Schwab,
Baer and Prick. Today things have
changed. The sentiment has swung
around. The people in Pennsylvania
are awake and the Socialist party
will reap wonderful results there in
the elections this fall.