Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-22
RlES TALKS ON
SOCIALISM
THIS SUBJECT is MOST PERSIST
EMIT QUESTION OF AGE,
SPEAKER CONTENDS,
FIRST NUMBER OF TIE LYCEUM
COURSE LISTENED TO By EN-
THUSIASTIC FOLLOWERS.

Declaring that the Socialist plat
form boiled down TO a few sentences
means that what the people use in
common they should own in common;
and what the people use privately
they should own privately, w. F. Ries
of Toledo, opened the Socialist Ly-
ceum course of entertainments at the
Grand opera house, Sunday after
noon. !
About 300 persons listened to the |
interesting lecture which was intend !
ed to explain How We are Gouged.
The lecturer was repeatedly applaud
ed.
The subject of Socialism is the
greatest and most persistent question
OF the age asserted the speaker.
"Slnce first it forced itself upon the
attention of man, it has leaped over
every geographical barrier and gone
, into every land under the SUM- 1t has
found its way into palaces and huts.
! 1T Is the issue of all issues. 1t in
spires press, pulpit and forum; it is
the theme OF artists and poet; it IS
the problem of Problems confronting
the statesman
While Socialism is the all-absorbing
topic OF discussion, it is a subject con-
I corning which the greatest misunder-
Z standing prevails.
From many sources we hear of the
3 81 varieties of Socialism. Others tell
d us that Socialism means divide up,
'freelove, busted homes, loss of
< incentive, etc., etc. Let our standard
z authorities settle the matter
y The ethics of Socialism are
, identical with the ethics of Christian
= ity.-Encyclopedia Britannica.
Z Socialism is simply applied Chris
. tianity; the golden rule applied to ev
z cry day life.-Prof Ely.
4 Socialism being the product of Sc
a cial evolution, the only danger lies i
B obstructing it.-Rev. F. M. Spragu,
y The Great Devine.
Z Socialism is theory Of society tn;
& advocates more precise orderly ar
4 harmonious arrangements of the 500
y al relations of mankind than tn
which has hitherto prevailed.-We
Z sters Dictionary.
~ The Socialist platform, boiled doy
to a few sentences means that VIII
the people use in common they shou
ine' own in common; and what the peoI
hey use privately they should own priva
e"- ly. Each accordingly to his deed
las Much done, much received; nothil
done, nothing received.
oo In other words Socialism means tt
aio' collective ownership of the means
teo producing and distributing ;vealt
such as lands, Mines, Factories, Ra
ana roads, MAIL. Express, Telegraphs, ct
etc. etc.
Socialism also means the priva
ownership of wealth. such as HON
Vehicles, Books, Pictures, etc, accor
ing to the value of ones labor. S
cialism means the Public Ownarshi
of Capital, the Private Ownership (
Wealth; the Public Ownership Of OF
portunity, the Private Ownership ,
w the Products of ones labor
In that portion of Mr. Ries discours
7a which dealt with "civilization in pra,
tice," he said:
ao' '*The larger and more costly the
no o build their churches, the bigger an
'e' more expensive and deadlier the
'o build their batlesnips.
ms The larger and more elaborate the
o.0 make the bibles to save souls, the lal
40 ger and more deadly they make gun
to destroy human life!
100 'Consistencys a jewel not to b
o.e found among civilized nations wher
they build up with one hand, an
~ slaughter with the other!
This farce and mockery has bee
'e0 going on, for thousands of years j.
the name of God and 'Justice!'
tor The second number of the Socialis
Jon Lyceum course will be given Januar
not /, when Ernest Unterman will te
uTe "Why Things Hammer to Hannen