Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-15
FOUR MEN AS EXEMpLARs
Named by Professor F.mrr.ru In su,,
ming 'p hi. series oS Valks
on Socialism.


socialism. which he has been giving for
several Sundays past. The summing III
lecture was. If possible. more mastery
than those before and completely pre-
cludes any adequate report
The speaker told the result of contact
between socialism and the movement
toward nationalism which has taken
place during the 4ast half century in
Europe. out of This he was able to spin
a cleW TO the probable outworking of
the whole system. In winding up, he
revealed tn" tendencies with which he
had been dealing as they found incarna-
ton in the lives of four men. Arthur
Baiour. the English parliamentariau.
+. II. Hartman, the American railroad
man; Andrew Carnegie the dispenser If
pensions and Libraries. and John l.,
FarSur. the son-in-law and disciple Il
Karl Marx
Natioualism in Europe was distinguish.
ed by four effects. emphasis of the
principle of Capitalization and strength
cnnG of government increased re-
sponsibility Of government. u change in
ihe ends of government, more heed be
ns directed t. the chelishng of ~.
tional resources. and last hut very inn
portanl Increased popular participation
| in government. These changes have been
most potent in their influence upon
socialism. Socialism pure and simple is
a class struggle essentially revolution
AIRY in its nature Modern governmental
Developments have lured the adherents
of the socialist propaganda into politics,
and by the ccnciatng and affiliating
process sure to follow participation III
actual politics has made them SO much
less revolutionary and. IN a strict sense.
| so much less soCialistic do they becomc
| In France this has resulted in the divis-
| ion of the socialists INTO the political
| branch and the non-political ohstruc-
| tonists of the {. q. r. movement. In
| England il has resulted in the winning
over to the progressive movement as op-
posed to the otstructionist and reVolu-
| ZIONIST movement. This conversion he's
been so marked that John Burns, who
| in 1896 was hailed a. the great leader
| is to-day known among radical socialists
as Judas Iscariot In Italy me element
! of class struggle has largely disappear
ed and the socialists are now pro-
gressite but homogeneous element of the
nation. In Belgium the movement has
| fallen back into Il mere trades uniOnism
something very different from socialism
IN tIllS STtuuHl COW W tft lilcNt-
| ment from the revolutionary class
struggle to Il working part of the political
| mechanism Of modern states. which seems
| TO be the inevitable result of contact
Of the modern state with socialism.
Professor Emerson the eventual
| solution OF the problem presented by the
| class revolt propaganda.
| In closing. Professor Emerson gave flesh
sketchng the lives OF men in which they
| found significant embodiment. As rem
rcsentative OF the arstocratic type he
| chose Arthur Balfour. member Of a great
| English family by natural inclination
| philosopher. and by force Of duty to
his family traditions a statesman. Balfour
| has stood for the best as a politician, with
| no trace of the dema goEue In his nature.
and the honor. uprightness and fairness
| OF gentleman. To represent, the middle
| class the speaker chose two figures
| prominent in American life F.. II. Harri-
| man. the builder and combiner Of rail
| reads. did great work and work
| beneficial to the country in which he
wrought lie also received a great COM
| mission for the work he did The eprlngy
OF his endeavor were purely selfish. Tho
, effect Of what he did may have been
beneficial bur the motive was an I'M
| worthy eGolstic one ami the 5000 he d.i
was merely incidental andrew Carnegie
| represents the altru'stic tyne as opposed
| TO the selfish type OF Hartman. But tina
| aitruisni, for all the good II does, comes
back to the caprice Of one man. It is still
| egost.c. The materialiSt typo was John
La Fsrgue. on the cwerty-seventh OF las:
| NoNaD,he Johp La Eo~ct, and his wife