The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-06

cast. his decisive vote. the winning vote,
he will have back of that vote the eco
nomie power Of his class to enforce it.
When. by that triumphant vote, the in
dustries Of this nation. or their title
deeds rather. are transferred from the
Rockefellers. Vanderbilts, Goulds and
Hills to the people in their collective ca
pacities. the workers viii have already
been industrially organized. They will
he in the mills and factories and mines
and the railways and everywhere the
workers work together consciously; and
then they will by perfectly peaceable
means. / hope, lock out the capitalists
As they have so often been locked out
themselves in the past They will be in
control and then we will have the in
dustrial commonwealth and then every
man will have the inalienabe right to
work under the most improved machin-
erv and under the most favorable condi-
tions that can be devised.
Then he will work not to enrich an
aristocratic class which looks down upon
MS in contempt but we will work to
produce for ourselves. We will produce
| in abundance for every woman, man and
child and then we will reduce the work
day in proportion to the improved ma
chinery and the progress of invention
and then we will so reduce the work day
so that every man and woman will have
leisure time to cultivate their minds, to
read good literature, to enjoy good art,
and to realize something of what life
is in its larger and nobler and diviner
| liphts. There will be no master and
there will be no slave, instead there will
be free men and free women and there
will be able bodied workers enough to do
all the work and produce all the neces-
! sarv wealth. All of the children who
are now dwarfed and deformed and
whose lives are broken, all of these chill
dren will be withdrawn from industry.
They will then have time to grow up
and be properly educated and to serve
themselves and to serve society.
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cialist movement, of which the socialist
party, which makes the appeal to you
this Afternoon is the political expression.
If you believe in the principles of this
movement hesitate no longer, take your
place without fear where you properly
belong and do your share to speed the
coming of that brighter day for us all.
/ International Socialism.
And here let me say that this move
ment is not confined to this country
atone. For the first time in history a
universal movement has been organized.
The socialist movement is as wide as
the world. The socialist is already the.
greatest party on earth. It is the only
international party. 1t has already cast
more than ten millions of votes 1t has
upwards of fifty million adherents-,
men, women and children who are ami,
mated by the same high principle and
who are everywhere keepi~, evrpe to
the inspiring heart beats of the impend-
ing social revolution.
This movement has its representatives
in all the congresses of all nations on
earth. The greater part of this marvel
Gus work has been accomplished within
single generation, In this great move
ment we find the expression of the work
ing class of all the world. They are
now arising, standing erect, throwing the
badge of servitude from their neckss
getting in closer and closer touch with
the movement, learning to work together
in the social spirit for the good of all,
developing steadily the power that is to
set them free. There is inspiration in
the very thought of this great move
ment that embraces our common hui
manity, that makes it appeal to all peo
pie regardless of their nationality, race,
color, creed or class. They have long
since got the inspiring cry of Karl Marx,
that great philosopher that splendid
apostle, that true leader of the working
class: Working men of all countries
unite, you have nothing to lose but your
chains, you have world to gain"
1t is this movement that appeals to
you, to each of you. 1t is you who must
give the answer and to yourselves; give
that answer in a way that in the future
you may look yourself in the face with
QUE blush. Do not wait until the so
cialists are in the majority. They will
not need you then and the world viii
never know that you have ever lived If
you believe it is right to Join it in its
minority and do your part and then you
too will write your name in the deeds
that live forever
Every argument, or so-called argument
that is made against socialism, against
the industrial democracy today, was
made against political democracy in this
country a century and half ago when
the American Colonists were still the
American subjects Of the king, when the
great majority Of the people believed he