St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-05-17

a dream most rosy, that III the
socialist column this week. Ten
dollars per day for labor would be
exceedingly pleasant but one can
not help but wonder where this
munifcent pay is coming from, since
there is not money TO exceed $3.50
for each person over 10 years OF age
in the country II all would work
IS days steady, without drawing
pay at $40 per day, all the money
OF Uncle Sans domain would be
absorbed, and then the government
would have TO wait until the people
began to draw and spend il before
work could continue. unless il be
on credit. But peculiar feature
is that the government now does
not own penny OF this wealth,
because II owes millions more than
IL possesses. Perhaps, however, II
is the intention OF socialism to dis.
pense with the gold aud silver aud
adopt "shin plasters' or even
potatoes as a medium OF exchange
The old soldiers had an experience
with shin plasters, aud Il would
please( p them immensely TO revert
back to the same old system. Po.
tatoes might do, because there are
so many OF them, but very unhandy
TO pack around. There is no occa-
sion for any one 10 starve OF freeze
in this country aud few do. mil.
lions starving" is all 'poppycock. "
II never happens in real life, The
writer asks ~ TO explain about the
wooden mill instance IN ST. Johns
Under government ownership OF all
utilities, there would be no wooden
mills in 81. Johns, we believe
Larger and, therefore, more econom.
zeal mills would be built in some OF
the larger cities, The women would
have nothing To do but housework,
because the men must be employed !
first, aud there would no, be enough
employment for both II is far
more chivalrous for the male elo-
ment to do the work, anyway. II
is generally conceded. even by the |
socialists, that enough is now pro
duced in the United States in the
way OF food, clothing, etc, TO com
iortably supply all with sufficient
but the distribution ls said 20 be al
fault. With so,Callcd millions OF
men now ont OF employment, and
the millions more that would lose
their employment through social
istic conditions, besides those now
all at production work, |
where would the women be given a
chance Or would II be better ior
all to work one year aud rest the
next year9 That WOULD be nice.
Ii those ministers mentioned by the
socialist writer preach nothing
but a material religion, which
the socialist writer says is socialist
doctrine, they ate out OF place In
any church. Ii we have any re.
gard for the teachings OF the Scrip
ures, we must believe that spirit
nal religion is essential 10 salvation,
no matter how well we treat our
ellow men, Surely there must be
more to religion than
simply preventing any one from
,etting any money unless he earns
/ with his own hands. As we un-
leTstand the socialist writer's aTgu-
nent, that is the beginning and end I
II socialist religion. Not that one
nan will love another better, or
hat the flow OF the milk OF human
.indness will be greater but il is
imply to keep one man from Sc
urlng more OF this worlds goods
han another, unless he can save '
more from his daily wage For a
'oor man to drag a rich man down
0 own level financially MIGHT
make them love each other better |
ut we think not We have no D.,
pecial love for the rich man, as
he writer intimates, because the
ich man is not in our class, but we
o believe in giving him a square
cal Can the socialists say as ,
luchl Envy never possessed us q
, any great degree. We take \
loTe pleasure in the success of man