The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-28


the ten commandments. According Il
Socialist literature we are told that nc
matter what the crime private prop.
erty Is the cause. in fact the cause OF
all sin IN the world"
Mr.. Goldstein. referred to the other
political parties, the Republicans
Democrats and Progressivea all OF
whom have atheists within their ranks
and asked his hearers To name any
one affiliated with these parties who
had Ia renounce his religious rights
before he could become affiliated
"The Socialists have written books
in favor of free love, atheism, etc, !"
said Mr.. Goldstein, land are circu-
lating these books In this country as
| teachings of Socialism" MIR. Gold
stein said that IN the book he had
| published he had charged the Social
lists with advocating free love and
| atheism. After referring To the 400
lectures Of the lyceum course of the
Socialist party, each costing $500,
making "A total of $4,000 In the in
| terests of the cause. besides the
amount raised through the sale of
| Sociallstic books and literature, he
asked his hearers how a man could
vote for a party that advocated free
love ana atheism. Free love" said
Mr.. Goldstein, lis false, morally and
historically" Mr.. Godstein quoted
from The books ON Evolution Social
and Organic" by Arthur Morrel Lew
h, and other standard works of the
Socialist party. which showed coaclus-
lively, lie said. that free love ana
atheism were part of the tenets of the
party. He had met Socialists who
claimed that the party had nothing
against religion, but he always refut-
ed this statement by asking them why
they circulated so many thousand dol
lars worth of books against religions
and the family
Socialism is based upon the ma
terialistic Interpretation of history"
said Mr.. Goldsteip, which was the
keynote of his lecture. He referred to
the party's platform OF four years
ago, in which religious disbelief play
ed conspicuous part. lie referred
to "A Socialist minister. who said that
Christianity was bound tn go down.
Regarding Christian Socialism. Mr..
Goldstein said he always liked to-
quote A. +. Stirton. at due time editor
of the Wage Slave" published at
Hancock, who was reverend, but
who had the good grace to drop the
title after becoming a Socialist, who
said that Christian Socialism was like
a guinea pig, for guinea pig Is not
q pig neither does II come from GUM
ca.
He said that the Christian belief
ordained one man and one wife asI
pictured in the garden of Eden. Mr.. |
said that the Socialists stat
ed that his book was fun of filth and
He granted the first part |
OF 1t. because all the filth came from
the Socialistic publications. which he
took occasion to quote from He
went back To the days of Rome when
women were looked upon as mere
pleasures of man, and said that Chris
lianity came along and ameliorated |
their condition. The Catholic church
picked woman mp as the ideal of puri
ty, and set. her up on the pedestal. the
Blessed Virgin, the mother OF God.
Mr.. Goldstein again referred to free
eve. and showed that the Socialist
doctrine was that no third party had
he right to interfere in their marital
relations. In other words, a man di-
his wife without the aid of
state ar church.
Mr.. Goldstein said that Catholicism
Ices not forget history. She knows
he part Socialism played in the
French revolution, when figure of |
he Blessed Virgin Mary was pulled
rom the dome of Notre Dame Cathe-
'dral, children were slaughtered, and
'ther atrocities, committed. and also
VI the history of Barcelona. where the
oopulace ran to the Catholic insttu-
ions, RACED them to the ground, dug
Up graves of nuns and carried the
bodies through the streets. In con-
|
RS on behalf of Christianity to be-
ware of the economic devil that would
attempt TO destroy the Christian fami-
y. had 1t within its power so to do.
At the conclusion of his address two
SOCIALISTS i'm the audience asked Mr.
ioldstein questions. one of which was
r. reference to free love-" the ques-
ioner adding that Christ said, Love
our neighbor as myself" Mr.. Gold
TEN said that the Socialists believed
hat free love was the right To marry
nd seperate without interference of
hurch and state Live up to Chris
ianity and the government of the
United States, and all evils will be
eliminated. The Socialists
hink they can do better by pulling
own the Stars and Stripes, and put
ing up the red flag. Mr.. Godstein
oastei Debs. who he said had done $
citing for the working man of this
ountry and eulogised men like John