The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-26
EDITORIAL SERMONS
HOW WOULD YOU GET POSSESSION
ANNA AGNES MALEY

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The state the organized people, gets possession of what
sary existence highly auay for its welfare regardless OF
what may be the effect upon individuals
Soldiers drafted into service In time of need the govern
short time ago the state Of Wyoming condemned hundreds
emily sound gndred The state DESTROYED them
Report had that for OF the horses nothing was @ ana TOR
the others only very small part OF their Vaue
The principle that in the final of the must
yield to the interests of the whole is well recognized
Mr. Roosevelt effected settlement of the great
years and in his next campaign he pated himself
4 interviewed in the coal strike Just IN time to
prevent for naturalization from becoming irresistible
What did Mr. Roosevelt mean'
Chicago and elsewhere stealing coal
from consigned them Necessity knows no law ne
of the nations coal supply could not for any reason the
The coal fields had been delivered INTO private nanas as IN
cenve For subsidies granted benefits We're expected to accrue
could be for permitting vast public to re-
main under private control
Low wages prices for the coal not
control of one Of the indspesabes everyday
But those who have the with which to- pay sh prices
make their profits through low The institution OF low wages
therefore, they do not attack -
not the fact that labor was was forced &C do , battle with vi n
business of the nation to turn toward naturalization OF the
There is even that the coal barons
battle for labor cutting into the profits Of the
scio and when Of their group IN the saddle the others % root @
labor will the whole class opportunity easily to
But to bodily discomfort the class is unaecusomed Cold
hunger IN their lines No matter how bitter Or pro
onged the capitalist does not commonly dismiss his SER
want nor forfeit his porerhouse
Towbeit when Mr. irresistible impulse
nation possession of the coal fedG He knew too
sovereign nation could not get possession
Will the people buy the of existence
Destroy by competing them Or will the nation ought
confscate the great industrial propernes9
cnfscate of the blessed words Of the Of
socialism 1t according the dictionary To seize TOR
feied to the public treasury TO appropriate to the public use
familiar with the conscpon of soldiers which the
appropriation flesh boodto the public the forfeiture of
the public use not terrible suggestion
Examine different denominations and you will
them this legend: This note receivable at par in
the United States duties imports
United States individuals corporations
United States, except interest on the public debt IL
accepted for duties interest the public debt
The history of this exception clause interesting but not be
Suppose that peoples apprase buy
paid industries the present owners should bear
everything but the purchase of mills mines fields actoriesn
short the socially necessary industrial properties =.
from the necessity for labor but If 1t would not buy the means
community.
properties making legal tender for everything except the
of production and 1000, clothing and shelter
That of would drive the capitalist to wor-a
summation devouly to be wished.
makes difference whether buy tax compete out
rightly confscate the socially properties public
sion you viii have accomplished the result far both the
public the private concenedtha
will destroyed the relationship personal the
which control constitutes the basis of their within
present-day society.
who believed the would be
emancipaed unanmy opinion regarding the
method of emancipation.
Lincoln would have preferred to have bought the at from
the of
within which the uaton found itself did permit him
execute his judgment