Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-08-01

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by every means within our power the
metaphysical dogma of the inherent
sanctity of the monogamic marriage
principle.
From Frederick Engles: with the
transformation of the means of pro-
duction into collective property the
homogeneous family ceases to be the
economic unit of society. The private
household changes to a social indus
ry. The care and education of the
children becomes a public matter; So
ciety cares equally for all children le-
gal or illegal. This removes the care
about the consequences which now
forms the essential social factor-mor-
al and economic--hindering girl to
surrender Internationally to the belov-
ed man. Will not this be sufficient
cause for gradual rise of more un-
conventional intercourse of the sexes
and more lenient public opinion re-
garding virgin honor and female
shame~ We think that it it most GER
tainly will
From Gomrade Deville: Marriage
is the regulation of property. When
property is transformed and only after
the transformation, marriage will lose
its reason for existence and boys and
girls may freely and without censure
listen to the wants and the promptings
of nature. There will be no room for
prostitution or marriage"
From Miss Elinor Marx, daughter
of Karl Marx: Glove is the only rec
ognized marriage in socialist. Con-
sequently no bonds of any kind would
be required. Divorce would be impos-
sible, as there would be nothing to di-
vorce, for when love ceased separation
would naturally follow"
From Comrade A. Bebel: ''To the
natural untI ameled relation of the
sexes must mankind return; we must
cast aside the unsound spiritualistic
conceptions concerning human affairs
and create methods of education that
shall bring about physical and men
tai regeneration.
From Comrade F. Engells: "Mar-
riage is moral only as long as love
lasts The duration of an individual
sex love varies considerably according
to individual dispositions especially in
men. A positive cessation of fondness
or its replacement by new passionate
love makes a separation a blessing for
both parties and society
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compatibility, ,disenchantment or repul-
Fsion set in between two persons that
have come together, morality [ y COM
mands that the unnatural and there
fore immoral bond be severed" 2"
From Comrade M. Meiley: "The
question of the status of marriage in
the new society is one of extreme
Importance since it is here that reac-
tionaries of all sorts centre their op-
position to social reconstruction. 1t is
both idle and disingenuous to asser
that marriage as legal and civil in
stitution is not likely to undergo pro-
found notifications The artiti-
cial perpetuation of the marriage tie,
in the face of the disinclination of the
pal ties involved to continue the rela-
tion will cease to be matter of pub
lie concern or the occasion of state i'll
references The dissolution of the
marriage relation will become as pure
ly personal and private affair as is
the assumption of the relation now."
From Comrade Bebel: "a comfort
able dwelling, attractive surroundings.
equipments Of all kinds, that are pro-
per in the stage of maternity, the
greatest care of the mother and child,
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child is to be lefs to the maternal
breast as long as possible and necessary
may be taken for granted soon
the child has grown Lea
other children of the
mon play under comm
From Comrade Devi
port of children VIII
upon the chanc
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society"
From Conn
property in chiicS
exist and every infa
| this world would
citizenship and woul(
vantages whatever Il
parents might te. ="
From Comrade
the whole, experien
that the parents are
sous to educate a childy
deny their right to do
would interfere with the
child as a member of the
from its birth to enjcAG
tages which the com
it,"
From Comrade 81
in favor of free love
we in favor of If
do want to abolish
want to see the whole
ciety as at present cor
away. We want no nj
We want no bonds at all
free love"
If there is anything
the views expressed in thl
fail to discover it. Furt
a casual reading of these
of other socialist with,
plain tendency towarGS. in
tually teaching of t. dSsS
"free love-" This is especia.
dent in the work of Comrade A.
and his book has been re- .lmende,
the National Executive 'rmitte
the Socialist Party j. q
States. If, therefore, sot IS W;
clear themselves of t. char
teaching this doctrine they will. .hayc
to do something more than merely as
sert that it is not socialist teaching
they will have to denounce this doc
trine officially and this has never been
done.
With this contribution l close this
brief examination of the philosophical
side of socialism, confident that the
readers Of the News will agree with |
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