Newark post., 1913-02-26
PEOPLES COLUMN
The Devout Aristocracv

of Christ into disrepute among the mass
of the people.
1t is especially unfortunate that the
literature of the day, moulded by classic
models which were created when heathen-
ism and slavery were in the atmosphere,
is almost entirely devoted to the interests
of the Devout Aristocracy. It has be-
come no longer disgraceful to admit being
a time-server. The magazine editor, re-
Gently quoted, who opposes freedom of
speech in publications, an editor whose
magazine with a policy of cowardice and
servility, has not in the memory of man
spoken word for industrial freedom or
against industrial wrongs, is a fair ex.
ample.
A mark of this unity for evil is the in
dilectness of its methods. In Europe it
uses the term ''Christian Socialism. -
One Of the Christian Socialists, the leader
of that group for Austria, has just mur-
dered fellow member of the Austrian
Reichstag. The truth is that Christian
Socialist over there is simply one who
hates Jews and puts the welfare of the
: rich above that of the people, working
to do SO within the church. In this coun-
try a similar movement, composed of
members of the unity of the Devout
Aristocracy, is using the term "Chris-
tian Democracy to cover a similar at
tempt to delay reforms and give eccles
iastical powers sole control, under orders
of the predatory rich, of industrial and
political affairs. 1t is of course absurd
to say "Christian democracy. Chris
tianity is brotherhood, democracy is no
more, and to add the word democracy
is to use meaningless addition. Democ-
racy is brotherhood and includes applied
christianity such as Jesus taught. Chris
tian democracy is merely term used by
many who wish to sidestep both Chris
tianity and democracy. Their purpose is
to cover with this term scheme which
is, briefly, to side with the aristocracy
against wage earners until the wage earn
ers join the church, join the labor unions
approved and managed by the church,
the aristocracy, as to wages and condi-
tions. This plan would entrust to EN-
ployers and ecclesastics the rights of
mankind; make life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness dependent upon the will
of officials and exploiters instead of upon
the sense Of justice in the minds of the
mass of the people. What "Modern
Socialist is T. do not know, though the
term is used sometimes. There are
modern men who are called modernists
and have been condemnd by the Pope,
and there are Socialists. But l know of
no "Modern Socialists. The funda-
mental idea of the Socialists is that
means of production should be so ar
ranged that workers should get all they
produce. For this purpose they favor
, the requirement, by peaceable means, of
the means of production, such as factor
les, of the means of distribution, such as
railroads, and of the means of exchange
such as stores, by the whole people, as
: the post Office and parcel post and the
postal savings banks are owned now
, They would not stop the private owner
:, ship of land and other property so long
g the owner. OF course under this system
every one would get what he earned OF
what was given to him, and of cours,
there would be no great fortunes made
e by hiring lot of people and paying
|, them less than what they produced. Whil'
> l am giving definitions I may add tina
the anarchist is one who does not wisl
: any government, or to have anything
! owned by government. This belief is i'm
= possible to thoughtful man.
h What the devoted supporters of tn
h Devout Aristocracy are most sufferin,
e from is the common school, Men are be
. coming educated and such men think
n Women are beg inning to see that Will
# the wealth of the country is vast it j
!. should slave in mills and on farms an
b. in stores and elsewhere. Enough wealt
D. is being produced to enable every wag
A. Garner, if given what he produces, to sup
$. port his family with the wife and child
r. ren, at home, comfortable, home ownin
" educated. 1t is for the time when thi
a. shall be the condition Of the worker tina
10 | do my work for the common people, o
n which / am one. l may be answered,
q. | am wrong ! may be shown to be i
,r error, but in so far as I speak truth
r. can not be suppressed. The murder o
o. Jesus and the stealing Of his religion b
es the Roman Empire, which made it into
~ means TO scare the people with threat