The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-09-08

A. not truth no true Catholic wants
M The Catholic church Is not re-
sponslbie for the acts 81 Individuals
neither Is the Socialist party.
THIS wEEh's ARTICLE.
There aye few stereotype fan
eltul objections to Socialism that
arr accepted by unthinkinK persons
who do not Investigate for them
selves, but take for granted what
others say. The advancement OF
civilization has always been retarded
by the material interests OF the spv-
eial privilege class. vast property
rights compel their actions II IL
well. therefore. that We investigate
for ourselves and learn the facts per
tanning to political economy
here mention few facts 81
which every Socialist may well be
proud
That the Socialist party proclaims
that religion Is private concern.
That violence In any form - a
relic Of harbarism and 10 intolerao BILE
Thus we oppose war and murder or
the people. Industrial and otherwise
That monoxamlc marriage 10 sci
erttftcally correct and bound TO pre-
vail uuder economic Independence.
That every man should have the
right 20 labor and 20 the fruits or
his labor.
EQUAL suffrage without distinction
Of sex
order which capitalism has
brought must be regarded and uiil-
Tied By the working class In order
that organization % the producers
may manifest solidarity on the IN
dastrial and political field.
Acquiring the social powers lthc
powers Of governmenD BY soclety's
civilized method. the ballot. and ex-
GLIDING the methods OF past ages
such as direct action. sabotage ana
syndicalism. as appropriate tactics
for political party.
Beginning with this article. I Will
quote only that part OF Pope Leo
letters which has TO do with the sci
ence Of economics. because upon re-
iigioas questions oppose no man
Ny motto Is let every man seek
his God OF truth and light IN his own
way. but inture no one IN doiuE X,
and give every person the right 10
produce food clothing and shelter
for themselves without the consent
Of or profit to any other man.
IL paragraph seven Pope Leo tells
III -Hence man not only can pos
sess the fruits of the earth. bat the
sasth itself; for of the products OF
the earth he ern make provisions Tor
she future. Mans needs do not die
sut, bat re~ury satisfied today. they
draasa new SUPPLE. tomorrow. vs.
ture. therefore. owes man store
hssse that shall never fall tho dali,
sappiy of his daily wants, and thi-
- fisds only In the inexhausfibir
u the earth"
Let Us examine the above question
In the Hight OF modern production Tor
profit. The fruits Of the earth ana
10 q q
by profit monRers and those usurers
who possess the enormous fortunes
spoken Of By Pope Loo IN his first
and second paragraphs. Those Tor .
tunes consist In the ownership OF the
products % the earth and the earth
Itself.
Labor creates all wealth. and the
enormous fortunes Of individuals
simply represent the fruits Of the
earth and OF labor which went 20
capital because Of the private owner
ship in the land and machinery OF
wealth production.
Labor gets only wages. while the
fruits Of the earth and Of labor be.
long to those who do not labor ana
labor can never hope 20 own ~
product until labor owns collectively
the means with which labor creates
wealth and exploitation has been
abolished. People who work for
wages sell their labor at It's cost OF
production labor power is a com ,
modify. and It's price ia regulated
BY the cost OF living and labor can
make but scant provision for the
future. Labor lives from hand %
mouth, and the undylng need com
pels the laborer to sell his labor
power In order 20 live and keep out
and Jailed II he loafs.
rupaa ufgrfhFfI q
That shall never fail the daily supply
OF his daily wants Pope Leo tells
us Tbs Ia true. nature owes 20
man this stOrehOuse and we Social
sn are going 70 see 70 Il that the
dfbt is paid by making nature =
storshouse fill its mission a. common
property for use instead OF private
property for profit We viii open
The storehouse
IL natures stOrehouse is fulfillins
lis God Intended mission. why does
rope Leo find the masses in pow
slv, and labor with the yoke OF
slavery upon 20?
nature owes TO a man n store
ntuse 70 supply his daily needs. why
not give man access 70 this store
mouse Why allow profit moDger'
lock the stOrehouse. rob the PEG.
PIE ana put yoke upon them7
IL your God II just God. can you
sahctlon exploitation Of my children
~ ths factory, mine. mill ana shop
,vV,ov0 Of my sisters In the red light
district, and 1900 900 working rs
wage slaves for less wages than viii
allow them 10 live "a life commen.
,turate with the life OF human
rms Is what you Christians advo.
e production for profiD. and
~ nave the audacitY 10 tell ~ tina
~ are born 10 suffer on this eartf
being robbed. NOnHensel AwaJ
w!n your foollshncss The God ol
nature Is a Just and righteous God
soelalisfn Is capitalism finished
ana completed
"a new phase Of Christianity #
eng porn into the world. A hlghei
,aspnon o. justice and truth /,
ssanniiesting itself. Poverty, ignor
nj, ana sin are battling In the pull
n.o. ah1 on the bench against tn,
hoples rights 10 keep che store
,.t,u,ss closed 10 them. but Socialism
Ls, open this Htorehouse and ~,
bsho,n the Intelligent use Of ii,
t.maofkers Of the world. unite at m,
pono ana remove the yoke tina
VIZ Eco tells o. God helps thos,
s,s w. he!p themselves. do unto otb
~ 1, ,ney would do unto you; bu