The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-08-18
POPE LEO XIII.
AND
SOCIALISM
ny EDWIN ). npowN.

The Socialist party Is the largest
political organization ever known
Go the world, Its platform and
prokram In all countries are aimed
Industrial liberty and equal univer.
sal political rights for the producers
Its tactics throughout the civilized
world are political.
Socialism today H. recognised
science because Il is proven To be In
and ccmprehends them all IL is the
only political party In tho world
that strives for peace. purity and
private rights, through economic
freedom freedom, It's .s tias Is rsd the Inter;
brotherhood. In political revolt
against the exploitation and robbery
by capitalism. which divides the
race into exploited wage slaves and
exploiting capitalists
Those who would eriticlse Social
Ism should do SO after investigating
and digesting it's constitutions. plat
forms and programs adopted by
authority Of the party today, and
thus avoid the error OF considering
the Socialist movement and party
OF today from the standpoint OF the
Ctopian dogma OF -eventy-fivs
years ago.
roPE LEo's MISTAKE.
Pope Leo defined the class strux-
gie and pointed out tho effects and
results OF production for profit TO
capital. BY wage slaves. but when he
endeavoret 20 sive the remedy 20.
fered by Socialism and the Socialist
party prior 10 hts tirne and apply u
to the Socialist party Of today he
was unable TO cite us TO authority
by quoting from constitutions. plat
forms or programs adopted by any
branch 81 the international Socialist
movement
After setting forth IN. evils OF
capitalism In the three paragraphs
7 have heretofore written on. the
Pope proceeds with the fourth para
graph. as follows.
-rs re@edy these evils the Social
ssss. working % the poor ussss
ssvy of the rich. eaAesser 10 s>ssroy
pvsSate property. and sasistats tsss
snatvtdusf pe~sessiess shcstd se-
essse the common property ss all. q"
- sa.tstsser~d by the state ~
ussi~tpat bodice They hold thss.
~ shs. srss.ferrtsE property frsss
prtxsse p~rsess Co the ccmnsssity.
ne present evil state OF thisgs viii
- sss - rsghss. seessse eseh esss-
- wsii thea have his eSsai shsr~
e wAassvss there n - estey. oss
sAG1s Drspssals arr - clearly sssise
- al psaesseai purposes shss u
0sy wsss CARRIED sws the wsrAisg
- hamsssf we~lA ~ snesg the
- - suffss. Mssesvev. shsy sr~
~wpAassea1ly vsJsss. hsesuss shsy
v~unA - to lawful p~ssessss.
Nwen~ ne state ssss . sphere that u
- sss swa. asa esuse complete eos-
ewntaa n The eo@ m 0tty.~
Let us anaIyxe these statements
and ask. Are the indictments
brought by Pope Leo In his first
three paragraph truel they are
add 20 nor take away from these
facts. The Injustice warrants more
than envy. IL demands condemnation
OF the system and reparstion 10
labor.
THE FACTS At HAND.
In fsts the Communist Manifesto
was written by Karl Marx ana Fred F..
erick EuEies. who were delegated
platform for the Communist League.
which met in London. and. since
fsts. this most profound documen
has been translated and published
IN every language spoken ~ eiv !,
pamphlet OF 81 pages. and every
platform OF every Socialist party
from that day has been constructed
In accord with the principles enun'
cfated therein
Capitalism instaiis Its govern.
nt-i.gfxIative executive and
fudicfal--to Iegalize the robbery OF
the many by the few. through pro-
ducfion for profit
Socialism will install It's govern
rnent to legalixe production for use
and make the producers Of wealth
the legal owners thereof. and extend
the right 10 produce TO all persons
There fs no such thing known q
Socialism as sharing equally. shar-
talist measure. and labor's share IL
the cost OF producing labor power
Uiving). The surplus over this goes
to create the enormous fortune
spoken by Pope Leo In his first para
graph.
now quote from the Communist
Manifesto. pages 35-3s Remember
vhsn Won read this that only II pei
cent OF wage earnerB In the United
States own their own homes. ana
per cent Of these are mortgageo'
.CspItaI fs therefore act . per-
sosai. u ts . social power.
swhen. therefore. capital r. con-
v~rsed isto common property, t"ts
the property Of all members .,
sssreby transformed into socis
property. II II osiy the s:~s:
ehsrs~ser of the property that u
changed. IL loses its cisss-chnrscser
aLet rs now take wsge-isb""r'
4sThe average price Of wsGe'
1abour L. the miosmum wsg~. ~
that quantum of the means OF SUP
sissesee which IL absolutely req
ufsffe to keep the isbourer In nnr'
existence tabourer. Wnss
therefore, the wage iabourer get'
merely sufffees "a proioag ana re-
produce n bare existence. We by M
means intend To aboiish this persona
appropriation Of the products o
Isbour, nm appropriation thnt
made for the maintenance snd re-
psodnctfon Of human life. md thu
leaves NO surplus wh~r~with 10 com
msnd the Iaboar of others. All thu
We want to do away with u TN
miserable character Of this nppvo
priatton, usder which the isbour~
lives merely 10 Increase capital. an'
ts allowed 10 live only In so far n
the interest of the ruling class re
quires u.
.Yoa sre borrified mt our intend
,rty. hut In your ~xfsting soeiet,
ortxste property L. already don
susy with for nise-tenths of tn
popuIatfoat Its esistence for IN
~nce In the hands of those nise
teofhs, You reproaeh ms, therefore
with intending "a do away with
form Of property. the necessary con
dftfon for whose esfstence IL IN
non-~rfstenc~ Of sny property To
the Immense majority Of society.
an one word. you reproneh u
with Intending 10 do away with you
ueesIfxed espitsD property. Ere
ei.eIy so, that IL Just what We !"
tend
The French revolution abolishe
feudai PROPERTY In favor OF capital
lat property, The Lincoln Govern
merit 1Id away with the property !
chattei slaves The Wilson Govern
rnont 81 now trying 10 make belley
that It r. going 10 do away with th
2 dividends on watered stock, Wnlc
the fruata claim is their propert
right.