The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-14
THE CLASS srxrGcI. DEFINED

THE CLASS srKrGGIE DEYINED.
Pops LEO said 1T 10 not surprisins
'haf the spirit % revolutionary ohan1s
whieh has - long teen predominant
IN the nations Of the woria should hAv.
passed h.yond poiities And made 81. in.
nusnee felt in the easna,s field -
practical economy The stsnsnts 81
a eenrie, are unmi.tasabis. tho
growth OF Industry ana the surprlsinx
discoveries % science thu changed rsia
ions Of masters and vorkm~n the
enormous fortunes Of Individuals AID th-
poverty % the masses the Increased
solf-rsliancs and closer mutual eaubt.
nation Of the working population. and
finally. a general moral dss.rlsrarton
The mnrnsntoux s.rtoasnsss Of tne
pressni state % things jus, now flIs
owcry mind With painful apprehension
wise nsn discuss ~. practical men pro
pose schemes popular m~.,inrs are
held; legislatures. and sovereign prince.
nothing which has Deeper hold on
public attention"
Hsm~mssr. this woaisrfui man wss
writing 20 the heads Of IN. church ard
DO you see how fssries.Iy 10 rsviswsd
the class s,rurxi.T Could any Socialist
Sow. II the spirit Of revolutionary
change passed beyond politics and into
ths field Of practical .conouy, II must
have been because the political repre-
TO represent the people and their sca.
noruic right and represented the ow-
ing class. who exploit the people instens
the government belonged to priviiss.
INF CLASS sTRuGGLH RECOo~rzrp
Pop. Leo r.cosrred the class con
nio, before the pr-ssn; sociaIis, party
was organized let US read from him
again The siemsnfs ~ conflict
are unurisiakanis. tho sro~th CorgAn-
I fSa - ia -f.F.si
discovery 81 science tho changed re-
lations Of master and workman. the
enormous fortunes Of individuals. and
| tho poverty Of the masses. tbs In
combination Of the working population
| and, finally. a general moral dc,sriora-
ton" The foregoing proves to US that
the pope recognized In 1891 What We
| Socialists recognize today. namsiy:
That the growth Of the Industry under
| private ownership of the socially used
means 81 wealth production Fobs the
producers and puts tho masses In pov
| srty because what 10 created by labor
| goes to the owners Of the means of
/ life and makes fortunes for them. This
| forces the workers TO Recognize THEFT
mutual class interests and beeorns self
| cisiists would put " Now. Of course.
| the poverty Of the masses. by reason
/ OF their being robbed. would cause their
| moral deterioration and the moral de
1 Eru~rnrT or those VINO ron them would
| r.sul. from large fortunes acquired.
III the situation was serious and pain
ri IN 1891. Pope Loo said II was
| how much more serious 10 II today
when the economic freedom Of this
| worker does not srist. Living cost
has Increased 100 psr cent since 1891
and wages have Increased 20 per cent
! Therefore W. see that tho standard o;
| Irving for the masses has decreased
and moral deterioration results
THE CONDITION SERIOUS.
have written this artiels from the
first paragraph % Pope Lso's letter,
and I nov repeat the last sentence Of
! the paragraph. in which Pope Loo says
The momsntous ssriousnsss Of the
! present state Of things just now fills
every mind with painful apprehension
/ wise men discuss II. practical men pro
| pos. schemes, popular meetings lssis
| iatur.s and sovereign princes all are
which has a deeper hold on public at
ten,ion" why this ssriousness and
! painful apprehension on tho part Of
| practical mon and sovereign princes
And why has this question such a deep
| hold on public attention. simply be
cause production for profit 10 now In
! com patlbls Nth tho public welfare.
Exploitation through wage slavery y
tho basis upon which capitalist society y
rests N workers ala not have 10 sell
their labor power for wages there could
not he ca pitaIist n thsrs was no
surplus value. created ny labor which
tabor ala not got, the elias. struggle
| Conflict betwssn capital and labor
could not sriat.
WIN tho advanced machinery ana
methods Of wealth production today II
| IL necessary thai We have oolleotive
! snriaI ownership 81 the means ~ labor
! fn order that every person may ersr
else the right to labor and enjoy tho
| fun fruits ~ their labor. This would
not make us all equal. but e would
zive "a equal rights (which must be
| the basis ~ an enduring common
wealth Economic dependence upon the
| oppres.ors Of tho race causes tho panful
apprehension and otner social MS that
Pope leo enunnerates.
ITO be continued In nsSi Mondays
EDWIN J. BROWN.