The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-05
(By r. O. MoRRES.)

of the number of tramps i'll this coun-
try. is about half a million. What is
a tramp anyway? Is he as rule a
dangerous or harmless individual?
Capitalism and society would have
you believe that n tramp is a lazy
good for nothing fellow criminally in
cIined either natural born criminal,
otherwise made 50 by his own free
will. ~ Il subject Of evolution working
backwards.
Now imagine Il normal man tramp
ing over the country in the hot sands
wearing blisters on his feet. riding on
the iron rods underneath freight
car. exposing himself to danger and
cold. just for the mere pleasure de-
rived from the occupation.
He is drilled and portrayed before
nervous high tentiOned public IN
the Movies, in every city and town OF
any Importance in the country, as a
dangerous criminal, cropping i'll the
dark. watching for an opportunity to
! plunge a dagger into the heart OF any
| one who might chance TO cross his
path Or that this poor unfortunate
victim OF CAPITALISM would burn
your home or barn, commit crime of
the most iendiSh nature, just 10
satisfy the demon in his soul.
And this erroneous impression is
I being stamped deeper and deeper on
the minds Of the public, by exaggerated
I pictures and misleading mentions and
brievities by the capitalist press.
/ The type of men who compose the
/ National Board of Censorship, is a
guarantee against reproach. on the
capitalist class. and You may rest as
sured that no pictures are thrown on
canvass that will in the least en-
! barraSS or prejudice The mind against
capitalism. or shock the modeSty Of
society.
PASSED BY THE NATIONAL
+ BOARD OF CENSORSHIP.
The next time you see this flashed
on canvass, pay particular attention
to the exaggerated play TO discredit
the working man, especially if their is
any mixup between capital and their
slaves. rather if it sounds better,
! Capital and Labor.
Not long ago | witnessed picture
where the principal figure in the film
was a tramp breaking into house Of
a society woman. The rich madam
of the mansion after removing her
! costly Jewels. and retiring in her eX-
] travieant apparel. had fallen asleep
What a beautiful picture Of innocence
was this rich parasite OF society.
But the tramp a combination Of
! between d brute and q low type of
humanity. working at window with
a murderous looking knife Clutched
in his hand. gained his entrance. Of
course the police were close on his
/ trail. but it looked like before the blue
coats could arrive the brute Of a
/ tramp would find the jewels and the
cruel knife would be plunged into the
heart of the sleeping innocent
Sixty percent of the women in that
audience, could hardly refrain from
/ screaming. know it to be fact
t hat some OF the women who witness
ed the play. became excited on their
way home and ran for two or three
blocks. aud some who had been sleep
ing with raised windows. closed them
down and locked them tight after
that. even III hot weather.
/ This picture had passed the Ma
tionaI Board OF Censorship,
Nov what is a tramp anyhow?
+ Society. capitalism and some times
the pulpit would have you believe
that this unfortunate victim of capt.
taliSm. is a bad dangerous man. And
after all VIXEN the truth is known.
he is about the least harmless class
OF society that know Of He is a
man just like you or |. but man
who is down and out Who has given
UP the strenuous struggle for bread
and meat. who has lost all hope of
combating in the field OF activity,
this is the poor devil that railroad
company'S and corporations are wage /
ing var against. And about the only
harm the tramp IS capable of doing