The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-19
X Social Power and
WhyI Am a Socialist


rs-y psogis took upon the law as
q aggressive weight and n = oppr1s-
~ d the subject or ruled class Gov
| s1=sss prssuppe.ss that souieens mast
s-~,s y governed Thsr~ are two
rzsa &C srosus In society Who dfsrerard
~ selfi power tire law1. ore BE- the
war ricA vha through their r~tsinsrs
ua rspEs-sntRtlYes ADMINISTER the social
pxw anf srr anlr 90 U.S. the posers ~
rssramshg 10 parcel out special prist-
k4s vita rhich fhey exploit aud rob
4. s~sss The other strata Or group
a. $50 a. the bottom % Wfs's 10 seer
f,<f disregard the iaw hecaus. thsv are
usas esasei9us %, the power % ~.
rnlni apan them wnljc they ars oeinK
relansd 'nsy tsersfars rishtiy con
ttis tAss IA l. enacted ard aanaini-
srst IA the intsrss, % wiling Or
tnnaat class IN sacirtr anf Instead
ssskax % the social power as a rsnns
sssrshs 70 snsures a remedy ard ostain
rres issy vairiy Try 20 correct social
s,Ds " psr.onai means ard he~ofu~
rriiszsr tAbcs arissa direct aetionists
narsksfs
ne sssl.i power Is rot A. sauit. Hnf
- rszsey 10 rot ths Law The r~n~dg
Tsns-1ie nrst. IN rsiisrinE she iaie
- Y i.slr responsibility % the own
'8s y ~ means o. MfT. Ariafa 80 ora.
y rxk;-x !; possiois and esrv~nisnt
,eapl. % produce FOR thsns~ivss
s3sas ne consent ars sspioitasiou ~
sStsr class Labor today ]. social
nmsissa ard not personal or indivfd-
- IA rssffus,msnt - % he had it
~ - bad under a. orderly appitca-
c1x ne sosal power 20 effect rronarn fe
osrsss waies VIII ssrur. $40 incivid
efAaw Industrial s~rvttuds ard
fTnt-res upo- AZ sxpio,tlnE class whs
~ ts victims q social INSTITUTIONS
~ sna1iiions Witch thsy fid not create.
" seieh created fhers ~ Dominating
nar scnnoEnis iiv-s. Aaf IN order 70 sur.
~ iav we're and are compelled 20
= Ne sseiL power lihs lnwl IN their
wv = rsain and maintain fhrfr
mr.nse Advantage IN oWnsrship q
"a wealth prodariax Institution. BY
Nss % ths foregoing facts 80 So
r's9s % very rish asn passing r~.oiu-
- fsputistinr ne operation % ias
90 power fths issl when q operates
ns'F fissfvanfsxs fNhIrh n seldom
Hf ~ IND groups % very poor
~ f-ufa's people eonfarnninF. vioiat.
NJ seornirx ths social power 1.-THE
'ecsrs. rnfsr y they are oppressed
~ essrivsf % their rfrhf.
WHY I AN A socialist.
- - = AIluanE - have reopls
- n why ! vas a Socialist. but they
sfsn asa ne that nov as fhs go
sanr'Y q peopls ara aware that some
- : -ronr IN this country. ard that
seIond the power of the powerful
tn, y know that thsir fatal
ss hss Ike hidden germ IN tho
'senN p9ssr which raads the powerful
~ ny are. and tho weak what th~y
-. Aa 'h@y arr willing 20 admit that
-. ~ s0rns conrendsbis features
eAilsn Again 80 have arrived
- - .nsn fsT can teil Just Why
~ Democrats Republicans or
And even then their -anrous
~ fandarnsniHi. but rather Of the
--f.'1s harry sort that means nothing
naTzet and tested ~ economic
All are agreed that there Il
.s,, a''.rsres IN principle hetwe-n All ora
.,... parties Thsv al stand FOR wage
sha the exploitation. deprivation.
w,ss $50. Aaa other accom- psnineuts
"Ssn under which 10 live
me CLASS sTHUGGIE AND
:, ~ Know What the class struggle
- "1l no one - 20 blame II comes
-,es...lf q the Industrial march %
-. On 70 sennomio freedom one
| -. - ana enjoys al. while another
RI, '.a.e>s All and has nttIs very
fs... AAEagN NFNNTEU1 70 the
y, A'fls elias was born fa a. 4, 4.
- That lives on wages asrtvsf ~
~. IN ihs sale % its labor rorsr
~ ! rsmembsr whan but a small
n, :. aeo so-cali@d smart psooIs sav
- -. undigrified 70 work fqr soma
s,,.- ,Iof wages Tho class struwyfo
wis. a1 me struzzis between the
a. ~..,. and the working class Tor
h produced b. ton
hh rlfnRIaH
A., y'n,leal parties and found fhr,
=. =. represented the material t,,~,-
~. ,as rieh and powerful an1 -,.r.
Mr. AZ times 70 bstray. sell and
n nfnn % labor bed 80
q. r.a'ieai ward boss A. WORK 80,
~ -. BPS who gave the order 20
h,-,,s.s Doss sna also the class who
Hrrs money for political earn.
nat So make u short. know
n va .-s,'.,I Knows I know that
t.,..-" nool politics vas a. ra,t.r ss
M !. core which vas ssfi,r b.. ~.
M. p>opls recognized maj -.
,gss..,1 arrived when ! rnusf ~a., 49,
cr<ss.- ahd affiliate with either fha
IA and - safe or me er,rlf,.-.
Va -. oure' and the a9e!afsf p,rfy
rs<ss.r, political expression 4 tho
n, = ~ sontsnpla,ss social o~n.r
Is ,,sy person shan s,v. .res
~, and snloy The g1Ii ,--t,,i, - p,
= n. u demands ths st[lt,t,.,,
- wags-slaverv "N'ii'"
s<s~. h0oialiat taesu.n .-. d.
cstds -. KNOW mat my nisrtv lie.
iss.c - ~ we measure n ftherf- o.
y nork,s,, rpfkinE class. ana know
~ hesrty a. 49,. ~ 'asa. knows