The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-12-13

cause it is a world force, but if it
was a private matter would it be nec-
essary for Socialism toFput that in the
platform, simply to ward off critici-
ism? Its philosophy OF. life is scien-
tific fraud. The income tax is not So
cialism, it was enacted by Congress.
The inheritance tax is not Socialism.
In the encyclical Of; Leo XIII, he
says that in any bargain between man
and man, the workeF has right
to wage that will keep himself and
family in frugal comfort If worker
is compelled to accept less he is vic.
tim of injustice. II
At the Chicago convention, Lewis
said every man that knows Socialism
knows that 80 per cent are Atheists,
but we can not getS followers by
preaching that openly, but after we
get the followers thensswe can instill
the doctrine into thenn
At this point, Mr.. Collins discussed
the Socialists attitude toward religion
and paid eloquent tribute to the work
of DR.. Ryan of st. Paul Seminary.
Religion has done US 3,5O0,0OO years
and will live long afteF the grass is
growing over the grave of Socialism.
Socialism stands against the ten COM
mandments; the first commandment
of God they would not allow. There is
no room for God. The second, Love
thy neighbor as thyself, speaks
strongly against the ideal of labor in
loving of neighbor. Thou shalt not
steal is opposed to collectivism A
man could not own the tools he works
with, or own the land he tills, because
land is producing means.
A Socialist in the audience caused
another interruption and proposed
that he be allowed to occupy the plat.
form for twenty minutes. To this the
speaker replied that II. the Socialist
party would decide THAI the Interrupt
tor should represent them he would
be glad to meet him in debate.
Mr.. Collins read from Engel's to
show the Socialistic teachings against
religion. Engel's declares that "now-
adays in our revolutionary conception
of the world, there is 40 room for a
creator or a ruler. And to talk of a
Supreme Being shut gut from the
world implies contradiction of terms
and is free insult to the feelings Of
religious people, &C.
Only Fools are Patriots.
! When the socialistsi4tere accused
of not being patriotic, Anatol France,
a Socialistic leader in New York,
wrote, "When I hear the band play
ing MY Country IT'S of Thee and I
hear thousands madly cheering l say
that patriotism is the sentiment
which has inspired the most silly
things, because it is the sentiment
most easily accessible to FOOLS"
He then read from the New York
Call, the Socialist daily: "'The Star
Spangled Banner is selfish thing.
Well, let us use it and show the people
we are going to take the mud off of it
Take it off the sweat-shop, the gam
bling hells and the brothels." And
yet, said Mr.. Collins, in the May day
parade the Socialists trampled the
American flag under their feet in New
York. If there is any mud on it they
put it there.
My arguments, continued Mr.. Col
Inns, will stand without dragging the
American flag into It; for me to make
an appeal to the flag and patriotism.
AS a loyal American citizen, realiz
ing what the flag stands for, being
patriotic, being trained in a family
under the Christian religion, in q
school under the flag that stands fol
God and country, am ready to fight
or die for that flag, for patriotism, fol
God and for country, to save that
country from Socialism-the menace
to the flag and the working class.