The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-30
Why Are We
What We Are?
ny EDWIN =. brown

am. like every other Individual. a
er~asnr. % ensironnsss ard s.iiov, The
exprrience I had In ;h- struggle Tor
e1fstsnes In early Nse prepared my miuf
and gave me tho dstirs for the staiy q
Tho scientific facts Of political
s<onomy ana~r our present Industrial ds-
vsiopm.ns will cosnpsi any rationai per
son 10 admit the truths % scisu,ific
Socialism
tell you n's mighty -f1s 20 - ssls
20 expeaat philosophy that 10 proven
BY every silence arf also. that does not
ansAxonfse aay persons r.iisious e~iies
merAf Or ~fhirai standard % right and
.usste~
Aeeaf five year, ago I erpt> 80 every
preacher priest. rzhei ana pastor IN Sc
aftf~ and altered 20 give oss address 20
fhsir eocxrexssion On What Socialism
pss I r~esiv~df Just sus. and that
from the riches, and most lufs-
mt church In seattle. 10. ava not
tsik 70 N. people - ,sa, church.
10 pastor wrote rzs that ne hoped
Va
krow tbs preacher is not the -noie
IN . church. aHf asish-r Is CARTS
~ tn sAes. the latter :, En-. l>~s,
n sums ehurohsx ehsrrh 10
IAg>d tn accord vi;h ~. desires Of u.
weRbers. In eths- zorSfa. the poii,ieai
uAsas~m~ot Of a. church may Be Al va
vanses With 81. wishes 81 iss pastor 90
pR1sss and cnrissisnisy as well.
= - 40 human eorssisass h . vpir~
- ~ Of ming: skin 30 r~eesr-,iss.
- uun6. intsr.~ ana prem. acts as a
- q ssssf.ing sTrup 20 ss-ss people.
- hnv~ . Sort Of sarrnis> TIA; they
"a - vAns me to talk TO than q, 'hsif
sn0uAas fux fear might sss IRE 20 the
1884, 40 you kaow ho- rubber o. IRE
shnr~A aad o. every political party - all
gaune and honest. and sfae~r~ ~ course.
- a a. or. more r~as than fil- sven
= ne Socialist party. but Tiers 10 raili
sSDsa fer the ranra -ssa Il to made
pur the pas. ,v.sey- I've years I ssv.
g~1scpd that men Of lars. financial means
w40n iarrs hearts and broad minds wsrs
subject 10 the Laws AMI rules % ths de-
veisDmsns Of capitalism. that Law - 40
sUupecssr Of persia. ~ regards the tnsst-
susion ef capitalism. n wants proft.
Profit means Industrial var. and infss-
thai var means he'll Industrial
I have also rscornirsa IN. fac, that
voskins women. ehiIfrsa and rnsn Win
w3llfnR hands homes; hearts and sssn
and rules Of capitalist Development. ana
While ons ftks eApf,alisti vas corzpsilef
70 rscsfv. what the othsr produced. ths
oxhsr tsss producer or vcrtsri vas com
relied 20 produe. what thu other received.
and shsrsfor- labor IL not rsspectsr %
person. II regards tbs ins'its,ion Of
labor. 10 labor means 20 sweat snf get
. big appetite ard have small means 20
feed IL.
Nov som. psopis ,hink tina, Inspiration
built this bseutifui world out 81 the cruss
old earth lt vas vhsn CONSEQUENCES %
humanity vas found to srist In the Wind
Of msn. Inspiration ani expectation are
nice ansesshs,ies for folks who don't have
70 work or don't want to work because
they are TOO strong. but it vas psr.pirs-
uon and determination that bull, this
bsaustfui world. ~ vas ths s'rpssls Tor
sSistenes or tho acquiring 81 ths means
20 sustain life which xavs srp~ri-ncs ana
dsveloprnent 20 tbs race and placed ,hs
standard % our intelligence ssov. othsr
animals and CAV. us dominion over th@m
and shs earth and sea- Ths sarth ana
ssas. shsr>fo~s. must esionx 20 ths hn-
man family a. a whole. instead % 20 any
division or -, thereof. and tbs rors
houss Of nature mus; b opened. operated
and owned with resulting bsn~hts 70 hu-
manity. Instead Of being made ths basis
Tor sesrnaf conflict CONSERVATION and
conrs,ation for profit. IL IL today,
whsa tn. store house % human nsess-
sftf@s IL closed TO the people. they are
forced TO disregard the higher human Inn
puiss ard DO What IL necessary 20 possess
the means Of iifs. food clothing ana
shsf,sr we can do without religion.
law. virtue or honor. but bread NO must
have
Economic necessity thsn determines our
lives and are vha, ne are because OF
our environment In othsr words the
economic foundation Of soeisfy com prfsss
vbat Is prodnoed. hov I, Il produced and
how IL is unchanged
II the big gamblers gamble with the
n~rassities Of iifs. ard thereby with lifs
kseif life ~ not respected and crime
against life results
II so-eaiisd frs, citizens ars religious
hvp11rftes and bs,raysrs II the isord's
70 . false prsysr1
When court Judges and s,a,ssn1sn In
ssvcrst the social payer fths la~) 20
subvsrt and nnnui natural human law
and rfghta. VINO. then. can respect them.
os their law
whsn q pretsntioBs few raise stand
ard % ethlcs upon an Institution that
forces slavery want. crime. degradation
and prostitution upon tho mass Of human
society, who can aoknoNiedgo such a-
sfbios and abide the mandates o. those
in powsr7 with Investigations, prosoou-
lions and prosecutions. with tho nSsnowl.
edEnsnt N corruption and prostitution q
public ofHos and public power on all
sidss vs unable 20 see that 40 are
What ars because production for proht
II Incompatible with the public good. ana
that the pubiia welfare demands some
thing hixhsr and nobisr than that the
ecenornio foundation Of sooisty should DO
controlled by gamblers and sKpl0itsrs FOR
pYofyty We what ws are because Of
me environment Of production for profit.
WHEN vs produos for uss humanity will
become hurnsns
Tsxs vssk shAI baxin series Of
srefeiss on why Every Catholic Should
"a 4 Boo1arst" Pops Leo will be my
~ufds and authority. and viii answer
the yandsvinz Semitic. Mr.. Ooidstsin.
who lsesursd in Seattle unfsr the dirso-
~, Of tbs knights Of Columbus last year.
- these articles will challenge Mr..
G.t6stsin 70 debate IN Spokane. Tacoma,
eeatti., Bsiiingham. Everett. Vancouver
Tow Mr. ooidstsin and Knights Of Co
lurnbus. get busy
EDWIN j. BROWN.
ga Eisss Ave. Unisa DIock-