The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-05
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HASTEN SOCIALISM
Socialist Candidate for Senate
Makes Declaration At Jew
ish Meeting.

About $50 attended the first open
meeting of the new Jewish branch Of
the Socialist party at Odd Fellows
hall Sunday night and commemorate
ed the f1ftieth anniversary of the
death of Ferdinand La Sale, one of
the earliest Socialist leaders.
Richard Jones, Socialist candidate
for senator from the Fifty-eight dis
trict, and H. Levy were the speakers.
Tn speaking of the war situation, Mr..
Jones said:
The European slaughter house is
Fastening the dawn Of the approach
ing Socialist state. Just. as Socialism
advanced by leaps and bounds after
the Franco rusian war, just as sure
~ will 1t advance in proportion, az
the present struggle is greater than
that of 1870.
Confscation o. X.
people who frowned on the little
word 'coniscation month ago now
receive without emotion the news
that Germany and France have ap-
propriated automobiles and other pri-
Vate property for use in the war, and
that England is providing for her UNI
employed, preparing to feed the" chill
dren and will undoubtedly enter into
the business of distributing food
stuffs, and at the outset of the war
took controlof all the railroads In the
kingdom.
ENGLAND will also insure the ships
at sea, and there is reason to believe
the same steps with regard to Amer
lean merchant vessels: These meas
ures are taken because of the
emergencies Of the situation.
'Thinking people are beginning to
ask why It would not be equally pro-
per for the government to interfere
IN this manner to relieve starvation
and suffering in times when there are
no wars between nations.
'Workingmen have no interest in
the prolongation Of the present con-
flict. They have been duped by the
rulers of the countries involved into
lighting each other with, empty argu-
ments> that their national honor is
involved"
A Commercial War.
II America Is drawn into the con-
f1ict it will be because of the anxiety
country to extend our foreign trade
at the expense Of those countries in
volved in the struggle. English,
French and German trade with South
America is demoralized American
merchants with the passive consent
Of the government are reaching out
hungrily for this trade.
Already England and France have
intimated" that they will look With
disfavor upon: any procedure on tho
part of this country to purchase mer-
| chant vessels from the bel1igerent ma
tons and sail them under the Ameri-
can, flag,
1--WE Socialists say the European
war is war for commercial power,
and when it settles down to a definite
campaign the interests which domin-
ate these nations will not sit idly by
and permit America, the only first
class power not now involved, to- ap-
propriate this trade without a protest
from these nations. To what may
such a protest lead?
The danger, therefore, of. our be-
ing drawn into the fight will come,
not from workingmen who fight the
battles, and stop the bullets but from
selfish interests who make it a point
always to remain safe distance from
the hail Of the Shells
Jacob Meyers sang aid readings
were given by May Meyers, s. Dietsch
and H.: Singer
The Jewish branch will send dele
gates to the city central committee of
the party, the committee. heretofore
being composed of delegates from the
English Scandinavian, Finnish and
West Duluth branches.