Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-23

today, in fact have been for thousands
 of years. They are the Economic TO- litical movement: striving for more and more democratic control of gov-
 ernment and industries that these in-
 stitutions may be a benefit to all in-
 stead of being controlled by a few and
 used as a means Of robbing the nlass-
 es for the benefit of the few. Then
 there is the desire for more sxact and certain knowledge of nature and her
 laws which has led to the conflict of
 Science and Religion.
 All religions. and there have been
 thousands of them. began as an eff
 fort of early ignorant man to explain
 them to him unknown and fearful
 things of nature. Out of his own
 imagination he created good and bad
 spirits. God Is a creation of the mind.
 Most of them are now dead. and as we
 become more intelligence probably all
 will die.
 Now Mir. Collins like MT. Goldstein
 is trying to confuse these two and make 1t appear that they are one and
 the same. I do line up with both. I am an Atheist (Monist) agree with Ernest Haeckers views as expressed in the Riddle of the Universe" But Haeckel Is not a socialist but Is op- Blatchford's God and My Neighbor' expresses the same views in every day English as are expounded in the Rid Qle or the universe.
 In fact as remember 1t a person
 might read and accept all views as ex- pressed by Biatchford and know noth- ing about socialism. But this scien- tific modern thought Is permeating all society, has even entered the Catholic | ranks as admitted by MT. Collins, who | denounces them as tModernists". | Modern. up to date as opposed to dog matte, archaic.
 In answering Dave Goldstein l showed how the teachings of the Church on the great problems or ques- ! and man, the fall of man, causes of disease. and insanity have been dis proved by scientific research. Not one church but all churches, religious or ganizations have opposed progress | and the dissemination of any truth which conficted with their antiquated | dogmatic teachings.
 | Kidd in his Social Evolution says | that Karl Marx was the first to place | economics on a scientific basis. This | ism because he does not want 1t, be- | lieving 1t best that the masses should | be sacrificed for the few, thinking ts | to be for the interest of society. | In regard to the family. others than
 socialist writers have traced the de- | cuity. through gems. etc, to Its pres-
 ent monogamic form. See Morge n's Ancient Society" Freeman's Early History of Institutions" etc. These
 are non socialist writerst but recos-
 nize the fact that the marriage rela-
 tions depended largely if not entil ely | upon economic conditions. Rebel and | Engels have expressed opinions as tC the probable future conditions and l there is much reason to think they ! may be right. However these arf personal views and are not obligatory I to any individual socialist.
 Let us see something of the present | family conditions. Before the inyen- | ton of power machinery the family | was not only a social but an industria
 centre. Women had few if any rights She could not even hold property il | her own name Man was supreme
 Women and children were dependent ! upon the will of man. Women ther as now often married or were married | with or without their consent fol economic reasons. Many a woman dft | and does to-day remain with mar l whom she abhors because she was ol 1 is dependent upon him fe ra living The invention of machinery has taker industry out of the family and driver
 men, women and children into thu factory. The cheaper labor of womeI and children in competition with mer | has made wages so low that manl men cannot afford to marry. This fl an economic condition which affects Catholics and non-catholic. Low
 wages drives many men and womef l to houses of prostitution and house, of assignation. If the Catholic churci I really wishes to make such conditions as will enable her people to practice what she breaches, she should throw her influence for public ownership ant control of industries (Socialism) For as long as ownership is In tn hands of a few the profits must conn out of the many workers
 l Factory employment of wonel