The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-01
MORRIS HILLQUTTT,
 LEADER OF HIGHBROW
 SOCIALISTS, 45 TO-DAY

Morris Hfllquit, one of the most scholarly of American Socialists and the leader of the -.highbrow' section of the red flag party on this side of the Atlantic, was born in Riga, Rus sia, forty-five years ago. He was ed ucated at the Gymnasium in his na-l tive city, and at seventeen came to America He was admitted to the bar in 1893, but has devoted the greater part of his time to writing and featuring on socialism He has represented his party at many inter national congresses in Europe. Mr. Hf1lquit's books have had a wide cir culation, and his views represent those of the rank and file of the par ty.
 Tn his works the eminent disciple of Karl Marx points out that .tthe gos- pei of Socialism is preached in more than sixty tongues, It's creed is ae- cepted by thirty million persons. To scoff at it is futile. To Ignore it is. folly. It must be faced. It should be understo cd. ..'
 In defining his .tgospeI1 he says:
 Socialism does not advocate a di- vision of wealth. The Socialist pro- gramme does not deal with consunn- wealth; it does not assail wealth as means of private enjoyment, but wealth as an instrument of social op- pression and exploitation
 socialists view with placid indif- ference the private ownership Of dwelling houses and gowns, autonno- piles and yachts the Socialist plan Is not one of division or distribution but on the contrary, one of common and undivided ownership The principle may be illustrated by comparison with the functions and character of our public streets. The streets are the common public property of our cities. They are laid out, paved and repaired at public expense. They are maintained for our joint use and ben eft. We all own tn hem. But we do not divide up the cobblestones rat ably among all citizens
 Socialism aims to abolish poverty altogether. It advocates an economic c
 system under which all important business of the country would be ta- ken out of the hands of the individ- ual capitalists, and placed into those of the community. Under Socialism the industries would be owned by the people at large organized as the gov ernment, and would be managed and conducted through appropriate and responsible agencies for the beneff of the entire nation.
 "Socialism would leave but two sources of income; remun eration for services of those able and willing to render them, and support to the weak and disabled. Such a, system mani : fest1y excludes the existence of the excessively stprosperous,. as we'll as that of the s"poor and needy" and substitutes a condition of relatively l uniform and universal prosperity.
 ''The workers can gain their ends neither by threats nor by prayers, neither by desperate acts of violence nor by piousz sermons-they can only | conquer in organized, systematic, c, open and enlightened struggle. And 1 that struggle must be conducted on | the political arena as we'll as on the | economic field. by the working class 1 as a class, united by the strong bond | of community of interest. It must | be fought against the capitalist class as class. The Socialists preach nc l personal hatred toward the individ- l ual capitalists. They do not consid- | CT the average capitalist as a man in-