The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-08-07

! cations and their political power. ~
! TIE !ntelllgtnt anu class conscious us6
q these they may resist successful!
the capitalist class. break the Ierers
! oI wage slavery. ;iud Ill themselves
!or the future sorirly, which is TO dis
! place tn capitalist system. The So
tlallst parry appreciates the full sig
mllcancU Ui GLASS; organization anC
! urges the wage uarnerS, the working
! turner's and all other useful workers
everywhere 10 organize for economic
and political action, and w pledge
| ourselves To support the t0llerS Of Inc
| Iicids as we'll as those in the shops
! factories and mines oil the nation il
| their struggle for economic justice.
! In the de1eat or victory OF the work
| ing class party in this new struggle
! Tor freedom lies the defeat or triumph
OF the common people Of all economic
| groups, as we'll as the failure or the
triumph OF popular government. Thus
tho Socialist Party in the ,,arty Of the
| present day revolution, which marks
the transition from economic indiVid-
! Ui,ism to Socialism, from wage
| slavery to free c0-Operation, from cap
taliSt oliyarrhy to industrial demo
! Ci'acy.
Program.
As measures calculated to strength
en- the working class in its light for
The realization Of its ultimate aim, the
cooperative commonwealth. and to in
crease its power of resistance against
capitalist oppression we advocate and
i .,,,l aioyi Il
GERS 10 the following program:
|. The collective ownership and
democratic management Of railroads,
wire and wireless telegraphS and te!c-
phones, express services. steamboat
lines and all other social means Of
transportation and communication and
e ali large-scale industries.
,. The Immediate requirement by
the municipalities, the states or the
federal government of all grain elcva-
tors. stock yards, storage warehouses
and other distributing agencies, in or
der ~ reduce the present cNtortIOn2tr
cost ii living.
=. The extension Of the public do
tm:,ln to incIule mines. QuarrirS. oil
!, Wr!i.s. forests and water power.
!. The iuri her conservation and d''
vriopmrnt OF u;,tural resources Tor the
use and benefit Of all the people:
la) by scientific toreStation and
timber protection.
To- BY the reclamation of arid and
swamp tracts.
tc) BY the storage Of flood wat
crs aud the utilization Of water DOW
e.
lN By the Stoppago OF the pres,
cnt eXlruvagant waste Of the soil and
ni the products Of mines and oil wells.
tcl BY the development Of high
WAY and waterway systems.
) The collective ownership Of land
wherever practicable, and in case
where such ownership is impractlcahIe
the appropriation by taxation OF the
anrua! rental values Of all land hc!d
Tor speculation.
Is. The collective ownership and
democratic mana cement OF the bank
iug anil currency system.
Industrial Demands.
The Immediate government relic.
Of the unemployed by the extension OF
all useful public works. All persons
rmploved on such works to be en-
ragged directly by the government I'M
der a ork-day Of not more than elght
hours and ut not less than the pre-
vaiIin~ union wages. The government
also to establish employment bureaus,
20 lend money To states and nlunl-
rionlitics without interest Tor the pur-
pose 81 carrying on public works and
80 ;Il5t. such other measures within IT'S
power is will lessen the widespread
misery Of the workers caused by the
misrlte OF the capitalist class.
The conservation Of human re-
sources. particularly Of the lives ana
wclI-being Of the workers and their
families.
!. BY shortening the workday III
Er"pirlg with the increased productive
urs.~ Of machinery.
,. Nv securing jo rvrry worker I
rest orriud of uui less tlt;tn 4 day and
Il half each week.
=. ~ securing :: more effective Ill
sp,rtion Of workshops, factories anu
mines.
J. ForbidIing the employment OF
children under Ii years of age.
:. Bv the cooperative organlZa-
ton Of industries in federal pcnlten-
riaricS and workshops, for the benc-
III nf ronvictS and their dependents.
6. BY i'urbidd!ng the interstate
transportation of the products OF chiid
labor. OF. convict labor and all umn-
SDrctcd factories and mines.
:. BY ubo!ishing the profit system
ia rorernment work and substituting
ether the direct hire Of labor or the
awarding Of contracts 10 cooperative
groups OF workers.
5. Bv establishing minimum wage
scales.
y. Hv aboliShing official charity
and substituting i non-contrlbutarE
system OF old-agc pensions, general
system and invalidiSm and system
compulsory insurance by employers OF
their workers. without cost TO the lat
Ter. against industrial dlea>e. acct
dents and death.
Political Demands.
!. The absolute freedom 81 press
speech and issemDlage.
>. The adoption Of graduated IN
come tax. the increase III the rates o.
The present corporation tax ami The
extension of inheritance taxes, grad
uuted in proportion 10 the value OF the
estate and 70 ncHrucSS 10 kln--the pro
rrt.,;S OF these taxes 20 hr employed
N The specialization OF industry.
=. The abolition o; III" monopoly
ownership Of patents AMI thr sU9Stl-
! tuition oi collective ownership, Win
direct rewards "a inventors by prc-