The Detroit times., 1914-11-20
DEMOCRATS NOT
TO BLAME FOR
HARD TIMES
-DR. hen REIrMAN.
Industrial Conditions Don't De-
pend on Party In Power,
Anarchist Says
SEES ONE GOOD RESULT
IN EUROPEAN CONFLICT
Will Postpone Social Revolution
He Declares-Emma Gold
man Coming

| That there are more men out OF
employment in the United States
than ever before in its history, but
that the Democratic administration
| Is In no sense to blame for this state
OF affairs were the emphatic state
ments OF DIR. Ben Reitman. noted
anarchist. who, with Emma Golden
wellknown writer and speaker along
anarchistic lines. will open series
OF meetings in Detroit Friday even
ing.
Miss Goldman will speak to Detroit
Hebrews in their own tongue Friday
and Saturday evenings, the places TO
be announced later. and will begin her
English campaign with an address on
War and the sacred rights OF prop
erty," In Turner hall. No. $50 Sherman
St. Sunday evening. She will discuss
misconceptions of free love" in Ar
better hall. Russell and Catherine-sts.,
Monday night. and will talk. on The
war and our Lord" In Prismatic hall.
No. lao First-st.. Tuesday evening
Miss Goldman is now resting after
some strenuous work In Chicago, on
farm near Paw Paw. Mich.
"The social revolution Is very
GEAR" declared Reitman TO The
Times. Conditions among the poor
we're never so bad and they are going
20 make their needs known this win
ter The worker is bound to find
some means OF lettering his condt
tions, and there Is going to be seri-
Gus trouble while he Is doing IL. He
does not respect the rights Of prop
erty and he has nothing to fear. be-
cause jail or death will make him no
worse on.
There is no reason why every man
in the United States cannot be at
work, 1t is one Of our objects to get
them at H. or course. we are an
archists. but we believe that the most
pressing need right now is to edu-
cate the public to the fact that every
man could be at work. Reduction
of hours OF labor in our factories
would offer employment TO thousands
of men who are now starving for lack
OF work There might be less for
each man but more good would be
done to. the greater number.
People used to think. during hard
times that change in administers
ton would correct. the evils under
which they suffered. They expressed
their discomfort at the ballot box.
They have learned. however. that this
is a condition independent of poll
tics. The Wilson administration Is
I'm no sense to blame for the fact that
more men are out OF work than at
any other time In the country's his
tory.
Europe was fast approaching a
state Of Industrial revolution when
the war began. Over-population and
the Goi .quent lack OF work made a
revolt Of, the masses inevitable. The
war acted as a sort of counter-irri-
tant. and has already postponed the
social revolution for many, many
years. When this war Is over there
will be much work to be done, re-
pairing the damage done by war. and
there will be fewer men to do II.
Every man will have a job. In addi-
ton, they viii have had their al of
disturbance. as someone will be miss
ing from practically every home In
Europe.
| IT believe that the social revolution
for which we hope will have its BIRTH
In the United States. II will be larg ,
| ly passive revolution, brought about
by the awakening of the sense Of an
dividual responsibility. There will be,
however, many who oppose property
confiscation, which will be one OF he
first steps in the change.
Present labor disturbances, such
as those in Colorado and West vir-
ginia are merely the labor pains
which will end with the rebirth OF
the social conscience"
Alexander Berkman, widely known
anarchist and author OF Prison Me-
moirs OF an Anarchist" will follow
Miss Goldman an DIR. Reitman to De-
troit delivering lecture r. this city
Sunday. Nov. 20.