The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-17
POLITICAL SOCIALISM scIES.
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1JfIt.
The rtOpian Socialists knew ~.
exploitation caused poverty. Al ~
people know today, but they fsIis-
20 regard the great truth about -.
itaiist production being Depends,
upon the socializinR OF industry !,
means whereby 10 exploit labor -.
take from labor It's surplus (yalne,
product
surplus value II the property ere.
ated by labor over and above n.
wages which labor gets This sur.
plus goes 10 capital and IL IL ots,
TINS surplus value that a conffsrf
struggle fciaEE war; Is waKsd NJ.
day this class struggle RACES In -.
attic, Colorado. Michigan and sou,A
Africa. Preparations are now beiur
made for struggle 10 compel A.
open shop In Seattle because errlalf-
alton Of the working population 4
easier under the open shop. since n
organized expression can come from
unorsanized wage slaves
WILHELM LIEBKNEcHT sxis.
Whoever conceiveE OF Socialism Il
the sense OF sentimental phtisr.
thropic striving after human eousi.
lily. with no idea OF the existence 81
capitalist society. IL no Socialist d
the sense OF the class strugxIe
N
uuthinkable."
The discovery of the source Of .ur.
plur value. the material concepf.er
OF history, and the class struggle A.
three scientific facts. the discover
OF which we are indebted TO Ksr.
Marx.
The material conception OF his
tory starts from the principle that
production and. next TO producfior.
the exchange OF it's products, IL liz
basis of every social system. Tia,
In every society arising in history
the allotment of products and wi,A
II the division OF society into clsssss
or ranks depends upon what 70 pro.
duced. how IL is produced. and kop.
when produced. IL IL exchanged Ae-
cordfngly the ultimate cause Of al
social change and political revoir-
lions are not TO be looked for In TIE
heads of men In their growing lr-
sight into eternal truth and tnssict
but in changes OF the methods :,
production and exchange They are
to be looked for not in the philos-
ophy. but In the economy OF The
epoch In question" said Marx and
Engels.
.'Thc social question IL insepasuA,e
from the political. and a REASONABLY
organized society is thinkable onIf
In free state. said Liebknecht. ~
every citizen Is q soldier, then a sc.
der is a citizen. and no tyrant viii
ever be In position 10 offer VIC
lence to the people" said Liebknecht
The struggle of the working clsu
against capitalist exploitation mus;
OF necessity be a political struggIs
The working classes can neither
carry on their economic struggle re'
develop their economic organizatirs
without political rights. HerewitA
we declare the nature OF our pauF
and separate ourselves from thos>
who advocate the so-called props
gsnda of the deed who in rezliiF
raise inactivity to a platform and
with revolutionary phrases exereiss
the propaganda OF 'nothingness.' We
must act and work politically. apps
all Instruments In order TO furthef
our end" said Liebknecht.
To expect the Transformation Q,
society and the social revolution %
accomplish itself without tskinr
part In the political struggle 10 ehfls-
tsh foolishness. Whoever THINKS
this has no conception OF the diff
Guilty and greatness of our strugEf
for emancipation" said Liebknecll
They tthe laboring classD canne
expect the transfer OF the means g
production to the community Wit
out being first invested with poil'
ical power" said Liebknecht-
WHO RAISED THE QUESTION
The question OF Direct Action ans
Sabotage Propaganda Of the Dec
was brought and attempted 70 *
forced into the Socialist party asa
tactic by Haywood and his folleN'
ers. The Socialist party had eithei
TO consent TO such tactics tby q
silencel or reject them by specihs
Il ~ "a "a AZ.
did reject Direct Action, sahoi8rs
and Anarchy Mt the Indianapoh
convention in 1912. IL is, neverths
less, true that the so-called leader
of the Red faction Socialists IN w
state voted I'm favor OF Direct ACTIN.
and Sabotage as proper soela,, s
party tactics. OF course they Nole
to keep the party silent on the ques'
tion and silence gives consent. 80.
These so-calied leaders are hum'
NJ. Wells. Sam Saddler, Kate Lew
OF Seattle Adam II. Rarth and LesF
T.. Allen. of Tacoma, and FRANK ne
from, OF Everett Bostrom. ~
versus Political Action in the sss@
Socialist Party Bulletin for peses'.
Der ~. 1913, states that "sanosas
is less direct than any other aos,ss
possible in the war between y.
classes I'm the shop. or all the w.
pie whom | have met Nho ciaihe-
be Socialists. Rostrom has the 'rs
conception OF the principles "a "a
cialism. the class struggle
economics. -,,,.s
l have now given the authority.
upon Political Action except w
supreme Authority in this coun%
which is the members or the pss
Itself. who have by referena,ussss
voted the definition OF iou'.,as
Action into the national constitu"
as follows: Section 6. Aruem
Political action shall be consu ~
to mean participate on In elecuon
public office and practical iesiisne
tive and Administrative work a Mai.
the lines of the Socialist parry ps i,ll
form" This Is binding on Soe.'s A.
party members. and those wno nd
sire to advocate Direct Action ssrA
Sabotage should have enough fsssm.
for the party and respect tor 's ~.
selves to leaNe'the party ana k ~ Il
where to advocate "Propasshu"
the Deed n,rsr
Next week I win write on ''
Action and Sabotage.
EDWIN ]. BROW