The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-11
SOCIALIST BERGER
SLAMS THE |. W. W.
And While Passing Out Wal
lopS lie Deals a Few to
Upton Sinclair.
GIVES TIP TO TARRYTOWN
Only One Remedy for Hard
Times and a Democratic
Tariff. He Announces.

Victor Berger Of Milwaukee. former So
tallst Congressman and now editor OF
me- Milwaukee Ledder, IL in town bub-
Nng over with enthusiasm and optimism
,or the Cause He came here on busl-
ress and will 60 away to-day. but that
ba4 not prevented him from seeing some
Of the prominent members of les party,
charles H. Russell. Morris Hlluult and
men Of that stamp hut NOT Upton Sin
,a- nor William English Walling nor the
parlor Socialists nor anybody like that,
pECIDEpLN NOT.
. Around Mr.. Berger at the Hotel Mar
Unique yesterday afternoon gathered men
COMMISSIONED to transmit his thoughts
10 q waiting world. lie greeted them cor
daily
"You want to see me on several
things" he said. after several questions
had been discharged simultaneously.
VERY well: YOU. young man, ask about
the Industrial Workers OF the World; YOU.
over there speak about that Upton Sin
clair and YOU. you have hard times on
your mind, good. Each of you shall get
what you want"
Mr. berger sat down in his chair, got
up again and sat down.
wow what do | think OF the | double
double? Wen. you people in the East
are making too much Of it--iust wait.
this is not for YOU; don't make any notes
yet"
The depression exponent looked abashed
and put away his notes
wow continued Mr.. Berger such
movements thrive on oppression and sup.
preston. They are but symptoms. n
you oppress them they survive: otherwise
not II YOU prevent them from talking
they grow Let them talk: they can
accomplish nothing of which YOU need
be afraid. The way to cure a sore Is
10 give IL light and air. not to keep IL
Under bandag's. 1t * fanaticism. and
that is like putting fertilizer around a
tree. IL is all very well when the tree
e young. but finally the tree can get
Along without II. Socialism can get along
without the l. W W
Wow you. who wanted to talk about
Upton Sinclair. Put away your notes.
Nr. l. W. w: Yes, you can listen. but
don't You see your colleague? He wants
something.
, We'll. about this poor ass Sinclair. You
New Workers have simply made him nos
slOIe. Now what harm could he do
marching up and down in front OF n
building with black Grape on his arm?
What good could he do? Your news
papers give him publicity; your police seek
10 stop him, arrest him and the excite
ment is created Why should any one
worry about him. All mouthpeces OF
small movements have TO be loud
KS Ike beating drum outside a side
show, isn't it?" said the ]. w. w. re-
porter
Yes" said Mr.. Berger. looking grieyed
plt. young man, this isn't your turn.
lhcn there Is that Tarrytown thing"
Continued tir man from Milwaukee, who
are I!ose CIV farmers up there? They
must be very ignorant countrymen.'
ne was told by all hands that as a
rule they are prosperous commuters
They showed very little sense" was
ihe comment "'rhey should haze allowed
those foolish people to go up there and
parade until th.y were tired without no.
uchg them. They would soon stop Now
th"v have made them martyrs. ] do not
understand Rockefeller. He should know
mat he has nothing to fear from such
people. They are not going to do any
stricken
Take the church case. don't under
sand it-ail Of you can take this. This
hou'k whit" went to a church. Where
. was the harm of his asking the minister
question: As near as ! can see IL was
one sky pilot asking another sky pilot
about the sky. Why should he object?
NE dd object and more martyrdom is
enjoyed
these people talk themselves to death. II
they wanted to make damfools of them
selves hy walking up and down in front
OF a building In the business district we
would let them do II. Nobody out there
would pay any attention TO them. Nobody
would think Of attacking Rockefeller He
10 only a product of the present system
You could punish "A hundred Rookie felleis
ana you would not remove the cause.
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others put away your note books of
corrre you can listen, but don't appro-
prsta
Hard times come every twenty years
Or herea bout, and they are due to the
fact that as every worker produces about
double what he earns in time there il a
vast OverprOduction. There must come a
pause until the surplus is used up That
y why We have the hard times Eliminat-
ing 1907, which was a rich mans panic,
We go back to 1898, and from there to
1873, 10 follow the cycles.
THE poor unfortunate Democr3 tic party
suffers by each panic and IL blamed for II.
That happens because the people under
the Republicans feeling the near approach
o. trouble blame the Republicans for II
ana elect the Democrats The Democrats
come in IN time to catch the full forca or
the trouble. Then, they 90 out as re-
adjustment begins.
"Of course the Democrats always assist
the coming OF adversely. just as in this
case they have Intensified the trouble by
tnNerng with the tariff. Conditions will
be worse this fall and winter than they
are now. Then after a period OF inactlon
they viii begin to build up anew BY that
time the Dcmocrats-where Will they De r
NJ Berger did not wait for the answer
"There is only one remedy for all TINS
hunger all this hard times. all these
demonstrations, all these conditions, ne
continued. That is socialism. II IL bound
to come. Production and distribution theh
Will bee in the hands of the collective peo-
pie. There can be no more sights as we
have sen"
YES, asked the hard times man, put
toN about the anarchists in those days
Pow about the fellows with the new IDEAS
III" kickcrs?"
why under socialism II man won't
work II he won't produce, lie can
consume" answered Mr.. Berger very
Promptly.
Did YOU notice how Prof. Taft treated
socialism the other day. he was asked.
'Fatt wasn't talking about socialism,
WI. tine reply. "Hc was talking about
communism. and | doubt III he knows the