Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-17
WHITTIER ARE
NE DRIFTING?

Eve arc facing conditions That arc
exactly like the conditions tnas I'M
mediatcly preceded the French re-
volution.r declared Charles II. lay
Tor. of Baltimore. addressing the
Socialist party of. the District OF
Columbia at it's headquarters on Sun
dav last. But when we reach the
period where the country is run by
,hc interests and u revolution Is on
!, will make the French revolution
look like IL Quaker Sunday school.
HSocialsts are bending every effort
&C. bring on revolution. What we
,yant is a solicited working class
.Barbarism feudalism all succeed
each other in the march OF the hu-
man race. And the only thing that
can succeed capitalism is socialism.
Why oppose it?'
We fail TO see conditions III the
United States similar to those pre-
crdinu the French revolution, and
The speakers who make uttcranceS
like the above arc ignorant of subject
they handle or are bent upon will
fully dccciving people who know
nothing whatever about the French
revolution or the issues "'hch pre-
cipitated that foul blot upon the
civilized world. When the revolt
against Louis the Sixteenth was fcS-
ieyng, Il argc percentage OF INC
French people were hcwcrs OF wool
and bearers Of water TO arrogant
classes who were exempt from taxes.
The third cStatc--Carmcr and work
iypmen gcncrally-wcrc compelled to
bear I'LL The burdens Of The state.
They, very properly. objected to this
and had The masses allowed the
Girondists.. who were not rc%icideS,
10 settle the trouble, there would
have been no revolution. All they
asked was that all classes vic III
supporting the government. They,
however. were thrown aside by cut
throats. who did not want amc!loral-
inc conditions. but blood and plunGcr
rs some in the United States want
now.
All classes in our country are call
cd upon 20 pay their proportion TO
meet the expenses Of the state. and
,hc condition of the workingmen OF
America is not to be compared to tnat
Of the masses in France at the time
of the revolution. 1t was shown &c
Gently tha, engineers on som" west
crn railroads received as much pay
- governors Of certain states.
The cry against capital has been
gong up Si!iCc IiIS
and appeals of agitators. calling them
selves socialists, should DC
weighed carefully. Capitalists are
rs necessary as mechanics in thus
world. and all workingmcn should
realize this.
. We live in the era Of The printing
,,,css and at a time when niany mil
lions are spent upon public education
Children are burdencd with books ON
all sorts Of studies. but Inc grea,
mass leave school with bare SAiatteF-
mrs Of many things. II has often oc-
Cured TO us that one Of the most cS-
scntial studies should be history. The
&ad story of Madame Roland, one OF
the mrcatest women ever born II
France. would prove an offset to wl!o
utterances akin TO that quoted above
This noble woman was dccaptatea
because she did not approve o! th'
reign Of terror. although on earnest
champion Of liberty To her this
sentiment was beautiful spotted
serpent. dangerous to be handled.
when, she stood upon the guiliotin'
she cast hsasyes upon the statue o
Liberty ang exclaimed in word!
,,h;rh have gone down the ages, Il
Liberty. Aibelty! What crimes ARG
commirsed in thy name"
WANVED-Light houSework-Whit'
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