The Irish standard., 1915-05-29

ism. Every horse is an animal, but
not every animal is horse-Commu-
nism is related to Socialism as the
genus to the Species
Karl Marx, even though dubbed as
he is, "the greatest teacher of the So
cialist parties in the world" never
wrote or mentioned the word Social
ism, he termed himself Communist,
and "The Communist Manifesto of the
Communist party" bears his name as
author.
The Socialists of today called them
selves Communists" yesterday, but
they merely changed their name, not
the principles of their creed. In those
days the Socialists and the Anarchists
worked together as one organization.
AS w. d. P. Bliss asserts in his we'll
known Hand Book on Socialism:
From the day when Karl Marx and
Bakunin, after the Congress of the In
ternational at The Hague in 1872, led
their forces into separate camps of
Anarchists and Socialists, the two par
ties have never worked together"
Since this dissension in the Interna-
tional, there has been a decided differ
ence in tactics. Karl Marx contended,
as have the Socialists ever since, that
political action is the fundamental CIV
ilized method of warfare for the work
ing class and while economic action is
not to be lost sight Of or ignored, yet
political action should remain the
standard method. The Socialists aim
to capture the State, and use it to
appropriate the expropriators."
AS Frederick Engels writes in "Uto-
plan and Scientific Socialism: When
at last it (the State) becomes the real
representative of the whole of society,
it renders itself unnecessary. The first
act by virtue of which the State really
constitutes itself the representative of
the whole of society-the taking pos
session of the means of production in
the name of society-that is, at the
same time, its last independent act as
State. The State is not abolished; 1t
dies out. State interference in social
relations becomes, in one domain after
another, superfluous and then dies out
itself; the government Of persons is
replaced by the administration of
things, and by the conduct of the pro-
cesses of production"
What may this mean? The inter-
pretive key to the above Pigment of so.
cialistic mental disturbance is unre-
.vealed by another revolutionary ex.
ponent, August Bebel, man whom
the REV. Dr." Bouck White upon a
recent occasion took the liberty to
herald as "the one most authentic and
authoritative interpreter of Socialism
in our modern day." In his woman
Under Socialism" book endorsed by
the National Executive Committee of
the Socialist party, find the follow
ing (page 319 s. l.. P. ed.): along
with the State dies out its representa-
tives-cabinet, ministers, parliaments,
standing armies, police, and consta-
bles, courts, district attorneys, prison
officials, tariff and tax collectors, in
short, the whole political apparatus.
Barracks, and such other military
structures, palaces of law and of ad-
await better use. Ten thousand laws,
DEGREES and regulations become as so
much rubbish; they have only historic
value"
Should such stuff appeal to anyone,
why Join the l. w. W., Socialist party
or Socialist Labor party? Anarchism
is non-political Socialism.
The Industrial Workers of the
World, who have stricken from their
! preamble the recognition of the neces.
sity for political action, is typically
anarchistic organization. The Anar-
chist declared that the worker is not
exploited at the ballot box but in the
factory, Office and workshop. He.
therefore, calls upon the workers to
organize at the point of production.
4 His intention Is to ultimately call a
general strike; and while most An
z archists preach violence, so do also
many Socialists.
Billy Haywood declared that an in.
\ telhgent Anarchist or Socialist does
mot preach violence and sabotage so
II much as he actually practices it.
Socialists are unlike Anarchists in
that they declare that their ideal will
HE brought about by the ballot, If pos
sible, and by violence and sabotage
ssonly when necessary.
There is nothing sacred but what is
ecreed BY the will of the majority
Il Der the Socialist philosophy. There
III sno code Of morality; no rule of con.
N no law Of God which has any
St to stand in the way Of q Social
a scrss, supported by the majority.
I 4 thsr words. there is no such thing