Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-10-21
SOCIALISM IS
DEBATED BY CLUB

hated at the home of Miss Christian
Wright by members of the For tnightly
Literary club. The question was stated
as follows: Resolved, That socialism is
the best solution for American industri
al and labor problems. the affirmative
being taken by Mrs. E Aug. Runge
and Superintendent A. C. Kingsford
while the negative was presented by
Mrs. M. N. Bliss and DR.. E. P. Hall.
On account of the illness in the family,
Mrs. Bliss had not been able to prepare
for the discussion and her place was
taken by Rev. B. E. Ray.
Mrs. Runge spoke of the postal ser
vice, schools. municipal light and water
systems and other industrial enter
prises as being in the field of socialism.
She read an instructive and entertain
ing pamphlet which presented the sub
ject from the socialists viewpoint. As
to trusts, they are much like automo-
b1es, good for those on the inside and
bad for those on the outside If it were
possible for the people of the United
States to free the slaves and for the
people of Oklahoma to confiscate the
brewer product, were it not possible
to purchase the property of the oil
trust and thereby benefit the workers
and general public? The slaves could
have been purchased for about billion
dollars and the war cost about ten bill
lion. 1t was advocated that great in
dustries be purch ased for the general
public.
Mr. Kingsford said the greatest in |
dustrial movement of the present time
was that of socialism. He cad the /
national platform of the socialist party |
which embodies the following planks or
demands.
Unrestricted and equal suffrage
for men and women.
The adoption of the initiative,
referendum and recall and of
proportional representation.
The abolition Of the senate and
the veto power of the president
The election of the president and
the vice-president by the direct
vote of the people.
The abolition of the power usurp-
ed by the Supreme Court of the
United States to pass upon the
constitutionality of legislation
enacted by Congress.
National laws to be repealed only
by act Of Congress or by
referendum vote of the 'major-
ity of the voters.
The extension Of Democratic
Government to all United States
territory.
The immediate curbing of the
powers Of ssthe courts to issue
injunctions in labor disputes.
The free administration of JUS
tice.
The calling of a convention for
the revision of the Constitution
of the United States.
Mr.. Kingsford pointed out that labor
had not greatly benefited by inven-
tions, that for apples to decay at Bara-
boo and be worth ST. Is at Madison, was
not the right system and that for sew
eral milkmen to go over the same ter
ritory was not economy.
Dr. Hall asserted that many were like
P. T. Barnum said they were, the more
they are humbugged the more they
liked it. The world is full of isms
and socialism is one of them. |
In China, which davors of
socialism, there has been no great pro
gress but in Greece and other nations
where there had been competition, there
has been advancement. He said the
socialists believed it was good plan to
grab all you can and not get grabbed. |
He gave his experience at Aberdeen
with the I. w. w. whom he claimed |
were rank socialists. The method these |
socialists have adopted are against the |
welfare of society. Mr.. Hall said that
socialism reminded him of cart being
filled with small mule hitched to it. |
Sometimes the cart is filled at the
wrong end and the animal is lifted into
the air. Socialism is on the wrong side
of the axle.
When a man asked another what go
cialism was he said the explanation was
easy.
Suppose you have two horses.
eyes.
And give one away"
eyes.
That's socialism.
81 see.
''Then suppose you have two
cows"
YES"
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