The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-25

Washington.
In entering this discussion of party
affairs with comrade Bostrom, 1t Is
understood that we are trying 10 ar
rive at common understanding OF
the proper means for advancing So
cialism and bringing about more
complete unity In the organized
movement. This discussion suggested
itself through the publication OF the
foregoing letter from comrade Bos'
from to ]. Sutt Wilson. sub-commit-
tee OF the n. Il. Com, under date OF
February Is, 1915.
Socialism as represented by the So
cialist party is social policy applied
politically to the social needs OF So
cietv as a whole. Only indirectly does
II relate TO labor organizations as
factor for accomplishing its purpose
and this same relation, to degree,
is known to exist in all political par
ties as is proven by the fact that all
such parties claim, more or less, 10
represent the interests Of labor and
this claim is substantiated by the
further fact that large majority OF
organized labor affiliates politically
with them. The Socialist party can
not, therefore, claim political mon
opoly on organized labor
| Socialism does claim to have poll
tical policy based on the semitic
analysis of economics as applied to
| life and living which benefits not one
part only, but ALL of that social unit
that makes up human civilization. II,
then. Socialism is scientific, from a
political point of view, it must need
follow that it cannot be diverted from
Its final destiny and, that, any step in
that direction advances it accordingly
POLITICAL AIM OF SOCIALIST
PARTY
In respect to it's necessities, society
is a homogeneous mass having like
needs and requirements. The differ
ent economic systems under which II
has existed has destroyed this homo
geneousness and the education, man
ner of acquiring a living. etc. AS {
result, makes one part of society a
war with another part, to their com
...ax deotr,,at;an apd Iaavau IL entire
" out of joint in it's intersocial rela
lions. The harmonious re-establish
ment of correct relations is the politi
cal demand of the Socialist party
Having thus a multitude of differing
minds to deal with, majority o
which must be apprehended and con
solidated into one political group, viz.
the Socialist party, it is the purpose
of the organized movement to teach
common interest that will overcome
all erroneous education politically, so
cially and economically. 1t is hereir
conceded that only one certain par
of society, from an economic view
point, l. e., the working class, is par
ticularly susceptible to a comprehen
sive acceptance of the Socialist philo
sophy. Thus the approach presents
enormously, from class rather thar
a homogeneous view point; hence the
appeal to the working class for politi
cal affiliation, not for the supremacy
of their class, as a class, but for the
overthrow of all classes and a return
to a homogeneous social relation o.
our common interest If this analysis
be correct, what then is the duty o.
the Socialist party members as indi
vidual workers? Is it not to teach {
= common interest as well as a specia
, working-class interest? Concedint
I this, the most practical plan for &C
I complishing this work should be the
! plan of the Socialist party, and thus
| we have arrived at the parting of the
ways,-immediat demands in the ma
: tional platform. We now pass to the
plan of education set forth therein.
, QUESTION OF TACTICS
/ A little forebearance right here
7 might span a great chasm that il
widening and dividing the organized
I movement into camps of warning in
! diyiduals who have exactly the SAM
objective.
If all minds were in exactly thu
same stage of evolution that which
, would convince one would convince
i all. If all were of the same economic
= education as comrade Bostrom ant
, myself, we might say that tomorrow
2 we will begin the operation of the CO
operative commonwealth. But, al
y stated Dreyious environment and tn,