The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-19
RICHMOND IS H0HOREO
BY CANDIDATE RE|MER
standard Bearer of Socialist labor
Party First Presidential Nominee
to Appear Tn City.
THINKS WILSON WILL WIN.
Makes No Prediction. But Declares
Present Prosperity Satisfies Work
ers, Who Sec No Further Than End
of Nose--Reward of Workers In
War Is Job

Richmond was honored last night
by the presence of presidential
candidate Arthur e. Reimer, stand
ard-bearer of the Socialist Labor
party, spoke to a labor audience at
the home OF Dixie Aerie, F. O, f,
Third and Marshall Streets MT.
Reimer forcefully presented the
claims of his organization, and urged
all who hope for the emancipation of
labor from wage slavery to buy a
subscription card, emitting him to re-
ceive the weekly eFople. published in
New York, three months. On the
card, he instructed, must he placed
a one cent postage stamp. The card
sold for a quarter and Candidate
Reimer disposed of several, though
not enough to pay the expenses Of the
meeting.
The meeting was called to order by
Alex. r.. McCulloch, a Richmond
member Of the Socialist Labor party,
and--judging from the number OF
red-rimned Clasped hand emblem
buttons OF the Socialist party worn on
the coat lapels of the audienCe-prob-
ably the only Socialist Labo.. party
man attending. "Comrade" McCul-
loch presided, introduced Candidate
Reimer and asked the first question
of series propounded to the speak
er after he had concluded his adj
dress.
Capitalism Causes War.
Mr.. Reimer, whose home is in Bos-
, ton, and who for the second time has
responded by touring the nation to the
honors bestowed upon him by the
party nominating him for the office OF
President of the United States, is an
interesting speaker, He appears logi-
cal Hearers who do not agree with
him admit that
He spoke Of the European war, de-
claring the capitahstic class to be re-
sponsible for It, by reason of interna.
tional economic groups so desiring
control of markets that they would
spill the life blood of millions OF
workingmen.
| He said that the workingman, who
does not own the tools of production
| is compelled to fight for his job, ever
to the extent If numbering the work.
/ ingman of another nation. And after
the war is over, the worker Of the
lostn- nations will get no less than the
worker OF winning nations--a Job.
He had a job when he started tC
fight, and If he comes through the
war with all his limbs on his body
physically whole; he does not have tt
he whole mentally: labor is referred tC
as 'hands-he may get his job back
Meantime wives have been widowed
and children orphaned. What has HI
! gained by war. by fighting
masters. the owners Of the machinery
of production 2" So Candidate Reime
spoke.
Wrong Kind of Patriotism.
IL ha nf trin
| ism is being taught and called upoI
| his hearers to take look at tn
| constitution and the declaration Of
| Ind ependence and the writings OF tn,
! founder of the nation.
| He urged workingmen to organic,
individually, to so prepare politically
and industrially to seize the power o
THE government and take possession
Sef Industry" This, he asserted Is tn,
patriotism of today. as IT was wher
the American revolutionists founded
| this nation.
Mr.. Reimer made no forecast of tn
result of the presidential campaign II
which he is involeed. His only refer
ence to it was the declarations
IF President Wilson is reelected
1t Will be because the workingman
who sees no further than the end o
his nose. is satisfied with this pros
perity, which Is temporary, and which
can never be permanent under tn
| present system of society"