La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25
EAIaE AND 1aUn s0ClAIa1iIli'.'

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We srs all socjaltsts now" II y96]
heatsve that there ars vroass GAA|
iaJustiess II ~ Dreesat social stfnos]
turs. ana that tAsy en- ~ eveatuall4
rsns1ied ~ lav. thea you aze : -
ciallst. Il u u this senss that I en-
myself . socialist.
The socialist party has Z dsfinito
program. Il aims 70 bring about thoI
public Or collective ownssshiD of -
naia ihstrumcnts Of wealth produe-
tion. tland. railroads. factories, e&e.,
and their operation BY the STATE, for
the benefit Of all the citizens. Itl
proposes this - . present day RENE
dy for existing evils. In the socialist
program this involves some radical
changes In governmental machinery.
In ny view the problems involved
are too great and manifold to ie thus
disposed Of. First and foremost We
are to remember that these problems
collectively. constitute the present
state Of society. Society as now con-
stttuted. is the fruit Of evolutionary
processes. Because the processes OF
evolution produced the present state
Of society. We must assume that NO
other state or condition OF society
could have been the fruit Of these
processes. We may further assume
that whatever social changes are 70
come In the future must be produced
by the same evolutionary forces that
have ruled In the past.
Such being our underssandin Il
must be evident that II the present
system Of private ownsrship OF the
means Of production 10 to Be chang
ed into collective ownership. II must
Be accomplished BY . very gradual
process. I use this doctrine Of 20
cialism to illustrate my thought b.
cause believe Il 70 b an Inevitable
Development Of the social system.
But do not assert Il dogmaticaliy %
inevitable. because I can not look
down The vista Of the ases and cay
what shall be the product Of the com.
plex human agsncies which the years
viii develop. The only thing that re
can b absolutely certain about In this
connection. ia the Inequality Of The
present system and the evils flowing
thsrsfrom. We can b certain that
ths earning Of ~ Income too small
70 procure the necsasaries Of life for
the worker and his family. ID a econ.
omie evil. We are equally certain
that ~ Income vssy much 10 excess
of ths aeeds ee the Doessasoe. y alas
~ ecoaoaie evil. 18th % The possss-
sor aad becsuss Il leassas the income
u other men. II incons could -
produced separate asd sapart from
labor. this misht not - %: but In the
last analysis. every dollar Of income,
whether derived froa rsats. interest
or profits. rspresssts oas dollars
worth Of productive labor. actually
psrforned. There r no such thing q
tsus DroSssty income. Private prop-
ssty b sinply . cunnias asvies. which
saablss lts possessor 70 levy tribute
upoa ~ toll ~ eeAess.
Bet hsrs ~ ause rsasnbss that
this eusaIas 1svics vas ~ desigusd
~ Ne Desesas bsseelelasies, ~ b.
thets Sesebsass. ut vas ~ eveautioe.
az pseduee q social levsaepoeot,
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eos(ollse. Ne aesee TIT Iaeoualtty
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