La Junta tribune., 1916-03-11
sOsGE OBSERVATIONS.
These Are Contributed Ar
ticles and . Record OF In /
dividual Opinion Only.
FALSE AND TRUE sdcIAIIsx.

copy OF The Masses" monthly
magazine published At Sew York
city. have been looking II over and
wonderipg why II Is published. II
announces itself to be "a revolution
ary and not q reform magazine:
with sense Of humor and no respect
for the respectable: 80 printing what
IL too naked or true for money
making press." There is . story by
Sherwood Anderson. which hope. for
the sake OF the writer. Is a pen name.
II has NO purpose except TO hint at
vile things. An account OF the
Youngstown strike by Frank Bohn
vigorously approves violence and ter
rorism ~ q means OF winning strikes.
A symposium Of answers to the
question: DO you believe In patriot
ism. brings forth such choice senti-
ments ~ the following: Count me
for Labor First. This country II not
our country. Then why should
tie toilers love II or fight for H."
II reaffirm my faith. IL Is better to
be . traitor to your country than .
traitor to your class. II despise
the patriotism Of the disinherited
poor-the great army Of toilers. for
to them the country has yielded
nothing but the chance to be fuel for
the fires OF the rich Patriotism
ticks the boots Of capitalism and un-
~ the earth-worms get the iatter's
carcass. he will need patricia" III
you define patriotism to be. The lure
to fools to die for their masters do
not believe In patriotism"
The arrest Of the publishers Of the
"Parisienne." and the confiscation
and destruction Of an issue Of that
magazine. is the subject Of an editor
iaI upon the freedom Of the press.
The "Parisienne" IL about the most
flasrantiy immoral and vicious mag
asine published.
The Masses. with others Of like
character. u listed ~ "Socialist."
The view Of socialism expressed BY
these periodicals.. II entirely at vart-
aace with my vtew. Their preseats-
tion Of facts concerning the condition
Of the workers Of the land ts In the
main correct. They do not overpaint
the nssl Of the vast army os wosksrs
fos bstter wages aad bsttes cosds-
tions Of living. But their proposed
remedies are illogical. Ineffective and
vicious. To secure better wages asd
better conditions Of living for work
Ing men. they advocate economic
pressure Of the most violent sort. II
simple strike dos not briag the
employcr TO time. picket bis worhs.
foecibly prevent the employmeat Of
other men. and - . last rssort. de-
stroy bis plant. THIS h bad eaough.
but these sheets do aot stop at this.
Every law that seeas 10 staud against
the violence they advocate 10 the sub.
iect Of attack. They oppose the Mill.
Tia because Il is The ''tooi Of capisal'
ism." Thsy DO not seea 10 regard u
- possible 10 ssaedy coaditieas b
making aad sasoscias laws 10 thai
cod. la addition 70 this they opealy
isveieh against the standards Of NOR
ality whIch the expesieacs of tht
world hes sst W. rhsy bslievs d
the oess saiooa aad are ssaias'
ssapssasy lesislasioa ss every sert.
rraak Bohn. writing Of the yosass
ssws strike aays: II had just coae 4
town aaa . sew old fsseads we're -
sessaiaias ne ID The 'Pudd,sss' -
iooa."' Readins this sheet. ~
"Puddiess' oaloon" ses0s 70 ~ ~
isspisatsoa Of nsay Of Ne vssws.
TIE Nee that the un1sspai1 labsI
Of the POOR h the naia source es q,
wealth of The sSch. effects aea az
sereatiy. Mea lite BoAa loot oaly 4
the injsssice Of The sysssa. becoa'
iaceased asaiasa its bsaseletasies
and demaadias ~ Immediate ehaass
seek u through violsace. 0thes ~
- - clearly ths laJusetcs q a.
syssem. bet reflect that Il b istreaeh
- In tAe isseisusseas u seelssy. The
II 10 . dsvsleoasas es svelusteaas,
processes. saa thes change ous
coas through susshss 1svsssoasa
II thsss peeesssss. Meesevss. bsial
more oaetsae as1 sas-ssslag ehai
mea q ~ sehss slasa. shes e6sssv
that the sssa1 - eoelal lsvsoeD0sa
b esvas1 . 1oee eeual livisooa .
~ bse1sss q seelal sssvsss. 80 .
- ~ = ases1esaos ~ 0svs0sa
~ sneh 0eaas - ~ q hae1.
11ssoess oDeoess ~: m = . NJ
soeoossDone ~ eDslsly - ~ -
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~ eoo1oo1oos - . negnal eoe1a