Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-15
SOCIALISM AS SOAP BOX
 LANGUAGE
PETER COLLINS, OF BOS- TON, LECTURES TO A LARGE AUDIENCE AT THE ELKS THEATRE.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

Dubbing Socialism as the language of the soap box, Peter Collins, noted lecturer of Boston and Chicago, start ed his address before a large audi ence at the Elks' theatre last night under the auspices of the Yavapai Knights of Columbus.
 His address from an educational standpoint was invaluable and besides being entertaining. was of public il- terest. As a speaker Collins IS ono of the best that has had the oppor- tunity of addressing a Prescott audi ence and the people of Prescott were fortunate to have had the opportunity to hear him. He was greeted with many rounds of applause.
 Socialism Is intended to be a1 an swer to the question of What's Wrong With the World"" declared Collins. But 1t is not. It did not come from the working class be- cause the working class is spiritual. : He proved this by telling of Christs disciples who were all of the working class.
 Where did Socialism come from' he continued. Tt Is not from the working class. Thousands of workers are following it because they have been misled into thinking that 1t has emanated from the working class. IL comes from big men in Europe who are not and never have been workers.
 Socialism is in direct conflict with -a1,c~,A., hatred in the hearts of men contrary to the Ten Commandments. Follow ing the Ten Commandments by every body would banish the question. Whats Wrong With the World" The answer to the question can be easily summed up in one small an swer which is: "A lack of harmony Fl the world
 The European war is caused by l lack of harmony Home troubles and divorce are caused by a lack of ha-' mony. Differences i'll religion are caused by lack of harmony. Bitter ness and hatred between labor and capital are caused by a lack of har- mony.'
 Quoting Pope Leo XIII. Collins said: The only prosperity in the world can come from contentmenr among the working classes. Every element suffers when the working men are underpaid.'
 The lecturer stated that 5S per cent of the workingmen in the United State are underpaid and 95 per cent of the evil in the United States Is caused by the evil of underpaid work men. Unemployment Is another cause of evil. For five months ill the year 3,O00O00 men and women arc out of work: during six months, z I9O0OO0: during 10 months. 750OOO. Each year Sl,OO0OOO.OO0 is wasted be- cause of unemployment.
 Collins told of the work of the United States in the past year in ind ing jobs for the unemployed. Three thousand postoffice employment bur eaus nave been established and during | 1915 positions were found for 7O,GCD unemployed men and women. He also spoke on the question of unnec- essary accidents to workingmen and related a number of his experiences while he was member of the Illinois State industrial commission. A number of interesting questions were put to Collins by members ot the audience and he answered each O. them immediately, very clearly and to the satisfaction of his audience. He entered into a lengthy discussion on God. evolution and the Bible with | Doe" Pardee.
 One of the Socialists in the audi ence asked Collins if he would accept challenge to a debate with local Socialist leader in Prescott at some future date. Collins replied that ne had d lecture schedule planned fol the next six months and could not re- turn but would be glad to debate with | inc leader if he would only preser: himself on the platform. He stated that he had debated with every prom i1ent Socialist in the United States excepting Debs and that he has oi- fered him $500 if he will accept a cnallenge to meet him on the pla; | form i'll a debate.