Evening journal., 1917-03-03
FEAR OF SOCIALISM
BROUGHT ABOUT WAR
Dr.. Holloway Says Kaiser
Desires to Stop March
OF Democracy
CHRIST THE FIRST
SOCIALIST, He SAYS

that fear Of Socialism on the part of
the Kaiser was the underlying cause of
Germany starting the present war. Dr.
Holloway emphasized his belief in the
strength OF tho Socailistic idea In Ger
many.
The war was brought about despite
the Socialistic tendencies in Germany
DIR. Holloway said. and is no indication
that Socialism has failed or that its
ideas of Christian brotherhood are not
practical
DR.. Holloway addressed the meeting
by request Of tho Central Branch Of the
Socalistic party. A. S. Hall, organizer
Of tho Central Branch acted as chairman
Of The meeting and Humphrey Campbell
made short address ON Socialism.
DR. Holloway treated the subject
under "Will Tho World Be Tho Same
After The War He said.
Il have been invited to consider
with you the question as 10 whether
the present socialistic movement
over tho world will, after the great
war bring about the full realization
nf what was prehgured I'm the Old
Testament Laws Of the Sabbatic Year
and the Jubilee. and what was abor-
ttf'AJ nNfNNiHA'AH III a HAANA UNAANM VI
Time, by the early Christians In Jer-
nsalem. That is. we are to ascertain,
II possible. whether tho present so
sialistic movement. which functions
Itself in the effort TO restore tho peo-
pie as a physical earth and tho full
ness thereof. IN this same connec-
lion the question has been asked does
Peters statement in his sermon re-
corded in tho third chapter of Acts.
about the times of the destitution OF
all things, refer to the control OF all
public recources and public utilities
by public instead Of private owner
Ehip?
And surely were Il possible TO
prove this contention from the Word
Of God, this phase OF many phased So
rialism would have an ally of divine
dignity and resistless power. For the
Bible is the Divine Word not because
iitporfesses to be, but because it proves
itself TO be. Like the sun it proves
what It is. not by advertisement. but
by dissemination of light. A Book
that has so fully withstood the bit
terest attacks OF its enemies as we'll
as the unwise defence Of its fanatical
friends is truly tho Gibraltar Of
Truth.
1.-THE Sabhatical Year involved the
Injunction that once In seven years
the land should lie fallow. The Jubi-
lee Year was 20 be a time OF the res
-toEatioa OF land that had been taken
away from its original owners or his
descendants, TO that original owner or
his representatives. There are his
torical evidences TO the effect that the
81. d.
served, but the Jubilee Year remained
solely the dream OF the poet-states-
mans mind. The common ownership
movement among the Christians in
Jerusalem was short lived. and, as far
as we know, never fred the early
Christians Of other communities to
emulation. Why these movements
never became popular IN their time
we will consider later in our discus
sion But, I believe that these ideals
and movements, in so far as they
set forth tho principles OF human
brotherhood. were inspired Of God as
iprophecies OF the realization Of what
tho prophets of tho Old Testament
called The Day of Jehovah. and tho
writers of the New Testament desig-
mated The Kingdom OF God, or The
lures are rich in interpreting these ex-
pressions OF the realization Of that
halcyon DAY when every man shall
love the Lord his God with all his
heart and with all his soul and with
all his strength, and his neighbor a.
himself.
q rs socialism in our day contribu
s ting to the final realization Of Thu
4~t~4 fk,trr~nf NJ n
There are. it seems 20 me, unmistak
& able evidences that it is. and that thii
war is Fastening the application o
the principles OF socialism, not onll
for the purposes OF war, but the pur
noses of industry after the terrible
conflict shall have been concluded.
Socialism. as a principle, may be
defined as regarding the human race
AS a great family, whose collective
welfare shall be paramount TO the
selfish will and work OF any one men,
her. or any particular number of mem-
hers thereof. Wholesome collective
ism is emphasized over against harm
1ul individualism. IL is urged, with
81 increasing instance, that unrestrained
'tompetition in the industrial world
must yield 10 intelligently directed
~f~--~~fNhs Anu III OIlNI that AMt
q pnheiples may be worked out into
a practical results various methods
81 nave oeen suggested whereby the
81 Sos ernment should become Maternal
"a "no correlate its energies on Tho min
VI lpie that the citizens Of "a nation or
# an International fellowship shouid no
a treated as brothers and not riv,ie
~ This has involved the advoc,,,. Z,
governmental ownership ana CONT,
q OF natural resources and public MAJ
Il tiles Al this iuncture We mus, dis
a tlnguish between communism M
VI fionalism and socialism. socis,
i ism is differentiated from con-
munism in not demanding
N community OF goods or property. an
II from nationalism is not advocatir
N that all individuals should be rewar
N cd alike. For instance the social
B would not abolish private properi
the rights Of inheritance (within &C
L(f tain reasonable restrictions). ma
riage as n diyinely appointed instit
lion, but he would and does adyoca
Government ownership of coal, Of
R oil. and forests lands, and all wat
sources and ways.
HAS socialism done anything san
and therefore permanent as a resu
OF this widespread agitation? We
much. Paternalism Is becoming mol
and more evident in national life.
THE public school system is 81
fors al M