Evening journal., 1917-06-28
BY HUMPHREY 3. CAMPBELL,
OF Wilmington, In the New York Evening Post

mercial system. and the accuracy
with which 1t specifies wherein II is
unavoidable. and what should be done
to remedy the defects, entitle the
party to high consideration
But some other things also need
TO be said
The party Is not the Socialist move
ment. "The Socialist party is because
the Socialist movement was" The
party las not yet proved worthy TO
represent, nor able TO make clear, the
high character OF the movement. gae
party Is on probation It Is high time
Il was separated from the movement,
in the thought OF the people, The
real Socialist movement, that vast,
not vet clearly defined tendency to-
day, which for lack OF better name
has come to be so called, is the most
splendid manifestation Of Its kind
that exists among us. II has a PROM
Use, an appeal and allure beyond
compare. Il Is the incarnation OF
some Of the finest thought and aspir-
alton Of the day. the medium for
converting this thought into action.
| 10 is more. II appears as a wonderful
harbinger OF an epoch. Of a coming
time Of Joy beyond measure, OF that
zone far-off CD divine event to which
the whole creation moves IL Is
something Of this hope and vision
which IS the reason for the passion.
ate devotion OF its adherents. In
stinctively II Is felt that the time OF
the realization OF age-old hopes is nc
farther away than the completion Of
the task Of inaugursting the proposed
new system Not that the Socialist
movement alone will accomplish al
this, but. as a harbinger it indicates
other fulfllments in addition to It's
, own material outcome.
Never Such Widespread Expectancy.
{ AS far as we know. not even at The
i time Of that other directly related
epoch when "the hopes and fears o
all the years met" at the birth o
! Jesus Christ. WAS there such wide
I spread expectancy as there Is today
I But all this is not necessarily trui
! Of the Socialist party any more thar
, Il is Of its predecessor, the almos
= defunct Socialist Labor party. Let
be repeated, the party is not The So
cialist movement. The movement
/ immense and growing greater. TIL
: party Is q faction. II includes withii
It's organization but certain fac
! tional part of those who, oonsciousf
, or not are members OF the great for
! ward moving multitude vaguel
/ known AS the Socialist Movement.
IL is safe TO say that the Socialis
o party does not even clearly identif
} the Socialist movement The move
ment Is, perhaps more than anything
else, movement Of Reconciliation.
But the party continually reiterate
} It Stands committed to the elias
war" 10 now seems almost ready L
: countenance "frightfulness" In wag
ing that war"
As one way to better discern tn
true character Of the Socialist move
ment las distinguished from the par
ty), let II be considered as the han
, binger that II Is. Then 10 we can dis
cover what must be a distinguishin
] characteristic Of other signs whic
will indicate that the new era is a
our very doors, we may expect to fin
d the Socialist movement also posse
l. ses that characteristic In commo
n with them. An evil, former genen
d ton. seeking a sign, received onl
NhD oAeh VI inc liNlutl JuNdu
e which they did not understand. Bl
d there are indications in several qua
l. tiers that the sign we may expect I
a give us the first thrill of the Joy this
l. is to come will be the clear appearin
r of Reconciliation There shall be T.,
!. turning OF the heart OF the father I
4 the children and the heart OF IN
+ children to their fathers, before tn
n Coming OF the Day. Jew and Chri
l. tian shall also become reconcile
l. when "the fulness Of the Gentnes
e come in"
4 Has OveFleaped Glass Lines.
And the Social movement is
= movement OF reconciliation, even
the Socialist party has failed to di
@ Germ it and, misrepresented Il as
y class war" Long ago the movemer
Il oyerleaped class lines and began Il
Il work OF reconciling those Of opposir
F. classes, drawing them together in III
o common effort to inaugurate the be
II ter system OF which both had seen
IT vision. Not only is the Socialist NOV
ment thus making possible the end
e the class war without conquest
y peace without victory" but Il can I
4 seen 70 also afford Jew and Christie