South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-26
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JUNE %, 1917.
|. w. W.-IZED SOCIALISM AND THE
ZIMMEDMAN CAGE

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Socialism is again being crucihed on the altar Of
J. ~ w.-ism and time right under
The case OF John Zimmerman. soap-box orator, ar
rested alleged spreading OF sedition, if not
treason incident his Sunday night explosion, is to
the point It the worm eating way socialism
the latter taking the blame lacking as it does the
necessary powers of resistance. Socialism wormeaten
with /. W. W.-ism is what driving the best in
the party ronouncing it; Charles Ed
ward Russell John spargo and even Allan Louis Ben
sor partys candidate president last fall These
men have not renounced their socastic ideals but they
the l. ". w.-ism that has worm-eaten the
socialist party and bringing that party into the
the same repute the L. W. w. itself.
And how the I. W. WIS do Hke'to parade under the
socialist banner. Having become known themselves
mere band of blood-red anarchists, unwelcome
wherever they go and quite as often forced to leave
they have found it quite necessary to disguise
themselves and adopted socialism their
victim. It is these I. w. Ws-"drect actionsts'-
that have worked themselves the councils of the
socialist party sufficiently put the recent anti
war resolutions which the speech Sunday night
only sort of continuation. Denuncaton of the
American government getting into the war-whch is
equivalent favorltism for Germany-and appeals 10
young men enlist accept CONSUMPTION, if they
could avoid itgivng laid and comfort TO the enemy
was the gist OF the preachment. - was enough.
John Zimmerman. however is no socialist. Russian
Jew that he is. he might properly be put down
from his talk as Russian nihilist-the sentiments of
which would fit him for acceptance of l. w W.ism in
this country quite exactly THE working class and
the employing class have nothing in common the
l. w. W. and declares eternal and perpetual war the
former against Tie latter, giving quarter and asking
none, and swearing vengeance finish which would
conhscate all wealth itself Socialism,
the contrary, declares for the cooperative common
wealth would socialize industry-the factors pro-
viduaI to his salvation under economic cor
ditions which claims would guarantee him abb
solutely equal chance profits upon his labor upon
the things that he consumes, being eliminated.
Socialism. in other words does not ask for a division
OF wealth, rather Of the specialization wealth;
declares that capital and labor should amalgamate
under governmental system promising absolute equal
ity TO be democratically administered. The l. W w.
aid in the furtherance of its pro-
gram; no governmental control au-
thority the devil fears holy water. You see
from this why this man Zimmerman resents the
part OF the government. It is not his kind of war.
The quicker socialists rid such people the better
it will be for the socialist and II the party doesn't
get rid o them. it can deserve nothing better.
It would be Just well TO let this Zimmerman
have good lesson taught him. now that the govern
has him IN fits clutches. 1t misht re-
form him but the crowd that gathers around such
people. wise in the dissection what they
say need a little tau ght them also. We go a
long way country. permitting free speech, per
haps too far in times of peace some times but
these times. and just now the spreading of
sedition and treason is to tolerated And the
socialist should be the very FIRST show their in
tolerance especially when these things take parading
under socialist banner that is, if the not
had its resistance worm-eaten away entirely.
The genuine socialists as a rule. are not fools They
have a political philosophy. and one with which the
most OF agree. but long as they re.
willing. they generally are 10 let their phil
osophy evolve Economically arising conditions and
intelligent acceptance permits they have much right
their opinions freedom of discussion as anyone
It is only the rabid ignorant. l. ". W.-zed So
eialists that foos-for they can't put and
only kicking against the pricks' often they
Try.