The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-09-13
Entered at the poston,ce In Tabor, s.
D., az second-class matter.

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ting that many of the men sign
ing the threatening petition did
not know what they were signing,
because they went to a Socialist
meeting and we're, upderb the i'm
preston that it was necessary In
order that they may become mem
bers, The socialist movement has
some good points and while we
shall not say a word, not a word,
against the Socialists in general,
we decidedly will say this much
about the German Socialist: So
cialism as we know it originated
in Germany, Karl Marx, being
known as the father of Socialism;
the Socialist party in Germany
was the strongest and had a major
ity in the Reichstag; the German
government, altho an autocratic
government, suffered the spread
ing of a doctrine inimical to auto
cracy and privilege in its very
foundation; altho the German o
cialist howled his head off shout
ing "Internationalism" (brother-
hood of mani before and after val
broke out, which, lest we forget,
: was started by Berlin thru Vienna
every socialist member of the
Reichstag, except that noble and
honest character, L%iebknecht, vot-
ed for the war, and he told the
German people, that it was not a
war of defense on the part of Ger
many.
Now the German socialists are
Fostering every nook and crook of
the earth teaching sedition and OPP
position to the respective govern
ments, exceptsin their own. In
! other words, they want comrades
everywhere to oppose their gov
r'sfnments so that Germany may
win this war, forgetting that cha
rity begins at home. W. often
wondered why and how it was
possible for Socialism in Germany
to grow to such proportions under
the very nose of a~utocracy, which
not only tolerated it, but seemed
to encourage it. But since the
war we see plainly. From the &C
tions of the German socialist dur
ing the war. we see the German
socialist and his autocratic govern
ment played hand-in glove and
'thougbtthey could get away with
it, and it seems that the doctrine
''of1 the German socialist of today
is: "You comrades of other ma
tions, oppose your government,
under the guise of International
ism, brotherhood of man, abhor-
ance of war provoked by capital.
lists, but we German socialists will
stick to "unser lieber Kaiser" who
rules over us by Divine right, and
help him win this war on democ-
racy, even tho Marx and Engels
turn somersaults in their graves.
Some of these days we shall
take more time and expose the
German socialist in detail. He
was never sincere in his blowing
of the "Internatinalism" horn,
and proved it beyond doubt dur
ing this war. He is for Germany
first, last and all the time, and il
appears socialism was a bait used
by the German government for
other nations. And W h v not?
Just think of the remarkab bile sp,
system she has spread over the ell
tire earth; and why should not ev-
cry German socialist be Il potent
al, il not actual, spy for comrade
Bill Hohepzollern!
Brother Craig will kindly copy
for tie benefit Of His loyal Ger
man readers, lest they, too, be led
astray by the siren song of the
German socialist, who is talking
peace when things look gloomy
for Germany, but said not a word
about peace when Germay started
the war and the Kaiser invited all