Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-14
Pro and Cor of Socialism


! notice in your paper you had sew
eral articles on Socialism, especially
the last one saying Socialism is in ia
vor of autocracy and against democ-
racy. Now this is false.
There is no party in America today
which is governed as democratically
as the Socialist party Furthermore,
they stand for brotherhood of man and
against war the world over. You say
in that article they stand for the kali
ser. This is false How about the
strike in Germany now? How is it
that we have so many idlers who new
er work and have all they want, while
others always work and never have
anything? Why is it that the Social
list party is so hated by the capitalist?
Have you ever studied socialism? Why
is it that their membership has in
creased 900 per cent. Why is it that
they have gained 500 to 700 per cent
in city elections held this fall?
Why is it that the men who make
the big dividends are so interested in
socialism? Why is it that some of
the men who left the Socialist party
On account Of the Socialist st. Louis
anti-war program are coming back in
to the party? The GayIord-Simon type.
Who is the traitor, the man who be-
lieves in public ownership and says
his country can do anything, or that
man who says, "Our country can't do
that, they graft too much, or every
body wants to live, meaning the idlers.
But the government is good enough
to run the things as sewer systems,
police force, jails, asylums, pOOrhOuses,
etc, although most OF these things are
because Of the capitalist system. No
matter how much the kept press, of
which many are controlled by capital
lists, write or howl, the progress Of
mankind and education will never
stop. And the progress of the work
ingman will never stop by a corrupt
pen, but, only truth will go on. You
may publish this letter if you like,
but all who read this may get all the
Socialist information from the Milwau-
kee Leader, Milwaukee. Also sub
scribe for it is better.
What is the difference between the
Republican and Democratic parties?
Who finances their funds? How many
workers paid towards it in Sank county
in 1916? Generally the man who pays
the fiddler wants the tune.
ARTHUR OCHSNER.
Plain, Wis.
The Con
The article to which Mr.. Ochsner
no doubt refers was one from the BOs-
ton Post The editorial said that So
cialism had brought about the col
lapse of Russia, had helped to defeat
the liberal party in Italy, had done all
it could in France to weaken the fight
against Germany, in America is play
ing the game for the kaiser, and in
Germany has supported the war from
the beginning.
If Mr.. Ochsner will search the rec
ords for the vote in the reichstag he
will find the Socialists have always
given support to the government, per-
haps not all, but many Of them. Not
long ago this paper contained an arti-
Gle covering that very point. While
they may say they are opposed to war,
yet the socialists in Germany in the
main have supported the kaiser in his
aims. The Socialists in Germany have
not practiced what they preach.
1t is all right for Socialists to say
they are opposed to war. So is every
man, woman and child in this county.
So are most OF the people of the nation
and world. Suppose the Socialists
idea had ruled in France. Where
would France be? 1t would have
meant the blotting out of that grand
people in this war. Was the United
States to stand by and see her people
killed, ships sunk, agreements violat-
ed, international law cast to the wind,