The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-05-22
SOCIALISM AS
SOCIETY MENACE
is LAID BARE
Rev. NJ. D. Shutter Gives SchOl.
arly Exposition of Marx.
ian Theories .u
WOULD WRECK STATE
Principles Attack Family Unit
and Urge Worldwide
Revolution
WOULD WRECK STATE

Revolution
Socialism was arraigned in clean
cut, logical and nonpartisan manner
Wednesday evening at the Grand the
ater BY Rev. Marion D. Shutter, pastor
Of the Church Of the Redeemer, Min
neapolis. No personalities were re-
sorted to, local issues were not men.
toned, but the force of his argument
lost none OF its weight by such omis-
sions. There was fair sized audience
and interest was deep in the expose
Of what socialism of today means to
the safety Of the home, the state and
the thurch. sat d
The destructive philosophy as preach,
cd! BY the radicals of the SocialistiG
party wasr thoroughly, explained. Rev,
Shutter placed emphasis upon the
fact that what constructive leaders
the party may have had in the Ben
the Spargos, the Russels and the Ben
sons have left and those who preach
the revolution" at any price are now
completely and arrOgantly in the sad
die.
Seize Agencies.
Socialism, he declared, seeks to
seize the agencies of government for
the deliberate purpose of forcing co
operative societyaupon the world, and
turning back the pages of civilization
by destroying the home, private own.
ership, the usages of capital and f.
nally religion.
BY quoting copiously from the ma
tional and state platforms of the So.
'ci1ltst party, Rev. Shutter indicated
clearly the destructive tendencies of
[ thb party; its keen desire. to.destroy
arr forms OF government andtin their
rlaStE set ups tka operation of;the de.
moraiising and immoral principles of
the MARKHAM theories. -g
4 ( !, Poe Of Farmers. 4.
This clipping from a, Minneapolis
SOcialistic paper. may interest you.o
said Rev. Shutter, 1T quotes a So"
cialistic speaker at a small station in
North, DakOta.. Waving his arms
dina n1aticallv, ne said: Look at those
rich farmers heTeabouts with their
fine barns, buildings and automobiles.
You, working men here created all that
and what did you, get? twenty-five
dollars a week. Ten dollars, a day
would havesbeen little enough: you
should have had twenty-five dollars
day from these rich farmers
There you are. This is specimen
Of the socialistic doctrines: Probably
some Of your farmers will be interest
ed In knowing what will happen wac
Socialism is finally an accomplished
fact t-.
- Traces Develop nent.
Rev. Shutter TRACED the development
Of Socialism, He. touched upon it's
hostility TO capital. Quoting Samuel
GOmpers' defiance of the Socialis.
party, he declared that the Socialists
presumed wrongfully to speak tor la
Dor.
Il am at variance with your prin
ciples,' Gompers was quoted as say
ing. This great leader Of LABOR also
declared that the pr,ncipies'O t1e<So-
cialists?, from social standpoint iwere
wrong and that the Socialist was nni|
possible from an industrial stand
point. /
-':-'', Minneapolis Soviets.
Rev. Shutter related his experiences
with the minneapolis Socialists. He
declared that they had open Bolshe.
vism in that city. Il under stand" he
said, that there are one or two
soviets. 1t makes no difference what
they. call themselves, Socialists, Bol.
shevists or |. W. w., they are all one
in Socialism," w.
He insisted that Socialism was a
vicious, destructive force because i.
sought to destroy the four great tac-
tors in civilized society. "The FANNY.
private ownership, the rise of capital
and the church" The socializing OF
women in Russia was touched upon
and the attitude of the Prussian So
cialists toward marriage in the war
days was shown by, quoting their lead
crs in the Reichstag.
Stand tor revolution.
" Reading from the platform of the
Michigan Socialists, Rev. Shutter
proved that they stand for "revolu-
tion" and the expulsion of any mem
Der who urges peaceful reform to cor
rect the ills of the body polite.
He urged the people to a realization
hefore II is TOO late of what the mem