Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-04
"A SERMON ON SOCIALISM
NFreaeneo Eg Kew :. Halsey Ambrose in the First Presbyterian church, Grand
FORKS N. D, att evening services, Sunday, March 2, 1919

classes, the proletarian, which I haye +.
described, and the second, the bour-
geotsie. (Webster defines this as the,
middle classes or class connected
with the trade Of any country; in
other words, this class, includes all
who nave a surplus over and above
purchasing of the necessary things
of life. -
Are there more than one kind of
Socialists? have given you defini-
tons of Socialism. now, how many
kinds Of Socialists are there? Is there
the progressive Socialist. the stand
pat Socialist, the medieval Socialist,
the an century Socialist? How
many kinds are. there? On the third
Brown, who after studying Socialism
for forty years. says: Call it Social
ism, Communism, l.. w. N.-ism.
Townleyism, B~olshevism, or what
not What is in a name? A stink
bug by any other name would smell
Just as sweet. 1t has been said tina
there are Socialists and there are So
cialists. But let me tell you, there
are just Socialists. Socialists are So
iclalists and nothing else.
UP to this minute I think we have
established the fact of what Social
ism is. That it is a theory of eco
monies, based upon the assumption
that mental labor applied to natural
resources produces all wealth. and
that there are two classes in life, and
only two: the proletarian and the
b~ourgeoisie. The argument begins
with "a fallacy, and the fallacy lis
clearly seen,i n mar knowing Social
ism knows it is built on a fallacy.
When you come to reason this thing
/ over and UyoiOh if-4,< -
Ltake all the theories impaired in it.
how can o help but come to but one
conclusiOn-and there is no other
conclusion. That is fallacy. Karl
Marx. author of the bible Of Social
ism, has clearly proven to the world
that there are but two classes under
Socialism and only two. The rank and
file of the followers Of Karl Marx on
down through the years have literal
" interpreted him thus. Why did
Kari Marx produce such a volume?
Marx had to live in London, an exile
from his home land. London was his
asylum. There in exile. and lacking
the necessary things of life and en-
vlous OF what others had and too in
dolent to produce for himself, he
wrote "Das Capital Marx did not
visit the English mills. He relied for
MS facts upon the government re-
ports.
His work is full of quotations from
reports of commissions that investi-
gated this n that industry. His
ostractions of the surplus value came
first, and the quotations to confirm
the theory followed. \.
a Marx is h father of modern
Socialism. Never before in the his
tory OF mar have we had the oppor-
tun1ty of seeing the >theory placed in
practice until the past two years. I'D
l To TWO Yea re 0On T ~ - 10. $50.
That it was an utter impossibility to
know Just what Socialism would do if
placed in power. I happen to have
been brought up in a section Of this
country where it vas my opportunity
and privilege to come in contact with
n Socialist soap-box orator at first
hand. Over in the bowery Of New
York, on the East side. where they
graduate 100 per cent simon-pure So
cialists, and. the highest product of
that school is Lenine. He stands to-
Day crowned with all the laurels> the
East side school of New York could
place upon him. The Socialist ora
tors nave said: Socialism is the
brotherhood Of man., Each and ev-
cry one Of us are to share equally;
we are all to be the same: there will
pc neither rich or poor; high or low:
one man will work no longer than
the other man; and we will all work
together for each others common
goPd.., Did you everthear that before?
lf'you e heard a Socialist talk, you
sure did. ~' 49,
me state that the present condi.
tons are d~eplorable. and that the one
class on the one hand has all power.
and the other class on the other hand.
has no power, and they advocate
something that will bring into this
world Of ours an Utopia. 1 know of
no picture Of heaven more beautiful
than the picture they attempt to
was to become heaven.
In This country, up to 1911, the So
ciaelsts had little or no hold on any
thing. In that year., they elected
then, they have taken over the gov
eminent of cities, city by city. and
lat one. time, they took over the gov.
eminent of a whole state. think
it necessary for US to get on the in
side and see the machine inf opera
ton" 1t sure is some machine. AS I
said a minute ago, this is the first
time we have had an opportunity of
seeing Socialism. and its fundamental
tenets placed in operation. : You
naturally ask. where has Socialism
been placed in practice? and by what
name is it. known 1t was put in
practice a little over a year and a half
o6o' oiu - CaIleO the OF
Russia with its .,.Soviets. Who said
this was applied. Socialism? John
Reed so states in the Liberator, a So
cialist magazine. Of February. 1914.
published by Max Eastman. Thus de-
clares Reed: (Bolshevism) let me tell
you. it is not anarchism, it is not
vegetarianism, it has no connection
either with free love or the new re-
public; in a word, it is applied So
cialism, and hat is all.
Knowing, therefore. tina this is
applied Socialism, let US ask another
question. Into how many classes does
applied Socialism, divide the race?
To answer this, L turn to the words
Of Max Eastman, in his paper, The
L~iberator, of February. 1919, and
"(a) All. who have acquired the
means Of living through labor that is
productive and useful to society, and
also persons engaged in housekeeping
which enables the former to d. pro.
ductive work. i. c., laborers and em-
ployes of all classes who are en-
ployed in industry. trade; agriculture,
ETC., and peasant and Cossack agricul-
tuarl laborers who employ no help for
the purpose Of making profits.
SOD Soldiers of the army and navy
Of the Soviets.
"tc) Citizens of the two preceding
categories who have to any degree
lost their, capacity to work.
"(dl Note Local Soviets may,
lower the age standard mentioned
herein"
Is this not a good picture OF the
N nro4efarian aR 7 doscrihad hinoc