The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-11

usually referred TO as the blDIe or
Socialism" To consider Socialism
would be as absurd as considering
Christianity without the Bible. The
Communist Manifesto proclaims,
among other things:
One. The abolition Of property
in lands.
Two. The abolition of all rights
Of inheritance
THE congressional platform of the
socialist party, adopted in 1918, ia
vors the following in regard to farm
ers' lands: ,.
1.-The retention by the national,
state and local government of all
land owned by them. and the contin-
uous requirement Of other land by
ton, taxation or otherwise. such land
to be organized as rapidly as prac-
ticable into socially operated farms.
Encouragement OF unions OF
agricultural workers.
Extension of labor laws to agri-
culture and the securing to agricul-
tural laborers of minimum standards
requisite for "a healthy life and
worthy citizenship.
1--WE also call attention to the fact
that the elimination of farm tenantry
and the development of socially
owned and operated agriculture re-
will open new opportunities to the
agricultural wage worker. and free
him from dependence on the private
employer.
1.-THE Working Peoples Nonparti,
san League, which Is the organiZa-
ton with which the Nonpartisan Lea
que has been forced to combine by
the latter's leaders in their effort to
capture tie republican party machin
cry on June 21st. has the following
to, say as to its political and legisli.-
tive program:
Purpose In Minnesota.
"'Public ownership and operation
of railways steamships. banking
business, stockyards, packing plants
grain elevators. terminal markets
telegraphs, telephones and all other
public utilities; and tine nationliza-
ton and development of basic nat
ural resources, water power and un-
used land, with the repatriation OF
large holdings to the end that SOL
diers and sailors and dislocated
workers may find an opportunity fol
an Independent livelihood
I'm other words. they declared in
favor of the naturalization Of un-
used lands, which means one-half OF
the lands of Minnesota; and they de-
clared they favored the repatriation
of large holdings for the benefit oil
soldiers. sailors and dislocated work
ers. They favor the taking of private
lands and the granting to others OF
the fans now owned by Minnesota
farmers.
AS regards the family. the com
munist manifesto has the following
TO say:
Ion what foundation is the pres
ent family, the bourgeois family
based? On capital, on private gain
In its completely developed form this
family exists only among the bour-
geoisie. But this state of things finds
sence of the family among the prole
tarians, and in public prostitution.
1.-The bourgeois family will vanish
as a matter of course when it's COM
plement vanishes, and both will van
ish with the vanishing OF capital
1.-The bourgeois sees in his wife a
mere instrument of production
1.-The communists have no need to
introduce community of women; il
has existed almost from time imme-
mortal
Remember that the term "bour-
geois" used in the communist mani
festo refers particularly to the land
owning class, or the farmer. Mar
riage must disappear; this is a. part
of the program.
Frederick Engel, one of the au-
thors of the communist Manifesto,
says that the three obstacles which
block the path of social reform are:
religion, the present. form of mar
riage and private property.
Oscar Wilde. noted English So
cialist, says: Socialism annihilates
the family. With the abolition oil
private property marriage in its pres
ent form must disappear. This is
part of the program"
Socialism and Religion.
"The relationship of Socialism 10
religion must be taken out of the
same mouths. Karl Marx stated in
1S45: 1--WE cannot know anything
about the existence of God. :. :.
but an easy way of getting rid OF
religion" Communism, abolishes
eternal truths, it abolished all re-
ligion and all morality, instead OF
constituting them on new basis"
August Bebel, one of Karl Marx
disciples, says: christianity is the
eremy of civilization
Christianity and Socialism are like
fire and water
w lllldu lLlCUlcCuJ du SIulucut
socialist in Germany, says: 1t is
our duty as socialists to uproot the
faith in God with all our zeal =
This attitude of Socialism toward
Christianity is not confined to Ger
many. In England. we know that
the social labor federation has
adopted the following creed: There
is no~God, and Karl Marx is his
prophet
lone of the leading socialist writ
ers in America is Stanley Clark. He
says: Socialism and the superstition
of Christianity cannot dwell in the
Iionity must dedestroyed =
Morris Hillquit. recently socialist
candidate for mayor of New York
city, and one of the leading social
lists in this country. and who present
ed at the national socialist conven-
ton when Eugene V. Debs was nom
mated for president Of the United
States, stated recently that ninety.
nine per cent of the socialists in this
country were atheists. Stanley Clark
above referred to, has the following
answer to those who believe that one
can be true Christian and socialist
at the same time: . *
IA Christian in the socialist party
is as driftwood on the bosom Of q
stream. Christianity is poison for
which there is no antidote. The hope
of Immortality must be driven from
the world ...-
Socialism in Russia.
"The greatest experiment in gov
eminent known to mankind was the
experiment in 1875, when for this
republic the constitution was adopt
ed which guarantees private right in
prOperty Under this form of gov