Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-20
IRVING to bring about industrial

trying to bring about industrial
slavery"
That ito contend that a man
can uit work and that an or
ganized body cannot do so through
the orders of its officers Is too
silly to discuss.
Arguments against socialism are
childish and positively idiotic."
"Our newspapers and politicians
backed by monopolistic wealth
have decried and ridiculed the
effort to readjust the government
| on business principles"
Turbulence and bloodshed" are
| the alternative If the socialistic
theory is not adopted. r.
That "all present laws are based
ON the assumption that the earth
belongs TO those who can grab it,
That the present system of
"private ownership of the soil end
Its products publicly used" Ia
wrong. Es,..t III.
That "the earth and its natural
products are the common heritage
| of all" y, ~.
That capitalism sis cruel, in
human, swinish in its greed, tiger
| ish in its bloody ferocity, degen-
Grating mankind, making prosti-
tutes out of women and the cause
of most of the crimes commit
ted"
That capitalism controls the
press, the pulpit. the. courts and
the lawmaking bodies" -. ~.
1.-The most abominabie forms OF
corruption and vice are abroad in
abundance" -, ...,a,..,s.s,.......,.- j %.
Hundreds of thousands are in
want and millions receive pay IN
sufficient for their daily, needs.
"Two-t thirds of the. population
are dwarfed in mind and body by
the unjust conditions society has
forced upon them"
"Slave-like labor is forced on
men and women" Ahf tiN
D The idle, wealthy, domiheering,
accommodating class" Is roasted to
. fragile. In sl,5 s8
Our, best answer to the criticism
| is the words of the editor of the
journal who recently said, in or
der not to hurt the feelings of
it's "sanely argumentatiye' con-
tributor: va L5 sss
1.-THE logic of his. beliefs, Jun
modified by his mental timidtty,
would make him revolutionist.
"The socialist party !, has shown
contempt for the orderly processes
of the law and has nominated a
bolshevist, convicted of lawless-
ness for its president .&Nt ap--
I'VE reassert that no body of
men can .conspire to coeree the
majority into submission by starv-
ing or freezing them" a
The Journal seems to have an
swered itself.
If the editor of the Journal will
inquire he will find that the New
Mexican has had some slight con-
nection with. the fight for legiti-
mate free speech in New Mexico.
But there is a limit on free
speech, as the journal. seems to
admit by its implied approval OF
the "repressiye measures" used on
Debs. The government. thanks be,
didn't take Debs kindly by the
hand and whisper sweet nothings
in his ear to, turn him from! the
error of his ways. >
There has never been time in
America when the unrestricted
right of free speech was abused as
it has been in the past year or
two.
The leading socialist spokesman
in whose wake some otherwise
good citizens blindly follow have
defied the institutions of Amer
lea and would overthrow them.
We denounce their propaganda as
not only lurking follies" but an
offensive menace; as anti Amer
lean, I'M American. opposed to the
best Unborn BODYBUILDING, char
acknowledging, independent. sue
cess-craving, wholesomely accu-
mulating instincts of Americans
which have made this country
what it is today. We denounce 1t
as an attempt to foment class war
and bitterness, to SANDER and Will
fy the best country on eartn, as
looking to ultimate violent over
throw of our institutions, and be-
lieve the time has come to cur
tail freedom of speech" which
would accomplish these things
And we merely wish to ask the
editor of the Journal If he wishes
to reaffirm his desires for kindly
and charitable argument with a
party which has shown contempt
for the orderly process Of the
law" andsif~ he is still against