Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-22
FINAL LECTURE ON
 COURSE OF SOCIALISM

Rev. Alexander H. Abbott. pastor of the United Congregational church de- livered the last lecture in his series of six on Socialism at the Community House on Tuesday evening Mir Abbot. ln his opening remarks said that the ignorance rega rding socialism by the American people was greater than t.reir knowledge In my study. of Socialism T! interest in the subject has grown b leaps and bounds and I am now loath t. give it up. Mir. Abbott then reviewed the history Of socialism saying that socialism sprang up in. soil peculiar to it's nour- ishment.' We found it a struggle against the aristocracy and the effect of the revolution in France has been worldwide and in fact. the world has never quite recovered from it, he sa i'd. We can trace socialism even now back to France or England
 | Socialism is now contest between 1 those who have and those who have not. 1 The. principle is that socialism wants to take the creative tools and collectively own them and operate them for the good | of all. In. speaking of the different types of socialism MT. Abbott said that there i are extremes in socialism ahe same as l in religion education and anything in fact. There is the radical element and
 
 i circles there are constant clashes and 1 debates regarding the way of socialism l The radical wants a quick reactiona " method while the conservative wants to progress along the lines of evolution. But the fact remains that the fundamental Is are the same.
 The question is asked how will they | bring about this idealistic state The bolshevik is. the direct. descendant of the l 1 was found in France. The l. w W is of the same school both believing that the evolutionary way is much too long tc get results. a4 Both these, however, are only stages in the Socialist movement. Morris Hillquit sayssthat one kind oi civilization demands one kind of actior and one kind of civilizat ton demands an other kind of action according to the DO. litical and economic situation. You mus have a particular kind of socialism tc suit every country. Before we can have socialism the industrial situation mus
 be right. You must first have coop. lerative spirit in industrial life. Mex ithe people must be ready for socialism. | Socialism will not become true unti the ma jority of the people want it. Ther you say. We will never have socialism But socialism will come. How are tn, socialists going about this way of win nlns over the maJorlty. FhSJ py mean; of propag aganda, they. have their newspa pers, their pamphlets and their. family teachings. You say T. am a medium fol socialism because I talk as I do. We'll am glad to spreadrit for it is a yer.
 human thing. | Then they have the policy of organiza tion.- They are training for leadership
 and management. They keep the strug
 gle ever in front of the Working class
 They use every means to get politica
 power because they believe in principl and not in persons. When they vote' for Debs at the last election they vote,
 for principle and not for the man. In conclusion MT. Abbott said tha while he was not in sympathy wit radical socialism he did believe in tn : fundamental principles of socialism an to gain this end every legal means shout : be used.