The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-04-09
BY ELMER T. ALLISON.

BY ELMER L. ALLlSUN. /
In every country of the world the
workers have entered definitely into
the phase of active, revolutionary
effort against the capitalist class ana
it's political implement, the capitalist
State. Indeed, in some countries, as
in Russia and Persia, the workers
have clearly attained power over
their class enemies and rule in their
own right and authority. In all coun-
tries the revolutionary ferment is
deepening. In all countries definite
political party of the workers IS de-
veloping and supplanting the old So
cialist parties of the Second Inter-
national and lining up under the dis
cipline and affiliation Of the Third
(Communist) international. The pc
riod of active revolutionary mass
action of the proletariat has arrived
everywhere. With the raging Of a
fiercer class conflict between the
workers and the eploiters, the work
ers have learned the inadequacy of
social reforms. The times call for
newer and more revolutionary me-
lthods of the workers would establish
their supremacy as the ruling power
thruout the world. Reforms, upon
which the old socialist parties based
their propaganda and activities will
no longer answer.
The Proletariat will not be
satisfied with these. 1t demands power,
immediate power, and the extinction
of the capitalist class and the capital
ist State. Therefore, any political
party of the workers which ignores
these facts, which still seeks TO
establish within the capitalist State,
so-called reform measures for the
benefit of the workers, leaving the
capitalist class, and the capitalist
State intact, deserves the severest
condemnation of the workers. 1t de-
serves to be held up before them
and made target for their inqui-
sition and their ridicule. Such a party
lis misleading the workers ard the
lworkers must know it.
How the Socialist Party Meets the
Unemployment Problem.
Such party is the Socialist Parry
of Ohio, or what there is left of il
J since the general exodus of the revo-
utionary elements which formerly
composed it. Thru it's official organ
the "Miami Valley Socialist" publish
+ ed at Dayton, it has launched ;
campaign, or what appears to bt
1.-THE beginning of one, for remedy
for unemployment. This proposed
!, remedy so-called, consists of ar
amendment to the state Constitution
enabling municipalities to take over
die industrial plants and operate
: them. This proposed amendment is tt
n be secured by the Initiative and Re
ferendum, upon petitions of 1919 o
:, the voters and is to be submitted a
the next general election in 1929. i
this remedy seems little far off
the unemployed will please calm theil
n revolutionary feelings and tighter
. their belts. To quote the proposed
Amendment in full:
Constitutional Amendment
That the constitution of Ohio b,
S amended as follows:
c BY inserting therein:
E "Article 1, Section 1b. Any munici
pality, by ordinance, declaring pub
= lie exigency to exist by reason o
IS widespread unemployment, take 70
S public use Immediately and withou
= its action being subject to referen
dun, any building, factory, machin
u cry, power plant, or other means o
: said municipality, which by sal
J. ordinance is declared to be idle o
q to be employed for a private use de
trimental to the public welfare; an
, such municipality may thereafte
n make such use of such property $
d taken as it may by ordinance declar
to be necessary for the public wei
fare during such public exigency, in
- Guiding the establishment Of ca
q operative industries, and without in
reference by the process of an
n court. Such property may thereafte
:, be restored to private ownership b
% an ordinance declaring such publ
"a exigency to have ceased. Compensa
N tion may thereafter be made to tn
le owner, IL taken for only temporm
:, public use, as a rental based upon tn
physical valuation Of such property
and IL the municipality shall b
: ordinance declare such property +
el be permanently needed for public us,
is compensation therefor may at tn
al option OF the municipality bo pal
lie either in annual installmcnts for
period within fifty years or in large
amounts as such ordinance shall de
clare. Bonds may be issued by th