The New York herald., 1921-01-16

cause of the same weaknesses which
have been inherited by the latter.
Perhaps the greatest weakness Of the
Socialist party is that the rank and
file are made up of discontents who air
their grievances with the world in
general and the Government In par
ticular at every meeting. Every Social
lst local Is a mutual grievance society.
There may be some Soeialistic vic
toroes but at best they will be sporadic
and of mushroom life. Socialist power
in various sections of the country will
burst through the healthy tissue of
the body polite only to be consumed
by its own flame.
SeIf-Pity Follows Publicity.
The remedy for Socialism and that
which will cause tits eventual extermi-
nation is TO ignore ii absolutely. Aver
age Socialists take great pleasure In
crying out that they are being perse-
cuted; that they are martyrs; that they
are being maligaed by the press, and
articles in opposition TO them are being
pointed TO by them as evidence of these
facts. To ignore them would be taking
away this, their greatest weapon.
One peculiar thing about Socialism is
the fact that it is merely individualism
disguised. Nearly every Socialist, while
declaiming that he is an apostle OF So
ciallzation. in reality is an individualist
OF the rankest type. He speaks loudly
of humanity-and thinks first of himself.
An analysis of Socialist theories re-
veals their pitiful weaknesses. Radical
members of the party are invariably in
dulging in violent words against pa
triotism, declaring that their movement
is international. and asserting that all
men will be treated alike under their
system, but on this point as on the ma
jority of others their theory will not
stand the test of actual experience.
If Socialist leaders attempted to
force their disciples TO admit all ne
groes and Chinese 10 a real equality
their party would be wrecked on the
rocks of discord. Rather than submit 70
the inauguration of such theory mem
bers of the party would. as an alterna-
tivee. lire themselves up with any capi-
talistic organization of opposite view
on this one particular question.
Tenets Have No Sound Basis.
One of the terrible vices of the radi-
Gals which has been preached and which
Is being urged daily by party leaders is
that the organization takes into con-
sieeration merely the material side of
life Not only are the doctrines indif-
ferent but they are basically opposed
&c the domestic and religious life of the
world. intellectually and morality, in
the eyes OF the radical leaders. are fit
subjects for sneers and laughter and
these same radicals offer as a substi
tute a form OF communism absolutely
material. with no spiritual or moral
foundation.
These theories if actually carried out,
naturally, according to the Socialist
spellbinder, mean the immediate annihi-
lation of personal ownership of capital.
Annihilation of the family and event.
ually of civilization would follow as a
matter of course.
Socalistic principles of free love are
nor adopted by the devotee through acci-
dent, but by the sequence in which the
teachings are propounded and absorbed
by the novice. The movement that no
man shall have the right to what he
owns proceeds naturally from material
property to ethereal emotion.
There are many types Of Socialists.
The idealistic type. the visionary. is al
ways looking toward the betterment OF