The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-08

q be best attained by an observance
Of the primary social virtues embod-
led in the Ten Commandments.
The Socialist teaches that the way
to the new earthly heaven which they
promise, lies thru the class struggle
leading up to the complete destruc-
ton of our existing order.
The two views cannot be rcconciied.
Socialism is not dedicated to the
raising of the ideals Of human nature;
its purpose is to destroy capitalism
by class war, and for that purpose it
espouses any instrument and encour-
ages or condoncS any form Of con-
duct to attain that end. which society
has hitherto condemned as criminals.
Socialists seek to stimulate envy by
comparison Of the conditions Of one
class Of society with another. They
appeal to the poor by telling them
that they are being robbed by the
rich, and the first thing that Social
ism will do when it becomes pretiom-
inant is to take away the wealth
from the capitalist and place it IN
the hands of The toilers as the ruling,
class.
Socialist 10 not deny that they
are opposed to religion, both A. an
ideal and IN it. present organized
status.
Tie German. Austrian, Russian,
Italian, French, English, Belgian,
Canadian, American and Mexican
schools Of Socialism and all Of the
leading teachers OF these schools.
both living and dead are opposed to
the Fundamental teachings Of All re-
lipion.
! They direct their attack mainly
against Christianity organized as a
church, maintaining that it is the
shield and armor of predatory econ
onic wealth and keeps the toiling
masses in subsection to the forces of
capitalism by promises OF a reward
hereafter in return for the ineoualities
Of the present social conditions; they
deny the persistency OF a life beyond
tie grave and the existence Of a sup
rene governor Of the universe, for
they assert:
The notion Of the transcendant
God is but The counterpart and ma
iogpa of the transcendent governing
c~lasstp
Socialism must stand justified or
condemned by the words and writing
Of its high priests and teachers.
I'VE shall deserve well Of ittSocial-
isn) if we stir up hatred and con
tempt against all existing institu-
tons says Marx. I'VE make war
against all prevailing ideas of the
state, of country, Of patriotism.
The idea of God is the keystone of q
perverted civilization. It must be
destroyed. The rue root Of liberty,
equality, culture, is atheism"
Again he says: "The abolition Of
religion is a necessary condition for
the true happiness of the people,"
(Volksblatt, No. 2S1).
In the manifesto (p. 2T, he writes:
Law, morality. religion are to him
(the ~toiler) SO many bourgeois pre-
JUDGES behind which Turk in ambush
just so many bourgeois interests"
Thus speaks Karl Marx, a man
whose consuming passion was hate,
enraged by antagonism, soured by adj
versity, exasperated by suffering.
August Bebei, another socialist of
the German school, says: "That
Christianity is the enemy of liberty
and civilization. It has kept mankind
in slavery and oppression( Vorwarts,
1901 and Christianity and Socialism
stand toward each other as fire and
DR.. Avelin, the husband of Marks
daughter, writes: "We must face and
wipe out these two curses-the
curse Of capitalism and Christianity;
until that is done nothing can be
.Engels, author Of Socialism, Ito
plan and Scientific" says, in the in
Of that work: Nowadays,
IN our evolutionary conception. of the
universe, there is absolutely no room
either for a creator or ruler And
again he says: 1.-THE first word of re-
ligion is a lie."
William Liehnecht, a recognized
writer of the Socialist party of Ger
many, said in 1875: 1t is our duty as
Socialists to root out the faith in God
all u might, nor is any one
of the name who does not
ronsecrate himself to the spread of
atheism" and he further maintains
that: Socialism sets itself against |
Christianity because Christianity is
the religion Of private property and
the respectable classes"
The English school is just as pro-
counced in its opposition to religion
rs is the German.
Ernest Belfort Bax, one Of the
greatest authorities in the world on
in his work religion or
Socialism,, states the relation exist
ing between the two: "In what sense
is not religious will now
be clear. It utterly despises the
other world with all its stage pro-
that is the present objects of
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