The daily worker., 1924-08-22
It's Risky Business,
This Trying to Talk
to the Planet, Mars
BY J. LOUIS ENcpAHL.

TODAY Americas most powerful radio being carefully
tuned in preparation for the effort to commun
cate with the planet Mars.
Tonight group Of eminent scientists headed by Pro-
lessor David Todd, OF Amherst University will anxiously
await the result OF their studousy planned experiment
But what trouble these scientists may be stor
ing up for things as they this Earth of ours!
The planet Mars is millions of years older than the
planet Earth None other than Captain T. j. See profess
of Mathematics u s. Navy and government astronomer
at Mare Island holds that only Mars but also Venus are
Inhabited like Mother Earth"
Since life is an evolutionary development the Marans
with several million years the start of the inhabitants of the
Earth ought to have something worth while communicate
ing to
All physical conditions on Mars are the same as on the
Earth All information possible shows development on
Wars has been much the same as on Earth
What jolt would give the present presidential cam
pagn the Marans would radio laugh the 35
million miles that separate the two planets telling that
the last vestges of their capitalist social orde still defended
on Earth by alb except the Communists had disappeared
from their midst about million years ago.
It would open the eyes of the subject on Earth
fo instance to learn that the Matans accomplish all
say labor during twohour day. spending the remainder in
useful leisure; that child labor existed during age
recorded only in the most ancient histories.
Cooperation will have been carried by the Martans
high point OF highest perfection The free competition
of LaFoIette will have become forgotten economic
theory while the sacred privilege granting the rights p
vate property supersedence human rights will have
been reIegated to forgotten King Tut's tomb
All forms Of religion will have been consigned the
realms of mythology The Martians would doubt find the
world war, in which ten millions were slain in the
name OF Christianity the subject of interesting study.
The Martans might radio that William Jennings Bryan
who still believes that the Earth created few thousand
years according to the Biblical fiction, ought put
in bug-house, along with Brass Tacks" Dawes and
Cautious Car Coolidge who believe, willie" Hohen-
zoern did, when he Kaiser Wilhelm, of GERMANY that
the present capitalist class rules thru divine right that h
thru the privilege granted them by God who sits on
golden throne off somewhere in the sky Since Marans
live planet that has been travelling thru good
many years longer than the Earth nhab they may
form US that they have such throne
anywhere.
The Martians would be very much interested in Cool
Idges Mobilization Day. in September when is planned
kill the peoples of other nations Having long since abo
lshed capitalism and with it the of capitalism,
Martians would scratch their heads when
they hear about the frantic efforts of different to
improve on death rays poisonous gases, air fleets,
marines, baeshps and other of murderous
warfare to be used not only against the peoples of
lands but against discontented workers home if
sary.
If the scientists gathered about Professor Todd can get
the facts they will doubt learn that all the inhabitants
OF Mars live in peace having worldwide federation
own, long since established.
This will be good only to the Communists upon
this Earth For they alone urge worldwide federation
peoples They alone struggle for the complete abolition of
the capitalist social ORDER for the advance of civilization
for the New Day. that has doubt long since daned for
the inhabitants of Mars.
Science treess. 1t will not be baked by time, space
or tradition 1t reaches out for fields of research
II this thing happens that communication will estab
shed between Mars and Earth the that
35 million miles of space will be good for workers
andpeasants OF Soviet Russia confirming all the
on which they building their better future. The news
that the Martians may send will be very news for
all those trying to maintain things this black
capitalist age upon this Earth of ours
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