Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-04-20

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urged upon the human race because
of the desire to better their condi-
tions and to make for more content
ment and happiness. When the sys-
TEN could no longer protect and sat-
isfy mans love for himself it has
caused him to better his conditions.
Mr. Crosswaith spoke of this as the
principle of the Socialist party now.
The average man is bound to Gus
tom and tradition and therefore hest
tates to break away for new meth
DDS, but Christ was crucified because
He dared to stir people up, but His
work and His teaching has made the
world, while the people have forgotten
Barabbas whom the mob chose at
that time in preference to Christ.
The Well Oiled Pump.
Mr. Crosswaith told of the two
workmen or carpenters who wanted
to build some homes but had no lum-
Der and no tools. These men started
for a neighboring city where they
thought they could get the required
material. On the way they became
very thirsty and finally came upon a
we'll oiled pump with tin cup hang
ing on it. One of them pumped for
twenty minutes and received only two
drops of water in the cup; then the
other one pumped for twenty minutes
and likewise only received two drops
of water for his labors. Sensing
something wrong with the mechanism
o. the pump and at the same time a
way of making little money to help
them in their undertaking they
climbed to the top of the hill and
told the owner of the pump-a plump
man with soft hands-that there was
something wrong with his pump and
he laughed, saying that the pump was
alright; that it was just like he
wanted. He showed them a tank
with a pipe leading into it and ex-
planned to them that every time any
thirsty one pumped, for the little they
got for their labors, he would get
large quantity in his tank. This sys-
tenn, the speaker said, is capitalism.
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who worked received only a very
small portion of the fruits of their
toll. So it has been in the past, the
workers and the farmers have toiled
and gathered a surplus and the cap
italists in looking to backward ma
tions for market outlet have COM
peted with capitalists from other ma
tions who have received the same
proportion of goods from their work.
ers and in so doing have become in
volved with the result that they have
returned home to wave a flag before
honor is at stake; that they have been
insulted and therefore should fight for
their rights. Then it is that a fight
ensues with the workers of each ma
tion facing each other in the firing
line all because they had produced
workers produce, the sooner they
starve.
AS an example of fights resulting
because of money. the speaker told of
face by an Irish lad. The trouble
took place in front of the little Jew
ish boys fathers shop and when
asked why he didn't fight back or
come inside, the little Jewish boy an
swered that he couldn't-he had his
foot on a nickel. Thus it is most
fights are caused because money is
involved and because of economic con-
ditions.
System is Due to Fall.
In slave times Mr.. Crosswaith said
that the workers were of lower men
tally because they were scattered
and did not need to know much to
do the work then, but now they are
massed in greater numbers and
higher degree of intelligence is re-
quired to operate the machines OF
today. This being the case, the
speaker asked, how can the system