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nearly as possible. Is a worthy object of any (food government."—
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Nome, Alaska, November 8 1917.
< ONS< RIRTION OF INDUSTRY.
Ir is said quite plausibly that a
large extension of state ownership
•v.ul state (outrol ot' industry may
r "tilt front the war. Spurred by
military exigency. England, France
and Germany have taken a good
many steps on the road to state so
< ialism— which is a very different
affair from ideal Sociali m. for it
does not necessarily imply the least
mprovement in the condition ot
abor. The situation of the belli
gerents at the close of the war—
with collossal debts, diminished ca
pital, industry disorganized in var
ious branches. and a horde ol
workmen released from the
tranche -—will, it is argued, enforce
a continuance or even an enlarge
ment of state participation in bus
iness.
Perhaps jealousy of private pro
tits on the part of working popula
tions that have made such terrific
sacreticcs will operate in the same
direction.
indeed. .;t:.:i socialism i a rather
natural corollary of cons ription
If the state must have all its peo
ple duly trained, regimented and
ready at a moment's call for na
tional defense, why snould it not
have also all industry duly regi
mented. controlled and immediately
under its thumb'. If every work
man must put himself in - licit con
dition that lie is instantly avail
able to the state for military pur
poses, why should not industry be
in such condition that he is instant
ly available to the state for military
purposes, why -iioitld not industry
be in the tame condition?
State Socialism is a quite logical
corollary of conscription. Conscrip
tionists here should add it to their
program.
REFORM Ol! RKVOl.l TIOX.
William Morris, writing in the
Commonwealth in 1S87, disting
uished Revolution from Reform as
follows:
“The word Revolution, which we
Socialists are ,-o often forced to use.
lias a terrible sound in most peo
ple's ears, even when we have ex
plained to them that it docs not ne
cessarily mean a clung" accompa
nied by riot and all kinds of viol
ence. and cannot mean a change
made mechanically and in the teeth
of opinion by a group of men who
have somehow managed to seize on
the executive power for the mo
ment. Even when we explain that
we use the word revolution in its
etymological sen e, and mean by
it a change in the basis of society.
people are scared at the idea of
such a vast change, and beg that
you will speak of reform and not
revolution. As, however, we Soci
alists do not at all mean by our
word revolution what these worthy
people mean by their word reform.
! can’t help thinking that it would
he a mistake to use it, whatever
projects we might conceal beneath
Its harmless envelope. So we stick
lo our word, which means a change
in the basis of society; it may
frighten people, but it will at least
warn them that there is something
to be frightened about, which will
be no les dengerous for being ig
nored; and also it may encourage
some people, and will mean to
them at least not a fear, but a
hope.”
The Socialists of today would do
well to keep the words of MorrL •
is a guide to their plans of action
HK.WKNI.V OISrolKSK.
God is standing on the upper
back verandah of the universe—
contemplating his finger nails. St.
Peter enters.
God: Well. Peter—what now?
St. Peter. I've lost a soul. ,
God: Well.
St. Peter: i say I've lost a soul.
God: That was caroles. . How did
!t happen?
St. Peter: I didn't know. I had
it with me when I started.
God: Where did vou put it.’
St. Peter: 1 didn't put 'i any
where. I didn’t dare to for fear 1
would never find it again- I just
held it between my dumb ami fore
finger.
God: Was it so small?
St. Peter: The 1 mat lest I ever
saw—you could hardly sect it If
you took your eyes off it a moment
vou couldn't tind it again.
God: Whose soul was it?
St. Peter: I forget his nani“, but
he wa a rich man—
<;od: Did you see if the camel
would go through the needle’s t ve -
st. Peter. Yes, sir
Gad: Did lie--?
.-’t. Peter: S’es, sir had to heat
him a little, but In got through.
This man had given a lot to your
i inch.
Cod: My (hureh? Your church
yon mean. Peter—vour and Paul's
’ > hat was his business?
St. Peter. He was a very chari
table man. He sent food to ilie
starving Belgian .
God: I)i<l he do anything foi the
starving of his own country?
St. Peter: N’o, I don't think so.
You see, they arc nothing unusual.'
God: Well, was that his business
Looking after the starving?
St. Peter: Xo—no—that wasn't
his main busines .
God: What was it?
St. Peter: He was a munition
maker.
God: What’s that?
St. Peter: He manufactured gun
powder or guns, or shells. Some
thing like that.
God: What for?
St. Peter: Well, just as present
for the Poor Allies.
God: The Poor What?
ft. Peter: Allies.
God: Who arc- they?
St. Peter: They are the people
^n earth who are fighting 'he Ger
mans.
God: O ye. I remember the
W.r on the liratli. Fools killing
Fools for the rulers.
St. Peter: Yes.
God. Why did lie manufacture
munitions?
St. Peter: Because lie was neu
tral. His country was neutral.
God: What's that?
St. Peter: They are willing 10
help both sides.
God: To kill each other?
St. Peter: Yes, sir. But in fact
he only helped to kill Germans.
God: Why?
St. Peter: The Germans didn’t
need any help.
God: But why did thi-■—this soul
manufacture munitions?
St. Peter: Why?
God: Yes, why? Did he love the
Allies and hale the Germans?
St. Peter: Xo, he didn't care.
God: Then why make munitions
to kill Germans?
St. Peter: Well—er
God: To make money?
St. Peter: I suppose so—
God: To give to your church?
St. Peter: Only a little of it.
God: And a little to starving
widows and orphans he helped
make?
St. Peter: Well—you see. the
Belgians—
God: Se ■ here, Peter—all starv
ing people look alike to me—even
those in thi- fellow's mine or fac
tories , . . Let me cast my all
seeing eye over you—I don't like
that soul being loose around here
—which hand was it?
St. Peter: This one—
God: Let me see. (God looks
carefully for some time. > Here it
is.
St. Peter: Whore? 1 den't see
it.
God: Xo, your eyes aren’t as
good as mine. Lcok carefully there.
Under your finger nail, that peck
of dirt.
St. Peter: O yes, that's it.
God: Peter, you hold it there
carefulh and go outside the wall
to that old sewer chat used to run
to hell and drop it in.
Of course, if you have never in
vestigated the possibilities of life
under Socialism, you will hoot at
the suggestion just as you did
when some idiet told you that Mar
coni could rend a message around
the earth without wires. When
you consider that everything used
by people today is the result of
human labor aplpied to raw mater
ial furnished' in lavish abundance
free by mother earth, and directed
by the thought of human intellig
ence, and that there is an un'imited
supply of all three factors, the
question of supplying all the people
instead of a few with beautiful
hemes and pleasant surrounding
resolves itself Into a simple propo
sition, and that is: When do the
people want to make the change?
When a majority desire palaces in
stead of hovels they can have ’em.
It’s up to >ou
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Army Shoes
EARLY last spring \vk placed an order with
ONE OP THE GOVERNMENT CONTRATORS FOR ARMY
SHOES MADE AS PER GOVERNMENT SPECIFICATION'S ON
THE “MUNSON” LAST. CORE IN AND LOOK THEM OVER.
YOU MAY SOON HE FURNISHED WITH A PAIR BY “UNCLE
SAM” BUT WHY WAIT?
<£«<£<
North
Pole
Bakery
& Coffee
House
BREAD
10c. per it if
3 Loaves 30c.
Anvil
Bakery
and
Coffee
House
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all kinds of
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