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Rome, Alesha, January 7, 1018.
SOCIALISM IS VERY SIMPLE
PROPOSITION.
Socialism, after all, is a relatively
simple, definite and clear proposi
tion, And yet we have the amusing
spectacle of philosophers, maga
zine writers,' thinkers and critics
attempting to tell their readers and
hearers what Socialism is.
Socialism is a principle offered as
a guide for politcal procedure in
our present socia^ and economic
conditions. It is not a set, unalter
able program to be forced upon
society. And the principle is thi3.
Whenever in the development of
economic conditions, such as the
railways, mines, manufactures, tel
egraph, exprtss or the like, these
institutions reach a point where
their private ownership enables
thT> owner to exploit the people,
then they should be socialized—
publicly owned and operated.
The final purpose of Socialism
is to eliminate from society all un
earned incomes. In order that each
member of society may have for
his own that amount of wealth
which is the result of his own indi
vidual effort it is absolutely ne
cessary to eliminate such unearned
incomes. The task of Socialism,
therefore, is to trace all these un
earned incomes through all the n
triratc and complex processes of
our economic life back to their
sources, to discover the methods
by which they arise and the means
by which they may be stopped.
Now, it is pretty generally under
stood and admitted that unearned
incomes arise from one to another
sort of monopoly privilege. Re
duced to its last analysis, this rests
upon some form of private owner
ship os some form of public utulity.
It is the purpose of Socialism to
discover every utility that gives
ri3e to an unearned income and
when so discovered to apply to it
the principle of public ownership
and thus, by the reduction of the
cost of I he service to those who use
it and the increase of wages to
those who work upon it. gradually
eliminate the unearned incomes.
THE FOLLY OF SlTM'RIiSSlON.
Only the bully hypothesis for
kings can be explained the pighead
ed persistence of rulers in repeating
their discovered errors. Far ago
mean in intelligence to make for
growth, they have not even had
one judgment to make new mis
takes. As illustrative we select the
scheme of suppression. Turning
to tlie ancient for but a moment,
wo indicate Aristtole, suppressed
and driven out of Athens—and do
minating Europe's mind for a thou
sand years Christ crucified—and
history's single permanent figure.
Socrates suppressed—and on the
lips of every schoolboy. The early
Catholic church, maltreating every
gleam of reason—squaring about
and taking reason to her bosom as
her greatest friend. The ironic idi
ocy of it, barring only that it hurts
our bodies, would long since have
put a ban on human laughter
In modern times it was only yest
erday that Bismarck accomplished
the job of perfecting the German
Social Democracy by his coward
twelve years of despicable anti
socialist laws. At the same time
Russia was preparing the way for
the entrance of the Socialist depu
tes into the Duma, by that bloody
tupression which even the timid
philistine calls bed because it 13 so
far away. Evon more recently,
those solid ivories on English
shoulders have been making wo
man's suffrage inevitable, by their
choke-collar, none-recognitton, seal
ed-brain policy.
And now at home—John Brown
was supp^e^sed by the simple
method of hanging by the nock—
and only twenty years ’atcr the
slaves were freed. .Debs in Wood
stock jail—and in every workman's
nean me image or laDor s dearest
I friend—our Gene! The politicians
think today to avoid blame, and
thus they suceed in confirming
i every thinking man in his supicion
of their guilt. Of a truth, ‘tis mon
strously stupid monstrously inhu
man and painfully funny.
BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT.
All business all property, is based j
on the theory that the government!
i is master of it, that it is subject to
the public. Government, whether
| in a republic or a kingdom where a
[monarch acts for the people, re
cords deeds, issues licenses, grants
charters, gives franchises. It regu
lates every transaction, establish
ing weights and measures, the
foundation of traffic. There is
nothing more clearly established by
law than the right of the people’s
government to regulate possession,
and exchange. This being so, there
is more reason and precedent in
the law for socialism of industry,
or the full control of it by the peo
ple, than for any other action the
government takes. And government
is various—national, state, county,
municipal. This means that social
ization may be effected or ex
change and relationships controlled
from various units, some of them
small.
EREE EXPRESSION.
“He who takes air from you
j esphyxiates you and commits murd
I er, ai d he who takes from you any
of the rights of free speech, free
press and tree assembly murders
your hope, tortures your aspira
tions, kills your ambitions, assassin
ates your thoughts and brings ruin
and disgrace upon the whole com
munity.
Labor must have, shall have, and
will hare, the constitutional rights
of free speech, free press, and free
r.83eir.bly.”—Tho American Fejera
tionist.
It is better to find the way Rut
than to find fault.
To steal a lot and give a bit
makes a philanthropist and wit,*
Watch the masters. What they
defend is their weakness. There
is where you should attack.
It is hard to "paddle your own
canoe” against the tide of capital
ism when you don’t own the canoe.
Mortgage means death grip. And
thet is what it is. There will be no
mortgages under Socialism.
There are many wise people who
are not wise to their own good. If
they were they would be otherwise
situated.
The >vage worker never calls nis
product his own The farmer does
—but loses most of it in the ma
chinery of the market.
The cross on a working man's
ballot may yet become the symbol
of salvation on earth.
As the United States pays four
hundred men to make laws and
nine men (on the supreme bench)
to annul them, why not save the
expense by firing all of them?
The masters have to hire work
ing class brains to run their plund
ering machines, and working class
hands to protect them in their loot;
ami the workers pay the wages of
all.
MRS. R. M. SEIDLKR
Has Opened First Class
REPAIRING ESTABLISHMENT
FRONT STREET. Next door to Tlie
Emporium
We are here to please old and
new patrons. We do the best
CLEANING, PRESSING,
ALTERING & REPAIRING.
First class workmanship.. Gent
lemens and Ladies Clothes.
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UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. REFITTED THROUGHOUT.
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MASSAGE IE ORDERED. OPEN NIGHT AND DAT.
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EVERY MODERN ACCOM* DATION AND IMPROVEMENT.
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Prop.
PHONE BLACK 171.
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CARLETON HARDWARE CO.
MO Front It „ Phone Main 11.
THIS SPACE IS VACATED BY THE
Alaska Lighterage Com’I Co.
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Charles L. Ross
Milling, Lumber, Contractor
HAVING TAKEN OVER THE FREIGHTING * TRANSFER
BUSINESS OF W. 8TEIGEL MAD9R AND OF LEO KENT,
FREIGHT ORDERS AND TRANSFER CONTRACTS WILL RE
CEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.
3RD AND B STREET. PHONE BLACK 162.
Nome Bakery
NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS
The HOME of all kinds of First Class Bre-ui, Cake, Cookies and
Pastry. We will make it our Business to suit our Customers.
WE GUARANTEE THE BEST CUP OF COFFEE IN TOWN.
We recommend as a Speciality our VIENNA BREAD, for family
use, Fresh from the oven. at 5 o'clock every evening.
We serve Hot Cake, Ham and Eggs etc. from 7 A. M. to 1 P. M.
Lunches from 13 Noon to 7 P. M. Every Day.
We are in business to satisfy our Customers.
JITUL & NELSON, Propritors.
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