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throughout the world�察�may come pretty close to realizing a class struggle 

in these United States of ours。 

     In 1900 these men cast 150��000 votes�察�two years later�察�in 1902�察�they 

cast 300��000 votes�察�and in 1904 they cast 450��000。 They have behind them 

a most imposing philosophic and scientific literature�察�they own illustrated 

magazines and reviews�察�high in quality�察�dignity�察�and restraint�察�they possess 



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countless   daily   and   weekly   papers   which   circulate   throughout   the   land�察�

and single papers which have subscribers by the hundreds of thousands�察�

and   they  literally  swamp   the   working   classes  in   a   vast   sea   of   tracts   and 

pamphlets。 No political party in the United States�察�no church organization 

nor mission effort�察�has as indefatigable workers as has the socialist party。 

They   multiply   themselves�察  �know   of   no   effort   nor   sacrifice   too   great   to 

make   for   the   Cause�察  �and   ;Cause�察─  �with   them�察  �is   spelled   out   in   capitals。 

They     work     for  it  with    a  religious    zeal�察  �and   would     die   for  it  with   a 

willingness similar to that of the Christian martyrs。 

     These      men     are   preaching      an   uncompromising           and    deadly     class 

struggle。   In   fact�察  �they   are   organized   upon   the   basis   of   a   class   struggle。 

;The history of society�察─�they say�察 �is a history of class struggles。 Patrician 

struggled with plebeian in early Rome�察�the king and the burghers�察�with the 

nobles   in   the   Middle   Ages�察  �later   on�察  �the   king   and   the   nobles   with   the 

bourgeoisie�察      �and    today     the   struggle     is  on    between      the   triumphant 

bourgeoisie and the rising proletariat。 By 'proletariat' is meant the class of 

people without capital which sells its labor for a living。 

     ;That the proletariat shall conquer�察─。�mark the note of fatalism���察 �is as 

certain as the rising sun。 Just as the bourgeoisie of the eighteenth century 

wanted democracy  applied   to   politics�察  �so   the proletariat   of the   twentieth 

century      wants     democracy        applied     to   industry。     As    the    bourgeoisie 

complained against the government being run by and for the nobles�察�so the 

proletariat   complains   against   the   government   and   industry   being   run   by 

and     for   the   bourgeoisie�察     �and    so�察  �following      in   the   footsteps     of   its 

predecessor�察  �the   proletariat   will   possess   itself   of   the   government�察  �apply 

democracy to industry�察�abolish wages�察�which are merely legalized robbery�察�

and run the business of the country in its own interest。; 

     ;Their aim�察─�they say�察 �is to organize the working class�察�and those in 

sympathy with it�察�into a political party�察�with the object of conquering the 

powers of government and of using them for the purpose of transforming 

the present system  of private ownership of the means of production   and 

distribution into collective ownership by the entire people。; 

     Briefly   stated�察  �this   is   the   battle   plan   of   these   450��000   men   who   call 

themselves       ;socialists。;    And�察    �in  the  face    of  the   existence     of  such    an 



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aggressive group of men�察�a class struggle cannot very well be denied by 

the   optimistic   Americans   who   say�此   �A   class   struggle   is   monstrous。   Sir�察�

there is   no class   struggle。; The  class struggle  is here�察 �and the optimistic 

American had better gird himself for the fray and put a stop to it�察�rather 

than sit idly declaiming that what ought not to be is not�察�and never will be。 

     But   the   socialists�察  �fanatics   and   dreamers   though   they   may   well   be�察�

betray a foresight and insight�察�and a genius for organization�察�which put to 

shame the class with which they are openly at war。 Failing of rapid success 

in    waging     a   sheer    political    propaganda�察      �and   finding     that   they   were 

alienating   the   most   intelligent   and   most   easily   organized   portion   of   the 

voters�察    �the   socialists    lessoned      from    the   experience      and    turned     their 

energies   upon   the   trade´union   movement。   To   win   the   trade   unions   was 

well´nigh to win the war�察�and recent events show that they have done far 

more winning in this direction than have the capitalists。 

     Instead   of   antagonizing   the   unions�察  �which   had   been   their   previous 

policy�察�the socialists proceeded to conciliate the unions。 ;Let every good 

socialist   join   the   union   of   his   trade�察─  �the   edict   went   forth。   ;Bore   from 

within     and    capture    the   trade´union      movement。;        And    this  policy�察   �only 

several years old�察�has reaped fruits far beyond their fondest expectations。 

Today   the   great   labor   unions   are   honeycombed   with   socialists�察   �boring 

from within�察─�as they picturesquely term their undermining labor。 At work 

and   at   play�察  �at   business   meeting   and   council�察�their   insidious   propaganda 

goes on。 At the shoulder of the trade´unionist is the socialist�察�sympathizing 

with     him�察   �aiding     him    with     head    and    hand�察    �suggestingperpetually 

suggestingthe         necessity     for   political    action。   As    the   JOURNAL�察         �of 

Lansing�察  �Michigan�察  �a   republican   paper�察  �has   remarked�此   �The   socialists   in 

the labor unions are tireless workers。 They are sincere�察�energetic�察�and self´ 

sacrificing。   。   。   。   They   stick   to   the   union   and   work   all   the   while�察  �thus 

making   a   showing   which�察  �reckoned   by   ordinary   standards�察  �is   out   of   all 

proportion to their numbers。 Their cause is growing among union laborers�察�

and     their   long   fight�察  �intended     to   turn   the   Federation      into   a  political 

organization�察�is likely to win。; 

     They miss no opportunity of driving home the necessity for political 

action�察    �the   necessity     for  capturing      the   political   machinery       of   society 



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whereby they may master society。 As an instance of this is the avidity with 

which the American socialists seized upon the famous Taft´Vale Decision 

in England�察�which was to the effect that an unincorporated union could be 

sued   and   its   treasury   rifled   by   process   of   law。   Throughout   the   United 

States�察�the socialists pointed the moral in similar fashion to the way it was 

pointed      by   the   Social´Democratic          Herald�察   �which     advised     the   trade´ 

unionists�察  �in   view   of   the   decision�察  �to   stop   trying   to   fight   capital   with 

money�察  �which   they   lacked�察  �and   to   begin   fighting   with   the   ballot�察  �which 

was their strongest weapon。 

     Night     and    day�察  �tireless   and   unrelenting�察     �they   labor    at  their   self´ 

imposed task of undermining society。 Mr。 M。 G。 Cunniff�察�who lately made 

an    intimate     study    of   trade´unionism�察      �says�此    �All   through     the   unions 

socialism   filters。   Almost   every   other   man   is   a   socialist�察  �preaching   that 

unionism  is   but   a  makeshift。; ;Malthus be   damned�察─  �they  told   him�察   �for 

the   good   time   was   coming   when   every   man   should   be   able   to   rear   his 

family     in   comfort。;     In  one    union�察   �with    two   thousand      members�察     �Mr。 

Cunniff found every man a socialist�察�and from his experiences Mr。 Cunniff 

was forced to confess�察 �I lived in a world that showed our industrial life a´ 

tremble from beneath with a never´ceasing ferment。; 

     The socialists have already captured the Western Federation of Miners�察�

the     Western       Hotel     and    Restaurant       Employees'        Union�察     �and     the 

Patternmakers' National Association。 The Western Federation of Miners�察�at 

a   recent    convention�察     �declared�此    �The    strike   has   failed   to  secure    to  the 

working classes their liberty�察�we therefore call upon the workers to strike 

as one man for their liberties at the ballot box。 。 。 。 We put ourselves on 

record as committed to the programme of independent political action。 。 。 。 

We     indorse    the   platform     of   the   socialist   party�察  �and    accept    it  as  the 

declaration of principles of our organization。 We call upon our members as 

individuals   to   commence   immediately   the   organization   of   the   socialist 

movement in their respective towns and states�察�and to cooperate in every 

way for the furtherance of the principles of socialism and of the socialist 

party。 In states where the socialist party has not perfected its organization�察�

we advise that every assistance be given by our members to that end。 。 。 。 

We   therefore   call   for   organizers�察  �capable   and   well´versed   in   the   whole 



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programme of the labor movement�察�to be sent into each state to preach the 

necessity of organization on the political as well as on the economic field。; 

     The     capitalist    class   has   a  glimmering       consciousness        of  the   class 

struggle which is shaping itself in the midst of society�察�but the capitalists�察�

as   a   class�察  �seem   to   lack   the   ability   for   organizing�察  �for   coming   together�察�

such   as   is   possessed   by   the   working   clas

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