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!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��
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