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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1913

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The Richmond Palladium

AND SUN-TELSGRAM.

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Entered at the Poat Office at Richmond, Indiana, as Second Class Mall Matter.

need of such reform, she cites in the American

Magazine, the following case of the Knickerbock

er Trust company of New York:

"On the afternoon of October 21, 1907, the

N the last article we discussed the

approach to socialism from the j citizen's view-point. There is an i

entirely different approach, however, and that is from the view-point of the ' Ti-i-vi-lrM" T-I i ct tVi l1r-c-vv-.V rt it ! a far '

National Bank of Commerce suddenly notified j simpler and more direct and win be ' the Knickerbocker Trust Company that it could j made perfectly clear after considering no longer clear for it. The news went out, andafw more general matters . Life on this planet is only possible the next morning a run began on the Knicker- i on condition that a man has access to

bocker which in a few hours forced it to close its . certain material necessaries. Broadly

doors. Now, although the Knickerbocker's af-

SOCIALISM "Socialism From the Worker's Standpoint" Bv H. L. Haywood

plow itself, or a ditch dig itself, or an'cf Rome. At the end of the census taengine run without an engineer. No- ' ker's report, after he had specified the body ever saw a machine make itself. ' number of patricians, soldiers, knights.

fees of his existence are in a position i where they can dictate to him ths i terms on which he can live. They measure the length of his work day; . they apportion him his wages; they arrange the conditions under which ha , toils: they control income and output; and they can hire or discharge him at 1 will. If one will stop to consider tha significance of this he will soon sea that only the word slavery" is adequate to cover it. If some other man

speaking these are shelter, clothing, or a building build itself, or a store and so forth, he placed an item to the! can cut me off from the very sources

run itself. Schools must have teachers, stores must have clerks, factories

The "Fighting Nineteenth" There were three Federal regiments which bore the brunt of the fighting at Gettysburg, the bloodiest battlefield on the North American continent. These regiments were the Nineteenth Indiana, the Twenty-fourth Michigan and the Second Wisconsin, composing the famous Iron Brigade. Today the Indiana command has only 78 men living to tell the tale of the great battle. There

are 97 men left of the Michigan regiment while

there are only 69 survivors of the Second Wis consin.

People of Wayne county and Eastern Indiana can well pride themselves on the fact that the

"Fighting Nineteenth" was recruited in this sec

tion of the state. Next month the fiftieth anniversary of Gettysburg will be celebrated on the field that determined the fate of the republic. When the saddest roll call in American history is read at that time, as the shadows creep about the monuments of the brave, it is to be hoped all of the "old boys" of the Nineteenth now living will be there to answer "here." Among Wayne county's honored citizens who stood firm in the ranks that faced and repulsed Pickett's glorious, futile onslaught and lived to tell the wonder tale to their children and grandchildren are: Joseph Bennett, Richmond; Charles Davis, Greensfork; Jesse E. Jones, Richmond; Benjamin Duke, Richmond; Joel Curtis, Richmond; Greer Williams, Richmond. Section 6 Section 6 of the proposed new natural gas franchise gives the city the right to purchase the franchise rights of the proposed new company at a price not less than the highest bona fide offer received by the company for its property. This refers to the franchise the city now is asked to GIVE to the company. Having GIVEN it, if ever the city wishes to regain the franchise it can not do so under the proposed franchise without BUYING it. When it comes to buying, the basis for purchase is not the scientific valuation of the plant minus depreciation. The price must not be less than the highest bona fide offer. If the actual value of the plant is $250,000, and a "friend" of the company makes a "bona fide" offer of $500,000, the city can not purchase for less. Are the people of Richmond such easy mark jackasses as this company appears to consider them? Does 40 cent gas, Mr. Domestic Consumer, appeal so strongly to you that you will comply with the "haste" demanded by the new company and thus make it a gift of $250,000 or more in franchise value?

nnd fnnd It iq nlain tr a child that no

fairs were in a very bad shape, it not only hadjperson can long exist here without

resources to pay all its debts, but it had a SUr- ; these. Of course, there may be some must have 'hands-" and even a house-

14. i , j it i i , a. -a. iij oiner woria wnere nie may go on miplus. It had received a body blow, but it pulled ; nus food or clothjng but may be itself together and finally opened its doors. No i iCft out of our survey. There are some depositor or stockholder lost anything through j who claim somewhat sarcastically that it- rpr i , . , i i i : socialism was made for another world it. That one bank should have such a power over , butf a3 a matter of fact the sociali6t another bank is contrary to all sound policy. The j is very much of a mundane creature.

Clearing House itself could not have treated a member so summarily; that is, the Clearing House by its own rules would have had to give the Knickerbocker some decent notice, and, unless it had been intent on getting rid of it for some reason, good or bad, would have felt an obligation to help it through any temporary embarrassment, that is, as long as it was solvent, this for the sake of its own reputation as well as for the sake of the community. That is not saying that there would have been no panic in 1907, it is simply saying that it would not have been precipitated in the unnecessary way it was ; that is, the community would have been better pro

tected if the Knickerbocker had been a member

of the Clearing House, than it was with the

Knickerbocker subject to the will of a sister

bank."

TEACHER WITH A WONDERFUL MEMORY.

In the "Interesting People" department of the July

American Magazine, Benjamin Ido Wheeler, president of

the University of California, writes an article about Prof.

H. Morse Stephens of the University of California, who is one of the great teachers of young men, because he

is a warm and enthusiastic friend of so many of them.

He is a professor of history. Following is an extract

from President Wheeler's sketch of him: "His memory of names, faces, characters and occur

rences is for accuracy most unusual; it would sometimes be a bit uncanny were it not that his gift seems so largely the purpose of cheering his fellow beings along the pathway. People like to be recognized, particularly by name; and Morse Stephens's recognition, say of an old student, is a very hearty affair, including the name and generally the John or Bill or Stub that goes with It. There are few men in this country who have more acquaintances most of them outright friends than Pro

fessor Stephens. "He has them scattered all over the land wherever

Cornell and California boys have gone, and wherever his own peripatetics have taken him, whether to Boston or

Sonora. To be adopted by Morse Stephens as a friend means something very definite like being initiated into a fraternity. It means that he surely will let you know when he comes to town, not merely promise to, and that he will come right home and stay with you If you have an extra bed. But that is nothing compared with what he is ready to do when you come his way. When you are absent from him you are the person and thing which characterizes the face and fate of the city or institution where you reside. When such city or institution is mentioned he commends you. One friend, as far as Stephens is concerned, would save Sodom. At the club, fn his rooms or in the 'Grove,' he moves and lunches in the midst of a plurality of the friends initiate. Some day there will be a society organized and called the Phi Sigma (Friends of Stephens). One reason why they love him is that he can be counted on to be found where they left him; another is that he is a pretty good lover himself."

THE PARTING.

A New Hospital-Atmosphere The little airing given Reid hospital affairs

about a year ago has not worked to the injury of that splendid institution. Instead it appears to

have had a most beneficial effect. The unpleasant friction which existed be

tween the former superintendent and the physicians has disappeared under the administration of Miss Frances Marsh. Through her efficient management the hospital has attained such popularity and high standing with Richmond people that its accommodations have been insufficient to provide for all the patients who have applied for treatment. Closer co-operation between the trustees and physicians is also to be noticed now and the quarrels and bickerings between these two former warring factions are no longer heard. Therefore there is great rejoicing among the laity. Another satisfactory feature of the policy of the present hospital administration is the cordial attitude maintained toward the public. Miss Marsh frankly admits that she cannot accomplish the results she desires if the public the hospital must cater to refuses to interest itself in the institution's welfare. She is never too busy to show visitors the various points of interest at the institution and she impresses on them that their presence is welcome. This is in marked contrast with the policy maintained toward the public under a former administration, and Richmond people will not prove indifferent to this welcome change. There is one thing that the hospital stands badly in need of increased accommodations in the nurses' quarters. Under existing conditions

it is impossible to maintain a nursing staff large enough to meet demands. It is to be hoped some way will be found to provide this necessary improvement. Miss Tarbell Cites an Example Ida M. Tarbell, the well known writer on economic questions and industrial affairs, is one of those who see the urgent necessity of drastic reforms in our banking laws, to eradicate the intftrlockinar banking system. To illustrate the

Since there's no help, come, let us kiss and part Nay, I have done, you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea, glad with all my heart That thus so cleanly I myself can free. Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows, And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain. Xow at the last gasp of Love's latest breath, When, his pulse failing, Passion speechless lies, When Faith is kneeling by his bed of death, And Innocence is closing up his eyes, Now if thou wouldst, when all have given him over. From death to life thou mightst him yet recover. Michael Drayton.

On this planet one would soon freeze or perish otherwise from exposure without sufficient shelter, he would soon starve for lack of food, and in present society he would not be permitted on the streets without a due amount of apparel. These facts are plowed into the worker every day of his life because he lives very close to the bottom of things. And it will be well for the seeker after understanding of socialism to clinch the same in his mind. On this hangs all the law and the prophets so far as the worker's creed is concerned. The Three Essentials. From what sources do we derive food and clothing and shelter? A little reflection will suggest to us that there are three, speaking in a general way: land, and machinery, and labor. Some would include capital in this but capital is merely the equivalent of any one of the three. It is useless unless it can lay hold oa the land, or purchase machinery, or hire laborers. The land is the ultimate Bource of all material tftngs. From it come the raw materials out of which our food and clothing are made. Minerals, wood,

metals, food-stuff, fabrics, chemicals, water, and etc., all come in some form or other from the earth. In order to exist it is therefore absolutely necessary to have access to the land. But machinery is wellnigh as essential. Nature's fruits are seldom very fit for food until they have been cultivated or prepared by machinery. The sheep gives us wool but we must comb and spin and weave it. Clothing is a machine product. The fields yield us grain but it must be milled and baked before bread or biscuits result. Coal must be mined, trees must be felled and sawed, fish must be caught, animals must be slaughtered, metals must be smelted and worked over from the beginning. In short, machinery is absolutely necessary to existence as society is now. And when we use the word machinery, we mean, of course, tools and instruments, simple or complex, which are necessary for this transformation process. Labor is just as essential as machinery or land. Nobody ever saw a field

hold must have a busy woman at the helm or the wheels will refuse to move. Sometimes we hear it said that a man "set his money, or his capital, to work for him." This is manifestly a metaphorical use of the word because anyone can see that capital cannot work or produce anything. Capital, so the common definition runs, is money used to gain more money. But, as we saw above, capital is in reality the equivalent of land or machinery or labor; that is, capital is of use because it can enable a man to secure land, or buy machinery, or engage laborers. Money itself can produce nothing. One might pile ever so much of it on a field but it would never plow it, or one might stack heaps of it on a lot but it would never build

effect that there were so many thous

and "proletarians." This was from a Roman word and meant "breeders" and work animals. Uy this, of course, the proud fellow signified that great multitude who toil for a living and , who own no property. The word was introduced into current speech by a Frenchman and is used to denote the ' man who owns no property. Conse-, quently we are learning to call the great class of workers "proletarians" because they are for the most part : men who own no property. But pause and think what that ' means! Men who own no property. What is property'? Except for personal belongings we know it includes land . and machinery and buildings. (Live stock and buildings used for factory purposes would come under the word "machinery" because they are used as instruments to an end.) Hut land and

Life on this planet is possible only to the man who can have food, clothing and shelter. Land is the ultimate source, but machinery is wellnigh as essential for these material things. Neither are of practical use without labor. When one class controls land and machinery and another supplies the labor, the latter, the propertyless, is enslaved. Socialism is the organized effort of propertyless labor to free itself from wage-slavery.

a house. In all the activities of the world labor is the driving power. Danger of Narrow View. There is danger, of course, that we shall give the word too narrow a meaning. Karl Marx was guilty of this and many socialists since have been misled at this point. By "labor" we must signify the work of the brain as well as of the hand. The scholar who toils away at his books, the researcher in his laboratory, the musician who practises faithfully through long hours of the day are all workers producing that which is essential to a healthy society. In whatever form it may appear, however, labor is absolutely essential to the production of the necessaries of life. If it is now plain to us that a man must have access to the land, and machinery, and to labor we are ready to consider the social problem from the worker's standpoint. The "Proletarian." In most of the literature of the day that attempts to deal with social problems we find the constant recurrence of the word "proletarian." Long before the time of Christ a Roman emperor had a census taken of the population

machinery as we have just seen are

ivw v ' l l liv Cl ' u i v v. a va " all the necessaries of life. Exactly. And that is the dilemma the modern worker finds himself in. He cannot live without access to land or machinery and he does not own either. What does that, mean? Does it not mean that he is completely at the mercy of those who do own them? If I cannot live without access to the land and if the land is all taken up by others does that not mean that I cannot even live except at their consent? The Worker Enslaved. This is the position of the worker today. He does not own the machinery of production nor the land and yet they are essential to his very existence. The reason he does not own them Is because under a system of private ownership there are not enough factories or farms to go around. It is almost impossible for a worker who receives two or three dollars per day ever to save up enough even to buy a small home let alone a farm or a factory. Therefore he is compelled to place himself at the mercy of those who are owners. These owners who control the sour-

of life, if he can control my life from

morning until night, if he has it in his rights to give me work or not to give me work. 1 am that man's slave however much freedom 1 may appear to have. This is the position of the worker tt day. It is impossible, him individually to buy the machinery he uses or the materials he works on because h hasn't the money and can t get it. So he is obliged to go to a factory and soli himself for so much per day. If his boss takes a notion to discharge him, or to cut his wages, or to put him ia

an unsanitary place to work, or to place him at an unprotected machine, r he has no other alternative than to submit. If the employer takes a notioa to close down in mid-winter there is no help lor it. Work is not to be had and living is high at that season but he ha his bands tied because he has no conjtrol over his own existence. He Is a slave. Of course he can go from ons master to another hut all the time, whether minor conditions remain or i change, he is dependent and helpless, t Rebellion Against Dependence. Now it is against this condition of slavery that the workers are in rebelj lion. Some cannot understand their reI bellion because they assume It is for

more pay, or better living conditions, but that is not the case. As a rule the better paid workers are the more rebellious they grow. Engineers are far more restless than section hands. This is because these men find the desire for independence growing within them. If the workers received fifty dollars per week but still had to submit to another's arbitrary rule they would finally rebel. Man is of such a, nature that he cannot tolerate slavery. This is the meaning of socialism; it is the organized effort of workers the world over to free themselves from wage-slavery mul to gain a fuller measure of control over the conditions of their own life. What way they will find to free themselves, whether it can be done soon or at some distant time, whether they must do tt violently or can do it peaceably, can be known after experiments have been made.

CLUB CONQUERED BY CITY'S HOSPITALITY

Members of Anderson Tourist Club Entertained Here Yesterday.

Yesterday Anderson's Tourist club came, saw and was conquered by Richmond's hospitality. From the time the club members arrived in the morning until they left late in the afternoon they were busily engaged. The one o'clock luncheon at the Wostcott passed "down" very successfully and the diners were away in au

tomobiles at the appointed hour, 2:30 for the tour of the city. The route first lay through the residence portion of Richmond and the visitors expressed their pleasure and admiration for the many beautiful homes they saw. Swinging over through Earlham college grounds, out past the Asylum and through its park like surroundings, then back to the city, the tour came to its first stop at the Y. M. C. A. About a half hour was spent here and the building was inspected from top to bottom. The Andersonlans were particularly interested in this institution as Anderson is preparing for a campaign to raise sufficient money to found a similar institution. Merciful Mr. Weed, secretary of the Y., realizing what a hot, humid day it was, had prepared some "white ribbon" punch, which the panting visitors partook very gratefully. From the Y. M. C. A. the club members were taken directly to the beau

tiful Reid Memorial church. They entered the edifice to the strains of a beautiful melody and were entertained for half an hour by an organ recital by Roland Nusbaum. At its conclusion .hey were shown about the church and the women members of the club expressed hearty appreciation at the church kitchen and dining room. A quick dash out into the country completed the tour. This lead past Richmond's new lake site, out the New Paris pike and back the same way to the Pennsylvania station, arriving there just tnree minutes before the train left for Anderson. The visitors, as they made their way to their car, were loud in praise of Richmond and its hospitality and grateful in acknowledgement of P. J. Freeman's management of the arrangements of their visit here.

Watches small enough to be worn on a man's coat lapel are a novelty.

POINTED PARAGRAPHS

NARY EDITOR AMONG Toledo Blade. Nearly all end-seat hogs are fat.

'EM.

RUDE OLD CUSS. Kansas City Times. Senator Thomas of Colorado has no regard for senatorial courtesy. He says right out that he knows what a lobbyist is.

RADISHES NOT VERY FILLING. Baltimore Star. Since Secretary Bryan has been receiving so many contributions of white radishes, bet he is sorry he failed to mention that he's fond of beefsteak.

NO TELLING WHERE HE'LL STOP. Chicago News. Ambassador Chinda went over Mr. Bryan's head and took his troubles directly to the president and maybe will ask for a talk with Uncle Sam himself soon.

OF NO PARTICULAR MOMENT. Indianapolis News. Why, of course. A man like Senator Oliver has entirely too many more important things to do to fritter away any time looking for $100,000 worth of Steel stock which he has mislaid.

HOPE GASOLINE WON'T AFFECT 'EM. Chicago Tribune. Look out for another boost in the price of kerosene. It has been found that this useful fluid is highly efficacious in exterminating grasshoppers.

LOCK OUT FOR CONTEMPT! Philadelphia Record.

New York graft disclosures rose from the gamblers j

to the police, and are now approaching the bench-

ill

Here They Are8n the Notion Dept. HEm CHERRY SEEDERS The most practical device for seeding cherries that you ever saw. Removes the seed and leaves the cherry all of it without waste. Only 10c each. JELLY BAG AND HOLDERS Easily attached to a chair or the wall quickly and securely. Five dollars worth of satisfaction for 25c ALUMINUM SPOONS Those big ones, like we have sold before. Our price, 10 cents each. MEAT FORKS, Good Ones, 2 for 5c CRYSTAL TOWEL BARS worth twice our price 25c each

(Editor's Note Mr. Haywood's fourth article, "What The Socialists Are Doing to Secure Socialism," will appear tomorrow. As a concise exposition of what socialism is actually accomplishing it will prove a very interesting revelation. You wont want to miss it.)

Honest Advice to Consumptives Somehow there eslats a runt amount of acepticisin aa to the noaaihUity of raring Conxuiuptlon. We Hate none but facta, and are alrn-ere In what we aaaert. If we were afflicted with Tubercoloala. we ahould do precisely what we ak other to do take Eckman'a Alterative promptly and faithfully. The rriD wa ahould do this and warrant we have for aklnaj all Conenmpttvea to taka It. la that we have the reporta of many recoveries, one of which followe: lUl'.t Snnehanna Ave.. 1 blla. Pa. "Gentlemen : For two yeara I waa afflicted with bemorrharea of the lunsa. the n timber totaVd nearly one bond red. Our family pbyaiclan advlaed another climate, as to remain would probably I fatal. However. I remained, and In FehV ruary of 1002. 1 waa taken with a eevera att v k of pneumonia. When I recovered wnfflclcntly to walk about the bonae 1 waa left with a frightful hacking cooKh. which no medicine I bad taken con Id allviate. It waa at tbla time. March. 1!W2. that I learned of and starred taking Kckmnn'a Alterative. In a abort time m v conirh waa irone and I waa pronounced wll. Since that time I have had two light attacks of pneumonia and I haa reaorted to do other medicine to effect cure. "I am at preaent in excellent health and feel that a Ion aa I can obtain Fckman'a Alterative. I have no fear of t"onantnptlon. L cannot apeak too blcbly for the eood it haa done." KIrned HOWAf'lL. KI.OTZ. Fckman'a Alterative lre-tive In Bronehitla, Aatbma. Hay Kever: Throat and I. linn Tronblea. and In opbiilldln the evem. luiea not contain polsona. opiate or hnbit-formtnr drua. Aak for booklet telling of recoveries, and write to Eckman Laboratory. Philadelphia. I'a.. for more evidence Faf ! t !! leedlnar dma-jlata

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