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14 THE HARBOR BEACON Many have the idea that Socialism is analo gous to Anarchy Nothing can be more different for Soclalxsm advocates govemment control of all thmgs used by the pubhc while Anarchy advocates no control of any klnd The reason Why thls erroneous Idea IS so prevalent IS be cause many are preJud1ced against ANY change ln the old order of things many are lnfluenced by numerous capitalist publlcatlons which are of course opposed to Socialism and lastly many are entlrely ignorant of its prlnclples As history has proved that all true progress comes by slow development Socialism must come by EVOLUTION not revolution And this evolution IS to be brought about by the educa tlon of the laborlng classes an education which will teach them their rights as American cltlzens and above all will teach them to vote lntelllgently Thls is of first importance for the power to bring about the betterment of condltlons in our governmental system hes wlth the voters Flnally Modern Soclallsm stands for the relief of the oppressed the equahzatlon of opportunity the uplift of human ity the progress of mankind and most of all for A government of the people by the people and for the people 0..... HISTORY Every new adventure which before it has been undertaken seemed umnterestmg and unattractive often proves to possess a certain hidden charm When an mfant recexves a new rattle It delights hlm more than any other of his toys a boy on being presented with a bush-cutter immediately acquamts himself with its con struction and mechanical advantages Soon he finds to his surprise that It is really a pleasure to work with thls new instrument thus he puts all other work lnto the background ax d wlth determination sets hlmself to his task of cutting bushes until it as completed It was with this same attltude that we as a class entered Sullivan High School we felt that It was a new adventure and that there were as many advantages there as the boy found in the bush-cutter therefore we were determined to put these advantages to good use to prove that we could benefit our school and our com munity as well as ourselves It was a Jolly band of thlrteen four girls and nine boys that entered Sullivan Hlgh School on the eleventh of September ln the year nlneteen hundred and eleven Thlrteen is con sldered by many as an unlucky number but as we were not slaves to superstition this dld not affect our courage or our determination to do our best Our class was especlally noted for its muslcal talent as every member ln lt could either sing or play some instrument while some were so gifted as to do both We to display Freshman us and as a result they remained undiscovered until later The upper classmen as was the custom had their fun in trying to torment us but we recelved their many pranks good naturedly and soon won the good favor of our fellow students Nothing of real lnterest occurred during the remainder of our freshman year with the exceptlon of the departure of Beulah Bunker and Della Cameau from our class The former was obllged to leave on account of sickness while the latter preferred the peaceful bllSS of married life to the advantages offered by a four years course 111 our high school Walter E Russell was our prxnclpal and Miss Florence E Hamblm his assistant while Mrs Russell most efficiently taught the muslc which was introduced xn the school that year for the first time Through the unceasmg efforts of this staff of instructors and by our d1l1gent study we made rapid progress ln our work until the end of the year was reached all too soon At last after three long hot months of patient were all eager for an opportunity our talents but as we were only tlmldxty secured a strong hold on , -V. . . . . . . - . . . . . , ' 7 . . 7- . 1-k'f u Q I , 1 f--A . . ' 1 . . . . 4 I n 0 I Z' D 0 1 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .A . . . . . . v ' Y . . . . . - . . . 1 . . .. . . , . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 ' ' 1 1 . . . . . 1 1 ll ' ' 1 1 ' 11 . . . . 1.-.. . 0 . . . - -1 I . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ' 1 . X . . 1 . . . . .' . . . . . . .
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THE HARBOR BEACON 13 m natural resources cotton lron coal wheat etc There IS enough for all there IS enough materlal enough machlnery and accessorles to provlde every person wlth the comforts of llfe and yet there are thousands who can barely get the common necessltles The reason for thls great lnequallty IS found ln the fact that the large laborlng class IS explolted for the benefit of the capltallst class The capltallsts possesslng the means of productlon and dlstrlbutlon can control the materlal wealth of the natlon ln a way whlch not only brlngs great wealth to them but also keeps the laborers constantly worklng for a bare llvlng The maln prlnclple of capltallsm IS the exploltatlon of the many for the benefit of the few Dlrectly opposed to thls prlnclple are the prlnclples of Soclallsm whlch demand that there shall be no exploltatlon but each shall have a common right to a llvlng that everyone shall have an equal opportunlty to galn the necessltles of llfe The reason why the laborlng classes do not get the full value of then' labor IS because they do not own the lndustrles themselves and con sequently work ceaselessly plllng up mllllons ln profits for those who do own them namely the capltallsts The foundatlon of Soclallsm IS on the prlnclple that those who produce value should recelve lt and ALL of It The effort of the modem soclallsts IS to put thls prlnclple lnto effect by brlnglng about govemment 0WIlel'Sh1p of the lndustrles rallroads telegraph llnes and everythlng whlch IS at present oper ated by capltallsts to benefit the few at the expense of the many Thelr effort IS to brlng thls about ln a rational and feaslble way for It has been proved by many practlcal appllca tlons that such a plan for the reorganlzatlon IS thoroughly feaslble Examples of soclallsm ln operatlon at the present tlme are the publlc roads publlc schools the Unlted States mall the malntalnlng of the navy and the bulldlng of the Panama Canal All these thlngs are carrled on by our local or natlonal govemments They have been tremendous successes and no one questlons thelr feaslblllty or practlcablllty The bulldlng and malntenance of the Panama Canal IS one of the greatest undertaklngs of any age and lt IS because of the wonderfully efiiclent methods of govemmental operatlon that It stands today a masterplece of technlcal sklll and englneerlng The soclallst of today contends that lf the government Whlch repre- sents the whole people can carry to completlon glgantlc enterprlses llke these or lf lt can mam taln and operate such a wonderfully powerful organlzatlon as the Unlted States navy lt surely IS competent to own and operate the lndustrles The suggested changes may seem very radlcal now but when Soclallsm has come to be the rullng force as lt surely Wlll they wlll cease to seem radlcal or surprlslng Some of our most promlnent men belleve that Soclallsm IS the lnevltable outcome of present condltlons Ex Presldent Taft says If the abuses of monopoly and dlscrlmlnatlon cannot be re- stralned lf the concentratlon of power made posslble by such 3bl1S9S contlnues and lncreases and lt IS made manlfest that under the system of lndlvlduallsm and prlvate property the tyranny and oppresslon of an ollgarchy of wealth cannot be avolded then SOClallSm wlll trlumph Soclallsm IS practlcally a new movement ln America and IS looked upon wlth susplclon and doubt by many but thlS IS however only a case of hlstory repeating ltself for ln all past ages and proposed changes ln customs or SOClety have always been met wlth a storm of protest and crltlclsm Slnce the dawn of hlstory the struggle between the laborlng classes and the moneyed classes has been golng on but the victory has always been for labor The dlsestabllshment of feudallsm ln Ellrope at the beglnnlng of the modern age the passage of the Reform Blll of 1832 ln England and the emanclpatlon of the slaves ln our own country these were all tremendous vlctorles for the labor lng classes against the oppresslon of the rlch . . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . ... . .. . , , . . . .. . 1 . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ' 1 . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .. . 1 1 ' . . . . . . . . . 1 . . , . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ' 1 1 . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. , . . . .H . .. . . .. . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 1 . . .. . .. .. . .. . . 1 . . . 1 1 . . . .. . .. ' 1 . .. . . ,, . . .- . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . , .. . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 I I I . .. .. . . . . - . . . . . . . . .
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