Tyranny and Oppression to
Be Cured by Same Evih
Suppose we force all the employees
in th" railroad, all the miners of coal,
ill the producers and distributors of
bread and milk into disciplined labor
jnions, where the leaders may marshal
them out against all society, under
penalty of being driven from their
trade, what assurance have we that
they will not palarye our commerce,
freeze our hospitals and starve our
babies? They cry out against tyranny
snd oppression on the part of one
group and propose to cure it by a
greater tyranny of their own. The
frailties of human nature are not a
monopoly of any class. Would they
oe kinder and more considerate to
ward the rights of the rest of us than
jur democratic state has been toward
them? Since when has uncurbed hu
man j>ower stopped at the portals of
justice? The only hope of the future
lies In preserving the supremo power
.if the State and in guarding against
1 rival power in private hands.
Socialism has much more to say for
itself than the closed shop. Tt follows
I he principles of Christianity. Every
body is in on the ground floor. There
1s no one utit in the cold. The closed
whop too often denies the brotherhood
of man. The outsider Is a scab and an
industrial outlaw. The Insiders have
HperlBl privileges. It encourages com
bat. bitterness and tyranny. Socialism
entrusts people's rights to the Govern
ment as a neutral agency. The elbsed
ihop government entrusts the rights of
its members and others to a class In
stitution.
Sovereign power must not be vested
In any class institution. A democratic
state functions for all classes of citi
zens and ull classes of citizens are al
lowed to participate in Its control.
