Socialism and the World’s Discontent
A WELL-KNOWN gentleman, in addressing the men's club of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, said of a certain high school in Brooklyn, New York, that it is "saturated with Socialism," and that "this socialistic propaganda is deterrent to patriotism and productive of atheists." The spread of Socialism is one of the most significant signs of this time. It shows the deep-seated unrest among the people, and the determination to compel a change. Thousands of men denounce the Socialists, and of course such men are entitled to their opinion on that subject. But have you considered what Socialism really means? Have you looked into the fact to observe that it is a symptom of a wide-spread social disease? What will be the result of the world of discontent as voiced by Socialism, is a far greater problem before us now than either the right or the wrong of the theories that Socialists and kindred organizations are advancing. They hope to save the world through what they believe to be a humane doctrine of brotherly kindness. But we should be able to see that the world is beyond the reach of human expedients or a human savior.