Show GIVES REPlY TO HOllENBECK Watters Explains Difference Be Bi eon t Socialists And Common Communists In Answer To Editorial By John O. O Watters Walters Mr Hollenbeck in his editorial in last weeks week's Record violated th the ethics of newspaper editorial columns columns columns col col- by answering through tha that column a letter which w was s presented present present- ed to the readers of The Record in the Others Views column Iino Inno Ir In no other newspaper in the United Unite States is this done The place tc to answer letters written to the editor editor edi edi- tor is in the same column This Is Isa i ia isa a matter of newspaper ethics Therefore I ask the use of the th I columns of The Record to correct certain false fals Impressions In Mr Hollenbeck's editorial of last week Mr Hollenbeck says If a 0 Socialist So So- Socialist Socialist is not really a n communist in n principle then he Is not a Socialist Socialist So So- at all I maintain and so does the SoI Socialist So So- P Party that Socialism is e a aJ I living and growing movement of of J economics and political thought This Mr Hollenbeck would deny I I II I He fie maintains that Socialism is k Marxian In other words Socialists Socialist I are ire limited to what Karl Marx Mars I wrote This Socialists deny eny and andI andI I Marx himself in the Communist I Manifesto declares that the movement move move- move move-I i ment nent with which he is s identified d I I 1 rill vill 1 change a as times t tf and co condl- condl I di ions 11 T or Joe Jor Wt r u u I C l I But the substance c of o Marx Mari is is I hat that wealth is based on on labor laDor and I II I m ern Socialism In asserting I hat that production ought to be for forse forise I use ise and not for profit has not departed departed de de- I parted from this essential doc doc- doc I rine trine of Marx However with I hanging changing times and circumstances modern Social- Social in n D many matters ts do not follow Marx Marx himself anticipated In the Com- Com Communist Manifesto that they would not lot at and considered it legitimate Now as for Socialism and Com Com- In the first place they I differ liffer in tactics Socialists hope I Ifor for or it a revolution but it must be a a revolution evolution through the ballot box I Socialists insist that people must be e educated to Socialism They Theyo do o D not want a revolution of force but ut Lit a peaceful one On the other I hand end the Communists that I the he se revolution must come through I force free orce The peaceful attitude of Socialists is an attitude they The Communists hold in contempt co tempt I Again Socialists are not opposed j I I ed d i to religion Their candidate for I president resident in the last election was I th he to Rev Dr Norman Thomas Prominent clergyman in the So Socialist Socialist so movement are the Rt Rev Paul Jones the Rev Sherwoo Sherwood I Eddy the Rev Irvin St. St John Johr and the Rev William B B. I Spaulding Spaulding Spofford The late Bishop ing was also a Socialist I IThe The Communists are opposed t tc to religion and would drive it out a ol of existence if they could I Here is another vital difference between Socialism and Communism ism Socialists do not Intend tc tr to bring everything under the direct control of a Socialist government if the people choose to elect Socialists Socialists Socialists So So- to office Rather they advocate social control of Indus Indus- try By this they mean that industries industries industries in in- in- in would be operated under th the thc control of a group representing represent represent- nt- nt ing those employed in the industry industry industry indus indus- try and those who consume the products of the industry Com Coin Communists Communists advocate a strict government government government govern govern- ment control This is vastly dif dif- different different dif dif- ferent from the Socialist program outlined it in as s J Norman Thomas his campaign speeches I IThe The Communist party is as aa much nuch opposed to the Socialist party pary parI par par- ty y as it it is to capitalism Despite the he fact that Socialists would destroy destroy destroy des des- troy capitalism the Communists are ire against them off o on the ground that hat the destruction can be accomplished I only by a violent al The refusal of Socialists to join oin in that program is the first II matter of Importance to the Communists Com- Com on which they attack the Socialist party Other matters I noted toted above arc are Included in the Communist propaganda propaganda- against I Socialism If after what I have written here you continue to think Socialism and Communism seek seel he the same I suggest that you read he the Communist attacks against I II I I Socialism In them you will see that th the Communists do not regard regard re re- gard the Socialists as working forthe for forthe I Ithe the same ends Socialists on the theother theother theother other hand regard the Communists fists as working for abolition of capitalism and would be glad to toI join hands with them if they I would be he more humane in their tactics and more scientific in their I views of or the coming social order I I in which production shall shan be for II III I use and not for profit I wish to maintain that my view I of the banking situation is Js esen- esen I esen-I i true The banks do deposit bonds with the government get currency in return and loan It to I the people Thus they get interest Interest inter Inter- inter inter-I I est two ways and the common I people get skinned I I II I I |