Show c y i I I Other Points o of View 1 SOCIALISM AND 7 A 1111 n OY Ono One of or the most entertaining practices of or our Socialist Social Social- revolutionaries Is to wave ono one copy of ot tho the constitution constitution tion frantically aloft as a protector of or their doings while kicking another COP copy around the floor like a houn noun do dog Touching lh the Imprisonment of ot Eugene V Y Debs for a violation of or trio tho espionage act one local advocate of or the revolution re th the Call fairly froths with passionate words about free tr c speech It capitalizes the final words of Debs J I 1 enter the tho prison doors doof's a 1 flaming revolutionist ro m my head cr eruct erect ct my spirit and my soul I And It makes the Inter Interesting point that this I I incarceration of or April 13 occurred on the anniversary ary of or I j tho the battlo battle of or Lexington which began the American revolution rev rc I for tor independence This Is all aU very pretty pretty pretty-as as pretty prett as It Is Inconsistent Tho persuasive pow power r exerted b by a a. n flaming revolutionist re who argues glibly g about his constitutional rights cannot I i In the tho nature of or things be great And Anti in this case C a as I i ever cr the eloquent Socialist revolutionary making till the i appeal to old Americanism reveals an unfortunate lacle of or acquaintance with his fact fact- American J free reo speech sp Iwas I Iwas was never d designed to protect Inflammatory incitements incite incite- ments as those of or our Reds it never ne meant the tho j sort Bort of or license e to advocate te riot and disorder In which our I radical Socialists specialize Least of or all was it designed nell to 10 hobble the government In time of or war and prevent It I from rom taking saling tho the steps necessary to lo self preservation Our radicals radical ra are aro fond of ot quoting Lincoln but they never mention th the fact tact that he closed down n the New York i World for tor two to days Ja s 's for COr printing a a. forged proclamation In war time Tho truth Is s that Mr fr David ld I Karsner who writes so I feelingly In the Call Calt of or American free tree speech and the battle tattle of or Lexington has ani only a smattering of or true Americanism Amer Amer- I lie llo has tho the phrases on his tongue but nothing of or true truo historic Americanism in his mind or heart it H His itis I Is a a. small email matter malter but he even blunders rs rs In his date for fOl forthe j i 1 1 the battle of or L Lexington which was not fought on April I 1 13 as Mr Karsner seems to think but on April 1 10 19 as alt i any Amer Ican Ame schoolboy can tell him I. I I J We 1 make the suggestion for what It Is worth but I i wouldn't it help the revolutionaries rc and keep them from getting betting quite so red in the face with vexation at AmerIcan American Amer Amer- Amerlean I ican lean workingmen for Cor refusing to follow the Ii light ht If the they took tool a grammar school course In American J history and ind avoided obvious blunders by let learning a a. few elemental notions about America past and present Or would that prevent pre them from being radicals at all all New New York Tribune |