Show SOCIALISM OF STEn STEINMETZ METZ Charles Proteus Steinmetz Is tho the greatest great set est e t electrical engineer on earth He Is chief consulting engineer for tor the General Electric company at Schenectady and Is renowned throughout the world for Cor hi his application of ot physics chemistry and mathematics He tells tolls how he be became a n Socialist I came to Socialism In my student years Year at Breslau meeting other I students who were Socialists I came camo to It on theoretic reasons reason from reason seeing It to be tho the effect of or natural laws at work There Thero was no Injustice to force torce my eyes open Some Somo Socialist friends of ot mine twine were put in prison on tho tha claim that th the they were arc members of or a secret society Court proceedings proceedings proceedings pro pro- wore were Instituted against thirty thirty- seven of ot them all aU students A Socialist weekly weakly was helping with their defense from the outside The editor of or that was Imprisoned and I edited the tho paper for tor or nine nino weeks Then the paper was con con- The They suspected me When the they raided the printing printing- office the they got 1101 of oC my manuscripts there After the Socialist Socialist So So- weekly was as confiscated ted I started ano another her paper This whole question Is not a personal matter to me I am satisfied I havo have no grudge I have o whatever I want But ItIs It ItIs Its Is s unfair that others cannot have what 1 have lave As an engineer I am but little in contact with pau pauper r conditions I do not see tho the mIser misery Tho The physician or minister minister minister minis minis- ter Is directly In touch He Ho would become become be be- come a n Socialist by sentiment I became a Socialist by reason Socialism grows groW's grad gradually y Political Politics parties come and and go The TheA A. A P. P A. A the Greenback the Progressive party they the the therise rise swiftly and then collapse But there theres Is s no abnormal growth In Socialism and there Is no danger of oC a collapse Other Othor parties jar tics are parties of oC a single idea Thero There Theros Is s no single Idea In Socialism It docs does not mean that tomorrow If It you voto veto for tor Socialism the country will be 00 saved Socialism So So- means Arthur development Arthur H H. Gleason In the March Metropolitan |