Young Socialists Magazine 1916 Jan June.pdf

• THE ' yOUNO- SOCI.\t.18T8,' MAGAZINE
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JliiiEMORY OF ~T.YAL~NTINE i
In a deep forest, uncJer shady
trees, surrounded by grass and
I This month we dedicate the roads where the fruits of )'our velvety moss, is a spring. A
f~urteenth day to the memory of g3therinf.! will be delayed and never ending stream of cry ~ ti'l ­
St. Valentine. He was not: a perhaps lost forever." Verily t clear water flows down the slope
ailltesman br a soldier. It is said say unto you. HEvery heldles5 act, into the vaUey below. waterin~
that he won his way to "the hearts every h roken promise mars your trees and plants that the)' ma)'
of the people of his time through work nnd leaves g'reat rents and bear ri ch fruit. And all who drin\i'
h~s kindness and sympathy. He gaps through which our enemies its waters become so strong, so
attained immortal fame: through thrust their swords of malice and brave. so IlQble, that they ~an li\'e
th.· l.tters of Jove and cheer and !'Iander and undo our work and only in freedom, in purity, in SUIlshine
and light. Dut the sJlr illR
good council which he sent to steal OUT stores." Forget not to
thOle in need. Of course most of heed the words of those who have \\'as poisoned. The crops ill' lil'C
htt! letters are lost, but we found /irone before yotl and profit hy v .. Ucy were ruined, no ft o}~~rs
thi. 9nt addressed to the Y. P. their work and greater experience.
Be ever mindftl1 of the poisoned waters became ill, cow­
bloomed. and those who drank it ..
S. L. of Ameri~a :
My 'dear young comrades and
plan and forget not the scheme ardly, and blind, as they att~ded
friends:
of the whole les-;t you build your alld tore each other like wild anima
ls. But the jo'y that was ill
to!y heart is always with you in
O WI1 head i!1to the wall and it
your great and worth~' work.
will come to pass that you will hell over this senseless carnage
Full well I know that you and
mar the \lI1it~ of~ the -work and was of short duration. l'nceasingly,
day and night. , the spriil S"
your elders are building the
make the wall crooked and unsilifhtly.
Bear in mind that thCl in the forest Sent down its clear.
stately m~'l :;jo Il 9 in which the
human family shall some day
time for ornamentation and di4 fresh ,vater. In a short time it
dwell in greater perfection than
g-ression has not yet come and our had carried off the pOison trom
any which was ever' known. So
great task still is the building of the brooks and streams, and there
] say unto yOli each and all, be of
plain , solid, invincible wall s of
where human blood had dyw thc
good , courage. build s t ~a di1 y and
faeis and deeds, Neither ntllst
meadows a horrible red, flower:­
patieQtly and you shall accolTIpli~h
great things. "Tis true that
trees b:ore ·· fruit; thousandfold.
blossomed' in a ri ot of colors a nd
you !lpend too mueh vahlable time
in the contcmpl'atiolt ttio n. This c):a1llple oi jo; tilt more firmly he becomes
like a 8tone wall in the midst of Europe show~ the religion of the l'()Il\'ilh·td that woman is his intelleClllal
just such pressure and told their rll iing das!'I of th(' \\'orld . J( you
inferior, [{ thi!'> country
countryinen that nor one dollar art O\'er ,S and under 45 you are is a democracy it IllUst clothe
would they \'ott" for war purpOlltl, flolelit;ally a !loldier--=yolt ma ~. \\'"Oll1en with tile franchise, \Ve
To my mind they ~ h o uld have not know it. but you are. ' Vait han ~Ol a strange and remark ­
nlaintained th~jl' international 1Inlil sufficient time hal pal sed able country here in America in
Standing.
and VOll will find o ut. \Vhat does many wa~'s. for Itss than half of
11 this country of OUTS \\'ere at it stand for, religion or no re­ all the ,\'orkus receive more than
. 'ar I would not \'ote one penny ligion, fhat of all the shot-ridden $500 a year. Qf the women, les!;
toward financing such a war u is Rags on t~e Emopean batt1efield5. than one-half receive more than
in prog'TtU in Europe at the pres- on not one is there the red flag of $6 per ..... eek for their work.
ent time. 1 would rather be shot Socialism The present war has no P05-
a tb'ousand time.! for treason. if I am speakini for a party that sible justificatior in ~o rals, and
this were con'trved as treason, has never bought a vote. It i5 the there is in fact n0 concei vablt: tx.­
t)efcre casting such a :vote. Bet- only democratic party in the Ctl5e for the appalling a.s!lau lt upteT
by far to. be shot for treason world. In time to come th~e will . on modl!rn civili zation. The world
to the capitalilt da" .titan to Un be but two parties in this country,
learns slowly but surely and out
and b~ a traitor to the workin, the capitali,t party and the work- of the terrible catastrophe, out of
dass, ... - _. inimen', party: And out of this this indescribable 51aughter there
vt~.- SodalJt4ta . art opposed to order of procedure ther.e must w.ill ar.i~ as never before a de­
'fIar; and that bring. to P'1y mind come a change. There must come mand for world-wide democracy,
that the continued exis.tencl of a change whereby the capitalists world - wide brotherhood and
war·iS· anothe'r reason why woman Qf thecolmtrylia,'e co.niiOlled .-tb-e _--world-wide peace.