the futility of fighting against themaSKS • .tlTha*,- picture, my SOD, is thepicture of a man who rendered agreater service to humanity thanany other tnan wilo ever lived. Therevolutionist's names may be for~gotten but their deeds shall foreverremain in the minds of the peopleas the deeds of men who gave thebest tbat was in them to liberall!their fellow-men without seekingfor individual glory. That picturerepresents the most noble and gloriousset of men that ever set footon this earth. Remember, thoughmen may come and men may go.they wiU go on forever."His father finished and lookeddown upon the smiling race of hisson."Father," said Charlie, "theywere indeed great men,"Prof. John Dewey, of ColumbiaUniversity, advises that :flIt would be a long step .backwardin the tradition of the -Americanpeople and of Americaneducation to i'ntroduce rifle practicein the public schools. It isundempcratic, barbaric, and scholasticallyunwise.". .. ... fI' '.Dr. George L. Meylan, medicaldirector of the Columbia Universitygymnasium, opposes thedrill in the schools. He says:"In my opinion, we should havephysical, but not military trainingin the schools. 1 am convincedthat military drill is notthe proper beginning, that itwould not accomplish the desiredresults. It would be neither realphysical training nor adequatemilitary training. It is not feasible,in any event, 'because of theequipment, time, and expense."THE YOUNG SOCIALISTS' MAGAZINElake the World Safe for Democracy-America firstBy Joseph S. TuvimThe President of the UnitedStates has asked us to make theworld safe for democracy.Enlist, is the pass-word. Join thecolors, Fighting in France, Dowliwith German autocracy, arc mottosthat c.1n be read on bill-postsigns, streel cars, trains, etc.Politicians yell the same. Graf~ersshout their ecboes. Those wholend money to the government underexisling securities. those wht)increase thei r sales in munitiol,l,those who hold monopolies on foodstuff, those who have cOntrol ofthe coal industry, those who are illfavor o f universal military training,conscription, yell for democracy.Those who stand for til\:raising of prices on all commodities,for anti-labor laws, for strikebreakers,for thugs, are alignedwith the great men of this nationto ma.ke the Gennan world safe fordemocracy.America is unsafe, German Kaiserismmust be abolished, yell thecapitalistic newspapers, but nevet'a word of the American autocracy,American imperialism, AmericanKaiserism.The <strong>Socialists</strong> say: "Make theworld safe for democracy, but letus begin the work in America."Their motto is: II America first."When we bave in this great andfree country one-fifth of thewOlllen workers employed in factories,stores and laundries wh"earn less than four dollars perweek and one-balf that earn les.,..than six dollars per week, and onthe other hand thousands of womenlhat are members of the capiEalistclass' who perfonn no useful service,and have the best of food,clothing and shelter, can we thensay, "There is democracy for these:workers," who cannot even exist ontheir wages. .According to the Industrial RelationsReport we have in this country44 families whose incomes are$l,()(X)j()(X) or more per year and64 per cent. of the workers withincomes less than 21 dollars peryear, and almost 31 per cent. of theworkers that .earn less than 500dollars per year. If we were to investigatethe living conditions ofthese families we would find howmuch democracy exists in this. country. .The children of the rich have theuse o f private schools, high schochand collegesj while one-third of thechildren of the poor complete thegrammar s~ool course, and lessthan 10 per cent. finish high school.We can now strengthen our voicesand shout: "Make America safefor democracy I"j Keep the world safe for democracy,but women must not be allowedto elect or choose rtpresentativesin the legislatures of America.When women paraded with bannersinscribed, "Governments derivethe powers with the consent .of the governed," they should bethrown in jail.In America, onehaJfof our adult citizens have nota' right to vote, and we should nowinvade another country and make itsafe for American democracy.In a democracy and especially aWilsonian brand, there is no roomfor these evils, for an East St.Louis massacr~ a ColOrado disaster~d Boston riots, nor is there anyroom for the dep.1fting of any classof workers, who strike because oithe hellish industrial conditions. Ina free and patriotic democrac)'WAR NEWS"Summoned to court to-day inYonk~r5, a ccus~d of mutilating anAm~ric:an Aag, ~hs. Otto Frolichput the blame on a pet dog. CityJudge William Walsh dismiss~d thecomplaint a£t~r Mrs. Frolich ~xplaiDedthat h~r dog had playfullytorn up th~ banner. Miss Laura Nosbad seen the dd~lldant swe~p uppi~C~5 of the Aag and put th~m in thegarbage can, which led h~r to maketb~ chara~." .(N~w York Call. ]un~ 10.)oTHE YOUNG SOCIALISTS' MAGAZINEIn Interesting New Orleansthere cannot be the muzzling of thepress, the. suppression of fteespeech, and assembla&-e. but stillBy George Rossour government demands that theNew Orleans is situated on the .1ence are the messages the mindyouth ot this nation enlist andMississippi river, just · tw~enty miles receives.make lhe world safe for democ·from its mouth where the watenlracy.However, when you leave th.::empty into the Gulf. From theThere is but one solution forconfines of Canal street, and wanderthrough most a n~ of the narsemi-circle formed about th~ citythis problem of democracy. It isby the river, New Orleans ha~organization on the industrial androw streets and aUeys that branchearned th e name of "The Crescentpolitical field. The workers whoout from it you leave behind theCity."city of noise and smoke, of wealthfight for democracy are organi zedin a political organization that is The Chamber of Comlllerce, and learning. of skyscrapers andopposed to the profit system. Commercial Clubs and Booster organizationsall boast qf the amenidernity,of twentieth century civiltheatres, in short, the ~It y of moThe Socialist Party is the pol iticaJorganization that pledges ittiesof the city in order to attract ization, and enter one filled withself -to abolish child labor .. occupationaldiseas~, low wages. excesthe homeseeker, business man or the. awe of age, their air of conservatismand the story of history.tourist. Its climate, scenery andlocation make it an ideal health or New ·; rleans has passed successivelythrough the reign of thesive hours of toil, unsanitary conditions.improper and adulteratedpleasure resort, and the city has alwaysbeen a close contestant. for Spanish, F rench, Colonial andfood. It pledges itself to take overe.xposition honors However, at the Confederate Governments. Monuments,churches and narrowthe privately owned machinery,top of all its claims, New Orleansfactories, workshops and all otherprides itsdf on being in part a most streets breathe the spirit of Newsocial necessities and run them formodern city, up-te-date in all respects,while on the other hand, it remaining today the largest marketSpain. The old French market,the benefit of all. And only undera system of society where COIllisan old historic conservative of the South; Absinthe Cafe, tht!.modities will be produced for usecity, filled with antiquities and notorious rendezvous of the earlyand not for profits can we have ahistory.Frencllmen, and the names of theworld safe for democracy.city's streets such as La. Moyne,Let us all join in this great fight. As a modem metropolis one lberville, Carondelet, and Thibedoiux,are iandmarks to the daysLet us all enlist our services. Let needs but visit the beautiful colleges:,tenninal stations, municipal when Louisiana was under Frenchus join the colors and help in thiswar. The war between Capital bwldings and hotels, aU of which rule. The prejudices of the peopleand Labor.are in lhe business section 0 f the are sufficient evidence to showJoin the "labor ranks"! Become town_ Canal street, that long and the visitor on which side Louisianaa battler I Join the <strong>Young</strong> People's broad thoroughfare with six pairs stood in the War of the Rebellion.Socialist League. Join the SocialistParty. Fight for democracy! the modern idea of avenuesj necesto narrower confines, the Cabildo,of tracks running parallel, denote.! As though to corner its hi storysary to meet the ever increasing at present the state museum oftraffic. St. Charles street, the Louisiana, contains in relic, manuscriptFifth avenue of the South, riv
the deed \\'as sign¢ transferringLouisiana to France, and againlater on fr:om France to the UnitedStates. Along the walls are th t:portrait p:t.intings of the Gover·. nors frolll the first Spanish Regentdown to the last politician tha ~bribed his way to the gubernatorialchair. Spanish stocks andprison cells for minor offendehare on the ground floor and basement,and as a shudder creepsthrough your spine, you wonderwhat means o f torture a regularcriminal underwent.In the French gallery is :to~ronze death masque of Napoleontaken when the Emperor breathedhis last. After the sculptor hadmade a bronze Olasque from theoriginal one of plaster of Paris,the latter broke. so that only the.bronze onc remained. The sculptorpresented it to the people ofLouisiana in the Ca~ldo. on th~spot where it now lies. Severaledicts and proclamations signedby NapOleon enable one to realizethe \"'a.5t control of tit
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