German Elections Signal Shifts in Working Class Power
The elections show Left gains in Germany with the Independent Socialists rising in industrial centers. The Majority Socialists falter as the populist German Peoples Party increases influence, while centrists lose ground. No working alliance seems likely as class lines tighten and Revolutionary pace remains slow. The piece notes political dynamics driven by race, economics, and industrial growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Assembly
Rise of the People’s Party Tied to Hugo Stinnes Press Power
An article argues the German People’s Party gain reflects press influence led by Hugo Stinnes. It alleges Stinnes funds and controls sixty five newspapers and various enterprises to mold public opinion, shaping a clash between capitalism and a rising working class. The piece warns such media power is an uneven tool in a larger economic struggle, predicting the masses will prevail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German People’s Party
People’s Party
National Liberal Party
Germany
Hugo Stinnes
Stinnes
People's Party
Cardinal Gibbons Prayer At Chicago Convention Sparks Debate
A reader notes Cardinal Gibbons closing prayer at the Republican convention in Chicago, praising wisdom and concord, while expressing skepticism about the party’s future. The critic mocks politics as inherently flawed and laments capitalist influence on schools and society, arguing capitalism cannot curb evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
God Almighty
Chicago
May Day and May Day spirit across nations
An Op-Ed style critique rails at political corruption in Chicago’s Republican scene, condemns money over principle, and links to May Day celebrations worldwide. It praises working-class solidarity, cites figures such as Morris and Luxemburg, and looks toward an international socialist future.
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Britain
John O’ Groats
Land's Ends
Great Parka
Manchester
Bradford
Glascow
London
Bournemouth
Spewich
William Morris
Acros
Rus‘a
Tabor
Owen
Morris
Liebknecht
Jaures
Hardie
Rosa Luxembourg
Thia
International Commonwealth
Poland's Day and the Poland Front Crisis
An editorial argues Governor Cox of Ohio supports imperial Poland via a Polish White Guard drive in America. It notes Poland's internal strife, cabinet resignation, and protests against a buffer state policy. It cites Czech-Slovak coalitions, railway strikes, and Bolshevik advances as context, warning Poland’s day may end in blackened night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Ohio
White Guard
Woll P
America
Poland
Russia
National Democrats
Cocho-Slovakia
Italy
Cech
Gov. Cox
Schoolhouse debate and the rise of science over scripture in Lancaster
An 1828 Lancaster Ohio board letter defended using schoolhouses for serious questions while condemning steam and rail travel as divine improbabilities. The piece argues that church and state were once tightly linked, notes gradual separation, and highlights socialism as a taboo topic in education amid growing faith in science and industry.
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School Board of
Lancaster
Ohio
Mexican Communism and a Revolutionary Journal
A fragmentary note describes a single English language magazine in Mexico, a Communist monthly titled Gale's Journal of Revolutionary Communism. It claims to reveal Mexican Communist and T W W activities, the significance of Obregon’s revolution, and features pieces such as Made in the USA, the Civil War in Mexico, Who is Financing Pancho Villa, the Communist Party of Mexico and an Open Letter to the Devil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Obregon
Gale
Journal of Revolutionary Communism
Uye
Pancho Villa
Communist Party of Mexico
Socialism Books and Prices from Local List
A weekly list offers numerous socialist and Marxist works with wide price ranges from 10c to $2.00 each. Titles include The Communist Manifesto, Ten Days That Shook The World, Evolution and Revolution, and Debs biographies, with bulk discounts for five or more copies.
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Lisbknecht
Licesch
Deer Island
Lusk Committee
Allison
D. Haywood
Karl Marxg
Soviet Russia
Debs
Mr. Block
Communist International
Bullitt
Karsner
Russia
Ransome
Lenin
Williams
Moore
Marx
London
Maily
Ferri
Dietagen
Engels
Price & Profit
Feuerbach
Labrioli
Lida Parce
Soria
Lewis H. Morgan
Ward
Plechanoff
The Black Sheep Continued from Page Ad
A sociology discussion contrasts naturalist and industrial viewpoints through characters Rudolph Collins Jack and Olive Anderson. They debate history biology economics and class perspective while notes are mysteriously altered, foreshadowing upheaval as they plan a trip to Harrison for forthcoming mail.
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Collins
Jacks
Olive Anderson
Jack
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the Toiler
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Lincoln
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Suill
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Mexico City
D. F
Rudolph
Harrison
Sozialistische, Kommunistische, Volkswirtschaftliche Und Schéne
Literatur
Seehof & CO
Bachhandlung Und Verlag
Berlin
Augusta Ste
Spartakasbriefe
Sammlung
Rosa Luxemburg
Karl Liebknecht
Leo Jogisches
Korsten
K. N
Radek
Kommunistischen Portal
Kommunistischen Parteien
Die Kommunistische Internationale
Hoeft
N_N
Die
Kommunistische Ethik Kataja
Finland
Werner
Valutazuschlag
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