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A 1910s Debate on Socialism and Capitalist Prosperity
A historical tract argues that socialist rhetoric threatens the nation. It cites rising socialist votes in New York Ohio Illinois and Indiana and warns of a socialist program replacing private ownership with a cooperative commonwealth. It contrasts wage myths with the reality of capital needs and the high cost of public ownership versus private efficiency.
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New York Herald
The
Chicago Tribune
Los Angeles Times
New York State
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
New York City
New York
Western States
America
Socialist Party
Uncle Sam
Greenback
Nopalist
Prohibition
Co-Operative Commonwealth
Austria
Middle West
Socialist Party Workers