SOCIALISM.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 66, 17 March 1908, Page 6

SOCIALISM.

.(To the EdltorJ Sir.—The controversy which has been .carried on between .your correspondents, 1 1 .Messrs. Philcox and Crisp, re socialism, \ seems t-o have reached a climax in your ' issue of to-day. 31r. Crisp has ably detfended Socialism, and the honesty of ! Socialists, iv trying to ocunteract ' stho misery which exists, and has called 3 on yir. Philcox. who says he recognises ' that misery does exist, to suggest a solu- ] •tion or give credit to those who are try- ! ing; laso to substantiate by facts and ! inures some of i he-.statements which he ■ilias made. Instead of doinp; this, Mr. Philcox an- j swers by supposing an impossible thing io occur. vi_... that the freezing machines J throughout, the world go on strike and refuse to work, and then proceeding to * arctic a_s it" his supposition were true. ' iAV.ro such methods to be permitted, it ? >otild be possible to prove or disprove anything. Again, lie says, in effect, that I * Socialistic legislation is passed by Gov- t emments that can hardly be said to have U. Socialistic tendencies. Now sir. it may I be true that the individual representatives of the people are not Socialists, but \ they ;ire not the Government; but we, | f the people, are. and as we become edu- i-, cated and demand reforms, so surely will , they be placed on the statute book.—l (_.___. etc., a WILLIAM .VIA_S_SU_S. j