Week
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contributor: W. E. Peirce
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1918-05-04
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note: IVTa-it* lAf/>Alrj--"Why Churchmen Should be Socialists" 1V6XI WCCK"- By a ehurch of England Minister The Week Published by W. B. Peirce, In the Interest of Good Government, Temperance, Single Tax and Sane Socialism Vol. XV, No. "44-15th Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, May 4th, 1918 5c a copy $2.00 a year What Some Men Ape Up Against At The WillOWS.-&e Page 3 The Indictment of (Sapitallsm WERE you to ask the linotype operators employed upon any of our great metropolitan dailies the words mostly used in newspaper copy of today, the answer would be Democ-' racy nnd Socialism. Test the accuracy of this statement when you take ti]) your newspaper again and it will be a revelation to you how often these words occur. Living in nn age where Capitalism is the prevailing method of production, it is worthy of passing notice that the word Capitalism seldom occurs in print or its effects referred to by newspapers supporting this form of industrialism. That the passing of Capitalism is clearly recognized by the money interests and their associates, tho trusts, is evidenced by the nature of the fight, they are putting up for its retention, for thero is no attempt to defend the inequalities inherent in the state of today. The educational and publicity agencies, the school, pulpit and press nre muzzled. Intelligent criticism of the abject poverty of the masses, with its co-committant evils; sickness, ignorance, vice and crime would only serve to fan the fires of rebellion and hasten the passing of monarchinl institutions. To the press, the greatest of all forces in moulding the thoughts of a nation, is committed the task of misrepresenting the mission of Socialism, Capitalism's logical successor. Its teachers have been villified, persecuted and socially ostracised. In this Province the worker with Socialistic leanings has been hounded out of the country in order to break up his propaganda and parliamentary aspiration. We have the undisputed evidence of this from a former member of our…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: publisher not identified (1904-1906) ; The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices (1906-1907) ; �The Week� Publishing Company, Limited (1907-1918) ; publisher not identified (1918-1920)
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Victoria (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0374089
language: English
lat: 48.428333
long: -123.364722
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Victoria : [publisher not identified]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text