To the Editor of the "Norra-Cumxa Day News"
'Sim—The interesting United Press cable' from Chicago in to-day's issue of the "North-China" to the effect that Mr. Upton Sinclair had "deserted" the Socialist Party is not only interesting but, T venture to suggest, algo amusing in view of the fact that Mr. Sinclair was ofcially expelled last year from the Socialist Party! Whether Mr. Sinclair "left" the Party on account of its "left" proclivities or whether the Party left Mr. Sinclair on account of his "right" proclivities becomes an interesting. speculation. This incident, however an interesting illustration of th fact that Socialism has at least one common characteristic with Religion and that is in the multiplicity "and variety of its sects and the brotherly love they bear to each other.
Nevertheless, whatever be the rights and the wrongs of the Sinclair affair, it is surely a sinister and significant sign of the times that what has hitherto been an outstanding Individualistic country like the United States of America should for a moment countenance even the poss bility of the election of a Socialist, whatever his "brand," "as Chief State, wih Executive of a leading American
In view, however, of this possibility, it would I feet sure be of much interest to many of your readers if the following "Twelve Principles" were given the publicity. of your columns. They were issued by Mr. Sinclair to take the place of speechmaking in his electoral campaign and would certainly seem fully to justify the opprobrious term. "Bolshevi which all hundred per cent, Americans apply to him, Shanghai Sept, 3.
1, God created. the natural wealth of the earth for the ure of all' mer Rot fora. few.
"2. God created men to seek their own welfare, not that of masters "2, Private ownership of too! basis of freedom when tools simple, becomes a basis of enslavement when tools are complex.
Autocracy "in Industry cannot] ext slongaide democracy in govern= ent tive without] working.
Due ivi latence of luxury tu the] 1d. destitution The present depression is one indanee, not of ear city.
THe 6 {ihe trouble Is that the wealth, while have the debts.
contrary to common sense that men. should starve because wye-rahed 100 much food.
YO." he destruction of food or other wealth, ex the imitation of production, I economic insanity 'i, The Temedy is to give the work ets access to the means of product by'aetion fand that is the American wa}
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