Vol. I. JANUARY, 1912. No. 1. THE MAGAZINE WITH A MISSION, by George Edwin Rines WOULD SOCIALISM DESTROY THE FAMILY? by Thomas S. Lonergan 21 29 THE MENACE OF RADICAL EDUCATION, by John R. Meader "REVERENTIAL GEMS" from Socialistie Sources FROM MARX TO HUGHAN, by James C. Monaghan TRUE SOCIAL PROGRESS, by Josiah C. Pumpelly EVOLUTION vs. REVOLUTION, by Victor Hugo Duras THE SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES, by Thomas F. Woodlock DEPARTMENTS. . · 59 61 65 70 73 80 83 86 From the Editor's Window. 2. Where Perfection Hides. 3. Under DAVID I. NELKE, President. JOSIAH C. PUMPELLY, Vice-President. THOMAS S. LONGERGAN, Secretary A For February FEW years ago no one worked harder in the interests of Socialism than MARTHA MOORE AVERY. She wrote-she taught-she lectured-and all for the promotion of the social revolution. To-day, Mrs. Avery is the uncompromising foe of Socialism and in this article she tells the reasons why. As one who has dwelt within the "inner circles," Mrs. Avery knows whereof she speaks, and she has presented a mass of damning evidence against Socialism in her important contribution. Why I Left the Socialist Movement "Scientific Socialism" must stand or fall with the doctrine of Evolution, for its basic philosophy is founded upon the assumption that Darwinism is now universally accepted by science. This "fact" is just as true as the majority of things Socialists ask us to believe, and what DR. JAMES J. WALSH says about the relations existing between present-day science and the Darwinian theories makes it easy to realize why Socialism is a house built upon sand. This article is called: Mutual Aid vs. The Struggle for Life One of the strongest indictments of Socialism that has appeared in several years has been written for THE COMMON CAUSE by DR. CONDE B. PALLEN. In this article he analyses the socialistic doctrine of "Economic Determinism" with so masterly a hand that those who have heretofore regarded it as a harmless theory in economics will be able to comprehend what the term really means and realize for the first time, perhaps the horrible results to which it logically leads. This study is entitled: Economic Determinism and Its Consequences The reforms which the world needs can be accomplished far better without Socialism than with it, and no student of political economy has succeeded in demonstrating this fact more conclusively than ROBERT ELLIS THOMPSON. Socialism is destructive in all its tendencies; reform, to be permanent, must be constructive. Mr. Thompson shows plainly how the desired results may be brought about through constructive effort in his article Socialism from the Economic Viewpoint There is no limit to Socialist promises. In his desire for votes the Socialist will promise anything, feeling secure in the knowledge that—should the day of revolution ever dawn-he will be one of a majority that could not be compelled to meet its obligations. Unfortunately, there are persons who are fooled by these promises-men and women who cannot see how impossible it would be for Socialism to carry out its program, even under the most favorable conditions. To know how impracticable a scheme Socialism represents and what chance there would be that Socialists could keep their promises, read CHARLES H. MCDERMOTT's article: Socialistic Delusions These are not all the important articles in the February number of THE COMMON CAUSE-there are also articles by PETER W. COLLINS, THOMAS S. LONERGAN, VICTOR HUGO DURAS, H. S. RANDOLPH, JOHN R. MEADER, and others -and there is a new department that will interest many. It is called: Woman's Work in Social Reform Please mention THE COMMON CAUSE when writing to Advertisers. |