Word: socialist
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Laidler, of New York, organizing secretary of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society, and author of "Boycotts and the Labor Struggle," gave a lecture before the Socialist Club on "The Challenge of Socialism to the College Man" in Emerson J yesterday afternoon. He first described the growth of the voluntary co-operation movement abroad. In England the workers have built up a business of over $650,000,000 a year; they own 40 or 50 factories; run 1,400 stores; control tea estates in Ceylon and thousands of acres in England, and conduct the most extensive industrial insurance company in the country...
...concluded his talk by telling of the growth of the state-wide and nationwide co-operation. Fifty out of 70 governments in the world own their own railroads; and telegraphs, telephones, insurance and lighting systems are rapidly passing into government hands. The Socialist believes in extending such ownership until all principal industries are publicly owned and democratically managed by the municipality, the state and the nation...
...Socialist Club will be addressed by Dr. Harry W. Laidler, of New York, organizing secretary of the Intercollegiate Society, at its meeting in Emerson J this afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. Dr. Laidler, who is the author of "Boycotts and the Labor Struggle," has spoken before the Socialist Club several times in the past. A discussion on "The Challenge of Socialism to the College Man," will be held immediately following the meeting. Particular attention will be paid to the causes of the present high cost of commodities from the Socialist viewpoint...
...Harry W. Laidler, of New York, organizing secretary of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society, and author of "Boycotts and the Labor Struggle," will speak at a meeting of the Socialist Club in Emerson J on Monday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. Following the meeting a discussion will be held on "The High Cost of Living," the causes and results of the present high cost of commodities being investigated from a Socialistic point of view...
...joint meeting of the International Polity and the Socialist Clubs in the Trophy Room of the Union yesterday afternoon Henri LaFontaine spoke on "The Relation of Internal to External Preparedness." M. LaFontaine has been a member of the Belgium Senate as a representative of the Socialist party for 22 years; he is a professor of international law, president of the International Parliamentary Bureau; secretary of the Union of International Associations, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1913. At present he is touring the United States, giving lectures at many universities...