Advertisement

GIVE BOTH SIDES OF SOCIALIST QUESTION

Holcombe Says They Prevent Socialistic Government Now--Carver Declares Socialists Temperamental Rebels

"All evidence shows, however," he concluded, "that it is much easier to get people to hate, than love one another, with equal intensity, and without a development of good will among people of the state, such as economists and efficientists secured during the war, a socialistic form of government could not be reproduced. An incentive to dispense with profit-making would insure this."

Hart Wants Radicals to Speak Here

"I am heartily in favor of discussing the question of socialism" and Professor Hart, "and personally wish it were possible for men in this University to hear the most rabid socialist in the country. Then they would see the utter fallacy of his argument. What is Harvard College for if not to stimulate men to think for themselves?

"If students here in the University are not to form any judgment, then at least 15 courses in this college are useless." Because the present wording of the question seemed a little vague, and ambiguous, Professor Hart outlined a wording which would confine the discussion within the desired bounds, and yet would leave a definite place in which to take issue. The following is the change which Professor Hart suggested:

"Resolved, that there can be no permanent settling of pending economic conditions except through a socialistic community." Professor Hart committed himself in favor of the above question.

Advertisement

Professor Hocking declared last night that he considered the question of socialism an excellent one for the Debating Union to consider at this time

Advertisement