The Oklahoma Leader (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1918 Page: 4 of 4
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THE OKLAHOMA LEADER
Htircetmor t<> (MW Valley Sminllnt.
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iTheir Majesties
BY PERCY WAXMAN.
In The New Republic.
Scene: A room in Buckingham
palace on a bleak morning in No-
vember. King George and Queen
Mary seated in front of a Welsh-
coal fire. King George has a news-
paper in his hand.
King George- I see that William
has gone to Holland.
Queen Mary—Yes, and so has
the Crown Prince. 1 wonder how
Wilhelmina will like it.
King George How will the
Dutch people like it, you mean, my
dear.
Queen Mary Karl is going to
Switzerland.
King George And Ferdinand is
already there.
Queen Mary—So is Constantine.
King George Frederick of
Mecklenburg and Charles Edward
of Saxe-Coburg have resigned.
Queen Mary—So has Ludwig of
Bavaria.
King George Saxe-Meiningen
has been declared a republic.
Queen Mary— So has Baden.
Kim: George Thank God grand-
ma wasn't here to see the end of
everything.
Queen Mary—It is dreadful,
George, isn't it? We ought to be
thankful we live in democratic
England.
King George Yes, indeed. Yet,
do \ou know, sometimes I think—
Queen Mary You think what,!
George?
King George - 1 tljink sometimes
that it might be a good thing if—j
er—I
If vou what
Queen Mary — I can't think
where you get your ideas from.
King George—From the war, 1
think.
Queen Mary—The war?
King George—Yes. The war has
shown me horribly clearly that
hereditary rights aren't really
rights. That an accident of birth
made me a king when I'd much
rather be a farmer. Kings are
passe, my dear.
Queen Mar,y What about Al-
bert?
King George—Oh! he's the ex-
ception that proves it. If he re-
signed tomorrow and Belgium be-
came a republic, he'd be unani-
mously elected president. His
people love him for what he is and
has done, not because he is king.
Queen Mary—And I'm sure our
people would elect you as their
first president, if you resigned.'
You're much too modest.
King George—I wonder
Queen Mary — You wonder
what?
King George I wonder if
would elect me if I resigned.
Queen Mary- I'm sure
would.
King George You know I'd so
much like to go before parliament
and say something like this, "Gen-
tlemen, my being king is a joke.
All the trappings and ceremonies
attached to my rule are utter'
nonsense. I want to be a free agent
and live my own life. You may not
believe it, but I really have a sense
of humor—sadly undeveloped, I
fear—but still a sense of humor.
It forbids me to continue to re-
ceive orders from Lloyd George,
digest them and then spew them
forth as {oyal commands. Let me
abdicate and show you I'm a regu-
lar man, and God hless you all.'"
Queen Mary—But
dear! Think of the
church.
King George — Oh! I have
thought. Of course they'd be furi-
ous with me. You can't expect the
PASTOR KUTTER'S APPEAL
Noted Swiss Divine Defends Socialism
Shall We Revile the Socialists'."
The Social-Democrats cherish a
wonderful hope in their hearts;
they speak and sing of a brother-
hood of nations; a golden age of
equality and liberty.
We laugh at them—and they
bear it. We scold them—and they
remain unmoved. We ridicule
them—and they expect nothing
else.
They know that the present
world has no room for them—
hence they prepare the way for the |
new social order.
They have recognized the fact j
that the god of this world, Mam-
mon, must fall. They make no
truce with Mammon, they have no
need of vain words; of riddles and
the clergy, sophistries.
established They speak what they think, and
let a whole world jeer them.
Mammon is the arch-enemy of
mankind, but Mammon can not
fall before good intentions alone;
Who stops their ears so they can
not hear the cry of the oppressed?
Who daily subverts truth and
faith in the people, and conscience
in the people's servants?
Who makes us bear the, unspeak-
able banality of our modern life
patiently and unconsciously even,
consumed as we are by our own in-
terests?
MAMMON.
How can we take the field
against him without the firm con
viction that his whole kingdom,
the ownership of the world, must
be wrested from him?
How can we think of overthrow
ing his power without being will
ing to face a revolution in the con-
ditions of society.
The present conditions of own-
ership have developed out of the
rule of Mammon, AND ONLY
THE SERVANTS OF MAMMON
CAN BE SATISFIED WITH
THEM.
They have sprung from the laws
of avarice and privilege—the
basest motives in the human heart.
These conditions of ownership
must cease. THIS IS THE DI-
VINE SUMMONS OF OUR AGE.
The Social-Democrats are doing
what the church should have done!
CIRCULATION NOTES
Circulation last week 1,263^
New this week 14
Stupe . , 36
Loss 36
Circulation this week 1,241
Following is a list or the counties
having more than 25 readers th'*
week, and the number they had last
week:
Readers Readers
last week, this week
«2
87
71
67
1>01 \<• Till : THIVCJ THAT ( AX NOT
BE DOM -
Somebody said that it couldn't be
done.
But he, with a chuckle, replied,
That maybe it couldn't—but he'd not
be one
Who'd say so—till he'd tried.
So he buckled right in—with the tract
of a grin
Op his face. Tf he worried he hid it.
He -tarted to sing as he tackled the
thing
That couldn't be done—and he
did it.
Creek
Blaine
Dewey . .
Atoka
Kiowa "0 55
Washita 57 54
Pottawatomie .... 50 49
Caddo 44 44
Lincoln 43 44
Seminole 43 .43
Tulsa 41 41
Ellis 39 3
Garvin 38 38
Major 36 30
Pawnee 34 34
Logan 32 32
Oklahoma 27 25
The biggest change for the, week
was ill Kiowa county. A number of
subscriptions not being renewed at
expiration were taken oft the list.
Blaine county, although having a few
stops, had some new subscribers and
therefore held its own, while Creek
fell down a bit, making Blaine county
within striking distance of the leader-
ship among the counties.
J. B. Beryman, our only reader at
Castle, sent in two new subscriptions
anil helped his county a few notches
closer to the 2 5 mark.
Joe Christionson of Okeene brought
Blaine county one notch closer to the
top by sending in a new subscription.
THE DAILY
church to understand a nrogressive 1 he wi" t;l11 only l'e|nre deeds. AnJ
How I'd like to see when Mammon falls, then comes
move like that.
the faces of the grocers who've
been made earls when they found
out | had abdicated. And those
rich Germans that father was so
fond of ennobling. I wonder how
they'd take it?
Queen Mary It would be funny.
What about the people, though?
King George The great mass
of English people in their secret
hearts would be very relieved if 1
did it myself. And, of course, the
county families would be delighted.
Thev have always beep rather in-
clined to patronize our family, you
know
the new age.
Yes, a new age, and not simply
a new heart. That is their MUST,
which compensates them for all
the obloquy which a trembling and
self-blinded society heaps upon
them.
they not demand that
make a great unity,
is Mammon that splits
into a thousand frag-
iffeil:
'Oh, you'll never
Somebody sc
do that,
At least, no one over has done n"
But he took off his coat, and took off
his hat—
And the firfct. thing we knew he'd
heg"un it.
With a lift to hi? chin—and a hit of
a Krin,
Without any doubting or "quit
MUST
humanity
since it
humanity
ments?
MUST
■ started^ to sine-,
thing
That couldn't bi
did it.
ho tackled
it."
tlie
done
and he bit
they not prophesv a new
age, since the present age is but
the reflection of Mammon?
Unpractical, not to be consid-
Qucen .Mary — But gracious ered, impossible, are mans judg
If I were to—er—
Do vou mean abdi-
't be
the
It's
Queen Mary
George?
King George
resign—er
Queen Mary
cate?
King George—Yes.
Queen Mary—George, don
blasphemous! Where would
country go? It's ridiculous.
worse. It's sacrilegious.
King George I hardly think so,
dear. Every one knows I'm a fig-
urehead. a harmless anachronism,
a mere decoration.
Queen Mary — Rut look how
popular you are.
King George—That's just tf-
I'm popular because I'm not al-
lowed to do anything to risk up-
popularity. I'm merely a sort of
social cement used to keep the
court together.
Queen Mary—What about our
titular aristocracy? If you went, it
would have to go.
King George—Our titled per-
sons wouldn't be missed much.
They're mostly brewers or political
contributors nowadays.
heavens, George, you have forgot
ten one thing.
King George What is that?
Queen Marv America, George
King George Good God, so I
had. America! dear, dear! Yes—
America!
Queen Mary America would
never stand For it, George.
King George No, indeed. Ij
realize it only too well. Curious
hov republics always seem to
stand in the way of democratic re-
form.
Queen A^arv—And now your
beautiful dream is shattered, isn't
it?
King George I suppose it is. I
hadn't thought of America. No,
the more I think of it, the more 1
am certain that American society
would never forgive me if I abdi-
cated.
Queen Mary—And here we are,
destined to drag out our weary,
regal existence to the very end. A
vision rises before me of a million
foundation stones to lay, a million
speeches of welcome to read and
listen to, a million court functions
to hold, and a million other bore-
sonie things to do
King George More years of not
being allowed to do anything, say
anything or be anything l"ut what
we're told to do and say and be.
Queen Mary - Oh! America
America!
(Curtain.)
ments on their program.
And why?
Because men fear to offend
Mammon.
Fools and simpletons the So-
cialists have always been called.
Yes, the divine ha;> always been
foolish and simple in the eyes of
the world. No more honorable
epithet could be given them than
that which truth has always borne.
God is working in them and in
the name of God the church has
been fighting them.
♦ « s
Mammon has subdued the
world; not only the hearts and
thoughts of men, but their out-
ward conditions as well. He has
appropriated to himself every in-
vention, every improvement in the
field of technical skill.
That new knowledge which
might have freed men from the
brute power of physical laws and
made them lords of nature, has be-
come in Mammon's hand a tool to
distress them, a slave driver's whip
under whose strokes the defense-
less masses cringe.
The nearer men think they are
approaching the goal of their de-
sires, the more awfully are they de-
ceived.
And Mammon has done it all.
Who sets man against man like
the beasts in the jungle?
Who puts the weapons of mur-
der into their hands?
There ire thousands to tell you - it
can not be done—
There are thousands to prophesy
failure;
There ire thousands to point out
one by one—
The dangers that wait to assail you.
Rut ,1iist buckle in— with a bit of n
grin—
T;ike off your coat and go to it:
just start in to sing—
, As you tackle the thing that can not
be done—
And you'll do it!
—Anonymous.
With the new year at hand we are
ready to go ahead with The Oklahoma
Leader daily promotion. At the same
time the houses in Oklahoma City will
be vacant, and we can tear them down
at once.
Several Oklahoma City contractors
are figuring on the construction of
The Oklahoma Lender building. They
wil be ready to go ahead just as soon
as the Oklahoma Socialists make it
possible.
Several weeks ago, we pointed out
the fact that we would need $10,000
before we could start. A number of
comrades have already responded by
paying up their pledges, while we
have received many, letters from "The
Olil Guard" of the party ofTering their
service* 111 helping tq complete the
work- a number oi letters written by
Socialist soldiers now in the camps.
Salesmen will go out again as thev
did in the past, right after the first of
the year. They will do the big par
in raising the rest of the money
we need; however, we want all
ihe comrades to pitch in and do their
For instance. Comrade Branham
wr'.'s us from Major county that he
will be glad to assist us collect
pledges in his county, while Comrades
Alii of Garfield and Holland of Atoka
county write us similar letters.
tn coil ;e ^
work will begin right after the first ,of
the year. Those who owe money for
pledge:- or those who des re to help
more should send their remittances
to John Hagel, 121 E. Eighth St..
y
some of their time, or who would like
to join the sales crew, should also
| write Hagel.
Let us get to work
i daily started.
I
and get the new
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Karl Liebknecht's New Book
"The Future Belongs
to the People"
Just Oil' the Press.
This book, edited and trans-
lated by S. Zimand, contains all
of Liebknecht's speeches made
during the war. It gives the
May-day speech which resulted
in his arrest and sentence to jail
for thirty months. More than
that, it gives one the truth re-
garding the conditions existing
in Germany during the war.
The hook can be had for $1.25 or free with five yearly sub-
scriptions to The Oklahoma Leader.
Another excellent book that we will give free with six yearlv
subscriptions to The Oklatioma Leader is 1HF. SLAV Eh\ Ol
PROSTITUTION; A PLEA FOR EMANCIPATION, by Maude
E. Minor.
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