Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net +-------------------------------------------------+ |Transcriber's note: | | | |Obvious typographical errors have been corrected | +-------------------------------------------------+ MOTHER EARTH [Illustration] P. O. Box 217 EMMA GOLDMAN, Publisher 10c. a Copy Madison Sq. Station, N. Y. Office: 210 EAST 13th STREET, NEW YORK CITY CONTENTS. PAGE "To the Generation Knocking at the Door" JOHN DAVIDSON 1 Observations and Comments 2 The Child and Its Enemies EMMA GOLDMAN 7 Hope and Fear L. I. PERETZ 14 John Most M. B. 17 Civilization in Africa 21 Our Purpose MARY HANSEN 22 Marriage and the Home JOHN R. CORYELL 23 The Modern Newspaper 31 A Visit to Sing Sing 32 The Old and the New Drama MAX BAGINSKI 36 A Sentimental Journey.--Police Protection 43 The Moral Demand OTTO ERICH HARTLEBEN 46 Advertisements 62 10c. A COPY $1 A YEAR MOTHER EARTH Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature Published Every 15th of the Month EMMA GOLDMAN, Publisher, P. O. Box 217, Madison Square Station, New York, N. Y. Vol. I APRIL, 1906 No. 2 "TO THE GENERATION KNOCKING AT THE DOOR." By JOHN DAVIDSON. _Break--break it open; let the knocker rust; Consider no "shalt not," nor no man's "must"; And, being entered, promptly take the lead, Setting aside tradition, custom, creed; Nor watch the balance of the huckster's beam; Declare your hardiest thought, your proudest dream; Await no summons; laugh at all rebuff; High hearts and you are destiny enough. The mystery and the power enshrined in you Are old as time and as the moment new; And none but you can tell what part you play, Nor can you tell until you make assay, For this alone, this always, will succeed, The miracle and magic of the deed._ [Illustration] OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS.