Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-03
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Al. Nov Eo1F Fsusrks IN TIE d4liy 81
fhe 9od eonarnas 81 10 ons q tHo IDEAS
- enneluaiana, L E., tha8 goa afe van
tonl9 afskoneaG OF that yg8 arc more
Ianofant a. % what y0u are taikin4
abont tran We 81 hFss supposed yea
wefa. We knew 81 the tine tnat yea
knew very sislle Of Whnt y0u we're ala
eaavinr. bu1 had no idea that yoa sere
e lanoeana - thia aFtieie makes yoa
ew. NJ. Eaitsr, alIoW me v aak sou
= lev Questions. Are yo1 aware that
fhe 4. ~. A. and she /. ". 4. 4. are
tUo 6lassnnt and 1lztiact organisations,
nagh 1ianding separate and alone from
- oftas, whose obieeis are entirely
SIHersnf. with he same distinotion ex-
ia,lna a. there Vas betuecn TIE
llnfcn TleaaHe and the knights 81 tne
GoIdan Circle % Kn klrxf Are you
aware thai tha I. ". A. e eompsssd u
nars 81 the very boat men els g -
eiafgf Are y0u aware that tne 1. ". A.
Is a0mpossd largely d professional and
busiaeas men and Womens are yoa
aware thel the /. ". A. numoers . ong |
ita membeT ministers q we Roapeis
Are You a0afo thaf the I W. A. mem
bess are ladies' end gentlemen whose
loyalty, honesty of purpeee and 20
FiNhtness u ilfe ere never Questioned y
fko oommnni.ios whore they Featdef
AE. jug HMZI. N4tAN at-a - 80 - -
onlv hires members Ia Seattle, when
Von stated there ere fifty9 Pleass an
nwaf thsse questions. Il you do rot
knoa fhess thinGs, ws do and With your
permlauisn 10 viii tell yeu some things
fhat yea DO not know, 1. .. ahat the !.
WA. b stEiotIy al educational organ
izafion and Il opposed % tho shedding
- hload % taAing of life 10 any way
nshnF than thai 81 saf defenae.
Tha members 81 the !. v. A. are Beth
- Anagehisla, Communists o. Dsna-
mltara. They have no deslra 10 change
the pFIneipiaB Of The American Govern
nsont bg nsVoiutlonaEy means; thai - 70
say b. tAa nee 81 arms % fofoe Of any
klad. We believe and teach thai there
aheuld b aoula changes made Ia oar
eugeFnmenfai maahinerg. bat that those
ehangoa shouid b mads b. the people
81 the baiios box.
In oaaelnslon. II the Posr IKTMr1A.
dnN0Rn knows u any organization on
ne 8oand saoh IS Il described u rs re-
maxi, then Il has GOT the start Of as.
We Do nol kn0W Of any snoh an orRan-
ix4lion. 10 "a {. We think yoa have
been deeeiv6d. Any way, please eaii
thlnQa b. lbeif proper names. While
Il may ~ possible that tbs Most crowd
have individual followers, We do not b.
ilsge thai ihioF following has ever a.
sumod The shape Of 40 ORGANIZATION on
Puget Sound.
4 Mnxnnn ~ rHn |. ". A.
Il Is doubtfal whether any public
good Will be accomplished BY a discus.
sion a. The present time Of the merits
81 tha organization 10 which oar core
spondeni bolonRa, bat certainly no harm
ean be done and 70 therefore accord
him ths space which be desires.
In speaking Of tho international
working Peoples Association or Of
the international woFkinRnen's As
sooiation,n the Posr INrKLLIeHNoEa re-.
fors 70 the organization u which she
author Of Tbs lol.sr above Is black
card" menbos, o., 90 speak more intel
lightly 20 the general pablo. OF the
armed section u which be Is a member.
b. whatevos nama Il mar Be known.
thia organisation Is TIE same. There
ara Eve distinei degrees Of thia Asaooia-
tlon, the menbeFs Of which are known
respectively a. student members, red
card membeEs. white card members,
blue card members and black card
members. The red card degree Is 10
reality she frst degree Of The aassoia-
ton. she student members being merely
nsyisos noe admitted 10 full member.
ship, os, e. 0eeres Yenable Smith, who
b a. undoabtea authority. stated il,
they are merely students Of socialism,
The black card members are those Who
have reached The highest Attainable
point 10 the organization. They form
sha armed section, aud ID Is Of them
that aotiaa ia expeoied when, in the
oplnion Of the lsadsras The time for
aasien has arrived. The naae Of this
Organization aa L Appears apsn ice own
certificates Of membership and other
papers, h the international Work
nen's (oF Woskingmen'sl Association
~ Red Ameriean International Ita
organization "a saah that each member
AA~NH 80 AaAAA hs@AANENe VI Us NAN
DEGREE e veil a. thoso Of all the de-
gFees below hin, but knows nothing Of
the menbesship Of The desrees which
he has net YEA reached. For instances.
q Whits card memhsE knsWs who ths
other vhise Gard msmbeFs are. ana aleo
vho the red sAFd aud sia3oni mambsra
arr, bui be knows nothing Of the blua
caFd and blAck card members.
TIE RosE. INrK11oEScHA has nov in
is possession white card Or certificate
% membership IL tho white degree a.
wsll ~ eopy Of the Private ADD con
adantiAl uhits card melaheF's eircalara
end q number Of the ether socres pa ers
81 the Association. Ga oas side 81 the
card Is he following international
Worhmen's Association. - The Red
(AmestcAnl IaieFnAtiouAi.-T sAch ~.
eordinR - bis media From each ao-
eording 10 bis Ahlily.-No duties 9Th.