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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14
COMMUNICATIONS.

NoT1CE TO CORRESPONDING Write plain
boil down" your letters; make them short.
Write only on one side of the paper. Be as good
natured as you can be under the circum-
stances
To the Workmen's Aduocdte:
1t is probable that many readers of
the ADVOCATE will misunderstood the
item in the last issue relative to DR., Ed
ward Avelings authorship of the Jail
bird Congress reports in the Herald's
Paris edition.
No harm would be done if everyone
was familiar with the articles, for they
were as complimentary to the delegates
and their cause as they could be and get
into the Herald at all. Even the title
was humorously complimentary, for
the commendable offenses for which
our comrodes were imprisoned were
specified.
DIR. Aveling and his wife were promi-
nent members of the "Jailbird Con-
gress,' so it will be seen that he could
not be guilty of deriding it. Having
read his articles myself, | saw no harm
in your item but when several persons
expressed their indignation toward him,
/ saw how they We're, miSled, and am
prompted to write this to prevent an
unintentional injury TO Dr. Aveling.
Fraternally, PAUL T. BOWEN.
Washington, D. c., Sept, $,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

for their benefit that the people shall
know whose labor they are paronizing,
ond m order to identify it have adopted
a lab el, labor mark. The signature of
the president of this organization of citi-
zens appears on the label, Under ordi'
nary circumstances any one who lorges
a signature is held liable but in this
case "a judge of the United States Court
has { he assurance to decide to the effect
that the signature on the blue label of
the Cigarmakers' international Union
may be forged with impunity. Bust
ness men may sue and recover damages
for Infringement of their trade marks,
but, according to Judge Thayer, an or
ganization of workmen have not equal
right to protection.
Of all the methods which trades
unions have adopted to protect their
mem bers the label is the most conform
able with present method of business
and, with that protection from the
State which is equally due to all citi-
zens, will secure to its owners the assist
ance which all minded people de-
sire to render their friends.
Tn e validity of the label has been
uphel by various States and President
StraSser, of the Cigarmakers' Union says
that that organization will not submit &c
the decision of Judge Thayer, but viii
appeal
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14
THE RIGHT TALK.

1t is encouraging to find among our
German exchanges such clear-sighted
and logical advocate of Socialist princi-
Piles and tactics as the Cincinnati Zeit-
Hng and the Buffalo ArbeiteT- Zei'mq.
Their editors give evidence of having
the true spirit of progress and keen
conception of the needs of an American
movement in America, though circum-
stances compel the use of the German
language in their agitation. The last
named paper thus encourages its readers
to act like men of common sense in the
interest of socialism;
1--WE observe that in all countries
where the right of suffrage is withheld
from the people, the workers are strug-
CHING to obtain it; that in Germany,
England, France and Switzerland,
where the ballot is introdu ced, the
workers make Use of it, the agitation
for socialism keeps pace with the devel
opment Of industry. But IN the
United States the Socialists have ne.
elected to make extensive use of theil
franchise as means of agitation.
The resolution of the Buffalo Section
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

to engage in the campaign was the first
step in the right direction. Socialists
are not afflicted with success mania;
they do not, by participating in the cleo
ton, expect to be able to immediately
distribute mamma or cake among the
workmen; but the election gives them
an opportunity of distinguishing friend
from foe. They will have an opportun-
ity of finding out how many have
learned that they are exploited. They
may discover how many workers desire
the labor OF their wives and children in
factories at starvation wages abolished.
The Socialists want to know how many
workers there are in Buffalo who are
men enough to cast their vote against
the wage system and the miserable con-
ditions of to-day.
"If five, ten, fifteen or twenty votes
are cast for the Socialist candidates in
the fall election, then the Socialists will
know that there are only five, ten, tif-
teen or twenty men in Buffalo who
possess sufficient intelligence and con-
viction to desire the social cooperation
which we advocate,
Now that's the right spirit; the right
sort of talk. The Socialist Party has a
higher mission than the mere gathering
of votes when they participate in cleo
tons. They have lesson to teach-an
idea that must be spread broadcast; and
they have also the duty that falls upon
all American citizens namely, to cast
their ballots for those principles which
they hold to be for the best interests OF
the people Socialists can only perform
this duty by nominating and voting al
independent Socialist ticket. The BUT
falo Arbeiter Zeitttng has proved itsell
worthy of the reputation it Graves
that Of being an honest, consistent advo
cate of socialist doctrine.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14
THE ClGARMAKERS' LABEL.

The recent decision of Judge Thayer
in the United States Circuit Court at
St. Louis, to the effect that counterfeit.
ing the blue label of the Cigarmakers'
international Union cannot be prevented
or punished is one OF the most outrage
Gus piece of law twisting that has ever
come to our notice. Here is an organi-
zation of citizens extending throughout
the country who have agreed that it is
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14
LABOR DAY.

The practical importance Of Labor
Day is as keenly apprehended by the
politicians as any one else at least the
mode of celebrating it is taken advant-
age of by them for their own ends. In
a number of cities where the labor Or
EXAMINATIONS paraded, the willy politician
was on hand and marched or rode in
the procession. In st. Paul promi-
nent politician was grand marshal. In
other cities such people were allowed to
mako themselves more or less conspicu-
Gus. They have found new means of
showing what great friends of Labor
they are, and the organized workers
themselves have unwttingly furnished
the opportunity.
In some States the day has been made
a legal holiday, and as time passes it is
very possible that it will be more and
more observed by abstention from
labor, and less and less observed as a
distinctively organized labor holiday. 1t
will in all probability become a general
holiday, for which the laborer has to
pay out of the wages earned on other
days. Meanwhile the democratic" and
republican" politicians and Legislators
who worked" and voted to make the
first Monday in September legal holi,
day have earned the gratitude Of the
workers to such an extent that any vote
they may cast for class Legislation ii
favor of the ruling minority will be ex
cused if indeed discovered by that good
natured giant of sluggish brain, Labor.
Thus it is that bare bones are thrown
to the starving dog, while rich morsel
are obsequiously rendered the master.
Labor Day may be good thing
any holiday in the summer season is
But the day that Socialists wish t,
make especial use of is Election Day
and when the ranks of Socialist voter
have so increased that they can max
most use of that day, the workers vii
find that the day that is of greater valu
, to them than any other is the day upo1
| which they have the privilege of plac
| ing Socialists in a position to carry on
the provisions OF the potential planks o
their great platform That will b
"labor's day" indeed.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

CAPITALIST ANXIETY.

The anxiety of the capitalist press to
counteract the unanswerable arguments
in favor of Socialism has been consider
ably augmented since the almost stimuli
taneous appearance before the Ameri-
can public of the popular novel, look
ing Backward" numerous pamphlets
issued by the Socialist Party and the
independent political action of the So
cialists in various cities and towns
throughout the country. This anxiety
does not, however, manifest itself in
honest argument, but rather in misrep-
reservations and distortion, For in
stance, leading luminary of New York
editorially publishes the following as an
~ rposition of the idea of Socialism;
1.-THE State is to be everything, and
standing at it's head is to be great per-
manent, all-controlling staff of Office
holders. From the socialistic centraliz-
ing point of view such an organization
of the office holders is desirable and
necessary. No better way could be
'ound for destroying the power of indi-
vidual, initiative and independent effort
chan to create body of otfice-holders
only remotely responsible to the people,
1.rf, thatt. thrp1nb mi X
departments of activity and industry ,
and finally forming solid mass irresist-
IDLE to popular impact"
Now the above is plainly written IN
order to mislead and prejudice the minds
of the thousands of honest readers VIII @
pay for their paper with view to get
ting modicium of truth as to event
and the opinions and actions of men.
The innocent reader is led to believ {
that the people, the democracy, and the
State are always to be considered AZ
two antagonistic forces, whereas it il
the aim of Socialism to make them one
and the same. Does not the vital de
mand for the referendum, by which al
laws are to be submitted to the people
prove this? At present, to be sure, tha'
which is called the State is not under
direct control of the people. The com
.plicated machinery set to working by
the force of a long line of political in
trig,le, fired by personal ambition, i
certainly not the ideal State of the So
cialists, but it is that which is called tn,
State by the press.
No intelligent and informed person
for a moment supposes that the Social
lists desire to place the control of tn,
nations capital in the hands of the few
office-holders, and yet that is what i
insinuated by the opposition. If, how
ever, the people all should become thei
own employers and employees as mem
bers of the Cooperative Commonwealth
it may be true that we should have
grand army of office-holders, but tn
democracy would, nevertheless, be tn
o,cners and controllers Of the office.
And it is TO be assumed that each offic.
holder would receive his Just reward fc
the service he renders the State, /. c
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

The New York Sun continues to earn
for its editor reputa ton for lying.
Last Monday it published the following
ridiculous falsehood:
"The ideal of the German Socialists
would be to see man like the late Karl
Marx substituted for the German En-
peror and clothed with far more auto
cratic authority"
But the writer of the above, as well as
many of his readers, know full well that
the ideal of socialists is n OF the paternal
government of an autocrat, but fra
ternal, cooperative dem ocracy. Why
does the Sun persist in telling such silly
lies? A man of Dana's education and
morals should be able to launch forth
more artistic "whOppers" than the
above
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14
suffering fellow workmen is always
welcome, even if unaccompanied by
cash, to those who are net devoid of
human instincts. Even hungry dog
appreciates kind word.

There are still some sinveterate argu-
mentators who waste time over the
question of free trade or protection, and
point to the trusts in America as a re-
suit of high tariff, But free trade Eng
land is also full of trusts, syndicates,
and all sorts of comm ercial combina-
tons intended to protect their members
from the ravages of competition. The
fact is that the tariff has nothing to do
with the sutferings of the workers.
If the Capital of the coun try were owned
and operated by the people for the
people, what sort of a figure would free
traders or protectionists cut?
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

the people Does anyone want more
Undoubtedly; but these are the people !
who by hook or by crook would blind
the people to their own Interests who
show such anxiety lest the people
should come to understand W hat Social
ism means. what its grand possibilities
are, that they must needs misrepresent
Socialism and traduce its advocates
In view of the democracy of Socialism
what perversion of reason is it to de-
clare that the "otficehoders would be
only remotely responsible to the people"
The members of a firm Of active work.
ers only remotely responsible to each
other, Why. their interests would be
the same, and every eXerti on would
tend to increase the common stock in
the concern. Let US look at the sort Of
responsibility which the present aaQN-
cinl otiicc-holders owe to the people.
The Armours, Goulds, Spreckels, and
Sargents-what responsibility do they
admit they have to the people? They
may decide what wages they will pay,
and the army Of Office holders" under
their respective economic governments
are, as a class, a poorly paid set On
the other hand, their enormous wealth
and the very condition Of the morals Of
our official office holders gives them an
| actual control Ct the monstrOSity which
the capitalist papers complacently de-
nominate the State. Bad econ omc con-
| ditions, of course, are followed by a
train of evils, and the decentralization Of
men is one Of them. And this state of
things is held up as prefera ble to So
cialsm! They pretend that "A cotere Of
industrial captans"-captains by yir'
tue of their possessions $500 controlling
millions Of workers and exac ting en0r
nous profits, private taxes, from all who
are compelled to draw their supplies
from these capitalists, are proper mem
bers of democracy, and that the system
which permits such control an d taxation
is democratic. But the people have n,
voice in the government of the bosses
the government whose efficient SCI
wants are wealth and corruption, an
whose umpire is Hunger in every dSput
that may arise between Capital an
Labor.
BY the way the capitalist press shout
= for democracy" one would suppos
that the people of the United STATE
were infatuated with it. But this
/ not the case. At most, they W orship a
empty phrase when they applaud
r open.mouthed wonder the panegyr
> of the the stump-speakers, w no pictu
their employing political can didates
, embodying all that should secure Il
& allegiance of the democracy.
, The people do not know win at demo
racy means, and they will not kno
. until they emancipate themselves fro
the mental thraldom which the CORFU
a press of the period augments by its
% ceptive teachings. Let the people
q supplied with socialist books and pape
= let them study socialism from socials
q and they will be armed against t
- sophistries of the mouth pieces of c.
II italists, who betray their nxiety
. endeavoring to fool the people with Ii
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

The cable dispatches this week insist
that John Burns, who is one of the
prom nent spokesman of the striking
dock 1aborers Of London, has repeatedly
assailed American workmen for their
failure to contribute money for the
London strike. OF course, the capital
list papers here make capital out of il,
whether it is true or not that Burns
has spoken as alleged. Aside frem the
dwin6ling faith placed in that method
of warfare by American workmen gem
orally it must be considered that Amer
lea has plenty Of strikers who are in as
bad - plight as the dock laborers of
London-the Illinois miners, for in
stance Aswell might they assail Eng
lsh w =orkmen for not rendering them
financ AL aid, The honest sympathy of
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

One of the most formi dable Obstacles
to the success of the labor reform cause
is the caste feeling among workers.
The brain-worker, editor, book-keeper
or teacher thinks himself above the
mere mechanic. Although no class
suffers more from the oppression of
capitalism, yet in nine cases out of ten
the intellectual worker ostentatiously
sympathizes with the exploiters of labor,
or withholds his support from move
ment which is as much in his interest
as in that of the mutual laborer. The
skilled mechanic too often looks down
on the unskilled toiler- The sales
woman considers herself the social
superior of the factory girl and the
latter again affects to despise the do
nestle servant. The skilled artisan
who contemptuously refuses to cooper
ate with the laborer in the common
cause has no right to feel aggrieved and
indignant at any slight put upon him by
the fashionably dressed idler or purse
proud capitalist. They are only showing
the same hateful and cont emptible spirit
which he himself exhibits towards his
less fortunate comrades in the army of
toilers. The man who is always look
ing for somebody beneath him to in
suit and look down on by way of re-
venge for the contumely heaped on
him and his class by those above him in
the social scale has altogether failed
to grasp the significance of the move
ment for labor's enfran chisement. -
Williamsport (Pd.) Labor Record.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

I'm lawful proceedings in a democracy
are Grimes against democracy, To toll
crate them is suicidal.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

Every American Section should now
be active, and weekly reports Of their
doinGs sent to this office.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
COMPETITION THE CAUSE.


1t is found on investi gation that the
causes assigned by debtors for their in
solvency are often untruly stated. In
about third of the cases failure is at
tributed to illness, either of the debtor or
of some member of his family, but in few
of these cases is it found that illness has
played any part in the failure, Among
other causes which are assigned for fail
ures are competition, insuficiency of
capital, depression of trade and bad debts.
In a considerable majority of these cases
the official receiver is inclined to be-
lieve that incompetency, personal ex-
travagence and the reckless giving of
credit are the real causes. Embarking
in business of which they have no spe-
cial knowledge is fruitful source of
failure among retail traders. Some of
the causes assigned for ia lure are anus.
ing, such as discontinue nce of assist
ance from friends which is assigned by
one debtor as the cause of his insol
vency, and the being without income,
which is alleged by another. From al
analysis of the failures of the year il
which the estimated liza bilities exceed
e2j,OOO, the inspector. General concludes
that only very small Traction of then
can be attributed to MIST ortune.-Brdd
streets.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

NOTICE TO sUBsCRIBERs.-The date
after your name upon the address label at
tached to your paper is the date OF expiration
Of subscription. Thus mch0O means that
your subscription expires with the end March,
1890 Send your subscription money early, and
notify us of any fault in delivery or error on
our part
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

1t is hoped that the German Sections
will, where it is possible, send delegates
to the convention who can understand
and speak English. 1t would save time
and rrouble,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

The National Convention of the So
calls [ Party will take place at Chicago,
Begin ming Saturday, September %. The
time is short, but the vote went that
way. Now, then, let every American
Section in tn country send its full COM
plem ant Of delegates. If proxy dele
gates are decided upon by any Section,
such proxies must hold credentials from
the Sections they represent This con-
venti ON should mark a new era for the
Socia list Party, placing it more firmly
than ever upon a political basis, and
casting off all inconsistent and compro-
misin = alliances.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

The London COn,nlonwedl, Poet Will
liam Morrss paper, very unpoetically
as we'll as untruthfully charges the
WoR KMEN's ADVOCATE with habitually
"clip ping from the Conlmon'real with
out Acknowledgements" This would in
dicate that William is "trihe off"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

Facts are harder than prejudice.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14
NOTES..
appeal.

Dis cipline, order, victory!
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-14

Wide awake, comrades The fall
elect ons in many States and towns are
approaching and it behooves the Sec
tons to take hand" in these affairs.
Local. elections are especially import
ant, FOR it is in these that Socialist prop
ositio MS may attract most notice, and
thus they are of peculiar value for the
agita -ion of our principles.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-04

one hOs,r later than the tide law Of
other rslares allows. Il has been nctei
shas the current Of the tide which
masses between Sitka and the islands
In the haIbsr has rssn in one direc-
ton for tao DAYS. then changed ansi
run in the opposite direction for from
one tide 10 several tides This Is at
srihufesi 20 the wind. III the wind
and tide are both going west, the tide
viii. on commencing 70 fali. run IN
the same direction s. when coming In /,
providing the wiad l. still west
In addition 10 the work of observing
the flsies. tie wea. her and wind are
also TO he noted The observations
thus far show that the present season
differs greatly from any pres,eding sea-
son for seyerss years past When q
Summer has been Al exceptionally
rainy eae IL has been accomp panied
with considerable wiod: whereas this
summer strong winds are few. The
mean temperature of the present sum-
mer Is very nearly the same rs that
of last summer. notvithstand-
ing the greater nums,er OF
DAYS have been cloudy with frequent
showers of rain. At no time during
the summer has the wind left the
rainy quarter for more than three
days at tine. A great many OF our
pleasant days cannot be attributed 70
the WING having shifted from the
rainy quarter, but to the blessing o!
q calm.
The conclusion which the observer
has reached is that the only thing that
acts sith any decent regularity IN
Alaska is the rising and setting Of the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-04

Mr.. Hugh Mclean. of yashou. wss in
the city Yesterday.
Mr. III ward Kelly. 1T san Francisco. ar.
rived in the city Yesterday
Mr., Gsiu Hicks. Internal revenue coiitr-
tor OF Tacoma. j. Ia the city.
Mr. y. T. RunaeIi, Mimi, a,olis bust
uesS maa, Is soicur0iBg at ;he :. aKraye.
with his wife.
During the temporary absence 81 Or ID.
A. Mitchell fr,m Newcastle, br : c
Lcouhsrtit viii serve ina his stead.
Mrs. Franc Hoozi has returned from
Tacoma, where she has been visiting her
mother, Mr.. fuCks lie, for a week
Mr.. James " Reed. the san rrancisco
architect who built the Hotel del Corou aio
Al CoraDado beach ia California. IS al ihe
-eagrsye,
Captain Alex Woods. formerly of the
steamers City OF quincy aud Fieetxnoi
has been msic first mate oi The steamer
state OF Washington.
Mr. l. " starr aud Miss NJ Gernouell.
OF osklsrd. Isl returned 81 seattle YES
fefdAy from q nupths visit 1T Victoria
fney will remain for some time before re
turning "a Oakland.
Mr.. A + algl, who has Ia Ss9oarniag
81 Nukilis., taS several ~rss< With bis
little sssn. cane 50 Sc toas y Ssey,tsx fag
the parF-se 4 neeting his 9ifs. "a ha i 0x-
Ea..s "'''' '''''''S~ u -" - '' 'Hs
Mr. Rasert Tr,st Paine. grandson II the
sseRt sboliflonist, NF. J. pcu IRA les og
bsssoa. aud Mr. J l. fsidlaw oi Ss1 York
city. are rexiSserss, - the Seagraye. These
gentlemen are waiting seattle with view
81 rvfaAiniug.
party composed al NJ 4 - wncais =
sud wlie. sat Miss naiscy g2nNsid, OF
NsinStee Mica ant M HI y wheeler al
ChiesgsN are stopping 80 the SSsgfave
The AsssrS Maeelsr ar we'll Known Esx
eFu capitalists, who src ttking u the bean
ties 81 the ss8a1 Coausry with . siss II
naAksnE lnNeSt raaffx