Workmen's advocate., 1890-06-28
ALONG THE PACIFIC
(Contintied from first pdge),

ways remain impossible, to ascertain the exact amount of truth there Is in such charges, but it is only common sense to admit that there are great number of people deeply interested i'll seeing our clubs dsintegrated, It is en- tirely proper therefore to point out to those who are inclined to withdraw on personal grounds, or on tritiing minor issues, that, in so doing, they play the game of the adversaries of the move ment Of the three officers who with drew, the President and Treasurer were among the seceders from the Metropoli tan Temple Convention, out the Secre tary, Mir. Eugene Hongh, stayed with the Convention and voted with the ma iority. The club has lj0 members, so that the withdrawal should not affect it seriously, Mir. J. r. Garlick, whose name was mentlonen among those at the Palace Hotel at the time of the seces' sion from the Metropolitan Temple Con- vention, remained with the club on this oCCasI0n.'
 The movement, as whole, Is progress sing satisfactorily all along the Pacific Coast The old clubs are active, new ones are forming, and as this is the time of picnics and excursions, much is done in this pleasant way to propagate the principles and extend the organization.
 We glean further news from our new exchange, aa follows:
 The San Francisco Central Club held an excellent meeting at the Nj Mrtropolitan Temple, June 2d. The principal address of the evening was given by Capt, w. T. Forsman. He showed that the object of All the ordinary attempts at reform is to raise wages, or reduce the cost of liv ing, but that none of these touched the really vital issue, which is, that the la- borer should receive the full fruit of his toil. In answer to the capitalists plea that he is entitled to compensation for risk, he pointed out that laborers risk fully as much, if not more. Moreover it is in our power, if we would but use the knowledge we now possess, to elimi nate entirely this element of risk which is used as an excuse for the robbery of labor. To do this we must replace the competitive with the cooperative sys- tenn, Ia step for which society is now fully ripe The speaker proceeded to damons- trate that the tendency was to constant ly push the middle class worker into the ranks of the wage worker, to whom com petition Is thereby rendered more and more severe, and that every increase in lapor-saving machinery accentuates the situation. Abolish the money ideal, and in its stead will instantly appear, as in- n action all tbnga nnhin ations that tend to the perfection of human life.
 Miss NJ, l.. Harrington gave an admir-. able address upon "The need of public defenders in our Law Courts"
 The feature of the evening was the reading of the report of an interview be. tween Mrs. Addie L. Ballou, the Presi- dent of the Club, and Capt. Crowley the chief of the San Francisco police, Ill which the latter said that the lack of employment was the main cause of pros titution, and stated that when the can. neries, which employ d great number of girls, are in operation, there Is always a large decrease in the number of arrests for that offence, Being asked to suggest specific remedy for all the mass of lilLiC bllil, Eio Ilt tpllA1AStht diNSt liolli inability to get work, the Chief replied that it was to be found in any system which associated effort could device and establish to find continuous employment for the masses, Being asked how legis, lation could reach the suffering people of State like this, he answered:
 "Only through Congress. The Govern ment could establish numbers of indus tries to give the manufacturing of vari- ous things directly to the people and keep them supplied with such labor as they are constantly seeking now i'll vain.
 "Suggestion-Why, that is very like the Nationalist idea.
 Well, do not favor many of the sentimental ideas which they advocate, but am in favor of the Government's ownership of the railroads and tele, graphs, etc, as every one must be ex cept the owners of railroads. Why, they are earning large fortunes of money and it io only just that the Government should have the cohtrol of that wealth and use 1t for the benefit of the entire people. Yes, and am in favor of the citys owning its own water and gas anG having control of all such industries.