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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-01

purposes, but for the satisfaction of the
demands which we make upon lite; i'm
short, cooperative labor for the purpose
or continuing life and enjoying it--this,
In general outlines, is Socialism, This
Is not however, As You might suppose. a
mere beautifully conceived plan, the
realization Of which would be well
worth striving for, if it could only bee
brought about. No; this Sociallzation
of the means of production, of the
machinery of commerce, of the land and
the earth etc, is not Omg SOmGthiHg
desirable, ont has become an mptratirP
necessity and, wherever we find in his
tory that something had once become "A
necessity, there we always find that the
next step was the doing away with that
necessity by the supply ing of the logical
want. \ According to physical laws
a body always moves itself cOaSciouSIy
or anconScloHSly, along the line of least
resistance, So dos society as a Whoie.
The path to cooperative labor and dis
tributIon is eveled by the concentration
of tho means of labor under the private
capitallsllc system. We are direddy
moring right IN that track. We CANNOT
RETREAT, EVEN II WE WOULD The
FORCE OF CIRCUMSTANCES DRIVES US ON
TO SOCIALISM" These are the undying
words Of Spies. Surely, what you wrote
OF Socialism was not true. And because
L know that you are an honest man,
who would not wilfully try todeceive us
poor labOrers, am forced to conclude
that you do not know what Socialism is.
but" may ask some suspicious men,
"how can an honest man write about
what he does not know What shall
my answer be to such men? Shall
tell them that Mr.. Pentecost is ignorant
even of his own ignorance?
And right here, noble sir, again arises
the same old, old question, which is as
insolvable as the quadrature of the
circle. Can you prove, scientifically,
that the free, perfect, anarchical society,
which will Craze upon free land, live on
free money and enjoy free competition,
must evolve from the present society
Can you prove that the free, noble,
anarchical Trinity-Free Land, Free
Money Free Competition is a neces-
sary link in the chain of sociqlprogress?
See what tyrannical men those Social
lists are. Even social progress they put
In chains
S. STRoEFF.
Boston, Mass
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-01
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY,
RECEIPTS.
From January Ito January 25,

SECRETARY Gerhard city, 3Oc; Sect New
Haven, $40; j. q, Lisbon Falls. 3 20. Sect
Indianapolis, 10. 81. f. BI., holyoke, 60c United
GERMAN Trades, for the benefit OF the Nv Adv,
Oh Sect Lawre nee, for the benefit of the Party
organs 1900; Sc t. Utica, do, 200; Sect Boston,
DO. lUVO; Se' /. Syracuse, do moo,
LABOR NEws GO A. B. and f. X city, SlO5
NJ. T., city, 800: +. ID, cily, Soc; W. X, Beacon
Falls 100; H. b., scheybogan, 3sS.
SonALsr-W. g., Danebury, 81. 90; II. b., city.
2W;G, r., scrant on, LOO h, aud L., Astoria, ttJc
each; M, K, Astoria, 100; A, M Holyoke, 100
=. H. Adams, 900; j., Cleveland, 100; c, s,
Toledo, i6: N, T. ledo LOO; H. IA. Paris, 100
r. o., Hartford, $50; Il NJ, city, / O5; W, K,
Beacon Falls, SOC; j. H., city LEO; j. H., city,
:. lU;C r., Sust ension Bridge, 1905 A. O., Saora
men0, 100; j. X, city, Soc; c. L., Evansville.
l.W; L., King 2U f. s., Boston, 1885;
Sect Hartford, 1000.
WoRRMENs ADyocArg.-L NJ, Philadelrh a,
SOC; J. ?, and NJ, S, city SOC, each; ". H. G.,
Ashvlle LOO; }. F. d., city, LOO; IL. W, city, 4jo
View 800; A. ID 9. L. L., ZIG; do. 2 "a; }. b.,
city loo; G. s.. Toledo, sos A G, Tol, do, 100;
4. D., Dayton. / 90. j, H.. city, 100; w. w Hart.
ford lU Il. NJ, city, lSc; a. s., city, 100; l.. H.,
Chicago, LOO; j. w. city, &c. Ii. M. Louisville,
go W K, b. aeon Eals. SIC; Chs A. r.,
SchamOkn LOO: }. 5, do, SOC; j. s., city, SOC,
z. FS, Bloomfield, 100; j, M Philadelphia, Csc;
n. b., Newark, 65c.; j. g.. Philadelphia, 3gc; n
j., Hyde Park. zoe: c. s. W, Chicago, LOO; H.
NJ, Wesl lloboken, BIC j, K, city. Roc. G, L.,
kingsley, 100; X. A. city lD; E,G;. Wnrchester,
2W ", Thomas, do, Dc.; j. d. Hartford, no;
J b, Cleveland, .Oc.: +. H., San Diego, soc; Il.
=, city 200; r s., Boston 2tO SECT. Hartford,
1000; s., G. l. Il, Brooklyn gc. Y A city,
0e.;J D., Pittsburgh, $50
REICHsTAes VAIL Previously received,
$Hl ist 2S2, ii. Mtlkenbuhr, firtt IL stall.
ment 500; ?. s., collected in shop, l. TO- schlos.
scr and Ralingmacber Union 900: j. j., IT. m
Cppman' shop, 10 90; sect lawrence, 70 20; l..
S5l liagman, Binghampton, 6.s5; L. 37s, q.
B,'selnan do, 30; l.. $50, J. Dlehl, do, lao;
ListM, f. Mueller, do, LOO: L. a79, T. Klein.
KANT DO, $50; a; schalze, city, 25c,; l.. 400, W,
kitte, Beacon Falls, 40; Sect Har, ford, 80 80;
Through Kremer from " R. club, s.41: L2Sl,
u Luther sehley bogrn, 1890; Sect. Philadelphia,
5pO Sect Boss on, IS 10; Sect Prov Id ence, 45 70;
Sect Syracuse 5000; L.33O Popp, Brooklyn, 8 81;
l.. 49, Agrcole,, ffsrt lnstalment, Brooklyn. 1856:
J.. w. A. Mort sch, city, hOO Tex lie Work. rs
Union No, A. Paterson, l00O,-Totai, S94iGa
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-01

ture, try to present in a graphic or
plastic form the most original. striking
conception, but only forget or refuse to
surround it with the Conventional layer
OF triviality and vulgary SO dear to
the heart OF society, you will be done
Tor, you will not even obtain "A hearing,
you will be called a charlaan, if nothing
worse than that.
Why is That SO Was it society that
has shown the way to all great discov.
cries? No, it has always detained them
has always put brakes on them.
Has society, in Is collective form, ever
evoked any of the great manifestations
OF art or literature? No, society was
Away eager to worry, to prosecute men
OF talent, though it ereCts monuments
to them after death.
How did this society come to display
such arrogance an q presumption? 1t was
tempted that way only by the unchris,
tan conviction that "the aim justifes
the means"
OF all the pictures that Verestchagin
has given to the world none is more
suggestive than this, of our decrepit 50.
ciety, leaning feebly on its paralytic
priest and its rebellious soldier Have
you seen it well ? Turn, then, and see
the reverse. What carricature Art,
talent, all that is noble all that has
suffered in the cause of the people, of
liberty, of progress, selling itself for
smile to the old prostitute There is
genius in that; aye, more genius, per.
haps, in the farce than in the tragedy.
Aud yet we are told most seriously,
that Verestchagin did not intend it as a
farce; that he meant no satire; that he
is truly in love w it'll the old harlot and
that he stands rea dy to defend her with
his brush, between Pnkerton and
a Cossack!
And all because some starved toiler
turned away from his paintings to devour
crust of bread.
Well, this Veres tchagn may yet end
his days in Siberia
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-01

bRookLN American Section meets every Tines.
day evening at the Labor Lyceum, Organ.
Ter Gustay schaefer, 1i6 Leonard st,
'"'tAsn- Business meeting every sunday af'
ternnon,2 O'Clock, at gre f's Hall, 81 Lake
street. Public agitation meetings eyery
sun day at lungs Hall 106 Randolph street
organizer hmhard Herlyn, GU2G Green ST.,
ing e~ood, Cook Co, Ill.
LYNN, MASS, -Organizer, George r. peare Al
Jefferson street
MINNEAPOLIS scandinavian Section, Agitation
Meetings every second and fourth Mon.
days In each month Business Meet,, gs
every first aud third Monday Organizer
I. Ped erSen, + o, BOX i0Sl
NEW YORK. American section: Agitation meet.
lngs every Monday evening at % East Fourth
street Organizer, August Delabar, % East
NEw HAVEN, CoNM-Meetings at the New Hall
second house from O. rner State aud Chapel
SITS Entrance from State St NJ, Ruther,
81 broad ST., Organizer.
NEw oRLEANs-Meeting every first Sunday I'm
month in the house of Comrade Beck, i05
Bord eaux ST.
PuLApEIrHA, Pa Agitation meetings every
Tuesday evening at Morning star Half
northeast corner of Ninth and CalIowhli
streets. Secretary, Jul, Necker, All Vine
street. Organizer, W. II. Bishop, 9l9 Sar.
tain street
PHILADELPHIA PA-Femish Section meets First
sunday In each month, 1906 Germantown
ave. DE Bruyn, 1918 Warnoek ST.
PHILADELPHIA, PA-French Branch meets every
second Saturday at Weissers Hall. Louis
Crocaert Sec, 2gH Oriana st,
PROVIDE y GER Injecting first Sunday Of each
mont h, O'Clock p. M, SHADES building
Room - Organizer. Franklin Burton,
SAMPSON
SAcRAMtc MO CAL.-Meets every Tuesday even.
lug AIT 30 o'clock at Humboldt Hall, cor.
Ninth and l. streets. Organizer, L. C. Fry,
b5 * street
SAN FRA NCIsco--Puhc meeting every Wednes
day might 80 Fourth Street. Organizer,
7. Ross Martin 63S Clay street.
The Directory Of sixty German American So
tons will be found In DER SOCIALIST.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-01
COMMUNICATIONS.
The Oppressed Farmer.
To the Workmen's -4du0cQte,

~ Wv ~ cfhHt ~1tttUCtWt,
In the ADVOCATE of DECEMBER 2Sth
you criticized the railroad mana cement
for its failure to provide the rolling
stock necessary TO carry the freight
offering. The criticism may be all
right under the circumstances. But
the real evil is not the lack of cars; it is
that so many of tn e farmers az so hard
up that they are Obliged to sell all the
grain they can possibly spare as soon as
it is ready for mar ket.
Thus the hauling that should be nearly
the same throughout the year must be
done in three or four months, when
treights are highest and prices usually
lowest.
The Nebraska farmers, who pay from
to 36 per cent on their mortgage in
debtedness and borr,wed money, get
from II to Is ce nts per bushel for
cornthat actually costs them on the
average 20 cents "A bushe whereas the
railroads get fronn IA to 20 cents for
hauling this corn to market, where it
falls into the hands of big SPECTATORS.
The history of this country for the
last thirty years is a record of the most
gigantic system of robbery oppression,
and corruption, tin at ever dIsgraced any
people on earth. And yet we are
taught to read in the National Consti.
tuition that this is "a government for the
general welfare and big statesmen
tell us in loud tones that it Is a govern.
ment of the people, by the peopl. and
for the people," The first is big lie;
the second is bigger lie, But what
Will the harvest be :"
C. NJ. CLARK.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-01
SPECi AL AGENTS FOR THE WORK
MEMS ADVOCATE.

ALBANY r. Nitschke, 62 $. Pearl st.
BALrMoRR--C Doering, III n Castle 81.
BosTos--H. W Brown, 22s Harrison ave.
BRooKLxN Alb, Griesheck, 1i5 johnson ave.
CnlcAao--B. Frese, 70 state street. room $40
John NJ. Foley, a2 West Adams street
CLEvELA MI, -Fr Trappe 1854 Hamilton st.
DETRoIr-E Steyer, 1871 Grandy avenue
ERIE, PA--Rob Helm, 10 Sassafrass st.
EyANsvILl.E, lND-Chr, Schaad. 1915 Fulton ay
HARrrofsD- Fred Grunnger. 1904 Asylum at.
HoLyoKE, NASH. Backofen, 32S Park st,
LONDON. ENalAND-H. W. Lee. 1Sl Queen Vic
toria street, Blaokfriar's Bridge &c.
LYNN, NJ Ass-Fred X, Oelcher. 10 Jewett vt.
MERIDEN, COMM Maurer. 80 Pratt st.
MISNEAPoLIs, MMs-Theo. lost, 3035 Fort ave.
New HAVEN, CONF Serrer, 81 George street
NEWARK G, Scheer LOG Springfield ave.
New YORK CTY-F Decker d92 Il 74th st.
New ORLEANs-C, Boenseh, p, o. Box 308; 40 =
Lesseps st.
PouanK n EpslE, N, Y-H Sz!mmath. 1853 N. Ham
ilton street
PROVIDE N CE-John Brand, SO Snow street
RoCHEsTER.-L Waldorf, 31s North Nv,
SAN FRA n cIsCo-J Q, Blass 63S 1-2 Natoma ~.
ST PAUL, MINI &C, Gaefk 1. NJ Dakota ave
SYRACUSE. N Y.-Otto koelling 1893 Park 1T.
TR0Y, N Y.-Frank Dankhoff, IA Hill st.
WAsniNGToN-J. Pioneer, =. @. Post Townsend.
WnMINeToN EL--Fritz Elser. IL lamotte st.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-01
The Proposed Statue to Isabella OF
Castillo.

There is to-day no statue of any king
or queen, | believe, on the continent of
America. We New Workers take pride
in that some win at unruy assemblage
of our ancestors tore down the statue of
King George LII. at our Bowling Green
at the opening of the Revolution. The
statues we are accumuIatlng in our
public halls and places are Of statesmen,
poets, philanthropists and lovers of hu.
mainly. If Americans are asked to erect
upon American soil statue to a queen
they should unde rstand perfectly the
claims which the recipient of the honor
has upon them. These are the claims of
Isabella Of Castillo
l. Isabella usu rped the throne of
Castillo at her br Others death, impri.
soning her niece, the unfortunate
Juana, in convent. She married Fer
dinand, but reigned INDEPENDENT of her
husband.
2. She and Ferdi nand banished $50, 900
Jews from Spain, and robbed them OF
their property-th greatest exodus the
world has ever seen. The historian
Michelet says: IT here was an absolute
spoliation and banishment from Spain
OF an entire people Eight hundred thou.
sand Jews were INFORMED by royal decree
on the 31st of March, l494, that they
must leave the SOIL of Spain by the 3lst
of July, thus atfoI ding them but four
months in which to- dispose of their pro-
perty-an impossible thing, thing ill.,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-01
DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN SECTIONS

BALTIMORE Meeting every Sunday at s O'Clock
p.m.at Turner Hall, il6 4. Bal ,imore street,
Tree discussion every meeting. Ira Dean,
iva 4, Preston =treet. Organizer, q. Fleisch.
man, lt22 Bank street.
Boston, MAss-PubIie agitation meetings at G.
X Hall, GIG " Washington street, every sun.
day evening at 7.3D O'Clock. free to all
Business meetings, first Monday evenings In
each month, at Nassau ST. Organizer,
T. 0'Neil, As Everett street Cha lestown.
Rec Secretary, Z. T. Miller, / Adams street,
Cambridge.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-01
IN FRANCE.
Pen Sketches by II Correspondent OF the
London "Com onweal"
S. STR0EFF.
Boston, Mass.

Pen Sketches by IA Correspondent OF the
London "CommonweaL"
1t is something worth remembering to
assist at Punch offered to those
Socialist Deputies who have been elected
as such, without compromise with bour-
geois parties. 1t is mos enthusiastic !!
From these conferences are excluded /:
first, the two Possbilist Deputies,
Joffrin and Dumay, who have made a
compromise with the Opportunists in
power; second, the two ci-deuant Blan-
quists, Granger and Roche, who have
bribed Boulanger's electors; and lastly,
the "Christian Socialist, De Nun.
This last,named rogue breaches humi-
lty on the part of the workers and the
supremacy of property. lie breaches
that our physical misery and discomfort
are most healthful for our spiritual life
hereafter; and all the rest of that
sinking rubbish that suits old maids so
well.
At the conferences which attended,
there were present Baudin, Boyer,
Chassaing, Cluseret, Ferroul, HOvelac-
que, LaChize, MiIlerant, and Thvrier,
Deputies. These Deputies form the So
cialist vanguard in France, They, for
the first time in the annals of French
Socialism, have formed distinct So
cialist party in the House of Commons.
This does not mean, however, that
they are the leaders of the great revolu-
tionary party; in all the meetings the
first name which is called out as that of
chairman is Valiant, town councillor
the second name is always that of Jules
Guesde Chauviere and Daumas come
after. AT one meeting, the hall was so
crowded that it was impossible to count
the difference in the number Of hands
lifted for Valiant and Guesde respec-
lively so they took the chair or chairs,
Jointly!
Let us remember, in passing, that
when, at the last election for the Presi
dency OF the Republic, Ferry scored the
highest vote on first trial, on that same
day General Eudes, now dead Valiant,
and Chauvere were at the Hotel de-
Vile watching the ballot. hundred
thousand revolutionaries had received
the mot dOrdre to come down at once
in case Fs y were elected. The barracks
were surrounded and Preparations
made; on hearing which, the congress
meeting at Versailles, in the twinkling
of an eye, cast their vote for Carnot.
The capitalists got frighten.l, and Ferry
was sacrificed
Most OF these Deputies represent coun-
try towns; they are not broken into
politics; their rhetoric is without
flourish, simple and honest; they speak
from the heart, as worklngmen do.
One among them, Lachize, was working
as a weaver until few months ago, and
then left his loom for a strike, when his
fellows were SO pleased with his con-
duct that they sent him to Parliament.
Baudin Is jolly good fellow, who spent
eight years IN England, and speaks Eng
lish like native. He was lucky enough
to make his escape after the Commune,
and TO save his head on English soil
, 1890-09-18

other infiammables made the heat
intense and the efforts of the fire.
men could only be directed toward
saving other buildings and the
North Colfax bridge, which adjoined
the burning building. But for some
unfortunate and unaccountable
blunder the fire could have been
stopped with but slight damage to
either building or contents; but the
mischief Is done, and 1t IL too late to
dwell on what might have been. In
response to the alarm the engine
was headed for the scene of fire.
The night was dark and the smold-
ering nature of the fire was such
1t gave forth no sign save In curling
wreaths Of vapory smoke through
the roof AS this could only be dis
tingulshed by close inspection the
report soon gained currency that 1t
WAS a false alarm. In fact so gen.
eral became this report that the fire
department returned TO its quarters
and cooled of the engine. When this
was ascertained by the anxious
throng at the packing-house another
alarm was given, but precious
half hour had been wasted, and be-
fore the engine arrived on the scene
the building was doomed.
, 1890-09-18
Ola BattieHeids to BE Marked.
1New York Herald

Secretary Proctor will soon appoint
three commissioners to have charge of
the Chickamauga and Chattanooga na-
tional park, and a historian to assist the
commission in ascertaining the lines of
battle Of all troops participating. 1t is
understood that General j. s. Fullerton,
q prominent lawyer Of 81. Louis, and
one of the heroes of the Chickamauga
battlefelds, has been decided on as the
senior member of the commission, and
Captain Sanford G. Kellogg, Fifth cav
airy, formerly Of General Shcridan's s
staff, and the officer who prepared the
recent maps showing the boundary lines
of the proposed park, as the army mem.
ber The third member Is not yet def.
nitely selected, but the secretary, in
obedience to tho wishes of the Southern
con gressmsn, has decided that he shall
be an ex- confederate. General A. \.
Stewart, of Tennessee, who was lietenant
general of the confederate forces, and
who did some hard fighting OH the
ground in question, is prominently
mentioned. Tho historian to assist the
board Is not yet mentioned. The secre-
tary proposes making II visit to Chicka-
muuga in company with the board at an
early date
, 1890-09-18
HEBREWS HOLIDAY
They Began Their New Years
Ceremonies at 9 O'Clock
Saturday Night.
Great Preparations Have Been
Made tor Celebrating 1t In
This City.

Saturday at @ 2. NJ, commenced
the Jewish new year. II always
falls OH the first day Of Tishrec,
which Is the seventh calendar month
according to the Jewish era, and A.
ID. 1890, will be, according to the
Hebrews, the 5,6jlst year since the
world was created.
The New Years is celebrated all
over the world wherever any Jews
are to be found. In large cities great
preparations are made for this holi-
day. The strictly orthodox He
brews keep two days by very inn
pressive ceremonies, both in syna-
gogue and ut home, but among the
reformed Jews, which consist main
ly of the young generation born in
this country, only one day is kept.
Eight days after the New Years
the most important holiday known
to Hebrews, called Yom-Kippur,
commences. On that holiday, from
sundown to sundown, every Jew or
.Jewess, either orthodox or reformed,
o'Ni q" yNtiS VI uSN, upNNbiiih iiViii
nourishment of any kind, and the
synagogue is kept open from 9 A.
Nj. to p. NJ, religious services be
ing held therein continuously.
This Is the only fast day kept by re-
formed Jews. The Hebrews of this
city, for the first time, have made
large preparations TO celebrate the
coming holiday. a few Hebrews of
this city have made a movement
toward organizing n permanent
organization, and liberal offers for
building II synagogue and also for
holding Sabbath school have been
made by prominent Jews here.
1--WE have among us here"
stated prominent Jew to n REVIEW
reporter, "a few young men who,
although they have reformed Jewish h
ideas, still like to see congregation
started, no matter whether orthodox
or reformed, as they say any Is
better than none The exercises in
Concordia hall will commence Mon
day night, and will he continued
through the night. The holiday
will be celebrated this year on n
much grander scale than last year.
The hall will be handsomely deco
rated and everything possible will
be done to make the day a memoir
able onc,p
, 1890-09-18
FOUND DYING ALONE
Richard Traustle. An Old Man,
Discovered in the Woods on
the ST. Joe River
He Was in a Famished Condition
and Will Die-Brought to
the Hospital.

Richard Traustle, an old white
haired man, about so years of age,
was brought to the Sacred Heart
hospital Monday in n dying condl-
tion. He was found three days ago
by party Of hunters in the woods
In the vicinity of the st. Joe river.
When found the old man was weak
and emaciated from starvation, and
there Is no telling how long he had
been without food. The hunters
procured a stretcher 30 that he could
be carried. He was taken to Rath'
drum, Idaho, and placed in charge
of DIR. +. Wenz. As there is no poor
farm in Kootenai county 1t was
decided to send him to the hospital,
so yesterday the old gentleman was
brought to this city, accompanied
by DIR. Wenz.
When taken to Rathdrum the
old man could talk little, and
said that he did not want to go to
the hospital, but back to the river
TO fish.
On arriving at the hospital, the
sister recognized In him a man who
was there last spring to be treated
for an injured hand.
Owing to his extreme old age and
weakness from long fasting, it is
believed by the attending physi-
clans that Traustle can not recover.
He is unable to talk sufficiently to
he understood, hence it will proba-
bly, never be known how he came
to be alone and helpless in the
woods