Workmen's advocate., 1890-06-28
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ALONG THE PACIFIC PROGRESS OF THE NATION- ALlST MOVEMENT IN
 CALIFORNIA.

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 Doodle indiyidualism Repudiated
 -Co'operation Inaugurated-No
 Permanent Chairmen; No Stand.
 ing Committees-Vain Efforts of
 MonOpolists to Corrupt or De.
 stroy the Clubs--A Nationalist
 Chief of Police.
 The Nationalists of California are fast learning that in order to preserve the purity and therefore the strength of their movement, they must carry on their organization and proceedings in that spirit of social reform which is the source Of the movement itself. In other words, they must act as they preach.
 It is well, for instance, that they should "nationalize" their organ by making 1t, as far as practicable, the property of their organization. We Socialists have long done that with our papers. We ~o not tolerate capitalistic methods in the management of our business. We do not permit individual speculators to run our agencies of pub. lie information. We therefore welcome to our list of exchanges the Weekly Nationalist of Los Angeles, edited by w. c. Owen, and issued by coop erative association of Nationalists. In adopting the same course the Pacifc Union, of San Francisco and the faction which supports it would show that they also have increased their Knowledge cf Nationalist principles since they bolted the Convention because they could not force upon it a perman- ent chairman of the State Committee.
 This question of permanent chairmen and presidents, which Socialists have long ago settled, is also advancing to solution among the California National ists. We learn from our Los Angeles contemporary that the Oakland Club at It's weekly meeting on June 4, adopted a new constitution, the leading features of which are that the presiding officer is to be elected at each meeting, and that all executive and standing committees are abolished. This, again, seems to have caused a split, and Is members withdrew with the avowed intention of forming new club. We quote:
 The Oakland Enquirer interviewed A number Of members on the subject of the split. Two of the opinions given were that the withdrawal was entirely owing to differences of opinion with respect to the constitutions; another member stated that those who had with drawn were the better educated, who wanted to reach class that the existing club could not touch, while other req sons given, as reported by the Enquirer, are as follows:
 ''l guess there were too many cranks here for them
 "The seceders are the Gator faction, It is preconcerted attempt to break up the club"
 "There has been put up job to con- trol this club. Why, they even had a list of candidates for delegates to the State Convention presented here, which was compiled in San Francisco"
 "There was also an opinion to the effect that the whole affair was arranged by the Spring Valley Water Co.,, toward which the clubs here and in San Fran. cisco have taken most threatening attitude. A lawyer, who is a member of the club, sent the following to the Enquirer:
 'lt is quite evident that the fine Italian hand of the monopolist is work ing to destroy the Nationalist movement. It Is reasonable conclusion that some outside influence was used in the State Convention at San Francisco to disrupt It, by introducing disturbing element therein"
 'It is well known fact that a repre- sentative of the Spring Valley Water Company is an active member of San Francisco Nationalist Club The cry comes across the continent from the onopolist-rldden East to stop the Nationalist movement in the West. The coal barons and railroad magnates of the East see the writing on the wall and tremble in fear for the safety of their vested rights to rob the people. These aristocratic freebooters are using every means, fair and unfair, to break up this movement. A small number of the members of the Oakland Club have withdrawn for the purpose of organizing new club, which speaks well for the movement here, and we wish them every success"
 It is impossible" observes the Weeklg Nationalist, land will probably al. (Continued on fourth page.)