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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-08-20

a Constant Reader" asks as 20 say what
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver
would do.
Answer-These are some results which
would certainly follow.
As the product of gold and sII yer mines
Il nearly equal in their coinage value. the
free coinage of silver and the full resiora-
ton Of It's money function, the volume of
legal tender coin would be doubled.
II would restore 10 their former CONNER
cial value the farms Of the country and
give better prices 20 all farm products. Il
would have the same effect upon factories
and their products as upon farms.
II would encourags new enterprises,
whieh weala Hlss sszss - ~
wsgss D ail wage earners
II would give instant reliefto the thous-
ands Of enterprising men who are now on
the verge Of bankruptcy. occasioned by
shrinking of the money volume and cor
responding shrinkage in the commercial
value Of the products of industry.
1t would enable the worlds toilers to
consume more of the necessaries. and enjoy
more Of the comforts Of life, as silver has
always been the money of those who ere.
ate wealth
1t would lessen the demand for a corpo.
ration or bank currency. A credit money
which cannot be had without paying an in
terest for its use, compelling the producer
10 share his honest earnings with the non
producer. Bankers who supply the cur
rency can sojourn. at Saratoga or Long
Branch at the expense of those who use
bankers debts as money.
II would enable the taxpayer to meet
the assessments made upon him for the
support of our extravagant Government
1t would enable the Government more
easily TO pay the bondholders, the salaried
officers, the annuitants by utilizing one of
The precious metals laid up in sto'e for US
by q wise and beneficent Creator
The rapid increase of our population, the
enlarged area oi circulation, the division
and subdivision OF ou: industries, the dis.
coveries aad inventions by which products
are multiplied contribute TO making gold
an insecure and inefficient basis tor Gov
'ernment credit money. If silver is coined
free and without limit it will furnish sure
and safe foundation, with gold to supportis is
sues of government paper money.
The free and unlimited coinage of silver
will enable Congress to maintain in good
faith the requirements of the Constitution
and entitle the American Government 10
the proud distinction given it by Balfour,
ore Of the greatest English statesmen. He
said: "The American Government stands
first in rank in the civilized world for its
adherence TO the institutions handed down
TO them by their forefathers, and furnishes
remarkable example of National pride
and National strength"
With these suggestions our constant
reader can add to the benefits which will
attend or follow the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver.-CincinRati Enquirer.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-08-20
Saint Maru's Beacon.
JOB PRINTING,
Such As
RANDBILLS,
CIRCULARS,
BLANKS,
Bill HEADS

Parties having Real or Personal Prop.
ersy for sale can obtain descriptive hand
biils neatly executed and at City Prices.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-08-20
the OBLIGATIONS Of the United States the

the obligations Of the United States the
option reserved by law to the government
Of retleeining sIIch obligations I'm either sill
yer coin or gold coir.''
Cariisie's Testimony.
IL IL constantly ass;.med by some thar
the nitcd States notes, commonly callesl
greeuhacks, and Tie Treasury notes, issued
under the act al iS9o, are responsible for
the recent drain upon the gold reserve but
this assumption is entlrcly without foun
dation- Secretary Carlisle appeared before
the house committee ON appropriations ora
Jan 81, 1895, ard quote lrom tho printrzl
report of his testimony before tho commit
tee.
Mr.. Siblcy--t would like to ask ypi
tperiaps rst entirely Cannss tel with the
matter under discussIonl What obicctloa
thrFe could 10 60 having the oItien OF NJ
1&Nxa4nN o4th&fs An e4tkNf Or zaa4I IA <Se}i A.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-08

o. as many people as possible in order to
make the block vote of the workers felt at
the next general election. That Messrs.
Black, Griffin, Butler, Davis and M'Garry
be sub committee to draw up rules and
regulations for the organization. That in
the opinion of this conference it is consid-
cred advisable that the executive Of the
unemployed organization be empowered to
obtain financial support in order to carry
on the business of the organization.
The understanding was that all workers
should be eligible for membership in the
unemployed organization.
The Secretary was instructed to write to
the Mayor, asking for the use of the Town
Hall on an early date next week, for the
purpose of laying the platform of the I'M
employed organization before the public,
and of passing resolutions dealing with the
unemployed difficulty.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-08
BERLIN, GERMANY.
Liebknecht's Agitation Tour In En-
gland.

Liebknecht's Agitation Tour In En-
gland.
The Zurich Committee for the forthcom-
ing international Workers Congress, in
whose hands Liebnecht, the Socialist men,
Der Of the German Parliament, has placed
himself, in respect Of his lecturing tour in
England and Scotland in May, have made
the following arrangements: The tour will
commence with a meeting in one of the
large London halls on Monday, May Is.
This will be followed by meetings at South
ampton, Wednesday, May 20; Bristol,
Thursday, the 2lst; Oxford, Friday, the
ed. The following places north will be
visited: Glasgow on Tuesday, the Goth;
Edinburgh ON Wednesday, the 9th, and
returning by way of Bradford on Friday,
the Goth, and Manchester on Sunday, the
3lst. Two or three final meetings will be
held in London, under the auspices of the
Social Democratic Federation and Indepen-
dent Labor Party and Fabian Society. The
date of the Fabian Society's meeting is
Friday, June 5.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-08
DENVER, COLORADO.
Get Of the Earth!

The Denver Trades and Labor Assembly
has sent out circular warning working
men to keep away from that city, as it is
already ovorcrowded with idle labor.
Denver's condition is the condition Of every
locality in this country. If Denver's
workingmen were forced to issue this
warning, then every other town and city
are likely to issue the same to- morrow. Thus
each locality will become labor cataphract
armored with their warning and believing
at each other, "Keep away! Keep away |!
Keep awayp' The Great Jehovah! If we
can It get off this earth alive, what are we
going to do? Tomorrow the politician will
tell us 1--WE are united people," that
we are cemented together by our law and
order of equal rights and privileges. s."
When we cannot 60 to another locality, we
have the privilege of committing suicide
and going to another world. Why don't
they spike us down to our specified locality
as school boys used to pin flies to their
desks, and save the authors Of these
warnings for Fourth of July orators?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-08
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
The Unemployed Problem.


Representatives of Organized Labor held
a meeting at Temperance Hall to discuss
the unemployed problem.
Mr.. Cotton delivered an address on the
land question, after which Mr.. H. P.
Griffin moved the following resolution:
'That in the opinion of this conference it
is necessary in order to absorb the I'M
employed, that the Government should
take steps to assist the people to take up
land by commencing works Of a national
character, such as water conservation and
irrigation and the construction of light
railways, and give the men employed upon
these works an opportunity of taking up
land in the vicinity upon easy terms. F"
Mr.. McGarry moved as an amendment:
''That in the opinion of this conference it
IS the duty Of the Government to establish
a Government farm for the purpose of
absorbing the unemployed, or failing that,
to advance money at low rates of interest
to people willing to settle on the land, or
people already on the land.'' The
amendment was negatived, and the
mOtlOu CdIIlcu Ny q largo iuaJoiipy'
The following evening the conference
again resumed. The subjects of settlement
upon the land and the development of the
mining industry were discussed in open
conference until $3.50 p. m. The confer
ence then sat in camera to consider the last
two subjects on the business sheet, viz,
Proposals as to ways and means Of en-
forcing the decisions Of the conference,
especially re absorbing the unemployed, T"
and Consideration Of the necessity for
uniting for political purposes in order to
enforce attention from the State.''
The following resolution, were carried
''That this conference form an organiza-
ton for the purpose Of enforcing the plat
form which this conference shall formulate
to remove or relieve the unemployed diff
Guilty.
That the new organization be known as
the Unemployed Organization of New South
Wales, the present officers Of the unem-
ployed committee to be continued in Office
as the executive officers Of the unem-
ployed organization for three month from
date.
That this conference considers it advisa-
BILE that the unemployed organization be
distinct from all political parties. and have
a platform of its own, embodying the views
of the conference That the organization
take steps to secure the acknowledgment
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-08
BOLTON, ENGLAND.
Socialist Work on the Bolton School
Board.

Socialist Work on the Bolton School
Board.
Some three years ago asked, by 'reso-
luton in committee" that enquiries be
made as to the number of children attend
ing the schools of the Board with defective
vision. The enquiry was granted and made,
tho result being $50 children with
defective eyesight, 400 of whom
were not under any treatment.
Other details were given, all of which APP
peared in our local press. The teachers
then began to complain about this boy and
that girl being unable to read without
putting the book close to their eyes, the
final result being that our board agreed to
purchase for any child, after examination
by our eye doctor at the infirmary, pair
Of glasses to enable it to read without
straining itself. Thus l know of many
cases of poor parents being somewhat re-
iieved Of any anxiety over their children's
eyesight. In one case the doctor said the
child had got splendid pair of glasses.
which would have cost the parents
guinea at least il they had to purchase
them. (Our board got them for As. Cd.
To parents Of children, let me say, look
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-08
GLASGOW SCOTLAND.

The Capitalist Screw Still Pressing
Downward.
In Scotland the miners are unable to do
anything to resist the reduction in wages
Some of the coal companies have recently
declared dividends ranging from 10 to 30
per cent, and yet wages keep going down,
and in some places are as low as %. 3D. per
day. Still the principal leaders have moth
ing to propose ss7e better organization In
South waiss the mine owners propose not
to employ anyone who can't produce dis
charge note from his last employer. By
sixty three to fifty three votes, the mems
representatives agreed not to strike against
this monstrous proposal until the employ
ers had been again approached. No self
respecting body of men could possibly
agree to such an arrangement, which takes
us back to the days of chatAel slavery.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-08
World OF Labor
THE RULER OF THE UNIVERSE.

Written for the Socialist Newspaper Union.
Glorious Labor! Thou art indeed the king
OF earth and sea and sky and all therein
The prince of power, the ruler OF the
waves,
The maker Of a nation's wealth and might.
BY thy great power thou hast caused the
earth
To yield her produce with thousand fold
More generous hand than unassisted ma
ture.
Thou'st made her ope' her heart and
shower forth
The wondrous ore, which thou hast, in its
turn,
Transformed into the giant. ships Of COM
merce,
Which bridge the seas and render traffic
AS on the land; into the huge giants of the
Which carry merchandise across a CONT
nent;
Or to the thousand glittering, whirring
wheels
OF factories, mills and works of various
kinds.
By thy united forces thou hast mode
The city with its thousand tapering spires,
Its streets, its dwellings and its means of
transit
Thou'st caused the powers Of air to be
subdued,
And made to serve the will and needs Of
man.
Thou hast created all the means where
To gain our knowledge and exchange our
thoughts
The wondrous printing press and intricate
machines
For composition-all the earth is filed
With thy glory; yea, the paper where
upon write,
The pen use, the ink which flows there
from,
Are all the product of thy wondrous might.
Oh, who dare say that thou art not king,
That thou art not ruler, glorious Labor!
j. H. FAIRFIELD.
st. Louis, Mo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-08
POTTSTOWN, PA.

Those Sunday School Boys Brigades,
or Janizaries.
It Is an old saying that ''Straws show
which way the wind is blowing, and the
following straw shows that the wind is now
beginning to blow in the right direction
anyway, ereabouts-because we have for
some time past, in this place, two churches
whose Sunday school boys were induced to
form themselves into military organizations,
in direct opposition to the practice and
teachings of that Jesus whom they so loudly
profess to revere and obey. And these
were diligently taught the super barbaric
accomplishment of how to kill the greatest
number of human beings in the shortest
possible time-of course, after first being
ordered to do so by some fiend- hearted
creature, styled the superior officer" to
whom they have pledged their fealty, and
even surrendered their will power. But,
notwithstanding the strong influences up
holding them, there is now but one such
anti Christian institution existing in this
town. The other church, to its credit be
it said, quietly disbande its january
organization, doubtless in Difference to
public opinion, which is slowly but surely
rising to the higher level Of a truer human
ity-wbich is also given local impetus by
small band of sincere and radical re-
formers.
To emphasize this 'Boys' Brigade"
evil, let us draw picture by putting aside
tho epochs of time and imagining the gentle
Jesus in our midst engaged in his holy
mission, as In the olden time and in far
off land; suppose that he is passing
along some welltraveled highway,
at suitable place he stops
and speaks words of wisdom, peace
and purity to the promiscuous crowd which
quickly surrounds him. Some of the older
ones impatiently command the children
that numerous and ever-present classic
''get out of the way and go homeP' The
Great Teacher hears this harsh order, which
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touches the depths Of his kindly heart,
when he promptly says, "Suffer little chill
dren to come unto me and forbid them
not" And then, to exemplify his word,
he stoops and takes in his arms one Of those
little ones, who, as it now happens, is a
member of "Boys' Brigade and car
ries sword, and by the boys carelessness
causes its sharp point to pierce the side Of
the Savior afresh, who in sorrowful tones
inquiries of the lad: Wherefore doest thou
carry weapons Of death?'' Then the
youth glibly replies by giving an ac-
count of their pious military organization,
their nice uniforms, fine marching, excel
lent arms and equipments, and how they
are instructed by experts in the most eff
fective methods Of killing Just here the
Savior interrupts him by saying: ''There
are no dangerous wild beasts in this region
to be killed?' sc! no,'' replies the sa-
pient youth, "no beasts, but people we are
expected to kill, that is, when they be-
come disorderly and unruly, especially that
troublesome class who are too poor to live
without working, and then get up o
strike when they do not get all the
wages or are not granted all the rights they
think they want. These it is our duty, SO
we are taught, to slay relentlessly at the
command of our superior officers, though
our own fathers and brothers should be
the victims. And not even to spare our
mothers or sisters should they dare to vio-
1a%n &l,o Ia,x Il, ly1fxy
which we must and yill obey-it is SOL
dier's duty!''
At this delivery the Savior appears
horror stricken, and it seems as if he might
shake from his person that stony hearted
child, as Paul did the viper that had
coiled about his hand. But intense piety
prevailed instead, and with heart almost
crushed with ANGUISH, the ''Son of
Man, pleads with this wickedly trained
youth to abandon his murderous desires
and to adopt methods of peace and Kind
ness towards all people. But concerning
the lads teachers and professors Of piety
he speaks sternly, thus: my son, follow
not their ways of cruelty and blood, for
it leadeth unto destruction and death eter-
nal They are not my followers, for they
do not my will, but do the contrary, and
their very words condemn them. Verify, I
say, they are the servants Of Satan-the
Evil One!''
Although the foregoing is but an allegor-
cal representation, it is none the less
truthful portrayal of the folly and hypoc-
ricy of our modern ammonized Christianity.
B. f. FRIES.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-08
NATIONAL.
TOLEDO, OHIO.
Metal Polishers, Buffers and PiaterS'
Union of North America.
AN APPEAL.

AN APPEAL.
TOLEDO, o., March 25, 1896.
To the Friends of Organized Labor
GREETING: For the last four months we
have had an exodus of strikes throughout
the country, some Of which we are pleased
to say have been satisfactorily adjusted in
our favor, but we have now on hand strikes
in Chicago, ILL.,, the Gormully & Jeffrey
Bicycle Co., and Chicopee Falls, Mass, at
the Overman Wheel Co., that we have
been fgh ting for four months, and boy
colts have been placed on the products Of
both firms by our International Organiza-
ton, and endorsed by the American FEEDER
alton of Labor.
The strike at Gormully &; Jeffery's was
brought about by cutting of prices and
gross discrimination against our members;
and at the Overman Wheel Co. through
not recognizing our organization. Every
thing was done on our part to settle the
troubles amicably, but all our efforts failed.
The products of the said firms are no
doubt sold in your city, and we ask you to
appoint committee to wait upon the
dealers and try to get them to refuse to
handle the goods of said firms, and if not
successful in this, prevail upon them to
write the companies direct, and ask them
to try and settle the trouble existing
between US.
The numerous strikes that we have had
lately have depleted our treasury to great
extent; and these troubles, following so
closely on the last two or three years of
trade depression, cause us to ask for
financial aid, and any assistance you can
give us in this direction will be greatly
acceptable.
Thanking you in anticipation, and shall
be glad to hear from you as to what action
you take and what your committee &C
complishes, remain, yours fraternally,
WILLIAM CowELL,
Secretary and Treasurer.
P. O. Box AZ, Toledo, Ohio.
P. S-The bicycles manufactured by the
Gormully and Jeffrey Company are 1.-THE
Rambler by the Overman Wheel Com
pany, 1.-The Victor'' and 1.-THE Victoria. -
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BOSTON, MASS.
Bakers, Emnloyes,

Bakers Employees.
The Committee on Labor reported bill
to provide that no employee shall be per-
mitted to work in a biscuit, bread or cake
bakery more than sixty hours in any week,
and no minor under IS years Of age and no
woman shall be employed more than fifty
eight hours in any week. The bill provides
for detailed construction Of bakeries so as
to be neat and healthful. From $50 to $50
fine is provided for the first ofense; from
$40 to 500, or ten days imprisonment, for
the second offense; and not less than $3.50,
or thirty days imprisonment, or both, for
O third offense.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-08

to yorr children's eyesight. Shortsight-
edness-called by the medical profession
"myopian is on the increase. Its princi-
pal cause IS "malnutrition' '-this means
insufficiency Of food, or food Of poor quail
ity. You have right to glasses for your
afflicted children. See that you get them.
Socialists, spread this knowledge, and ask
for further information from yours, Jos.
Shuffiebotham. Justice.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-05-08
PARIS, FRANCE.
The Fate of the Aged Miners.

The Fate of the Aged Miners.
The Reveil du Nord throws light upon the
fate of aged miner in France under the
present system. A man named Gregoire
Villain, who had escaped the many perils of
q miners life until he reached his SOth
year, was at last obliged by his growing in
firmities to give up his work. He was
then granted pension of 2 shillings and
8 pence a week. This was granted
to hin as a special privilege on account
of his great age and long service; for 1t is
above the average Of pensions granted the
aged miners-ten thousands OF whom, IN
fact, have no pension at all, and are beg
ging along the roads. Gregoire Villain him
self although enjoying his privilege pension
Of nearly fourpence a day, was often obliged
to beg, for as he pathetically put it, his ap-
petite was so dreadfully good. A few days
ago he applied for admission to an asylum,
which, unfortunately, was full already, as
asylums generally are, so he was refused
admission, and hobbled away. Two days
later he was found dead, starved and fro
zen, on the borders of neighbor.ng wood.
The shareholders of the mine are now hap
PLY relieved of their pensioner, who was a
dead charge upon the profits, and they con-
tinue to explain to the pitmen how very I'M
interesting the world would be if the agita-
tors had their way and introduced the dead
level of Socialism m place Of the pleasant
regime of dividends which works so
smoothly and operates SO beneficently.
New Socialist Victories.
st. Denis has justified the prophets in the
two parliamentary second ballots Of Sth
March. Socialists have been elected in
both circumscriptions. Renou replaces the
lamented Avez with 5, 100 votes-an in
crease of 81 on the general election Of 90
and a majority of 1877. D Sautamier gains
the other division to the cause for the first
time by 4, 255 votes-an increase Of 332-to
4, las for the Opportunist. In the first
ballots there were three Socialist candi-
dates for each division, SO that the final re-
suits are splendid examples Of the common
sense in the various groups of the party.