The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-23
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He 0utIanes Has scheme 81 Cooperu-
tion for The Unemployed
Chicago. June l6--President Eugene
v. Debs addressed the opening meeting
Of the convention of the American Rail-
way union Tuesday, giving an outline
Of his scheme for . cooperative COM
monweath- He said in part:
I'VE are here to deal with initials, and.
among other things. 10 md location, =
spot favored by nature. in climate sa1u-
br1ous and sofl which VIII yield abundant
harvests Of food products for man and
beast Any one Of several western states.
which are sparsely settled and where the
people are largely In sympathy with the
enterprise. can be selected for the begin
ming. Invitations, cordial and heartfelt,
have been extended by thousands Of citi-
Gems. including governors OF states and
others eminent in public AFFAIRS The state
decided upon. we propose to colonies 1t
with men and women thoroughly imbued
with q knowledge Of economics Al applied
to industrial affairs
Work for the unemployed Is the first
call to duty. and demands immediate ac-
ton To rescue these from tenements and
novels, from streets and slums, from char
ity's degrading bondage, and give them the
opportunity of applying their labor TO the
natural resources is the initial and COM
manding duty of the present hour.
An organization of 100000 workers.
whose hearts are with US, is the first thing
in order. We must at once press the work
OF organizing until from every village.
hamlet, town and city of every state and
territory in the union is voiced the demand
and command: Work for the unemployed
in the new organization there will be no
division lines All whose hearts are attuned
to the symphonies of huma nifty viii be well
Il >f II
tionality, occupation or sex. 1t win be an
organization of equals pledged to the sub
lime work Of giving effect to the declara-
ton of independence on American soil
Each viii contribute according to his abil-
ity to the support Of the new movement.
and the monthly installments VIII soon be
sufficient to start the pioneers westward.
and by that time the state VIII have been
selected Under the supervision of able
and experienced persons the foundation OF
the new order viii be laid, lands viii be Sc
cured. machinery and tools will be pro-
vided. the soil win be cultivated and indus
trial enterprises VIII be established, and
thus viii begin the work which viii not end
until the cooperative commonwealth has
become realized fact Gradually we vii
develop along cooperative lines. withdraw
ing wherever and whenever possible nj
patronage and support. commercial and
political, from the decaying old competi-
tive system until tipnocuous desuetude
opens its vaults to receive it
Chicago, June 16.-As originally con
stituted, the American Railway unior
went out of existence Thursday night
and with its doors thrown open to the
accredited delegates of all reform
bodies and trade unions, the delegates
of the old railroad organization vii
this morning begin business under
the title of the Social Democracy o.
America This is the organization o.
which Mr.. Debs has been writing anc
talking for the last six months or more
and it is the one which will become re
sponsible for the cooperative com
monwealth effort which it is proposed
to undertake in some western state