The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-19
OEBs' sOc|AusT|C PLAN
Headquarters of the Scheme to
Be Located i'm Chicago.
RECRUITING In THE EAST
The Altruists to Adopt a Govern
ment Fashioned After That of the
United States-A Colony TO BE
Formed From the Garment Work.
ers in the Sweatshops.

Chicago, June 19.-Chicago will be the
capital Of Eugene V. Debs' new Social
Commonwealth, Annual conventions will
be held here under the title OF the national
council, and, for all practical purposes,
the government of the United States will
be duplicated by the colonists of the So
cial democracy OF America, except that
the supreme power will rest in an execu-
tive committee chosen by the national
council There will be no one-man power.
Mi pebs told yesterday the plans OF the
organization, and his ideas will be embod-
led In the constitution. which the execu-
tive committee OF the former American
Railway Union is at work upon, and which
will probably be promulgated tomorrow.
Mr. Debs said
The unit OF the organization will he
the local branch, limited to a member
ship Of 500 members. These branches
will lie Organized in every state and Ter
ntory Ia April of each year each local
branch will elect a representative or del
egatc 10 the State Union, which viii meet
at the State capital in May of each year.
At the State meeting or convention each
! organization will elect a representative
to the national council. which viii meet
annually at Chicago, which city has teen
selected as the general headquarters OF the
Social democracy OF America. The ma
tioual council VIII meet in June OF each
wear The national council viii elect an
| executive board. and this board VIII select
| it, officers, who VIII he Chairman, vice
chairman, secretary, treasurer and general
organizer
The executive authority is not To be
4 vested in any one individual. but in the
| whole board sitting as an executive body.
! The sole junction of the chairman VIII lie
| 20 preside over it's deliberations. This AZ
1 rangement viii DO away with the one
/ man power which has been urged as one OF
/ the objectionable features OF the general
| plan. The revenues OF the organization
win be derived from an admission fee ana
q small per capita tax limited 70 thecurrent
expenses and the payment OF the annual
| subscription TO the official organ OF the
] organization.
! Recruiting headquarters viii te sstai-
/ liShed at each local branch. The rules
governing admission will Toe strict enough IL
! bar out Objectionable characters. and at
| the same time liberal enough TO admit all
honest and fndust nous wfrkiurIueu. In
order to have a source - r. -rnue as early
as possible, the very frs Ilove vii! De- To
establish temporary recruiting stations
/ both in Chicago and elsewhere TINS viii
/ be done Immediately after the present coz
veutIon adlourns, and SONS II tue plans are
! being worked out now H. rapidly as possible
Before the first division Of the army
| is ready T. march II viii be ueCes Sary ID
select the State TO be oolonized. This i'm
portant decision VIII be left entirely In
! the hands Of "a commission t. Toe selected
by the present convention. The Commits
sion VIII be empowered to visit the states
/ bow being considered and take into con
. sheraton tie natural resources, the cost
OF land. and the many factors which Will
enter into the problem The topography
OF the country, climatic conditions. water
WAYS SOl conditions aud mineral resources
must be considered, as well as the exist
ing laws Of each commonwealth in their
relation to labor and cooperative indus
tries
when the destination Of our army g.,
determined and a souroe OF revenue estab
lished through the work OF our or gauization
it VIII be time 70 select the men 70 embark
NJ the pioneer movement Everything VIII
be done IN order and und'r q perfect sys-
TEN Of economic management
The amy VII he uLGer stIct military
discipline, and lie ofnoe1ed by oomTetent
men leaders The first colony VIII r..
founded on a sound has =, n accord with /
carefully prepared plans The first d. |
vision Of the amy VIII he selected with 1
special care with a view 10 tie character /
OF the work which VIII Toe expected OF /
pioneers in new settlement Their /
frst work viii he 10 provide for them /
selves temporary quarters, which VIII |
serve as shelter until letter can be pro- |
vided.
The next move VII Re 20 iegtn pro /
ducing something as soon as possible
The soil viii have to furnish sustenancr /
until factories and workshops can bee Con- /
structed, and therefore, farmers fruit 4
growers laborers ana artisans VIII lie /
most in demand. As soon as we can /
shelter and feed NOE men. carpenters and 4
other builders VIII lie sent TO erect bet i
Ter class Of houses aud pUilic improve
ments. In the meantime. the agricul- (
tural work VIII he well under way, and 1
much money VIII be needed for farming I
machinery, tools aud implements The
general fund VIII lie large enough to sup
ply these wants 10y the time the mafcbeIs
reach their dest ination.
AFTER the first struggle ror existence
is won by the advance army. md the farms
and fruit ranches are well under way the
cooperative industries involving skilled
trades will be established Schools and
libraries viii he provided as soon as pos
sible We intend also To establish a cot
ony of ramentworkcrs taken from the
sweatshops Of Eastern cities Plans for
number of kindred enterprises have been
submitted and win be considered at tine
proper time. In all this the wage system
viii he ignored and the acquiring of in
dividual capital viii not be tolerated As
fast a the communities acquire ca pt,al as
result Of their common efforts il Will he
used TO huy tools. make improvements In the
general welfare and secure more coIonists
|
Mr.. Geitree's Pleasant job,
W. y Gaitree. Of Ohio. who was execu-