The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-16
1EE 4. R. U. IS DEAD.
=, Railway Organization a
o's'' Thing of the Past.
.,cvxp Y. pEBs' SCHEME WINS.

JUG wealth l. the Name OF the New oan-
mon" Cor Communistic Honors-Lead-
d'"'' Noyement Believe That Com
Ism Will soon Dispiace Our hepuo-
uc,u Form of Government
.,eo June 16.-It was announced
OH,' night by friends of Eugene V.
n w.. that it has been decided that the
p' "arIcan Railway union is dead
An .eer the public announcement tues
orring at Handel hall and speech
y" the delegates adjourned TO Vi
's,a hall. where Mr.. Debs' socialistic
H'H I,.oton scheme was launched. A
,,,ution was adopted, modelled upon
w. pollamy theory, the state of Wash
,nstop being selected as the scene OF
80 oxneriment. A declaration OF prin-
,as nrepared by Mr.. Debs. was is
VA in pamphet form and distributed
,...dcast. a corps of organizers will
!. .ent and recruiting headquarters VIII
:. established in Chicago with branches
n every state in the Union.
Tho names on the roster OF the Amer
Railway union will be transferred
hot of the American Cooperative
S,,on or brotherhood and new mem
We must pay a small admission fee
,orotber with an annual per capita tax.
Al members will be required to pass
49,, ~ civil service examination before
III names can be enrolled. The con-
..ntion will adjourn Saturday. Follow
mo the adjournment great open air
massmeeting is planned.
Peaceful Army of 100000 Men.
Mr. Debs said he was positive a peace
,rl army of 100000 unemployed men
could be mobilized in Chicago within
ION DAVIS. 1t is expected the first divis-
ION will leave Chicago bound for WASH
inrton within thirty days and possibly
before 1t is the crucial test of So
ealism.
This is the most important move
ment ever inaugurated in this country
since the American colonists threw off
the British rule" said Professor Par
sons. TT is the arrival Of the social
and industrial revolution"
Communism will rule the state. The
leaders, feel sure they will then soon be
able TO make a republican form OF gov
eminent a thing of the past in this ma
ton.
I'VE have not yet positively decided
mon which state we shall move first"
said Professor Frank Parsons, "but /
have little doubt that 1t will be Wash
ington. Governor Robinson Of that state
Is in sympathy with us, and the laws
are most favorable to our purpose. The
people are more inclined to our idea.
too. Only a short time ago they voted
by an overwhelming majority to grant
extraordinary rights to municipalities.
A city there has the right to make its
own charter Besides all these reasons,
| think we can have land given us.
There has been some correspondence
with the governor and others on that
point, and the outlook is good"
Professor Parsons is one of the most
prominent socialists in this country. He
lis connected with the Boston University
Law school. and is dean of the educa-
Onal department of the new Brother
hood OF Cooperative Commonwealth"
Among the books he has written are
Our Country's Need" the philosophy
Of Mutualism," and Public Ownership
Of Monopoles."
The idea is to merge the Brother
hood Of Cooperative Commonwealth"
with the A. r. Z. into a new organiza-
ton of larger scope.
Objects of the Commonwealth.
The Brotherhood of Cooperative Com
mOnwealth was organized last fall, but
il has not been able to accomplish
much practically, except in the way of
education. It's president is Myron w.
Reed the famous Denver divine. The
OBJECTS, as given in the constitution,
are:
!. To educate the people in the prin-
clpes Of socialism.
= To unite all socialists in one fra
ternal association.
O. To establish cooperative colonies
ana industries and, so far as possible
concentrate these colonies and indus
'res IN one state until said state is
socialized
Ihese will be the principles of the new
~ganization The brotherhood has al
present a scattered membership of $500
Inns lack OF numbers has prevented II
Iohl doing much to attract national at.
'eh'on' but the throwing of the whole
power or the American Railway unior
mo The fray gives 1t world wide i'm.
portance.
Ever since the great strike of 1894
'"e american Railway Union has beer
preparing for some such move as this,
sd'd John Lloyd, organizer of the Amer
van hallway union. Every local un
,On mas lecturer, and the lectures hav,
oeeh given on economic topics. AS &
sult OF this quiet educational work
'le union is almost to a man in favoI
u socialism. Our idea is, first, to form
colony Of about 5000. This will b.
rs'eiuiiy selected from among men VIII,
uoioughly understand the principle
INT" %.nen govern us. Every trade and lie
e.linate occupation will be Represented
nom boile~ makers to farmers. Eacl
nan nan VIII contribute his labors to tn
Immunity and he will be provided 70
n the common lot. Mr.. Debs will
mere to give his direct personal at
u s"'ioh 10 the work. AS soon as we cal
81. one colony started and working sue
| ,sluily, we will form another nea
lam we will keep on in that way un
\" we control the country"
Hoffman Murder Mystery.
=, "ah flancisco, June ia new phas
ne Hoffman tragedy was presente
Munday when IL xyo, xaoo,.tad that a.