Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-07

~ W al uloN IL lUScll.
THOMAS HICKLING,
Sec'y Sandusky l.. L.
Mr.. Editor: When you get your pa
per started. for the sake of progress,
give us peoples forum. We want to
know what the people are thinking
about Tor at least what they have to
say. and we think we have right to
know: but none of the plutocratic or
gans grant us this privilege to know
what the people think in regard to the
leading questions of the day. They
grant us everything but justice: and
this ever and always is denied. We
make this one request, that the people
OF free and Independent (?) America be
heard. Oh my countrymen, are you all
dead? Does the spirit of freedom no
longer live in your hearts, nor the ring
ing words of true patriots sound in
your ears? Where is the liberty and
independence our fathers and forefath-
ers fought for? Time, and a very short
time, gentlemen. will tell the story
whether THE world do move" Will
you demand your rights and keep pace
with the progressive spirit of the age.
or will you. like mental slaves, dumb
driven brutes and yellow ours. sneak to
the protection of those who have en-
shaved you?
Yours for the cause of Industrial Free
dom. ISAAC H. KEYS.
Ruskin. Tenn. April II. 1898.
Comrades of the Brotherhood:
The publication of so many tabular
statements for the B. G. G. has been
quite Il tax upon our printery force,
which is really inadequate for the work
we have. We see that YOU now have
your printing Office in working order
and have turned out one pamphlet.
We. therefore, hope you will immedi-
ately commence the publication of an
official newspaper for the b. G.. c. in
which you can give the members
much more satisfaction than can be
done in the Coming Nation. We
shall be pleased to publish weekly
letter from your colonies. giving CON
densed statement of your progress.
but cannot devote our space to the
official financial statements. There
are IA number of struggling social
istic efforts that we desire to assist. and
your ability to conduct your own official
newspaper will give us chance to COW
err the entire field to better advantage.
We rejoice in the evidences of your
prosperity and shall always be glad to
assist you in any possible manner.
Your phenomenal growth is ample evil
dence that the time is ripe for change
in economic and social systems. May
harmony prevail in your ranks, and
may your shadow continue to increase
until the entire state of Washington
and the nation at large shall be brought
into the Cooperative Commonwealth.
Fraternally Yours,
THE COMING NATION.
In publishing from week to week b.
G. &. matter the Coming Nation has
done more. perhaps. to build up the
Brotherhood than any other publica-
ton or individual. And while we are
pleased to be in position to relieve
our friends of what has become more OF
IA tax upon their space than they care to
longer bear, yet we can assure them
that we shall be only too glad to accept
their kind offer of space for weekly
letter. And though we have begun the
publication of our own official paper.
we feel quite certain that our members
will not forget the great service our
brothers of Ruskin have rendered this
move, but will continue to show their
appreciation of such service by sub
scribing and working for that torch
bearer of better civilization-Th
Coming Nation.
NATIONAL SECRETARY.
j
Bro. Hummel. who recently spent
several weeks at Equality investigating
our resources. climate, etc, thus writes
from his Minnesota home:
II think 10y fall there will be three
local members ready to apply for adj
mittance in the colony: they are good
Socialists and will be able to pay their
full membership fee. am in hopes of
interesting people in possession of some
means, in the b. G. &. colony princi-
pies, rs they are better enabled to assist
the pioneers if once convinced that we
will establish new industrial condi-
ton based on justice to all to over
come our present unjust and barbaroN
social and industrial conditions. If
there is life in our b. c. c., there will
Ice gradual transformation of our pres
ent institutions in the interest of hui
manity and justice. In our last meet
ing we resolved to agitate our cause in
the local papers of New Ulm, whereby
we expect to reach people we do not
know of, that have a leaning to social
ism and cooperative ideas and there
10y strengthen our local union for moral
and material support of our b. c, c.
IOur secretary, Bro. Alarschner, has
received a letter from the colony say
iuur that pVppyfbiuu uops we'll and