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Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08

proved a failure. The second has
been tried several hundred years, but
the aristocrats of one age and the
plutocrats or moneycrats of others
have always succeeded in sowing tie
seeds of jealousy, selfishness and
hatred among the masses, and so pre-
vented its Accomplishment. The
third has been tried a good many
times in the last hundred years, ard
leaving out a few religious socie ties
-Ruskin is the only pronounced sue
cess. The fourth, or political meth
Cd. is modern production: that is,
the system as practiced is modern.
Great Britain and Australia have
been trying it in a conservative way
the last few years: New Zealand more
radically, and in each instance the
result has been better than its best
friends anticipated. The reason for
these different results seems
simple. We are under a form of gov
government by colonization is next
to an impossibility, for if the prin-
ciples of that government were an
| tagonistic to ours, as they are, when
ever the colonies became troublesome
to the powers they would be crushed.
And as an object lesson. Do you
| ~ ~ fnrnnn =
! interest. the trusts their dividends,
or the mine owners pay better wages
| Just for an object lesson? But grant
ing that by colonization and litera-
ture you should, in fifty or hundred
years, succeed in educating Il ma
jority of the people, you must still
fall back on the political method to
| finish the work.
Then why not push the political
method-it including the other as
being easier and quicker? Do you
suppose the B &C would ever have
reached its present proportions If its
members had supposed the political
method was to be put of until some
more convenient season, and they
| left, like Moses, to view the promised
land afar off, but never to enter it in
this life?
Is it because political action would
interfere with your material advant-
age that you hesitate? That is self
ishness, which you condemn. Is it
because politics is dirty and you don't
like dirty work? That's only another
form of selfishness.
Never put off until tomorrow what
can be done today, for today is to-
morrow may never be yours. Every
year some of your liberties are
annulled or abridged. Use them
while you have them. For two ses-
sions there has been a bill before
congress to regulate the sale of ex-
plosives. When that bill passes. as it
is sure to do, you will find in its ap-
parently harmless provisions an
Ethiopian of gigantic proportions, so
far as our liberties are concerned.
The indications here at head
quarters are that the time has come
for political action. The harvest is
ready for the sickle. If you fail to
gather it now in peace, as is pro-
posed by the B C, you will be COM
PEELED to garner it later in blood and
tears.
A. B. HICKS.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
Practical Help

| herewith send p. o. order for
$3.50, So of which is to help buy that
steamboat. Under the circumstances
a steamboat is almost as much a me-
cessity, it seems to me, as colony
site. The transportation monopoly
is just as heavy a drag upon the peo-
pie in this western country as is land
lordism. In order to make practical
socialism success we must get the
advantage of both of these. This
you will be able to do where you are
located in Washington, by means of
the cheap lands, and the water
routes. Can | not have the enclosed
50 also apply on a membership fee in
case | should ever be able to become
a colony member? Il might live on
the steamboat, you know However.
it will be all right, anyway. / Won
der that you do not receive more
funds from the people throughout the
land, to help out on the b c G.
and the colony work. | should think
you would get hundreds, where now
you only get dollars, but | suppose it
is with the Others as it Is with me.
most of them have learned their So
cialism in the school of adversely, and
that same experience has left Tut lit
tie with which to help themselves.
California. P.O. w.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
Help Them Both.

Enclosed find p. Q. order for 50 for
steamboat and donkey engine-each
81. ! think the scheme is O. X. Wish
! was able to do more to help it along.
Put me down for the insurance fund.
one share, 81. 1t would seem out of
line with our professions, were we to
compel Equality property TO seek pro-
lection in the humbug old-line fire in
surance companies, against which.
and all of their kind, we, as social
lists, arc constantly protesting. In re-
gard to the resolution to have the b
c G headquarters at Equality, Wash.
! will say that while there are rea-
sons that seem of some weight why
we should have the headquarters at
some other convenient point outside
OF Equality-and that notably among
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
The Imperative Demand of the Hour

The imperative demand of this
hour IS that we shall set ourselves to
the task of so changing our system
that. through the medium of public
ownership, the wealth of the people
NAV again come into the hands of
those who produced it; and the real
ization of the dreams of our fore
fathers shall be fulfilled, and we shall
have the perfected republic in which
every man shall be secure in the pos
session of the fruit of the labor OF his
hands. | believe the great need of
the hour is that the people shall be
educated upon this subject of co-ope-
ration in social service.
AS matters exist to-day, there are
thousands of people in our so-called
lower classes, for whom it is thou
sand times easier to do wrong than to
do right. They are not of the worth
less classes, necessarily, but even
among our workers. Think of the
countless thousands who Q toll long.
weary hours at hard, eXhausting Ia
Dor, for a mere pittance, barely
enough to keep soul and body to-
gether, without hope or ambition.
Certainly we cannot look for very
high class of citizenship from this
great and ever increasing army. Our
warfare, known as competition, is re-
sponsible for this condition; but it
must be succeeded by a more just
order, if this nation is to be saved
and the republic is to permanently
endure. The little children must be
rescued from our fac tories and sweat
shops, no less than from the slums
and saloons, if they are to grow up to
an appreciation of their responsible
ity as citizens. All the horrors of
our present-day industrialism must
be changed. Patriotic men and wo-
men must no longer be willing to live
by robbing children of their childhood
and young girls of their maidenhood
through taking their toll in stores
and factories at $3.50 to S. per week:
and the very fact that the children
and young girls may be hidden from
our gaze or the profit we make come
to our hands through the thin gauze
of corporation, should never hide
the wrong from the quickened social
conscience. deny the right of any
one living by such means to claim to
be patriotic.
The great service that is to be per-
formed through the medium of public
ownership is the awakening of the
social conscience, the arousing of a
pure and noble conception of patriot
ism; is the bringing up of class of
men and women too good and too noble
to consent to live at the expense of
the lives of their fellows. 1t is be-
cause / see the rainbow of promise in
public ownership that shall secure for
us, as a people, that larger realiza-
ton of liberty that plead for it. 1t
is because | know that only in the
good of all is the real good of the in
dividual to be found, that | plead for
collective work. 1t is because | stand
like many of you, dav after day, with
hopeless and hungry men, pleading
that they might be allowed to work,
that | raise my voice in their behalf.
1t is not because | would stir up dis
sension or cause trouble: it is because
I would avoid trouble, and point the
way to the smooth sea of prosperity,
that | speak for these men, From
Hon. S. NJ. Jones Toledo.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08

The people in the vicinity of Mt.
Nesuvius evidently place more reli-
ance upon the teachings of history
than the citizens of this country. The
fate of Pompeii and Herculaneum has
taught them the folly of awaiting the
onslaught of Il natural and irresisti-
BILE force. When they see it approach
ing they very wisely seek safety.
There is NJ law of nature more fixed
and Interchangeable than that disinte-
grafton follows decomposition, in
palmer words, when a thing becomes
rotten it falls to pieces: and it is just
as true of governments as of material
things, and it is as plainly taught in
history, as that the lava from Mt.
Nesuvius destroys everything in its
path.
If there are any who doubt the fact
that governmental decomposition is
well under way in this country, they
are likely to have doubts removed by
the committee appointed to investi-
Spain: for if the majority report is a
"whitewash, the minority report
coupled with the Merrimac incident
ought to satisfy any person of ordi-
nary intelligence that the patriot
ism of the people has been exploited
by the politicians in the interest of
the money wower. Add that to the
fact, that for years it has been
charged by the public journals and
speakers land the charge proven by
Contemporaneou facts that any leg
islature or city council could be hired
to override d plain provision of the
constitution, and grant any special
privileges that the corporations felt
inclined to pay for. and that no man
can obtain a seat in the U. S. Senate
except by purchase, prove the charge
of rottenness and the natural result
must follow.
The cry of the millions of unemploy-
ed for food. shelter and raiment is
evidence that the human volcano is
preparing for its periodical eruption.
A foreign war is an old device of
nonarchs. 1t is but small vent and
the relief only temporary, and is fol-
lowed by more acute condition of
previously existing causes.
Wherein lies safety from the i'm
pending catastrophe? We answer, in
the cooperative commonwealth. In
the government ownership of all
means Of production and distribution.
Since all other kinds of government
have failed to secure man his inalien-
able rights, why not try that: Why
cling to 4 system that every few hum
drcd years, forces mankind to a bloody
revolt: Why doom ourselves to the
Sisyphusiau punishment of pushing
civilization to 4 certain point only to
see II ROLL back again to semi-barba-
rism, carrying with it the labor of
centuries: Surely our boasted intel
ligence is of but little worth, if we
cannot devise a system of government
that viii secure to man the rights
given him by nature. without under
going the horrors of a bloody revolu-
ton
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
Still on the Trail.
NUMBER J.

NUMBER 3.
After leaving our many friends at
Summerland, Santa Barbara Co., we
once more started on the trail for
Equality, passing through the beauti-
full town of Santa Barbara, with its
quaint old mission. The climate both
winter and summer is similar to San
Diego. 1t is a city of flowers in the
winter. For over 90 miles we drove in
full view of the ocean and reached
GaviOta pass, a deep and narrow cut
through the high cliffs. to the interior
stopping at two school houses, where
we gave our lecture on socialism, which
was well received. At Naples, the old
town THE new town is on paper, and
has been for several years, but no
buildings were erected, although hun
dreds of lots were sold during boom
times, we interested Il goodly number
and sold some socialist books. Since
leaving San Francisco five years ago on
our way south to San Diego and return,
if we had the cost of the stakes in the
deserted boom towns we have passed
through, we would nearly be million
aires. Going through small Spanish
settlement, noted for its Hot Sulphur
Springs, | gave the entertain
ment, the lecture being omitted, as they
could not understand it: but our small
charge of and 10 cents paid our eX-
penses, as they are so small, our wagon
being our hotel in every way, so we are
at home whenever night finds us. We
went little out of our way, to visit the
beautiful falls of No-o-quis the Spanish
name for high falling water 1t was well
worth seeing. The little stream is near
ly dry now, but the water falls straight
down 115 feet. AT Ballard and Los
Alamos we had good audiences, then
going to the valley of the Santa Rita
and Lompoc, where from 10 to 80 thous-
and sacks of mustard seed are grown
each year, excepting this exceedingly
y
stretch of dry barren country and
through many small towns, we came to
San Louis Obispo Co., which is pros
porous agricultural county in every
year but this. If we had Socialism and
the Government owned the railroads,
the excessive drought would not make
so much suffering as there is now, for
produce could be shipped cheaply
where it is most needed, and could be
had at nearly the same price as where
it is raised in the east. We went to
the seaside resorts, Pismo Beach and
MORO Rock, and gave our lecture to the
campers. MORO Rock is an immens c
single rock, rising about a mile from
the shore 5S5 feet high and covering
50 acres at it's base. In the next will
tell of our travels to this point.
]. H. WHITE.
Do, MI t,11 4 ~
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
The Anarchy Of the Idle.

our civilization is fast following in
the footsteps Of decadent Rome, where
only the shell OF ruined republic re-
NAMED, and u self absorbed, patrician
oligarchy. gorged with the wealth OBJ
tanned by special privileges, legal
briganGism and class legislation, ruled
over PROSTATE and trampled people.
IL is the anarchy Of the idle. heather
and heartless rich, that is, pushing
America over the edge of doom'-E. NJ.
Wheelock.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
COOPERATIVE INSURANCE.

We now have over 5000 worth o.
property liable to destruction by fire.
Such loss would seriously cripple our
work. In few weeks we will have
system of waterworks aifording much
protection. At present we have no
protection at all. Hence we call 90
each of our more than 5000 membes
to subscribe for as many of the 81 shars
of insurance fund as he can pay 90
short notice. No money is to be paid
in; but in case of fire each will be called
on in proportion TO the amount Of hs
subscription. Send in your letters d
once, stating how much you will take
We don't want TO pay extortonaie
rates to the old-line companies. and %
ask our own members TO carry this risk
on their own future homes. There will
thus be no expense at all, except in case
of loss, and then merely enough money
to replace. OLIVER II. DARR, Sec.
HELEN NJ. MASON, Treas
{. III. SwIGART. NJ. w.
WIN HUMMEL, Distributor
w. II. KAUFMAN, EditOi'
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
WHAT is GOOD7
"What is the real good?"
| asked in mnsing mood

'What is the real good?"
| asked in musing mood.
"Order, " said the law court.
Knowledge" said the school.
Truth, - said the wise man.
Pleasure said the fool.
Love said the maiden.
Beauty" said the page.
Freedom. said the dreamer.
Home said the sage.
"Fame, - said the soldier:
Equity" the seer
Spake my heart full sadly,
The answer is not here"
Then within my BOSOM
Softly this ! heard:
Each heart holds the secret.
Kindness is the word"
John Boyle O'Reilly
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
Congratulations.

| must congratulate you upon the
progress you are making,as indicated
by reports in Industrial Freedom.
While l cannot be with you in person,
| am deeply interested in your well
fare and the object lesson you are
giving the world of what can be ac-
complished by cooperation. l hope
to be able in the near future to he of
more material benefit to the organi-
cation than have in the past.
New York. II. Hulse.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
for the Steam boat.

Enthusiastic for the Steam boat.
Please find enclosed my dues for
six months and my subscription for
Industrial Freedom, aud also 81 for
the steamboat fund. BY all means
stir the comrades up and have them
send in at least one dollar. | wish |
was able to send a hundred. We must
have the boat.
Illinois. Z. O. krans.
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Will Help Steamboat.
z. O. krans.

Enclosed please find 81 for dues. |
think that you ought to have that
boat. will send you another dollar
as soon as | can get to Spokane to get
a paper one. Would like to send you
more, but they are scarce in these
pine woods. Wishing you every sue
cess.
Washington. Leon D. Ackley.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
As 1t Looks From the outside.

[ enclose $40 for steamboat fund,
with the special hope that you may
be able to make use of the fine offer
for headquarters at Anacortes. Think
it would be good thing so far as am
able to Judge at this distance.
Frank Parsons,
Dean of National B G. G.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
LETTERS FROM MEMBERS.
Should Not be Impossible.

Should Not be Impossible.
You will find enclosed herewi tn soc.
in stamps, which l send as a donation
to the steamboat fund 1t seems to
me that it should not be impossible to
raise $500 out of our $500 members to
start the steamboat enterprise.
Colorado. n. p. Nord.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08

these is the fact las unders+,,,
that rooms are offered free of rent
cost and are available for immoa. "
use of the Brotherhood. stiu a. a't
DERIVING principle of socialism -, W.
forbid acceptance of the cond;.. D'a
for such an offer implies. on tba O'N
OF those making it, that con,id r
tions in value in excess of tho
ceived will necessarily be returnaa'
the Brotherhood; and whatever ~.
considerations may be, thew will
SO much of value diverted from =.
natural channel in which true 90 1'
ration should run; and the unsbo.
it all would be advantage given tbo,'
who are outsiders and not co.oner,
tors, with consequent and corresnond
ing loss and disadvantage accruinr,.
the community protesting to Coon.
rate on an equitable principle amoa.
themselves; and this would sesr
to me to be in this case a poor annIi
cation and outcome of the soci,li..
principle. | must, therefore. on N.
resolution, vote Eyes"
Michigan. John Fov
But we are not yet past the r..
cessity of giving advantage to out,i.
ders. ED.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
Laundry Machinery Needed.

We very much need "a inch extrao-
tor, and would like any laundry
machinery which is in good working
order.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
Parktield, Monterey Co., Cal.
NUMBER I.


After leaving MORO Rock on the
Pacific coast, we, Flora. Nellie and Dol
lie Flora, my legal partner, place be-
fore our horses, Captain Jour yellow
dog and Jerry Jour tiger cat) which
comprises our family. went to the Swiss
dairy settlement on the coast. (Cuyucas),
and gave our Socialist lecture and
entertainment, then to several small
towns and school houses. and on to Posa
Robles, where we attended the Demo-
cratic and Populist conventions, both
on the same day, each sending commit
tees that divided up the spoils of office,
which is the way they have done all
over California this fall. The middle
of-the-road-pops, have also put up a
State ticket. They should have Joined
with the Socialists, which is the only
way out. Fusion will never bring
around reform. We must work with
parties favoring direct legislation,
where the law making is done by the
whole people, and not by "A few, who
do not represent the people but the
monopolies. While going along the
coast IN San Luis Opispo Co., we
noticed many singular isolated noun
tain peaks, that may have been before
Adams time) volcanoes. Stopping at
various places, we came to Parkfield,
Monterey Co., then 20 miles to this
place, passing through sandy desert.
without people or vegetation, and with
out water for % miles, when we came
to we'll of artesian water, veritable
oasis in the desert, and near the Cried
up alkali lake of Tulare. This is a
stock and fruit country, thousands of
horses and cattle being brought from
the dry counties to the green pastures
of this irrigated country. Many cattle
are dying of the dreaded Texas fever.
We were told on one large ranch. over
20 horses had been killed for their
hides, by others than their owners.
which shows the risk men will take to
gain money. This is the banner coun-
ty of California for chicken raising. as
Los Angeles county is for turkeys. We
saw there, eleven hundred turkeys in
one flock, which represented 81 90 each.
Here in Tulare and Fresno counties
the raisin industry prcdominates:
thousands of people 1ocking to the
grape harvest, TO earn little money.
over 500 people coming from the town
of San Luis Oblspo alone. The grape
picking was done in few days, to the
detriment of the poor people who lived
here. 1t shows how hard times are.
when people travel hundreds of miles
for few days work. Under socialism
this would not be the case, such a
scramble to make little money to exc
out an existence, but all would have en-
ployment and get the full result of their
labor. j. II. WHITE.
Lernoore, Kings Co., Cal.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08
John Boyle O'Reilly.

"a Write to treasurer concerning
subscriptions. Address communities
tions for publication to the editor.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08

We are glad to welcome Harmony
Colony notes, and hope they will noE
be feature of each issue.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08

The NUTSHELL leaflet has been
slightly delayed, but will be ready
very shortly. Send Ia your orders
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08

The orders for Nutshell" already
received will be filed in very few
days.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08

What can political party do I'd
aid socialism? Much, if rightly condi
toned. Conceive of socialist party
made up of socialists, of unselfish social
lists, of intelligent. high minded, MANI
socialists, who meant what they sal !
and said what they meant, who werI
thoroughly in earnest, and as hcnesi
and sincere as earnest: that had cour.
age, conviction, faith. devotion and un-
conquerable determination that could
not be led aside by Office or corrupted
by spoils, that only cared to carry
elections, when carrying elections was
real victory and gain for socialism
a party with such qualities would un-
doubtedly be an aid to the socialist
movement. 1t could give an added i'm.
petus to it. commend and attract. Its
campaigns would make more socialists
Each election would mean new converts
Such party would be an aid TO social
ism. Rev. f. NJ. Sprague in Appeal to
Reason.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08

Deputy organizers wishing san
pie copy of B c c manual for use y
spreading propaganda. should address
Rev. l.. f. Finley of Brice, Ohio, en-
closing &c stamp.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-08

Bellamy's great book, Equality
Sl.25.
You can get Equality" and ~
DUsTRIAL FREEDOM one year fo'
Sl.G