Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-06-03

ment than others, when she saws that
she and her son had a 70 ON, but had
there been ten with her it would have
been the same, and all this she could
endure until the colony refused to al
low Bro. Russell to build a house at
his own expense when she gave up in
despair.
Strange how her sympathies went
out to those who were able to build
houses but never felt for the worthy
people who had endured these dread
full apartment houses" for long
months and would vet have to endure
them. Her sympathy seems to have
been as erratic as is her judgement.
The colony has honestly tried and
is still trying to treat all-rich and
poor-alike and in this fact may be
found the reason for the refusal to al
low Russell and others to build homes
at their own expense. This may not
have been a wise thing to do, but it
was done in accordance with a fixed
policy and as yet the PEOPLE here have
seen no reason to regret their deci-
sion.
We wish not to parade the eccentri-
cities of anyone and shall not do so
except in self defense, but if future at
tempts are made to misrepresent us
we shall not hesitate to give the whole
record to our readers, but we must
say that Mrs. Temple said in our gen.
eral assembly just prior to leaving us
that unless we, in some way, made it
possible for her to realize on her men,
bership she would never cease to use
tongue and pen to destroy Equality.
This she is doing according to promise
and some of her followers call them
selves men and socialists! If this CO.
terie will return to Equality, reorgan-
ize and then pay the fees back to all
dissatisfied members they will demon
strate more ability than they are now
credited with, and it is not more un-
reasonable to ask them to do this
than it is for them to demard as much
of us.
Now let's turn Our attention to
Geo. w. Quimby, who is evidently not
the George Washington who could
not tell lie. Why does this philan-
thropist have so much interest in the
special class of persons victimized as
as he says, at Equality? Does he ever
allow his svmpathies to go out to his
own victims?
This apostle of socialism says: cal
ready 800 people have left the colony
at Equality" How does he know
this? No one here can tell how many
have left, nor can we tell why they
have gone, and as an instance of our
inability to tell why people leave we
will Just mention Mrs. Temples case
She told us she was leaving because
of failing health, but now she says
she gave up in despair because we
would not allow Bro. Russell to build
a home at his own expense.
Quimby's charge that the manage
ment of Industrial Freedom will not
allow criticisms to be published in its
columns is answered fully by the pa
per itself and proves the said Quimby
to be short on ability to state the
truth
Even the names and addresses of
our subscribers are known and used
from Maine to Tacoma, a thing that
never should have been allowed and
the admission that it has been done
lays us open to the charge of careless
ness or incompetence, but would not
sustain the charge that none but the
elect are allowed to see the names and
addresses of the contributors etc.
AS Ouimby has no interest in Equal
itv, never did have and never can
have any he is evidently spelling for
.. Scron which he C111 paCilN ppt If he
can contrive to lift himself several
hundred degrees higher in the social
scale, otherwise Equality and its
members will continue to ignore him.
In conclusion we will say that many
of the seventeen petitioners are un-
doubtedlv honest, earnest and con-
scientious socialists, but the irrita-
tons. turmoil and doubts incident to
initiatorv efforts were more than
their habits and temperaments fitted
them for.
We have much sympathy for these
people and would gladly extend to
to them helping hands whenever it is
possible so to do, but there is one
character behind the scenes whose fine
Italian hand has directed the move
ments of this band of discontentS, and
whose mind has invented the sophis-
tries which have misled them and in
famed their minds.
He is cunning, cruel and unScrupu-
lous, but lacks lacks courage and is
devoid of manhood. We regret eX-
ceedingly that he has attained such
ascendency over the will of our mis-