The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-06-20
COMMENCES HIS MONTANA TOUR AT
MlSSOULA IN JULY AND SPEAK
IN ALL LARGE TOWNS.
PLANS ALL READY FOR
THE SOCIALIST MEETINGS
He viii Continue on Lecture Platform
Through the Mountain States and
Then Go South to the Mexican Line
President Dan Mcdonald Has Great
Faith in Socialstic Leader.

Secretary Clarence Smith OF the Amcri-
can Labor union has just completed ar
rangements for the itinerary OF Eugre
Y. Dcbs. the exponent OF socialism, who
will speak throughout the Northwestern
states and British Columbia.
Mr.. Dcbs is speaking at Olympia, Wash.
today and will take the platform III Seat
tie tomorrow, whence he will 80 to British
Columbia. After speaking in most OF the
mining camps and large cities in that see
ton, he will return to Spokane, After ad-
dressing audiences at Moscow aud Wal
lace. Idaho, he will begin his tour OF Mon
tana cities, July 3. at Missoua
On the ninth Mr.. Debs will be III Butte
and will remain over only one night. going
to Anaconda the following day. He will
40 west on the Great Northern to kalm-
pcll where he will speak Sunday altcl
noon. the 18th. After spending day u
the capital. Mr.. Debs will go east on the
Northern Pacific TO Billings and returning
to Butte will leave for Utah on the Ore
gon Short Line. stopping only at Dillon,
where he will speak July 10,
Swing Round the Circle.
Mr.. Debs will continue on the lecture
will go south to the Mexican line, after
which he will go East, still lecturing in
the interests OF socialism.
While il has not been given ont by the
officials of the American a5or union that
Mr. Dcbs is working in the interests Of
that organization, it is known that he will
feed fat his ancient grudgc against Samuel
Gompers the leader OF the rival organiza
ton, the American Federation OF Labor
and will make converts where he can.
II is evident from the action taken by
tie new union that il will be run as RI
val organization 10 the Federation, as
Gompcrs has refused TO stand for political
action. and Debs has openly expressed his
intention OF cndeavoring to bring the
unions of the Federation and especially
those which have previously shown ten
dency towards socialism, into the fold Of
the American Labor union.
Organization Plans.
What plan will be taken in strengthen
ing and building up the union will not be
known until the final report OF the cxecI-
tive committee which is still in session in
Denver, but il has been given ont that
much will be expended to make the Ameri-
can Labor union the great national labor
organization. This is Mr.. Debs' policy
and il is known that President Dan Me-
Donald has an abiding faith in the coun-
sci Of the great socialist.
Following is the itinerary Of Mr.. Dcbs
as arranged and given oul by Mr.. Smith
today:
June -, Seattle; June ~, Victoria :;
June 20, Vancouver June IS Rcvelstoke :;
June 20, Slocan City; June ~, Sandon !;
june ~, kaslo; June 2o, Nelson; June 40
Phoenix July !, Greenwood; July 2. Ross.
land; July 4, Spokane; July S, Moscow,
Idaho July 9, Colfax, Wash. July ,
Wallace, Idaho; July 8, Missoula July o
Butte July 10, Anaconda, July u, Great
rails; July I3 (aiternoon), kalispcll, July
H. Helena July IS, Billings; July 10, Dill
lon.