The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-10-03
Adoption by the A. L. U. and Miners
of Specific Principles.
POLITICAL AND ECONOMICAL
Forbids Any Sort of Fusion With Any
other Party-Undivided, Independ-
ent, Working Class Political Ac-
tion-Any Union Mans Place Is
Under Socialist Banner.

In view of the fact that the politi-
cal atmosphere is surcharged with
imputations and accusations against
individuals as it relates to their con-
nection for and against pending is
sues in the campaign, The Labor
World of Butte deems it pertinent to
print extracts from the official pro-
ceedings of the American Labor
union and the Western Federation of
Miners upon the adoption of the spe-
cific political and economic principles
by those conventions. These con-
ventions declared for socialism and
absolute Independent political action
by the wage workers. This independ-
ent political action in no way, shape
or form or manner contemplates any
fusion with any capitalistic political
organization.
The American Labor Union eXpli-
city adopted, by an immense major
ity of delegates representing their re-
spective organizations in that body.
The declaration is this. 1t will be
found upon pages 81, SO and SO of the
official proceedings of this conven-
ton:
Denver Col, June 3, 1908.
ITO the Fifth Annual Convention of
the Western Labor Union:
1--WE, your committee on pre-
amble, declaration of principles and
constitution, recommend the follow
ing declaration as the declaration of
the fundamental political program of
our organization with the unanimous
recommendation that the same be
adopted by this convention:
"a. E. Anderson, M. E. White, S.
E. Ryan, r. B. Hughes, F. w. OFT, G.
w. Morse, Clarence Smith, F. j. Pei
letter, E. M. Osborne, Committee"
The declaration recommended by
the committee is as follows:
Whereas, The time has come for
undivided, independent, workig class
political action; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the representatives
of the Western Labor union do here
by declare in favor of international
socialism, and adopt the platform of
the socialist party of America in it's
entirety as the political platform and
program of said organization.
Resolved, That we earnestly appeal
to all members of the Western Labor
union, and to the working class in
general, to be governed by the pro-
visions of this resolution.
Platform of the Socialist Party of
America:
1. The collective ownership of all
means of transportation and commun-
ication and all other public utilities,
as well as of all industries controlled
by monopolies, trusts and combines.
No part of the revenue of such in
dustries to be applied to the reduc-
ton of taxes on property of the CAPT
talist class, but to be applied wholly
to the increase of wages and shorten
ing the hours of labor of the en-
ployes, to the improvement of the
service and diminishing the rates to
the consumers.
2. The progressive reduction of
the hours of labor and the increase
of wages in order to decrease the
share of the capitalist and increase
the share of the worker in the pro-
duct of labor.
3. State or national insurance OF
working people in case of accidents
lack of employment, sickness and
want in old age; the funds for this
purpose to be furnished by the gov
eminent and to be administered under
the control of the working class.
A. The Inauguration of system
of public industries, public credit t.
be used for that purpose in order
that the workers be secured the full
product of their labor
5. The education of all children III
to the age of eighteen years, and stat,
and municipal aid for books, cloth
ing and food.
6. Equal civil and political right
for men and women.
z. The initiative and referendum
proportional representation and tn
right of recall OF. representatives b
their constituents.
But in advocating these measure
as steps in the overthrow of capita
ism and the establishment of the CT
operative commonwealth, we war
the working class against the 81
called public ownership movement
as an attempt of the capitalist elias
to secure governmental control {
public utilities for the purpose of o.
tanning greater security in the e,
ploitation of other industries and NJ
for the amelioration of the condition
of the working class.
Since it is more pertinent to til
Montana situation, The World wi
simply record the vote of the Mo