Montana news., 1905-05-17
THAT WORKINGMEN'S EDU-
CATIONAL CLUB.

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have had quite a little to say in a
boosting way" of the new organi-
zation of the "Workingmen's Edu-
cational Club"
1t comes of bad grace to see these
citizens alliance sheets boosting a
workingman's organization, and the
suspicion is at once aroused as to
whether the head of such a concern
is not composed principally of what
is known as labor fakirs." A
causal glance at the report con-
tanning the names of the incorpora-
tors coupled with the free boost of
the above designated paper tells the
old, old story of Birds of feather
flock together"
The report from the Amalgamated
Record says:-
The incorporators are the board
of trustees-H. A. Canoll, Fred
Sanden. Frank Fuller, William
Groseclose and f. p. Grady.
Frank Andrews is president of
the club and c. J. Mackey secretary.
The head of this new booze joint
-Messrs Canoll and Sanden-were
both known as labor fakirs in the
last legislature, and both pose as
Socialists but neither belong to the
organization or pay any dues.
Mr.. Canoll is a mining man, one
that mines the miner, butnever does
any mining with the pick or shovel;
fine representative to be at the
head of a "Workman's Educational
Club.
Mr.. Sander is manager" of a
local clothing house, and an espous-
er of opportunism that he has got
badly mixed up with Socialism.
He is one that works the workers,
that work under him, and a typical
Representative" to be at the head
of "Workingman's Educational
Club"-a booze Joint that incorpo-
rates in order to avoid license,
or in other words to scab on the
legitimate saloon business of the
city.
There is no need for this new or
ganization in Helena whatever. Ii
must be composed of fakirs, so far
as the workingman's interests are
concerned, for he needs no more
education along the booze route.
There is an educational organiza-
tion in this city for working men and
also the working women; it is not
on the order of the booze joint
where workingmen's wives and fami-
lies are barred from participation.
1t is an organization affiliated with
the workers of Lewis and Clark
county; with the worker of Mon
tana; with the workers ofthe United
States; and with the international
workers movement of the world.
There are z4 dues paying members in
that organization today, of whom a
few are women. Their money is
not spent for booze, but for ltera-
ture. This "Workingman's Edu-
cational Club" meets every Wednes-
day night at ~ Park avenue, and
with this organization in the field;
organized as it is, there is no need
for any more clubs of the above
mentioned nature, much less a
booze joint where the poor worker
can still be educated by some of
the workers." who work the
worker, to spend the last nickle he
has for booze, upon the opportunist
plea that some one will sell it to
him anyhow"
The thing for the worker to do
that is the one who really works, we
don't mean one of these fakirs--is
to cut such opportune propositions
off of the pockets. Why should
these over jealous opportunists, if
they are sincere in their devotion
to educating the worker, stand aloof
from the only real workers organiza-
tion in the world today2 Why do