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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22
A Fnnchman'S View
Of RuSSia'S Troubles

Paris, Nov. I8.-Anatole Leroy
Beaulieu, a member of the French
academy and an eminent authority
on Russia, has addressed a notable
letter to the Journal des Debats up
on the Russian revolution. He
said in part:
The events transpiring in the
Russian empire are nothing less than
great revolution which promises
to be as long and as tragic as the
French revolution, although it is
yet to be hoped that the Russian
revolution may not bring about
the fall of the throne and dynasty.
The revolution will be social and
political whether il assumes a tor
rental character, sweeping over
all boundaries, OF whether it is guild
ed in regular channels through the
foresight of Count Witte.
As in the case of the French revo-
luton, there will be a transfer OF
power and property to new hands.
In the eyes of most Russians, it i:
bureaucratic autocracy which mus
end. 1t was never the army mol
the fleet which was defeated by the
japanese, but the fore-vanquished
was the autocracy. The recent
savage violence and slaughter oi
Jews, with perhaps more victim:
than through the reign of terror o.
the French revolution, is attribut
able to the autocratic regime.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22
Public Control
ails inFrance

having the expenses as light as pos
sible in order that taxes may be
lower. Labor is of course the
greatest expense in all productive
work. Under capitalist government
ownership the producers are still
left to fight each other in competi-
tive wage. Their only protection
is the union and the strike. But if
the government is in the hands of
the non-workers,, all the powers OF
law, parliamentary bodies, courts,
police, army and navy are in the
hands of those who live by robbing
the workers. That they expect to
use every advantage even to for
bidding the workers to strike, is
shown by the condition ia France.
The capitalist class, in their fear
of the socialist demands, are at
tempting to side track their revo-
lutionary program by appearing to
make concessions to them under
the name of government ownership.
Whatever advantage government,
operation of industries may have in
Fastening the development of the
collective state life, the people will
never be free of irksome toll fol
others and poverty for themselve:
till they have achieved the conquest
of political power, in their owr
immediate voice and control.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22
THEN AND NOW
Senator Clark and the ROpemen
of Butte Have Trouble.

Five years ago w. A. Clark was can.
didate for the United States senator.
ship from Montana. He needed the
laboring men s votes to get there. lie
was very liberal with promises to and
with expressions of love for the Butte
trades. lie pictured the Amalgamated
copper trust as the greatest curse to
partner in vote getting, Heinze, shed
great tears Of sympathy for the horny
handed sons of toll and, together, they
induced the working men, the men who
dig, hoist, smelt and ship copper Of
Butte hill, to march, yell and vote for
Clark that he might display his whis
kers, and the wealth the workers of
Butte produce, in the American House
of Lords in Washington. The workers
the producers Of large portion of the
wealth Clark and his two sons waste in
vices too filthy to describe, voted for
him, and he was elected TO the Senate
He went to New York, his home, and
was sent for by II. II. Rogers, the head
Amalgamator of "Standard Oil. 1"
Rogers convinced Clark that he could
not enter the Senate unless he first
passed through the process and was
made TO 6t the Amalgamated mold
Clark was born again. He joined hands
with the other Standard Oilers and
lock-stepped 20 the Amalgamated dirge
of death. What happened' Clark
abandoned Heinze and the workers Of
Butte. He broke every promise he,
himself, had made TO the workers, and
those Heinze had made for him. But,
who ever heard Of Clark keeping n
promisef He was like every proselyte,
he out-amalgamated the Amalgamated.
His term in the Senate is about TO ex-
pire He wants reelection. He is
oiling his promise machinery. He
hopes TO glide along the old worn path
to success; 10 fool the workers as Of
old. His hopes, however, are likely TO
be shattered. The workers are leary Of
him. They are testing his word The
ropemen in his employ have recently
gone on strike for n raise of wages
from $3.50 to s4.oo per day. He ro
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22
Miss HazIett Will Speak

Sunday evening Mrs. Hazlett will
address the Workers Educational Club
on the subject of "Social Unrest -.
She will take issue with Rabbi Klein 8
address of two weeks ago. DIR. Klein
will follow her in discussion, after
which the meeting will be thrown
open for general discussion, Mrs. Haz-
lett making the closing remarks.
Some excellent musical numbers will
be furnished, and the evening thrown
open for social enjoyment at the close
of the program.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22

And now comes the word from
France corroborating the firm stand
the socialist movement takes against
government ownership in the hands
of the capitalist class, as a solution
of social ills. A strike is on among
the government employees in the
dockyards of the French naval
works. At Toulon, where the
strikers number 5000, all naval
construction is suspended.
Patrols of marines are guarding
the government proprty. As a
dose to the dissatisfied workmen,
the premier has declared in the
chamber of deputies that the gov
ernment was unanimously against
the right of employees to strike
against the government, PARTIcU-
LARLY THE BRANCHES CHARGED WITH
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE.
The socialists have slung the
slogan to the world that industries
owned by a government controlled
by the capitalist class, where the
masses have no means of voicing
their own interests, is still the
weapon by which surplus value is
forced from the producers to keep
a dominant class in power and lux
ury. If property pays the taxes
of government, it is interested in
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22

crisis. WI y two hundred and fifty
dollars to mpaign in New York;
The nat o executive committee did
all they " able to do, but in so doing
they demonstrated the weakness Of
our organization.
After the last national election we
saw that our presidential candidates
polled very large vote that could not
really be called class-conseious, but
nevertheless a vote to be proud of at
that time.
We knew than-and this election
has demonstrated it to be a fact-that
unless we worked hard to educate and
organize the mass Of people who had
voted the socialist ticket. the next
election would witness slump.
This was universally recognized by
the rank and file of the party year
ago-but what happenedi
A national committee proceeds to
blow in the finance and use the energy
of the national office in running a
mineograph bureau for the self educa-
tion and qualification of a few notoriety
seeking individuals who wanted TO see
their names 10 motion censuring a
committeeman from another state be-
cause he wore the party button upside
down.
| There has been enough money spent
by the national committee this year
in useless work, to have allowed the
national executive committee to keep
twelve organizers at work one month
in New York during the campaign.
The fact that reform wave is
sweeping the country and old party
lines are being demolished, that the
spirit Of resentment against the evils
of the present system are abroad in the
land. is very hopeful sign, and if the
socialists are awake To the opportunity,
if we are equal to the occasion, such
sentiment as now exists can be edu-
Gated and crystalized in To socialist or.
ganizations. The occasion is here for
action and il is time that the national
committee was getting down to work,
or rather going to sleep and not drain
ing the National Office by mineograph
work so that the National Executive
Committee could have something to
work with.
our propaganda cry. "Agitatiou,
Education and Organization should
hc amended for the present Educa-
tion and Organization. Tho SOC
ialst agitation that has been kept up
for the past few years has no doubt
contributed largely ~ the spirit Of
rebellion that was manifest at the late
election, aud further demonstrates than
unless we follow up what we have done
along agitation lines by education
which will give MS militant organization
all our effort Of the past will have been
wasted,aud some Jim Crow of "a reform
or will reap the benefit Of our work.
Let us take the lesson 10 heart. Let
the national committee take the lesson
10 heart.
Let us get down to work, good hard
work All is not yet lost. The election
only shows us which way the wind is
blowing,and it shows breeze favorable
for the socialists, providing we take ad.
vantage of il.
To work Comrades The time for
action is here.
j. d. G.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22
After the F attic
Is OveI'

IN reviewing the results or the recent
election anything but satisfaction is
felt at the showing of the socialist
vote. Some socialists of a statistical
turn Of mind may figure our percent
age of votes cast, and show up an an.
parent socialist gain, and others may
fiatter themselves that the decrease of
the socialist vote was not as great in
comparison as the decrease in the vote
cast for the old parties. Regardless of
all that our socialist statisticians, ex-
cusers, CONSIDERS may say, the results
are entirely unsatisfactory. 1t is not
the nature of the socialists TO weep and
wall over the results, but to make a
calm survey, find our weak points in
tactics, adopt ourselves to the situation
and fight on with renewed vigor.
The fact that a large number of
people who voted the socialist ticket
a year ago either stayed at home or
were side-tracked with the reform
wave, shows that more time should be
given to the education of the socialist
voters in order that they may be
thoroughly grounded and not be swept
off their feet by reform enthusiasm or
become careless and stay away from
the polls under any circumstances,
which is worse from our viewpoint
Looking over the field, we find that
vast amount of energy was expended
in the various states in which elections
were held, and little or no results were
obtained for the amount of energy ex-
pended, with the exception of Mass
achusetts; which would indicate that
the energy was spent at the wrong
time or not in the right way.
There are a large number of socialists
who believe in carrying on campaign
on old party lines, such as creating lots
of noise and trying to stir up enthus-
iasm on the eve of election. In this the
socialist cannot compete with the old
parties owing to lack of finance, and
that it needs intelligence and not en-
thusiasm to make person vote the
socialist ticket.
In New York where we have one of
the best organizations in the country
and the most active comrades. where
as steady a propaganda work as finance
will permit is kept up the year round,
and where one of the most aggressive
campaigns was put up, we went down
in defeat
The defeat does not place any Ills
, credit on our New York comrades. The
results in New York are what would
have happened nationally if it had been
a presidential election, with the Prince
of rcformcrs as candidate for president.
If there is any fault TO be found. il
is in our national organization not being
able to meet the emergency that occurred
in New York.
When the party was being attacked
by the old parties and the 5. l.. r. ia
keep our y. Y. comrades off the ballot
under the name of Social Democrats
and everything pointing TO Hearst
campaign, our national forces should
have been concentrated in New York
and every effort made by the national
office to give the entire support of the
national organization to repel the
attack. Instead of this we see the
national executive committee being able
to donate only some two hundred and
fifty dollars, to be paid at any old
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22
Socialism the
Solution of the Age
THE RACE QUESTION

One of the ehiefest beauties that un-
folds itself to the student of socialism
is the well.nigh universal solution that
it affords of perplexing problems. The
race question in America to-day is one
which no ray of hope pierces under
capitalism. The negro is as helplessly
enslaved TO the will of the white man
as when a chattel. with no assurance of
support or protection. care when sick,
and a watchful guardianship over his
life. In slave days his body represent
ed value to his master Now the same
master gets the work without bother
ing about the old carcass.
In the mad competition for employ
ment the negro is pushed to the wall
by the white race. lie works at con
tinual Disadvantage. lie meets oppo-
sition in school, public places. every
where. lie tries to join the union. Ere.
auently he has not been able to succeed.
II he does his union brothers say. "The
white man first" and discriminate
against him i'm the search for the job.
The negro says. 81 am an American.
| am here, have no where else to
90, and mean to live if / can
Hence he becomes the great scab, the
weapon the capitalist class uses to fight
the workers in their combinations for
better conditions. 1t all resolves IT,
self into an animal-like competition for
the chance to live, which means the job.
and the worker goes down and out, and
the more efficient are gradually de-
graded till they lose the power of re-
sistance.
Under a rational system of the ar
ranpement of the industries and human
life. that is under socialism, all workers
(and all would be workers) would be
trained in the schools of the nation for
their life work, When they were grown
they would have trade, and they
would have a lob. No one would ap.
propriate the product of their labor,
and the productive forces of machin-
ery are such that each man IS labor
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22

Eighteen thousand deserted wives
in Chicagol Their husbands were
Catholics and Protestants, Babtists
and Methodists, Democrats and Re-
publicans-all capitalisticallv train
ed minds. Who said Socialism
would destroy the family1-Labor.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22

Sir Henry Irving, the great
English actor whose death saddened
the theatrical world, had long been
an advocate of the municipal thea
ter. He said true art was impos-
sible while the stage was dominated
by the commercial spirit.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22

treason, No citizen that truly loves his
country and desires its welfare can
support the policies of the two old par
ties, no matter who prcsides over them.
NJ
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22

The bum in the Pullman costs
the people more than the bum on
the trucks.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-11-22

Women are people, but the gov
ernments by the people do not in
clude them in the program.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-15
NAVAL OFFICERS HERE.
Commander Capcrton is Paying Pa
ducah a Brief Visit.

Commander William Banks Caper-
ton of the United States navy, is in
Paducah on brief visit. Every three
years naval officers are assigned to
shore duty, and Commander Caper-
ton is now in charge of lighthouse
district No. II.
His headquarters here are aboard
the lighthouse tender Lily, which has
been in winter quarters above the
city, and returns to st. Louis Friday.
Commander Caperton is a pleasant
gentleman who has made many
friends here and entertained a num-
Der OF them aboard the Ely. He has
been all over the world. and one of
the things in which he is a past mas
ter is tina; OF hospitality.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-15

ty at present, with possibly one or
two exceptions, is Harmed out" or
neglected, while the legally elected
incumbent 10 cavorting about chasing
another term or some other Office for
himself or friends. II has been this
way for several weeks. and may con-
tinue to be that way until November.
This Is not our fight. but the peo-
pie certainly have a right to demand
their dues. Some of these Offices
are doubtless MS wellslooked after
now as they would be II the holder
were personally in charge, possibly
better SO; but other officials would
better earn their salaries II they re-
NAMED at home and attended to
their duties. and left politics, speech
making, wire pulling and fighting
to those who haven't anything else
to look after. and are not drawing
salaries for duties they do not per-
form.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-15
Ne says; ~ attribute

from the grave OF General Andrew
Jackson, which has been carried by him
ever since. Mr.. brock Is a dignifed old
gentleman, showing few signs Of de-
crepiiudc. Ills family Bible is still pre-
served, and II shows that the date OF his
birth was written rs years ago.
Surely few words from this rcmarka-
BILE old gentleman, who has had 10
yearsof experience to draw from, would
be interesting as we'll rs profitable. A
lengthy biographical sketch Is given Of
this remarkable old man in the Waco
Times-llerald, December 4, ls9s. A still
more pretcntious biography OF this, the
oldest living man, illustrated with
a double column portrait, was given the
readers of the Dallas Morning News.
dated December II, lS9s, and also the
Chicago-Times Herald OF same date.
This ecntcnarian is an ardent friend OF
Peruna, having used IL many years. .
In speaking % his good health and
extreme old age, Mr. Brock says;
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-15
Attention Farmers.

Having sold my interest In Powell
Rogers Co.. have purchased an in
terest with u. X. Bonds. corner Sec
ond and Washington SITS. and open
ed. In connection with the produce
business. a complete line of Imple-
ments. Farm Machinery and Wagons,
Machines and Binder Irvine. in fact,
everything that the farmer wants
We also buy your produce and pay
the best market price. and handle
Held seeds and seed oats.
Call and see me when in the city, |
Will endeayor to treat you in the fu-
ture as | have done in the past.
Yours truly.
]. T. POWELL.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-15
SHOT IN HIS CELL
STRENUOUS TEXAS MOB HAD NO
TIME TO HANG.
Negro LyRched for AssauIting a Com
panion-Allowcd to Write His
Mother.

Longview, Tex, March 15.-Julius
Stevens. a negro imprisoned in the
Jail here charged with assault upon
Carl Anderson at sawmill near this
place, was shot to death in his cell by
a mob. The parties entered the Jail
forced the jailer to deliver them the
keys to the upper compartment.
From here they called the negro to
the front of his cell. telling him their
intention.
The negro asked and received per
mission to write to his mother. re-
turning to the cell door, where he
fell with a 44-caliber pistol bullet
through the heart. The negro is
supposed to be from Birmingham,
Ala. Anderson, who II is claimed
was struck from behind by the negro,
Is in critical condition.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-15

March LIST to May 18th, very cheap
Colonlst rates daily to California and
the Northwest via. Missouri Pacific
Ry., and Iron Mountain Route from
st. Louis or Memphis. Through Pub
man Tourist Sleeper daily via. Mis-
souri, Pacific Ry., through scenic Col
orado to California. leaving st. Louis
1910 p. m. Through Pullman Tour
ist Sleeper to California via. Iron
Mountain Route through Texas every
Tuesday and Saturday, leaving st.
Louis $3.50 a. m. Personally con-
Quoted tours. For descriptive liter
ature. rates. etc. see Ticket Agents,
or write Il. T. @. Matthews, T. =. A..
sol Norton Bldg, Louisville, Ky.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-15

A city, county or state is always as
good as the majority of people want
it to be. The people can go to the
polls and vote, and If they do not
they are as much to blame for the
omission as they are IL they do vote
There is a way to put unworthy off,
GERS out of Office as we'll as to put
them in, and If it is not done the peo-
pie alone are to blame. Kicking does
not mend matters. Actions alone
count.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-15
A WORD TO DEMOCRATS.

The democrats of McCracken
county should seriously consider the
ACCESSIBILITY of staying away from the
polls on March 80, the day of the
primary.
1t is likely that a large majority
of the democrats, when they vote in
a primary, are honest enough to
support the nominees of that pri-
mary; and 1t is likewise probable a
majority of them are honest enough,
for self-protection, If nothing else. to
want only good men elected to Office.
II some of the democratic candidates
for county nominations are victori-
Gus, taking the public declarations
of democrats themselves as a foun-
dalton. there are some mighty bad
men trying to break into Office, who
should be rebuked by being permit
ted to stay at home.
The best and safest course for all
democrats who believe in good citi-
zenship to pursue. is to stay out of
primary that has developed such a
campaign of slime, filth. corruption
and dishonesty. There was never
such a dirty scramble for places at
the public crib in the history OF Nc
Cracken county. II has revealed
state of affairs that can be remedied
only by repudiating the whole lay
out in November. II is all only a
mad. mercenary race to got into of
ofiices that have proven fat and Juicy,
hot always, II is feared, by honest
methuis and adherence to the laws
of the state.
II the good democrats decline to
vote in the primary. they viii be
free to support Independent candi-
dates, or candidates OF other parties,
later on. and they owe II to them
selves to do II. There are some good
men running In the primary. and II
they are nominated they can be con-
sistently supported at the final test
in November, The danger lies In
having TO support men who are I'M
Mt to hold Office.
And what about the business OF
the county while all this campaign
ing Is going on? is there an ONCE
of consequence In McCraoken county
the incumbent OF which is not out
''making the race OF his lifs." while
the Office he now holds is looking
after itself? Yes. the sheriffs Of
fiee. IL is true. But the sheriff also
seems 10 be out on the hastings with
the push. He was out at Graham
willie the other day, il is said. Then,
there is the circuit clerks ONCE. The
circuit clerk is living in Cincinnati,
bearing out the theory that the only
thing necessary 10 do to hold an Of
flee in McCracken county is to draw
the salary. As matter OF fact, ey-
cry major Office in MeCracken eoun-