Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-06-21
66e Wisconsin
Comrades Idea

comrade Editor ALLOW to offer few onhe Wis.,
onSn and the action of the National
ing Comrade Berger from the National Committee
The Comrades of Wisconsin they unusty
treated both directly and in the of their National
man. In fact matter of g Importance magned into
mountain and action which in line with international
as tactics and the practice OF Socialists other countries has
been distorted into crime against the Socialist party This
voting for candidate in the late Judicial election when
had no socaDemocratc ticket the fedw step which
August Bebel himself would consider right and necessary
famous resolution adopted by the Hanover Convention October
1899, goes great deal farther. 1t says:
TO reach its aim the party will employ all consistent
the party does deceive itself the
the bourgeois and society it does NOT refuse COMBINE
THEM WHENEVER THE CASE MAY REQUIRE IT.
strengthen the elections extend the rights liberties
the people considerably improve the social conditions of
working class help along the aims of civilization
combat tendencies that hostile to the working class and the
its activity and considers every n a"nad further n oVad w r
its final aim See Prooko ueber die vhandungen des Par
teitages in Hanover page 2I2.)
This resolution adopted by party Ger
many in convention assembled and which the last declaration
the the subject and still in
than the aDmocrats of using They
thought of combining with any other political party We only
quote this resolution to show that the Socialists of America far
less than their Comrades Germany that country
where the Socialist has made the The
action of the Milwaukee SoaDemocats last spring in fact
taken under exceptional circumstances which will probably
occur | again although they may occur in other cities
Yet this was seized upon as an occasion for humiang Wisconsin
and removing National Committeeman from the National Exeeu
tive Committee without even the form of a trial.
The Comrades Wisconsin
hands of the National Committee Wisconsin Comrades have lab
Socialism and still making them Moreover the of
abors excellent They have ytwo elected SociaDemo-
commanding the respect of the public.
Wlconsn Comrades by untirng labor have slowly but
steadily increased their 2S000 They have distributed
of literature campaign and made intelligent Socialist
They did expect blow would be thus dealt their
movement from the National Committee itself
For the capitalist press Milwaukee has taken hold of the
1t making the of it. 1t pointing the ''crue cold
booded methods of the Socialists and their lack of all
civilized forms of procedure in dealing with of their oldest and
hest members for while the capitalist press of Milwaukee hates
Comade Berger knows that he working and starving for
Socialism while most of those who denOune him. voting
the Republican Democratic ticket And these of the
capitalist doing of harm Thus the
National Committee, from whom expected assistance and
pah has enemies in Milwaukee good attack
and discredi movement
The Wisconsin Comrades however believe that the National
Committee acted hastily in this matter and certainly had nen
njung the Wisconsin branch of their The Com
has the hands, which did have when
The Wisconsin Comrades therefore hope
the National Committee better understands the Milwaukee
and that they realize that has been done Com
and through him the Wisconsin And
the justice and Socac spirit the Committee right
that wrong far as lies in their power.
Fraernaly yours.
+. IL. THOMAS,
State Secretary