The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-12-08
The SOCIALIST DdlNGs.
Attempt to Run Business and Pblitics by q
Dozen Subjects of the G ar.
Boycotts and Inflamatory Speeches the Stock
in Trade.
In Trade.

The political atmosphere about Ell
has been quite humid during the past
week, in fact the air has been hot IL
spots but not any more so than ;
larger part Of the people. The occa
sion for the unusual degree of polite
al warmth was occasioned by band
OF eighteen or twenty Firms who style
themselves Socialists and whose am.
bition it is to revolutionize politics as
we'll as business hereabouts.
Sometime during the month just
passed, we are Informed by several
well-known Finnish citizens. a com.
mittee waited upon the people of this
nationality about the city and secured
signatures to paper purporting to
be scheme of social and other bene.
fits to the Finnish population, but,
which in truth was deal whereby
those signing bound themselves to
the Socialistic idea. 102 signatures
were secured among which were men,
women and children. AS soon as the
purport was discovered, large num-
Der soughto out the committee and had
their names removed. Since then
there has been considerable warmth
in the atmosphere.
On tue first of the month there ap-
peared a list Of names posted in the
post office, of firms with whom the
aforementioned. l02 pledged then-
selves TO trade and do business exclu-
sively. The larger part of the firms
mentioned were Finnish firms but
amongst them were four others not
Finnish. The list was subscribed to
by the Socialist society and held its
place at the post Office for several
days.
The majority of firms when seen
denied they had entered into any con-
spiracy with the Socialists but claim
a committee had waited on them with
the request that they allow their
names to be used as dealers with
which the lO2 wished to trade. As all
are not adverse to secure business,
the request was granted.
The entire campaign for the cause,
was one of Misrepresentation, so we
are informed, the entire doings being
prompted by certain bunch of pol
itical refugees from Finland whose
aim it is to do all in their power to
create sensation in political circles
hereabouts and who in time expect to
see this country on a socialistic basis.
A careful estimlte produces some
thing like eighteen believers in the
doctrine. as espounded by the Socialist
plaadorIb, Out OF this eighteen, not
over threeare citizens OF this country
and several of them are late importa-
tions. Their "greenness" evidently
IS only surpassed by their gall. The
idea does not appeal very strongly to
the citizens of Ely. The ruling and
voting power is invested In American
citizens in this country regardless of
nationality, political or religious
affiliations and the dictations of
beyy of Russian subjects is slur on
Americanism which will not be toll
Grated.
The country is free and it Is meet
to have subjects of foreign powers
settle amongst US providing they be-
come citizens and behave themselves.
But, 1t is usually found that man
who is inclined against any kind of
government, remains that way for
life no matter in what country lie
may reside. It is sort of disease
that cannot te eradicated only by
drastic measures.
However, be this as it may. Last
Sunday evening invitations had been
Issued for Publication among the
Finnish population in honor of the