Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-05-17

MIS-. Hazlett left Helena May 10
gil the dates at Garnet. This camp is
twelve miles off the main line of the
Northern Pacific road. and the stage
meets the train at Bearmouth. As the
stage is often late getting into camp
II was necessary to make the trip the
day before in order to be on hand for
the meeting on May 4. The speaker
was met by n stalwart group of com
rades, among them Comrade Stone,
Thompson and others. She was taken
to the hotel and the best possible com
forts furnished. II showed all the next
day, but in spite of the storm the min
srs' union hall was full to hear the
nrst socialist speech ever given in
the place.
Boss Asks Questions.
Comrade Stone presided. Mrs. Haz-
lett talked on the fundamental prin-
eiples of socialism. The vest-pocket
boss Of the republican party in Gran
lite county was present, German mine
owner by the name Of DIR. Peter Mus
sigbrod. He has the contract for the
insane asylum at Warm Springs. At
the close Of the address he rose to ask
questions. He wanted constructive So
sialism, something to start of ready
equipped to furnish the millennium. The
idea of historical evolution from ne
eessity seemed entirely beyond the doe
tors grasp.
Buriesque in Press.
He was present again the second
evening and, as though determined to
do his best for the gold bugs that. gave
him a job, industriously asked how to
boil water and melt ice under social
ism, but finally could stand the fire
NO longer, and seizing his hat left the
room amid vociferous elapping But
he had to try to get even some way,
and Saturday he came out with a col
umn article in the Powell County Call,
whose ponderous German misconstruc-
tion is about the limit in unconscious
burlesque. His Interpretation of the
MARKHAM philosophy is something fear
fully and wonderfully made. His
chief objection seemed to be the ap-
pearance of the lady speaker, but be-
ing an old bachelor this prejudice can
be reasonably accounted for. II is
with just such hasheesh as this that
the capitalistic demagogue meets the
clear, historical, scientific position Of
socialism.
women's Meetings.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Hazlett
gave a talk to women. She dealt with
woman's historical position of inferi-
ority and the economic reason for IL.
Most of the women in the town were
out, and the meeting was altogether
satisfactory.
Local Organized.
At 7 o'clock in the evening a meet
ing WHh utlu III lnt OhlVt VI tht holti
when a local was organized, applica-
tion for charter made, and action TAX
en- to begin active work in Granite
county. The collections amounted TO
$23.5O, books sold, $l.65, subs for the
News $3.50. The comrades divided all
the expenss for hall, hotel and stage
among themselves, so that the Garnet
meeting was n distinct boost TO the
Socialist party Of Montana.
At Bearmouth Comraed Hazlett met
Comrade Thomson, one of our strong
est men in Granite county, and who
has been largely instrumental in work
ing up the sentiment whereby n local
could be organized. He has been sick
with an injured hand in the hospital
at Missoula, and was Just returning
home. He handed in a dollar for the
: News, and says there III be something
doing In Granite next fall.
Demonstration Day.
Sunday May 0, Mrs. Hazlett deliv.
cred the Demonstration Day speech In
the opera house at Missoula for the In.
dustrial Workers of the World. A mob
of industrialists and socialists met the
train, formed into line and marched
TO the hotel. About 500 persons were