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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04

in convention assembled renew our al
legianee to the international Socialist
movement of the world and we endorse
the National platform Of the Socialist
Party Of America, and the state plat
form of the state of Montana, which
recognizes the class struggle and stands
for the revolutionary movement, for
the overthrow Of the capitalist system
and the ushering in of the c. perativs
Commonwealth;
We invite all workers of this county
to stand by and vote with the party
of the working class at the ballot box;
and we say in the words of Carl Marx:
"Workers Of the World unite-You
have nothing to lose but your chains
and world to gain.'
Resolved, that we in convention as
sembled protest against the illegal ar
rest and imprisonment of Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone of the Western
Federation Of Miners;
That we condemn the action Of the
Governors of idaho and Colorado and
all other officials implicated in the il
legal and Russianizing action in steal.
ing the above named officers from their
homes and families in violation of the
constitution of the United States and
of the state of Colorado and denying
them their constitutional rights az
guaranteed by Sec. TX, Art. 2, of the
constitution of the United States which
reads as follows:
"The privilege of the writ of Ha.
beas Corpus shall not be suspended
unless when in cases Of rebellion or
invasion the public safety may require
lit"
Resolved, that we demand of the
workers that they cast their ballots
for the only party that stands for
the overthrow of the whole capitalist
system which upholds the kidnapping
and attempted railroading of innocent
men to the gallows.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04
MISSOULA COUNTY TICKET

The convention of Missoula socialists
held in the city of Missoula Saturday,
Sept. go. resulted in the following plat.
form and county electoral ticket:
Ticket.
For state senator-T. ID. Caulheld,
laborer, Missoula.
For representatives-F. F. Fabert,
miner, Stark.
w. T. Sales, laborer, st. Regis.
Fred. Stunning, baker, Missoula.
Fred. Rogers, farmer, st. Regis
For sheriff-Wm. Ahearn, laborer, st.
Regis.
For treasurer-T. w. Reeley, ware
houseman, Missoula.
For assessor-G. s. Howell, carpen.
ter, Missoula.
For superintendent of schools-Mrs.
Kate Fitzpatrick, housewife, issoula.
For coroner-M. Brier, laborer, Mis-.
soula-
For public administrator-Jas. Ly-
ons, contractor, Missoula.
For county attorney. W. Case,
carpenter, Missoula.
For county Surveyor. Lebert,
farmer, st. Regis.
For clerk and recorder-G. Cubbage,
carpenter, Missoula.
For county commissioners-N. Camr-
bell 20 years), farmer, De smet; F.
Prebstel, "a years) farmer, Nine Mile;
p. FL. Rabbit, e years) farmer, st.
Regis.
Justice of the peace, Hellgate town
ship. A. Freid, stone mason, Nilsson.
la; J. e. Robertson, laborer, Missoula
For Constable, Hellgate township
M. l.. Brown, laborer, Missoula' c. l.
Heating, laborer, Missoula
For justice of the peace, Cedar town
ship-Hen. Neuman, miner; consta bic
VIM. Gustavso n,mnier.
The following platform and resolu
tions were adopted:
We, the socialists of Missoula county
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04
Refuses to.
Issue Papers
No Socialists Need Apply to Palmer's
Court Right of Suffrage De.
MED in Denver

put by the examining judge"
"No applicants for papers were re-
fused because of the questions on So
cialism asked this morning. said Judge
Palmer afterward, "but / intend to
issue no papers to those admitting they
have the slightest sympathy for the
principles of socialism, and applicants
for papers should remember that they
are under oath when they are exam
ined."
There is division among the other
judges Of the district court over the
advisability of considering the mere
admission of a man that he believes
in socialistic doctrines as a bar to
issuing him naturalization papers. Ac-
cording to Judge Samuel L. Carpenter,
there might be some principles Of So
cialism that would not forbid the is
suanee of the papers to the believer
therein and a Judge would not always
be justified in refusing papers to q
man simply because he said he was a
socialist" Z"
"Are you a socialist, or do you be-
lieve in anarchy in any forms"
The foregoing question, in substance
is asked by Judge Peter L. Palmer OF
every person making application fol-
citizen papers before him.
"Can a socialist become a citizenf
was asked Judge Palmer.
at may be that he can, but be car
not become citizen before me-" re
piled the judge.
"Why should socialist be admitted
to citizenship in this countryi" asked
the judge in the way Of reply. "w'
can only admit citizens who have NJ
objection to our form of government
perseps who must swear that they be
lieve in our form Of government. Tn,
socialists are fighting our form of gov
ernment. Why admit them under tn,
lawf"
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04

The Socialist party Of Madison City,
in convention assembled, this 25th day
of September, 1906, submit to the vot-
srs of Madison County the following;
Whereas, The industrial conditions
are such that by legalized and also by
lawless acts on the part Of those own
ing or controlling dominant factors in
the production Of those things necessary
10 life, education and pleasure, all Of
the people, whether rich in this world g
goods or poverty stricken, are, through
the fear of want or the selfish teach
ings Of capitalism, deprived Of the
opportunity to live under those condi-
tions which would develop those quali.
ties of mind and body which are the
admiration and hope Of all elean-mind.
ed persons.
Whereas, The Republican and the
Democratic parties are again before us
Win tne same Olu uenOunclatlOn OF
each other and the same promises as
of old.
Whereas, Judging from their past acts
We know them to be rotten to the core
and inseparable of honorable purposes to-
ward the working people on account Of
the unclean men in control Of their
conventions.
Resolved, That it is high time that
the people take the machinery Of gov.
ernment out Of the hands Of the morally
obtuse capitalists, out of the hands of
The professional politician, and put into
force the principles of the Socialist
party, which would place the welfare
of humanity above all other ques-
iona
Resolved, That by the common own.
srship of all the means Of production
and distribution the workers would
have added to what they now receive
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04

Don't commit suicide, even though
the future looks dark to you and you
can Z see vista of drudgery, unsteady
employment and starvation wages that
must go out in payment Of robber
prices for food, etc. Don't end your
life, man. Never was there such
chance to battle for human rights as
now-never such an opportunity to
throw your life into the balance io'
human emancipation. Don't give your
life TO death. Make a present Of 1t to
the great international Socialist move
ment
II is calling to you. 1t needs you
You will see the future bright; you
will find glory in living II you VIII
throw yourself into this great tight
for your fellow men. Do not be
coward and quiet the battle-hghtl
-fphti III the working people are &c
give up thus easily what's to become
of the racei-Socialist Democratic
Herald.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04
comrade Killed in Mine.

II is with sorrow that we record the
death of Comrade Ed Mcdonald of
Chestnut, who was instantly killed on
Sept. 2s by a cavern in the mine. His
neck was broken by the falling ground
and death was instantaneous. His
brother.in.law, working with him, was
seriously injured. He was an earnest
worker in the Socialist movement and
one Of the old stand-bys in the organi-
zation of the United Mine Workers. He
was candidate for Justice Of the peace
on the Socialist ticket Our movement
at Chestnut will greatly feel his loss.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04

lnclosed is copy of ga Car for
the Minidoka Propeet," by a staunch
eomrade Of our local. SO you can see
the dominating stand taken here by
the petty engineers in charge of the
construction.
The government is in a way doing
its small canal work itself and let all
the large work out to contractors. They
give a man charge of camp and
those men having charge of said camp
force all employees to board with and
in some instances to use and pay rent
for fresnos and ships they had them.
selves and excluded a man from using
his own and saving the 25 cents a day
they charge.
There are lots of farmers who are
working, you might say in their own
front yard, and still can't board at
home
Then, again, they can z quit one camp
and go to work for one closer to their
home on penalty of blacklis, the
same as Cheney ct al.
We are using these circumstances for
propaganda and find that there is a
very strong Socialist sentiment here.
We have the Democrats in this eoun
ty very badly scared, and they have
offered us all but two Offices in the
county il we would fuse with them
but that being flatly refused time and
again, their last move is to offer tC
cut out their state senator and repre-
sentative IL we would pledge ours tC
vote for their United States senator
Dubuois.
None of us have had county conven
tions yet but we are billed for Oct
! and will have to be ON the outlool
or we will be contaminated some way
IL the Democrats can possibly do II
Wishing The News all kinds Of sue
cess and hoping we all poll a healthy
class-conseious vote this fall.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04

The attack upon the choice Of gov
ernment in America by the people has
commenced in the courts of Colorado
without a mask. The following, taken
from Denver papers, show where the
courts stand so far as freedom is con-
eerned:
"I will not issue naturalization pa
pers to socialists, announced Judge
Peter L. Palmer of the District court
this morning
"Any person admitting that he or
she is a follower of the socialistic doc
trines need not expect to receive final
papers from me-" added the Judge,
who has been besieged during the past
two weeks by applicants of many diff.
ferent tongues for issuance Of the ere
dentials that will entitle them to ci-
tizenship and the right to vote before
the new federal naturalization law goes
into effect.
"This morning when a number of
applicants appeared and were examined
by Judge Palmer they were interro.
gated regarding their belief or disbe
lief in the principles of socialism.
"Are yon a socialistf" and "Havs
you any sympathy for the doctrine.
that they preachi" were the question,
asked the would-be citizens by the
Judge, who this morning decided that
he would carry into effect his idea thai
no person that might be considered an
tagonistic to the principles Of this gov
ernment should be allowed to becom,
a citizen Of this government, and il
the expressed opinion of Judge Palmel
socialists are by the very nature o.
their creed antagonistic to all form
of government, republican and other
wise"
"If there were any socialists in tn,
bunch Of applicants each committed
perjury, for not one answered in tn,
Affirmative the question on this poin
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04
Machines Take Place Of Striking
Moulders.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-secretary g. Paul
Blackford at the Metal Trades Associa.
ton predicted the termination of the
strike of 500 moulders in the foundry
shops within a month as result Of an
important discovery made by local
manufacturers.
As an experiment, one hundred mould
ing machines were recently installed in
the big foundries where il had been
found impossible to secure strike
breakers to replace the boundary men
who walked out May L. The trial was
successful, according to employers, who
assert that the machines turned out
as much as three skilled iron
moulders
Orders were Immediately sent to New
York for 500 more of the "strike break
ing machines.
In Chicago and Milwaukee, where the
strike Of the moulders is also in pro-
gress, it was predicted that 1900 ma
chimes will be in operation before an
other month.
The substitution of machinery for
men is not new in strikes, but this is
the first time in the history of labor
disputes, it is said, that it has been
tried on so extensive a scale
If anything were needed to verify
the contention of the Socialist il is a
dispatch like the above The best strike
in the world can be beaten by a ma
chine. What then will the hungry,
horde Of the unemployed doi There
is only one thing-control government
and take the machine. Let It do the
work; and the people, who are the
owners, take the product.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04

The sixth congressional district Of
Kentucky has issued its platform in
pamphlet form. Comrade Frank An
drews is the candidate for congress.
Frank II. Streine, the state secretary, is
doing very effective work.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04

The Colorado State Committee during
the month of August issued Is charters
as follows; Molina, Pueblo, Lawson,
Wray, Dumont. Nucla, Boulder, Mesa,
Silverton, Georgetown, Colorado City,
Russell, Gulch, Rocky Ford, la Junta
and Loveland.
Comrade George II. Goebel, organized
a local at Bismark, N. d., with 8 mem
bers, also Dickinson, n. d., with mem
bers.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04
Ticket

State Senator-Robert Courtney.
State Representatives ]. Com.
erford, Adam Burris, T. J. Parker.
Sheriff-Isaac J. Smodrley.
Clerk and Recorder-Herman Stokes
Assessor. P. Coinyne.
Treasurer-David Phillips.
Coroner-Berry Kuntson.
County Commisioners-Six-year term
Henry Stokes; four-year term, Thomas
Bolton; two-year term, William Peck.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04

The National Office reports 1894 re-
eeived up 10 date on the one'day wage
fund. Montana is slowly gathering hers,
and will send IL oil in In bunch.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04
They Want No Navy.

In caustie letter the Boston entral
Labor Union has told Secretary Bone.
parte that as a labor organization it is
against the maintenance and existence
of navy.
The communication is sequel TO q
protest made by the unions against the
naval parade on Labor day, in which
$4,000 sailors and marines partici-
pated.
The secretary Of the navy replied
that the unions protest was unreas-
enable and that an army and a navy
are as indispensable to nation as is
an overeoat to traveller.
The workingmen argue that the sail.
ors are consumers and destroyers, not
producers, and that as such they have
no Legitimate place in the ranks of la
Dor.
The letter has provoked considerable
comment, and as there is a vel n of
common sense running through it, it
will demand an answer from Mr.. Bone
parte.
One sentence illustrates the style Of
the epistle. II says: "If one thous-
andth part of the enthusiasm, the
science and the money which our navy
can command this year were put into
getting the recommendation of the
late parliamentary congress passed at
the second Hague conference. half of
/ the work toward international peace
with justice would be attained. Jus.
tice is more important than peace, and
IL is precisely because machine guns
and submarines are not judicial instru-
ments that this age of reason must
Danish war as we have banished the
duel. Butte Evening News.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04

as well as by adverse legal judgments
and Socialist propaganda, the trade
unionists here have been at last
brought, although reluctantly. to recog.
nize the folly of leaving the political
instrument entirely in the hands of
their enemies. IL was somewhat amus.
ing at this stage, therefore. to have
some of our continental comrades ex.
tolling "direct action. " i. O., the strike
as though il were newly discovered
and all-powerful weapon for the prole.
tartan movement And we are not at
all surprised at their expressions of
disappointment Not that we hold that
direct action" may never be Of sery.
ice and should be abiurcd altogether
and never appealed to. We believe in
being prepared to use any means that
may be available, but we believe that
the general strike should never be ap-
pealed to except ms last resort, and
that, generally speaking, as complete
discipline and organization would be
required TO insure the success Of gen.
eral strike as would be necessary 10
achieve a revolntion-London Justice.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-10-04
CAR FOR MINIDOKA PROJECT

for giving the order blacklisting him
and others and Mr.. Hedin informed him
that he must protect the contractors.
r. L. CHENEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this lst day Of September, 1906.
ROY w. ADAMS,
(SeaD Notary Public
New-York tribune., 1906-07-23
!SWELTER IN SUBWAY.
Thousands Held Nearly TscO Hours
by accident.

Because of a slight accident at the Brooklyn
Bridge station of the subway yesterday after-
noon thousands of persons sweltered for nearly
two hours Not until the long line Of blocked
express trains stretched from the bridge nearly
~ 14th street did the InterborOugh have the
trains stopped there and give the passengers
chance 10 escape from their Imprisonment in the
suffOcatng tube.
lust before o'clock. when the downtown ex-
nress trains were all crowded, the truck of
southbound express train, broke as IT was pull
ing out of the bridge station. Half an hour
later it's passengers were allowed to walk back
to the station In the mean time the first train
after the disa bled one had halted just north OF
the station The guards would not permit the
Messengers TO get out and In few minutes all
were suffering keenly from the fetid air and
great heat Train after train was halted, until
there was almost a continuous line stretching
from north of Astor Place clear to the bridge.
In few minutes uptown express traffic also
was halted. there being no more trains TO send
north AS the delay continued many Of the pas
senRers became alarmed. Those who sought In
formation from the guards and conductors re-
ceived either insoent replies or none at all Sew
oraI determined efforts were made at various
,;,oes bv the passengers 10 escape from the kiln
like cars The guards determinedly kept the
doors closed pushing back the passengers win
no gentle hands. AS northbound tTafhc was
practically suspended even ON the local tracks
tbore would have been little danger TO the pas
sengeTs.
A1,ou, 4 o'clock. an hour and a half after the
a,1on, some official ordered all the stalled
express trains TO pull up close. until there was
continuous line OF cars from Astor Place TO
,bo bridge. Down the whole length OF this long
train hundreds OF passengers had to walk until
the bridge station was reachedv II was not univ
nearly 4:3O that traffic was resumed win any
-oa,,Ior,tv and II was fully an hour more before
tbe trains were running at all near their sched-
ule .oot,v.
the subway from the bridge station uo"i 70
south Ferry was in darkness for aoout twenty
ave minutes, the power being turned Oh - Gu.
.,,,,,an ranairine the damage TO move
a,o,,nd without being in danger Of the third ran
passengers In stalled trains along that part Ok
the line had 10 grope along the station platforms
uDtn they found their way 10 the street.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-23
BUILDING DYNAMITED.
EXPLOSION IN DUANE ST.
Firm Which Recently Had a Team
sters' Strike the Victims.

An attempt was made last night to wreck the
warehouse Of Clark. Chaplin & Bushnell, whole
sale grocers. at No. 177-179 Duane street Dyna-
mite was used. The front of the building was
slightly damaged.
The motive or who committed the act is un-
known. Less than five minutes after midnight
the patrolman on post a few blocks away heard
the dull crash made by dynamite. Turning in a
fire call. he ran to the building 1t is
in the middle of the block. and the sidewalk of
the entire block was covered with splintered
glass.
hole about big enough for a cat to crawl
through had been torn in the lower part of the
steel sheathed. oak doors.
In the stone flag which made the threshold of
the door Jagged hole about foot long and four
or five inches wide had been torn straight
through into the basement.
The of Engine Z, in Franklin street,
arrived a few minutes after the explosion They
found no sign of fire. but smashed their way into
the building with their axes. Beyond the hole
in the door and the stone. and the splintered
glass all over the floor, they found signs of
damage inside.
The firm is composed Of F. c. Clark L. T.
Bushnell. A. J. Wellington and H. S. Blossom.
1t does a large importing and wholesale busi-
ness in tea and coffee especially. The quarters
of the firm to be moved in a short time
from the five-story brick building in Duane
street to Beech and Greenwich streets.
Soon after the explosion Mr.. Wellington was
summoned. He made a thorough investigation
OF the premises and found nothing missing He
could assign no motive for the act or hazard
guess TO who did il.
Several months ago similar attempt to blow
up the building made. The firm at that
time was having trouble with the striking team
sters Whether the explosion last night in
any way due TO that trouble is uncertain, but
the police are 70 investigate.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-23

law. General J. J. Slocum. and the Rev. Robert
G. Leetch Ct the First Presbyterian Church. Far
ROckaway. Ten days ago Mr.. Sage suffered an
attack Of weakness which was thought then TO
be the most serious he had had He rallied.
however. but IT apparent he was slowly
dying. At 1880 p m Friday the final attack
came. and Mr.. Sage sank rapidly. Saturday his
immediate friends realized that the end was not
Ear Of
D.. yaneway had been going to Lawrence
every day for some time and DR.. Schmuck a
local physician was always in attendance. Early
yesterday afternoon. after short consultation
the physicians agreed that the end was only
few hours away. An acute attack Of kidney
trouble late Saturday night hastened his death.
ne arrangements FOR the funeral were COM
sstsa- last night It VIII be held in the First
Prssbyterian Church. Far Rockaway. Tomorrow
afternoon. the Rev. Robert @. Leetch officiating.
This is the church Mr.. Sage had attended
since ne built his summer nome in Lawrence,
seventeen years ago. His body will be buried
Wednesday at Troy, n. Y. beside that Of his
f1t wife
Mr. Sage practically retired from active life
tFO years ago. About that time he arranged his
affairs so that his debtors would not be hurt by
his death This means that, despite the fact
that the aged 1nancier had undoubtedly large
amount Of money out on call. the market is not
expected 10 be affected to-day. When a runlor OF
hs death circulated some time ago it
Esld that trustees would manage his money mat
tes 50 his death would make no disturbance in
Wall Street. His wealth has been estimated all
Tie way from S25.OoOO0O to SlOOO0O.OOO.
Mr.. sage's retirement was--s.a..cOmplete. his
friends say. that ne rarelyscame into, New York
IN summer once he wert tokhis sumFper home.
For several months past il was observed that he
vas a bit childish aed felt the weightkof his
gears General SlocuTn was regahded hls con-
toential agent and Practically attended 20 his
Affairs
Nr. Sage was fond 6s children and&until he
vas forced 10 go to bse, was frequentfy-seen
taking to the village youngsters.
The Sage home is IN oe-ap avenue, and from
ne Yeranda has a wide view Of the ocean. When
ne vas not able to be about the aged fnancier's
greatest delight 10 sit up in bed and watch
he ocean. Friday afternoon ne sat up for some
uhe gazing al the passing vessels until his eyes
aosed Yesterday messages woe received from
y parts Of the world inquiring ebout his health
me replies TO these wetc semi last night.
me following honorary pallbearers were an
nouneed last night: William 7. Dixon. Cedar
harSt' Ebert 4. BriDossesEssofsss Ear Rockaway;
george e Rand. Lawrence: y Sewtsoid T. Law
renee Lawrence: Albro J. NewtoRs Far Rock
asay: John L. Lawrence. Lawrence: Franklin
. Lord. Lawrence; DIR. 3ssGarl schmuck. Law
Tgnce