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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
Grist Grinds
Amalgamated Company Has 1t All
Own Way Harmony Reigns

real scene of action has been trans
ferred from the legislative halls to
whatever old place the caucus is held
in. The real work Of the forces that
are to form the state is done in the
caucus Consequently the capital halls
present issues of the utmost decorum
and harmony. Dixon was elected SEN
ator in the caucus. The little ratifca-
tion affair afterwards was merely an
incident Standard Oil has selected
Dixon for its clerk. They know be-
forehand that they can depend on
him. Mantle was always n little un-
certain. 1t was matter that is at
least interesting for the working men
of Montana that union men from the
revolutionary /. w. w. and the con-
servative A. +, of L., with union cards
in their pockets voted together for
Dixon for senator, man who voted
against the eight-hour law on the Pan.
anna canal, in favor of government by
injunction, and whose labor record in
congress is so besmirched that even
the callous Gompers has put him on
the official blacklist of labor. On the
heads Of such traitors to labor as these
be the calamities of the working class
Courts the Final Resort.
Scallon is the chairman of the house
committee on the judiciary. Scallon
is the representative of the Amalga.
mated in Montana. It is the courts
that give the final clench TO the fate
of the working class, as has been dia
bolically evident in the Colorado cases
and that hideous crime against labor
the MoyerHaywood conspiracy. The
capitalist class never overlooks this
that they must have the courts solid
So this most important part is given
to the most important man in the state
Labor Committee.
The labor committee in the house il
composed of Ross of Missoula, Corby
of Silver Bow, Harbordt of Cascade
Hess of Silver Bow, Kirwan of Cas-
cade, Blewett of Carbon, Miller OF
Park, Patten of Valley, and Warren Of
Jefferson. Ii is to be seen how tn,
capitalist ruling class will conduct it
self toward labor through its com
mittees.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
To the Victor Be-
long Spoils

The republican assembly Of Montana
has given striking illustration Of the
"spoils" system in its appointment
of a postmaster for this session. Sam
Hurvitch of Gilt Edge, Fergus county,
is the man that got the plum. Hur-
witch used to be postmaster at Gilt
Edge. But he got funny, and went to
monkeying with socialists mail, and
in that community of socialists and
miners of the Western Federation they
didn't do a thing to him but report
the case at Washington, and he was
relieved of his position uneeremonious-
ly. But Sam knew that his only chance
to change his diet from pork and beans
to pie was to keep close to the skirts
of the G. o. p. So last fall be tagged
al over Fergus county trying to get
Rae, superintendent of the mine at
Gilt Edge, elected state senator. He
went with Rae when he took his roll
to Kendall, and openly tried to get
votes with the money, he tagged him
on wild night rides back TO Lewistown,
he hung on to him as a saint hangs
on to his hope of heaven, and finally he
is rewarded by a two months job at
the capital. A man that the national
government will not have TO do it's
work is picked up by the republican
legislators of Montana and put on a
fat pay roll. But where Legislation is
to sustain the capitalist class il is "you
scratch me and IN scratch you. +"
The capitalists have got to get in to
protect their interests, and anyone who
viii help them do that will get his re-
ward, independent of his fitness for
service to the people who pay him.
Working men, where DO you come in
on a deal like thisf But so long as
the working class vote for their ex-
ploiters to run things they can hope
for nothing else.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
Santa Fe Strike
Bulletin

Brother Ames, Seventh Vice-Presi-
dent of the ]. A. Of NJ, arrived in
San Bernardino Saturday evening from
the east. A special meeting was called
Monday afternoon, which was well at
tended. Brother Ames gave a very
interesting talk about his trip west and
the conditions on the power on the
Santa Fe, which shows eonelusively
that the machinists cannot lose this
strike. His talk encouraged the boys
wonderfully.
Scab Foreman c. tombstone of the
rod bench got fred. He said he re-
signed. He had the idea that he was
the superintendent.
While the scabs We're making a bluff
at washing up the other evening the
bonus system came up for some hard
finocks. One scab said that he had
worked like slave all month and
would make a few dollars and the lazy
foreman that did nothing would get
about $40. He said they get il all
and let any kind of work go so long
as they get the bonus.
The seabs are getting frightened
and are talking of leaving in punches
on the 18th. They have all kinds of
rumOrs in the shops in regard to
settlement. They claim the settle
ment will come on the 25th of the
month, and il looks as though il would.
1t is almost here.
Todd, master mechanic of the scabs,
has all of them busy cleaning up for
the benefit of the high officials They
have hid all the dead engines away
except the fifteen that are in the shop
and nine that are on the dead track.
He will probably hide some of these.
We know he is going to work the same
old game that he did twice before
when they came out this way He
paints and varnishes all the dead en-
gines and says that they are all in
good condition and ready for service.
He did it before and then stripped
them the next day. He has started
to paint them already. The 4s3 is
getting work done on her when she
is not ready for the painters, but
what difference does that make. a coat
of paint is about all the repairs they
get anyway. We would advise Ripley
and the directors to examine these
painted engines, as they are all to
pieces and they cannot help but notice
the true situation. Todd may fool the
busines men here for a while, but il
looks now as il it will be all off with
him this time. So don't paint the
broken down dead engines.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
Distress in the Colonies.

The Socialist" the organ Of the
Australian socialist party, gives a
graphic account of the terrible distress
that exists in Melbourne. In that city
alone, 5000 working men are register
ed as being out Of work. In several
of the larger cities conditions are
equally as bad. Taking this together
with the reports that come from South
Africa and Canada-especially Winni'
peg-one can but come to the con
clusion that the condition Of things is
better even here in England than in
those far colonies to which the Rev.
w. Carlile and General Booth desire
to deport the best brain and blood and
sinew of our people. At any rate, the
conditions here are not any worse;
while there is much more wealth here;
wealth which the workers themselves
have made. Let them stay here, then,
and assert their claim to their birth
right, and not be gulled into leaving
it for their exploiters, and transport
ing themselves to lands Of poverty and
slavery thousands of miles away
Justice.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
Rescue Mission

Lighthouse rescue mission ladies ard
gentlemen spent their Christmas in
storming the "homes" of fallen W.
men. The poor victims were once more
reminded of their sinful life and Of
their childhood days. Some of them
broke out in tears when reminded OF
their parents and beloved brothers an
sisters. And the "Rescue" ladies and
gentlemen begged them to reform. We
admire the work Of the Lighthouse
Rescue soldiers, but at the same time
We wish to say that hundred times
better results would be achieved If
the same ladies and gentlemen would
start movement of rescuing the hun.
dreds of little girls who work for 81
and SO week ten hours and more a
day at such prominent business places
as the Barr Dry Goods Co. IL is there,
in those capitalist child-labor mills,
where starvation wages beome the very
foundation for the future immortality.
And who are the victimsf The chill
dren of the working class.-Labor.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
Fear AgitatOrs

Col. Heisland, with whole string Of
titles and an official record behind him,
in making a speech on the desirability
of Chinese labor in America, says,
"We have less to fear from China,
with or without exclusion laws than
from irresponsible and unprineipled
agitators among us who endeavor to
divide the American people into class
es." Union men, how do you like
thati Work in your class, but don t
talk of your class. If you ever try to
better your condition you are Sun
principlcd. - But all the epithets
hurled at labor throwing off its yoke,
in history, by all the butchers en-
ployed by the capitalist class, have
never stopped the tugging of the work
slave against his bonds.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
Mexican Strikers
BrutalIy Shot

The leaders in the strike in the Ari-
zaba district of Mexico have been shot
TO death. Just how many were exc
cuted is not known, but seven of the
leaders, among whom were Rafaels
Mareno, vice president, and Manuel
Juares, secretary of the union, were
shot before hundreds of witnesses
The tragedy occurred at early morn
ing as the thousands of half-starved
strikers were returning to work. The
dazed workmen saw their comrades
brought out and shot down before their
eyes. One working man who shouted
an imprecation at the terrible scene
was Immediately fred on and killed
by squad of soldiers. Thus brutally
are the efforts for justice crushed
where labor is weak and helpless.
Working men, how soon will the ca
pitalist powers have reduced il. to such
impotence here in the United States
Already your leaders are in Jail,
shamefully detained, with their lives
in the balance. When will labor arise
and know its destinyi They butcher
you like hogs they despise you and
crush their iron heel into your throats.
You must toll and toll to make their
Injuries. When labor unites il shall
have its own. Till then the cell, the
gibbet, firing squad, blood hounds, the
lash. All this that the masters shall
live in voluptuous ease.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
La Toilette Bill Is
Fake Measure

La Toilette has forced through the
United States senate a bill limiting
the hours of labor of railroad men to
sixteen hours per day.
Under the provisions of the bill, no
railway company can work its employ
ees in the transportation department
longer than sixteen hours, and then
the men must have eight hours rest,
then drill sixteen hours more, then
eight hours rest and so on.
Labor has been fighting for years
for an eight hour day and La Toilette 8
bill is on the eight hour basis; eight
hours for rest and eight hours double
shift for work.
The advocates of the bill made the
senate chamber ring with loud denun-
citation of the long hours railway men
have to work, claiming that the long
hours are the cause of so many railway
disasters.
The bill is a reactionary measure,
limiting the hours of labor on the
railroads to 112 hours per week, where
in the west at least, the average num-
Der of hours worked by railway men
in the transportation department is
ninety-eight hours per week for nine
months in the year. The other three
months average considerably less. The
La Toilette. bill legalizes an increase
Of fourteen hours per week over the
greatest average that the men work
now. Allowing one hour for the train
man after leaving his train, to go
home, wash up and take his meal, and
one hour in returning to his train,
this will leave the railroader six hours
for sleep, without any time for recrea-
tion or pleasures of life. Still the
mighty senators thought they were con.
ferring great boom on labor when
they passed the measure. While the
bill was under discussion in committee
of the whole Senators Carter and Clark
of Montana and every senator of the
western states, except one from Idaho,
were very active in their opposition to
the bill, believing that the hours of
labor on the railroads should not be
limited under any consideration; but
when it came time to go on record and
they saw the bill was going to pass,
they switched and voted in favor of
the measure.
This bill practically legalizes 1l2'
hour work week, is the worst labor
measure as far as hours are concerned
the representatives of capital have ev.
er attempted to place on the statutes
of this or any other country during the
reign Of commereialism.
Working men, just consider this, and
see what the ruling class think of you
treating you worse than beasts of bur.
den, eonsigning you 20 living hell,
keeping your nose to the grind stone
that they may sweat out of you every
particle of labor in you, that they may
have more wealth to roll in luxury;
killing you off prematurely, living on
your flesh and blood. Cannibals could
not treat you worse.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
Stop Socialism for $4,000.

Mr.. James w. Van Cleve, president
of the National Association Of Man
ufacturers, is circularizing the business
men of the country warning them of
the growth and menace of socialism.
An extract from the circular reads as
follows: 90 You know of the social
istic propaganda that is carried on all
over the country, including your own
factory. You have before You the
example of Australia, ruined by So
cialists, and England, where the Labor
party holds the balance of power in
parliament. Is there any way to cor
rect such tendencies and evils, except
collectively and by co-operationp'
Mr.. Van Cleave seems to believe that
the evil can be checked by every bust
ness man joining his association. The
fee is $50 per annum.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

The mills of the capitalist gods are
grinding smoothly. We are told that
peace will come when the lion and the
lamb lie down together. But they
never do lie down together, except
with the lamb inside of the lion. The
Amalgamated lion has swallowed the
political lamb, and there is nothing to
fight in Montana any more. The work
ing class were formerly brought up
as the reserves in the warning factions
of the capitalists, Betrayed now out
of even the name OF semblance Of a
party, they are -waiting-wait-
ing. So the capitalists have it all their
own way, and they call that way the
republican party.
Smooth tho rough places.
Now since it does not have to throw
it's energy into contest for control il
can devote little time to making IL.
self nice with the people. So Mon
taha 10 tirhhiuR iiccl up IN tniuBs
legislative, is conducting itself with
virtue and decorum, and even a spirit
of economy. A page was docked SO
cents for being late. A young and
pretty girl came over from Butte to
get place as clerk. In making her
request for the place, she reiterated
that she was "willing to submit to
anything" if she could only get the
situation. The "mostpatent, grave and
reverend senior" to whom she was
making her application wanted to
know waht led her to make such a con-
eession as that in her request for work.
She replied that she had been told
she could not get a place except upon
such a condition. Whereupon the en-
inently respectable Solon told her that
her fears were entirely groundless and
her misinformation great, that no such
qualifications would secure anyone a
job in his legislature. WhSn it Is
remembered how young girl clerks used
to get off the car rolling drunk at the
capital, the public is at least relieved
as to the manipulation of capitalistie
resources.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

Emil Hauth, editor of "'Volksrecht', ;,
is expelled from the Canton Of Zurich,
and his leaving gave occasion to a
powerful demonstration of organized
labor. With Is against 80 socialist
votes, the cantonal council has ratified
the measures of government against
the strike of last summer, and has al
lowed the credits for mobilization of
troops against organized labor.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
A Suppressed Magazine.

The October Cosmopolitan" has
been the occasion of much amusement
in socialist circles. and great confusion
in the publishing house II seems that
when il was FIRST issued on the book.
stalls il contained an article on "Our
Millionaire Socialists" 4" by Gustavus
Meyers. Then an order was issued
that all copies must be at once re.
turned. When the second issue APP
peared, the article ON Millionaire So.
cialists was omitted. The suppression
must have cost "A vast sum of money,
and some newsdcaler failed TO make
the change. The copies still extant
have reached fabulous prices, and the
article itself is reprinted with the
Cosmopolitan" editors note in the
"Soeial Democratic Herald"
"Let ms read this important story
carefully, and learn how men Of great
wealth come TO embrace socialism, +"
wrote the editor Of the "Cosmopoli-
tan" But apparently, the propric-
tors Of the magazine aud the old party
managers thought the story too dan
gerously attractive, and insisted on 70.
placing Il by a harmless love story.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

Henry Rae, state senator from Fer
gus county, is on the standing senate
committee on corporation. Rae is the
brother-in-law Of Drake, the million
aire, gets all his boost from Drake g
interests, and is the superintendent of
the Gilt Edge mine. Even a stupid
working man voting a capitalist ticket
can see which side of the fence his le-
gislation will be on.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
CALIFORNIA TO NAT. OFFICE

Enclosed I am sending you a page
of the Oakland Herald containing 1c.
tailed in formation regarding the Pc
trovsky ease
The refusal of the Board of Emf.
grafton to allow Col. Petrovsky to
land in this country is the most fla
grant outrage yet committed against
a political refugee from the Cars do.
minion.
/ have had personal interview with
Comrade Petrovsky and can assure you
that his political ideas are not anar-
chistic. He is an international So.
...............-....
The interference with the anarchist
meeting last Sunday was a brutal out.
rage and deserving of the severest cen
sure. If the police department, or
whoever is responsible for il, believes
such unwarranted violations of free
speech and free assemblage increases
the prestige of the department they are
singularly dcluded. The people at large
are more interested just now in what
is to be done with the Harrimans and
Pcrkinses and other anarchists higher
up than in what Emma Goldman or
Alexander Bcrkman says in the course
Of Il philosophical discourse in n small
hall to little band Of devotees.-
Worker.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

The first socialist local in Newfound.
land was organized few weeks ago
at st. Johns. Geo. F. Grimes, 90
Cover street, is the secretary, and he
extends an invitation to comrades in,
or visiting, Newfoundland to visit the
new local. Any literature that COM
rades may wish to contribute will be
thankfully received and put to good
use by Comrade Grimes.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

In Pittsburg two young men, miners,
were sentenced to two years imprison.
ment for alleged dynamiting a house,
during the srile at the Pittsburg
Pate Glass company at Cheswiek. The
boys claimed in court that the crime
had been suggested to them by man
who afterwards proved to he a detec.
tive and who went with them to get
the dynamite. The Judge delivered a
terrific scorehing TO private detectives
who encourage crime instead of pre-.
venting it, These private thugs are
said TO be swarming in the great indus.
tries and they resort to every scheme,
no matter how disreputable, to make a
showing for the graft they receive.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

f. ID. Weed of Helena is upon the
judiciary committee of the house. This
man has been disbarred for unprofes-
sional conuduct-in other words, low
and dishonest grating. And yet the
republican capitalist lawmakers of
Montana do not seruple to place him
in position where the most important
department of government is concern
ed, in its last resort over the destinies
Of the working class.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

Mrs. Potter Palmer is going 10 try
20 make the work slave content with
his chains by having the civic fedora
tion conference at her castle on the
lake shore drive at Chicago. She has
not the sense of Lady Warwick to ad.
vocatc the destruction Of the accursed
system altogether.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

Ohio at the present time has three
accredited members of the National
Committee. Under the present appor-
tionment Ohio is entitled TO but two.
This subject has been referred to the
State committee to determine which
members shall serve.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

The Buckeye Socialist" is pub
fishing a pictorial color and magazine
section that puts il right in the swim
with the best capitalist attractions.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

Offices; also on jury matters TO help
out the pensioners and professional
court hangers that make our jury sys'
TEN farce.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

The Baptist Ministers Association
Of Chicago invited A. NJ simons TO
idress them on Dec. B. At the close
Of the address he was rendered vote
of thanks by the assembled clergymen,
who spoke Of him as fac Christian
gentleman.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

Tennessee began TO pay dues as an
organized state In the month of June.
The amounts credited to each state
are for remittances received for actual
dues, and does not include payments
on Indebtedness from previous years.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

The membership of the National
Committee is therefore increased from
5s last year, TO 65 for the ensuing
year.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

Miller Of Park county has so far
chiefly distinguished himself in pre-
senting bills to put more salary draw
ers on the pay roll to help lawyer 3
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

cialist, and il is because he is a social
list that he is denied a landing, aud the
party should take steps to officially
protest against the ruling of 'hc Local
Board of Emigration fCr its ruling in
this ease.
| suggest that, AS National Sccre.
tary, you write to Secretary Strauss
at Washington, ID. g., auI protest
against this attempt T. exclude social.
lists by stretching tho Anti AnJrcnist
law to make il apply to them as has
been done in this cush.
llopiag that You W. see your way
to nike an effective PROTEST in this
matter
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17

Rally around the swag, boys-a 1T
ting refrain for our politicians.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-01-17
Tho Caucus.

An interesting milestone in the pro-
gress of the republican government
is the evolution of the caucus. The
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-08-31

Tonight ard tomorrow afternoon
ard night the Star Will give ita oid
nFoeram for the last times Mon
daK afternoon there Will De a rev
assortment 81 spessaitiea. including
Boyle. 0eorse 4 Boyle Ia comedy
Introducing ~0ugs, wfoieaaue dane
ing md original southern cake
walking with a snaaa vaud flalsh
Pierce 4 Roaiyn are operate torea
dors. Warren q Faust ara knock.
about comedy entertainers. Frod
nupreE O. the Ezra Kendall % che
fnFleiiaa and HAYES a Wynn wili
snnirihute songs and dances
siehey Gregory All sing The ballad
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-08-31
STILL PROTEST AT
SCHOOL CHANGE

Residents ~ Queen anne bin are
not vet rocouciied to tho idea ~
having theif children attend the
Lincoln hish school instead 81 the
Hguadpay high school A doleEa
ton Co protest against their aciiun
appeared before the school board
yesterday The board heard the
protest but tuOk no action.