Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-11-26
FACTS OF THE FOUNDING AND
WORK OF THE NEWS

ouEhncss OF these reports is too widely
known throughout the country to need
any mention here
The News was the only socialist
paper TO have reporter all the time
/ at all the Federation trials and the
only socialist paper TO have a cor
respondent at Goldficld during the
| trOubl" last winter
| The editor of the News did not con-
| fine her work TO the News alone but
sent reports TO eight or ten struggling
| socialist papers scattered from the
Atlantic TO the Pacific. even sending
reports To the Chicago Daily.
| Thls work was given free gratis to
| tn" socialist press, although a number
| of them sent a few dollars. amounting
In all To about $1,000.
While this work was a heavy finan-
| clal drain on the News and a physical
strain on both the editor and man.
ager, Yet the effort was well worth the
| energy spent,
\ foundation was laid for a socialist
/ associated press service i'm this coun-
/ try and based on the experience gained
| during the Federation trials the Mon
| tana delegates to the National con-
Nention succeeded in having adopted
| plans for a socialist associated press
| bureau To BE- operated by the National
| Office and il now lies with the Ma
| tonal executive committee TO put the
/ plans in operation.
An associated press bureau will be
Of great advantage 10 the socialist
movement in America. The German
! socialist party has one already in op-
| GRAFTON and finds II Of great benefit
/ To tn" movement Last month in
! brussels. Belgium, at meeting OF the
! International Socialist Bureau. with
representatives present from all the
| countries of Europe, plans were laid
| for an International Socialist Press
| bureau, whereby news items could be
| telrSraph"d every socialist paper in
Europ" from the International head
| quarters i'm Brussels. If the National
! Executive Committee will put i'm oper-
| alton the American Socialist Associ-
at,d Press bureau. We would be able to
b" i'm touch with the International
| press bureau of Europe and get the
! news instantly. without waiting on
! capitalist agencies for it,
| IL will b" seen that the work ac-
! complish"d 10y the Montana News
fore" is of far-reaching effect and of
some Nalu" To- tn" future at the move
! mrnt.
Has thr News been benefit 10 the
movement In reviewing the past.
tn" answer must bv, Yes
Every effort made To- sustain the
| N'ws has been well spent and Is work
that should never be regretted. a
! foundation has been laid for future
| work that must h" built upon.
In som" quarters il is said that the
| News has been drain on the party
organization. Conditions and results
gained prov" To the contrary. While
tho socialist party organization is not
Nh" best I'm the country, yet il is a
long way from IN" foot of the list.
At tn" National convention Montana
had tn" largest percentage OF dele
gates OF any state pro rata of its pop
ulation and the percentage OF socialist
| votes cast i'm this state is as high as
any other state, Moreover we will
never win any important victories un-
| Ill our local press is strongly de-
vcloped. The socialists of Montana
haN" their paper and that is more
than most states have. The party
and its press must grow together.
| The party must support the paper
during crisis and in turn the paper
viii ho of strength To the orEaniza-
don Nv - crisis, the one must help the
| other. The stronger the organization
the stronger the paper, The larger
the circulation, the larger the organi-
zation.
If there have been any sacrifices
made Ia support the News they have
| been born" by a few. With the ex-
| ccption of two or three locals the
party i'm Montana has not been drained
| financially to support the News.
| With tn" exception Of a few locals
the party has been under no strain
| To- keep tn" News alive. Such being
the cas-" II should not be hard on the
organization To give the News "A little
| support now.
The socialists of America do not
know what sacrifices mean. Look
| back across the ages at the struggle
of the proletariat and see what our
| ancestors suffered to secure what lib
| grtN tho inNG Their
backs barred TO the lash of the tyrant,
| willingly placing their heads on the
| block Ia receive the downward stroke
| of the headsman's axe, or stretching
the hemp of the hangman. Think of
| the life's blood that has drenched the
earth that the worker class might OBJ
tain more of life Shall we then re-
| fuse To give up IL necessary a few lux
urics i'm order that the good work shall
go on and that the elimination of the
struggle for working class emancipa-
tion shall bs reached We give our
lives to make surplus wealth TO the
idle rich We suffer, we lose limbs.
| We die In order that the capitalist
class may live in luxury. Hhen shall
"" refuse to contribute to our own
salvation Shall we be unworthy
children Of noble sircs
Has the Montana News been of any
value To the Socialist party and the
working class Yes , Has the News.
ever been false To its trust and the
| working class Has the News been
a drain or drag on the party Shalf
the News go down now with its history
Of splendid achievements ? No :
No, No
With heads uncovered swear we all,
To bear IL onward till we fall.
Though towards finch and traitors
| sneer,
Wen keep the News flag floating here.
ONE WHO KNOWS.
| Considering the result of Tuesdays
| election from the most unbiased view