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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-06-11

buyer does not wrong the seller, or
vice versa. The conditions and cir.
cumstances Of the market determine
what the one shall pay and the other
accept Neither can successfully ig-
more these conditions for any length Of
time. Employers purchase, and EN-.
ployees sell labor power, a merchandise,
or commodity, like shoes, mutton chops,
salt herring, or any other of the thou
sand and one things in the list of com.
modities. They haggle over the price
oftentimes, and occasionally fail to ar
rive at an understanding without ser
ious trouble. However stubbornly
either side may contest the point the
conditions of the market ultimately
act as a court Of arbitration and its
decision settles, at least temporarily,
the disputed point. There is nothing
contained within the matter Of buying
and selling the commodity labor power
that makes class action possible, or can
even suggest it. Combinations may be
formed under certain circumstances
taking in considerable numbers, but
the power to press their point depends
upon their being in a position to hold
aloof from the general market, which
has long since become quite an impos-
sible thing to do. How impossible
may be seen from the result of all of
the great strikes of recent years.
In the difference between the ex.
change value Of labor power and the
exchange value that comes forth as a
result of its expenditure lies the kernel
of the capitalist nut. The wage paid
is the husk that covers it, because the
recipient Of it imagines he has been
paid for what he did, while the fact
is he was only paid the value Of his
labor power, as commodity, which is
quite a different thing.
The holding of labor power in the
category Of merchandise furnishes the
nourishment that produces both the in.
nutritious husk and the meaty kernel.
The class struggle can be waged only
over the matter of holding labor as a
merchandise. Itscannot be waged over
its price. The workers will struggle
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-06-11

penters' union, who brought them TO
him, that he would have nothing to do
with anything connected with the
unions. The petitions were left in
spite of this official law-breaker,
whereupon he said he would throw
them into the waste basket.
There is a very heavy penalty for
any city or county officer that at
tempts TO evsde the law, amounting
to about $1,000. 1t is crime against
the elective franchise and is the third
heaviest crime in the state.
The republican party declared for
direct Legislation at the last legislative
session, and this is the way their
elective servants carry out the plat
form.
Serious steps will be taken by the
organized labor of the state to deal
with these criminals as they deserve.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-06-11
THE CLASS STRUGGLE, WHAT II
Is. AND WHAT 1T Is NOT.

The term class struggle falls from
the lips of the Socialist with such fire.
queney that il il often slurringly re.
ferred TO as one of the stock phrases
of the wild-eyed dreamer. A too care
less use of the term has made ii pos,
what of odium upon its use. Many
things have been referred to as parts
of the "class struggle" which in
reality have nothing to do with it,
and in many instances are complete
denial of il. That there has, Of neees.
sity, always been a conflict Of interest
between master and slave, whether the
particular form Of slavery were chat-
tel, feudal, or wage, IL by no means
follows that the struggles arising from
such conflict of interest would of ne
cessity in each instance take on a'form,
OF rise to the dignity of class strug.
giles. The conflict of interest arising
between the capitalist employer of Ia
Dor and the workingman, is that which
Us always in evidence between the
buyer and seller of merchandise. The
formers interest demands a low price,
the latter's a high one. Each may
stubbornly contest the point, and may
even call to his aid the assistance OF
those outside Of the transaction, but
who may be sympathetically inclined
but by no stretch of the imagination
could such contest be termed a class
struggle. The economic class lines ar,
not drawn between buyer and seller
although a conflict Of interest always
obtains. The buyer in one instanc'
will be found as seller in the next
and were the attempt made to draw
the class line between buyer and seller
the ridiculous scene would be presente,
Of members Of opposing classes shop
scotching" from one side Of the lin,
to the other and back again like 3,
many grasshoppers.
As n rule of general application tn
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-06-11

to remove labor power from the cate.
CORY of commodities. The capitalist
class will struggle TO prevent it. Those
disturbances and conflicts which oc.
eur with such frequency Of recent
years, have TO do with the husk en-.
tirely. They have nothing TO do with
the Kernel. As soon as one breaks out
it becomes a contest between work.
ingmen to see who shall have, not the
kernel, but the husk. There not being
husks enough to 90 round the conflict
often becomes fierce. As the meaty
kernel lies just beneath the husk, care
less observers who are perchanee CON
scious of the existence of kernel, fall
into the error that the conflict is being
waged over the kernel, instead of the
husk. In their enthusiasm they link
this "scrap" with the revolutionary
movement, and refer to il as "noble
waging of the class struggle"
To remove labor power from the
category Of merchandise, necessitates
the seizure by the working class of
control Of the means of wealth produc-
tion, !. e., resources of the earth, fae.
tories, mines, railways, etc., whether
this be accomplished peacefully at the
ballot.box, or by force of arms, it
would be an act of revolution, and
when carried out would end the class
struggle between the present capitalist
class and the enslaved working class.
Along the old line Of action followed
by the workers the capitalist class is
safe. True, an occasional capitalist or
concern may be ruined as a result of
some strike or boycott, but in no case
does the benefit accrue to the working
class. The economic power formerly
held by the one ruined, has, by some
mysterious process not understood by
ordinarily careless workingmen, been
transferred to other capitalist con.
Germs, and the working class is as bad
off as before, with the added evil of
having the ruined one added to their
ranks, and to that extent increasing
the competition for employment.
The class struggle of labor then is
to lift itself from the status of mer-
chandise to that of manhood. by seiz.
ing the reins of power nd transform
ing the means of production from cap
italist property into social or collective
property. Labor will then produce food
that il may partake thereof; clothing
that il may wear; shelter that it may
inhabit; tools that il may use, and
weapons with which to defend itself
The sooner the class struggle be
understood, fought out and the Incl.
dent closed, the better for the work.
ing class and the race as a whole
With prospects of its speedy ending in
view the warriors of the class strug
gle can i'll afford to tarry by the way.
side engaged in petty quarrels over
dry and innutritious Western
Clarion.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-06-11

the labor question is the rule that cap
italists have a sacred right to profits
and that the working class has nc
rights in opposition to business inter
ests.
Danbury Hatters' Case.
"In the Danbury hatters' case the
United States supreme court has rem
dered a decision worthy to stand with
it's infamous 'Dred Scott decision OF
fifty years ago. 1t has stretched and
distorted the Antitrust law to make il
cover labor organizations, and has held
that the peaceful method Of the boy.
colt is unlawful, that boycotted EN-.
ployers may recover damages to the
amount of three times their loss, and
that the property of individual mem
bers, as well as the union treasures
may be levied upon to collect such
damages.
"By this decision the supreme court
has clearly shown itself to be an or.
gan of class injustice, not of social
justice. If this and other hostile de-
cisions are not speedily reversed, or.
ganized labor will find itself complete.
ly paralyzed in its efforts toward a
peaceful solution of the labor ques
tion. The success of the capitalists
and their courts in this assault upon
the labor movement would be a dis
aster to civilization and humanity
II can and must be defeated.
Ballot Is a Weapon.
"At this critical moment the Social
list Party calls upon all organized work
ingmen to remember that they still
have the ballot in their hands and to
realize that the intelligent use of polit
ical power is absolutely necessary Ia
save their organizations from destrue
tion. The unjust decisions Of the su
preme court can be reversed, the
arbitrary use of the military can be
stopped, the wiping out of labor laws
can be prevented by the united action
of the workingmen on election day.
working men of the United States
use your political arm in harmony with
your economic arm for defense and at
tack. Rally to the support of the party
of your class. Vote as you strike
against the capitalists. Down with
military and judicial usurpation For
ward, in one solid phalanx, under the
banners of Organized Labor and Of the
Socialist Party, to defeat capitalist ag
gressions, to win immediate relief fol
yourselves and your wives and ehil
dren, and to hasten the day Of com
plete emancipation from capitalist ex
ploitation and misrule.'
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-06-11
SOCIALIST WORK In MONTANA
Mayor and City Council of Miles City Defy Free
Speech Guarantee---Citizens Indignant---
Council Fighting Organization.

ell, representing the business men, ha 1
conceived the brilliant hallueination
that in their supreme wisdom they
were going to see that the city of
Miles was kept from the pollution of
socialism. Everything in the way of
atrocious. barbaric wickedness is ear.
ried on there, openly. flagrantly, gam.
bling, raping of young girls, drunken.
ness, participated in by the very fiends
that are shouting "purity" the loud.
est; yet socialism is the one "evil '
from which the citizens must be pro.
tected.
Bulldozed Boomer.
When Comrade Boomer of Washing
ton went TO Miles to fill his date the
city authorities made every effort tC
keep him off the street, Mayor Andrus
even saying that he didn't want any
socialism taught in the town and did
not intend TO have the people hear il
When Mrs. Hazlett. and Secretary
Graham struck the town the comrades
were looking down their noses and
wondering what to do. They had been
afraid to put up the advertising as
the town council had said there should
be no socialist speaking on the street
We have most excellent socialist ma
terial at this point, full Of fire and
determination, young men, who ar,
fearless and aggressive. Comrad'
Wetwer has n lease on the city scales
and Comrade Daniels is country
school teacher Besides, there ar,
other comrades there that can set Their
jaw and keep IL "sot'.
When the situation was discovered
Comrade Graham started with the loca
comrades on n tour of the town board
and the chief Of police. lie was me-
with point blank refusal at every
point The chief of police said w
could not speak on the streets and W.
would be arrested IL we tried. WheI
asked by what authority he made su1l
an arbitrary statement he said II wa
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-06-11

marily and its business transferred
elsewhere.
Coggshall will get his'n. A labor
organizer is in from Butte, Comrade
Staten, working with the carpenters,
clerks and unskilled labor, and dead
boycott will be called on all these
lippy fellows that are getting rich off
the profits they ring out of the hides
of working men. They II find out who
are the dependents before the working
class get through with them.
Council "Agin" Labor.
Schmidt, upstart jeweler, was an
other member of the council who was
"forninst When told that his po-
sition was absolutely untenable and
was opposed to state and national con.
stitutions, that we were speaking on.
the street in every city in the state,
and that in our suit in which we
defeated the city authorities at Spo-
kane the Judge handed down a most
seathing rebuke to the city from the
bench for its unwarranted and lawless
position, he said he would not argue
the case, he simply stated the stand the
council had taken. He's another
profit-sueker that the workers of Miles
City will take pains to avoid.
The entire council is fighting bitter
ly the organization of labor-idiotic
antediluvians-belated Mrs. Parting
tons, trying TO sweep back the Allan
tie with the civic broom.
Each Blames Other.
The mayor, DIR. Andrus, tried to
erawfish out of the responsibility by
saying he left the matter to Western,
president of the council. and Mr..
sanner, a lawyer upon the council.
Western would do nothing except to
say that he would endorse whatever
Mr.. Sanner said. Sanner was the one
man in the whole bunch that had any
brains. or any civilized sense Of fair
play, free speech and square deal.
He wrote the following note for us to
take to the president of the council
"A. r. Jackson.
"Chief of Police, City.
"DeaT Sir:-I see no valid reason
for prohibiting Messrs. Graham and
Daniels from holding meeting pro,
vided il be orderly, and so placed under
your direction as not to interfere with
traffic. THE MERE FACT THAT
THEY ARE SOCIALISTS DOES NOT
AFFECT THE CASE.
"SIDNEY SANNER."
When this was taken to Western he
refused to sign il.
The chief told us to take the park,
but we told him not any for us; that
we meant to speak on the streets, which
belonged to us, and if interfrred with
the city would have ease on its
hands that would be fought to the
upper courts; that no gag rule went in
Montana.
The chief was insulting and over
benring, showing plainly his hatred Of
labor and his determination 10 fight
against H. instead Of fulfilling his
duties as an officer, and giving his
fair protection, Ms the law required.
Mrs. Hazlett went ON the box at
8 o'clock. She spoke on side street
| (Continued ON Pare Three Col One \
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the orders of the council. When in
formed the council had no business to
issue such orders in violation of the
state constitution he said there was a
city ordinance but when pressed further
he said there was no ordinance.
Defied by Authorities.
The mayor having issued orders that
we were not to be allowed to speak
went home and went to bed. Graham
and Daniels hunted him up, and he
came down in his dressing gown, mad
as a hornet, said he had fever and
must keep his house at 90 degrees, that
he had said all he meant to say on
the question. In spite of his eholer
and dreadful illness he was seen on the
street that evening, clothed at least,
but whether in his right mind OF not
deponent sayeth not.
Coggshall, another of the city pur-
veyors of wisdom, a little cockroaeh
saddlery dealer, was most vindictive
in his wrathful investives against or
ganized labor and socialists. He said
the socialists should be prohibited
from teaching their doctrine. When
asked il he thought the democrats and
republicans should be allowed to teach
theirs he said, "Certainly"
When reminded that the three par.
ties were all equal under the govern.
ment recognition on the official ballot
he seemed nonplussed for awhile, but
stubbornly held to his position that he
was wise enough to determine for the
American public what sort of teach.
ing it should receive.
His invectives against organized
labor were something awful. He said
working men should be kept from or
ganizing by the authorities, and ma
ligned, insulted and slandered labor
unions.
Moose About His Own Neck.
This insanely vindictive passion is
all the more stupid and idiotic in view
of the occurrences connected with the
building of the Milwaukee road into
Miles City. Every workman that il
brings in is a member of organized
labor At its head offices the state
ment has been made that the road
preferred to deal with an organized
working force and then the manage
ment could tell what il could expect
when making its contracts; whereas, il
il had TO deal with each man as an
individual il would never know what
TO depend on. The gigantic Rocke.
feller corporation knows whore II is
at iu dealing with its mass of labor;
but little pulling, eoekroach "busi'
ness" man gets red in the face and
spits bile at the mere suggestion that
working man has any right to follow
his own judgment.
The Milwaukee road intended cstah
fishing big shops at Miles, where q
large number Of machinists would hav,
been employed. But the grasping
thieving instincts among the con
tcmptible, petty, grating business sci
at Miles caused II TO issue the state
ment that unless these people qui'
holding up its employees Mt every
loopholc at which they had to spenC
! money, the men would be removed sum
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-06-11
Autocracy in Miles City.

We reached Miles City and found
the socialists up against a situation
that demanded serious, prompt, and
determined attention. The city coun.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-06-11
Officials of
Custer County
Violate Severe State Law by Threaten
ing to Destroy Initiative and
Referendum Petitions.
LABOR UNIONS ARE CONTEMNED

.Ounty Clerk DarneIl Threatens to Destroy Ref.
erendums on Employers Liability Act and
Against lajunctiOns.. Commit Third Degree
Crime in State....Murder, Rape, Then Crime
Against Elective Franchise.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-06-11

Owing to Mrs. Hazlett having the
grippe before leaving for the eonven-
tiou she was obliged to cancel the dates
she had hoped to make in Montana on
her way to Chicago. Preparations were
made, however, to do some vigorous
local work on the way back. The first
date was at Glendive. This has been
a most discouraging point so far as
socialism is concerned. Since the rail.
road shops are there and the place is a
purely proletarian center with an abb
solutely ignorant atmosphere on work
ing class economies and political ac.
tion the place calls for special atten-
tion. We have had no work there and
no workers.
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CONTINUED on Page Three, Col. one.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-14
HAD QUIT WORK
READY I0 GIVE UP IN DESPAIR
Restored to Health BY Vinol

II was sick, rundown ard finally
had to give up work. After trying
a number o. remedies ard several ply
sicians, | was Just about ready to give
up in despair. saw Vinol ad-
vertised and decided to try it,
and it has done more good for
me than all other means combined. 1t
has built me up and restored my
strength until | now feel twenty years
younger, and am able to attend to my
work again as usual" Job Jeavons,
1896 Lind street, Wheeling, w. Va.
The reason Vlnol is so successful in
such cases is because It contains tonic
iron and all OF the strengthening
blood-making and Bodybuilding ele-
ments OF cod liver oil, but no oil.
Vinol Is uneXcelled as a strength
creator for old people, delicate children.
weak, rundown persons, and after
sickness-and is the best known rem
edy for coughs, colds and bronchitis.
We return your money II Vinol falls
70 give satisfaction.
PENDLETON DRUG COMPANY.
Pendleton. Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-14
ECHO'S ENTERPRISE.

To the people of Echo, congratula-
tions upon the securing mill that is
to be established there. May it come
quickly, may it be operated success
fully and may the sheepmen receive
more for their wool because of the
plant.
OF course it would have been bet
ter if the sheepmen had established
their securing mill in Pendleton. This
is a more central point and Pendle-
ton has connection with two trans
continental railroads.
But Echo people were putting up
the money. Who can blame them for
Locating the mill in their own town.
Then it is said the fact that Pendleton
already has one securing mill worked
against the location Of the industry
ir this place.
Now let US get the wooden mill re-
vlved before Echo gets that establish
ment,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-14
UNCALLED FOR.

"The East Oregonian is getting
wise to the fact that there is some
thing doing up in these parts" says
the Milton Eagle, Perhaps in time
It will learn that this is in Umatilla
county. Heretofore the Echo-Herm-
iston country has been the only irri-
gated district that could be seen from
the f. O.'s viewpoint and in its ap-
peals to intending settlers they have
always been cited to the sand dunes
OF that wind-swept region, totally un-
mindful of the fact that there are
thousands of acres of cheap lands in
the Milton country, where the clim-
ate is ideal and where success is
sure"
Tut, tut. This is not right. There
Is no occasion for jealousy, The East
Oregonian likes the east end as well
as it does the west end. This paper
has worked in behalf Of the east end
ever since the days when the Milton
Eagle was a fledgling. 1t has always
tried to convince the Milton Free
water people that they should look
this way rather than towards that
wicked town across the state line.
The East Oregonian and Pendleton
are the east ends true friends.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-14
THE LIBRARY.

To raise nearly $4,000 for the IL
brary within few days was certainly
going some" The fact that so much
money was raised shows that the
work of securing the money was left
with the proper people. furthermore
It shows that the people of PendletOn
have a creditable interest in the pub
lie library.
For the work they have done the
ladies are entitled to the highest
praise. 1t is not the most pleasant
thing in the world to circulate a sub
scription list even in behalf of a
righteous cause. There are doubtless
some discomforts connected with
standing on a street corner or in the
postoffice and selling tags. But for
their work and worry the ladies may
find recompense in the knowledge
that they succeeded and succeeded
beautifully.
Seemingly there is now enough
money in sight to equip the library
in a creditable manner and, in con-
junction with the Sturgis fund money,
to maintain the institution for few
months at least.
But the library cannot be perman-
entity maintained upon a subscription
basis. It should be supported by
taxation so that all will share equi-
tably in the expense, which is prop
er one.
When the next tax money is raised
in the spring the city will be able to
take over the library. Let sucn be
done.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-14
STUDENTS AND TOBACCO.

Al husehe 'ne "'sh S0''o'' '''o ~ y
Is ""slns ""' o'i 0'7''' ~ '''',
ing IhlS Is Il move 'i''' 'ou'u %.
oe eIlu'"'eu III o'i'ei '''7'' ''0N'
the Northwest II i ou''i"' -
SMOKING pIeN''iS any '''o' 90 = - '''
than else"nele'
Clgarel'e siiioAiis anu 'i'e use VI
TOBACCO III general 10 VIC '''''
should De Kept out oil the SCHOOLS
Especially should II De rlgldly uhuer
the ban IN high schools ana IN 'he
grades. In colleges ana universities
more latitude is allowed yet even
there the use OF TOBACCO Is IroWi'eu
upon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-14
CHRISTMAS At WESTON.
(WestOn Leader.)

Three Weston churches, the Bap-
tIst, the Methodist and the United
Brethren, have agreed to unite in a
Union Christmas tree at the opera
house. Other church organizations
have been invited to cooperate, and
IL is hoped that they will join in the
undertaking. The church people de-
clare, however, that they merely de-
sire to set the ball rolling, and that
it will be a town and community af-
fair, with which the churches as or
ganizations will have little to do once
the necessary preparations are well
under way.