Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1909-01-28

movement on independently. That is
why the delegates to the national con-
vention of the Minnesota Socialist
party, characterized throughout the
country for its bowling impossible
ism, came instructed to advocate the
recognition of a temperance measure.
The Firms in Montana pay a large
per cent of the state revenues of the
party. They are advocates of con-
slant organizing and supervising work
done by the workers OF the party.
They pay their workers willingly and
conscientiously for they know as a
matter of course that nothing can be
done without money to work on. They
believe that the workers and organ
izers should visit all locals regularly,
say once In six weeks, giving them in
| formation of the movement, encour-
aging them, helpir and strengthen
ing organization in every possible
way. In the Northern Montana coal
undertaken to see what can be done
toward organizing the English speak
ing working men into the Socialist
movement. At one time we had the
districts of Stockett and Sand Coulee
well organized. But the old agita-
tors have departed for other points,
and though we have considerable of a
vote in these sections the Socialists
are taking no part in the party or
immediate need at the present time,
no part in the trying problems that
confront us, the furnishing of neces-
sary funds, or the taking on the bur-
den Of the responsibilities that must
be borne by a working class move
ment If IL is to have any modicum of
success. This floating Socialist senti-
mcnt must be organized here in
America. and the Finnish comrades
are lending their help i'm this dircc-
tion. They have called for English
speaking workers. They bear the ex-
penses and furnish money for this
purpose. They held a very success
full meeting at Sand Coulee with about
fifty English-speaking persons pres
ent; and the Socialists among these
said they thought local could be or
ganizcd with about ten or fifteen per-
sons.
At Stockett over sixty names have
been obtained Of those who are ready
to form a Socialist body. What is
wanted is someone who will work
there and mobilize this mass. We
need the boomers Socilist. The Firms
are alert TO the need of local Social
isl papers. Their lractical minds see
that the only class struggle that nf-
fects the working man Is the one at
his door. not the one IN books. And
they know that working class resist
ance without a paper is null and void.
Ne organization in Montana stood
so FIRMLY on the ground that a paper
must be supported.
The Finns have been the most ag-
gresslve advocates for the organiza-
ton OF labor and their right to dis
play the ancient banner of labor. the
red flag, and to wear their party em-
blcms, that We have in this country.
II was the Firms that enabled the
United Mine Workers TO organize
Wyoming. and they didn't hide in the
bushes to organize either. They
marched up TO their halls and they
wore their red neckties. They have
made a strenuous fight In Michigan
with the authorities for the right to
carry the red flag.
SO all tongues and nations COM
bine TO remove the ancient curse OF
servitude. Workingmen of the world.
unite. You have nothing to lose but
your chains!