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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-24
SOCIALIST NATIONAL CONVENTION

once more We nave national re-
ferendum before us which calls for
serious consideration. Many of the
comrades have got so wearied and dis
gusted with the incessant flood of re-
ferendums which have poured over
us during the past two years that they
neglect to vote, and thus II has sew
eral times happened that extraordin-
arily foolish propositions have been
carried by the vote of a very small
minority of the party membership.
I would urge that no comrade fail to
record himself upon the proposal now
made. to do away with the national
convention which. according TO the
present constitution, is to be held In
Chicago this coming May. In my
opinion. the referendum ought to be
defeated and the convention held.
But in any case. let the matter lss de-
cided by the vote of a respectable pro-
portion OF the party membership. not
by a majority of a few hundred in a
total vote of five or six thousand ou,
OF forty thousand party members.
The initiators of this proposal seem
to think that there is no occasion for
holding a national convention except
once in four years. and then for the
purpose of adopting a national cam
paign platform and nominating candi-
dates for president and vice-president
IL this were the fact then there would
be no sense in our European COM
rades ever holdinO national elections.
at all. since no European country has
anything corresponding to our nation
al campaigns and national elections.
But, though they have no national
ticket to nominate. though all their
campaigns are local in the same sense
as are our congressional campaigns
in the intermediate years, yet We find
that in every European country the
socialist party holds a national con-
vention regularly every year. and
sometimes a special convention be-
sides. And everywhere It Is recog-
nized that these frequent conventions,
which bring together comrades from
all parts of the country and enable
them to take a general view OF the
situation and exchange opinions and
collaborate in working out plans. are
one of the chief reasons for the splen-
did discipline and solidarity which dis
tinguishes our party from others and
for the admirable combination of re-
volutionary fervor with practical good
sense, of scientific understanding with
capacity for getting things done. in
which the socialist parties OF Europe
are so far ahead OF us in the United
States.
The most important part OF the
work of a national convention is not
the adoption of a campaign platform
and the choice of two candidates
These things might be attended TO by
a referendum. IL they were all that
had to be done. Yet In conventions
held in presidential years. these min
or matter unavoidably overshadow
everything else. or far greater i'm.
portance are other mattcrs-the gen.
eral survey OF social and political con-
ditions In their aspects and in all parts
OF the country and in their mutual re-
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-24
Attack on
Beef Trust
Federation of Labor Takes the Present
Time as a Great Chance to Or
ganize the "Stock Yards"

War on the industrial tyranny that
is making abject slaves out Of the
toilers in the stock yards is to be
started Immediately by the Chicago
Federation Of Labor and backed by
the entire power Of that organization.
which has behind IL the support OF
the American Federation Of Labor.
This was the sense of set of resolu-
tions passed by the Federation at its
last meeting.
This means that two labor organi-
cations. the American Federation and
the Industrial Workers of the World.
will strive to free the stock yards
toiler from the domination of the
beef "truust" and set at naught its
imperial policy of labor degradation
that has been In vogue since organ
lied labor was driven from the yards
as a result of the crushing defeat Of
the workers IN 1eoa
There are a few labor union locals
affiliated with the A. F. of L., left in
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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-24
Strike Is
Spreading
Head of State Federation of Labor in
Pennsylvania Condemns Brutality
of Rapid Transit Company

ances that Pittsburg. Erie, Scranton
and Wilkesbarre, as well as a num-
ber of other points in the state, will
join In the movement, while others
are being hear from hourly.
The politicians and financial gen.
fuses have been stampeded by the call
daily more liberal in their concessions
to the men.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-24

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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-24

affiliated unions TO demand the mar
ket card OF the butcher workmen
when purchasing meats"
Resolutions Unanimously Adopted.
The resolutions were submitted by
c. +. Smith, International vice-Presi-
dent OF the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Butchers workmcn OF Amer
lea, on behalf of the Cattle Butchers
Local No. 81, and the Casing Work.
ers' Local No. 15s. The resolutions
were unanimously passed by the fed
Grafton
Nearly a year ago the first plans for
organizing the toilers in the yards
in war on the beef trust" were first
thought out. The matter came up
when Edwin II. Wright. President OF
the Illinois Federation of Labor. sug-
gested to the officials Of the Chicago
Federation of Labor that an organ
izing campaign be started in this city.
1t was up to the Chicago federation TO
decide upon the place and the time to
hold the meetings.
Jerry Kane. a member of the ex-
ecutive board of the federation from
the Cigarmakers' Union, suggested
that the work of organization be
started in the yards. This idea was
heartily adopted, For various rea-
sons, however, the real work of or
ganizing the men was postponed, part
ly because of the action of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor convention.
which was followed shortly by the IL
linois State Federation OF Labor con-
vention. The time, however. is now
ripe for action. and II is planned to
conduct an active campaign imme-
diately.
Secretary Edward N. Nockels of the
federation, will issue a call immedi-
ately for a meeting of all the unions
interested. to be held soon. The
struggle will then be on.
The beef trust" is recognized as
the most formidable antagonist Of or.
ganized labor in this country, not ex-
cepting the steel trust The condi-
tions at the present time in the yards
have been brought about by a precon-
ceived plan OF labor degradation that
must have started nearly a score of
years ago.
The Trusts Power.
The power that organized labor
must combat is only recognized when
the extent of the power of the beef
trust" is fully comprehended. This
power is set forth to some extent by
Charles Edward Russell in the OPEN
ing of his book THE Greatest Trust
in the world".
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-24

Phiadelphia.-The general strike is
spreading daily. The horse shoers
have just come out and effected a
complete tie up. The department
store clerks are coming out. They
have already closed the stores in sew
eral suburbs
f. Z. Greenwalt. President of the
State Federation of Labor. is the CEN
ter of interest in Philadelphia today.
for he has issued a call for n general
strike through out the state of Penn
syivania.
In reply TO a request that he give
the reasons for calling the state strike
Mr.. Greenwalt said:
Suffered Long Enough.
Labor has suffered long enough.
I never was SO shocked in my life as
when Hugh Barron of the Carmen's
union wired me OF the terrible out
rage of last Thursday, when the cap
italists sent a street car loaded with
armed scabs through the streets to
murder innocent citizens.
The people bear and forbear. 1
cannot understand how the people Of
Philadelphia could tolerate that
blood carnage. I never was so angry
in my life. Mass meetings have been
dispersed, parades broken up, men,
women and children beaten by the
police. strikers arrested and rail-
roaded to Jail to from thirty to sixty
days for no cause.
Money Front Is Solid.
"The capitalists stand together
Like them labor should say. The con-
Germ of one is the concern of ALL In
fact, we must stand together or be
completely annihilated. This fight is
the fight of the whole state. This is
a strike for self preservation.
For that reason the State Fedora
tion OF Labor notified me to call a
general strike"
Appreciate Labor Politics.
The President of the Vancouver
Trades and Labor Council, s. W.
Thompson. is an active member of
the Street Railway Mems union, an
organization OF some 500 members
nearly all of whom appreciate the
value OF everlasting persistence and
political activity on election day.
Il. K. Greenwalt, President of the
Pennsylvania Federation Of Labor.
has called statewide strike of the
toilers of the state. to go into effect
last Monday. This is the announce
ment Of the committee of ten having
the strike in charge.
The labor leaders announce that
they have already received assur-
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-24
Demands Refused.

Vice-President Clarence Wolfe OF
the p II. T.. wro represents a major
ity of the board Of directors. refused
however, to grant the terms demand
ed by Clarence o. Pratt, leader of the
strikers. Mr.. Wolfe maintains firmly
that the company shall not be chal-
lenged in its right to hire and dis
charge workmen. Mr.. Pratt contends
that the right to hire and discharge
Is not attacked. but that the COM
pany's abuse of the right is the point
at issue.
At times the settlement seemed cer-
tain. Mr.. Wolfe remained unmoved
by appeals, and insisted that the COM
pany could not stultify itself by re-
employing the 173 men. Pratt. hav-
ing been informed by e. e. Greenwal,
that a statewide strike would be or
dered by Monday March 81. in case
the company remained obdurate,
pressed his demands with confidence
No other issue remained between the
company and the men, but the one
...ox.lo,oa oa,,,a ,nt ha ynt nyar As
soon as Greenwalt was told that the
agreement seemed unlikely, he tele-
graphed orders to all unions affiliated
with the State Federation of Labor 10
go on strike Monday. The order ad-
vances the state sympathetic strike
four days. The call originally named
March 25.
Want Special Session.
1t Is the statewide strike factor
that is moving the politicians to ac-
tivity. There is a story that a spec
ial session of the Pennsylvania legis-
Iature is to be called by Gov. Stuart
in case the =. II. T. and the men do
not come together in the next day or
two for the purpose of enacting a
compulsory arbitration law. There
will be continued conferences between
representatives of the car men and
those who are now acting for the
Rapid Transit company.
City councils at their meeting re-
fused to receive resolutions calling for
arbitration OF the street-car troubles
which tvro of the members tried to in
troduce. The public was admitted to
the galleries but no demonstration
occurred.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-08
THE SUPREMACY OF THE THOUGHT MAKERS
SERMON DELIVERED LAST JUNE REV.
HERBERT s. JOHNSON, o. o., OF BOSTON. MASS.

TEXT: The Lord took me from
following the flock, and the Lord
said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my
people Israel. Amos 7:15.
To speak simply, the Lord took
Amos from sheep-raising and made
him a preacher. This would be con-
sidered a mistake in Pennsylvania for
there they say that Coal is King; or
in Missouri for there they say that
Corn is King; or In Chicago, where
they say that the Hog is King. In
fact II would be considered a mistake
almost anywhere, for men of practi-
cal affairs look down upon men of
ideas. The efficient man is consider
ed to be the one who can make hay
or manufacture bone buttons or cob
BILE Shoes Thoughts seem to accom-
plish nothing in this world of dirt
and wood and IRON The thought of
a kings feast will not satisfy you as
well as one chop from Amos sheep.
You can write an ode to the moon
and ten stars, but you cannot sell 1t
for enough to buy a pocket handker-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-08
AN APPRECIATION
Williamsburg. Ky. Nov. 30. 1910.
Prof. James p. Faulkner.
Berea. XIV.

Williamsburg, Ky. Nov. 30. 1910.
Prof. James =. Faulkner.
Berea, Ky.
Dear Friend:
Your write-up Of the program, pic
mic and contest at Lot on October
22 was Just splendid. l was de-
lighted TO receive a marked copy con-
tanning the article.
Your article entitled. what the
editor thinks about it, was good and
20 the point, The best blood in the
world courses thru the veins Of the
Kentucky MountaIneers and you and
your paper are doing much to bring
the people OF the mountains into their
rightful inheritance.
May success crown your efforts.
May the day hasten when we shall
be In a measure free from communi-
cable, preventable and durable dis
eases. crime. poverty and their attend
ant and corresponding miseries.
Your work on the Road Problem
in the columns Of The Citizen should
endear you 20 every true mountain
Ger and should soon demand that
your paper be placed in every home
in the mountains. Give us good reads
and education. citizenship and reli-
gion will be enhanced hundred fold.
Very truly, r. N. Baldwin.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-08
AN EIeHT-HEADED DRAGON.

days there have handed
down stories considered fabulous Of huge dragons,
giants other that dwe bog
levied fearful tribute human lives of of the surrounding
country Often these OF the dragon Species
quickly growing back after being and the stories
that times and three heads would take place
Of one
But the chief interest these usually
Perseus Hercules St George who the deadly
combat the victor thus the title
the people
ulous hero plays number of them might be taken
good Of the which Kentucky such
enormous death toll to-day
Take figures by State Board Health octo
Der They are shocking enough to awaken the umeTng and we
their Here they gathered from the reports Of 1905
physicians:
year ending in October and 6,sir deaths.
Typhoid fever, 1895 and 1878 deaths
Diphthera, 1891 and 1890 deaths
Diarrohal diseases of infancy and childhood 1890
Dysentery n adults, 1904 cases and $40 deaths
Scarlet fever 1900 and deaths.
cases of easily preventable diseases,
and deaths
Appalling awful" Yes These are only the cases
voluntarily reported and physicians do report ALL and
there deaths that not closely enough related to the
practice any particular physician to be ePored the totals
likely very much larger.
story this handed down from the childhood of the This
story 1t modern and the only thing lacking
the hero, the St. George, to throttle the scourge.
But there will be hero fight the plague single combat
St. Georges come do for people easily do
way The fight 30 be fight of individuals it but the in
dvdua must be but units il the victory this
present day eight headed dragon is to be
And this story parallels those of ancient lore in another imp
an partcularthe matter Of submission the Of the people,
the individual beplssDess the OF
One would think that would be different in this day science
that would be aroused alarmed And would be if the
had wrought such havoc cattle sheep hogs
One would think that prevention OF diseasessnaton
fare against the the theme every pulpit every
Sunday School And they the realizes
begins here and that Of its health happiness and beauty
be lives order that the soul
accmated heavenly conditions that the change be
too sudden They will be when religion less of upers
ton and dwells less in dreamland.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-08

for furnishing the seals and the
great quantities Of advertising mat
ter. The rest will be used to fight
consumption in every county and viii
lage in Kentucky. Every citizen III
the State will be benefited, there
fore everybody should help by pur-
chasing the pretty little Seals.
Few Kentuckians know that there
are 10000 cases of consumption in
our State. That consumption is In
fictitious and is not inherited. That
consumption can be cured if taken in
the early stage, but not with patent
medicines. That consumption can he
stamped out so that it will be as lit
tie known as yellow fever or small
pox is today. That 6541 persons
died in Kentucky last year from con-
sumption and as many will die this
and the next and every other year,
unless we stop it.
The money received from the Red
Cross Christmas Seals will make IL
possible for the State Association 20
carry out its program of lectures
and health exhibits, showing the
people of Kentucky how to protect
Continued last page.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-08
MODEL TOWN

A notable social experiment, back
sd by generous resources. is outlin-
ed by Mrs. Russell Sage. who re-
Gently announced her decision to es-
CONTINUED on las, pageD
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-08
IYCEUM COURSE

The next number of the Lyceum
Course, Music Makers" will occur
in the Chapel on next Saturday night
The Lyceum committee wishes 10
announce that the unused coupons on
season tickets for the Lyceum course
will be accepted for reserved ats
for the Harmonic Concert or for
twenty cents on tickets for the win
ter term course. Persons not wishing
to take advantage OF either of these
offers. see the Lyceum Committee.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-08

chief. Nevertheless dare to speak
to you on
THE SUPREMACY OF THE
THOUGHT-MAKERS.
Though thoughts seem SO thin and
impractical they have one striking
popularity. They last longer than
things. David had lands, fortresses,
armies, treasures of gold and sill
yer. cattle and slaves. These he con-
sidered to be his riches. AS a mere
aside he played on his harp and COM
posed psalms. The pslams are
splendid and vital reality at the pre-
sent moment. 1t seems only yesterday
that l heard a young girl who was
dying in a Boston hospital repeat the
words that David sang upon his
housetop under the stars;
THE Lord is my shepherd
/ shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still
waters"
Continued on fifth Page.)
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-08
RED CROSS CHRISTMAS SEALS
A Million for tuberculosis

Over one hundred towns in Ken
lucky, Berea among them, have
already taken up the sale
of the Red Cross Christmas Seals.
more Of them taking up the fight
every day. 1t is aimed to place the
little Seals on sale in every city and
town of one-hundred inhabitants and
over $4,000 for the prevention of
tuberculosis in Kentucky this year
is the slogan. Everybody is helping;
nobody gets any profit for selling
the little seals. They are doing it 10
help along the good cause. The Nat
ional Red Cross gets II IL per cent
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-08
in OUR own STATE
Forty Counties Lose-For Charities
and Correction-Ropke Sentenced
Omitted S64O, 900 Franchise Taxes.
OFFICIAL CENSUS FIGURES

OFFICIAL CENSUS FIGURES
The Director of the Census on Dec.
9Th, announced the population Of Ken
lucky to be 2.2S9,9O5. This represents
an increase of &c per cent over the
population Of 1900. In the ten years
which have elapsed since the last
census taking Kentucky has gained
142,731 in population, and during the
preceding decade, the State gained
2SS,539 in population, an increase of
sc per cent. The figures, published
officially for the first time. show that
the following counties lost in popula-
ton since 1900: Bath, Boone. BCur-
bon, Bracken, Built, Butler, Caldwell,
Carlisle, Carroll, Crittenden, Elliott.
Fleming, Garrard, Grant, Green, Han
cock, Hardin, Harrison, Hart, Hender-
son, Henry. Larue. Lewis, Livings-
ton, Logan, Mason, Meade, Menefee,
Mercer, Nicholas, Owen, Pendleton,
Robertson, Scott, Shelby, Simpson,
Todd, Trimble, Union and Washing
ton.
CONFERENCE IN LOUISVILLE
The Conference of Charities and
Correction opened Tuesday in Louis
vile. The organization, formed 20
stimulate interest in the various phil
anthropic problems of the State, came
into existence eight years ago. but
a
after its formation, and remained
so until last year when it again be-
came a powerful agent for good in
Kentucky.
Prominent social workers from
many points in the State are now at
tending the conference and vital is
sues of Statewide significance will
be discussed.
PENITENTIARY FOR ROPKE:
August Ropke withdrew his plea
of not guilty and entered a plea of
guilty, to the charge Of embezzling
funds of the Fidelity Trust Company,
when he was presented in the Grim
inal Court last week. He was SEN
fenced to from ten to eighteen years
in the penitentiary, the new indlter-
inmate sentence operating in his case.
Ropke was arrested the latter part
Of June, charged with the embezzle-
ment of $4,000 from the Fidelity Trust
Company, for which he has been as
sistant bookkeeper for eighteen
years. Investigation revealed that he
had been taking the funds of the
company for years. His total defal-
cation was found to be over $1,000
600.
BIG SUIT AGAINST L. AND N.
Suit was filed in the Circuit Court
in Frankfort against the Louisville
and Nashville railroad for $780, 900
omitted franchise taxes on property
alleged to have been fraudulently
omitted by the road in its report to
the Auditor during the past five years,
beginning in 1906. The petition al
legged that the omissions were made
as to the correct net earnings, correct
mileage and wrongfully deducting
the dividends paid each year to the
gross earnings when they were not
paid out OF this sum.
STATE RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
Jackson Morris of Jackson County,
has formally announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
Railroad Commissioner in the Third
district. He will at once enter upon
an active campaign. Mr.. Morris is
one of the best known young Republic
cans in Kentucky and has taken
tccitinued on finn page
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-12-08
NEW POSTMASTER FOR BEREA

Mr.. e. L. Robinson has sent in
his resignation as postmaster, to take
effect Dec. 20. The Louisville Courier
Journal stated. the first OF the week,
that President Taft had sent the
name of Mr.. ID. ~ Welch to the SEN
ate for ratification.