The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-05
AN OPEN LETTER TO
JAS. {. SMITH
George Egan, Candidate for
Clerk, Gives Man
Hot Shot.
Wenatchee, Dec. 5, 1910.

Jas. II. smith,
Dear Sir:-In your article in the
Daily World, November 10Th, under
the heading, What Socialism Really
Means" there appear statements sc
far removed from facts that they
should not go unchallenged, not on
account of any harm they may do
for sensible people are not influ-
enced by such slush, but to show that
such insults canno. be Haunted with
impunity in the faces of intelligent
people. With this end in view, in
Tuesdays edition of this paper,
| issued challenge to you to meet
portant question, and also mailed
| you letter containing similar In
vitation, but to date no reply has
been received to either, and you have
chosen to hide your identity and re-
main under cover. So far | have
been unable to ascertain who one
Jas. f. Smith is. However, such
bushwhacking methods are to be ex-
pected from one who displays such
ignorance and stoops to such wilful
Misrepresentation of a question that
is engaging the best minds of the
world.
1t is impossible to reply to all of
your mis-statements in an article of
this kind, but will take up few of
them and will gladly take up the re-
mainder at any time in public discus
sion.
You say we have fallen into the
| hands of Federal authorities. We
will confess to the stigma of this.
All such offenders should be made
to feel the enormity of their crimes
and be forced to dring the Hemlock
as was Socrates; feel the hangman's
moose, as did John Brown, and be
crucified as was Jesus Christ. These
men all fell into the hands of the
Federal authorities.
OF course, Socialist speakers should
bar from their audiences the discon-
tented. Wage workers should not
attend meetings of any kind where
they may learn the cause of their
discomfort; but then they should not
be Discontinued, even though they are
out of a job, or their wages are not
sufficient to support themselves and
families decently. And as to aliens,
we'll a sign should be displayed, ON
ly self-respecting Anglo-Saxons ad-
mitted." What a sad commentary on
our boosted civilization when so many
of our citizens cease to be self-re-
speeding. Think of it-850,00O de-
graded voters in the United States;
$3.50, 10000 in Germany, and a total
of over 100000 in the civilized
world. And poor old Milwaukee!
Should you not send message of
coincidence to those self-respeeting
"Anglo-Saxons' who are now In the
minority in that unhappy city, for it
is now entirely in the hands of So
cialist officials. Perhaps some day
we will find out that Pabst and
Schlitz are the cause of it all, for
only few days ago an eminent di-
vine in public address. sagely re-
marked that Socialism is the philoso-
ply of the beer mug.
Has organized labor refused to
have anything to DO with Socialism?
Are you sure? Did you know that
one of the largest and most powerful!
labor organizations in the world had
declared for Socialism? Did you
know this, and lie, Or did you think
so, and was the wish father to the
thought? Are addresses on Social
ism made to audiences made up
largely of aliens? Is that true. or
is that statement in the same class
with your others equally unreliable?
Will that statement apply to audi
ences that have gathered in Wenat-
chez to hear Socialist speakers?
When you made that statement did
won wilfully misrepresent, or did
you know that II per cent Of the
party membership of the Socialist
party in the United States are native
born? Are the Socialists largely
misinformed? Are you afraid to
meet in a public discussion one of
these poor ignorant fellows? Would
it be beneath your dignity or are you
afraid of contamination by too close
contact with the vile creatures? Was
nv article in the Daily World vague
and insane, and statements therein
Intentionally and maliciously false?
Meet me in a public discussion and
let the audience decide.
GEORGE EGAN.