Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-10-13
SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF
SOCIALISTS AT WORK
The Old Order Changes. Graft and
Waste Giving Way Before Active
Socialist Measures. Keep your
Eye on Milwaukee


This firm asked an exorbltant pricr
for this pavement. and IL the graft
had not been discovered. the city
would have been out more than 325.
900. So mucm for having a Socialist
on the job!
But IL must always be remembered
that the Socialists motive In saving
public money is diametrlcally opposite
to the bourgeois idea OF public econ
omy The bourgeois wants municipal
graft stopped in order to reduce taxes
The Socialist administration Is not
worrying about txes. IL aims at
economy in order 10 have the means
for great and beneficent public enter
nrises. And although the Milwaukee
city treasury was left in an almost
bankrupt condition by the former ad-
ministration, Il does appear that the
Socialist administration will have the
means for some of these enterprises in
the near future.
Even now. the Socialist member ct
the Council committee on Plats and
the committee on streets and the Park
Commission are working out the plan
FOR re-platting the city. for the pur-
pose of establishing the zone system.
This system will exclude from the re-
sidential districts the factories and
railroads which now make most dis
tricts OF the working class homes un-
sanitary. unsafe. and noisy. The
plan is also TO solve the housing quest
ion by building and renting model
workingmen's homes.
While these projects take time for
their proper working out and accom-
plishmcnt. there are many improve
mcnts which the Socialists are now
making for the benefit of the working
people. For instance. the alleys in
the slum districts are being carefully
cleared. and rendered more sanitary
than under any previous administrat-
ion.
While the Socialists deplore the fact
that under capitalism jails and prisons
are still necessary they should at least
he constructed on as humane lines as
are following this principle in the
erection of the new Central Police
Station. According to an expert In
such matters in fact. the professor Of
Sociology in the University of Chicago.
this building. when finished. will be
the best city prison In America. from
the standpoint Of sanitation and COM
fort. and as To light, and the size Of
the cells. the windows and the corrid-
ors. The committee to whom the
plans were submitted, insisted that the
cells must receive direct sunlight. for
the health and comfort II tho inmates.
and in fact they demanded all the Int
proved humane, and up-to-Gatc ar.
rangemcnts TOT prisoners,
These are some of the things which
the Milwaukee Socialists are now do.
ing and planning. For big things
good deal OF time must first be spent In
study. thought. and earnest work to
bring the details ofeach project into
proper form. and this work is what
the Milwaukee Socialists have been
a-d are still doing But already
they are taking the initial steps to-
wards many OF these measures, and
the near future will begin TO show
some fruits.
John ]. Beggs. the Milwaukee street
car Czar and chief enemy OF the Soc
ialists. recently paid us a compliment.
All former administrations OF Milwau-
kee. said he, have planned for two
years only. Each administration has
not thought beyond the term OF its
own existence. But the Socialists.
says Mr.. Beggs. should be credited at
least with one thing with making
qlans for the future.
We were not prepared for any
praise from this quarter. Sweet.
says Heine. lis praise from the enemy
But whether It is sweet OF not (a7d In
fact we Socialists have learned not 70
pay much attention TO what 10 said
about us } II certainly is true. :. &c
Socialist plans are laid for the future
Of the race
= Mayer seidei OF Milwaukee has is