The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-09-07
toward cost of my trip.

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toward cost of my trip.
Under theseSeFeams,snl-'n
because OF my observatloms, ! zee
justified in strongly urging that ar
arrangements be made at once to senC
another speaker 10 Alaska to ieaS
Seattle about Sept. 18th TO 25th auC
make these coast towns. The triI
would consume about six week ant
be close TO self-supporting. I specify
the time because of knowledge gain
ed on this trip started about six
weeks too late. The time which
name will find fisherman and miners
etc. in the towns as Well as the spe-
cial fishing fleets at Petersburg and
Wrange'l. About the time ! specify
will find about 200 to 400 extra
men, almost all of whom could be
reached and give generously. The
next speaker should leave not LATER
than October LIST Of this year.
This speaker should be an all
round one, able to speak two or
three nights in a town, fairly good
on financial lines and having both
the gift and desire of organizing and
teaching methods. No one should be
sent who can not be depended upon
to make 4 special point of showing
The local how to work, etc. as we'll
as ability to reach a general public
OF extra grade of intelligence of a
sensible kind. l believe that il
would be a fine idea to send n wo-
man comraae as the next speaker.
Anna A. Maley, Lena Morrow Lewis
or Ella Reeve Bloor all would fill the
special need of this work. am en-
act on these matters because / con-
slider the sending of another peake
an essential part of the work was
sent to do. We must not only get
locals, but we must make them liv.
and it is impossible to get them
fully launched at the first visit.
In closing l desire to say that |
feel convinced we can elect the dele
gate to Congress lex year if we
wish TO, and will spend some effort
ana money. The conditions in the
territory are peculiar helpful to us.
ne party meets with no
respect. the Republican party is
split into factions, while on tho
other hand the mass of the people
are of a radical disposition, disgust
ed with the old parties, have the
working class viewpoint. and show \
NAoiil vi CldSS COnSel0nG-
ness. Men of all classes and views
have freely admitted to me the nroh-
ability of the Socialists electing their
ticket if they put up an able man
and make a real fight. Chilberr tha
candidate of Nome, w. F.. NJ. win
practically no organization behind
MN, came close to election.
1t should be noted that in A1osk,
tho a1nrfJ0r is t> -.
distances are great and the interior
n'rd TO reach during the winter (Oct.
LIST to Junc) We should start early
in the matter Of nomination. cam.
palSn, etc. Having n local in every
town will give us n big ADVANTAGE
A speaker in September. another
early in 1912, then another in tho
neat of the campaign. should be the
program. Along with that should po
n Hood of li~terature-an average of 40
900 pieces of literature Distributed
carefully will reach pretty much tho
entire coast. feel that it wouId he
a good investment for the Nation,I
Executive Committee to vote tb,t
that many leaflets be sent monthly
or semi-monthly to these towns f,,on
LIST to une LIST. If they ca
ADVISE | can advise the National Sec
retary how to insure careful dis
trlputlon, etc. in such Il way as to
cover n great eXpanse of territory
win a times certainty nat
'heE VIII be read and re-rcad. that
would be the case in the states. I
specify the coast only for this mo-
cause in winter the post office car
RES no second or ~third-class m,ttor
into the interior.
nave made this report as COM
riete ana concise as time and cir
cumstances permit. end trust that nv,
s"Ssestions may be put into effect