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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
Wisconsin Notes

A great event in the histroy of
American Socialism is about to take
place. On August l. the first Con
ference Of elected Socialist officials
will meet in Milwaukee.
This will be an cpoch-makipg meet
ing. At this conference the policies
and the duties Of Socialists in office
will be discussed by men to whom the
party has entrusted grave responsible
iltles. These men are now making
history. Their perpleNities. their
difficulties. their experience and their
triumphs will be carefully and
th%oughtfully debated in this sathcr-
ing.
II party is now confronted with
an entirely new situation. We now
have to decide on Il scientific line of
policy in municipal affairs. All these
subjects must be considered from a
socialist standpoint. 1t is true that
our European comrades have long
faced these questions. and we have the
light OF their valuable experience. But
nevertheless the Milwaukee Confer
etcc Will mark a new era in American
Socialism.
Inc conference will continue in Sos
sion two ~dayS-August IL and IL.
"t' pHiititE ,. ne 1TSt
day vii! he devoted to %ational and
stat" questions. Among other topics.
the problem of The will
u" up. Comrade l.. L.eiserson
VIII read an essay on this subject,
The second day will be given 70
municipal questions. Comrade Carl y
thompson viii address the conference
Gu City Problems" Other interest
lh% essays will be read and speeches
delivered by delegates who are en-
ports on various lines.
hon We consider tina there arc
no" Is Socialist mayors in the United
states. and that the number of othe,
socialist officials is legion, it NAV he
understood how rich and varied will
De the stock of experience and stuoy
IN which the conference can draw #
VIII b" a meeting of Socialist states
men. For although the Offices which
some OF these comrades hold are COM
paratiNelE humble. yet from tho
thoughtful and Studious spirit in
winch they nave taken up their new
they are better entitled 70 this
name than many of the high-plarad
politicians of the old capitalist parties
The conference will close on the
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
The March of Destiny
CBy John NJ. Work.

49,
The thing that strikes terror and
disnay TO the hearts of the capitalists
is the fact that the Socialist move
ment keeps marching steadily. con-
stantly and persistently onward.
To them- this is a new and neXpli-
cable phenomenon. They have been
accustomed to killing off radical poll
tical by shrewd maneuy-
erS.
They confidently expected to lay the
Socialist movement in its grave in the
same manne
But continuous events have rudely
./iR"akened them to the fact that the
Socialist movement is a law INTO it.
self. 1t does not respond to the old
tactics. Capitalist weapons. hurled
against it, eboun with their points
turned.
The Socialist movement is not a
loose organization Of h%alf-baked re-
who are hay as to what they
want
On the contrary, it is a compac or
g~anization of class-conscious, definite.
positive, aggressive men and women
who know just what they are after.
ana now to get it, and who keep light
on following h direct path to their
goal, regardless of Establishments.
batteries, threats, invitations and in
suits.
These men and women understand
the meaning of history.
They understand the signs Of he
times.
They understand the DEVELOPMENT OF
industry.
They are therefore able to forecast
Inc fltI1pa IL, 80. r,,,
When they say, that Socialism is the
next step in industrial evolution, they
are not guessing. Neither is the wish
the father to the thought. They are
simply giving voice to a conclusion to
which the whole Of human history
poiIts. -
The capitalists are not onlv appaI-
ed by their inability to sidetrack the
socialist movement, but also by their
inability to injure it by direct attack
before the people.
This is where we are ]h1e
you can kill a lie by a VICIOUS attack
ing 1t and showing the people that if
is Il lie.
BUT the truth thrives on opposition.
livery attack upon the truth causes
people to investigate it. And when
they investigate it. they discover that
it is the truth.
So to attack Socialism is merely
a'iothef means of propagating it.
rms waiting fact leaves the
capitalists stranded. They do not
know which way to turn. They will
De damned if they do, and likewise if
they don't. Small Wonder thai they
are scratching their heads in vexat-
lo"s perpleNity. 1t is beginning to
dawn upon them that Socialism is inc
Vitable.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03

evening OF August IL with a mass
meeting TO be held at the Auditorium
and addressed by the members of the
National Executive Committee, hich
will meet in Milwaukee at the same
time as the conference of officials.
No doubt, this Socialist officials
Conference will be the first OF many
similar meetings, which will have
great historic significance in..the
future. The conference will be open
to all. Every comrade who can,
should avail himself OF this rare edu-
catlonal privilege. Milwaukee hopes
to welcome all thoughtful students of
American Socialist problems.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
Prohibifionists
Smell Beer in
Milwaukee

Nearly every class or capltalistir
paper has taken it's turn at nuhlish.
ing scandalous reports about he So
clallst administration of milwaukee,
NOW comes the PrOhibitionist to take
lis particular whirl at us. And Of
course the speciality in this case is a
cholce line of dope about drunken
ness, prostitution, vice of all kinds
crime, etc.
according to these eminent rentIa-
men Milwaukee is in a bad way. Tho
brewer, 'hroned on a beer kes. rules
me cl'E with a rod of iron. Outrage
GUS orgies prevail everywhere. All
through the heart of the city. Within
Il DOCK 'f til" main business streets.
there are vicious resorts by the dozen.
ilcSro dlFcS OF the vileSt sort. vice
preserves worse than our %ohibitio
i9I iFlehd has ever ViSited-presum-
ABLY he has been in them au-mora
girls, poorly developed, listlass. tired
chlldren, set up for sale. Baard1esc
boys in the neiehborhood of sixteen
~ireGuentinG the dance halls in +ba
houses OF infamy and minglile anon.
inc harlotS n the deniZens of damn
alton.
All OF which proves beyond the
Slauo" Oil a doubt that the govern
il'eht ownership of railroads. the
ipoll'ion of child labor and the es-
adjustment of economic Justice in IN.
curtin would be a miserable failure.
Il are the facts
n the first place the enforcement
VI Tue laws governing the liquor traf-
nc in Milwaukee. as we'll as tho regn-
I"'loh OF vice and crime are in tbe
iiandS OF the police department. Tho
ponce department is controlled nv :,
'Hiel' who is not only not n Socialist
N"t VINO Is bitterly opposed to Social
ISM ana to the Socialist dministra-
aloh OF the city He is as bitterly on
posed to Socialism as the Nationa1
fohlb1tionist appears to be. and the
laws OF h state. for which the So
'la'lS'S are not responsible, have put
CONTINUED ON PAGE Four
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
Platform of the Socialist
Party of the United State

But in abolishing the present ,,ys-
TEN, the workingmen viii free NOT
only their own class, but alsn ALI
other classes of modern socletv. The
SINAI! farmer, who is today exploited
ny large capital more Indirectly but
not less effectively than is the wage
laborer; the small manufacturer ana
trader, who IS engaged in a desperate
ana losing struggle for in
~Getendence in the face of The all
cohquerlns power Of concentrated
cap4lal; and even the capitalist HIM
SeIf, who is the slave Of his wealth
Falher than his master. The s.rur-
gle or the working class against the
capitalist class, while it is a class
for the abolition of all clas-
~conservaticu of health. The huraau
SEES and class privileges.
The Rock OF Class I;u,c.
me private ownership OF the land
ana means OF production used Tor eX-
piottation is. the rock upC.l which class
rule\is built; political government is
It's indispensable Instrument. The
"aGc-workerS canno be freed from
exploitation without conQuerinS the
political power ana substituting col
'%ective for private ownership of the
'"h'' Inv II " Ilbt tltiI'sl lStC 10!
exploitation.
Il basis for such transformation
IS rapidly developing within present
capitalist society. The factory system
with its complex machinery and
minute division of labor, is rapidly de
stroyinS all veStiges of Individual
prouctiOn in manufacture. NoGeIr
production is already very largely Il
collective and social process. The
great trusts and ~monopOlies which
nave sprung up in recent years have
organized the work and managemen,
OF the principal Industries on a ma
tional scale, and have fitted them fol
collective use and operation.
Land and Public Welfare.
There can be no absolute private
title to land. All private titles
whether called fee simple or other
wise, are and must be subordinate to
the public title. The Socialist Party
strives to prevent land from being
used FOR the purpos of exploitation
and speculation. 1t demands the col,
~lective possession. control or manage.
ment OF land to whatever ex1cnt may
be necessary to attain that end. 1t is
not opposed to the occupation and pos
session Of lane by those using it in Il
49, "'' va" i'' IL "IL..oht
exploitation.
/ The Socialist Party is primarily an
economic and political movement. 1t
is pot concerned with matters of re-
li9iouS belief.
Lnbor'S Interests Identical.
In the struggle for freedom the in
~tercsts of all modern workers are
Identical. The struggle is not only
national, but International 1t cinI
braces the world and Will he Carried
to ultimate victory by the unite work
crS of the world.
To unite the workers Of the nation
and their allies and Sympatllizers OF
all other classes to this end is the mis-
sion Of the Socialist Party. In this
battle for freedom the Socialist Party
does not strive to substitute working
class rule for capitalist class rule.
but by workinG-clasS victory to free
all humanity from class rule and to
realize the international brotherhood
Of a
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
The Infamy of the
Service Record

Continued from page One.)
RECORD. BUT IF YOU DESIRE TO
Make APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOY
MENT WITH SOME OTHER COM
PANY. AND THAT COMPANY WILL
MAKE PROPER REQUEST, lSIGNiID
BY YOU. WE WILL BE VERY GLAD
TO FURNISH THEM WITH YOUR
RECORD.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
The Vital Issue,

ne Sl'"2Si" between wage work
efs ana capitalists grows ever fer
GER and has now become the onlv
wal ISSUE before the American pe,-
PIE. The w~age-working class. there.
tcre, has the most direct interest," in
SoStHsftn6 Inc Capitalists system.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
'STArE~oF WEST VIRGINIA, KAN
.AWHA COUNTY, SIS:

At Rules held in the Clerks Of
"hce Of the Circuit Court of Kanawha
County, on the first Monday in the
month of June, Ill.
Nettie Fletcher, Plaintiff.
In Chancery. No. 2745.
Joseph Fletcher, Defendant.
(The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain a divorce from the bonds of
matrimony.
This day came the Plaintiff by her
attorney; and on his motion, and it
appearing by affidavit filed, that the
Defendant, Joseph Fletcher is a non
resident Of this State, it is rdered
that he do appear within one month
after the date of the first publiea-
ton hereof, and do what is neces..
suit.
Teste:
IRA MOTTESHEARD, Clerk.
u. b. ATKINSON, Sol.
NOTICE To TAKE DEPOSITEOSS.
To Joseph Fletcher; Take notice
that on the 18th day of July, A. d.,
1911. between the hours Of 9 O'Clock
a. NJ. and 5 O'Clock P. NJ, at the
Law Offices of q. B.. Atkinson. in
the city of Charleston, Kanawha
county, West Virginia, l will take
the deposition of myself and others
to be read in evidence in my behalf
OF a certain suit in, Chancery now
pending in the Circuit Court for the
County of Kanawha and State of
West Virginia, in which am Plain
TN II you are defendant.
II from any cause the taking OF
said dispositions shall not be comuneu-
|ced or completed on the day afore-
said. the same Shall be continued
'rom day to day: or from time 10
time, at the same place and between
the same hours, until the sauna shall
be completed.
NETTE FLETCHER.
BY Counsel.
u. B. ATKINSON, Sol.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
PROGRAM

As measures calculated to strength
en- the working class in its fight for
the realiZatiOn of this ultimate aim,
ana to increase its power of resist
ance against capitalist oppression. we
advocate and pledge ourselves AND our
elected officers to the following pro
gram
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
Power of Corruption.

10 maintain their rlre over their
reno" men, the capitalists must keep
IN their pay all organs G: tho puDl :,
powers, public mind and public con-
science They control the dominan.
parties aud. through them. the elect
Cd public officials. Ther select the
executives. bride legislatures ana
corrupt TIN" courts of Justice. They
"Wh and censor the press. They
domlnat" the educational institutions
lh@V own the nation politically and
tn'eilertnaily just as they own il i,-
JuStria'lv.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03

CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
POLITICAL

.. ne extension of inheritance
taxes, graduated in proportion to tho
amount Of the requests and to the
nearness CT kin.
.. a graduated income tax.
10. Unrestricted and equal suffrage.
for men a.ad and we pledge
ourselves to engage in an active cam
paign in that direction.
IL The initiative ana referendum
proportional representation and the
right of recall.
u. The abolition of the senate.
10. The abolition of the power
usurped by the supreme court of the
United States to pass upcn the constt-
t~utionality of Legislation enacted by
congress. National laws to be re-
pealed or abroSate only by act OF CON
gress or by q referendum of the whole
people.
Il. That the Constitution be mad
~amendablc by majority vote.
Is. The enactment of further mems
ureS for general education and for tha
of education to be made Il department.
The creation Of a department OF
health.
! 10. The separation of the present
bureau OF labor from the department
of commerce mld labor. and the es,aL
lishment of 4 department of labor.
Il. That all judges he elected by
the people for short terms, and that
the owe to issue injunctionS shall DC
curl1ed by immediate legislation.
The free administrator Of justice
Such measures Of relief as we may
be able to force from capitalism are
but Il preparation CT the workers &c
seize the whole powers OF government
in order that the" may thereby lay
hold Of the Whole system OF industry
and thus come to their rightful inherit
lanCe.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03

u. 3. ATKINSON, Sol.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
GENERAL DEMANDS.

l. The Immediate government re-
lief for the UNEMPLOYED workers by
building schools, by roforcstiug of emf
over and waste lands Inv r.c(,,,.o,
of arid tr,,ts and +no n,ilI;,. -
canals. ana hy a~yton1in. IN ~
useful public works Am no,corc
emrlovcd ON such work ch,1, La ana
nIoro,i di,oa.,. ~. 'N'N oH''' W. en-
der an cight-hour work dav and at .hn
prevailing union wages Tho GOVERN
mcnt shall also loan money TO states
hild municipalities" without interest.
LOT tn" purpose Of carrying on public
WORKS. 1t shall contribute to tho
funds of labor organizations for the
purpose Of assisting Their unonnlovtf
members. and shall take such other
measures within its power rs will.
lessen the Widespread misery OF tbo
workers caused by the misruIc of the
capitalist class.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
What Human Life Depends On.

o ""2u4eu lie HeecoW, culture
- "i6ns' Huhuh deNe'oph!eht pos
S""4 pFouuce, ioou' c!oth4hs
~ 9Hei'ef, iahu anu machinery are
ASeotu' Lana aiohe does not salts
- HH"iah heedS. human LABOR
,teaLes ~ihachihery ana applies II to
me 4dhu Iof the pfoduction or raw
lhatcilal ana lood. NhoeVer mas con-
troi OF lahd ana machinery controls
nuhiaH TABOR and with IL human
lie ana liberty.
inc Cause OF Class Rule.
iOdhy lhe machinery and the
lh'h"iity. 30 long as machinery is
lana uSea loF industrial purposes are
S"""u ny a rapidly decreasing
simple ana easily handled by one
HILL us owner cannot dominate the
sources OF lie or others But when
machinery becomes more complex
ana and requires for its
operation the organized effort OF
many workers., its influence reaches
: "i"e c'ttieS Oh me owners
nant aI, ~ l"e o'"
~"
IN nrnnrr,in, ,
e,on nanhin "
80, ''"p'ie" ~ al
81 ~. ,,.5o.
- II ~ ''e worth II
D'Hns ever hhlse Illus
nn .n ps'p'e "huer 'hei'
eoH'ioi' IeuuclhS tlcm to the point
n'. !" p'''h are the''
Sn'y 'u''''r properly. Mlllohs
mel e'i-eiipioSlhs workers
10 .aanctn AZ ne.p'eH9 wage Strives
!" nn'9te'S'
A ~"'H !" '"''>'''S.
a. 80. po"" u Tie III
80 - TO- ~ 'e@s use-
49, 'e ~ h''ioh' Al
49, "o'N me n'',oh luis
H. ~ y. 'He el'"a
ara 1880 " y manual
anu mental .apor poWer-the wage
~ ia, ~ U,aoS "ho nave
,n,chi,arv amiIS -
n ~ InSil ihpoi
:. orn,ar n.y. 4 - "no s"'''l
:. ne i"'i"s minority IS
>t' 'No""S "9'leS9 ana para
'
ID" Inc Glass Struggle.
~ oi'ter struggle over the division
u nc prodlc1s OF labor is waged be-
'"eoA IN" exploiting p~ropertied
'."9se" on the one hand ana the eX-
Nioiths piopertyless class on the
IA 'HiS struggle Ine wage
WORKING class cannot expect adequate
iellel from any reform OF the present
"r"er at the hand OF the dominant
H'hss.
wage workers are. therefore,
~" most of the ruling
Nl'"'' lhey suffer most from the
curse OF class rule. The fact that
d re" capitalists are permitted to
eohtfol ali the ~country's industrial
!~eSo"fcsS ana social tools for their
'H"A'l"hal profit. II to max the
production of the neccssaries of life
the OBJECT or competitive private en-
'eFpflSe ana speculation is at the
n"''olh OF all the social evils of our
time
c''trr"huctdon and !dIcncSS.
IN spite Of the organization of
trusts. pools and combinations, the
capitalists are pOwcrlcSS to regulate
production fO" social ends. Indus
'fl"S are largely conducted in n
VIahIeSS manner. Through periods
or icNer!Sn activity the trcngth and
health of the workers are merciless-
~ used M. and during neriods Of o,-
i'l'iieHS the workers are freq
rr,E . ''' - STARVATION.
a-a.i. . I'M" system OF pro
5pd,,,t ,"' i'G"'"iaE recurring
1rLtnr "''!'Ss''"S ana crises
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03

Z: d. ~Bg~forbiiding Unemployment
of children. under sixteen years of
age
Ce> BY forbiding the interstate
transportation of the products Of child
labor, OF convic Dor and Of all un-
inspected factories.
tD By abolishins official charity
and substituting in its place compul
sorry insurance against employment.
illness, accidents, ilvaIidism, old age
and deaih-
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-03
Yours Truly
"
G.. SEIDEN

Supt of Telegraph.
EncouraEing formation: This
operator az performed several years
of faithful service for the above COM
Dany, but that fact was a matter OF
indifference to the officials who con-
slider employees as mere human live
stock to be skinned and their bodies
rOund into profit. When, O., When.
will the heroes of the key and rail as
Sert their rights and with their bal
lot smash such i~nfernalism by voting
out the Democratic and Republican
parties who have placed this mile
stone about their neckS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-10

ginia, whether in a public or private
school. unless he or she has been
licensed as teacher by the State.
The last legislature passed reso-
luton requesting the commission to
plan for co~prdinated woman's coli
iege at the University OF Virginia.
This matter was discussed and the
secretary directed TO prepare the
paper and submit II at the October
meeting OF the commission
separate report was presented by
the secretary on the subject OF ''Medi-
cal Education in Virginia" This was
discussed, but. In accordance with the
policy of the comm ission, no action
was taken.
The text Of the report was not given
out, only five recommendations being
made public. Mr.. Maphis recon-
mended
/. That there should be but one
m edical school in Virginia.
2 That this one school should he
part of the State University. with
university standards and under uni~
yersity control. and properly articu-
lated not only with the university. but
with the general system of education.
3. That Il should be located in
some large city.
4, THAT 1t should have not only an
increased annuity from the State, but
also he literally endowed.
3. That IL should employ largely,
If not wholly. an independent nedi~
cal staff,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-10
BIG CONVENTION
FOR RICHMOND

More than 1000 delegates will prob
ably attend the session NJ the ATTAIN
tic Deeper Waterways Convention
which VIII ne held in Richmond DC
toher 1921 H. $. Stetser. G.. e
sprouie and II. q. Reader, OF Phia
dslphia, are Fin Richmond arranging
for the accommodation of.>ttf47 sIsi~
tors and practically the entire capa-
city Of the Jefferson and Murphys
hotels has been reserved for the
crowd
The largest attendance viii come
from the Northern Atlantic States,
and the plan is that the delegates
gather In Baltimore. go from there
to Old Point by boat and 10 this city
by rail. Among the guests will he
the governors Of the Atlantic States
with some of their most distinguished
public men
Congressman J. Hampton Moore. of
Philadelphia, and Representative
John H. Small of North Carolina.
have been invited by the Richmond
Chamber OF Commerce 70 attend A
smoker in this city when final ar
engagements for the important con-
vention will be made
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-10
LICENSE TEACHERS
FOR ALL SCHOOLS
COORDINATION OF EDuCa,
TIONAL INSTITUTIONS ALSO
RECOMMENDED,

Reconme tions will be made 10
the next General Assem- bly, co-ordt-
mating the various State educational
institutions, This conclusion has been
reached by the Virginia educational
commission, which held an all day
meeting In the capital Friday. There
Will be eeSersi other rneathgs OF the
commission before the assembling
OF the next legislature when plans
Will be perfected ana measures adopt
ed for presentation 10 the lawmakers.
The commission Will also recommend
to the legislature the supervision by
the State board OF education every in
stitution of learning chartered by the
State.
To this end II WAS recommended
that no institution chartered by the
State tas nearly all schools are) shall
he allowed To confer the degrees of
bachelor of arts bachelor of science
or civil engineer unless ii gives Il
four-year college course of work
based on four-year high school
course of not less than fourteen units.
The commission will also recon-
mend that no person shall be allowed
to teach the young people Of Vir-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-10
GARMENT WORKERS
RESORT To RIOT
ONE KILLED AND MANY HURT IN
CLASH WITH CLEVELAND
POLICE.

CLEVELAND, o.. June 10--
tioting in the strike or the gar
smeDt workers, which was begun
fatc yesterday. WAS resumed early
to-day. an unknown bystander be-
ing shot in one OF the FIRST clashes
between the police and strikers.
Benjamin Aquino. who is alleged
70 have done the shooting, lis under
arrest. II il alleged Aquino started
the trouble ny shooting AT police
man.
All police reserves are on duty at
the factories that are. being. 4Diakstai
l9r. esye STRIKING garment WORKERS as
the result Of two riots late yesterday
afternoon.
Although the garment workers had
announced that their strike was TO
be conducted without violence. they
began yesterday to lombard factories
where employees were still al work.
The police were called out and Ia a
half hour battle that followed Ras-
saeii Di,ounxo was shot in the knee
by = policeman and a score OF other
strikers injured by being dubbed
blythe of5scers or struck by their own
flying stones.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-10
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
First National Bank
HEsoI RCEs,

AT RICHMOND. IN THE STATE OF
VIRGINIA, AT THE CLOSE OF
BUSINESS JUNE z, 1911.