Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-09-21
(By National Socialist Press.)

Los Angeles. Cal. Sept. 1s-Samue
Gompers. president of the American
Federation Of Labor. came out square
ly for Job Hartman and the othel
candidates on the Socialist municipa
ticket when he spoke to five thousand
people in Shrine Auditorium Sunday.
When Mr.. Gompers rounded out an
eloquent period by advising every man
to go to the polls and vote for Jot
Hartman the great audience arose
with a shout that rang out for sew
eral minutes.
The President OF the A. f. OF L.
will remain in Southern California
several days and will do all he can
for the election Of the Socialist ticket
In Los Angeles.
In his speech Gompers declared
strongly for woman's suffrage amend
ment TO the state constitution and for
the amendment providing for the in
itiative and referendum and the recall
including the judiciary.
The significance of Gompers' speech
cannot be accurately estimated Many
OF the best informed workers OF Los
Angeles viewed 1t as the beginning
OF the end of the barrier that has ex-
listed between the American FEEDER
alton OF Labor and the Socialist party
organizations. Some go so far as to
predict that in the next presidential
campaign the two great bodies will
march almost as one and that In the
next succeeding fight for national
SUPREMACY labor wiz stand with united
front under the banner OF the great
poiitica. working class party, as 1t
now stands in Los Angeles.
In the course OF his speech Mr..
Gompers said:
The men and women OF today want
more Of the products Of their toll
and they will demand more and more
and more and more. and, II ] read
the signs right, they are going to get
more"
They want II ALL" shouted a man
in the audience and as a deafenlng
roar Of approval went up the speaker
smiled and nodded at the enthusiastic
crowd that surrounded him.
Job Hartman was given a great
ovation and the crowd insisted on
speech at the close OF which the
Socialist candidate was given another
ovation
Prospects for the erection OF the
Socialist ticket are growing brighter
every day. The so-called good gov
ernment administration has disguised
the people in general and the perse-
cution Of the workers has caused or
vanized labor and Socialists to draw to-
xether for political action.
Nearly every night Socialists hold
big meetings in Labor Temple and the
education OF the workers Is carried
,ut with great care. There Is an
demand for Socialist
books, pamphlets and periodicals.
over $50, 900 pieces Of literature are
every week. One weekly
eaflet entitled The Coming Victory
has reached a circulation OF 100000
md on some occasions there is de-
nand for an even greater number.
This activity Is thoroughly frighten-
ng the opponents OF labor. The
even candidates for council are union
nen and only a few professional men
IN the ticket are not members OF
lnions. The candidates and others
ire making about 3b speeches In halls
ach week and scores OF factory door
md street meetings are being held.
The number Of meetings viii be in
reased until the end OF the campaign.
Reports 20 campaign headquarters
Indicate Hartman IL almost certain OF
lection and with him the entire coun-
II with the possibility OF q number
{ other officials