The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-08-04

class be betrayed and follow after false
gods!!
Last winter when the charter cam
paign was at its height this patriot"
suddenly became a violent opponent to
the adoption of the charter. | then said
that | believed that such opposition was
born out of a spirit of petty jealousy
because Comrade Coates had taken a
prominent part in framing the charter.
Later | learned that the opposition was
concurrent with the receipt of a valu-
able present by the wife of the dear
comrade from the scab herder for whom
She works. | told the story on the floor
of the local in the presence of the col
lector as well as his wife, and the local
appointed a committee to investigate.
The cOllection-agenc shark did not deny
the allegation that such gift had
been made, although he explained" that
it was in the nature of a Christmas
present. In this connection it might be
said that the date of this gift making
was about December 14-and through
one of those strange fatalities that oft
times blast the fame of patriots" it de-
veloped that this was the date on which
the first open opposition to the charter
was noticeable on the part of the col
lector Truly a significant coincidence!
A Christmas present on the 18th of De
cember from the head of the opposition
to the charter to the wife of the col
lector who thus suddenly sees the fright
full dangers to which the working class
is subjected by the provisions of the
city charter.
When | told this story there was one
of the comrades who took exception to
my statements, believing that | had
done the comrade collector an injustice.
After the campaign for commissioners
was on it happened one day that this
comrade was standing on the corner
near a group of benevolent pirates, who
brow, who were discussing the election
possibilities. One of these worthless de-
livered himself of the opinion that
owing to the big field and other cir
cumstances it seemed to him that the
socialists held the balance of power
The Xmine manager and now employer
of the revolutionary comrades wife here
broke in with: ''You don't need tC
worry about that have made all nee
essary arrangements and the socialist:
are all shot to pieces" On hearing thi,
the comrade who had believed that
was wrong in my conclusions hunted me
up and admitted that he was the one
who was wrong and that | was right.
Through the columns of the paper
that is supposed to speak in the inter
est of justice to the members of the
working class, the Commonwealth, Bos
from prostitutes his office by peddline
lot of stuff anent hero worship,
treason" ad nauseum, and the Spo
kane end of the conspiracy is busily
breaking into print in frantic effort
to discredit Comrade Coates and his
policy in the conduct of the department
of public works.
LET US SEE FOR WHAT COATES
STANDS AND ALWAYS HAS STOOD
AND IN THAT WAY MORE CLEARLY
UNDERSTAND THE ANIMUS OF
l THESE WORTHLESS WHO ARE sc
CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELFARE
OF THE WORKING CLASS. HIS PRO
GRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
CAPITALISTIC AND TREASONABLE
PLANKS:
ELIMINATION OF THE CONTRACT
SYSTEM AND THE DOING OF PUB
Lie WORK BY DAY LABOR.
THE PAYMENT OF THE UNION
WAGE SCALE IN ALL DEPART
NIENTS OF CITY WORK.
THE EMPLOYMENT OF HEADS OF
] FAMILIES IN PREFERENCE TC
SINGLE MEN WITH THE IDEA THAT
EACH POSITION SHOULD SUPPORT
AS MANY HUMAN BEINGS AS POS.
SIBLE.
COMPELLING THE CITY CON.
, TRACTORS TO DO HONEST WORK.
THE EIGHT HOUR DAY ON ALL
PUBLIC WORK.
} INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND
RECALL.
TRULY A "CAPITALISTIC" PRO
GRAM AND ONE WELL CALCULATED
TO INSPIRE FEAR IN THE HEARTS
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE WORK
ING CLASS. HE HAS THE COURAGE
) TO STAND UP STRAIGHT AND
FIGHT FOR THESE THINGS AND so,
IOF COURSE, Is BETRAYING THE
WORKERS. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO BE BETRAYED IN THAT WAY,
MR.. READER?
A. w. SWENSON.