The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-11-24
THE FIGHT IN OTIS TOWN
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has a capacity of 500, The place was
two-thirds filled. Thousands of social
lists left the halls to make room for non
socialists so that more converts might
be made.
The women are taking a livelier in
terest every day. Home meetings are
being held in two dozen homes each aft
ernoon and these are being attended by
thousands of women who, in turn, are
going out and proselyting. The demand
for literature for women is greater than
the supply.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman will arrive
in Los Angeles in q few days. She will
first speak before three of the most
fashionable and exclusive womens clubs
in the city, then she will speak for the
socialists until the end of the campaign
Helen McGregor Todd, state factory in
spector of Illinois, will make several
speeches for the socialists. Among the
other women of national fame who arr
assisting in the campaign are Mia Tup
per Maynard, May Cady Williams, Tana
Alox, Mary f. Garbutt, Sallie E. Bow.
man, DIR. Laura Locke, DR.. Ida Patter-
son, Laura Greg Cannon, Frances Noel
Anna A. Maley and half dozen more
In addition a large number of local
women have developed great ability on
the platform.
An amusing feature of the campaign
developed when the good government
campaign managers revived the old
patriotic" game and advised every sup
porter to wear an Alexander button
with a small American flag. Within
twelve hours the streets We're filled with
men and women wearing miniature
American flags pinned on with Hartman
buttons. To every Alexander badge
seen there We're dozens of Hartman
badges.
Socialists have exhausted every effort
to get opposing candidates on the plat
form to debate with them. Through a
misunderstanding one of them was
caught by a socialist candidate for the
city council and the audience demanded
resulted in a vote that gave Hartman
$40, Alexander 6 and scattering votes.
Orders We're issued that no more de-
bates were Acknowledged government
men were to keep away from socialist
speakers. A strong challenge has been
issued in which the socialists offer to
pit a miner, an iron moulder, cabinet
maker and a telegraph operator against
all or any of the most brilliant lawyers,
candidates or apologists for the present
administration. This challenge is ig-
nored but the socialists hope to catch
some of their opponents unawares before
the public where answers to vital ques
tions can be forced
One of the questions most dreaded by
members of the city council who wish
to be reelected is regarding the infam-
Gus anti-picket ordinance under which
over 400 workers have been arrested dur
ing the past year, with only four con-
victions Many of these men were
beaten and almost all have been impris-
oned. The councilmen are forced to de-
fend the ordinance-otherwis they
would have to favor its repeal.
Under the widespread coercion that is
golni' on all big corporations are fore
ing their employees into line. 1t is be
lieved thousands of them will vote the
socialist ticket. The banks have issued
strict orders that all employees shall
work for the reelection of Alexander
Z. F. Earl, publisher of the Morning
Tribune and Evening Express, has dis
charged five of his best editors and re-
porters because it became known they
were socialists. At this point Earl
paused as he found that 90 per cent of
his staff were socialists and that his