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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-17
STATE OFF WEST VIRGINIA, KAN
AWHA COUNTY, SIS:

At Rules held in the Clerks Of
fee of the Circuit Court OF kanawha
County, on the first Monday in the
month of June, III.
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.
ThisTday came the Plaintiff by her
attorney; and on his motion, n it
appearing by affidavit filed, that the
Defendant, Joseph Fletcher is a non
resident of this State, it is ordered
that he do appear within one month
after the date of the first publiea-
ton hereof, and do what is neces~
sary to protect his interest in this
suit.
Teste:
IRA MOTTESHEARD, Clerk.
U. B. ATKINSON, Sol.
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS.
To Joseph Fletcher; Take notice
that on the 7th 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 u. B. Atkinson. in
the city of Charleston, Kanawha
>Sohy' "eSL NiTSiuids 1 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
tiff and you are defendant.
II from any cause the taking o.
said dispositions shall not be common.
ced or completed ON the day afore-
j said, the same shall be continued
from day to day; or from timo tc
time, at the same place and between
the same hours, until the sama shall
be completed.
NETTE FLETCHER.
BY Counsef.
U. B. ATKINSON, Sol.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-17

rate things This fact mrs,
in mind" kept
What Socialism l..
Socialism is the intcrna,,,,,,
movement of the wage-worL..
the world for the d~estructi,r y
profit system, under which rr. ne
OF production are owned nv r,n>
lists and used Tor them by
workers, and the cstn nlizLu,,r,
system under which the w,~
shall W the land, the tools ar5 -
product. IN other words. so,,,li.,r
mean the overthrow OF tho r,n,SI
lst class and the abolition OF m. .,m
~iIaliSt. "Ap-
fundanicnt"l Principles Of So,i,,,,w
AS Professor Neblen has VOL s,i,
the ocialism that inspires hn,o'
and a today is OF tho school ~
Marx. No II is seriously aDDrnr,n
slve of n other so-called ns,i,
movement All the socialist n,n,
les of the world are based -, ~,
principles first stated by Mary an4
Engels over, sixty years ago. Thrs"
! are
L. Dctcrminism. Tho
thoughts and feelings of any rro,,
mass of people, the customs rhov
follow. the laws they make, ,bs
praise and the blame they cynr,s,
for different kinds OF acts-au ,b.sa
are the natural and invitahln r.s,I,
of h way they get their living m.
way they supply themselves win
food and other necessities. AnnIv
this law to p~resent-day Americans
and o will find them divided into
two groups. The smaller, but IN 10
now the stronger group, consists Of
CoNTINJfEp ON TAr-4 Erv,
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The Growing Power of

Continued from page one :
day even thei enemies are willing
to concede hat in the impending
January election they will come
close to four million votes, making
them by far the strongest party in
the Fatherlandt The Socialists
themselves are more confident ana
look for higher figures. They base
their estimate on the fact that lin
the last five years, 1906 to 1911, the
number of their organized party
members has already doubled, hav-
ing risen from 3S4,O0O to 72O, 1000.
Never has their agitation been more
vigorous than today, n if local
elections are any forecast of the
coming national struggle, the So
cial-Democracy is fully justified in
its hope. 1t will be of interest to
study this development of power in
detail, for in studying the various
factors, the resultant becomes plain
and tangible.
The financeS-always the sinews
of war-of the party are most flour
ishing, as is evidenced by the fact
that the party income for the last
years Gully, 19O9-191O) was no less
than 935,4O9 marks. To this amount
their leading organ, Vorwarts, con-
tributed it's annual profit Of 113 .Oop
marks.
The manner in which the 800, 900
marks were used for agitation pur-
poses gives a striking confirmation
that The children of this world are
wiser in their generation than the
children of light. The annual re-
Fort of 1909-191O states that 20
SEC members we're added and 49,
S14 public meetings were held; that
23,162,44O tracts grat%uitously
spread the glad tidings of the
future and that calendars and
pamphlets were distributed to the
number OF ~2,545,S11. Thus, as an
example of their propaganda ~leaflet'
III the form of a personal letter, in
which the city comrades lovingly adj
dressed their country cousins as
dear Relatives"
But by far the most potent agita-
tor FOR German Socialism is the
press. and here a veritable campaign
OF printers ink comes into view. In
1910 the party controlled seventy
eight dallies, issued from ~ffty-seven
OF their own establishments, and
these papers counted 1,16O,OS6 sub
uOuDle Cnc amount
given tor 19O4-only six years be-
fore. Der Vorwarts. the leading
party organ, daily sends forth 14O,-
900 copies. giving it rank with the
chief newspapers of the empire. An
other influential journal is Die
Gleichheit, the official organ OF the
women Socialists. Last year it had
$4,000 subscriptions. The library
weekly, Neue Zeit, claims to have
nearly one hundred thousand read
ers, while the more learned Social
1stische Monatsheft is almost equal
ly popular. Comic papers are not
wanting, and the leader, Der Wahre
Jakob, dispenses smiles as we'll as
Socialism to nearly three hundred
thousand interested readers. To
this mighty array of printed power
must be d the influential press
of the Socialist trades unions. an in
fuence which may be measured by
the fact that in 1907 these unions
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-17
SOCIALISM DEFINED

rate things. This TACT must ~,
in mind" '' kept
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-17
GENERAL

/. The immediate government re-
lief for the unem ploycd workers by
building schools, by reforesting of cut
over II waste lands. by exclamation
of arid tracts. and the building of
canals. and by extending all other
useful public works All persons
employed on such work shall be en-
ployed directly by the government I'M
der an cight-hour work day and at the
prevailing union wages. Tho govern
mcnt shall also loan money to states
and municipalities. ithout interest.
Tor the p of carrying on public
works. 1t shall contribute to the
funds of labor organizations for the
purpose of assisting Their unemployed
members. and shall axe such other
measures within its power as will
lessen the widespread misery of the
workers caused by the misrule of the
capitalist class.
The collective ownership of rail
roads. teleGraphs. telephones. storm.
boat lines and all other means of So
clal transportation and commune,
ton.
D. The collective ownership of all
industries which arc organized IN :,
national scale and in which CONNIE
'itlon has virtually ceased to exist.
.: Inc extension of the public do
mann TO include mines. quarries. OIL
wells. forests and water power.
.. The scientific reforcstation Of
timber lands. and the reclamation OF
swamp lands. The land 50 refornstcd
or reclaimed to be re
tanned at as a part of the public do
main.
6. The absolute freedom of press,
speech and assemblaEc.
INDUSTRIAL DEMANDS.
T. The Improvement of the indus
trial condition of the workers.
Ia BY shortening the il.
keep1ng with the increased produc.
venes of machinery.
OBJ BY securing to every worker u
rest period of not less thar a day ana
a half in each week. y,
Co By securing Il more effective
inspection of workshops and factories.
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ODD BY forbidding the employment
of children unde sixteen years of
age.
(e) BY forbiding the interstate
transportation of the products of child
labor. OF convict labor and of all I'M
inspected factories.
co BY abolishing official charity
and substituting in its place compul
sorry insurance against employment.
illness, accidents, invaIidism. old age
and death.
POLITICAL DEMANDS.
>. The extension of Inheritance
taxes. graduated in proportion to tho
amount of the requests and to the
nearness of kin.
.. a graduated income tax.
10. Unrestricted and equal suffrage
for men and women. and we pledge
ourselves to engage in an active cam
paisn in that direction.
IL. Tho initiative and referendum
proportional representation and the
right of recall.
II. The abolition of the senate.
10. The abolition OF the power
usurDed by the supreme court of the
United States to pass upcn the consti,
~tutionality Of Legislation enacted by
congress. National laws to be re
| pealed or abrogate only by act of con
gress or by a referendum of the whole
people.
Il. That the Constitution be- mad
amendable by majority vote.
Is. The enactment of further meas
ures for general education and for the
of education to be made Il department
The creation of a department Of
health.
16. The separation of the prcseut
bureau OF b from the department
of and labor. and the estaL
lishment of a department of labor.
II. That all judges be elected by
the people for short terms, and thaI
the power to issue injunctions shall bt
curbed by immediate legislation.
The free administration of justice
Such measures of relief as we may
be able to force from capitalism are
hut Il preparation Of the workers tc
seize h whole powers of government
in order that they may thereby lay
hold of the whole system of industry
and thus come to their rightful inherit
aQce.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-17
Platform of the Socialist
Party of the United States

But in abolishing the r sent sys-
TEN. the workingmen will free not
only their own class, but also all
other classes of modern society: The
small farmer, who is today exploited
by large capital more indirectly but
not less effectively than is the wage
idoorer; TIC small manufacturer ana
trader, who Is engaged in a desperate
ana losing struggle for economic in
in the face of the ALL
e~enluefihS power of concentrated
capital; and even the capitalist HIM
sen VINO Is the slave of his wealth
rather than his master. The s.rup-
sie OF the working class against the
capitalist class, while it Is a class
struggle Tor the abolition Of all cIas-
conservation of health. The bureau
ses and class privileges.
The Rock OF Glass Rule.
The private ownership OF the land
and means of production used for OK
probation is he rock upon which class
rule is built; political government is
It's Indispensable instrument. The
cannot be freed from
expectation without c~onGucring the
political power and substituting col
iective for private ownership oil the
land and means of production used for
exploitation.
h 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-
stroytns all vestiges of Individual
PRODUCTION In manufacture. Modern
production is already very largely a
collective and social process. The
great trusts and monopolies which
nave sprung up in recent years have
organized h work and management
OF the principal industries on a ma
tional scale. and nay fitted them for
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. arc n must be subordinate to
the public title. The Socialist Party
strives to prevent land from being
used for the purpose of exploitation
and speculation. 1t demands the col
lective possession. control or manage
ment of land to whatever extent NAV
be necessary to attain that end. 1t is
not opposed to the occupation and pos
session of and by those using it in a
useful and bona fide without
exploitation.
The Socialist Party is primarily an
economic n political movement. 1t
is not concerned with matters of re-
liGious belief.
Labor'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 EN-
braces the world and will be carried
to ultimate victory by the unite work
ers of the world.
To unite the workers of the nation
and their allies and sympathiZers 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-cIasS victory to free
all humanity from class rule and 10
realize the International brotherhood
of man.
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CoNTINuEp ON FAG~ EIvs
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-17
Power of Corruption.
The Vital Issue.

The struggle between wage work
ers and capitalists grows ever fer
Ger. and a now become the only
eeal issue before the American PEG
pie The wage-workins class. there
Tore. has the most direct interest ie
ene'isfinE the capitalists systen.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-17
PROGRAM.

AS measures calculated to strength
en- the working class in its fight for
the realization Of this ultimate aim.
and to increase it's 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, 1911-08-17

the mighty medium of social and
economic intercourse is becoming the
voice of labor.
In Germany the Socialist and union
press o~ut-number the combined capi-
talist press.
In France they are about equal
the two nations are forging to the
front rapidly.
In the United States the signs are
good. The need is being felt and put
into reality.
Nearly every day we hear of the
birth of n new Socialist paper.
True. they are most all weekly as
yet but from these will come the
the daily.
A great day is dawning for labor.
The working class is Interpreting
itself.
The march toward democracy and
humanity is on.
We must have the press to herald
the dawn.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
SAN FRANCISCO VOTES FOR
CLEAN ADMINISTRATION FOR
HER EXPOSITION PERIOD
James ROIph Wins
at Primary by
Big Majority.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 97.--
lanes Rolph Jr. is to be the Exposition
Mayor Of San Francisco the voters of
this city so deciding by large major
ity at the municipal primaries yeater-
day There was much rejoicing
throughout the city when the count
showed ROiph enough in the lead to
ensure his election, while all the late
counts ran his majority up beyond the
expectations of his supporters.
The final count last night showed
that Rolph had pOlled over 10000 votes
to fewer than 10000 for P. H. McCar-
thy, the candidate of the Union Labor
party, the Republican, Democratic can.
didate having majority of more than
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
CHINESE UNABLE TO
USE WHEAT FLOUR

SEATTLE, Washington, September
l4.-The people of the Chinese ia mine
district do not know how to use wheat
flour, and only rice should be sent to
them. Judge Rufus II, Thayer, of the
United States District Court for China,
who is returning to Shanghai after u
vacation spent in America, says that
the cargo of flour sent from Seattle to
the famine sufferers of China was sold
at sacrifice and the proceeds invested
in rice.
''In the famine districts the use OF
wheat flour is a deep mystery to the
natives,p said Judge Thayer. "With'
ont course in domestic science, they
could not make bread, so it became ne
cessary to give them something they
could use.
''The shipload of flour which came tS
! Shanghai on the Buford and was sent
up the river was sold to buy rice. My
| informant was man experienced in ths
dour business, and according to hi
statement abont one.half TO twO-thirdi
its real value was realized" F"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29

DAVENPORT, Iowa, September 81.
The international machinists' union
executive committee in session yes
terday carried resolution to call all
the machinists of the Hartman rail
road system out on strike unless the
management would consent to recognize
the federation of unions. It is reported
that the International executive has
delivered an ultimatum to Julius Krutt-
schnitt, general manager of the system,
giving him two days in which to agree
TO the demand.
This is the first ultimatum sent to
Mr.. Kruttschnitt by the international
officials. A former demand for a rec
ognition of the federation, accompa-
MED by strike threat, was sent some
weeks ago by the federation itself, to
which the railroad official returned no
reply. The strike was not brought
about because of the refusal of the in
ternational officers to issue the neees-
sary sanction, the international taking
up the negotiations with the railroad.
No intimation of the stand likely to
be taken by Mr. Kruttschnitt now is
obtainable.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
MANY PARENTS To
ADOPT CHILDREN
The Advertiser Story ArOuses
MotherIy FeeIing-Paioa
Boys Find Homes.
(From Wednesday 8 Advertiser.) )

Apparently, there is dearth of chill
iren to be adopted, for in Judge Whit.
uey's chambers yesterday, there was
crush on, and the number of people
anxious to adopt children was far great
er than the supply. Consequently, there
was some disappointment. when only
four little boys were up for adoption,
and there were seven mothers waiting
to take them.
In yesterday g Advertiser, the sad
plight of Mrs. Paioa who has lost her
husband and her eldest son within a
very short time, was told. Mrs. Paioa
has three little boys, but owing to in
digent circumstances, she was COM
PEELED either to place them in the re-
form school or have them adopted.
This was the cause of the number
of motherly women who had responded
to the call for some tangible help, as
sembling in Judge Whitney's cham
bers. There was not much delay in
settling the questions. The three lit
tie fellows soon found adopted parents,
and the proceedings did not take very
long, owing to the plethora of help
available. Mrs. j. Kamanoulu, wife of
the representative, took Kealohanui.
Kaleiopu will find a mother in Mrs.
D. B. Kahaulelio, and Charlie will be-
come the adopted son of Mrs. II. b.
Restarlck.
Mrs. Kamanoulu also adopted little
Eddie Matthews. She took the boy to
Judge Whitney's chambers with her,
and told how his father was steve
dore working one day and being idle
three. The father has about ten chill
dren, and It has become impossible for
him to maintain them owing to his
broken time. She, therefore, offered to
take Eddie as her own, and Judge Whit
ney approved of this.
The necessary papers in connection
with the transferences were made up
by Clerk Marcallino.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
Horrible Reports From Southern
State Of MexioO-Chamula
Braves Are Out
BABES TOSSED ON LANCEs
Women Hacked to Death by the
Savages-Mexico City Also
Scene of BIOodShed.

CITY OF MEXICO. September 27.-
Horrible reports are being received
here from the southern province of
Chiapas. where the Chamula Indians,
taking advantage of the political ex-
citement. have gone out in rebellion,
overpowering the few troops in the
country districts and buring and sack,
ing the smaller villages.
The details of the capture of the ht-
tie town of Gala have been received.
In this place, Wenacesiao Franco, the
president, who lead the villagers
against the Indians, was captured alive
and crucified in the presence of hi
wife, who was afterwards ravaged anC
then stabbed to death, her boy being
hacked in seven places.
In saeking the town the Indians Kill
ed everyone who fell into their hands
tossing the bodies of babies from lance
10 lance and. performing other cruelties
Rioting in Capital.
There was political rioting in TIM
city yesterday, so extensive that the
police were forced to charge the mobs
During the fighting the police sabret
two men to death and fatally wound
ed fifteen others.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29

teachers who had attempted to turn
him into the path Of righteousness.
Another Young man. solomon Kama
hele, ffteen.yearold, is alleged to
have operated extensively at Pahea He
Is charged with having taken money
from Mr.. Carpenter, from the lumber
mill Office and from a japanese in the
village.
Still another case is that Of Kanai
Punn, iKteen year Old damsel from
Twelve Milcs, Olna, who a short time
ago lit out from The parental domain
and Is alleged 10 have helped herself
20 travelling expenses iu the snm Of 81
{ from the familF fressnrf She landed
~ Waiakea nnd feil iu with ihs fasi
E - ~ tarlFfy af shat suburb
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-09-29
MURDER CASE MAY
FINISH TODAY
Witness Testified that Ne Was
Told What 10 say BY lhe
Defendant.

The trial Of Chane ID Hal on charge
of murder in the hrt degree entered
on IT, ffth day yesterday. and frgm all
ACCOUNTS it shoald be concluded today
Eleven witnesses were examined and
four Interpreters were needed, viz.
Chinese, Japanese, Filipino and Korean,
while one witness gave evidence In
English, Eve different languages being
spoken. The evidence Of some Of the
witnesses was brief, for notwithstand.
ing that interpretations had TO be
made, some Of them were on the stand
for only seven minutes, nine minutes
and fifteen minutes.
The burden of the testimony was TO
the effect that each one passed she
house in which the deceased was said
TO have met his death on their way 70
their own homes from the days WORK,
but they heard nothing untoward at all.
Kim Hong Kyu created some inter.
est by declaring that the defendant
lad told him that IL he were asked
what time the defendant returned to
his home, to say ten o clock and not
twelve This, he alleged, was heard by
three of the other witnesses.
The ease was adjourned until this
morning
A -Year-old Case.
There win be some echoes in Judge
Whitney IS court this morning when
case of six years standing will be
brought up before Judge Whitney and
a jury. This is the case of Henry
Gumpfer versus F. B. Whiting. The
sum of $4,000 is claimed for alleged
lamapes bv the nlaintiff throrgb n coI-
lision between an automobile said to
have been owned by the defendant and
a hack attached to horse driven by
the plaintiff.
Plaintiff claimed that the fault was
with the automobile. Defendant has
replied that he was away when the
accident occurred and has only just re-
turned to the Territory.
F. 9. Peterson will appear for the
/ defendant.