The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18

such other steps as in your Judgment
seem advisable.
JOHN DOLCE,
Chairman of Session.
NJ II. REYNOLDS,
Secretary.
Members in good standing, "a
September report, rs paid members.
Seconded by Tacoma No. 3 with nine
paid-up members for September.
October =. 1912.
To the State Executive Committee, So
cialist Party of Washington:
Comrades Since three members of the
Pierce county executive committee
Bone. Burns and Einhaus-on September
81 at the county court house in Tacoma.
took part in a meeting and participated
in the formation of a so-called county
organization consisting of precinct com
mitteemen' elected in the socialist prim-
aries September 10 because of such a
provision in the primary law enacted by
a capitalist legislature, and since such
an action is a reputation of the existing
organization of the socialist party and
a violation of our party constitutions,
county, state and national, it becomes
necessary for this local to demand that
your committee promptly conduct ref
erendum of the membership in Pierce
county on the question of whether or
not to abolish county autonomy; the
disruption of our county organization
making it of doubtful utility for con
Quoting such a referendum
By order of Local Puyallup in regular
meeting September 81. 1912.
w. +. LINGHAM
Chairman of Session.
A. c.. FARNSWORTH.
Local Secretary.
Seconded by Tacoma No. with rs
members and Midland with y members,
Puyallup itself having As. Total 1856.
Ordered issued by the S. 7. c.
Office of the State Womans Correspond
ent, Box 49l, Everett, Wash.
Everett, Oct. s, 1912.
To the Locals, Socialist Party of Wash
ington:
, Comrades-At the last meeting of the
state executive committee of our party
a state womans correspondent was
elected So that the work among women
may be properly established the local
secretaries to whom this is addressed
are asked to give this letter earnest con
sideration and bring it before their local
at Jne next meeting.
In the states where women have the
ballot great efforts are just now being
made by the republican, democratic and
progressive parties to get their votes.
The women of the state of Washington
have the ballot. 1t is therefore very
necessary that the socialist party of this
state should make a strong effort to
educate these many women in socialism
so that they will use the ballot in their
own interests.
Though we advise all women to study
the literature of all parties, it is our
special duty to place in their hands the
literature of the socialist party. We
want them to learn to which class they
belong and which party truly represents
their class. Then we want them to Join
their party and work actively for the
carrying out of its principles
This must be done. We must coop
crate with our men comrades in the fight
for better conditions for freedom. For
it is our fight as well as theirs. In
truth, it is ours more than theirs, for it
concerns not only ourselves but also our
children.
1t is a fight which will be won. 1t
depends greatly upon the women Just
how soon it will be won. If they work
diligently it will not be a long fight.
If they remain disinterested spectators
it may be fight of many years.
1t also depends greatly on the locals
in the state just how soon the women
get interested and JUST HOW INTER
ESTED THEY GET.
ACTION is WANTED
The first thing to do is to elect a
local women's correspondent. The best
posted, most enthusiastic woman com
rade in the local, a woman who can or
ganize the work of educating the women
of the local and town and make sue
cess of it, a woman who likes to worl,
with and for her class for socialism is
the woman that should be elected. Then
let us enter this work at once, the work
of making the women within the social
list party more capable of teaching and
organizing the women of the state FIJI
out the blank below and mail to the
state woman's correspondent.
Yours for the revolution
HORTENSE WAGENKNECHT.
State Woman's Correspondent
Address Box 40l, Everett, Wash.