The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-26

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Things Which Professional
Peop'e Should Understand
ny EDWIN ,. BRowN.
II We were building a house to-day
we would want " modern. " wv
means would permit IN otnea "
huild a modern house We would nee"
sement workers. plumbers, earpen-
ters palnters. gasfittetS. eioSttl
clans an architect. landscape arr
irts- and gardeners. aud each ot w
various craftsmen would mssa nut
N the house was los house ons
man could notch some less. NOV
them aud put them IN place, tnen
make a shake roof ana the ""N"'
"1ps ',,i,,,'st parties are the makers
of tools for shaping. moldlnS ens
building the commonwealth, ~nu
the Socialist partys toois az ~
constitution. platform. w9snlnf pr
gram. Industrial and pelisisai ~
nanas. These are the political tools
with which the workers are 70
transfer IN. powers OF government
into the hands Of the pfonut.ss ~.
Read them and learn how 10 40 t0'
WORKING PROGRAM
A. measures calculated 70
strsnxthen the working class IN ~
firht Ter the realization OF It's ulu-
mate aim the Cooperative tch-
monweaIth. and to Increase us p1M.
err Of resistance Axains, aay nsssre
ourselves and our election ofticcfs
20 the following prosrAm'
COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP.
rhe collective ownership ana
a.nnoeratie management OF rat
roads. wire and wireless teiest@pn
and telephones. express sessts .s,',,
meas 81 transportation and cofn-
munication and OF all lafsr scare
The immediate requirement, ~
the munieipAlities. ths s'asss sis.
safors. stock yards. STORAGE ware-
houses. and other distributing aGen-
sl,s in order 10 reduce the present
extortIonate cost OF lying co,,,tr
q The extension OF the puDuN
domain TO include mines. uuarrise'
oil wells. forests and water power
a. The further conservation anu
development o.. natural resoar,Sss ~
for the use and 6shent OF an NV
ssj BY seisntifIc forestasion and
timber protection
es5 isy The reclamation OF arid
and swamp tracts.
fcl by the storage OF Hood waters
and utilization % water power
tdl by the stoppagc Of the pres,
emit exfrnsagHnt waste 81 the sct,
and OF the products Of mines ana
eeS b the development Of high
way and waterway systems
The collective ownership OF
land wherever practical and In cases
where such ownership = impsa ,sn,
OF the annual rental value o. Az
land held for speculation Or expio't-
alton.
democratic management OF the
banking and currency system.
The abolition % the monopoly
ownership OF patents and the SUB
stitufion OF collective ownership,
with direct rewards to Inventors ~
premiums or royalties
UNEMPLOYMENT
The Immediate government relief
Of the unemployed by the extension
Of all useful puDilc works. All per-
sons unemployed on such WORKS 10
be engaged directly by the govern
menf under a work day Of not more
than eight hours ard at not less than
the prevailing union wages The
government also to establish EN-
pIoymenf bureaus 10 lend money %
states and municipalities without
interest for the purpose Of carry
ing on public works. and 20 take
such other measures within It's
power as will lessen the widespread
misery Of the workers caused BY the
misruie Of the capitalist class.
INDUSTRIAL DEMANDS.
The conservation OF human re-
"a "a - ssf 4 a. 4
weiibsing Of the workers and their
families.
j. BY shortening the work day
In keeping with the increased pro-
ducttveness Of machinery.
q BY securing 70 every worker
q rest period OF not less than day
and a half in each week
,. BY securing n more effective
insp<ction OF workshops. factories
By forhiddIng the employment
Of children hnder rs years OF age.
s. By abolishlng the brutal ex-
ploitation Of convicts under the con-
tract system and substituting the
cooperative crKanization 81 indus
tries In penitenfiarles and work
shops for the benefit OF convicts and
8. BY forbidding the Interstate
transportation Of the products of
child labor Of convict labor and OF
all uninspeeted factories and mines.
7. By abolishing the profit sys-
tenn In government work. and sub
stituting either the direct hire OF
labor or the awarding OF contracts
to cooperative groups Of workers.
8. BY establishing minimum wage
scales
.. BY aboiishing official charity
and substituting a non-contributory
system Of old age pensions. a gen
eral system OF insurance by the
state Of all Its members against
a 4r.I ~ llInaaW nj fnHaIt1.
ism and a system OF compulsory In
surance by employers of their work
ers, without cost to the latter,
against industrial diseases. acci-
sEATTLE's FIRE DEPARTMENT..
Now let US establish our fire pro-
lection system In Seattle today un-
der Industrial demand NO. Z and we
lished for use and protection. where
as today the fire department IN con-
fidsred from the standpoint OF
profit only. Human life IL sold at
continuous duty and their lives are
almost inhuman because Of the con-
tinuoue night and day monotony In
service. and we expect them TO for
felt their own lives to save ours
when emergency presents Itself.
Their wives and children are de-
prived OF the benefits of their com
pany and presence at the home fire
four hours each day. You see II the
double platoon system IL adopted
there Will be a few more Jobs for
workingmen on the fire department.
You see II IL hard to get anyone to
take up the task Of fighting the
battle Of labor, but IL II was some
scheme Of Jfit-monRers to sell our
city something on which great cap
itai would profit by the bonds sold
TO the people, then would the bands
play sweet music and the printing
presses click Off the papers in adj
vocacy Of the profit mongers. Every
man and woman In this city should
advise. agitate and work for the
double platoon system In our fire