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

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mittee holds that the action of Seattle
/ Fifth Ward, in suspcndng Kennedy
without trial was unconstitutional. Ref
crcnce made to section -, state consti-
/ tuition
Charges addressed to Local Seattle
/ Fifth Ward:
Seattle, May 7, 1912
We have hereby made charges against
/ NJ. J. Kennedy, a member of the Fifth
/ Ward Local. with actions contrary to the
principles of socialism by the Bringing
/ into the local a policeman on April Is,
which is against all rules of socialism,
and he is hereby summoned for trial in
conformity with our new constitution,
and he is requested to appear before
! Local Fifth Ward and answer said
charges on May IS, 1912.
Fila PRICE.
KATE SADLER.
MINNIE PARKS
Kennedy's letter to Local Seattle Fifth
Ward:
Granite Hotel 1905 Fifth Ave, Seattle
May l3, 1912.
Mr.. Willard Price, Secy. Fifth Ward
Local.
Comrade-In reply to your letter of
May 10, 1912, notifying me that charges
were made against me in writing by
some members of the Fifth Ward Local
socialist party, names of the members
signing the charges not mentioned in
your letter, l wish to remind yourself
and the members of the Fifth Ward
Local that I am at present a member of
Local Fourth Ward, socialist party of
Seattle, having transferred from Local
Fifth Ward. Your local was duly mott
fled of my transfer at your regular
meeting Tuesday, May 7, 1912. There
fore, if your members or your local have
any charges to make against Comrade
Kennedy you should present them in
writing before the local of which he is
member and the Local Fourth Ward
can set date for the trial, of which
your members making the charges or
your local will be duly notified Sec
tion II, state constitution. Locals may
make their own rules not inconsistent
with this or the national constitution,
and each member is subject to the iuris-
diction of the local of which he is af-
filiated, etc. Your previous action in
suspending Comrade M. j. Kennedy was
declared unconstitutional by the S. E. c..
and I was renstated in full membership
before I transferred to Fourth Ward
Local Your local can see by reading
section II, state constitution, that your
local has no jurisdiction over members
of other locals. Consequently with all
respect due to the members of Fifth
Ward Local, of which | was one of the
charter members, | cannot comply with
the summons to appear for trial May %.
1912, as complying with your request to
appear for trial. | would then be a party
to the unconstitutional acts of the Fifth
| Ward Local. | am sure that the mem
bers of the Fifth Ward Local intend to
comply with the state constitution and
| that they don't Intentionally want to
deprive Comrade Kennedy of his mem
bership in an unconstitutional manner
No matter how much we may honestly
differ with regard to the ways and
means to accomplish our purpose we are
all working for a common goal. If Com
rade Kennedy has violated any part of
the constitution-and up to the present
/ time it has not been shown by any evil
dence that he has-he is willing to stand
trial before the local of which he is at
present a member.
Yours for the revolution,
NJ. j. KENNEDY
Minutes of the trial in Local Fifth
Ward:
Seattle, June 4, 1912.
Frans Rostrom. Everett. Wash.
Dear Comrade-The Fifth Ward Local
has expelled Comrade NJ. J. Kennedy
from the socialist party, the above day
and date.
Comrade Kennedy appeared June A.
took the floor and stated that he was
now a member of the Fourth Ward Local