The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-17

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Things That Professional Men
Should Know and Do
Last week spoke about skinniug
people. and that u not nitexyther =
pleasing EXPRESSION % nss ,eae,i
use and As being skinned W fp@&h
work anyway. and What ! meant ~
being skinned was 60 be nNpi"itrS
81 the product Of ones tuhs OF tast
In order for one 60 be ahlr te N'.k
and earn bread he must agree W
rive up threc-fourths of hte prodNct
Tor the privilege of EettinS one
fourth for himself before ne u Al.
iuwnd 10 work on The machine ~
production. and get access 70 tue
means 81 life.
TasE INDIANAPOLIS CONVENTION
the first national convention heid
this year convened ~ te,i hei ~.
eesslon one fuif week This was me
Soeiafst National Convention enl I
had the honor of helnN onr 81 the
delegates from this state
This Socialist Convention. IKE ~.
U.ciaust conventions. worked oet
rrorrarns. platforms and pripeipies
Whereby the working class % tnH
nation can De organized ana cnH
Gated TO recognize their nlAte ~
class interest There r. no denying
the fact that the werNinb psef.e
this nation ala not have amy euas ~
ren~esent Them or their Interests N
any other nf the national couNen =
fto,s hut the Socialist National Non-
xertfon was more than representa-
tive Of the working class, y w. -
hssrnanttaraans Of educatcd eda-
Gators. % historians. OF roAtisAt
eronenatsts. OK thinkers and % work-
ers and each ln3iy t1uAi was At-e|
moral agent. yet responslple 70 ~
constituent party member ri.Vn ~. "
interest % the working class as ac-
fined and efnanAtinE from the class
sfrurgle, and for this reason AZ
WORKING people. all professional Pee,
pie ard those who do not MotA An1
All who can not lbcc4use they nave
no YoSs should study the Soc iaiiss
Party National Constitution. Fiat-
form aud Resolutions
POLITICAL aCrio>.
when ANY Judge upon the hsncs'
Priest 81 tire pulpit. or Dean Y w
university undertakes TO tets ire
people of this country what ths
Socialist party stands lor ne n@n
tetter sttay the work 81 the party
conventions. Instead Of doing IKE
Roosevelt and Scnae others WHO tAt
ABOUT matters and things utterly
foreign 10 the teachings Of socialism
ard al that Is advocated ~ ine
pSTs ne following are sections 81 the
Socialist Party constitution. Win
comments by myself
MEMBERSHIP.
Sec. 4. Every prr~oa. resident Of
the Infsed states. of the nEr ~
<ixhse<n y~nr. and upward without
df~erfsnin alton TO SEX rnr~. r"t"r
ar creed. who has severed NJ. r"m-
tie. nnd political organization. nna
suh~rrfhe. 90 thu pwtncips~- Of fhr
xo~sslt-t Party. Including political
r@ffen and unrestricted potittcat
tight. for both -rxe-- shall - eiSs-
bic 10 m~mberslis fn the party.
Nv reader Will now perceive that
Gertlau / prexeribes the uuaiifica-
lions 10 membership In the party.
and this section should BE- read "
some Of our coart judges ant ma, se
foolish about what Socialism stands
see. =. No person ssiaing an siee-
tive public office by Eift ct sns
party or organization other than inc
~e~tnis.t PARTY shall he eligible 20
m~nsb~r-hip IN the Socialist Party
nor shall any mac mber OF the inFtt
accept or hold any appotnftse "tnrr,
bouornry rrmun~rnttsr ftFtt
service ps.ifisss exeeptsdp witno"'
rhr consent Of hi. state orxnnisa~
sson. No party member shall he q
candidate for rnbiie office wfth"aa
the eon.~nf Of the CITY. tounty or
state organizations, according 60 the
nature OF the office.
Section protects the sociaiial
parfy from the contamination 81
political grafterx and old party
politicians. u prevents the COM
promise and fusion which " used bf
political thieves 20 destroy ~ poiitl-
can not control This section y
tho one beautiful and powerful ele-
rnent In the Socialist party which
bars and repeIs the Political Ex-
ploiter There y no sucn tnins -
nonpa rtisan politics--it II the cry
OF deeelYers. OF the workers
Sections Q and relate 10 inter
nal party affairs and viii not b
touched on.
See. & All persons joining the
Socialist Party shall sign the follow
ing pi~dxes 81, the undersigned
r~rornisfnE the class struggle be-
tween the capitalist class snd the
working class. and the necessity oi
the WORKING FtEr2 ttNIA'
into "a political party distinct IRON
and opposed to aii parties formed
nv the capitalist class hereby de-
clare that I have severed my rri".
lions with nii other parties aud
fndor-e the platform and eonsfltu-
lion of the Socialist Party, inciudinr
the principle OF political action, nns
hereby apply for admission 10 said
party"
Section 8 Is the party pledge. and
this explains why socialists ar'
willing to content themselves will
slow but sure educational growth
30 that when victory comes II VIII
come a. an evolutionary educationa
growth. 20 stay
The working class comprises al
members OF society who produce
and contribute their energy IN use
ful service 10 society. and the reco2
milton Of the class struggle IL re-
auired because 10 Us the surplus
value exploited from Labor which
goes 10 capital. which renders and
retains one a producer and the Othei
an exploiter. and their interests arr
in direct conflict. this conflict mani
tests itself in q struggle for tht
product Of labor The eapitalisl
lands tools, productive and trans
p0rtatlon machinery. and the work
Ing class owns only its labor power
which IL must sell 20 the ownine
class hefNfe u can get tte hccfHHi
tics Of life, this labor power SELL
for wages. and wages are Away
regulated by the cost Of living
Sometimes when the workers canHo
get wages enough with which Il
buy the necessities Of life. and thi
capitalist authorities invoke VIC
.lence and encroach upon their right
20 life. social pathology manifeats II
self in the form Of violence as
symptom Of the class struggle. AN,
the Socialist Party desires that thos'
who become members shall under
stand and have recognition u Thu
struggle. 80 that Roosevelt or
Bryan having political hyqfcria VII
not be able 20 dislodgc the logic ant
understanding Of those who hoi,
Themselves out as Socialist Part,
members.
Any political measure not beini
founded on the class struggle cal
have no good or true purpose n
quality Of relief permanent 20 IN
working class. and N n has sue
quality. II Is opposed 70 the inter
ests Of the capitalist class. thus tb
class struggle.
Next week ] shall answer ~