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

MINNIE PARKS.
Kennedy's letter to Local Seattle Fifth
! Ward:
Granite Hotel, 1905 Fifth Ave, Seattle,
May 10. 1912.
Mr.. Willard Price secy. Fifth Ward
Local.
Comrade-In reply to your letter of
! May TO- 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, I 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 a date for the trial, of which
your members making the charges or
your local will be duly notified. Sec
ton u, state constitution. Locals may
make their own rules not inconsistent
with this or the national constitution.
and each member is subject to the juris-
diction of the local of which he is af-
filiated, etc. Your previous action in
suspending Comrade NJ. J. Kennedy was
declared unconstitutional by the S. e. c.
and I was reinstated in full membership
before | 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 I was one of the
charter members, | cannot comply with
the summons to appear for trial May 2S.
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 A. 1912.
Frans Bostrom. 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 4.
took the floor and stated that he was
now a member of the Fourth Ward Local.
and that the Fifth Ward had no iuris-
diction over him, but if they wanted to
try him they should present charges i'm
the Fourth Ward Local He also de
clared he had not been charged with
violating the constitution but only with
an msocialistie proceeding in bringing
the police into the meeting.
Comrade Kennedy also claimed that
he could not remain with MS as that
would make the trial legal
Motion that Comrade Kennedy as q
matter .f courtesy remain through the
trial. Carried.
Motion that Comrada Kennedy remain
aul'tasr part I'm the trial lint DE claimed
the trial to- be unconstitutional
Comrlde Frps said Damr3de Kennedy
was Justified I'm bringing policeman
into socialist meeting If there was 90