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

/ Three letters read from Comradt
Bradish regarding charges against Com
rade McGill, stating first that nothing
could be done. second that the local haC
disbanded and third that il had beer
rcsurrected and the trial would be held
on the 3lst of October, but not giving
the place. Letters filed and secretary or
dered to learn where the trial would
take place Letter from Seattle Eleventh
Ward No 2, in reply to charges against
Clyde elise and George Holtzner read
stating that the local had disbanded
The charter was also returned by Holtz
ner in person. State secretary ordered
TO publish in the minutes that Clyde
elise and Geo. Holtzner are under
charges and cannot be accepted as mem
bers in other locals in the state
Letters from Local Fifth Ward com
| planning that Local Fourth Ward was
using dishonest methods in procuring
members from Local Fifth Ward, read
and secretary ordered to write Local
Fifth Ward and tell them to get aft.
davits in all such cases.
Letter read from Seattle pertaining to
SANDER of Anna Maley in the headquar-
ters of Seattle Fourth Ward read and
filed
Charges from Seattle Fifth Ward
against Il. j. Brown and others ordered
returned to be sent to locals concerned.
Letter read from state woman's cor
respondent with circular.
/ Secretary ordered to instruct organiz-
ers to get names of women correspond
ents in the locals and otherwise encour-
age the cause of the socialist women.
Circular ordered published in the bull
letin.
Locals Dunlap and Kent were ordered
suspended because they ignored charges
made against members. The charges
were sent on September q in registered
letters and were received by Local Kent
on October 2 and by Local Dunlap on
September 80.
/ The yes and no vote on state commit
tee referendums were ordered to be pub
lished in the bulletin henceforth.
State secretary authorized to order
two cash received books.
State secretary authorized to call extra
meeting of the S. E. C. when he consid-
ers it necessary, and until further or
ders.
Bill from Wagenknecbt for two affi-
davits, fifty cents, ordered paid.
S. L. Boldly and Wilfred Gribble ac-
cepted as state lecturers and organizers,
Gribble to be employed Immediately.
Secretary ordered to publish in the
bulletin the resolution of the S. z. C.
which authorized and ordered the state
secretary to invest $1,000 in dues stamps.
| The books were audited for the month
of September.
Expenses of the S. E. c. were paid as
| follows: Smith. 30c: Barth. $500;
Davis, 1910; Wells, $l.3O; Sadler, $l.7O.
Adjourned 7:45 p. m.
Next regular meeting to be held the
10th of November, 1912.
Fraternally submitted,
FRANS BOSTROM,
State Secretary.
September %, 1912.
Minutes of the meeting of the board
of trustees, S. P. of Washington, Sep
TENDER %, 1912:
Meeting called to order at 1910 a. m.
Present, Books and Al Roeder.
Absent, Chairman Secretary Alice Var
nell.
Comrade Brooks was elected chairman
pro tenn.
State Secretary Bostrom acted as Sec
retary
Finding that chairman secretary has
neglected to take us into her confidence
in regard to the recall motions made by
Local Dunlap, that she has neglected to
appear at this meeting or to give any
reason for her absence, that she has not
sent us what documents she has in her
possession pertaining to these recall mo-
tions, and has paid no attention to the
constitutional requirements of the office,
I ba,- ho IF
of chairman secretary of the board
Comrade Allan Brooks is hereby elect
| ed to succeed her in this office.
In regard to the recall motions from
Local Dunlap, we find, first, that the
report card from Local Dunlap for the
month of July shows that the local had
only four paid-up members, and that the
local therefore in accordance with sec
ton II, state constitution, was in bad
standing until the publication of the re-
port for the month of August, September
20, 1912; second, that the motions for
the recall of the S. Z. c. and the state
secretary are dated August Is and there
fore during the period that the local was
in bad standing; third, that the docu-
ments do not bear any mark to show
that they came from Local Dunlap, that
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secretary, while the real secretary is
Geo. Glass, who has been secretary from
the birth of the local, and who in a let
ter to the state secretary signed himself
as secretary on August %, 1912, the day
after the day upon which the recall mo-
tions were supposed to be dated
While there are other irregularities.
we deem this sufficient cause to pre-
vent the issuing of the referendums and
hereby instruct the chairman secretary
of this board to take no further action
in this matter.
The state secretary is hereby instruct
ed to send copy of these minutes to
each member of this board, and TO pub
fish them i'm the september bulletin.
The state secretary is further ordered
to notify Comrade Yamell to- seni aiI
documents belonging to his board to the
new chairman--ecretary. Allan Brooks.
Algona, Wash. and e. forward To- him
an communications that nay later ar