The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27
National Socialist

National Headquarters, Socialist Party,
Chicago, September 10, 1912.
To the National Executive Committee:
Dear omrades-Herewith are submit
ted four motions by Berger, as follows
"In view of the fact that we have only
few weeks until election day and that
funds for carrying on the campaign are
urgently needed
81. I move that all appeals for other
funds on the part of the national execu-
tive committee be laid aside until after
election day.
90. That the national office shall
make no further assignments of speakers
or organizers other than those already
provided for work in the southern states
by the N. f. c.; and
49, That an urgent call for the cam
paign fund be issued in the name of the
national executive committee.
"a. Also that all money available nj
the national office above the necessary
current expenses be set aside for the
campaign fund and to be at the disposal
of the campaign committee.
vote to be taken by wire"
Comment by national secretary:
Concerning the second motion I desire
to say that of the seventeen national or
ganizers and lecturers in the field, eight,
namely, Doyle, Carver, Kendall Russell,
Snyder, Buie, Seigler and Harold, were
assigned in pursuance of action taken by
the national executive committee. Five,
namely, Brown, Wattles, Whitehead, Zeh
and Geffs, were assigned under arrange
ments made by the woman's national
committee. Four, namely, Eggum, Snow,
Squier and Chase, were assigned by my
self. Eggum was assigned to New Mex
leo, the national office paying his de-
ficit not to exceed twenty five dollars
per month, because it seemed a good way
to get some desirable work done in that
backward state. Snow was assigned to
Idaho for the opposite reason, because it
is a promising field. Squier was assigned
to Delaware because it is the only re-
naming unorganized state and ought to
be organized. Chase was assigned to Ne
braska because he is indebted to the ma
tional office on his Alaska tour and
wanted an opportunity to get even. |
have no desire to assign additional field
workers myself, but if it should become
desirable to send more women to the
states where the suffrage question is
pending we should be in position to do
SO. The motion is therefore too drastic
am opposed to the fourth motion.
The national office has voluntarily paid
s. ,O96.56 for the office furniture and fix |
lures and typewriters for the campaign |
1t has assumed and agreed
to pay 1918 additional for the same
purpose. 1t has loaned them $500. It !
has let them have literature and supplies
IN credit to the amount of $4529l. Total
%, l47.22.
The income of the national office has
decreased a great deal during the past
Jour months. During the months of
January, February, March and April, we
eeeived for supplies and party buttons
'2,765O6, During the months of May,
une, July and August we received for
upplies and party buttons S2,244s5, a
oss of S52O2l.
During the months of January, Feb
nary, March and April we received for
terature $4923-52. During the months
May, June, July and August we re-
eiyed for literature s3,4GO79, a loss Of
,462.73.
During the months of January, Feb
lary, March and April we received for
Ies s25,79485. During the months Of
ay, June July and August we received
T dues S2l,6l34O, a loss Of s4.lsO.95.
To say nothing of the normal increase
hich we should have had. we have
erefors lost S6l63s0.
All the money we have is needed for
e legitimate work Of the office in f.. :