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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07
THIS---OUR FUNNY WORLD

Willard Price, Hulet M. Wells, ct al,
have been injunctioned by Judge
HUMPHREYS. They shall not speak in
the open near Fourth and Pike, Sc
attic, until August 6, and then, if it
pleases the court, they shall not speak
again until doom's day. And disbar-
ment proceedings are being instituted
against the Judge And the Socialists,
not being allowed the theatre to pro
duce "The Colonel and His Friends, y
repaired to the Labor Temple and to
a packed house told the truth about a
few Seattle respectables Also, many
Seattle ministers are giving Blethen
hell And many of the most respected
business men are hollering their heads
off because Blethen is hurting bust
ness in that he is making people be-
lieve that Seattle is the home of bomb
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love so we'll by permitting it to float
over institutions that are the most
barbarious in his or any other coun-
try, the Socialists are the only ones
who protest against the farce comedy
which our star spangled banner today
represents and behind whose folds are
hidden and are lurking microbes of
the Col Bleed-em type. Let justice go
to the devil and fight like hell about
a muslin rag. What fools we mortals
be-" The situation is such that one
must laugh amid tears.
"Tis an ill wind that blows no one
good" And remember, comrades, that
every demonstration such as that
which was pulled off at Seattle during
the Potlatch week only tends to hasten
the day of justice and equality to all
mankind.
AS l look out upon this surging sea
OF humanity l can readily discern a
huge wage approaching. 'Tis the wave
CT discomfort famed to fury by the
onslaught of capitalism and what
makes my heart sad is to think that in
this oncoming wave may perish the
innocent with the guilty.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07
A PIECE OF MUSLIN.

tBy f. A. Levin.
No words ring truer than those of
Howard Taft when he said that sol
diers and sailors are the outcast of
society,"" this fact being demonstrated
at Seattle only a few days ago.
Pat Quinlan has recently been SEN
fenced to serve from two to seven
years in the New Jersey penitentiary
for making an inflammatory speech
that melted men to riot Daniels, sec
rotary of the navy, also made speech
that melted the boys in blue to riot
and brought to the surface their brut-
ish and anarchistic nature Why does
not he got to Jail?
To what depths of degradation is
humanity capable of sinking? While
there are not words in the English
vocabulary sufficiently vituperous to
do justice to the expression of my
opinion or to show my utter contempt
and disregard for some of the present
day soldiers of our army and navy,
yet they are as high as the heavens
in my estimation when compared with
one Col Bleed-em of the Seattle
Crimes, whose dirty, lying, venomous
sheet is so polluted and saturated with
that poisonous substance emanating
from this parasitic bug, that a decent
citizen must necessarily fumigate after
reading.
Col Bleed-em refers to the Social
lists as anarchists, but we have as yet
to hear of one of them committing a
deed of violence or being caught in
the act of destroying property.
While other parties may sanction
the desecration of that emblem we
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07
JUDICIAL TYRANNY.
CBy e. A. House, Spokane


Is William H. Taft correct in his
declaration that the courts constitute
the most formidable barrier against
tyranny, the strongest guarantee of
personal liberty, of all those who de-
sire and need protection?
According to a late news story Judge
HUMPHREYS of Seattle, in the case of
Joseph Jervis against the Seattle
Times for libel, instructed the jury
to return a verdict of not guilty be-
cause the Times owners had not shown
malice in publishing a story in sub
stance that Jeryis had stolen $1,000
belonging to the Socialist party.
Later information says that Judge
HUMPHREYS brought with him into
court the written verdict mot guilty
before the prosecution was heard, and
then refused to allow witnesses for
the prosecution to testify.
A similar case is that of Alexander
Scott, editor of The Issue Of Paterson,
n. j. Scott was prosecuted under a
law passed soon after President Nc
Kinley was assassinated, making the
publication of articles against amy
and all government a crime. SCOTS
offense was writing and publishing a
severe criticism of the police of Pat
terson for their acts i'm dealing with
the striking silk weavers. Instead
of advocating anarchlng and oppos-
ing amy and all government he
condemned i'm the most vigorous Ian
guage the IaWlessness of the police
II Scott was guilty of any offense it
was clearly libel, for he called the
chief of police by name an arch an
archist; but being ready TO prove the
truth of his statements i'm justification,
the authorities choose to prosecute
him under the anarchist law.
OF course Scott was found guilty
His conviction was as much a fore
gone conclusion as was the innocence
of the owner OF the Seattle Times.
The most serious aspect of This mat
rar IFS that these are not isolated nor
exceptional oas-s. but almost typical
or those cases where rhe rights ot the
z0.oaIIed lower classes come sharply
INFO uot.cr #.la the rights and priv.
H.aa= of ta. ur9paraed classes For
% I..- ru. #as one O.. faa-. "." #.
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INACTIVITY MEANS DEATH.
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Similarly many old locals and
and branches in large cities merely
vegetate and beat time" instead of
carrying on aggressive work. Wher-
ever no active campaign is being
waged by a local the tendency is ever
present for the organization to dis
slove itself into a mere little philo-
sophical discussion society where a
few of the faithful ones come together
semi-occasionally and engage in the
more or less pleasant pastime OF "clar-
flying each other
In such an atmosphere it is no
wonder that our membership drops off
The marvel is that so many members
stick.
A new member joins the organiza-
ton. Why? Not because he has just
become a socialist: he has voted the
ticket and called himself a socialist
for years, He joins the party because
he has come to the conclusion that he
can accomplish more for socialism
within and through the organization
than by himself as an individual.
To hold this new member and make
a worker of him so that he will bring
others in like himself, our organiza-
ton must function as an organization
in some effort that seems to him
worth while 1t must be engaged in
some work in which this new member
may take part and feel that he is really
doing something to help toward our
ultimate victory.
This need is supplied by the Lyceum
department of the socialist party 1t
furnishes the locals a definite work
together with a special incentive to
do it. Work that is worth while
enough to bring back into the harness
every old war-horse and to make use
of the enthusiastic energy of every
new comrade. Work through which
they learn that they can accomplish
more by working together as an or
ganization than by themselves as in
dividual bushwhackers. Work that de-
velops them into well drilled. efficient,
functioning organizations.
Two years ago this was theory 1t
ie now demonstrated fact. While the
general membership of the socialist
party for the last year shows a de-
crease, the locals that shared in the
Lvceum work almost without excep-
ton show good healthy increase.
Every local that wants to build its or
ganization should take up the Lyceum
work
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07
JUST A LITTLE MATTER-BUT

We know that you are a good So
cialist You understand that the only
way present day evils can be abol-
ished is by abolishing their cause.
erty, crime, child labor, white slavery,
wage slavery-in fact, OF all things
bad, is the capitalist system. You are
with us in our effort to abolish this
system. You take one or more So
cialist papers. You subscribe to our
campaign funds. You talk Socialism
to your neighbors. You do all you
can to spread revolutionary thought
and action. The state Socialist party
recognizes your worth and appreciates
all you do for the greatest and grand
est movement on earth. We know
that your activity will never end and
that your good work will live forever
But there is little matter that you
have overlooked. little thing in it
self. but when combined with others,
it becomes the greatest force this
world has ever known Five thousand
Socialists in this state, $4,000 in this
nation, are combined with hundreds OF
thousands of others from every coun-
tary in the world. The comrades of
China. Turkey, Russia, Japan, Ger
many, England, France, Holland, Nor
way, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Italy,
Greece and many other countries too
numerous to mention, are consolidated
into one IMMENSE COMPACT DUES
PAYING ORGANIZATION. These
know that the best and most
effective way of working for the great
cause is by organized effort. So they
combine with each other, pay dues for
the upkeep of our party, for printing
literature. for the payment of organ
fzers. for the expense of placing our
Socialist tickets in the field All this
takes money. A few can not pay for
in all So the many realize that little
from each in regular monthly pay
ments will do wonders This is the
little matter you have overlooked. You
are not one of the thousands of DUES
SOCIALISTS. You are not
one of the grand ORGANIZED army,
the fear of the master class, the great
est power for peace and happiness
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07

You are aware that the farmers of
district No. 4 have defeated the propo-
sition to bond the district for sixteen
to twenty thousand dollars four times
since the first of the year. 1t is now
asserted that you have advised the
directors of the district that they can
call a bond election every ten days.
Many of us want to know if it is true
that you have so advised If you have
so advised, it is your object to wear
out the majority opposing in the be-
lief that they will be so disguised that
they will remain away from the polls
and allow the mill people to carry the
bonding proposition.
Now let me briefly say why we are
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07
AN OPEN LETTER
To Co. Supt., Mrs. Jones.

opposed at the present time to bond
ing for a high school at Lake Stevens.
For the past year Prof. Clark has had
not over sevent students. At the pres
ent time, just six For this the tax
payers are paying S145 per month.
There is no prospect of an increase in
number of students for the simple rea-
son that the worker has to send his
boys out to seek a job when they have
passed the age of Is years. His wages
do not permit in most instances to
send him longer to school. They must
help the old folks earn enough to buy
overalls and cheap grub.
H. w. ILLMAN,
Cor. Secy. Local Hartford,
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07
OPEN LETTERS TO JOSEPHUS
DANIELS, SECRETARY
OF THE NAVY.

(By Mrs. Charles Edward Russell)
Washington, D. c., June 26, 1913.
Hon. Josephus Daniels, Washington,
d. G.
My Dear Sir-I desire to protest
against an illusion to the Red Flag
without a qualifying statement such
as you are quoted as making in an adj
dress before the Young Mems Christ
ian association.
The red flag is most commonly and
Familiarity known as the emblem Of
the Socialist party, not Of anarchists.
Anarchists are opposed to organiZa-
ton, in numbers they are few and
they are little given to public demon
strations. Consequently their use of
the red flag may be regarded as negli-
gible.
The Socialist party, however, num-
bers one million voters i'm this coun-
try and the red flag is their ayowed
emblem. 1t is symbolical of the red
blood common in the veins of all man
kind and it stands for fraternity the
Brotherhood of Man
In the Encyclopedia Britannica i'm am
article ON Socialism You viii find this
statement. THE ethics of Socialism
are closely akin to, it not Identical
with. the ethics of Christianity
CouseaueutlE there is peculiar in-
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07

thrOWerS.
Then also, Mayor Cotterill recon-
mended to the council that the loss of
property sustained by the Socialists,
amounting to $4,000, be paid by the
city. Judge HUMPHREYS claims he is a
friend of the Socialists. Blethen is
trying to explain away those obscene
photographs. Altogether, most every
thing is happening in Seattle just now.
More still Judge HUMPHREYS boasts
about his power and said on July 20:
"They can't get rid of me. | can only
be impeached by the legislature, and
that does not meet again for two
years. l shall be a-straddle of their
necks for long time to come" There
are many things happening in the
East, but can our eastern comrades
boast of a twin to this Judge?
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60 We affirm as a funda-
mental principle that labor, the Gre
ator of wealth, is entitled to all it
creates.
affirming this, we avow ourselves
willing to accept the final results of
the operation of principle so radi-
cal; such as the overthrow of the
whole profit-making system, the eX-
tinction of all monopolies, the aboli-
ton of privileged classes, universal
education and fraternity perfect free
dom OF exchange, and, best and grand
est of ALL the final obliteration of
that foul stigma upon our so-called
civilization, the poverty of the masses.
1--WE declare war with the wage
system, which demoralizes alike the
hirer and the hired, cheats both, and
enslaves the workingman; war with
the present system of finance, which
robs labor, gorges capital, makes the
rich richer and the poor poorer and
turns a republic into an aristocracy
of capital"
"% If any man asks me what
value | place upon this movement, |
say it is the movement of humanity
to protect itself; it is the grandest
and most comprehensive movement of
the age.
at is a shame to our civilization for
our social system to provide and eX-
pect that any man at seventy years of
age shall be lord of many thousands
of dollars, while hundreds of other
men, who have made as good use of
their talents and opportunities, lean
upon charity for their daily bread.
"The best minds and hearts of the
land should give themselves to the
work of changing this gross injustice;
this appalling iniquity
81 feel sure that the readiest way
to turn public thought and effort into
this channel, is for the workingman
to organize a political party"
WENDELL PHILLIPS (1870O.
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gatherings of years ct patient work
Of the seattle comrades was but a
smolderinn heap of rubbish $500
piano. $500 worth of books. new
500 typewriter nnumcrahle little
couvcnicuces. furniture, etc, property
valued at not less than $500 in ALL
and all bought by the nickels con
tributed by the enthusiastic comrades
an gone
The mayor and chief Of police were
undoubtedly honest In their attempt
to stifle the riot, but the police force
to man complacently failed to re-
spond
There can be no questioning the
tact that the whole thing was pre-.
meditated The Seattle Times was
blamed by the Socialists and the
mayor for responsibility. That an
archistic sheet has for years advo-
Gated violence and bloodshed against
labor unions and the Socialists. And
no one doubts that It supplied the
funds for the whiskey which served
to endow the mob with the necessary
courage.
That the l. w, w. organization has
invited trouble with their incessant
and idiotic preaching of sabotage and
direct action is mdeniable
But that doesn't excuse the law
and order element in permitting mob
law. Nor does it explain the treat
ment of the Socialists. May we learn
from this that we have nothing to eX-
pect from the Justice and fairness Of
our adversaries and that nothing will
protect us from physical violence ex-
cept fear of our strength. In the mean
time the city of Seattle has added an
other leaf to the laurel it wears for
being the most vicious city ON the
continent, the home of Col Blethen,
the editor of the Seattle Times.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07
THE COMMONWEALTH.

My Dear Sir ON june 20 last ! ad.
dressed To YOU the above letter
DcplOrahle circumstances have re-.
Gently arisen i'm Seattle as conse
qurucc of your repetition of autired
flag remarks
therefore respectfully suggest that
1t would be well for you to give the
of my former letter careful
consideration before again being
guilty of misleading public utterances
which are capable of construction as
indictments to anarchy and violence.
Yours very truly
THERESA II. RUSSELL.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07

Six Sunday and Thursday evening
leys wonderfully interesting and in
structive illustrated lectures on Evo-
luton and Economics have elected the
warmest praise of press and people
wherever given. 1t is to be hoped that
the Everett comrades will not fail to
avail themselves of this excellent OPP
portunity for entertainment and en-
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07

dlRnautly denied that our laws and
courts are used TO the great disad.
vantage of the propertyless working
people I know better now.
When legislatures and courts and
civil authorities are against us. what
shall we do? Who should be held re-
sponslble If the answer is not the best
one2 The right answer will not be
made till the working people learn 10
stop taking adyaice from those whose
interests are opposed to working class
interests, and to look to themselves
alone
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07
ONE ON GEORGE.

From America comes the story OF a
Scotsman who, while viewing a statue
of George Washington, was APP
preached by an interested American.
81 think you'll agree with me, sir"
said the American, that he was
great and good man. A lie never
passed his lips"
"Weel," said the Scot, 81 suppose he
talked through his nose like the rest
o. ye"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07

This the third time during the that the writer has
called hold down the editorial chair OF the Common
wealth. the office day two
the Commonwealth This fact makes 1t very
and places editor at
disadvantage Until September when school contract goes
into effect expect edit and manage this publication Have never
editorial ability and feel somewhat dffen
realized that the Commonwealth mailed into nearly every
state mailing list the of the proml
workngcasS political and industrial organizations
apologies offer childhood amid poverty fifteen
field forest MILL
camp rendered the class struggle reality My past expert
with desire aid in the awakening
and training my class and control the earth and all its
higher order Of society must Of
necessity be reflected in the OF the Commonwealth while ITS
management with the present incumbent
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07

years exchanges coming to this office contained
government
large number of cities conditions under which
attempt from these conditions
From what be
this date the people deceived by
They have found that the good did not connect up
with the office made him bad That
old bunch of police graes the job as before ami
by the full of graft ever IN
short financial and gambling interests who formerly
controlled the city private gain still in the
the silence of the Everett
such is o the
that the commission government has
the City
Smokesack exist There be trace of Ev
erett odor and that like ango ghost
like truth crushed to earth will again II the
accomplished all that claimed for
in Commonwealth would like to know about IT. Any
information relative subject will be gladly received
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07
THE SHAME OF SEATTLE.
(By Frans BostoTm.)

On the 18th of July great dinner
was eaten at the Rainier club, Seattle
and the chief guest Of the occasion
was Josephus Daniels, secretary OF
the navy. Under the stimulating in
fluence of luxurious yiands, congenial
companionship and a glass or two OF
champagne, the said Mr.. Daniels made
a valiant attack on the red flag and
its worshippers. About the same time
in the evening a street meeting was
held in the lower part Of the city. A
woman was speaking to an audience
consisting to a great extent of |. w. w.
A couple of drunken 'man-of-war' men
undertook to break up the meeting
and we're handled rather roughly in
the skirmish that ensued. The next
evening a little before o'clock an at
tack was made upon the !. w. W.
headquarters, under the supervision OF
the police, a half dozen of which held
the civilians back from the scene of
action while soldiers and sailors
wrecked the meeting hall dragging
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07

United the story has been
strikes police brutality wholesale arrests and
pcets strike leaders and worngass editors The
troops violence deportation of active figures
among strikers and the nausang, vicious misrepresentation
of the capitalist cksple press All this merry
owing lack of time due to office changes this line OF news
will be somewhat SIGHTED this issue.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07

of the Commonwealth has owing to the press
of special editions accumulated lot
material that has been crowded out of previous editions The
paid for and Socialist publications
very bank accounts have decided to
everything up and call this the canned cold storage
edition.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-07

The democrats of King county fell
ont some say Secretary OF the Navy
Daniels did and some say he did not
The question before these Democrats
is. Was Daniels responsible for the
riots To those few King county
Democrats who are hot-airins about
this matter it is not a question OF
principle Those who say Daniels ls
The dandy man. have received plum7.
or think they are going 90. Those VINO
say Daniels is q thief haven received
thing and never expect 10 All VINO
feed al the trough. are Tor Daniels
forever and ever
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furniture and books into the street
where a bonfire soon consumed it.
Having successfully perpetrated this
stunt the uniformed hoOdlums, led by
quite a few petty officers and ac-
companied by the outpourings from
the Seattle slums, to the number of
several thousands, marched over a
mile through the heart of the city
without the slightest interruption
from any authority whatever, to the
headquarters of the Socialists Of King
county and Seattle, 1909 Fifth avenue.
Being temporarily baffled by a
brave little woman, Comrade Mrs.
Mary Jervis, who resolutely told the
ruffians that she proposed to fight
them to death, the mob departed for
another headquarters Socialist on
Seventh and Olive street, which was
demolished. Another bonfire was
started around which war dances were
performed.
The braves then returned to So
cialist headquarters and found the
woman comrade gone All danger re-
moved, the work of destruction be-
came a picnic In a few moments the
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-09-11
The Common Towel

This household infection spread
er is abhorrent and repulsive to q
person who has been used to an in
Adividual towel. It is = difficult to
understand how any one can wipe
his face on a soiled,, damp towel
shat has been used by all the other
members Of the household. But
custom is great factor in mold
ing habits, and al'laying prejudices,
hence the necessity of pointing ,out
at least one reason why the COM
mon towel is dangerous. There
are many germs which will attack
the eyes and cause Inflammation,
providing the eyes are in favor
able condition for the germ to de-
velop at the time Of its introduce
dion. A germ which at one time
will grow in the eye and cause in
flammatioh will at another time be
perfectly harmless. Germs which
are harmless to oneself may be ex-
ceedingly poisonous to another per-
son and cause dangerous inflamma-
tion of the eyes. For hygienic
reasons the common towel should
be abolished in every home.