The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-12-27

/, great Socialist writer's The resoiu-
ton above is conclusive evidence OF
The fact and By the way. the Wage
Tsa. H.rH s Amt, 's Z All s.,. b ,b ps
eolted the Socialist party st Eyer0H
provided what Bostrorn's rssoiutl o1
oid as to menbership.
All socisiists are moro than WIN.
credit for Bossronrs oonvsssicn.
As a matter Of fa1<. Bossrom - =
the snd jusiifios he means. Ana
boasts boast. about u. and that The smAnoa-
be effected by political meana
shall have occasion TO deal with hin
In later articles
Ths Second Destructive Propo~ts4e>.
The following was circulated b.
Hulet NJ. Wells:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To the National Constitution Of the
| SOCIALIST Parfy-NoutnAtion
| for Public Office
"Ex~~pt In scADoa saectscss. m 80
shail be eligible for . socIrIi.s ..r
eomination fer . Legislative or e.
and farmers.
purpose OF this section, sh.ir - 80.
sUu~d TO mean any pervon ~h..>
mails source of uvelihcoS r. aer1veS
rom wages, or anyone aepes S>ne -
such p~rson for q lsvelihooN
The word 'farns@r' for the ,ur.
so.e OF this section. shall BE- con.
srueo 20 meAn any perssu actsv-av
ssEsasd In filling the soIl, or ssysr.
sspess>nt on such person for . i've
| The nominating body shsu be sAe
jndwc Of eligibility nader this sec-
TOE. and NO appeal shall be had frv.,
Us ascisen, crccpt a. TO fts Eso1
IL requires little comment 70 ,how
hat this proposition is absurd, II
prosortbcs individuals without ree-
son other than that they have edu-
csu9nsl Qualifications. and is void
OF al a.m9cratio and sociaiistic prin-
ciple. IL has for its object the de-
priying OF individuals OF a funds-
mental political right.
Among other reasons why this
hsinnehainent should be adopted the
| In cities where the class line IN
Sharply drawn. this provision would
assure the nomination for the Of
iicos mentioned. OF wageworkers on
y THUS leaving out the employers.
| parasites"
Ar. Wells Is lawyer, and. II edu-
cation IT, discovery, he Is probably
correct but n education is a growth
Sronr upon experience, he Is
ae.r,mental TO the producers OF
TIE Save the Party.
The following paragraph was also
adopting his freak Amendment:
This proposition is made. not 20
str up strife. but TO bring peace
WITHIN the party. Already middle
class politicians are dividing our
members against each other in con-
fliots over office. Let us once ana
Tor all tell these members who come
| from outside the working class. that
there are certain offices which they
may MI but there are otherp 10
Mhioh they are not eligible. With
the incentive for political scheming
thus removed, many fractional quar-
rels now disruptiss the party will
come 10 an end. and numberlcss
moro VIII BIO prevented"
Mr.. Wells fails to recognize the
faet that II was "Direet Action VS.
Political Action" that was causing
trouble In the party and that he was
Q strong supporter Of the Haywood
Direct Action faction which has COM
polled the organization OF political
socialists into new Socialist party
| In this state. Whatever the intent
OF the Wells amendment may have
been, Its effect would surely be TO-
|
struction. No outside influence will
be required 20 divide the Socialist
party while Its members talk and
use Direct Action tactics within the
lparty. and seek 10 defeat the ma
lority win and rule by the aid OF
Haywood l. w w. members being
brought into the Socialist party for
that purpose,
II Is needless for me TO say that
the Bostrom and wells' amendments
were looked upon as freak PROPOSE
lions by tho national convention,
The Socialist party or Seattle, OF
our state. and OF the nation, is sound
and safe when viewed from the
standpoint OF its great rank and file.
The Socialist party Is subjected 20
much general criticism, but no one
has yet been able 10 criticise the
Socialist party's political platform
land program as being opposed 70
the best Interest OF the common peo-
pie. In fact our platform ana pre-.
gram Is being initiated and eoplec
lpieoemeal by all other pohtie"'
pa rites, .
Star.