The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-07-17

club that knocks them silly and has
the power to put them behind prison
bars
The time for filing petitions calling
for q referendum vote on a state g.
hour law Ina California expired July 4.
Thirtyone thousand signatures were
necessary II has not yet been re-
ported whether enough signatures
were secured Twelve thousand petit
tons were sent out by the party.
There Is a Socialist in Soledad, Cal,
by the name of G. J. Giacommazzt III
a cumrade with such a name finds no
trouble i'm being an active member OF
of our party, we wonder what oblec-
lions our Smiths. Jonses and Browns
have to getting In and digging bit
The establishment of an Industrial
Union of the Transport Workers was
decided upon at a conference held in
Kroonstad. South Africa, which was
attended by delegates from the Or
ange Free State, the Transyaal, ana
Natal This should be of interest to
members of trade union and political
societies. The union, which contem-
plates extending the field of its actiYi-
ties to the Cape Colony, decided to
HlllIlnIH
party, and adopt its paper as their
official organ
A strike has broken out on the Ma
dras and Southern railway, which has
cut off almost all communication be-
tween Bombay and Calcutta, India,
during the last few weeks. The driv-
ers. mostly Europeans, do not seem to
have taken part i'm the movement,
which is confined to native workers.
According to the latest information
the company has been able to obtain
sufficient numbers of strike-breakers,
naturally with the help of the govern
ment. Railway strikes are taking
place in other Indian towns.
Statistics for the year 1907 concern
! ing accidents in the Russian mining
/ industry have just been published by
the mining department of the Board
of Commerce. The following gives
an idea of the contents of this very
condensed work. In 1907 there were
| Clio concerns belonging to the min
| ing industry, in which $4,000 work
ers were employed. OF this number
! S1,S22 workers met with accidents,
| that is, 149 accidents per 1000 en-
ployed. In 1857 cases the men nave
completely recovered and resumed
work before three months had eX-
, pired: 9,125 were rendered completely
unable to earn a livelihood; that is,
! 1876 per 1000 per year. Among the
| latter number of accidents were 69l
which ended fatally.
f. r.. Kirk and Harry Mckee, two
Socialists who took part in the san
Diego free speech fight are in jail.
Before entering this city's new $l20,-
900 bastile, they made speeches to a
large gathering and the Red Flag was
sung in farewell. The issue will be
showed under the nose of Governor
Johnson and this gent will have to
place himself on record for or against
free speech. Mckee must serve three
months and Kirk six months ana each
pay fine of $780,
The single weaVers and miners
unions are still busy in an attempt to
recall Cudihee, the sheriff OF King
county May they win and then lend
! all their efforts to elect real Social
list to that office.
What seems like an attempt to as
sinate John w. Brown, national COM
tmitteeman of the Socialist party from
West Virginia, took place the other
day in that state. The bullet, fired
from a high power rifle, narrowly
missed Comrade Brown and entered
the arm of man walking just behind
| him.
1t may be, as the Portland new
thoughtist says, that death is only
habit and we may live foreyer-but
who in hell-we mean West Virginia
wants to?