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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
A Decisive Battle.

7 would be idle to deny that Philip
was startled by the sight. Ne
Drawer or more res.iute boy
breathed; but the silence. the mystery
the gloomy aloofress OF Jchnson'S News
lent sinister aspect to an apparation
formidable enough under any clrcum-
stances. but absolutely threatening and
full OF danger TO one situated as he al
that moment.
He never remembered seeing the man
before. Not that this repellent phySiog-
Gomy was of type soon to be forgot
ten. \ bullet head with prominent,
hioodShot eyes, a strong, cruel mouth
q huge nose badly broken-a certain
strength of character in features de-
based by drink and criminality-these
were the tokens writ 1egiby on the coun-
tenanee glaring intentiy at the boy from
without.
The two gazed at each other for an
appreeiable time. The mans face wan
dered from Philips face to his costume,
ard then rested on the open portman-
tesu at the boys feet There was in
his expression an air OF establishment
"a certain gioating bewiiderment-as
of ono vino had stumbled una wares upon
some object of such potential value that
the finder could hardly believe il TO be
true. He was thinking, wondering. de
batting with himself. The google eyes
seemed to see more than the brain was
inclined to credit.
Philip, despite his alarm. felt that
the right course was to resent this Inn
pertinent prying into his affairs.
Hello, your he shouted. What do
YOU want?'
The man grinned. He seemed about
To answer when he suddenly turned his
head and looked down the yard toward
the entry.
Instantly he swung round and van
ished noiselessly, with the silent alert
ness OF cat for the boy heard no
sound. He simply sappeared in the
darkness, and Philip, who knew every
inch OF the ground, realized that his
most unpleasant visaged spy had not
only dived into. the further Obscurity
~ the mews-which formed a Guide
sSac-but also was either in his stock
ing feet or wore something over his
boots 10 deaden any possible clatter on
the paving stones.
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To Be Continued Next Week.
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4 would be idle to deny that Philip
was startled by the sight. Ne
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
ETTOR S ADDRESS

JOS T. Ettor addressed an audience
of about 300 workingmen and women
at Liberty hall on Wednesday Febru-
airy %. under l. w W. auspices.
Comrade Ettor showed how the work
ers did not recognize any national
lines when engaged in class
struggle. In Lawrence how the jew
the American. the Scotch, Irish, Ger
man. in fact all nationalities were
united against but one foreigner
the capitalist class. He outlined his
arrest and imprisonment I'm a very
graphic manner, showing how he was
absolutely innocent of any crime. that
the crime was committed by the hired
thugs of the mill owners, the plant.
ing OF dynamite. etc, TO discredit the
strikers. and he concluded his lecture
with "a stirring appeal TO the workers
of Everett TO get together under one
big union recognizing that an injurf
DO one is am injury DO alL
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INF ORMATION DEPARTMENT
SOCIALIST PARTY
KARL MARX ON THE SINGLE TAX
CARL D. THOMPSON, Manager.

KARL MARX ON THE SINGLE TAX
The following is an extract from a
letter written by Marx to Serge, dated
London, June 80, 1881. An inquiry
was received by the information de-
partment asking for Marks criticism
of the single tax and for the specific
letter. A search was made in the
Chicago libraries, but the letter was
not found here. 1t was finally located
by correspondence in the state his
torical library at Madison, Wis, and
we asked Comrade William Leiserson
to secure it for us. 1t was translated
for the department by William Kirsch.
It is taken from "Briefe und Auszuge
aus Briefen Won job. Phil, Becker,
JOS. Dietzgen, Friedrich Engels, Karl
Marx u. A. an f. A. Serge ind An
dere," published in 1906, Stuttgart, P.
TIA, letter No. rs. We believe the
matter may be of interest and value
to others and so publish it here.
Marks letter is as follows
Before your copy of Henry Georges
book came l had already received two
others, one from Swinton and the
other from Willard Brown. / gave
one to Engels, the other to Lafargue.
I have to limit myself today in giving
you very briefly my opinion on this
subject
The man is totally zen arriere' Cbe-
hind the times) theoretically. He un-
derstauds nothing of the nature of
surplus value, and becomes involved
i'm arguments about the separate
parts of surplus value, lsuch as the
relations of profit, rent interest etc)
which have come down from the Eng.
lish economists.
The basis of his dogmas is that TO
put everything in order. The rent a
land must be paid 10 The state
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themselves -rar1ona1 collectivists,"
and laud Henry George.
This Socialism" was slapped into
thick volume by certain Prussian
banker and roulette owner, Samter
All these Socialists have this in
common, that they do not want to do
away with the wage-system (and con-
sequently with capitalist production)
and want at the same time to con-
vince the world and themselves that
through the transfer of land rent to
the state, all the abuses and mischiefs
of capitalistic production will disap-
pear. AS whole, this is only an at
tempt to save the domination of CAPT
tai, and to establish it on a still
wider basis. This intention can very
we'll be seen in the declaration of
Henry George himself, and is certain
ly objectionable on his part, for he
could ask himself the question:
How is it that in the United States,
where relatively ii. e., in comparison
with other civilized countries) the
great masses had and still have Ito a
certain EXTENT access to the land,
the domination of capital and the pro-
nounced slavery of the working class
have developed more rapidly and
more ANONYMOUSLY than in any other
country? In other respects the book
of Henry George, as we'll as the SEN
sation it created in your country, are
signs of the first, though unsuccess-
full attempt to throw off the yoke of
orthodox political economy.
Henry George does not apparently
know anything about the history of
the earlier American anti-renters, who
were practical men rather than theo-
reticians. Otherwise he is a writer
of talent especially for Yankee ad-
vertising) as his article on California
in the Atlantic" shows.
He has also the repulsive assur-
ance and arrogance which distin-
cuisines all such panacea-inyentors
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Fraternally submitted,
GEO. D. DAVIS, Member S. E. c.

This conception belongs originally
to "bourgeoise" political economy; it
was given weight afterwards by the
first radical disciple of Ricardo, soon
after the death of the latter. In 1S47,
in my writings against Proudhon, l
spoke of it as follows: We can I'M
derstand that economists such as
Mill (the elder, not John STUART,
have demanded that rent be paid to
the state as acquittal for taxes. This
is frank expression of the hatred
which the industrial capitalist bears
to the land owner, whom he regards
as superfluous and not necessary in
the ensemble of capitalistic produc-
ton. We, ourselves, have considered
this theory of the appropriation of
land rent by the state among many
other transitionary eXpedients which,
as we have pointed out in the Mani
festo, are and must be full of con
tradictions.
But to make from this desideratum
of the radical English bourgeois eco
nomists the panacea for socialism, and
to declare that this procedure is the
solution of the antagonisms hidden
in the mode of production of today,
was already done by a certain Collins,
an old Hussar officer, born in Bel
GUM, who during the last days of
Guizot and the first days of Napo-
leon lie Petit Gid made the world
happy by issuing thick volumes I'm
which he speaks at length about his
discovery" He made many similar
discoveries" such as, even if God
does not exist, an immortal soul
exists; and another, that animals
have no genius for discovery His
"auuIaud ownership theory swell
as his theory of souls" has been pro-
claimed and preached daily for years
m "The Philosophy of the Future
of Paris. boy the remainder of his dis
.ciples. mostly BeIgians They call
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Directory Socialist Locals

II any local has paid for entry in
this directory and has been omitted
from the list, please notify this office
at once and correction will be made.
The rates for this directory are $500
per year.
ArIington-Meets at Odd Fellows
Hall first and third Sundays at 2
D. m. L. w. Thiele, Secy.; A. H.
Coburn, organizer.
Bothell-Meets at HannaAs hall, first
and third Saturday evenings. Com
bined business and propaganda meet
;ngs. DR.. A. L. Victor. Secy., Bothell.
CoupeviIle-Meets the first and third
Fridays of each mont hat the resi-
dence of Henry Fair, Secy., Coupe
vile, Wash.
Everett Second Ward-Meets every
Sunday afternoon at q 80 in socia-
list headquarters, 1912 California.
DR. w. S. Keyser, Summit Hotel, or
ganizer; Louis Geschevig, secretary.
Everett Fourth Ward-Meets every
Sunday at 800 p. m, Jenkins Hall.
Mrs. L Eye, secretary, zoos State
street.
Everett Fifth Ward--Meets in S. p.
Headquarters, 1912 California, every
Wednesday evening at 1880 o'clock.
Peter HUSKY, Secy.
Freeland, R. F. D. LangIey-Meets End
and 4th Sundays at p. m. at CresS
House. Program p. m. second Sun
days A. X. Hanson, Secy.
Granite Falls-Meets every Friday
night at 8 o'clock in Miller Bldg.
Julia Herman, Rec. and Cor Secy.
Hlllyard-Meets every Thursday
night at 446 Samson Ave- J. C.
Hardness, Secy-Treas., Box 3O7
Hillyard.
Local Kelso-Meets every Wednesday
night at Browns Confectionery Store
E. L. Carr, Secy.
Mountain Vi5w-Business meeting the
second Wednesday in each month at
the homes of the members. Propa-
ganda meeting the fourth Sunday in
each month at the Mountain View
school house. d. c. Buchanan, Cor.
Secy
Local Port Angeles No. Meets every
Sunday at headquarters at 2 p. m.
J. G. Layman, Box 81, Secy.
orOsser-M Meets on the first and third
Sundays in each month at p. m. in
the coure house. Fl. D. Lake, Secy.
Prosser
'esttle Socialist Headquarters 909 5th
Ave. Business meetings. Fifth Ward
local every Tuesday evening Propa-
ganda meetings in Labor Temple every
Sunday at 3 p M Willard Price Secy.
Ssdro- Woolley - Meets every Monday
evening F. 2. Boldly. Secy.. Box f57,
Sedro Wooley. Wash
>1vsna Meets the second and fourth
Sundays "a %. 70. "a Casob s4a-ii.Ls
BON. Silvana. W. g. Grimm Secy.
PaHfa ]. Arlington. Wash
The Woman's Karl Marx Study Club
meets every Thursday at D. m. az
600 South nth St.. Tacoma, Wash.
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PUYALLUP-Comrade Garrett re-
ports: Martin (capitalist) $40; Mrs.
Mckee (socialisD 1873. A big gain in
this town where we fight the class
struggle straight.
MEDINA-Comrade Shaw reports
that two school directors, Comrades
D. Hagenstein and D. A. Croft, were
elected.
KIRKLAND-Comr J. G. Phenix
was elected school director from To-
cal Juanita No 1.
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We brought our school campaign to
a successful close yesterday by elect
ing our comrade, Frank V, Grimes, to
the office of school director, for a
term of three years. We now have
control of the school board of District
No. Y, Lewis county, Washington.
JESSIE E. SWOPE, Organizer
Otter Creek Local
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Birminqham.

The socialists of Birmingham were
defeated in the school election last
Saturday, by the usual sloppering of
democrats, republicans, bull Moosers,
ETC. Socialism was the issue and all
opposed to further progress of human
society rushed to cast a vote against
it. The vote was 40 to 80.
But the Socialists here believe that
a man can be converted to socialism
as we'll after he is elected to school
director as before, acting on this as
sumption, they have not considered
the result of the election in the light
of defeat.
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SCHOOL ELECTIONS.
Continued From Page onc)

Continued From Page Oncl
of, SO we fought the devil with fire
and made n gum shoe campaign our
selves. Two weeks ago Comrade w.
s. Grimm, of local Sllvana. was nomi.
mated by the socialist party of Airing.
ton, in regular meeting. Arlington's
action was endorsed by local Trafton
and the comrades of Edgecomb and
Island precincts of Arlington school
district Comrades Casswell and Co.
burn where elected campaign com
mittee and the work went on. The
comrades turned out nobly, so keep
hammering away on the importance of
the public schools and the necessity
of teaching the rising generation pro.
letarian science. and the simon pure
economics, instead of the usual hash
of the Manchester School of Econo-
mics, which is taught today. Well we
made good. We have n socialist ma
iority here on the school board, and
1t is up to Comrades w. S. Grimm
and G. w. Morris to make good, which
they will.
WILLIAM DeLILLY.
Election returns, Arlington district,
Arlington precinct:
Votes
f. C. Farrell, Catholic Petit
Bourgeois NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
w. G. Grimm, Regular Nominee
Socialist Party ................ 90
Scattering Observation-Disclosures. 10
Traitor Precinct:
e. c. Farrell ................. 2
w. G. Grimm .................. SO
Edgecomb Precinct:
w. G. Grimm ...................
E. c. Farrell .................. 7
Island Precinct:
K. G. Farrell NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
w. G. Grimm ............... Z
The schools in Arlington district
are:
Arlington High School, Arlington
Garfield, graded, Arlington Lincoln,
graded; Traitor. graded; Island,
graded Edgecomb.
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Buckley.

Once more the working class of
Buckley have proven their colossal ig-
norance and pitiful allegiance to the
master class. The socialists were de-
feated in the school election on March
1, by vote of 249 to $50.
This in view of the fact that the
present socialist director elected, one
year ago, has proven the most pro-
gressive man on the board and has
forwarded every movement in school
matters for the benefit of the workers.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07

In a recent class in High School civ
les. the information was given that
Woodrow Wilson was waiting with
his appointment to find good men.
The gullible and gentle pedagogue
who volunteered this wisdom win class
with Methuselah before they are found
i'm the democratic party
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Winchester

We have elected our THIRD socia
list school director So the board is
solid Red.
MRS. e. r. K. JONES,
Centerville Local.
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Advertising Directory

Do the merchants of Everett to help pay for the
printing of the Commonwealth? Or would rather dig deep
pocket and the of
running your paper.
You have waste and the easiest the best
Buy food clothing and shelter and pleasures from the list
advertisers below They helping pay running
the Commonwealth
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07

The income-taX law OF the United
States was repealed for the avowed
reason that a. could not be collected.
because the rich men were FAR more
ready TO swear falsely than 20 hand
over a small percentage OF their vast
Incomes E. Lawrence Gr0nluud in
The Cooperative Commonwealth
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Edmonds Figures.

Socialist candidate 1877; capitalist Psi.
The capitalists did their best, the So
cialists were slack in going to the
polls.
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HAYWOOD RECALL

The preliminary returns say
that the result will prove to be "A
two to one majority i'm favor of
recalling Haywood
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are
Arlington High School, Arlington
Garfield, graded, Arlington Lincoln,
graded; Trafton, graded; Island,
graded; Edgecomb.
VIM. DeLILLY.
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If any local has paid for entry in
this directory and has been omitted
from the list, please notify this office
at once and correction will be made.
Evening star., 1913-11-20

itemized account of the use made OF
them by the executive, to the end that
IL you find his action useful. honest and
patriotic you should afford him your su-
preme sanction, and in case that you are
of different opinion. you should lay
the responsibilities upon him who may
deserve them, with the assurance that
the chief executive, as well as his Sec
retaries shall make no effort to evade
them, as they all have accepted their
respective posts during difficult days for
the country, and have beforehand &C
cepted even sacrifice if necessary in be-
half of public services and the welfare
of the country.
''The present moment is extremely
solemn and perhaps decisive for the well
fare of the nation. Not only the eyes
of 15.OOO,O00 Mexicans but those of the
whole civilized world are at this time
fixed upon us. Your attitude and your
action shall inform our fellow citizens and
future generations whether we have been
right in clinging to our nationality, in
placing national dignity above all base
interests Of the moment, or If. on the
contrary. instead of that attitude of in
tense national feeling. we should have
ceded before reprovable interests and un-
worthy ambitions.
I'm giving you in the name of the re-
public the most cordial welcome ! pray
for the prompt arrival of the hour in
which all Mexicans may be united in
close fraternity, SO that we may devote
our decided energies to the great and
fruitful task of reconstructing our ma
tion'
Evening star., 1913-11-20

day on 1.-THE Fundamental Causes Of the
Present Situation In Mexico"
From q standpoint OF dollars and
cents" he added. 'it would be cheaper
for Uncle Sam to reimburse ell losses
sustained by Americans than to incur the
expense that Intervention would Involve
1.-The present disturbed condition In
Mexico is probably the final transition
the dawn OF a new era. The paroxysns
now shaking the country In rebeilions
and treacheries mean the recovery Of
Mexico ultimately to peace and pros
,perity.
"A strong man must arise, q leader
Of enough force of character to draw
the people to him and awe any opposing
chieftain who may wish to create trouble
for his own personal aggrandizoment.
Cause of Present Conditions.
DR.. Winter attributed present condi-
tions to past methods Of government In
wealthy and to the system OF peonase
He said that nearly everything COM
planned Of by the Mexicans themselves
and criticised by people OF other nations
.'can be traced either to heredity or en-
vironment'
An exposition Of the point Of view OF
tho constitutionaiists opposing President
Huerta in Mexico was given by Luis
Cabrera. former leader of the Mexican
house of representatives. Mr.. Cabrera's 9
address was the first Of q series which
made this Mexico day. at the confer
ence.
Before the Mexican discussion was
taken UP Prof. Ellsworth Huntington Of
Yale gave an address on "The Adaptable
ity Of the White Man to Tropical Ameyi.
ca" in which he emphasized the enervat-
ing effect Of a tropical climate on north.
ernerS.
Evening star., 1913-11-20
White House Denies Report
of Mysterious Instructions
to Charge O'Shauqhnesse,

All that the White House had to say
on the Mexican situation today was that
the reports from Mexico City that Mel
son O'Shaughnessey had received new
and mysterious instructions, with or
ders to leave Mexico at any minute he
thought advisable, were without founda-
ton. Beyond that the White House
did not go. but everybody familiar with
the situation there knows that the Pres-
dent is simply waiting for the inevitable
to overtake Huerta, his displacement
from power by some of the internal
forces now working against him.
1t has long been no secret among those
well Informed on President Wilson's in
motest idea of intervening in Mexico as
matters now stand, that he would oppose
to the last minute the shedding of a drop
of American blood in that country in
Evening star., 1913-11-20

Madero cabinet. III vice president for
Mexico. Among the honorary vice
presidents are many leading public
m0n.
Criticised Wilson Policy.
Former Secretary OF War Dickinson in
opening the discussion sounded a note OF
warning TO peave-loving people against
the American policy. He said the send
ing OF John Lind 10 Mexico was illegal
and unprecedented. Similar Views were
expressed by Henry Clevs. Max Pam. DR..
Hill and others. He said that President
Taft's neutral policy Was correct
DR.. Tupper answered his critics by say
ing that he had gone 60 Mexico unpreJu-
diced. He said that after studying the
constItutonalists thoroughly. watching
their treatment Of sick and wounded. he
had come to the conclusion that they rep
resented the preponderance OF public
sentiment in Mexico.
Evening star., 1913-11-20
japanese Cruiser FOR Mexico.
xcGuire Under Ordeal ct Hearing.

NEW YORK. November 20--George n.
MCGUIRE OF Syracuse. pale. and often
weak Of memory. whispered corrobors-
ton Of charges made by John A. Hennes-
~ against graftinG politicians in a re
Ientless three-hour ordeal OF examination
yesterday afternoon BY District Attorney
Charles 6. Whitman Mcguire was the
days sole witness In the John Doe In
quiYy. through which Mr.. whitman is
seeking to bare corruption among
democratic and republican collectors OF
campaign contributions from three hun
dred or more contractors on staee barge
canal and highway work.
Evening star., 1913-11-20
INTERVENTION BY j. S.
DECR|ED IN ADDRESS

WORCESTER. Mass, November 20.-
Intervention should not even be thought
of by the United States,'' declared DR..
Nevin 0. Winter, author of several books
on Mexico. in addressing the Clark Uni
versity conference on Latin America to-