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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31
Locals BeIIingham North
and Gig HarbOr Expelled
State Committee Votes by Majority of 81 to 10 to Revoke
Charters. and to Make Clear That Party Treason VIII
Not BE Tolerated Bellngham TO Start New Local

the deciding vote not to oxpel u. Lux
for the offense committed Because
the local refused to expel 70. Lux aft
er he was proven guilty members of
the local who voted to expel him com
planned to the state office The local
was written to for the minutes of the
trial and for the evidence in the case.
Upon receipt of this it was seen that
II. Lux himself admitted that he voted
for and advised others to vote for
capitalist party candidates. Upon this
evidence the state executive commit
tee at its last meeting suspended 10
cal Bellngham North
To suspend a local is not pleasant
duty for the state executive commit
tee and we know that to revoke
charter is just as unpleasant for the
state committee Yet our party cons
titution imposes those duties upon us.
BY an overwhelming majority, the ma
tional membership by referendum vote
passed Article 10, Section of our
national constitution, and If we are
to remain an integral part of the ma
tional party, this section must be
obeyed. By an overwhelming vote,
the state membership by referendum
vote passed Sections Ia, and 63 of our
state constitution, and II we are to re-
main loyal to our organization we
must obey these sections. So both
the state and national constitutions
provide that members must be expell-
ed for party treason, and locals re-
fusing to do so, or refusing to try a
member so charged, must have their
charters revoked Though the duty
may be unpleasant, it is a duty laid
down for us by the state and ma
tional menu ership, and if we are to
remain loyal to our party law as ex-
pressed by majority vote, it is duty
we must perform. The party member
ship must be obeyed. The laws the
party membership decides upon, must
be obeyed by every individual member
as we'll as by the party servants, the
state officers.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31
Everett Second Ward Local
Seconds Colville Motion

The Everett second ward local has
seconded the motion of local Colville
to abolish section 76 of the state con-
stitution; the section known as the
"Puyallup Section"
The discussion brought out the fact
that section rs bars workers who
happen to be foreman and union Of
ficials, from office within the party,
while it does not bar unsuccessful
real estate men, shyster lawyers and
petty business men. That the section
paraded as RED" under false pre-
lenses as it zizzaged all around the
line of the "Class Struggle" and mis-
sed it entirely, was made clear
Another point made was that an at
tempt to legislate judgment into the
working class was doomed to fail.
It was stated that the classification
of membership should take place out
side the party and not inside.
Three more seconds to the Colville
motion will put it to a party referen-
dunn The Puyallup section creating
list class and End class membership
in the party was passed by a majority
of IA with no open discussion of it's
merits.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

The state committee has just voted
by majority of % to II to expell
locals Bellingham North and Gig liar
hor. for party treason. Next week we
will print the defense of Bellingham
North We will print It that all may
see the mistakes made by the expelled
local. We invite an analysis of the
Belingham defense and will print it
for its educational value.
We give the following extracts from
the statement of facts sent the state
committee by the state office:
Local Rosedale preferred charges
against Alice Yarnell in local Gig Har-
Dor. Rosedale local charged her with
party treason in that she advised
members of the Sawawa club to vote
for capitalist candidates. Local Gig
Harbor, where Alice Yarnell holds
membership refused to try her and
wrote the state office that the matter
was too trivial to command their at
tention. Local Rosedale then sent to
state office their evidence in the case.
This evidence consisted OF a sample
ballot upon which Alice Yarnell ad-
vised in writing above her own sigma
ture to vote for capitalist party can
didates, advising others to vote for
Robert Hodge instead of Anna A.
Maley for governor. Upon this evil
dence and because local Gig Harbor
refused TO try Alice Yarne1l upon the
charges preferred by local Rosedale,
the state executive committe sus-
pended local Gig Harbor at its last
meeting. We wish also to mention
that local Gig Harbor only paid for
As dues stamps in 1912, less than an
average of five per month.
The other violation OF our party
laws occurred in local Bellingham
North After regularly trying e. Lux
upon charges of party treason in that
he voted for and advised others to
vote for capitalist party candidates,
and finding him guilty as charged, To-
cal Bellingham North decided by
vote of Is to ID (the chairman casting
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

come foot sore from the long hike
looking for work aud praying never TO
find it,
II Is mp to the Industrious citizen
who earns am honest living TO refuse
support In any manner or to encourage
ldleness In this class of parasites who
never worked and never will, by re-
fusing TO give them n hand out. II
this was done the army of tramps in
this section would soon disappear.
No able bodied man with an iota OF
self respect need go from door to door
begging for bread In this county at
any time OF the year-Stanwood
Tidings.
We are informed that the editor
of the stanwood Tidings is a lawyer OF
the extreme "shyster" type.
Can anyone conceive of a worse type
of mental "hobo" than a "shyster" law
yer. Better beg for bread from door to
door than to delve for living in men
tai cesspools. bad Cess" to the faint
ed FLEA on a flea"-the shyster law
yer.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31
The Socialist Movement.

In France the socialist party in the
recent election polled over one million
votes and elected rs instead of "a
members of the chamber of deputies,
gain of 81. In Italy the socialist
party polled 325,935 votes and there
are 40 comrades in the chamber of
deputies In Austria the socialist vote
was over a million and there are 81
members in parliament In Norway
the socialist vote increased from 7,013
votes in 1900 to 90,9S5 in 1909, and
since then the party has grown in
leaps and bounds. There are eight So
cialist dailies in Norway. In Spain
and Portugal the socialist party has
one representative in each of the par
liaments.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

Printers Ink" the recognized au-
thority on advertising, says: after
thorough investigation of the subject,
a labor paper is a far better adyertis-
ing medium than an ordinary news
paper in comparison of circulation; a
labor paper, for instance, with cir
culation of 1000 is of more value to
the merchant who advertises than an
ordinary newspaper with 10000 cir
culation."
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31
THE BARBARIAN.
Founded Toward the Close of Bar
barlsm, A. D. 1918.
Issued Every Saturday by the Anti
Barbarians, Associated.

The above is the title heading of the
new Seattle socialist magazine, 1.-THE
Barbarian" It's editors are Geo. E.
Boomer and Bruce Rogers, associated.
The new magazine is similar to the
Coming Nation in form and appear
ance. It's first issue is a splendid one,
and we predict immediate success.
Among its articles are the follow
ing:
political Changes in He'll" drama,
by Bruce Rogers.
Modern Barbarism," a review of
events of the class war.
Editorial announcements.
Mental Vagaries of an Agitator, y
by Joe Jervis.
Bourgeois Ethics" by A. P. Chali-
vat.
"Fillosofy and Metterrfisicks," by
'Frenchy."
Address, The Barbarian, Box 243,
Seattle.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

If you don't want socialism, you will
have to disagree with st. Paul, who
said: "He that will not work, neither
should he eat"
If you don't want socialism, why do
you repeat the Beatitudes, which
teach "the meek shall inherit the
earth?"
If you don't want socialism, be hon
est with yourself and others, and re-
pudiate Isaiahs prophecy, regarding
universal peace: "They shall beat
their swords into plowshares, and
their spears into pruning hooks; ma
ton shall not lift up sword against
nation, neither shall they learn war
any more"
If you don't want socialism, quit be-
ing a pious humbug and repudiate the
teachings of Christ and of the Scrip
lures, for under socialism these teach
ings would be in general practice, at
all times, in all places.
If you don't want socialism, don't
try to fool people by protesting to be
Christian, for no one can be a true
Christian, yet be opposed to social
ism.
If you don't want socialism, remem-
Der those words of Schiller: Against
stupidity the very gods themselves do
strive in vain,' and make an honest
effort to come to a proper understand
ing of socialism.
Yours for socialism,
FRITZ CANNON
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

acknowledgement Peincare, prem
Ter of France, was elected president by
the national ASSEMBLY The socialists
voted solidly for their candidate, Marie
Edward valiant, who ran third in the
contest. The detailed second ballot is
as follows:
Raymond Poincaire 429, Jules Pans
327, Marie Eduard Vaillan (socialist)
SO, Paul Deschanel IS, Felix Ribat Is,
Leon Bourgeois 4, Alexandra Miller
ande 8, Alfred Mascurand 2, Theophile
Delcasse 2, Antonin Dubast l, Henri
Rochefort 1, blanks 5.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31
THE LIvERMORE LECTURES.

The Lvermore illustrated lectures now permanent
with the Commonwealth In two will have completed
LONG hard route ND the Wenatchee and into Spokane from
he north
The next trip will be Snohomish county and around uSe1
Sound Our daings will offered in a few days.
proving uniform success The percentage OF
attendance large and the message they receive Is
simple entertaining convincing We have yet to receive the
first nvorabe report effect of illustrated lectures We
receive day after day. glowing of the good they have
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

Belglum.-After vigorous speeches.
protesting and denouncing the new
military bill, now before the parlia-
ment by Furemomont, Huysmans and
Vandemelde. the Brussels Socialist
Federation assembled in Brussels and
passed a resolution denouncing the
proposed increase of the contingents
in peace and war and against the in
crease Of the military budget connect
ed herewith, and urging every social
list deputy in parliament to fight the
proposed war measure.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

Italy. - The solemn and sanity
priests, numbering four hundred, of
the diocese of Bologna are threaten
ing to go on strike unless the arch
bishops give what they term "amel-
eoration of their material lot" These
good men, who are in charge of the
spiritual welfare of the people, have
found out that it takes more than
songs and prayers to fill an empty
stomach.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31
Debs One of the Most Useful Men in
America.

Debs One of the Most Useful Men in
America.
Eugene V. Debs is rated as one of
the ten most useful persons in Amer
lea. The Twilight club of New York
just finished a poll of 5000 represen-
tative Americans. The ten most use
full persons selected by the Twilight
club are: Jane Adams, Theodore
Thomas A. Edison, Judge
Lindsey, DR.. Harvey W. Wiley, ]. P.
Morgan, DIR. Simon Flexner, Booker T.
Washington, Helen Gould, Eugene v.
Debs, Mrs. Russell Sage and Rev.
Anna Shaw. The socialists who just
missed getting on the list are Charles
Edward Russell and Charlotte Perkins
Gilman. James Whitcomb Riley, the
poet, just missed getting on the list
also.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

Misunderstanding the announce
ment of the passage of the Irish home
rule bill in the house of commons,
Orangemen and sympathizers began to
assault the home rule adherents. Riot
ing continued in Belfast all night and
several were dubbed and one person.
shot. The police dubbed 500 Orange
men who tried to invade the Trisl2
nationalist headquarters.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31
TO THE ANTI-SOCIALIST

If you don't want socialism, quit
prating about the Golden Rule as a
rule by which to live.
If you don't want socialism, why do
you go to church and pray: "Thy
Kingdom come; Thy will be done on
earth as it is in Heaven?" If you
don't want socialism, why are you so
fond of saying that the rich cannot
enter into the Kingdom of Heaven?
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31
MARSHAL ENTERTAINS

During the past week Marshal Beck
with and Deputy Franche have enter
tanned from three to ten guests each
night at the city bastile.
A majority of patrons of the town
lookup are young men who have be-
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31
OUR STATE LYCEUM COURSE.

We are Just beginning realize the magnitude of the undertake
ING Of the state keep lecturers permanently in the field
Live locals have lecturer every
sixth week throughout year. becomes the duty OF each party
member to see that live local and that these meetings
successful.
Washington the United States in December dues
to the national third percentage of red card membership
stateand fifth the nation IN percentage OF
vote We have going to be called upon to
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

Greece.-The solidarity of the work
ers of Southern Europe who protested
against the outrage which was about
to take away their comrade, V. Zachas,
the Greek socialist, who with two other
comrades were condemned to death
in Constantinople, has proven success
full and Zachas and his comrades have
been released.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

Girard, Kans.-The capitalist poll
ticians who contested the seating of
the working class candidates in Craw-
ford county, Kansas. have lost out on
every point. There were eight con-
tests in all. The old party politicians
had no case whatever and the prose
cution collapsed because of its weak
ness. Two democrats and one repub-
lican judge heard the case.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

France.-The French minister of
labor recently published the following
statistics in regard to labor troubles
in France: In 1910 there were 1902
strikes in France. OF these 729 were
for higher wages. OF the latter, 100
were successful, 264 failed, and 296
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31
THE NATIONAL LYcEUM LECTURES

The lyceum will begin IN district on FEBRUARY 20
The first lecture will be given Washington March Twenty
two locals accepted the They should now oeg e
final hustle to meet conditions of their contract
The Commonwealth already receiving twenty-five or more SUD
scrintons week national office We Interested IN
receiving as many Washington yceum subscriptions possible we
will weekly bundle from on to those locals Whlcn nave
accented the course We try help you sell yceum tickets
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

Mexico.-The strike of the railway
mechanics ended last week, following
a compromise settlement which was
reached after a bitter debate and much
wrangling on the part of the employ
nTS
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

New York.-The needle industries
of New York are practically paralyzed
as a result of a general strike in the
needle industry of Greater New York
The new year was ushered in with
strikes and labor troubles in almost
every section of the country.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31
Comments on Worlds Class Struggle
(By Carl ulonsks.

Modern Methods" the iarfhest
north socialist paper in America. has
reached us. II Is one OF the most revo-
lutionary socialist papers published.
and we advise every worker in Alaska
to read It.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-Nearly 5000 mir
ers employed at the Henery and Pros
spect colleries of the Lehigh Valley
Coal company are on strike.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

ended in compromise. The winning
strikes on an average raised the
wages Of the workers from 81 to st.13
per day.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

Do you know that prostitution, pow.
erty, crime and degradation are on
the increase? And do you know tho
reason why?
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

Bulgaria.-In the recent national
election in Bulgaria the socialist party
gained 11,700 votes. In 1908 the total
socialist vote was $500, in 1912 it was
swelled to 1920 votes There is one
socialist in the national parliament,
eleven in the provincial legislatures,
and 81 in the city councils. The so
cialist party has 90 local organizations
with a membership of 5000 and there
are also several papers published.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

DR.. Conoby, Osteopath, has returned.
Commerce Bldg. Both Phones 769.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-31

Germany.-More complete returns
of the recent municipal elections held
in Germany give the socialists more
victories than they had even expected
In nearly every city the socialist
party made gains, either electing
members of the governing board or
increasing the popular vote. In the
kaiser's stronghold, Altoona, the lib
erals, conservatives, clericals and re-
form parties fused in an attempt to
defeat the socialists. But in spite of
this Altoona went red and every office
was captured by the socialists. In
Breslarn the socialists won likewise
and the clericals were forced to fuse
with the conservatives and liberals in
order to run second. In Liegnity, the
socialists elected three-fourths of the
ticket and in Stuttgart they split even
with the entire field. To the kaiser:
Hell holds no fury like a socialist
victory"-to you and your class.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-09
ChiIdren Crv
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q 4 8 TO RI a

hafStd with operating their motor
boats without anchor lights, Collector w.
F. stone mas imposed fine of 5000 each
on Thomas Bland ANA Thomas Hogan, of
Rock Hall.
Employees of the Wilmington Transfer
Company have gone on a strike for more
money and shorter hours.
Most disftsuring skin eruptions, scrofu-
la, pimples, rashes, etc, are due to i'm
pure blood Burdock Blood Bitters is a
cleansing blood tonic. Makes you clear
eyed, clear Drained, clear skinned. adv
Hon. William Jennings BRYAN, will de-
liver lecture at Bel Air Chautauqua the
latter part of this month
With $4,000 in hand the directors of
Hood College, Frederick, will start work
on four college buildings instead of one
large one, as originally contemplated.
COale's large ice plant located on the
Hartford Pike. Il mile from Bel Air, was
completely destroyed by fire Wednesday
evening of last week, together with the
adjoining barn and his slaughter, meat
and carriage houses. The fire was caus-
ed by the explosion of lamp, which his
fireman was carrying, and made such rap
Id progress that nothing could be done to
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-09
Marriage Licenses

Thomas Fl. Lowe and Annie Stander
both OF Baltimore.
George F. Armstrong ana Anna May
Pretzel. both of Philadelphia.
Horace R. Moeshlen and Anna j. Alt
maier, both of Philadelphia.
John Bunting Hines ana Mary Z L.
Clark, both Of Havre de Grace
Charles Johnson and Mrs Margaret j.
Reirner, both of Baltimore.
Paul o. Boyer and Genevieve NJ. Me-
Cabe, both of Wilmington.
Derrick H. Stassfort and Louisa c.
Potts, both of Wilmington.
Patsy Morrelli and Catherine Kuhns,
both of Philadelphia
James Harrison and Mrs Elizabeth G..
Harrison, both of Atlantic City.
Richard T. Lewis and Ella Allen, both
of Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Wayne Stiles and jeanette Gillespie,
both of Mt. Holly y. j.
John Joseph Masterson and Mary Har-
per, both of Philadelphia.
Ira V. Miller and Florence +. Rohr,
both of Reading, Pa
Charles Carter Slack and Christine
Kennedy, both of Philadelphia.
Joseph Hold and Marguerite Simpson,
both of Philadelphia.
Edward c. Green and Florence Strad-
ling, both of Philadelphia.
William James Fletcher and Esther
Luippold, both of Philadelphia.
Chester l.. England, of Rising Sun, and
Hannah \. Brown, of Chestnut Hill, Pa.
Reuben Ruth, of Newport, Del, and
Nellie McGittigen, of Wilmington.
Edward Cox and Eba Donovan, both of
Camden, y. j.
Albert 5 Bates, of Ashland, y j., and
Elise Cottell Zimmerman, of Stratford,
y. J.
August Gordes. of New York, and DOro
thea Blair, of Wilmington.
John j, Martin, of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Mary G. Sloan, of Wilmington.
Paul Butler and Reba snyder, both Of
Reading Pa.
William E. Gable, of Philadelphia, and
Florence Cavanaugh. of Shamokin, Pa.
Joseph smith and Alice Burger both of
Norristown, Pa.
Joseph T. Van Luppen, Jr., and Jennie
NJ Horne, both of Trenton, y. j
Walter Frank and Vetta Walker both
of Chatham, Pa
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-08-09

save any of the buildings. When the
town bell sounded the alarm at $50 hun
dreds of people from Bel Air and adjoin-
ing country hurrie to the scene but We're
too late to give any asslsta and an
hour later the large plant, which had sup
piled Bel Air with tons of ice daily, was
a complete ruin
The Wilmington City Council has APP
pointed a committee to cooperate with a
committee from the Chamber of Com
m1rce in arranging for the Old Home
Week ce,ebration 10 be he'd during the
State fair week in september.
Dietrich Alberts was killed at Cations
vile by coming in contact with a 80 p
volt electric wire.
Sometimes the symptoms of kidney and
bladder trouble are 50 plain no one can
mistake them. Backache, weak and lame
back with soreness over the kidneys,
sharp pains, rheumatism, dull headache,
and disturbed sleep, are all indications Of
a trouble that Foley Kidney Pills will re-
lieve quickly and permanently. Try
them. For sale by all druggists adv
With a wife and eleven children await
ing his return from a vacation in Colo
RADIO. John J. Herman, of Baltimore, di
OF heart disease in a train at Hagers-
town
Straughn Redsecker, of Baltimore, was
drowned at Centreville Landing, Queer
Anne's County. Tuesday of last week,
while bathing with number of friends.
The lad was II years of age.
Postmaster Antoine Deloria Gardner,
troubled with kidney and bladder irregu-
larities, and says: From my own ex-
per:ence | can recommend Foley Kidney
Pills My father also was cured of kid
ney disease, and many neighbors were
cured by Foley Kidney Pills" For sale
ny all druggists. adv
Wilmington Council is planning to build
a municipal wharf at the fooL of Church
: rect along the Christana river so New
Jersey truckers can get their products Il
The Iocel markets.
Miss Mary Smith has resigned as prin-
cipal of the public school at Be,terton
Kent county.
The daughter of A. Mitchell, Bagdad
Ky, had bad case of kidney trouble and
| they feared her health was permanently
| impaired Mr. Mitchell says: She was
| in terrible shape but | got her to take
| Foley Kidney Pills and now she is COM
| pletely cured" Women are more liable
| to have kidney trouble than men and will
ind Foley Kidney Pills a safe, dependable
and honest medicine. For sale by al
druggists. adv
There will be 145 corn and tomato can
| ming houses operating in Hartford count!
| this season, which will give employment
| to about 5000 persons.
James Herr has been elected president
William Douglas vice president, John T
Neary secretary AMI Eugene NJ. Haihe'
treasurer OF the Black Barren Spring!
Fair Association, which will conduct al
exhibition in September