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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-22
Fairness Above All,

The essence of chivalry was dis
played by William Smith O'Brien. tina
leader of 1reland's national party in
the 40s. On facing his man O'Brieni
called out: stop; no signal, pray,"
His opponents second advanced, say,
Ing, "This is irregular, sir. What do
you wish?" ''The gentleman opposite
me-" answered O'Brien, has let ~
cap fall from his pistol" -
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-22
No Risk.

No Risk. F.,
"Jagbitters tells me that he Isl
thinking very seriously of taking uni,
literature as a profession"
How will he live?"
In clover. His wife is going to on.
crate big boarding house."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-22
Progress.

You have tried to fashion q gov.l
eminent on the lines of the Americana
Republic?"
YES" replied the Chinese philoso-
pher, "but up to the present time we
haven't been able to get much beyond
the Fourth of July accidents" !.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-22
Fathers Little Speech.

Toni told her father that I ex-
pected to inherit several pieces Of
fine property.
Dick-What did he say?
Tom-He said that deeds speak
louder than words.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-22
Condensed Milk,

do you call this a pint?" asked the
sharp servant girl Of the milhman.
EYES,"
"Well, it won't do. When we want
condensed milk We'll buy it at the
grocer's."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-22
PrAilidiHed

Prejudiced.
Some things there are we do not like
OF which we quickly tire;
The man upon a motor bike
We never could admire
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-22
|'DENIS0N BEACH," LAKE VIEW

Continued from Page Six.)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-21

20 catch a man at third. There was
a runner on second, however, and
1vers ordered him to throw to that
bag. The man on third scored and
the other runner was safe.
In the sixth small fly was hit
short distance back of the inf1eld to-
ward right field. Evers could have
snagged it with little. exertion, but
he was glued in his tracks and Schulz
tie was barely able to touch the blow,
which went for a hit and started a
three-run rally. Then Schultz missed
another fly and the stuff was OF. All
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-21

of these things may have combined
to make Evers peeYish and he lost his
head when he started an argument
with Zimmerman. Bresnahan and
Zim could have settled their little
dispute themselves.
Bresnahan had pleasant time.
The St. Louis sport writer's are grind
ing out stories that the weakness of
the Cardinal pitching staff is due to
the absence of Roger, who coached
the youngsters and handled the vet
Grams with intelligence. This line of
talk has gotten Miller Higgins goat.
Ray SchaIk, the game young
catcher of the White Sox, was pain
fully spiked in the knee by Olson of
Cleveland in the ninth inning yester-
day, and one oflthe Chicago scribes
declared there was no-excuse for the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-21

injury. He claimed that Olson came
into the plate riding high, " his
spikes in the air, with the intention
of soaring Schalk. Ray was not
scared, and in consequence was nick
ed in the knee. He stuck in the game
until the next and last man was out,
but may be given a short vacation.
There is danger that the knee will
get stiff.
Hal Chase and Chick Mattick were
the guys responsible for yesterdays
victory, which gave the Sox an even
break since they have left home.
Chase shot four hits, and Mattick
made a sensational catch in the ninth
inning and turned double play when
the Maps were threatening. Collins
ran Chase a close second in batting,
polling three singles and double.
Joe Jackson got three. of the six hits
made off Cicotte
The players. reached home this
morning, about all in from the game
and the trip from Philadelphia. Rain
looked mighty good to them, as it
meant day of rest. Schalk was
the only cripple, and the boys were
full of confidence. Callahan said the
luck broke against his team in sew
eral games in the east, or the record
for the trip would have been better.
81 have no fault to find with the
playing of the team" said Callahan.
"The hitting is improving. Chase has
added a strong defense to the infeld,
and Chick Mattick and his wonderful
fielding have been the sensation. of
the trip. Chick is also beginning to
hit. Morris Rath is another man
who is batting satisfactorily. The
pitching is holding up to the mark.
You ought to hear what those East
ern fellows say about Reb Russell
they think have picked up a south
paw who will surpass Eddie Plank.
1 believe so myself. There is no need
RI urOrrv about I'D Walsh The bioy
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11
BABIES BOUGHT AND SOLD
IN OAKLAND.

A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature at Sacramento to regulate
and control the management of ma
ternity hospitals" in California.
The prostitute capitalist press is
shocked at the revelations made by
some of the officials of organized
charity who are urging the passage
of this bill 1t is shown by these Of
any one who wishes to buy at prices
ranging from the minimum hospital
charge for confinement case to sew
eral hundred dollars, and no questions
are asked of the purchaser as to the
purpose of the purchase SO long as the
price is paid. This illustrates one of
the most hideous monstrosities of
capitalist society.
The false standards of morality
prevailing under our present society
impel women to conceal the mother
instinct which has preserved the hui
man race through all other forms of
society, and hide the browning glory
of motherhood in a maternity hos
pital and leave their offspring in the
hands of these commercial institutions
to be sold to anyone who will pay the
hospital charges and an additional
profit to the proprietor of the hos
pital.
Capitalism not only dooms many
newborn babes to the fate of being
sold as merchandise, but it also dooms
millions of larger children of tender
years to be sold on the installment
plan by their helpless parents into
child slavery in the mills, factories
and other industrial hells that their
child lives may be blighted and their
labor coined into profits for the great
trusts which own and operate the in
dustrial plants where children are en-
ployed for the profit of trust mag
mates.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11
Comment on Above.

The Commonwealth, Everett, Wash. !;
Here is a clipping from The Ameri'
can-Reveille.
We socialists know it is not neces'
sary to work at night in can factory
There should be a larger plant. AS
the assistant state labor commissioner
says, "The conditions are good, etc,
as | have been in the plant. The
Chinese do not operate any of the ma
chinery that the girls do. There are
girls at work in the daytime as skilled
Iaborers, and also at night. The Chi
nese cannot operate the machines that
the girls do and the only machines
they do operate are where they have
taken the place of white men,"
Mrs. Chantler does not find that
Oriental labor is replacing white labor.
Why? On the day shift there are 81
Chinese doing the work that was
formerly done by whites. White men
will do the work she speaks of. 1t
is because they will not work as cheap
as Orientals that they have not now
the jobs.
If you can use this do so, but leave
my name out only in case of necessity
as am employed by the fish company
and want to hold my job a while yet.
Yours for the cause,
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11
SLAVE CAMPS.

The true story of the utter wretch
edness of the conditions of work and
wages on construction of the Grand
Trunk Pacific, and particularly that
portion of it through Northern British
Columbia, is slowly reaching the ears
of those who are really interested in
exposing the brutal swindles that are
being perpetrtated in the railway con-
struction camps Of the north, writes
a correspondent to the British Colum-
bia Federation of Vancouver, B. C.
Men are hired under contract in
foreign countries by promises of
steady work at their trades at good
wages and free transportation to
where the work is. Their tools and
belongings are surrendered into the
hands of the company's bureau sharks
with the promise that they will be
forwarded at once and with them, but
that is the last they ever see of them
Arrived at the camp they are told
there is no work for them at their
trades or on the conditions which they
were originally hired and they will
have to work as common laborers
with pick and shovel or any other
work they may be set at The wages
run from $175 to $225. One dollar
per day is charged for board, 25 cents
per month is charged for mail they
never get, and 81 per month for a
doctor they never see The price Of
a pair of boots is $12 to $14, and other
things in proportion.
Once arrived at the construction
camps there is no return for the I'M
fortunate who has been lured thither,
because the company sees to it that
he is not allowed to return by their
boats, and there is no other way UNI
less to walk through hundreds of
miles Of wilderness. The only chance
for escape lies i'm building some kind
of a raft and floating down the river.
The construction camps are UNI
speakably filthy and unsanitary and
the usual outbreak Of fevers and small
pox, which always accompany such
conditions, may be looked Tor most
sny time, especially i'm the spring
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11

IFrom ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Bellug
ham. Sunday. March %. 1879
Mrs. \. Il. Chautler, assistant state
labor commissioner, has just complet.
ed an inspection of the can mauutac.
turing plant of the Pacific American
Fisheries company, at South Boiling.
ham. Complaints were made a few
DAYS ago that the big fish company
was working girls ON night shifts.
personally | am absolutely opposed
To the employment of girls at night
think such condition is bad. But
/ found that at the south side can fac.
tory every convenience and safeguard
had been afforded the young women
who are working there, and, aside
from the fact that | am opposed to
nipht work for girls, | found no cause
for complaint.
IN such n case Il is difficult to say
what would be best. If night employ
ment were stopped, the girls would be
thrown out of work and without doubt
would make n strong objection.
Conditions Good.
"The conditions at the can factory
are unusually good. A matron is en-
ployed to care for the girls, rest
room has been provided, and the girls
are not allowed to leave during work
ing hours. A Waterman is on guard
throughout the night for their protec-
ton and they are within a short dis
lance of the street car line, so thar
they can ride to and from their work
In fact. it would be hard to make their
surroundings better
THE protest to the labor commits
sion was against the employment OF
skilled girls at night. l find that some
of the skilled workers are employed
at night. One of the reasons for this,
It was stated, is that they can operate
the machines better than the unskilled
workers under artificial light.
"The Chinese that are employed
work during the daytime and operate
larger and heavier machines than
those which are operated by the girls.
find, however, that Oriental labor is
not replacing white labor at the can
merry, as has been alleged. Of the 5OO
persons who are engaged there about
one-fifth are Orientals. | am opposed
to the employment of white girls
with Orientals, but here again | find
a condition that is hard to meet, be
cause much of the cannery work is
such that white men will not do It,
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11
NV Donr Boys and CHRIS:

Ny Dear Boys ana GIFTS.
I wish that you would begin to read
the socialist papers, for the socialist
educational bureau rs making some
plans for you and from time TO time
there rs going TO be something In the
Commonwealth that you will find in
torestng.
You probably know that the legis-
lature has been passing laws for you
to obey without asking you anything
about the matter. / wish you would
look at some of these laws and tell
me what you think of them. If you
tell it real well we shall try to print
what you say I'm the Commonwealth
with your name and all Write on
one side of the paper and make il
short.
/ know that your teacher says that
the government is organized to pro-
tect you; but when your papa goes
out on strike he soon learns that the
teacher is telling fibs, just plain fibs.
He learns that the government is a
sort of big stick and a lot of guns that
are there to make him 90 back and
work his life away for the boss. And
no matter what country your papa
came from he knows that the govern
ment is always on the side of the boss.
So when the government of the state
of Washington says that you are to
do so and so, you will know that the
big fat bosses are back of the whole
thing somewhere.
Well, these government fellows
down at Olympia heard about your
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11
MESSAGE TO SOCIALIST CHILDREN

fishing iu the creeks and they wanted
the fish So they passed a law saying
that before you went fishing again
you had to go and buy a license. They
knew you had no money to use to buy
the right to fish.
The superintendent of the railroad
saw you and your folks out walking
the track on Sunday afternoon and
they also saw some poor fellows with
blankets on their backs walking down
from the camps in the mountains
where there are no wagon roads. So
they passed a law saying that no
body should walk on the railroad track
again. They want everybody to ride
and pay.
But the funniest of all the laws that
they made down there by the Olympia
oyster beds was this: once every
month when you 90 back to school
next September you will have to go
out in the yard or stand up in the
room and salute the capitalist flag and
tell the following lie to it out loud:
~ pledge allegiance to my flag and
to the republic for which it stands.
One nation, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for ALL"
If you will not salute the flag and
say this stuff to it's face you will be
punished by your capitalist teachers
or expelled Now, boys and girls, what
do you think of these laws?
J. e. SINCLAIR,
Secy. Socialist Educational Bureau,
r. f. d. No 4, Box 1913, Tacoma, Wn.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11
UNFAIR ATTACKS.

In his address at the opening Of the
convention of the Newark diocese of
the Protestant Episcopal church in
Newark, N. J., Bishop Lines said:
There is a systematic attack upon
socialism just now, which is not
worthy of respect, because the motive
is not quite honest. A great many
persons are joining in the cry against
socialism who know very little about
it, No such movement can gain its
strength and hold upon many people
without expressing some need and
some truth which right-minded men
are bound to recognize. Tt is a means
which a great many people in the hard
places of life are using in their con-
tention against privilege, and the wise
course is for those who bear the
Christian name TO try 20 understand
the movement and get as friendly a
relation as possible with those who
are finding In socialism their relig-
,n."
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11
How The War in The Balkans
Affects The Neighboring Countries

Comrades in the Balkans ask us to
make this known.
We have received from trade I'M
ion official some notes on the present
situation in Bosnia Herzegovina. The
young labor movement is passing
through a difficult period, the state of
affairs being greatly influenced by the
war in neighboring countries. The
economic depression, which has been
particular in the building trades, has
become general A great number of
adult men have already been called to
the colors while the remainder suffer
from increasing unemployment. All
business and industry in the land has
been checked. This would not be so
bad perhaps if the movement for
emancipation were not suppressed.
The association laws are ignored by
the government and newly formed
groups are not recognized, though stat
utes giving freedom in such matters
were consented to six years ago by the
absolute rulers.
The party organ, "Glas Slobade,"
has been suppressed and its editors
heavily fined and imprisoned. The
movement is, therefore, being put to a
test the result of which cannot be
guessed. Should it come to war the
movement doubtlessly would be de-
sroyed The internationals are begged
to take note of the position of things
and to lend helping had, particularly
through the press, so that the Asiatic
despotism of the rulers shall not rem
der still more difficult the educational
activities of the labor movement.
The absolute government of the
country is at present in the hands Of
General Potiorek, who is supported by
the liberal ministry of Bilinsky in
Vienna. This liberal ministry is
even more reactionary and brutal than
the absolute regime which held sway
previously. In order to have a quite
free hand the last cry of protest from
the workers is smothered, so that
iingoism and absolutism and the ac-
companying effects may celebrate
their wanted orgies at the cost of the
working population, the poor, VINO al
ready with the shadow of war cast
over them. have been sentenced TO
need and misery
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11
Spain.

Palbos, the lone socialist deputy in
the Spanish parliament, does not care
to hobnob with Sapnish royalty. He
is a man, not merely voting machine.
1t was reported some weeks ago that
he had been asked to call upon the
king. He stopped this report by is
suing a statement to the effect that
he was not believer in kings and
therefore had no intention of hob
nobbing with his nibs."
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11
FALSE FRIENDS.

The bourgeois political economy and politics direct all
their exerons against the class character of the modern
labor If it possible to create breach IN TINS
buwar citadel of the social democracy then the social
democracy conquered and the proera thrown back under
dominion of capitastc society However small such
breach may beginning the enemy has the power 10
widen it and the certainty of final victory And the enemy
most dangerous when he friend to the fortress
when he Sinks under the of friendship and IS recog
nized as a friend and comrade. 80
enemy who to with open visor we face with
smile to set foot upon his neck mere play for us
The enemy however reaches out the hand to us for
political alliance and ntrude himself upon us as friend and
brother-him and him alone have we to fear
Our fortress withstand every ASSAULT cannot be
stormed from by eget only fall when we
ourselves open doors to the and take him into our
ranks as fellow comrad Growing out of the class struggle
party upon the class struggle as condition OF its
existence Through and with that struggle the party un
conquerable without the party lost for will have lost
the strength Whoever fails to understand this
or thinks the class struggle dead issue that class
antagonists gradually becoming eftaced stands upon the
basis of bourgeois philosophy.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11
Philipplne Islands.

The Kong Ii Pc" Justice and Rea-
SOM is the new Chinese socialist pa
per published in the Philippines, the
editor of which is DR.. Tee Han Kee, a
physician of exceptional intelligence.
Kong Ii Pc is the only socialist paper
in the Philippines and is also the only
news medium printed for the $4,000
Mongolians who are scattered through.
out the PHILIPPINES. The editor, when
asked why he named his paper Gus
tice and Reason" replied: Socialism
is justice, and reason is the light that
leads it,"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11
GOVERNMENT OWNED
SHIP LINE PROPOSED

Washington, D. C.-Representative
Stevens, sof California, announced that
if the free-passage provision of the
Panama canal act were repealed by
congress, he would introduce and press
at the extra session a bill to provide
line of government-owned steam
ships from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
to carry both passengers and freight,
He believes the ownership and opera
ton of a fleet of vessels by the gov
eminent would act as a regulator of
freight rates both by water and rail.
But the question is-who will own
the government?
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-11
THE ONLY ISSUE.
CONTINUED from Page One.)
By Hulet M. Wells.

! by IIu1CI W. w Gllos
The third time it came up was or
my proposed amendment to the con
stitution, to limit legislative and ex
ecutive offices to farmers and wage
workers. l will not bother you with
my arguments for it now. They still
seem convincing to me. l have long
believed that this was the way to safe.
guard the party against schemeing
politicians, and to make it consistent
as a working class party.
1t was my pet measure and the one
subject on which l was anxious to
speak. But at the end of the third
day my leave of absence expired and
1 had to get back on the job. When
the matter came up next day, I have
been told that the impression was
created that l myself had decided
that it was not wise to press it. With
out any friends to plead for it, it was
not strange that the convention
jumped on and stamped it into the
ground.
Well that settles it for the present
at least. Whatever the majority de-
cides, is the party law for me, and l
am not whining about it.
But you will not mind, hope, a
little gentle sarcasm. 1 have to laugh
when I think of Geo. Davis quitting
the party because we insult the mid
die class socialist and exalt the wage
worker When did this happen? Not
when l was able to observe it.
OF course we hear a lot of talk
about the socialist party being party
of, by, and for the working class. But
then, those are just speeches. And
why George should take such oratory
seriously and get peeved about it, is
really funny if you look at it right.
For after the imprisoned rhetoric
has trembled away into silence, and
the ballots are counted up, somehow
the wageworkers and farmers have a
habit of getting into the minority.
There are three wage workers on
the present state executive committee
of seven. Comrade Smith, who is one
of the three, and also one of the best
we have ever had, was not even men
toned for denomination. l will bet
years subscription to the Common
wealth that there will not be more
than two wageworkers and farmers
combined on the next committee.
/ repeat, why should George Davis
feel peeved? Is it because Of the way
the farmers and wageworkers are
Then why did he not vote for my