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CONVENTION ECHOES.
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Ketterer Iyana and myself He would
not concur with ms on the resolutions
affecting party tactics that the con
vention adopted by an almost unani-
nous vote. He divided his time be
tween the convention in Eagles hail
and the bull moose headquarters in the
Samson hotel across the street The
new party was evidently given birth
in the Samson hotel before the dele
gates assembled in convention Their
plan was to pull as many delegates as
possible out of the convention. For
this purpose they distributed volumes
of yellow literature among the dele
gates. But it was for Martin to pull
off the stunt that would fetch" the
delegates after their sterile literature
had failed. Martin came to us with the
following resolution which he had
"concurred in" having his name al
ready signed to it:
THAT any person whose livelihood
was derived. in whole or in part, from
interest, rent or profit should not be
eligible to membership in the socialist
party"
His insincerity in supporting such
principle which we all knew he OPP
posed was so fragrant that his action
became a matter of suspicion at once
He was informed that such a resolu-
ton was in conflict with the national
party constitution which prescribes
who shall be ligible to membership.
Therefore this plant" was killed in
committee and never came before the
convention. He must have taken us
for a bunch of dupes to think we
would fall for something that was in
conflict with the constitution. He was
satisfied that many of us were in
favor of the principle embodied in
that resolution and must have thought
we would readily recommend it to the
convention and thus give him a chance
to stage his play by forcing a bolt as
he knew that many delegates were in
favor of it and also that quite as many
would most decidedly oppose it. On
this lineup he hoped to pull out good
bunch of delegates for his new party.
C. w. GARRETT.
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Hazellon Child Slaves.

There have been two strikes on in
the city of Hazelton, Pennsylvania.
during the last four weeks against
iuhuman conditions. One with 1,200
workers of the Dnplan silk mill and
the other with GOO employees of the
Gerhardt shirt factory
The causes OF both these strikes are
ten and one-half hours daily grind and
unnatural toll, amid unhealthful sur
roundings, miserably low wages. far
below the minimum required to keep
the workers in fit physical condition
and deceney, the iniquitious filming
system which steals from the workers
much of their already too meager
wages. the ineessant impositions of
petty bosses in their zeal to increase
the profits of the masters and degrade
the workers and a multitude of other
grievances which in the aggregate
make of these workers veritable
slaves.
These workers, most of them chill
dren of tender years and formerly I'M
organized, have at last reyolted
against the horrible conditions of
their employment and have organized
for betterment of their conditions.
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BeIIinaham.

The first meeting OF the National
ryeeum last Friday was success.
The audience was larger than we had
reason to expect The work Of ar
ranging these meetings has been
thrown almost wholly on the Second
ward local. organized after the con-
tract with the Lyceum bureau was
practically annulled By the disband-
ment Of the locals responsible for the
agreement For a time it looked as
If we would suffer considerable loss.
but it is now assured that the deyo-
ton and hustling ability of the locai
members will make the undertaking
a success in every way. take pleas
ure in saying this in behalf of the
members who have done so much to
help the meetings, by distributing cir
culars, placing window cards, dispos-
ing of tickets and doing other work in
connection with these important meet
ings Putting all these socialist publ
cations and books in circulation will
repay us and bring results worth
while. e. w. Perrin, first of the five
lecturers, is certainly good specimen
of our party speakers; but while that
is true, it is just another way of MOTTO
ing that all our speakers are improv-
ing right along. We all know that
But still, it seems that Comrade Per
rims illustration of capitalism by that
little tragedy with puppets is about
the best ever. 1t is something like
"The Parable of the Water Tank"
where laborers fill the tank at wages
of five cents a bucket, buying it back
from the capitalist at ten cents a
bucket, and finally there is an over
production of water, while the owner
of the tank has all the capital and also
the oyerproduction, and the laborers
are broke and out of a job. But one
must see Perrin do the trick to ap
preciate the story and understand why
the capitalist lives happily ever after
He has robbed the laborers of every
thing and it makes him joyous and
fills him with cheap philanthrophy.
Do not forget that the date of the
next lyceum lecture is Friday, March
%, at p. m. N. A. Richardson, of
California, is the speaker. The sub
ject, What Is Socialism,"
There will be three other meetings
during the week by Mrs. Kate Sadler,
of Seattle, as follows. Street meeting
Saturday, March 20, p. M, corner
of Holly street and Railroad avenue;
Sunday, March 80, 230 p. M, in Odd
Fellows hall, Commercial street; also
Sunday. p. M, in Socialist hall,
South Bellingham. The street meet
ing will be something of novelty,
being the first time a woman has
spoken in the streets of Bellingham.
However, Mrs. Sadlsf probably will
not mind it nor feel lonesome, as there
will be number of comrade men
close by, and women too.
w. H. WAYNICK.
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chehaIis County.

Socialist Candidates at Aberdeen
The following are the candidates of
the socialist party for the coming city
election: 1, Fl. t. Ash, for mayor;
2, Julius Shutzler for councilman from
First ward; 8, C. E. Wilson for coun-
Gilman from Second ward; 4, Oscar
Perala for councilman from the Third
ward; 5, Anton Pista, for councilman
from Fourth ward; 6, A. B. Curtis, for
councilman from Fifth ward; 7, V. T.
Evans, for clerk; 8, w. H. Schmftt,
for treasurer; 8, Joseph Thomas, for
councilman from Sixth ward. Vote
the ticket straight-The New Era.
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Council Grants Docking Privilege at
Bremerton.

By vote of five to two the council
agreed to grant the navy yard route
docking privileges at the new dock for
a period of five years at the rate of
$50 per month. Councilmen Foss and
Calkins were opposed to signing the
contract and voted against it. They
have worked consistently for the well
fare of the city in attempting to Sc
cure a fair contract and maintained to
the last that competing steamship
line could be secured which would
compel Kennedy to make overtures to
the city. The anti-municipal owner
ship majority have succeeded in prac-
tically giving away the docking priv
ilege. To be sure, the contract does
not give the Kennedy company an ex-
elusive right, but that company will
find a way to keep a competing line
out of the field.
If the people of this town expect to
get what they want from the 'inde-
pendent" bunch they elected they will
have to keep their eyes on them all
the time. They are delaying action
on the light and water questions by
every means they know. Unless pres
sure is brought to bear we will all be
dead of old age before we get public
ownership of either-Kitsap County
Leader
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LOCAL COMMENT.
Russian Local, Seattle.

Sunday afternoon, March 2, Rus
sian branch of socialist party held
it's first propaganda meeting with
lecture on the question Social Revo-
luton" The speaker tried to explain
in simple words the socialist concep-
ton of this future biggest event in
the worlds history. This revolution
will be economical in the sense that
the working class Selling the political
power will utilize this power for the
radical change of the economical
cases. When it will happen nobody
can predict at present, but every So
ciallst must be prepared for it as if
it were coming tomorrow; that is, he
must even today know clearly who is
his ally and his enemy, on whom he
can rely and whom he must doubt
whatever he breaches. The opposite
interests of two (and two only classes
will be more clearly understood with
time, and most of the at present in
definite professions, such as teacher,
physician, and so forth, will more
lightly associate with their natural
allies, either workingmen or capital
lists.
At the time of the social revolution
the productive class (the workingmen)
will not only know that the capitalists
are their natural antagonists, but
moreover they will know the reasons
of their power, and after the victory
will not blindly refuse ALL the good
things which have been created in the
time of capitalist dictatorship.
The attention to this first lecture
by the Russian colony, and as seen in
the sufficiently live discussion by per
sons of different opinions enables us
to say that this branch will do, and
not without success, their share Of
work in the propaganda of socialist
teachings
C. LAPIDEWSKY,
Secy Seattle Russian Branch.
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CONVENTION ECHOES

This column is opened for the dis
cussion of the important issues arts
ing out of the state convention. Com
municatinos from locals will have first
turn, those from individual comrades
will appear as space permits.
To the Class Conscious Workers of
the Socialist Party.
AS whole, Local Puyallup endorses
the work of the late state convention
at Tacoma, which demonstrated that
at last the workers movement for
emancipation in this state is now in
the hands of the working class; but
we insist that section rs of the consti-
tuition did not get a square. deal by
the convention. Opportunity to de-
fend the principle of the class struggle
was denied by habit the convention
acquired of CLOSING debate" Gust
after some of the knockers got
through in this case.)
Since we have now lost the yellow
incubus, let us now KEEP the or
ganization in the hands of the work
ing class Let us not stultify our
selves by crying aloud about the class
struggle out of our constitution.
We call upon every real class con-
scious worker to vote AGAINST strik-
ing out section rs.
We want to put the pink reds. who
think more of quantity than they do
of quality, on record. They either
stand on the class struggle or they do
not Quality will make the right kind
of quantity in time
Section 76 DOES NOT bar the little
farmer from party office. Read it
again and study it and see if it is not
the class struggle arrived at last in
our constitution 1t should stay there
as long as we have to fight the class
struggle, or until the class struggle is
ended. 1t would be in conflict with
our national constitution to apply the
class struggle on admission to mem
bership, but we can apply it on eli
gibility to hold office in the party or
ganization.
Now, you red" comrades, show us
if you really mean the class struggle
when you preach it.
Ordered published by Local Puyal-
lup in regular meeting March 81, 1913.
w. r. CAPLE,
Chairman of Session.
r. A. BANNER,
Local Secretary.
Note.-Loeal Puyallup has overlook
ed the fact that by a recent referendum
section rs has been stricken from the
constitution.
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Lake Erie Fishermen.

Twenty-Five hundred fishermen on
the south shore of Lake Erie went on
strike a few days ago for a ten per
cent raise and a ten-hour day.
The capitalist octopus gets the work
er everywhere. If he burrows into
the earth he is exploited; If he re-
mains above ground it is the same; if
he takes to the water the dividend
monger gets after him and bleeds
him. We haven't many of us tried
flying yet, but we expect to be ex-
plotted up there by our experiences
elsewhere, when we do go on the wing
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-28
HOW SOCIALISTS WILL DO
THINGS.

A committee of the grand jury has
been visiting and reporting on the con-
ditions of the various school buildings
i'll Santa Cruz county The report of
the committee is to the effect that in
the county there is only one school
house that is entitled to be classed as
sanitary, while many of them are re-
ported to be in a most deplorable con.
dition in this respect. Now, listen to
this: THE ONE EXCEPTION is in
MOUNTAIN SCHOOL district, where
the socialists had a majority ON the
school board-Mrs Zetta Smith and
John Nuteher-and this report is a
great blow to the defamers of social
lists and socialism, and medal for the
socialists, who oil the time and every
where stand for the best possible con-
ditions for the children in our public
schools.-The World Issue, Santa Cruz,
Cal
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NEWS FROM THE COUNTIES


Two delegates from chehalis. RAY
Cantabury and Carl Motter partieipat-
ed In the convention and at all times
acted with the minority. Since their
return to Lewis county they have done
their best to disoredit the acts of the
convention.
Their conduct has not even been
fair. They have used the oapitalistic
papers to Great the impression that
the party membership of Lewis ooun-
~ would support a new yellow" so
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-28
TroubIous Times.

Alexandria, La.
Rip-Saw, st. Louis:
Last Sunday gunner, detectives and
officers of the Santa Fe railroad and
American Lumber company began a
campaign of violence against Merry
vile strikers. Organizers Cline, East
man, Baker, Oliver. Denny kidnapped
and deported. Cline slugged, Oliver
shot in foot Mob has been in posses
sion Merryville ever since Tuesday.
Mob raided Union offices, seized all
books, papers, carrying them into of
flee American Lumber company, de-
ported acting Secretary Mumford,
wrecked our soup kitchens, only place
hungry children could be fed, and
drove our women away from it at point
of guns,
Wednesday all union men were de-
ported under penalty of death if they
returned All union signs were torn
off shops and houses, citizens were
searched without warrant Mob run
ming town high binder fashion. Santa
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Fe'a chief strike breaker reported on
ground and that road held responsible
for outrages. Local state authorities
have deputies on ground. probably 10
see no hnrm comes 70 heroes Santa
Fe as they are doing nothing other
wise We appeal to civilized world
against Mexioanized Louisiana.
CONVICTION HALL.
Does the capitalist press report
these doings to you?
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Yakima County.

sunnyside Citizens Rebel-At a
largely attended mass meeting held in
the Commercial club room in Sunny
side Saturday, steps were taken look
ing for relief through the courts from
excessive taxation, which, their lead
ing citizens aver, is virtually confis-
eating the homes of her citizens
North West Forum.
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THE SLAUGHTER OF THE
WORKERS.

According to an official report there
have been in the construction of the
new water yiaduct of New York, out
of II, 900 men employed, 200 killed and
$500 severely injured, chiefly through
dynamite explosions. This sad record
has only been beaten in the construc-
ton of the Panama canal where, in
the eight years, 1,OS7 lives have been
lost.
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ArIinqton-Meets at Odd Fellows
Hall first and third Sundays at 2
p. m. L. w. Thiele. Secy.; A Fl.
Coburn, organizer.
Botheli-Meets at Hanna>s hall. first
and third Saturday evenings Com
bined business and propaganda meet
iags. DR.. A. L. Victor. Seoy, Bothell.
coupevlIle-Meets the first ana third
Fridays of each mont hat the resi-
dence of Henry Fair. Secy.. Coupe
vile, Wash.
Everett Second Ward-Meets every
Monday night at o'clock in socia-
list headquarters. 1912 California.
Dr. w. S. Keyser, Summit Hotel, or
ganizer; Louis Eschwig, 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.
Freeiand, r. F. D. Langley-Meets End
and 4th Sundays at p. m. at Cress
House. Program 3 p. m. second Sun
days. A. K. Hanson, Secy.
Granite Falls-Meets every Friday
night at o'clock in Miller Bldg.
Julia Herman, Rec. and Cor. Secy.
Hillyard-Meets every Thursday
night at 446 Samson Ave. ]. C.
Hardness, Secy-Treas., Box 307
Hillyard.
Local Kelso-Meets every Wednesday
night at Browns Confectionery Store
z. L. Carr, Secy.
Mountain Vi2w-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 40 2 p. m.
J. G. Layman. Box 81. Seey.
Prosser-Meets on the first and third
Sundays in each month at g. n. IN
the coure house. II. d. Lake. Seey
prozser.
Seattle Socialist Headquarters. 1909 5th
Ave. Business meetings. Fifth Ward
local every Tuesday evening. Propa-
Randa meetings in Labor Temple every
Sunday at 3 D. m. Willard Price. Secy
Ssdro-W oolley - Meets every Monday
evening. p. +. Boldly, Secy Box 8s7.
Sadr0- Woollev. Wash
Siivana Meets the second and fourth
Sundays at 2 p. M. al Union Trading
hail. SllYana. Anton Jensen. Secy..
Silvana Wash
The Woman's Karl Marx Study Club
meets every Thursday at .. m at
500 South 18th St., Tacoma. Wash.
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LOCAL COMMENT

Havillah, Wn., March 2, 1913.
Commonwealth, Everett, Wash:
Dear Comrades was elected di-
rector at yesterdays school election,
which puts the socialists in complete
control of this school district.
Fraternally yours,
ARTHUR OBERG,
Secy. Local Havillah.
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Section Hands Strike on Pennsylvania
Railroad.

Railroad
Section hands of the Pennsylvania
railroad at West Morrisville, N. J., are
on strike for more pay and shorter
hours.
The sheriff has sworn in one hun
dred deputies to help the railroads
win the strike. The railroads have
shipped 300 detectives to the scene
and the state cossaels are hurrying to
that district with all possible speed
Where will the poor workers get off?
The day is coming surely when the
workingmen of this country will be
compelled through the action of the
authorities to make an organized eff
fort against the use of the police as
strike-breakers.
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YOU should know about SOCIALISM
YOU should fight it if 1t is bad.
YOU should support it if it is good.
You can do neither, successfully, un'
less you know what it is.
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Advertising Directory

Do YOU want merchants of Everett help for the
printing the Commonwealth? Or would you rather dig deep in
pocket and the Of
running your paper.
You have money and the way is the best way
food clothing and shelter and pleasures from the list
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WEST VIRGINIA COURT MAR
TIAL STUNT.
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intolerahle conditions imposed on
them by the oouseieneplese mine own
ers. armed thugs baldwin guards
were let loose onto them. and aa might
be expected pitched battles resulted.
Then of course the master class called
out their obodiont dupes. the militia.
and their lick-spittle governor got the
martial law stunt to work Finally
the ordinary rights OF American citi-
aens we're taken away from numbers
of men and women, and they were
hailed before military commission
TO answer lot of trumped up charges.
If the miners and their women folks
are wise they will positively decline
to take any notice of this military
tribunal. Who is going to allow a
few bloated money-grabbers boss 1T
over large numbers of working people
by debating to them in this fashion
To hell with their military courtsl
Talk about direct action" the CAPT
talists don't seem afraid to use it.
There is some nice graft, too. in
the West Virginia National Guard; or
perhaps it was patriotism that caused
Capt. John c. Bond to draw double
pay for eighty-nine days. c. L. Bur
dette drew double pay for twenty
days; Lieut.. II. B. Cornwall drew
double pay for thirty-eight days
They tried to give it to Major ]. L
Pratt, but he was the only sportsman
in the whole bunch; he took his double
pay under protest, and wanted the tax
commissioners authority for it.
Several other officers of the militia
got share of the plumber and even
some of the men were allowed a
rake-off.
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A mass meeting Of the Sec
ond and Fourth Ward Locals
viii be held at S. P. Headquar-
tiers, Everett Monday evening,
May 81, at o'clock.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-28

The comrades of Local No. 8, Ia
coma, have addressed the following
resolution to the editor of the CAP
peal to Reason"
To Comrade Fred D. Warren:
Local No. 8, of this city, at their
meeting of March IS, passed the fol
lowing preamble and resolution:
Whereas, the perilous situation of
the striking miners of West Virginia,
resulting from their efforts to better
the conditions of themselves and fam
lilies, is becoming more apparent to
the socialists throughout the country;
and
Whereas, the military power of that
state is being utilized for the purpose
of railroading the leaders of the strike
to their death without jury or civil
procedure, but are to be tried by mill
tary law and military courts, with mo
juries, no rules of procedure, no pro-
lection and such a verdict as military
officers may decide to hand out"
therefore, be it
Resolved, that we, the members of
Local No. 8, of the city of Tacoma,
protest against such inhuman and
lawless methods upon the part of the
government of West Virginia, and ask
the publishers of the appeal to Rea-
son" to get out a special edition de-
voted to this subject, and with all the
power at command, strip the mask off
the governor of that state and picture
in all it's hideousness the state of hell
existing under the guise of justice in
the state of West Virginia.
With all the mercy of human feel
ing in the hearts of the million toilers
we are behind you with our help!
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A Sample.

Lieutenant Ford, officer of the State
Skunks, on last Monday was sent by
the Supreme Commission at Pratt, to
Kayford to secure some witnesses
whom it was believed would be will
ing to recognize the scab-herders'
court and testify against the miners.
1t seems that the lieutenant fell into
the company of several others of his
ilk-mine guards-and the entire ag-
gregation proceeded to fill up on bad
booze. Bolstered up with the false
courage induced by the fightin' whis-
key this little understood runt insult
ed a union miner who proceeded to
wipe up about a half-mile of the coun-
ty road with his yellow-clad carcass.
The imitation soldier was slowed away
for repairs and the Bull Moose train
had to make a special trip to Kayford
to bring the bold, bad warrior to camp.
Ford is fair sample of the scab-herd-
ing bunch who have set up court"
and want to try the real, useful citi-
zens of West Virginia before it.
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Directory Socialist Locals

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Note.-Loeal Puyallup has overlook
ed the fact that by a recent referendum
section rs has been stricken from the
constitution.