Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-26
| Working Glass Development
(ed EDWARD &. kintzer.l

There isn't anything of greater i'm
portance in the working class Develop
ment than q spirit of class conscious
ness, and every worker, whether he
| serves in oyeralls, Uniform or civilians
clothes, whether on the farm, railroads
or offices, should have this mental
| equipment. Class consciousness comes
first Next make the worker see the
necessity of organization, whether
economic or political.
No matter whether you put the or
ganlzed political party first or last in
Importance, the worker needs both.
He needs the political endeavor to
PACK the economic movement, as in
the present coal strike: and the work
er needs the economic pressure to
force political victory. if it will. not
come otherwise.
Too many workers stick when they
arrive at point of class conscious
ness. That is half the way. Make
the worker see the needs of carving
into effect his interests through or
ganized industrial unions, and lead
him to the DAxt meeting of the Social
ist local. Have him secure the acme
Of democracy in politics. where he
can have vote in selecting his COM
rade and fellow worker to represent
him on the political field. This is i'm
possible in any other political party.
Let us review: First agitate to
develop class consciousness; second.
show necessity of organized work;
third, induce the worker to become a
red-card Socialist.
If he does not join a labor union. he
Will never be a scab if he is a Social
list.
George F. Parsons, the undaunted
Socialist of Kanawha county, is up to
his old tricks, as before he was bull
penned organizing Socialist locals.
He organized Hansford, June Z, IL
members, and Levi, June 8, 10 mem
bers; G. W. Howery is secretary of
Hansford; Joseph Huber, Plus, w. Va,
is secretary Local Levi. Hurrah for
Parsons.
Local Hendricks, Tucker county, is
preparing for a great meeting July 4.
Five thousand people are expected to
assemble. John Brown is asked to
speak. R. S. Dayton is secretary of
the local, and incidentally mayor of
Hendricks.
ELM Grove is showing revived inter-
est. Great things are promised for
tnat section OF Ohio county.
II anything unusual is being done
in party work anywhere, send a. note .
to the state office, for the State Party
Notes.
The Appeal to Reason is asking for
volunteers to distribute bundles of
Appeals. They want names of Appeal
workers. so send name and address
and amount wanted to state office Also
mack up list of voters who are not
getting the Appeal, send the name to
the state office and the Appeal Army
will pay for the subscriptions.
Dell Upton is busy organizing in
Mason county. Comrade Upton is in
tense in his propaganda and systema-
tic in his work.
DR.. b. L. Smith, Martinsburg, send
the names of Five ones" in places
where local can be organized.
p w. B. Mason, Elkins, will organize
Randolph county. Two locals now
exist there-Elkins and Mill Greek.
Luther Mcintyre, member at large,
Ashley, RENTS 81 for dues. He be-
speaks good cheer So far as is known
in the state office, he is the only rcd
card Socialist in Doddridge county.
Geo. H. Goebel, National Executive
committeeman, Is In the state, look
ing to the needs of the state organiza-
ton. He is. comforting with the state
office regarding organizers.
Two locals in Harrison county Mt
Clare and Union Heights, expect to-
revive interest with 60 members each.
A. L. Knight at Mt. Glare and John
Raikes, Union Heights, are the wheel
horses. IS
If your community has no local and
you desire one, send name and infor-
nation to the state office, sos Golf
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