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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04
ARREST OF MOTHER JONES.
By Eugene V. Debs.

The arrest of Mother Jones at the
instance of the mine owners of West
Virginia for melting to riot and COM
plicity in murder, as announced in the
press dispatches, adds another plume
to the crown of that lion-hearted old
warrior of the labor movement.
The charge against Mother Jones,
Paulson and the rest of the organizers,
is as false as it is malicious and
trumped up for no other purpose than
to defeat the efforts they were making
with such signal success recently to
organize the coal diggers who have
for so many years been under the
iron heel of the brutal boss.
The truth is that civil war has been
raging in West Virginia during the
past six months. The corporations
not only control the state-they are
the state. Their command is the SUI
preme law The governor is their
handy man. When the coal barons
whistle the constitution is spended
and martial law prevails. The supreme
lackeys on the bench promptly give
their judicial sanction. The state
militia is the private standing army Of
the labor-crushing corporations, anu
the soldiers move like jumping-jacks
at their command. They also have a
standing army of strikebreakers,
called guards, consisting of seasoned
thugs and high-grade assassins, and
these mercenary hirelings have prod
ded pregnant women with their bay
onets and knocked down little chill
dren with the butts of their guns in
their brutal attempts to force the
striking miners back into the black
holes of West Virginia at wages in
sufficient to feed so many dogs.
The newspapers and the churches
are on the side of the corporations,
else they would be driven out of the
state. During the last few months
Mother Jones has made her organic
ing headquarters at Charleston and di-
rected the work from there. Vice
President Frank Hayes of the United
Mine Workers, Organizers Paulsen,
BARLEY, Haggerty and others have
been actively at work in the same
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04
A GREAT SUCCESS.
The State Lecture Course is Proving
an Education to Many.

The reports and praise given below
by locals and comrades could be dup
Heated dozens of times from state Of
flee records, but space forbids CIV
ing the views of all who write in
praise Of this big undertaking. II is
claimed by those who are best posted
because Of their knowledge of many
lecturers Of national character that
those who are upon the state lecture
course are giving lectures far In ad-
vance OF any ever given in this state.
In scientific analysis, simple presen-
tation. method Of delivery. no better
service than that given by the six
state lecturers can be asked. OF
course. some speak more highly In
praise Of one lecturer than another.
Some like one lecturer best and some
another But taken altogether the
Continued on Page FourJ
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04
TO KITSAP COUNTY LEADER
SUBSCRIBERS.

The last issue of the Leader was
No. AZ. Another ten weeks would
have rounded out a year, but it is
not to be. The struggle has been too
Since the 9th of October
last year the undersigned has been
editor, printer, devil, bill collector,
ad hustler and everything else con-
nected with country print shop. But
for the valuable assistance rendered
by the faithful few of Local Brem-
erton the paper would have sue
cumbed long ago.
Owing to the inability of the under
signed to perform all the multitud-
inous duties mentioned above the
Leader has not been satisfactory as a
propaganda paper. 1t has constantly
created a deficit, therefore in my
judgment it is best to discontinue the
The subscription list of the Leader
has been turned over to the Common
wealth, the best socialist weekly in
the state, which viii fill out all unex-
pired subscriptions.
And now with censure for none, but
with many regrets l step down, hop
ing that at some future time it will
be possible 10 establish and maintain
a socialist paper in Kitsap county.
Yours in the revolution,
A X. BRUNDAGE.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04
Every Local Should Wire To Presi-
dent Protesting Against Rus
sian Rule in W. Virginia

field. and in spite of every obstacle
thrown in their way by the bosses,
they have succeeded in getting the
miners lined up for action, and this is
the reason Mother Jones and the or
ganizers have been arrested and
charged with murder.
The coal pirates of West Virginia
are fighting desperately to prevent
feudalism and peonage from being
broken up in that state.
The day they had Mother Jones ar
rested they were caught redhanded
buying up the legislature like drove
of hogs. They have robbed the min
ers, debauched the courts, cashed in
the legislature, established a military
despotism to maintain their black
holes of industrial slavery and brought
eternal shame and disgrace upon the
state.
The time has come to call halt
to these corporation slave-drivers, and
all the resources at the command of
the socialist party and the labor move
ment should be put behind Mother
Jones and the striking miners, and the
fight pushed all along the line until
these holes are unionized and the in
famous rule of the robbers has been
forever broken in West Virginia.
The Colorado Worker.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04
CONVENTION
ECHOES


at all prominent in this attempt to
destroy our organization, who has not
time and again been caught in cor
rupt practices and who can therefore
be said to have any political decency
to sustain. Knowing as they do, that
their standing in this party is forever
ruined, there remains for them no
other alternative than to try to Gre
ate another party, the principles CD of
which will condone and legalize the
apostacy for which they stand con-
demned. The frank declaration that
all political parties are the expression
of the economic interests of some
class and that this party is the ex-
preston of the interests of the work
ing class, the principle upon which
we have built and which has made us
grow at the expense of the other par
ties, is by this gentry considered the
swaddling-cloth which we have out
grown. Their pledge does not con-
tain any reference to the class strug-
gle. TITS too anarchistic." "Too
plebeian." eve have no classes,
donchernow" "Elect us to office and
we will save you" History repeats
itself, you know, and history tells us
that the workers never were able to
do anything unless under the leader.
ship of their betters."
There is no place for such notions
between the socialist party and the
bull moose. New socialists should
think more than twice before they soil
their good names by jobbing this con-
glomeration of misfits. 1t is an un-
fortunate fact that those who have
had the advantage of little more
schooling than the average and who
therefore naturally consider them
selves as "intellectuals" have a hard
time to pick up clear understanding
of socialism, being handicapped by
conceit and ambition to lead before
they have learned how to follow Be-
ing afraid of hard work it is also
natural that they should be tainted
with office kleptomania, and desire
to "get something right now," in the
shape of a fat salary. 1t is inevitable
that there should be a deadly feud
between them and those who stand
between them and the offices. The
history of this party for the last four
years will give the answer to the ques-
ton: What will be the outcome of
the fight? On the 10Th of September,
1909, when I became secretary, we
had less than 800 members, of which
at least one-half were saffron-hued.
We recorded 6,326 members per
month for 1912 and the Tacoma con-
vention Of 1913 went on record IL to
1 against crooked political tactics.
We have cut out a cancer and the OPP
Grafton has weakened us some, but
we are yet proportionately the strong
est state organization in the party
and can add to that the distinction of
being the cleanest. Let us stay clean
and the growth will take care Of it.
self. Let us henceforth consider 1t a
privilege to work for this cause, which
shall not be enjoyed by wardheelers.
FRANS BOSTROM.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04

The workers weave the flag and
dye the flag; they don't disgrace it.
The barefooted and bleeding working
men fought for it at Valley Forge, at
Gettysburg and a hundred other
places, while the master class stayed
at home and capitalized their suffer
ings
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04

Woodrow Wilson will restore compe-
tition. Sure thing! There will be
plenty of competition among the
workers. They will have to compete
for jobs.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04

The governor has ordered some of
the militia companies back to their
homes, but the Russian methods of
the court-martial still prevail. Let
the governor of West Virginia and
the president of the United States
lnow what you think of these czar-
like methods.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04

Demonstrate to the capitalist class
that we do not intend to do their fight
ing. If they want wholesale murder
done, they must do it for themselves.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04
Corr. Secy. Local Hartford.

Go to it, comrades. The Common
wealth will support you to the last
ditch if fight is on.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04

The prostitute rents her body, the
landlord his house. And both are
of the home.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04

Congress is a body you employ to
hand out your property to the plum
derers.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04
CHINA GOING RED
SEVENTY PER CENT RED IN CHINA.

BRUSSELSOn inquiries being made by the international
socialist bureau the development of socialism
in China received recently from Dr. Sun Yat Sen
the leader of the party China stating that although the re-
suits of the present general election not yet known ne
feels confident the socialists will obtain about 70 per cent
of the vote cast
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04

We have the power to establish the
cooperative commonwealth-al we
need is the intelligence to use it!
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04

Most patriots talk as if it were nee
essary to hate some other country in
order to love your own.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04

The fate of the worker is to be shot
if he objects to being skinned.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04
PRoLETARIAN SOCIALISM.

party and for party tactics there but solid
the class struggle of which the social demo
party sprung up and of which alone draw the
necessary strength bid defiance every and all its
Liebneoh
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04

The first skirmish of what may
prove to be a serious and long drawn
out conflict took place Saturday last.
The Rucker mill plant forced the fight
ing by discharging number of I. w.
WIS and it is reported that all social
lists will have to walk the plank as
soon as the list of those guilty OF
thinking for themselves can be made
up. The men feel that in loosing their
jobs they are not losing much as the
mill has not been run much over one
half time for considerable period as
a result pay envelopes are pretty
slender and they have difficulty in
making both ends meet
H. w. ILLMAN,
Corr. Secy. Local Hartford.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04
THE POWERFUL PLUToC-
RACY.

At least thirty billions Of dollars OF
the wealth OF America have passed
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04
TROUBLE At
HARTFORD

Local Hartford met Sunday March
Both and unanimously adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
"Be it resolved that we earnestly
condemn the management of the
Rucker mill and the tactics pursued
by Rucker Bros. in dismissing workers
because they dare to exercise the
privilege that all American citizens are
supposed to be entitled to-"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-04-04

The average worker is born naked
makes many rich and dies in debt
The Coconino sun., 1913-02-07
Restoration to Entry of Lands in
 National Forest

Notice is hereby given that the lands described below, embracing 476.35 acres, within the Coconino National Forest, Arizona, will be subject to settlement and entry under the provisions of the home stead laws of the United States and the act of June II, 1906 GA Stat. 233l, at the United States land office at Phoenix, Arizona, on March F, 1913. Any settler who was actually and in good faith claiming any of said lands for agricultural purposes prior to January l, 1906, and has not abandoned same, has a preference right to make home stead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said lands were listed upon the applications of the per sons mentioned below, who have a preference right subject to the prior right of any such settler, pro- vided such settler or applicant is qualified to make homestead entry and the preference right is exer- cised prior to March IF, 1913, on which date the lands will be sub ject to settlement and entry by any qualified person. The lands are as follows; The N1 of SE@ of NE4 of SW4, the NE4 of NE4 of SW4 the Ea of NW4 of .NE4 of SWf, the NW4 of NW4 of NE4 of SW4, the Sa of SE4 of NW4, the Sa of NA of SE4 of NW4, the NW4 of NE4 of SE1 of NW4 the NJ of NW4 of SE4 of NW4, the NE4 of SWa of NW4 the S4 of SE4 of NW3 of NW4. the S2 of Sa of NEi, the Sa of NJ of SE4 of NE3, the S4 of NEt of SW4 of NE4. Sec. 29 T. IS N. R. BE-, G. & $. R. M., except a
The Coconino sun., 1913-02-07

National Forest, Arizona, will be subject to settlement and entry under the provisions of the home stead laws of the United States and the act of June II, 1906 GA Stat. 233), at the United States land office at Phoenix, Arizona. on March F. 1913 Any settler who was actually and in good faith claiming any of said lands for agri- cultural purposes prior to Jan. l, 1906, and has not abandoned same, has preference right to make a homestead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said lands were listed upon the applications of the persons mentioned below, who have a preference right subject to the prior right of any such settler, pro- vided such settler or applicant is qualified to make homestead entry and the preference right is exer- cised prior to March IT. 1913, on which date the lands will be sub ject to settlement and entry by any qualified person. The lands are as follows: The NEi of SW4 the E. of NW4 of SW3, the Ea of W. of INW4 of SW4, the NW4 of SE4, INk of S3 of SEi, and the NR of S8 | SEl of SE1, Sec. "A, T. 22N., R. s E., G. & s. R. M,. containing l60 acres, application of Chas. M, Barekman, Los Lunas, New Mexico; {; List 3-1941. The SE3 of NE4, the NE1 of SE4, Sec. 24, T. P N.. R. l8E , and lots 2 and 8. Sec. 19, T. 22 N, R, 9E., containing l50. l acres, application of J. Vim. Burke Flagstaff, Arizona; List 3-l946.
 The S1 of NWi, Sec. 3, T. P N. R. SE and a tract within said Sec, 3 described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at corner No. | l. malapais rock marked H-l, whence the northwest corner of said Sec. 3 bears N. 2 chains; ex- tending thence s. 17-97 chains; thence E. 35 chains: thence N. 62 degs. 50 min. w. 39 34 chains to corner No. 1, the place of begin ming; the total area being III. A acres. Said tract was listed upon the application of John Sarlangue, Cliffs. Arizona; List 3-l949 The SE1 Sec. 34, T. "A N., R 6E con- taining l60 acres. application of H. z. Beasley. Flagstaff, Arizona List 3-l959 Approved December 19, 1912, s. V. Proudfit, Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office. Lists 3-194I-1946- l949- 1859. Jan. F to Feb, 2.
The Coconino sun., 1913-02-07

Nat. Forest Ariz., will be subject to settlement and entry under the provisions of the homestead laws of the United States and the act of June II, 1906 GA Stat, 233), at the United States land office at Phoenix, Arizona, on March IT, 1913. Any settler who was actually and in good faith claiming any of said lands for agricultural purposes prior to January 1, 1906, and has not abandoned same, has a pref erence right to make a homestead entry for the lands actually occu- pied. Said lands were listed upon the applications of the persons mentioned below, who have pref erence right subject to the prior right of any such settler, provided such settler or applicant is quali- fled to make homestead entry and the preference right is exercised prior to March IF, 1913, on which date the lands will be subject to settlement and entry by any quali- fled person. The lands are as follows; The SE4 of SEi, Sec. l9. the SW4 SWt. Sec. 20, the NW4 of NW4, Sec. 29, and the NE4 of NEi. Sec. 30, T. l6 N., R. Il E., G. x s. R. M, containing l6O acres, application of Willis David Swank, Canyon Diablo, Arizona; List B. l844. The W. of W. of SE4 of NE4, the SW1 of NE4, the W. of NW1 of NEt, the NE4 of NW4. the NW4 of SE4, and the FL of E4 of SEi of NW4, Sec. IA, I. 20 N., R. g E., containing l6O acres, application of J. c. Kelly, Canyon Diablo. Arizona; List 3-l849. The NJ of NE1 of NE4. and the NA of SEi of NE4 of NE4, Sec 22, T. l5 N R. F E. containing 25 acres. application of James R. G. Jane way, Winslow, Arizona; List 3
 1873. The NW4, Sec. 31, T. IGN, R. II E containing l60 acres, application of Eric Cox, Camp Verde. Arizona; List 3-lSS6. Ap- proved, December l9. 1912. S. V. Proudft. Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office. Lists B. 1S44, -1e49, 1873, 1886. Jan. l7 to Feb '.
The Coconino sun., 1913-02-07

WInslow, Arizona; List 3-1834. A tract of 34 acres within Secs. 23, "A and 9, T. 13 N, k. IA E de- scribed by metes and bounds as fol- lows: Beginning at corner No. l. Ca western yellow pine bears N. 71 degs. w. los chains from cor ner No, D. sandstone boulder marked H-l. situated on the section line between Secs. "A and 25; ex- tending thence N. 9 degs. E 394 chains; thence N. 56 degs. w. S.42 chains; thence N. ' degs. 30 min. E. l2 chains; thence N. II degrees E. l3 93 chains; thence N. 89 degs. w. 9.55 chains; thence s, degs. w. IS 90 chains; thence s. 10 degs. E. l5.94 chains; thence E. I.79 chains; thence s. S.60 chains; thence s. Sl degs. 30 min. E. $40 chains; thence N. 2 degs. 20 min. E. 9.54 chains to the place of be- ginning. Said tract was listed on the application of J. J. Weimer, of Winslow, Arizona; List 3-1954. Approved December IF, 1912. S. V. Proudfit. Assistant Com missioner of the General Land Office. Lists 3-1672 1884 and 1854. Jan IT to Feb. 7.
The Coconino sun., 1913-02-07
to Entry of Lands in
 National Forest

Notice is hereby given that the lands described below, embracing I62.5S acres. within the Coconino National Forest, Arizona. will be subject to settlement and entry under the provisions of the home stead laws of the United States and the act of June II, 1906 GA Stat, 233). at the United States land office at Phoenix, Arizona, on March IT, 1913. Any settler who was actually and in good faith claiming any of sand lands for ag- ricultural purposes prior to Jan uary l, 1906, and has not abandoned same, has a preference right to make a homestead entry for the lands actually occupied Said lands were listed upon the applica- tions of the persons mentioned below, who have preference right subject to the prior right of any such settler, provided such settler or applicant is qualified to make homestead entry and the preference right is exercised prior to March F. 1913, on which date the lands will be subject to settlement and entry by any qualified person. The lands are as follows: The W. of wa of NW4 of SW4, and the WE of VIZ of SW4 of SW4, Sec, 25. T. 22N.. R. 8E. G. & s. R. M., except a strip 30 feet wide described as follows: Beginning at point 20 chains N. of southwest corner of Sec. 25, extending thence l5 feet on each side of line running E. 5 chains to the place where the end of the strip closes on the boundary of the tract; the net area being I9. 77 acres. Said tract was listed upon the application of Austin I, Hodges, Flagstaff, Arizona; List 3-l705. A tract of 49.7S acres within Sec. 2I, T. 2l N,, K. SE.. described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at corner No. 1, limestone marked HI. whence the northwest corner of said Sec. 2I bears N. $50 chains; extending thence s. 32 chains; thence s. 7l degs, E. IS chains; thence s. 42 degs. 30 min. E. 25 chains; thence N. 49 degs. F, 5 chains; thence N. 42 degs. w. 2S chains; thence N. 30 degs. W. 37.I7 chains to corner No. l, the place of beginning. Said tract was listed upon the ap- plication of Charles H. Patrick, Flagstaff, Arizona. List 3-I7I3, The NE4 of NE4. Sec. 24. T. l6 N. R. I0E.. and Lot of the NWi Sec. I9, T. l6 N., R. IIE., containing 79. 50 acres, application of Luther Hart, Flagstaff, Arizona; List 3-I725. A tract of l3.53 acres within unsurveved. but what will probably be. when surveyed, Secs. 4 and 9. T. I3 N. R. I0E. described by metes and bounds as follows Beginning at corner No. l, lime stone marked HI. whence the scuth quarter corner of Sec. B, T. IA N, R. IoE., bears N. 50.9l chains extending thence S. 25 degs. 90 min. w. 6.8I chains; thence s. 9 degs. E. 2I.7 chains; thence s, 5 degs. w. I9 chains; thence s 22 degs. w. H.05 chains; thence N. 40 degs. E.. I0,6 ,645 chains; thence N. 6 degs. I5 min. E. 25.32 chains thence N. II degs. 30 min. w. l9.H chains; thence N. 5 degs. E. S.5I chains to corner No. 1, the place of beginning. Said tract was listed upon the application of Norman N. Palmer, Tempe. Arizona; List .3.I727. Approved December I9, 1912, S. V. Proudfit, Assistant Com missioner of the General Land Office. Lists 3-I705, -I7l3, -I723,- I727. Jan. IF to Feb. 2.
The Coconino sun., 1913-02-07

strip 30 feet wide described as fol lows: Beginning at the east quar- ter corner of Sec. 29, T. Is N., R. BE-, extending thence 30 feet on the north side of line running w. 45 chains; thence N. 45 degs. w. 35 35 chains to the place where the end of the strip closes on the boundary line of the tract, the net area peingssI26 35 acres. Said tract was listed upon the application of R. L. Neill of Flagstaff, Arizona; List 3-Io62. The Ea of NW4 the W. of NEi, Sec "A. T. 22N R. sE I60 acres, application of F A. Dennis of Flagstaff, Arizona; List 3-I966. The W. of SW4 Sec. I3. the E4 of SEi, Sec, IA, T. 22N., R. SE.. I6O acres. application of B. A. Burke of Flagstaff, Arizona; List 3-I987. The S4 of SW4 of NE4 of NE4, the NJ of NW4 of SEi of NE4, the SE4 of NW4 of NE, the SW4 of NE4 of NW4 of NE4, the E1 of NWi of NW4 of NEi, the NW4 of NW4 of NW4 of NE4, Sec 30, T. I6N., R. I2E 30 acres, ap- plication of Alben c Marley, of Winslow. Arizona; List 3-I98S. Approved December IT. 1912. s. V. Proudfit, assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office. Lists 3-l962, -I966, 1887, 1888. Jan. l7 to Feb ss7.