The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-28
PROPOSED SOCIALIST EXAM
NATIONS

Providing for the examination Of
speakers and organizers. charges
against and trials thereof.
l. All organizers and speakers en-
ployed or routed by the state organi-
cation shall before such employment
or routing pass an examination on the
following. the Glass Struggle, Eco
monte Determinism, Collective own
ership and Management, Surplus
Value and Their Relation to the
Pledge and General Rules of the So
oialist Party.
2. The principles involved in the
questions on these subjects shall be
decided by referendum vote of the
state membership. Motions concern
ing these principles may be made by
the state executive committee, state
committee or be initiated by locals.
4. The state executive committee
shall constitute the examining board.
5. The examination shall be sent
to each state committee man and To-
cal secretary; each local secretary
shall read the examination before his
local.
6. The state committee shall de-
eide upon the qualifications of the
candidate subject to reversal by the
state membership
Z. certificate shall be given by
the state executive committee to
each successful candidate showing
that he or she has passed satisfac-
torily and is licensed by the state
organization to teach socialism.
8. This examination may also be
taken by members not desiring to be
employed by the state organization.
9. Each local secretary and state
committeeman shall report to the
state office the idea advanced by the
speaker on the principles involved in
his examination when speaking under
their locals jurisdiction.
TO- The local secretary shall fur
nish the names and addresses of the
members of his local attending such
meeting to the state secretary.
II. 1t shall be the duty of each
member to report to the state office
any information by licensed speak
ers, organizers or members at any
place of the principles adopted by
the state membership. Provided this
shall not apply to agitation among
the membership for change of rules
or principles. These rules shall ap-
ply to all members whose status now
or shall hereafter come under these
provisions.
~. When reports have been re-
ceived from three locals or places
showing that a licensed speaker, or
ganizer or member has been teaching \
contrary to the principles laid down \
by the state membership, the state 1
secretary shall prepare charges 4
against such person, basing charges
on the reports received. The state
secretary shall Immediately notify
the accused and accusers to place
their evidence in writing or other
wise before the state executive COM
mittee, as a trial board and shall also
communicate with the members of
the locals concerned whose names
have been furnished by the local sec
rotary concerning the charges and
place the answers in evidence in the
trial. The evidence in the case shall
be sent to each state committeeman.
The state committee shall decide the
case subject to an appeal to the mem
bership If found guilty the license
shall be revoked and all contracts
with such person cancelled.
1t is the utmost Importance that all
speakers and organizers of the socla-
list party should understand the fun
damental principles of the movement
and that they should all teach on the
same general lines. Just as we'll send
a teacher into the public school with
out knowing his qualifications as to
send the teacher of socialism out
without knowing his qualification,
H. w. SAUSSER,
E1617 Columbia Ave-, Spokane.
Sec. Local Spokane 9Th Ward No. /
This has been endorsed by Local
Spokane 9Th Ward No. 3.