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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-01-16
The Suffrage In Kansas
(sy May Wood-simons.)

Since the carrying of the suffrapo
amendment in this state the Socialist
have begun to realize. as never befort
the need tor more active work in eaa-
eating the women in the principles u
socialism. There is much less need
TOT mat among the miners again than
among the farmers and among the W,
men of the small rural towns. TIN
| wives of the miners are all Socialist
and active in the party work. But tn |
prejudice in the rural towns, especia
ly among the women. against Socla.
| ism, is the thing that must be fecko.
ed with in the coming elections. Til,
can easily be overcome provided
sufficient amount of time and work
given to education.
The day after election in Crawford
county when it was found that a pari
OF the Socialist ticket had won, a pro.
m1nent women in the county voiced
the attitude Of the old parties. She
said, well, we will get together. W.
democrats and republicans, before an.
other election, and put the Socialists
back where they belong"
In order to meet this even greater
prejudice of women than men, to So
cialism, the energies of the Socialist
Party Woman's National Committee
must be. redoubled in the. effort not
only to educate the women in the ten
suffrage states, but in other state.
where the suffrage is now very near.
The only Socialist woman's papel
must be made and used as strong
organ of education and propaganda
among the women of the country.
This work is even more difficult
than to educate the men, for fewer
women in proportion than men are en-
gagged in industry, more are in the
homes and their very isolation makes
their education a greater undertake
ing.
If there is any proportional set
back in the socialist vote through the
enfranchisement of women it is only
an indication that sufficient attention
has not been given to the education
of women by the Socialist Party
Moreover the setback better come now
than later It will awaken the party
to the full realization of the import
ance of carrying on its propaganda
actively among the working women.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-01-16

The state of Kansas has just voted
tn give women the full rights of
suffrage. When the results of the vote
came in there was great surprise for
many Of the suffrage workers. Before
the election they had figured tout
where, to their mind the largest mum.
Der of votes favorable to. suffrage
would come from. The counties il
central Kansas were the ones tina
were thought would poll the larges.
suffrage vote.
When the vote was counted the
counties that gave the largest vote fo,
the suffrage were the two counties in
the southeastern par of the state
Crawford and Cherokee where the So
cialist vote was the largest; while the
counties in central Kansas where
there are few Socialists. voted against
it. This should be a good proof. to
those women who want the suffrage.
that it is the Socialist party that real
ly stands for suffrage and votes for it
when the chance comes. Moreover. the
Socialists knew perfectly well that the
suffrage for women would mean, for
a few years, probable setback in
the proportional size of the Socialist
vote, but they preferred, as the So
cialist party always must. to enfran-
chise the women at once and then be-
gin the educational work among them
in earnest. -
There was practically no work done
by the suffrage societies of the state
in the two counties that poHed the
largest vote in favor of suffrage
These countries are also largely made
up of foreign voters, Germans, Aus
TRANS, French and Italians, men who
it is generally believed, are not ad-
vanced in their views of the necessity
of women voting. But the Socialist
movement is SO thoroughly a suffrage
movement in these counties that the
men had no prejudices agains women
having the vote and registered them
selves in favor of her enfranchise-
ment. Another thing, it was the min
ing camps where the men are Social
lists and where the Socialist vote ran
high that carried the suffrage amend
ment in these two counties. In the
farming districts and villages in the
western part of the counties the vote
for suffrage FELL -
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-01-16

but We have had enough to meet all
demands from what we received from
our picnic and the regular per capita.
The money due the Assembly from
the National Telephone Co. has not
been ordered paid by the court and
the attorney informed us that it was
just waiting as it was a year ago.
upon the pleasure of the judge.
Labor Day.
/ The Labor Day of 1912 will go down
as one of the most successful in the
history Of the Assembly. We decided
4<that the better way of deciding upon
"a parade to precede our picnic, was to
let, the affiliated locals decide for
| themselves, SO if we were to have
one we would be able to know just
how we stood, and if they decided
not to turn out or majority of\them
did, it would be better to declare it
off altogether than to have a. half
Of one. The idea was followed out
with the result that one of the larg-
est labor parades ever held in this
city took place. The picnic nettedN
us neat sum. would recommend
that, the same plan be followed by the
new Assembly.
Pollock Monument.
The Pollock Monument Committee
still continues as of old, the secretary
during the year has reported to the
Assembly on a number of occasions as
to the amount of money on hand but
up to the time of writing my report
had not decided upon anything def
mite.
Labor Press.
The Labor Press Committee appoint
ed by the Assembly the first of the
year for awhile became active, and
succeeded in having locals to pledge
themselves to subscribe to starting
daily Labor paper The amount pledg
ed by all the various locals was near
ly $1,000, and it looked as though we
would be successful. But for some
reason they have not done anything
lately and from what / could find
out, could never get a meeting of
their committee. 1t is useless for me
to comment upon the good a paper
that would be devoted to .Labor's in
terests exclusively would be, but
realize it is one grand big undertaking
to establish such paper, andI am not
altogether discouraged by the fact
LHat Ln6 committee mas Tall0n DOWN
in their project this year, and think
that a continual agitation should be
kept up, with the hope that in the
future we may be able to succeed in
daily, and in the meantime l would
urge that all members give their unit
ed support to the weekly. We now
have.
The Building Trades Section.
During~the year the several building
trades unions have perfected a Build
ing Trades Section, which. in my opin-
ion, is a great step forward and
would urge that this assembly render
any assistance that it may be called
upon to help keep up the section.
In closing this -geport | want to
thank all the delegates who assisted
me as president by their presence,
! also all the committees who by their
untiring efforts have made it possible
for me to- close 1912 with a record
that will compare favorably to any
year of the many OF the life of this
grand old Ohio Valley Trades and La
Dor Assembly.
LEO J. LA FI1AM.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-01-16

fore the committee began This COM
mittee deserves great credit for what
it did, and II demonstrated what can
be done. and l personally thank them
and will recommend to the new AS
sembly that it again start up the
good work and keep at it until every
union man in this valley is educated
to what the union label means.
The Clerks Union,
During The year the Retail Clerks
Union has called upon the Assembly
to assist. them in getting merchants
to display the Union Store Gard and
employ members of their union. We
always responded and have been al
ways successful, but have had trouble
in number of cases, in fact at the
present time there is "a ban put upon
retail store which will eventually
be added to the list of union stores
if Labor sticks as it has heretofore
wish to comment here just little
as to the real value the Assembly is
to thhe union movement. You all
know what we have accomplished for
the clerks during the year, and what
we may hope to do in the future. This
III NY OP4AAOA WOuIA IOO ollAOSL AL PO0-
sible if it were not for this grand old
central body, where we congTegate to-
gether, express our views upon all
subjects and tell to one another our
troubles with the result that We go
forth in unison to combat any foe or
to assist any friend l don't say this
that we love to fight in the manner
we have been compelled to for the
clerks, but you know that when fore
ed to, we are better fitted to defend
ourselves by reason of our Assembly.
This again calls to my mind why we
should try to educate all our members
that when the majority of delegates
takes a stand upon anything all
should abide by their will.
Finances.
The Assembly during the past year
was called upon in many ways to do
some things that made it necessary
for them to spend more money than
was usually the custom. They sent
two delegates to the city of Charles
ton. once upon the request OF the
Governor, and second visit to that
city upon call from the citizens Of
this state. Other things that it was
necessary use money for, owing to
the active part taken by the Assembly.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-01-16

recommendations accordingly were
censured by some Of our delegates,
and at the polls were not given the
endorsement they so richly deserved
believe, my friends, that when this
Assembly goes on record for or
or against any proposition, there
should be way in which we could
educate our members to the fact that
all should abide by the will of the
majority, and that they not be permit
ted to go and say such action was not
the vote o fthe Assembly, as was
reported during the last election, AMI
which was proven to my personal
opinion at least, by the results of the
votes cast.
The Legislation Committee. while
busy in all the affairs of the Assem-
bly,, now has a ~Workmen's Compensa-
ton Bill, which will be presented to
the Legislature now in session at
Charleston, and which has through
the efforts of said committee, been
endorsed by a great many employees
of Labor in this part of the state, and
believe will pass, or at leasta great
err part will.
l wish to thank this committee
and particularly it's chairman, for
their untiring work during the past
year, and would recommend that the
new Assembly. in selecting its Legis-
lative Committee endeavor to have
just such committee as the one of
1912
The Union Label League.
During the first of the year a Union
Label Committee was appointed with
the purpose in view of forming a
Union Label League This committee
during the first part of the year de-
voted a great deal of their time to
the object for which it was appointed,
! and with considerable success, they
having formed the League, adopted
an emblem and published pledge
cards and also issued booklets on two
or more occasions. 1t looks as though
the union men had at last awakened
to the fact that it was up to them to
be union men in spending their money
as we'll as in earning it. But during
the he?t of the summer months and
when the locals were not being well
attended. the committee let up a little
on the work, with fatal results, as it
now seems that things have fallen
back almost to where they were be-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-01-16
:: What Socialists Mean By Revolution =
BY Frank D. Warren.

Some people nurse the idea that the
socialists mean to spill blood when
they accomplish the revolution. Moth
ing is further from the truth. The so
cialists are strongly opposed to war
and bloodshed. We belong to the
working class, the class that does the
fighting, the class that has gone a
thousand times to the bloody field of
battle to crafty the lust and greed
of the master. class, who by falsehood
and trickery made us believe that we
were fighting for principle.
But then we were ignorant. We be-
lieved disputes had to he settled by
the rifle and bayonet, the cannon and
sword. We had not yet learned to
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-01-16
SOCIALIST NEWS
weekly Bulletin, National Headquar-

weekly Bulletin, National HeadQuar-
tiers. Chicago, ILL.,, january ID.
The appointment of National Com
mitteemen, in accordance with the
dues paying membership for 1912, has
been sent to the State Secretaries.
Under the terms of the new nation
al constitution each state is entitled
to one member of the Committee, and&
one additional member for every three
thousand members in good standing. :
\ There will be II members of the
new Committee.
BY a recent referendum in Oregon,
r. L. Cannon was elected State Sec
rotary, f. C. Ramp, P. o. Box IT,
Brooks, was reelected National Com
mitteeman. Viola Gilbert SnelsA Box
$50 Astoria, was elected Correspond
ent.
The seat Of the state headquarters
was changed by referendum from
Portland to Salem, Oregon.
The National Office still has on
hands a considerable supply of Berg
er's Old Age Pension Speeches. Price,
twenty-five cents per hundred. Ad-
dress, National Office, Socialist
Party, Ill North Market St.. Chicago.
M. F. Wltse, All East Linn St,
Marsha1ltown, Iowa, has been re-
elected State Secretary. The State
Committee decided that the State
Secretary should not act as National
Committeeman regularly. but that he
should fill the vacancy as such COM
mitteeman until an election is held.
Mrs. P. M. T. Hanson, 205 s. Center
St, Marshal1town, was elected State
Correspondent.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-01-16

I question the motives of those who
brought on the wars. Neither had we
learned that there is no essential diff
ference between wholesale murder and
singlehanded murder so far as morals
are concerned.
Revolution signifies ga turning
over" 1t means fundamental
change in the government"
When the socialists capture this
government by the ballot then the
revolution, the change which is now
taking place in the minds of the peo-
pie, will be enacted into law.
Thus. you see, socialism will be es-
tablished by legal and orderly pro
cesses.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-10
Route to Capital Dimcult.

Vera Cruz offers the best opportunity
as a base for the main attack upon Mex
leo City. The distance to be traversed
is mot very great-29l miles by the best
route. There would be no difaculty land.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-10

that they should have q broader knowl-
edge of the Scriptures, other books. and
human life. He carried his idea to Lewis
Miller, who was also q Methodist and
especially interested in Sunday schools
Mr.. Miller was a wealthy manufacturer.
His daughter married Thomas A. Edison.
the famous electrician.
The idea Mr.. Miller said. is good.
Take the teachers to the woods
But the woods was suggestive Of a
campmeeting. and Bishop Vincent wanted
something entirely different. In the argu-
ment which followed, however. the man
who had the money convinced the preach
er who had the idea. Mr.. Miller spoke
Of Lake Chautauqua in New York. where
a campmeeting was held every summer
The privilege Of using the grounds was
obtained in 1874 Tents were put up. and
a number of teachers and Bible students
appeared The first summers work was
extraordinarily successful. During the
three following seasons the attendance
kept increasing.
in the meanwhile. however. the idea
was expanding in the active and con-
structive mind of Bishop Vincent. He
has always had q genius for starting
movements A self-educated man him.
self. he thought great good could be
accomplished by giving the public what
he called the college outlook So in
ISIS the plan was broadenea and others
than Sunday school teachers were In
cluded in the scheme OF education.
William r. Harper. later on the presi-
dent of the University OF Chicago. was
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-10
by JAMES b. MORROW.

New York, August s.-Trick ponies. per-
forming seals; explorers, novelists. musi-
cans, lecturers and great preachers. as
well as publicists and orators like Champ
Clark, Mr.. Bryan. and Senator La Fol-
lette, are Jumped under the word talent
In the literature and language of the
Chautauqua circuit. -Four magazines,
printed on fine paper and full Of photo
graphs, follow their movements and. at
so much per line. explain the nature and
Vouch for the drawing power Of their
entertainments.
A gentleman, Initiating the noises Of
machinery and animals. ''the animals
shown on canvas and described" may
appear on the same platform, just ahead
of or behind the Rev. DR.. Gunsaulus, Of
Chicago, or the Rev. DR.. Hills, Of
Brooklyn. At this moment, scattered
over the face OF the country, from the
lakes of Maine to the red-woods of
California, are clusters OF big and, little
tents. And at each a strolling company
Of entertainers and educators are exhibit
ing themselves to the surrounding in
habitants
Singers of character" sons are chang
ing their costumes before the audi
ences.' Lecturers with big voices" and
rich baritone voices" and full, thrill
ing voices are touching life with an
upward Impulse, ana appealing TO the
young ito depend on themselves and not
on fathers purse" The former Governor
of State, 'who can be distinctly heard
by 10000 people" is somewhere assuring
his listeners that 1.-The world grows bet
ter and better"
Elocutionists are reciting sorrowful
and laughable pieces, using wigs and
grease-paint," and one slim, long
legged man has a shawl over his
shoulders and an ancient stove-pipe
hat on his head. and is trying to look
like and talk like Abraham Lincoln.
Glee clubs are singing. Orchestras are
playing. A good-looking young chap
wearing a workman's apron is solving
''life's problems" right up to the min
ute and demonstrating the operation
with chunk Of clay and a potter's
wheel.
Able Statesmen and Trained Ponies.
The fountain of youth" is being To-
Gated and the "cure of crime" is being
elucidated by an orator who has been
a lawyer. cowboy, policeman. detective,
and evangelist. Journalists are nu-
merous and cartoonists are making
quick pictures on blackboards. A ma
tive of New Zealand. with black, out
standing hair, is telling the story of
the South Sea Islands, and a Moham-
white silk scarf around his head, Is
giving an outsiders view of the United
States.
The statesman who has made himself
conspicuous in Congress may hesitate
TO join the procession of polyglot men
and trained animals as it trickles
across the country from one chautau-
qua to another, but the pay is large,
and he tries to look happy and keep
III Io%4 n
He is not ashamed of his engagements, |
you understand, but he regrets that |
the committees think it good business |
to mix a little natural history-the |
capers of a troupe of educated dogs, |
for example-with his efforts to uplift
the American people. Nor is a cele
brated pulpit character entirely salts !
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-10
YEAR ON AN ANTARCTIC GLACIER

cheerful We had q regular routine
meals at stated hours, work in morning,
and afternoon on. and We amused our
| selves with hockey, football and skiing
in fine weather. and chess, draughts and
cards when unable to venture out Every
Sunday I conducted divine service in the
morning, and We did nothing except es-
sential camp work. In August We again
made preparations for sledging. one party
Of three going eastward and another TO
the west The latter surveyed all the
coast line to the point reached by the
German expedition Of 1902. The western
party did most Of its travelling on land. !!
1000 PenKuins In Rookery.
ION one trip it did SO miles at that
altitude. This party discovered the larg-l
est emperor penguin rookery ever re-,
corded. This was on an island sixty-fivel
miles west of our glacier hut. and heref
were congregatd some seven thousand!
young emperor birds in addition to in
Vulnerable ordinary penguins. The east
ern party surveyed as far as 101 east
longitude. and went inland for fifty miles. !
reaching an altitude of 4,5o0 feet. Biz
Yards were very severe: one exceptionally
bad one spit q tent and caused the others,
to collapse.
I'VE were thus without shelter IN al
wind. For five daysl
We lay in a covered hole twelve feet byi
six feet by three feet. At intervals avn
full avalanches crashed down from Q 600
foot cliff 400 yards from US, while giant
boulders of ice, weighing twenty tons.
came to within a hundred yards of curl
hole, which three months later was itself
enguIfed.
"The ice We met on the expedition was
by far the worst / have ever seem On
our glacier this was partly the result Of
collisions between more quickly moving
masses and our own"
Asked for his worst experience, Mr..
Wild said: ION the whole. We enjoyed
good health, and there were no CASUAL
ties. Falling down crevasses waS more
or less common, and We all got grazed
and bruised. while on one occasion Wat
son was down a crevasse for twenty min;
utes before We hauled him out. THERE
was, too, the ever present possibility of
finding our hut gone, but fortunately ID
did not get adrift. Our worst experiences
was in October. when the western party
was laid up for seventeen days in Q bliz-;
card, the longest on record. Personality
had never experienced one Of more than
nine days. It is difficult to imagine what
1t meant for three men to be imprisoned
in q tent six feet across. which got grad
ually smaller with the piled-up snow outJ
side. There was no room to lie straightt
nothing to read. and for seventeen days
and nights we never under any pretext
whatever went outside. Sixteen hours of
the twenty-four We spent In sleep. At
the end of the blizzard we were ~ weak
as kittens, but 1t Is extraordinary how
soon one picks up. I have known OF
cases where a man will gain i've or six
pounds in weight after one meal" -