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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07

throughout the country sympathy FOR his most ad
would been deemed impossible two short
Purely matter of advertising the of Berger
the socialist and socialist principles more
better and effective publicity than the party
could have secured by spending millions of dollars.
81 really accomplished than dreamed
pectcd Berger closing his office but if single
socialist could accomplish much, twenty socialists
only prevent great deal of eapastic legislation but
the other much of ega
that the socialists make great effort during
next delegation to the Gath
principal benefits of sending socialist
the investigation which resulted
the strike the IIanford impeachment which
of Judge Cornelius n IIanford of Seattle
eligible retire and recently
of resolution which undoubtedly had big eff
ffyfour Eastern railroads arbitration
Erman for their differences with the brotherhood of
firemen.
Indirectly equally benefits been secured Socialist
principle been expomdd the national stage Wash
where they heard by millions of Americans not
reached with propaganda More than two million copies
Bcgers speeches been distributed and hundred thousand
ressona mailed all parts of the country under
Berger,s frank.
The Milwaukee has been than the representative of
District He has been large for
working class of the United States His mail has been
with appeals right all parts Of the country that
of the he has been compelled to hire three clerks to keep
He has settled individual by the hundreds and
has been able and obtain departmental
which have benefited thousands Much of Bergr
Washington has been due to his genial personality which has
universally made friends for him and for his party but back of this
minds that
Berger the but the representative of million voters
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
WAR UPON WAR
BAILEY'S PLAN
Socialist Position Taken by Con-
gresham From Johnstown Who
Will Make no Appointments
Takes Anti Militarist Stand.

That the socialist campaign OF war
against war is making Roadway IN
quarters least expected is found IN the
large number of people who are de-
claring openly against anything that
tends to perpetuate and foster the
military spirit among the young,
One of the most remarkable utter
ances in this respect comes from W..
w. Bailey, elected to congress from
Johnstown, this state. In answering
the question as to who he would ap-
noint to West Point and Annapolis
military academies from his district
Mr.. Bailey said, he had several re-
quests from young men but that ne
would make no nomination. Il would
not want to send my boy to either
place. and what l wouldn't want TO 90
for my own boy l should hesitate 10
do for any other mans boy.
War and patriotism is none OF the
business of the working class Inc
worker who is patriotic is supmis-
siye. he is ignorant and it is the duty
of the socialists at all times to point
out the fallacy of any move that Is
on foot to keep the workers in lgnor-
ance.
In regards to the Maine, there Is
not a man of any consequence in the
naval service who believes that the
ship was blown up from the outside
any one aboard any of the big ships
that would say he believed such to be
the case, would be regarded as an i'm
beetle.
The socialists who understand the
economic forces that were at work
along the close of the last century
know that the only thing that was
accidental about it was that two OIL
GERS we're kiled.-Justice, Pittsourg'
Pa.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07

Colfax, Wash, Feb. 26, 1913.
Editor the Commonwealth, Everett,
Wash
Dear Sir: The first lecture of the
state lyceum course was given here
last Sunday afternoon, February %,
at the court house, and it was a sue
cess in every respect, as a rule the So
cialists make up three-fourths of our
audiences, but this time over half of
the crowd were old party voters and
some of them had never heard a So
cialist lecture before.
Mr. Joseph Jervis was the speaker
and he was equal to the occasion, and
certainly made a hit; his lecture was
entirely different from anything we
had had by previous speakers. His
subject, "How Things Happen to Hap
pen," was very well handled and it
was something new and our comrades
unite in saying it was the best lecture
ever given here by a socialist speaker,
and we think much good will come
from the meeting. A fair sale of lit
erature and a substantial collection
were the proceeds of the meeting
We fully realize that Joes path
through Eastern Washington is not
strewn with roses because thorny
bushes lay all along the trail Some
of the locals are dead and others are
inactive, but Joe seems to carry life
giving property that he elects that
raises the dead and gives the inactive
ambition, he certainly has worked
wonders with some of our locals who
are dormant in this county.
We therefore bespeak a welcome
and big crowds for him wherever he
goes. Yours for the revolution,
[ J. H. ST LAWRENCE
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
THE USURPED POWER OF
THE COURTS.

The following is quoted from 1.-The
Usurped Power of the Courts" by
Allan L. Benson For sale by Nation
al Office Socialist Party, Ill North
Market Street, Chicago. Price &c, 5Oc
per dozen, So per 100.
"There can be no question as to the
power of congress to compel the fed
eral courts to retire within their con-
stitutional limitations. Again within
their constitutional limitations, the
federal courts can do only good.
And. at this critical time in our ma
tional history, it is of the greatest i'm
portance that the federal courts
shall be prevented from doing harm,
A few collosally rich men are engaged
in a Titanic struggle with the rest
of the people for the control of this
country. The struggle has been go
ing on for 40 years, gathering intens-
ity year by year, until now we are in
the midst of the battle that will de-
eide both the campaign and the war.
The rich men hold most Of the forts
and are heavily intrenched behind
their money bags. They also hold
the country for which both sides are
contending But the people Of the
country have the more advantageous
position and the better weapons Their
weapons are their ballots. The peo-
pie have the ballot-power TO sweep
everything before them. But they
must learn to vote against their adyer-
saries instead of against themselves,
and, if they would win, they must per
nit no blaek-robed Judge TO creep up
behind them and spike their legisla-
tive guns"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
WARNING FROM DEBS.

Weld the party and the vote
increase zeal do not lose sight of the fact that healthy
growth and depend efficient organzaon
the seiscpne membership and that where these are lack
ing an inflated compromising methods only be
hurful the movement.
To my working class character and the revolutionary
of first Importance All the votes
good if party ceased to be reVo
utonay party only ncdnty while pedng more and more
the modify the principles and program OF the party
of swelling the and Fastening the day OF It's m
umph. .,
The rapidly enough from without seek
should make clear that the socialist party wants
who socialism, and that above ALL as
revolutionary party working class its dscontenances vote
of the votes and holds contempt otlcesee
office These belong entirely to capitalist parties
and their Doodle and have place IN party
whose sbboleth is emancipation
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
RUSSIA

According to as yet incomplete sta
tistics, six socialist daily and weekly
papers, of which only a few issues
have appeared, have lately suffered
ninety-seven confiscations, 1880 rou-
bles fines, and the editors twenty-one
years and Z months Imprisonment, in
one case lifelong deportation, and in
another one year administrative ar
rest"
Workers at tbe outflow works, st.
Petersburg, to the number of $1,000
have gone on strike.
In Russia simple membership in
socialist party still carries the danger
of punishment with hard labor
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07

ism We believe that socialists
should demonstrate the practicability
Of their theories on a small scale, be-
fore asking their acceptance on a ma
tional scale
There are many rich socialists. A
few thousand of these could form a
corporation, buy a county and estab-
fish county socialism. If that sue
ceeded they could then ask accept
ance of their plan by the nation"
This editor deserves our thanks.
All obstacles are now doubtless clear
ed away.
! Socialism demands collective own
ership and democratic control of all
collectively used means of supplying
human needs, and the operation Of
the same for the sole purpose Of sup
plying those needs at cost.
All we have to do now is to buy a
county with climate and soil which
will grow bananas and barley, corn
and cotton, lemons and Holsters,
grapes and guayas, parsnips, peaches
and pineapples, sugarcane, sugar
beets and spinach, coffee, carrots and
cauliflower and all other soil-produc-
ed blessings; county all covered
with forests of every kind of timber,
and with acres of farm land, number
less acres of pasture land, and cap
able of rearing all domestic animals,
and Astounding with oceans, seas,
lakes and rivers; with mountain
streams where water-power is abun-
dant and vast mines of iron, copper,
lead, zinc, platinum, gold, silver and
all other meals; with all kinds of
coal, oil, gas and everything else
used by man.
We also must have a county filled
with railroads, telegraphs, telephones,
and containing mills, smelters and fac
tories of every kind used for supply
ing all human needs. 1t would also
have to be a county which was at
liberty to do as it liked about making
it's industries collectively owned and
controlled, without being called down
by state and national laws.
AS it has been some years since
left school, I don't just now recall the
name of that county, but if the afore-
said editor will kindly supply 1t, l
have no doubt that several thous-
and" socialists will Immediately
form a corporation" by the county,
and proceed to establish county So
cialism"
But, after all, come to think about
it, what's the use?
WHY not start with individual So
cialism? That would require only
one rich socialist, and it ought to be
cheaper, too.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
SOCIALIST MAYOR OF HALEDON,
NJ. j., WINS

HALEDON, N. 1.-THE struggle be-
tween William Brueckmann, the So
cialist mayor of this borough, and
the six republican councilmen, who
have been deadlocked since his entry
into office, has ended with the mayor
coming out victor.
The council had refused to ratify
the appointment of Paul Hueck, So
cialist, as clerk, but finally gave in.
Brueckmann has previously offered
the appointment to Rev. Warren P.
Coon, who had formerly held the Of
flee, but who declined .
The councilmen, before confirming
Huecks appointment, tried all the po-
litical tricks they were master of for
the past six weeks.
All efforts were made to discredit
the mayor in the struggle, but about
80 per cent of the citizens stood by
him. At the last borough meeting
there were over 400 voters present
out of a possible 500 in the borough.
1t was at the meeting that the ap-
pointment of the clerk came up again
and the councilmen backed down.
The deadlock held up all the bust
ness of the borough, and it was the
presence of the voters at the meeting
that finally forced the mayors will to
stand.-N. Y. Call.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
L. NJ. PARKER.

Chesaw, Wash, Feb. 20, 1913.
The Commonwealth:
Comrade VIM R. Snow, first lectur-
err of the state lyceum course, spoke
February IS, in Odd Fellows hall.
This lecture was very instructive and
highly appreciated by members and
near socialists. To the locals expect
ing Comrade Snow I wish to say he
is a speaker deserving of their best
efforts to get out good crowd.
l think this lecture course will be
of great benefit to the party.
Yours for the cause,
MRS. HARRY BOARMAN,
Secy. Chesaw Local,
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
THE SHINGLEWEAVERS
Everett


A meeting was held at Liberty hall
on Sunday, March 2, under the aus
pieces of the International Single
weavers of America. The purpose was
to organize the mill workers, loggers
and all workers in the lumber indus
try. The speakers were ]. G. Brown,
c. J. Folsom, and E. P. Marsh, who
urged the necessity of the workers to
organize in the industries to better
their conditions, for shorter hours and
longer pay. The audience was a
large and enthusiastic one of about
700 and quite a number took out ap-
plication cards and mnay others
promised to do so later. The Com
monwealth is glad to see the workers
organizing on the industrial field and
we hope they will learn the spirit of
working class solidarity which is nee
essary in the fight against capitalism
and wage slavery, so that labor will
be free from all forms of capitalist
exploitation. While we are reJoiced
to see the workers organizing indus
trially, we hope the workers will re-
member the Importance of also unit
ing at the ballot box so as to elect
members of their class to represent
them in the legislature to demand
that laws be made in the interests of
labor
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
NoTIcE-cHANGE OF ADDRESS

The Commonwealth office has been moved to l6l2 Cali
fpa street Everett Wash the headquarters Of the Eveet
Socialist Party.
Comrades frequently write say they cannot do without
the Commonwealth Good We glad it helps them me
aner has come to stay There doubt about that But
redres sound finance work a publication that Is getting
cb LARGO circulation as this Buy stock Get sub
s-bars Renew your own subscription Book date for
Tvrora lecture Order your socialist literature lro TINS
% In one or more of these ways you help the good
work the Commonwealth is doing. Commonwealth oiIcei
1912 California street Everett Wash.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
LOCAL COMMENT

that white slaves" are not the
enemies of society, but they are its
victims.
Trafton local heartily congratulates
Comrade Livermore on his ability to
portray to humanity the phases of
that blight and curse to our present
society, 'the white slave traffic." and
we hope that his work will help to
educate the people to the necessity
of eradicating this evil.
CLARA ANDERSON, Sec.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
AUSTRALIA

A national conference has just been
held by the women of Australia at
Melbourne, one of the principal de |
mands formulated was the inaugural
tion of the eight-hour day for womenl
who are employed in the industrial
and commercial establishments.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
Trafton

An audience of about sixty people
listened TO the illustrated lecture on
the white Slave" given here by Com
rade Liyermore on February p. And
although there were some whose views
did not exactly correspond with the
speakers (Which is to be expected
much favorable comment was heard
on the lecture In this lecture there
is much food for thought and believe
il opened the eyes Of many TO the fact
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
THE FIRST SOCIALIST CONGRESSMAN.

On March 1913 of Representative Victor L. Berger
Congress- end Thereafter
the next two working class will have
representation n the national legislature.
That Berger has achieved extraordinary record IN congress
his btteres opponents the capitalist parties
his chief accomplishments has been to break down great
prejudice against the socialist held by millions bo
country people the socialist sort OF
devil redhanded assassin Berger
bills resolutions and speeches have opened the eyes OF these people
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
BELGIUM

The last group in the Brussels book
trades, the type founders, have obtain
ed the nine-hour day after a few
weeks strike, which was terminated
by a decision of the arbitration board.
All wages have been improved with
a minimum of 10 cents per hour.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
GERMANY

In Germany last year the member
ship of the Bakers union rose from
20, 21S to 2S,525, the sculptors to 1888,
painters assistants to 1919, carp
enters to 61,992, transport workers to
226,700, building workers to 34S,41S
and glaciers to 1885.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
MILWAUKEE, WIS.

Revolving against niggardly wages
and the speeding up" system, 800 I'M
organized workers employed by the
A. o. Smith & Co., manufacturers of
auto trucks and supplies, have gone
on strike.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
JAPAN

A fire that started in the Salvation
Army building in Toxic destroyed
5000 buildings and made $4,000 peo-
pie homeless. Thousands of the
homeless ones took shelter in the
parks. The total loss is about $780,
100000.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
Fall CITY.

At a very successful meeting held
in Fall City, March 1, Comrade Crib
BILE speaking. A resolution was pass
ed to demand of the legislature at
Olympia that they pass a mothers
pension bill, before they adjourn. All
socialists voting yes, others refusing
to vote.
L. M. PARKER.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07

The fact that within two years and
a half after the first date of publica-
ton more than $4,000 copies of
"WAR-WHAT FOR?" have been
sold, signifies the strength of the Am
erican socialist movement in the di-
rection of opposing war and mill
tarism.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
SPAIN

The fishermen in Southern SPAIN
went on strike last week. This was
particularly awkward because of the
Lenten season and also because the
strike was called on Friday and the
people of the larger Spanish cities are
hampered in observing Lent. "Savvy
the sabotage?"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
Comments on Worlds Class Struggle
(By Carl Ulonska. }

charge of blockading the sidewalk be
fore the Diamond Ladies' tailoring
establishment, other pickets immedi-
ately took their place.
Upon the recommendation of the
city attorney twenty-five I. w. W.
members held in jail for picketing
were released.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
ENGLAND

George Bernard Shaw debated So
cialism with Hilaire Belloc in London
recently before an audience that made
the largest hall in London too small
to accommodate the crowd.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
HOLLAND

The united movement Of the Cigar
Makers union is being carried on
with energy. Work is almost at a
standstlll in the more important CT
gar manufacturing centers.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07

The state of Washington ranks first
in the nation in ITS schools. II ranks
first Of the large states in red card,
dues paying membership, In the so
cialist party. Is there a distinction
without a difference?
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
LIVERMORE LECTURE DATES

Saturday March 14-Lyman.
Thursday, March 20-Pleasant Hill
Friday, March 21-Marysyille.
Sunday, March 23-White House.
Saturday March 29-Love Lake, WILDLY Island.
Sunday, March 30-Freeand.
Saturday April 5-Low Gap.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
CAPITALIST DEGENERACY

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-With long pre-
hensile tails featured as prominent
parts of their costumes, the Misses
Catherine and Helen Dudley appear
ed here as "impressionist" monkeys
at a party given in Roy McWilliams'
apartments, which is giving trough
stuff" Chicago society an extra gasp
or two today
Even the monkey shines of the two
girls, however, were eclipsed when
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harvey appear
ed as Adam and Eve.
Fig leaves-that's all.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
Toledo, Feb. 22, 1919

IOledO, rep. ~, l3lok
Editor Commonwealth:
am sending money order for whidb
continue my sub. to the Commop
wealth for another year. this is my
answer as to whether l want the pa
per or not, by this l say to you, that
| cannot do without the Common
wealth Continue the good work for
the great cause of humanity, for out
side of that which socialism embraces
it seems to me that there is absolute
ly nothing worth working for.
Yours for the revolution,
JESSE e. SWOPE.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
ITALY

The strike of the employees of the
Pugliese Navigation company, which
has kept the company's ships tied up
at Venice and Bari, is still on.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
SPAIN

Fully 10000 building workers have
been locked out in Madrid, after fr-
tile attempts at reconciliation and in
PREVENTION by the government
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
PORTUGAL

The stevedores and seamen in Lis
bon have come out on strike in SYM
pathy with a ships crew and traf-
fic is at a standstill in Lisbon
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07

The printers strike in Amsterdam
has been compromised.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07
SOLVED AT LAST
BY L. r. FULLER.

The editor of a Missouri democratic
paper says: I'VE do not and cannot
subscribe to the doctrines of socia-
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-07

SEATTLE, WASH.
Eight l. w. w pickets, two OF them
girls, were arrested last week on
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
Contrast the Thing
In Hose and Boots.

Atlantans who pride themselves or
an eye for harmony in women's array
are fated for shock this spring. for
1t evidently was a color blind artist N
fashions capital across the ocean who
framed the order for the seasons shoes
and hosiery.
Men on Peachtree gasped one morn
ing when a trim maiden hoped aboard
a street car and displayed a spread Of
gray stocking above the fiat tan boot
that she wore
Then they wondered and watched.
and wondered still, until the WON IN
folk at home explained It.
Tan shoes, it seems, are not to mate
with tan hose this spring, it being an
open season on contrasts.
The disfranchised members Of Allan
Ia families have learned the new wrin-
kle already. and none is so antiquated
$ TO appear downtown shod and stock
ineed with prevailing hue.
Black hose and tan shoes you Will
see, most commonly, on Peachtree to-
day. with here and there the rather more
striking and pleasing effect Of blue ana
tan Gray hose too is running strong,
but easily third.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
CHATTANOOGAYOUTH
is JAILED IN SEATTLE
FOR THEFT OF $4,000

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, March %
b Darrah in custody What do you
want him for? He had a partner with
him here. Do YOU want him? Will try
to apprehend.'
This message signed by Chief Of
Police & G. Bantke, of Seattle Wash,
has been received by Sheriff Conner,
who has notified the Seattle chief of
police to hold young Darrah and try to
locate his partner.
Bernard and Emmett Darrah and an
other youth two months ago disap-
peared from Chattanooga with a $4,000
package of currency from the Hamilton
National Bank.
Emmett Darrah was arrested Monday
of last week at FL Paso, Texas, and re-
turned here. He has had a conference
with T. Il. Preston, of the Hamilton
National Bank. in which he is said TO
have admitted his guilt He said he
and his companions went from Chatta
nooga to El Paso and then to Butte,
Mont. where they separated, he going
on down 10 New Mexico and Texas.