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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11
REPRESENTATIVES OF CAPI-
TAI OBJECT TO FREE
SPEECH DISCUSSION.
What's the Constitution Between
Friends.

Representatives Johnson, who looks
after the interests of capitalists of
this state in congress, prevented furth-
er discussion of the Potlatch riots and
the free speech issue of Seattle, a few
days ago by objecting to granting of
fifteen minutes to Representative
Bryan, of Washington, for further air
ing of the trouble. Johnson declared
discussion had gone far enough; that
each side had made a full statement
and had inserted in the congressional
record voluminous clippings from the
rival Seattle newspapers and that the
whole debate, which was out of order
in the first place, was still out of order
and had gone far enough. Johnson's
point of order was sustained.
Bryan flew out of the chamber after
declaring he was leaving here for
Seattle, where free speech would not
be denied him.
Bryan announced on the floor that
he would speak at the King county
fair next Saturday, when he said he
could say what he pleased and not be
insulted,
Bryan undertook to call up his resolu-
tion which calls for a statement from
Secretary of the Navy Daniels as to
the Seattle riot, but was unsuccessful.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11
BUCHANAN IN JAIL ON IN
SANITY CHARGE.
HeId IneommunIeado for Three DAYS

Held lncommunieado for Three Days.
Word reached the Commonwealth
office Tuesday morning that Comrade
Buchanan was in the county Jail, with
no charge against him.
Comrades Bostrom, Cort HUSKY and
Shipley visited Buchanan in his cell,
and Comrade Buchanan told a story
of persecution hard to believe in this
day and age.
Attorney Comrade HUSKY took
charge Of the case at once. and dis
covered a startling state of affairs. Blu
chanan is charged with insanity The
above named comrades are at work
on the case as these lines are being
written. 1t may be that we shall have
more news before this issue goes to
press.
Comrade Buchanan will get all the
assistance that the Socialists of Ey
erett can possibly give him. The fight
Is ON I'M dead earnest
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11
COMPLETE STORY OF THE PLOT TO EXPEL SOCIALIST TEACHERS
SINCLAIR DEFIES THE ORDER
OF SUSPENSION.

In spite of the order from County
him not to teach nor attempt to teach,
J. z. Sinclair, armed with a signed
order from the school board, took pos
session of the Garfield school in Ar.
lington a week ago last Tuesday morn
ing and proceeded to teach the entire
week. He is still in the school, much
to the chagrin of the nosy Bull Moos-
ers who have been trying to make po-
litical capital out of their Socialist
batting.
The surprise among the capitalist
pretenders of Arlington was painful
when they learned that Sinclair was in
charge of the schools. After hurried
council an automobile was sent speed
ing to the county seat for an injunc-
ton In the evening it came quietly
back without the dope. Sadness set
tied down in chunks. But the judge
cited Sinclair to appear at the bar Of
justice Saturday and show cause why
he should not be restrained from
teaching. This was relief. Much beer
was guzzled on the strength of this in
formation. They were going to get
that Sinclair man on Saturday. He
could poison the children's minds with
facts all week while they poisoned
their livers with booze, but on Satur-
day his punishment would be complete.
But cog slipped. The Fuasset was
turned on all right, but in some way
the alleged prosecuting attorney was
Continued of Page Three.)
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ANOTHER BLOW TO CITIZEN
SHIP.
Aliens Can't Appeal to the Supreme
Court.

Olympia, Sept. 5.-When a superior
court judge denies an application for
citizenship papers there is no appeal
to the state supreme court, says a
Washington supreme court decision
handed down this morning, denying
the appeal of Meyer Gorelick for a
writ of mandate to force the King
county superior court to certify
statement of facts so that he might
appeal Goerlick was denied citizen
ship papers because of his alleged af-
filiations with the Industrial Workers
of the World in Seattle. The supreme
court says he has no redress in the
state courts and the federal courts
have also held that there can be no
appeal in such cases except on writs
of error to show wrong procedure.
Gorelick, a tailor, was discharged
from a shop in Seattle by his fore
man after a quarrel The Industrial
Workers called a strike and picketed
the shop This was the beginning of
street turmoil last spring. Later,
when the strikers had been beaten,
Gorelick sought citizenship saying he
had withdrawn from membership in
the Industrial Workers of the World.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11
TACOMA WORKERS LOSE
PROPERTY.
One Thousand Lots Each Year Sold
Under the Hammer

One thousand residence lots a year
is the average loss TO the working
class of Tacoma in their efforts to own
a little plot of ground on which to
build a home-however humble.
After paying hundreds Of dollars to
the real estate sharks themselves
victims of tooth-and-claw capitalism
ten thousand would-be home owners
have during TN epast decade given up
the fight, either through unemploy-
ment, sickness, or other misfortunes
With such a doleful record in a little
village like Tacoma, what wonder that
less than 10 per cent OF the homes Of
American workers are owned by them
free of encumbrance?
workers on the ticket and continue
our efforts 10 educate the working
class into knowledge OF its own power
for self-emaucipation.
JOSEPH r. HAZARD.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11

for resisting an officer but the judge
wouldn't play the game that far
This is an index of what the Airing
ton comrades have in store for them.
1t shows the ''legap' methods of the
patriots. 1t shows how they stage
things when they really want to ''get"
somebody
Last week we told of the new
method of putting Socialist teachers
out of business and predicted run
ming fight against all Socialist teach
ers. Buchanan is to be the second
victim of this new suspension" of
certificate program.
AS soon as the frame-up against Bu-
chanan was pulled off the discharged
city superintendent of the Arlington
schools, it is reported, got into COM
munication with Mrs. Lizzie Jones and
it is said filed charges against Bu-
chanan, upon receipt of which Lizzie
Immediately suspended" Buchanan's
certificate. That is the new game.
Get some sorehead to file a complaint
against the teacher. 1t matters not
whether it is true or false. Anything
will do to put a rebel school teacher
out of business. George Lancaster,
the discharged superintendent, who is
one of the me-too Socialist stripe and
who during at least part of his life
was a bitter atheist, was very anxious
to crush Buchanan, makes fine side
partner for Mrs. Jones, whose devo-
ton to the public schools is so pro-
nounced that she has condemned them
and sent her two children to the Catho-
lie schools where she is reported to
have said that they teach patriotism
much better than they do it in the
Continued on Page Three.)
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For two years Arlington's school
board had been composed of one So
eialist and two members who were not
Socialists. During that time the en-
ployment of the teachers and the en-
aetment of rules and regulations for
the government of the schools was in
the hands of the capitalist majority.
But of course no Socialist might law
fully refuse to send his children to
the schools on that account.
About a year ago the county superin-
tendent consolidated the Arlington,
Trafton, Island and Edgecomb dis
tricts, creating a new district out of
their combined territory, and placing
the whole number under the manage
ment of the directors of the Arlington
district
At the election which occurred the
first Saturday in March, 1918, Chas.
z. Farrell, merchant and capitalist
of Edgecomb, was candidate for di-
rector to succeed J. A. Gray, whose
term was about to expire. w. G..
Grimm, master of Island Grange and
a prominent Socialist, was nominated
against him. The election was very
warmly contested, autos being in
requisition all day to convey voters to
and from the polls. The fake an
nouncement of a prominent capitalist
daily of this county that the election
was carried by Mr. Grimm through
the apathy and negligence of the vot-
ers is absolutely a fabrication and has
no facts whatever to support it. For
the convenience of voters four voting
places had been designated in the dis
trict. A certain capitalist politician
sent word to Trafton, just as the polls
were opening, that Grimm had with
drawn and would not serve if elected.
The voters there were puzzled, but
they were wise enough to investigate
before voting, and the enthusiasm for
Grimm was eventually increased in all
probability by this thread-bare trick
The vote at Trafton stood, Grimm 90,
Farrell 2. At Arlington, where every
capitalist voter who could be induced
to go to the polls was rustled out and
free transportation was generally pro-
vided, Grimm received SO votes, Far
rell 92. At Edgecomb, Farrells home,
Grimm received q votes, Farrell Z.
At Island, Grimm's home, Grimm car
ried every vote. Grimm was elected
by the handsome majority of eighty
votes. And this was done by the vot-
ers of the district with full knowledge
Athat the school board would thereby
pass into the control of the Socialist
party, for that fact was constantly
argued by the capitalists who were
seeking to defeat Grimm.
AS soon as the new board was or
ganized in April, a resolution was in
troduced by j. w. Morris, Socialist,
and unanimously adopted, declaring
the purpose of the board to be the
maintenance of the very best school
possible for the Arlington district re-
gardless of consequences. Pursuant
to this a corps of teachers, mostly
non-Socialists, was employed The
very fact that very large majority
of the faculty is non-Socialist fully
exonerates the board from that silly
charge occasionally heard that they
Immediately filled the places with So
cialists."
Among the teachers hired by the
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11
INSANITY PLOT FAILS-BU-
CHANAN is FREE.

Comrade Buchanan made a brilliant
and mastery statement in his own de-
fense before the insanity board Wed
nesday afternoon, the inquisition last
ing until about $50. Comrade Peter
HUSKY sat by his side, as attorney but
Buchanan needed little advice, having
his accusers on the defensive righ
from the start Of the trial.
More next week.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11
SPEAK TO YOUR NEIGHBoR
ABOUT 1T.

While you're talking over this VltaI
question of building up a strong So
cialist press in Washington, without
which any pretenee of effective or
ganizatiou is but a farce just speak
to your neighbor about subscribing to
the Commonwealth. Any man of in-
telligence viii take al least "a six
months trial subscription for so cents.
Just try it and see how easy iJ is TO
get them.
Build up your own press!
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11
SOCIALIST TEACHER BRUTAL
LY SLUGGED BY OFFICER.

1t was a frame-up. +. J.. Buchanan,
principal of the Fortson school and di-
rector of manual training in the Ar
lington schools last year, had offended
the Manufacturers association by de-
Tending J. e. Sinclair, secretary of the
Socialist Educational bureau, in his
fight for working-class education. So
they planned to get him.
J. A. Gray, a merchant who has
taken a very prominent part in the
bitter struggle against Sinclair, has a
hired man by the name of Jack Fahey.
This was one of the tools. Buchanan
| is an athlete. Jack thinks he is. He
insulted Buchanan on the street. Not
satisfied with this he charged across
/ the street and struck Buchanan.
Buchanan defended himself easily
and was in the act of giving Fahey
good spanking when the next part
of the official program was pulled off.
A prearranged crowd of Buhchanan's
enemies surrounded the combatants.
Buchanan was pulled off. The two Of
ficers who spent nearly half an hour
getting started after a brute who as
saulted a little school girl in her own
home here recently, and who easily
escaped because of this deliberate de-
lay, were Johnny-on-the-sopt when a
Socialist school teacher was the per-
son wanted He was Immediately
seized while his assailant was allowed
to saunter out of the crowd
Police Thug Beats Helpless Victim.
Buchanan offered no resistance but
Officer Roy Beels beat him about the
head and face all the way from the
scene of the arrest to the city jail.
The outrage was so brutal that even the
petty bourgeoise who had assembled
on advance information were COM
PEELED to protest. Driven to despera-
tion at the Jail, Buchanan dared both
officers to take off their stars and
meet him two to one. 1nereupon there
was further manhandling but the
badges stayed on SO as to protect the
pair of cowardly bulls.
Next day Comrade Buchanan was
found guilty of disorderly conduct and
a nominal fine imposed upon him.
Jack Fahey, who started the trouble
and who charged across the street and
struck Buchanan, was not molested.
buchanan is the one we want" said
business man. They got him.
Lizzie Jones "Cuts" Public Schools.
For the part that Comrade Buchanan
has taken on behalf of Sinclair the
Forston school board backed by Mrs.
Lizzie Jones, the lady who draws pay
as county superintendent of the public
schools in Snohomish county but who
has sent her own children to a Catholic
school and condemned the public
schools, has locked Buchanan out.
But they hadn't anything on Buchanan.
So this frame-up was needed. Now
they want his job and his certificate
on the ground of unprofessional con-
duct.
At the trial there appeared the same
gang of saloonkeepers, shysters and
would-be capitalists that have been
tanning up the excitement over Sin
clair Their anxiety to crush Buchan-
an was never for one moment con-
cealed. They wanted to railroad him
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11
Timber BarOnS Behind Plot to
Gust Sinclair and Buchanan
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE AR LINGToN SCHOOLS.
SPLENDID RECORD OF THE sINCLAIRS AS TEACHI

new board, Mr., and Mrs. j. E. Sinclair
were named They are both teachers
of ripe experience and came peculiar
| ly we'll recommended. Mr., Sinclair
about whose devoted head such n
storm has centered, possesses a life
certificate, good all over the state of
Washington. He can produce testi-
monials vouching for his ability and
aptitude as a teacher from officers and
patrons of his former schools, from
|county and state superintendents, and
particularly Mrs. Lizzie Jones, county
superintendent of Snohomish county,
assured the Arlington board before
Mr. Sinclair was employed that his
record and experience as a teacher
left nothing to be desired, DIR. Oliver,
the one capitalist member of the
board. nominated Mr.. Sinclair and
surely no one will blame the two So
cialist members for voting aye and
hiring him. At least, under similar
circumstances, who ever heard of a
capitalist board refusing to employ
teacher just because he adhered to the
capitalist system? So the board en-
tered into a contract with him.
Sinclair Supported Timber Workers
at Hoquiam.
1t is safe to say that nothing even
in the way of protest would have fol-
lowed this if there had not been any
outside interference But Mr.. Sinclair
had been active in supporting the
strike of the workingmen at Hoquiam.
Capital never forgets and it never for
gives while it has the power and the
courage to strike blow. The tax
lodging timber barons got busy and
their campaign in Arlington was
launched. The word went forth that
Sinclair must go. The board was to
be recalled, but that failed. A few
declared they would not send their
children to be taught by Socialist,
and other extravagances were indulged
in. A hue and cry was raised and
naturally some innocent people joined
in it for time, but the agitation has
been kept going, guided when at its
height and stirred up again when it
Jagged, by just that bunch that one
would expect to find doing the bidding
of the masters.
The Flag Pretext.
A handle was soon found-capital-
ism always wants a handle. Some
times it is one thing, sometimes an
other. but when nothing else offers,
the flag will do. 1t seems that while
the legislature was considering the ad'
visibility of adopting a school flag
pledge at the last session, Mr.. Sin
clair in company with Socialists gen
orally and with thousands of good citi-
zens who are not Socialists, opposed
the measure. He wrote an article for
| the Commonwealth in which he took
the position that the flag is capital
list flag; for he says the capitalists
have taken possession of it and SUB
verted it to their own selfish purposes.
He says there is not, as a matter OF
fact, Justice for all'' everywhere
under the flag and that pledge which
would recite that such is the fact is a
lie. He therefore opposed compelling
children to recite such a lie every
Continued on Page Three.)
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11

We quote from the daily press the
dfepafob IaIru--
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11

The Western Federation Of Miners
reports that it gained $3,244,5O0 in
wages for it's members during the
past year
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11

About how long has Mr. Bryan
been secretary of state?"
"Oh, about fifty speeches. "-Ex.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11

We quote from the daily press the
below:
CITY SELLS LOTS.
Tacoma, Sept g. Some time within
the next u months this city viii sell
TO the highest bidder about 10000 lots,
situated i'm all parts OF the city
To take care OF this mammoth sale,
City Attorney Etiles has provided for
another assistant I'm his office
The lots 10 be sold are those held
by owners who hay euot paid assess
meuts for municipal improvements.
such as paving, sewers, water mains
and sidewalks. during the past ten
years
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-05-17
SIDEWALK INJUNCTION
Continued from page L.

Continued from page L.
impose fresh burdens o. the wore ~
tax payers of said City in,inh'g
present appearefs.
, They show that nearl, all 81 Their
said respective properties now nave
voOd aerviceable side va kI aud curb
ings along their said fronts which
were constructed by your phi Toner
respectively mt consid, iable CT ~"
der notice from said Gil, auth, rites.
aud In which they have i contingent
property interest. Tint MI ~ .hih
side walks and curbings must w torn
out and destroyed to mrte Way for
said work, should said illesi otdi-
nance, proceedings and contract be
consu mated and should said walks he
constructed. And that same, IL done
will, in effect. and 10 that extent dis.
possess them Of their said property.
~.
That when executed said contract -
10 be, as said Mayor publicly declares,
n recorded in the mortgage records of
Iberia Parish as a lien against your
petitioners said respective properties,
and will cloud their titles accordingly.
That the sAid contract II signed, will
work your petitioners irrcparabie in
Jury, and that upon bonds furnished.
writs Of injunction should issue to pro-
tect petitioners IN their rights and to
restrain said Mayor. or any other
agent Of said City, from signi"g said
illegal contract, or from proceeding
further toward the construction oi
.a!d works.
Wherefore, premises considered,
y they pray that the said May or and
Board Of Trustees be duly cited to an
swer this demand. and that after pro
cecdinps had according Ia law there
be- Judgment in favor Of plaintiffs aud
against SAID defendants, d~ecreeinQ
and adjudgipg to be null and VOID
that sad certain otditn, &c ~ i'itr-
ence 10 the construction OF side walk
adopted by said Mayor aud Bonrd Q
Trustees on the l4tt, dny OF March
1913, AN we'll as the raid p'ans ant
ape ciHcations. advertisement for bids
the award Of said work. ard NIL tht
proc. edings above al'tg Il toward
the construction ot n.id proposed
work. Further this way thu, npof
bond being furnished in MI "iuoun'
fixed BY this Honorable Court, pre''
minarv wriis of injunction issue 49,
IN forbidding, restraining and enjoip
ing said Mayor aud Boa Il Of T'nete' 9
and also said Mayor, p .u,h. l,nn
signing or executing u cnnttac
with the said =. w. Jones under t"'"I
Of said ordinance. nr undcr said aware
Of said work; ana from u further
proceedings towards III c~onstructio
of said side walks aeI "a bn'a Arf
said writ Of j, junrt ~ =" tEr"t'"f'''
and said Mayo aud b"ar' II ' ~ T.
forever e%ojoined ncr' i"1" an'
they pra, for cos's aud Ii ne;a' I
lief.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-05-17
SATURDAY, JUNE IA, 1913.

and continuing each succeeding
day until said sales ara completed,
all imm0vable property on which
taxes are now due to the corpora
ton Of New Iberia, to the New lbe-
ria southern Dra,nAgs district, and
g Special Railroad Tax Fund, to
enforce collection o. taxes, as0es-
ed IN the year below sp >ciiied to-
9other with interest thereon from
the isv of November, 1919, ut the
eots q ! per sent ber annum, un-
~ paid, and a. &st.
The MONIES 0t6aid delinquent tax
payers, the 4s6ount Of taxes due
By each 0ns(he assessment or said
year and the immovable property
aessssed to each, a.; 10 6, Offer
% Ior eais, 70 - fO:i0Ss. to witt.
Anglers, Mrs. J.. W.. :. $50
Bounded north by Loud; south
by Rosier St, cast By Larsen
west by Mini.
ARNOLD, William. $. ;. - .-.S.23
Bounded north by Fleet Street:
aOuth by bank ave-; east by
Sophua; west by Henshaw.
ACADEMY, Grant. !. !. !. ..1O,75
Bounded north by Bank Avenue ;
south by Williams; east by Eek
art; west nv Romero.
DOUTTE, Marte Louise :. ...3.2s
Bonnded netth by Center: south
BY DsrnArdss east BY Vital; West
by---.
DouJzEe, Rugsna.-. ..a.Is
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1913-05-17

Bounded north by Smith; south
by Theriot; east by Lee ST..
west by Burns.
BROUSSARD, John Estat LIB "a
Bounded nortl. by Broussard !:
south by Julia; east by !Brous-
sard west by King.
Bounded north by G. Court |;
south by Dietlcin east by 81.
Peter; west by ~Broussard.
Bounded north by Weeks St.;
south by Broussard; east by G.
Court; west by Broussard.
Bounded north by Alley; south
by Julia, east by Estorgs; wcst
by Broussard.
II lots in Park Association addi-
ton.
BONNETTE, Mrs. Mary E.. ..25.S 0
Bounded north by Lot 8; south
by Hart; east by Madison.
BLANC & MOuRErTE, Eat. IL .s5
, lots in Mourette add.
BROOKS, II. c.. = \. " Il. ID 60
Bounded north by Charles st. +;
south by Butler; ca,t by Neal
west by Lewis.
BACKMAN, Mrs. Rosa. !. .-..-26 .2G
Pc inded n ,rth by Bank Avetu,
south by Murray; east by Viii
liam: west by Thomas.
Bounded north by Lewis: south
by Lee St.; eaat By Brooks; west
BEfRs. ~. ~ 90
Rounded north by Pollard; south
W Magnolia; east BY NJ. 4 W.
BONN. j. ". y. = ......2J5
Bounded north by Julia: south
BY Bonint east by BONN vest
by BONN.
BUTLER, Ernest :. :. = =. II Loo
Bounded north by Butler; south
BY Butler: east by Rozicr; west
by Hopkins.
COLEMAN, Richard. :. >. . - &c
Bounded north by Ann ST.. south
by Theriot? east by Coleman
west by Coleman.
COLEMAN, Rena.- =. ! -.. ...4.3C
Bounded north by Ann St. south
by Coleman; east by Coleman
west by Coleman.
COLEMAN, Rachel. !. :. :. ..-2.15
Bounded north by Coleman
south by Lee St. east BY Stew
ard; west by Ann st.
COOPER, John w.. !. !. =. ...2.ls
Bounded north by Smile; south
BY Bank ave.; east by Handy
west BY Handy.