The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-04-10
HLabor's Politics
The Contest Establish the Fundamental Principle
Each Worker Has Undenable Right to Enjoy The
Full Benefit of All That He or She Produces

prepared the recommendations which
were adopted unanimously. How
much easier it is to secure concessions
when the workers have a man on the
inside of the legislative halls than to
depend upon head-cracking and public
opinion to let conditions.
Barnet Kenyon, Labor member of
the British Parliament, is reported to
have withdrawn from the Labor
group IN the House and gone over to
the government benches. 1t is be-
lieved several other contemplate do
ing the same thing, so that the Labor
party atmosphere will be clarified and
the Liberal party sympathiZers will
be gotten sid Of The present crisi:;
in Ireland may postpone the division
that has been threatening Tor some
time, but wi! come soon.
Whether CT not unions shall have
the power to levy assessments for po-
litical purposes has now been definite
" decided in Great Britain, in accord
ance with :. demand of the govern.
ment. which, following the Osborne
decision in the courts denying the or
CARNATIONS such rights, ordered the
unions to take referendum vote 70
pass upon tfc matter officially. Near
Iy every organization voted in favor
Of assessing the METRE membership
for the purpose of raising funds for
political work.
When one Of the capitalist dali
papers Of Butte, Mont, charged the
Socialists with extravaganza the lat
ter published an itemized statement
Of the expenditures Of the last three
administrations These showed that
the Did party administrations had
spent an average Of $eSS,076.44 q
$3.50, 024.77%%. though they had a muci'
greater work to accomplish and big
ger city to care fer. TIE old gang
politicians we're preparing to make
their usual prediction attacks on
Socialists, b It this has taken the wind
out Of their sails.
The Oregon minimum wage law
having been declared constitutional
by the State Supreme Court, the Cali
fornia Socialists are enthusiastically
pushing their campaign to gather
sufficient Signatures to secure q refer
cndum in that state on the question Of
adopting a minimum wage law. The
Socialists vi California obtained thu
REQUIRED number of signatures to put
the question Ct enforcing universal
cight-hour day up to referendum.
vote, and they arc confident that they
will be just IS successful in their
minimum wage movement They
need 81 900 voters to sign for a refer
cndum.
Ed LindgI. II md his caravan, VIII
started from. New York last summer
to make a yrpss country trip through
the Middle West and the South @:
Florida have arrived al Valdosta, Ga,
after some arduous adventures. Just
before reaching Faldosta the mem
bers of the caravan had narrow
cscapse fror, losing their lives in
five days struggle with floods ard
lost much If their outfit, including
literature. When they arrived in Val
dosta q stree. melting was held, Police
Commissioner Connolly encouraged a
drunken man TO create disturbance
and LindCgcn was arrested and
thrown into Jail. He was released or
bond later and discharged next day.
The incident strated people in the
town to talk Socialism and the local
party members were greatly pleased.
1t has beer charged by irres ponsi-
bic persons that the National Order
of Guardians Of Liberty, an alleged
anti Catholic political organization,
which is gaining considerable
strength in Western States, is being
fostercd and supported BY the Socia'
ist party. +. w. Duperault, organ
i2er for the Guardians Of Liberty IN
the Milwaukee district has issued
public statement emphtaically deny
ing all such charges and unsubstanti-
ated rumor5, asserting that the order
is absolutely Independent Of all poi!tl"
cal parties. General Nelson A. Miles
and Rear Admiral George ". Baird
are national officers in the new organ
ization, and claims have been made
from time 10 tine that the Guardians
intend 10 form 4 party Of their own.
Certainly IT, S. P. is not in the fool
ish business If organizing Opposition
for itself.
While the home rule battle in
Great Britain may be twisted into a
religious anal racial struggle by der
agogic politicians, they know that it
is a politic9. and economic question
and deeplJ rooted. For instance.
Lord RanfWly, Ex-Governor OF Maori
land, addressing the Volunteers at
Dungannon, County Tyrone. recently
said that Ulster men, BY opposinr
Home Rule, We're helping to sustain