The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-18
REPORT OF ANNUAL MEET
ING OF THE NATIONAL COM
MITTEE, SOCIALIST PARTY,
HELD MAY 10, II, IL AND
10, 1914.


Comrades one all ovorshadow-
ing issue at the meeting of the ma
tional committee was the Washing /
ton Controversy"
mittee, which spent twelve days in Sc
attic and Everett, patiently listening
most OF the time to Or. Browns tir.
AIDES, was taken up the first day in
accordance with the request of the
/ Washington delegation, we holding
that we did not feel justified In taking
stand on any important question IA
long as our case remained unsettled
since an Independent vote would be
impossible without damaging the
chances of Washington for a complete
vindication.
The report was in our opinion one
sided, incomplete and faulty, trvalities
predominating and important facts be-
ing entirely ignored, The national
committee by vote struck out por-
ton of 1t as being Irrelevant and per
sonal and ordered the printed report
destroyed.
i No recommendations accompanied
the findings,
A committee to make such recon-
mendations was elected, consisting of
Lewis ]. Duncan of Montana, Arthur
lie Suer of North Dakota, Demarest of
New Jersey, Chas. Maurer of Penn
sylvania and w. S. Bradford OF Ari-
IONA. The two last ones were exceed
ingly prejudiced and in fact hostile to
Washington. Their report was pre-
scented at g.: 30 p. IN. on the last day
harsh criticism of the regular as well
as OF the seeding organization. 1t
recommended, however, that the regu-
lars be left in undisturbed possession
providing per cent of the locals of
the regular party did not before Aug
ust / dispute the constitutionality and
regularity of the recent party election.
Should such protest be made, then the
state were to be declared unorganized
and the national office take charge.
Motion to adopt was made and sec
onded.
Hillauit of New York then submit
ted the following amendment: Re
solved, that Comrades Stitt Wilson,
n. A. Richardson and s. w Motley be
elected a committee to bring back or
sanic unity between the Socialist or
CARNATIONS in Washington and the Sc
ceding faction.
Such unity shall be established on
the basis of full and unqualified ac-
ceptance of the national platform and
Z constitution of the Socialist party and
shall be effected by the adoption of a
new constitution and choice of new
I officials of the state organization.
! The mode of adopting such state
constitution and electing such state Of
! ficials shall be determined by the com
/ mittee in consultation with the regu-
] lar state organization and representa-
! tives of the seeding faction, and all
disputes that may arise between the
opposing sides in connection with such
) new state constitution and new state
! officials shall be determined by the
committee.
Either party to the dispute dissatis-
fled with the decision of the commit
tee shall have the right of appeal to
the national executive committee.
Should the regular organization OF
: the party fail or refuse to comply with
the decisions Of the national execu'
tive committee, the latter Is hereby
authorized to revoke the charter OF
the state organization in Washington
and to reorganize the movement of
the state should the seeding organi-
zation fail or refuse to submit to the
decisions of the national executive
committee, the latter shall give sole
: recognition to the regular organiza-
} ton.
After a lengthy and oftentimes bit
ter discussion, participated in by Lunn
of Schenectady, Gaylord of Wisconsin,
Solomon and Hillquit Of New York,
Bradford Of Arizona, Motley of Idaho,
and Anna Maley of Washington on one
side and Duncan of Montana, lie Sueur
; of North Dakota, Clifford of Ohio,
Meitzen of Texas, Latimer of Mime
sofa, Bostrom and Sadler of Washing
ton on the other, a vote on the substi-
tute was taken by roll call, and it
carried with a vote of 80 to "a.
We regret to state that Anna Maley
read a letter from VIM. H. Waynick
of Bellingham, in which the most
. active party workers were severely
denounced The letter was dated May
4, 1914.
we fear that the result of the action
of the committee will be almost GER