The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-29
ORGANIZATION NEWS
CoMRADE JOHNSON
EXPLAINS SITUATION
IN SEATTLE.

VIII we let capitalist laws and CAPT.
talist politicians shape the deHtinles
OF our party7 This ia a question that
we, as revolutionary Socialists. should
consider fully II we have the Socialist
movement ut heart. The so-called or
self.styled Constructive Socialists,
who are In the political field, not und-
err the title Constructive Socialists"
(they apply this term on the slde) are
so fanatlcally vote getting In their po-
litical efforts that they ignore the real
working class, constructive tactics
which have been carried out by the
regular Socialist party in Seattle. viz:
The campaign against Judge Humph-
rie's unlawful, tyranlcal injunctions,
that soul stirring campaign, in which
poor old "Humpty Dumpty" was
shown up as n foolish, egotistical
Ounce; the circulation of the anthem
ployment office initiative petitions
which were mostly burned in the Pot.
latch riots, and which burning was
termed by the capitalist press as a
grand and glorious climax to a great
Potlatch celebration" and, last but
not least, the financial aiding OF the
Michigan copper strikers.
The regular Socialist party has re-
lentlessly pursued these tactics In Sc
attic, and these policies (Which by
the way are good, constructive poll
tics) tend to keep the class line and
struggle visibly before the public eye.
When earnest, Woodworking, class
conscious Socialist party members dig
down into their jeans, go out into the
highways and byways and speak them
selves hoarse, and even go to horrid
jails and lose the jobs which they
never owned-when these real Social
lists go through all this, and are still
confronted, in the municipal campaign,
by a clique of moneyed politicians
who have gathered a few hundred de-
luded followers, and who still have the
uulllulteu duudClIy W toh IhO PupiiS
that they are the Socialist party in
the face of the fact that the party
that is affiliated with the National Of
flee has more members in King coun-
ty than they have in the whole state
of Washington; it is miracle that the
real Socialists have had the patience
to negotiate with them for united
party.
To my mind liberation, except for a
limited time, with such political
freaks, as the outlaw Socialists" are,
is out of the question; it has been
proven.
Let's go along as we have in the
past and fight our own battles against
the capitalist class in spite Of all the
freak Socialists" and patch work.
reformers in existence. We are bound
to win. AS capitalism develops the
class line will be more distinct to the
wage slaves; it's development to its
present stage has made us, who were
fortunate enough to see the Hgnt, the
revolutionists that we are. No
"crazy quilt" reforms for us. We are
not in the class struggle for a patched
masquerade suit of environment. We
are going to win clean, new and
durable suit that will be an environ
ment of plenty and Of unrestricted eff
fort.
Come, join us in our efforts; in your
own cause. When disruption threat
ems from within or from without our
party you, who have the movement at
heart, should be in the party to help
maintain the integrity Of our position,
Come, are you ready to let us call
you "comrade?"
VIM. F. JOHNSON,
Seattle, Wash.