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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31
OPEN
FORUM,
THE SHORT PLATFORM

A political platform Is supposed to
be statement of the political prin-
ciples on which political party
stands In that sense the state plat
form OF the Socialist party OF the
State OF Washington Is presumed to
be statement of the political prin-
ciples of that party. When we come
to examine 1t more carefully. we find
that the first part of the platform.
down to the three lines and one word,
which contains statement OF our
ultimate aim, Is merely an allegation
concerning many conditions which we
find existing in society under capital
ism The statement of our ultimate
aim or demand Is found clothed In
the following words: "Our ultimate
demand is the social ownership and
democratic management of all the
socially used means of production and
distribution"
This Is all there Is in our platform
that either directly or indirectly al
ludes to our ultimate aim, except as
contained In remedy suggested to
certain conditions alleged to exist.
| The conditions alluded to are found
embodied in the following language:
"The lack and uncertainty Of EN-
ployment produces extreme poverty,
which in its turn produces crime, in
sanity, prostitution of body and brain
suicides, drunkenness, disease and
degradation"
The insecurity OF livelihood and
consequent degenerating results are
therefore directly due to the private
ownership and control by the capital
list class OF NINE mill, factory and
land. The allusion above made is
found in the remedy suggested fol
those conditions found in the follow
ing language:
"The remedy lies in the socia
ownership of these means of produc
ton and distribution, thereby giving
all an equal opportunity to live and
enjoy the products of their labor"
The rest of the platform after the
direct statement of our ultimate ain
contains what we designate as oul
program or immediate demands, OF
measures calculated to strengthen the
working class in it's fight for the reali
cation of our ultimate aim and to in
crease our power Of resistance against
capitalist oppression.
Therefore, what we term our pro
gram or immediate demands are sim
ply reforms intended to patch up the
capitalist system and make it bear
able for little while longer. AS the
Socialists are teaching a propaganda
for the overthrow of the capitalist
system, claiming 1t is old, worn out
obsolete and intolerable any longer
any reform that we would ask for
we would naturally suppose would
patch up the old capitalist system and
make it more tolerable and hence con
tinue it, why should we worry about
helping the capitalists to patch 1t up?
And again it would appear that any
reform that would really benefit the
working masses the capitalists will
oppose just as strenuously as they
would the attainment OF our ultimate
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31
ENDLESS CHAIN GIVING
Full many a knick-knack will appear
'Mongst gifts on Christmas day
Which are laid by for just year
And passed along the way.

No eomrsde Ia too poor to buy ha
supplies from those who advertise In
HIS paper. We solicit ads. only from
the reliable merchants, whose prices
arc right and whose goods are as rep
resented.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31
CHRISTMAS BOQUET

Arlington, Dec. %, 1914.
Washington Socialist:
Inclosed please find one dollar. Re-
new my subscription to the Washing
ton Socialist for one year
The editorials and legal advise in
dollar, besides other good reading.
M. THORSEN,
r. F. ID. 4. Arlington, Wash.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31

Among the civilized nations of the
world Mexico does not seem so far
in the rear of Europe as it did two
months ago-N. Y. World.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31

Maybe you received a nice photo
from your sweetheart, but haven't one
to give in return. See Myers.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31

1t is to be presumed that Turkey
has interviewed in the name of hui
manity.-New York Evening Sun.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-31

The Russians are probably waiting
for the snow to come before they be-
gin their slaying.-Boston Transcript
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EDITORS NoTE-Nelther the So.
olallst party Of snohonIsh county nor
the editor Is responsible for any ut
teranoes published under this caption,
the idea being to make THE OPEN
FORUM a permanent department, de-
voted to the free discussion of timely
topics by our readers. No anonymous
letters or articles will appear In these
columns. Make your articles brief and
to the point, avoiding personalities as
far as possIbIe.--M. S.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14
visiting him and his family, from

visiting him and his family, from
Madison, Wis.
We are going to celebrate Labor day.
The X. C. and St. Rose society will
picnic next Thursday.
Ice cream socials are few In Nauvoo
but there may be some next Saturday
night.
The Hamilton chautauqua is draw
ing quite a number of Nauvoo people
down there and we are glad OF it.
The Nauvoo band concert next Sat
urday night in Nauvoo ought to at
tract large crowd OF people to this
old and beautiful city. Automobiles
from neighboring cities will be num-
erous and they can see what Nauvoo
can give in the way OF entertainment
by musical organization such as
Nauvoo has.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

The botanical section of the iowa
agricultural experiment station is I'M
dertaking an exhaustive investigation
OF the honey plant Of Iowa in the in
terests of the bee keeper. horticuItur-
list and farmer. The botanist. L. H.
Pammel, Ames. Iowa. would like to
obtain specimens of plants visited by
honey bees for nectar and pollen. He
would be glad to have full notes on
plants which secrete the greatest
amount of nectar. when the nectar Sc
cretion Is active. and whether bees
ever injure fruit, and If so. in what
way. Beekeepers are urged to get in
touch with the botanical section Of the
experiment station.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14
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Basco is planning to entertain G
much larger crowd for the field meet
than last year and last year was consid-
cred very large crowd. Besides the
Manussur hotel and Akers hotel and
the Booze restaurant the Opportunity
Circle and the Amona class will serve
meals, also a number OF stands. One
Of the interesting entertainments for
the days will be the thirty-six young
ladies and gentlemen giving the grand
march on horses. We will have the
Burnside and Basco bands to furnish
music.
Mrs. VIM Fisher entertained the
Opportunity Circle last Thursday.
Mr.. Grooms and daughter Bessie
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14
CARTHAGE
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Bernice Treuthart is visiting in Lo-
max.
Miss Adelaide Merrill is visiting in
Kansas City. Mo.
Judge and Mrs. j. D. Miller are in
Chicago this week.
Roland Hill returned from Pennsyl-
vania Tuesday evening.
James Devaney of New York is the
guest Of John Culkin Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tillis Huston visited
his mother in Elvaston last Sunday.
Mrs. C. D. Manlove and children re-
turned to Chicago last Tuesday.
William Powell of Monmouth is Wis
itfng his sister. Mrs. W. N. Helfrich.
Elmer w. Powell Of Chicago is Wis
fling Carthage and Hancock county
friends this week.
Miss Nellie Mack of Davenport, Iowa
is visiting her sister In this city.
Mrs. Edna Sutherland departed Sat
urday for her home in Smithfeld.
Miss Wall OF Quincy was the guest
last week of Miss Margaret Harvest.
Miss Ethel Brown is visiting Miss
Frances Wescott at Greenville, ILL.,,
this week.
Mrs. Mary Brackensiek visited her
son Ray in Mt. Sterling last week.
Mrs. George Rhea OF Jacksonville
arrived this week to visit friends and
relatives.
Miss Emaline Belts Of Keokuk is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Spangler.
Mrs. w. L. Wade of Quincy came
Tuesday to visit her brother E. e. Nc
Adams.
Mrs Ed. Luckman Of Burlington was
the guest Of Miss Jean Lewis over Sun.
day.
Mrs. NJ. j. Knott OF West Point, ILL.,.
visited Mrs. E. s. Coombs last week
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ball and Mrs. s.
E. Wolf Of Keokuk. visited at the home
of Isaac Ball Monday.
Miss Ethel Shoup of Bentley was the
guest of Mrs. c. f. Robertson las,
week.
Mrs. James L. Martin OF Hutchin
son, Kas., is visiting her parents Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Sparks.
| Merle Ward of Minneapolis was the
guest over Sunday of her aunt Mrs
Belle Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Browning Of
Newton, Ia, arrived wednesday to Wis
1t the family of G. r. Hearne. I'd
| Little Susan Marsh, OF Keokuk
spent last week with her grand-par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cherrill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14
costix Treatment.

81 was troubled with constipation
and indigestion and spent hundreds
Of dollars for medicine and treat
ment," writes c. H. Hines, Of Whit
low, Ark II went to st. Louis hos
pital, also to a hospital in New Or
leans, but no cure was effected. On
returning home began taking Cham
berlain's Tablets, and worked right
along. used them for some time
ard am now all right" Sold by All
dealers.-Adyerttsem
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14
A SONG.


I know a green vale where the lilac
and rose
Still shed their sweet fragrance
around:
Where the current of time SO peace
fully flows
That life is with happiness crowned
The winter and summer and May-time
Find roses all sparkling with dew;
And every soft eve and bright day
Is filed with sweet longing for you.
j left that green vale and I wandered
afar.
Nor rocked Of love or of home.
It'll the son Of my hope and my one
bright star
Had set in the sea and its foam.
Yet one sad, sweet memory persisted
As deep as the fathomless sea
One Wild Rose, I felt. still existed
And shed all it's fragrance for me.
/ sought that green vale at the close
OF the day,
When the shadows were falling
apace;
i saw the old church where / once
kneit to pray
And many a well beloved face.
They opened their arms to receive
The hills and the sea with its
moan:
But better than all these, believe me,
Ny Wild Rose was blooming alone.
Claude Calmar Luce
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

One Of the ways to cheaper the
prices of meat is for the people to
buy some part other than the steaks
of the beef. There are other parts OF
the animal for which the butcher must
pay. The cheapest cuts are palatable
u the cook knows how to prepare
NoN.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tieman were
in Keokuk last Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Prfessman entertained
the Amona class last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Triboulet were
visiting in Hamilton over Sunday.
Little Albert Harrison is very sick
baby He is at his grandfather's A.
Manussur.
DR.. Priessman and wife Of Mechans-
vile, Iowa, came in their car to Basco
Saturday.
The Masons from Basco attended
the funeral of Charlton Day of Elvas-
ton last Monday.
Mr.. VIM. Hawkins and wife OF
Stockport spent Sunday with rela-
tives in Basco.
School will begin here August 81.
The school house has been newly
painted both inside and out.
August Sylvester was a Warsaw
viistor last week.
Our Basco band advertised the field
meet in all the surrounding towns last
Friday They made the trip In five
automobiles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14
Whited SepulcherS.

Louisville Courier-Journal: The
sovereigns who pretend a pious aver
sion to bloodshed while ordering mo-
Utilization are like chicken thieves who
hold family prayers before resorting
to a hen roost.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

Prof. George Dropper is the name OF
tho new minister to Greece. Prob
ably some relation OF Prof. Eaves
Dropper, so universally popular IN
many neighborhoods.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

Carranza declines to have anything
to do with Carbajal unless the latter
VIII Internationally surrender But
in the present conditions nobody
knows or cares what they are doing
in Mexico. Bigger game is afoot.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

When it comes to knowing how to
turn a thing to his inolVldual account
leave It to Billy Bryan. His declara'
ton in favor Of equal suffrage viii not
hurt him on the chautauqua circuit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

If Frank Gotch is to be nominated
for governor OF Iowa we suggest tnat
Jim Jeffries qualify for treasurer OF
state and Bob Fitzsimmons as super
.intendent of public instruction.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14
Rusty From QlsiIse

Washington Post: When the i'm
perial chancellor of Germany talks
about his clear conscience in the pres
ent emergency the suspicion is arous-
ed that it has never suffered from
overwork.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

The exigepcies of the situation are
srch that President wilosn must wei
come the change. There is so much
other noise that there is no chance
to hear the barking OF the democrats
who want the fourth-class postmaster
ships.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

Tho early fall fashions are coming
around and it takes lot OF money TO
buv nothing to wear" for mother and
the girls. The smaller the purchases
the higher the price.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

The grand circuit races are on in
the east and old Pop Geers is again
in the sulky When the last day
comes Pop will be seen driving the
chariot of fire with some likely two
year-olG In front
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

Now if Lieut. Porte had essayed
that aeroplane trip across the Allan
tic he might have met osme of the
big liners coming back. Just now the
Porte press agent seems to be of the
lob.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

King William OF WED has not been
heard from since George FREQ WI
liams pronounced against him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

Scientists claim that the earth is
shrinking. People who buy building
lots are quite sure that the claim is
true.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

A late dispatch confirms the report
that Emperor Williams troops are
about to get on the Brussels carpet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

Nobody just now cares whether
Mrs Pankhurst is in Or out Of Hollo-
way Jail. We should not get excited
If somebody proved that she was born
there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

It must be admitted that the Ne"
Freedom is an uplift-in the meat
bills.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-14

Are the Swiss yodlers being mobil-
ized also?
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The evening world., 1914-04-28
SAILORS AND MARINES
AT SIGHT PRACTICE
AHEAD OF DRILLING

Instead Of taking the bfuejackets
and marines of the battleship Texas
to the Prospect Park Parade Ground
to-day for foot drill and the manual
Of arms, as had been intended. the
men were put through several hours
of dot sighting practice" at tho yard.
Lieut.. Commander ]. W. Timm1ns,
who was in command Of the detail.
decided that the men OF the ship
needed target work more than drill
ing.
The big battleship wyoming went
into Dry-D Dock No. 3 to day for scrap
ing and painting. while work went on
above and below decks.
The gunboats Marietta and Machias
have received their stores. will have
all their powder aboard by nightfall
and will sail for Vera Cruz at the end
of the week. The Isla de Luzon. q
memento of the Spanish war. will be
ready to steam for Mexican waters
In about three weeks.
The fleet cruiser Washington has
finished her coaling and will sail at
10 o'clock tomorrow incoming for
Norfolk. Thence she Will 60 to Port
Royal, 8. c.. for the remainder of her
crew. And after receiving the men
will 60 to Vera Cruz.
The bluejackets and marines Of the
Texas had . brief bayonst dril on
'4AA- 0AR1Ao s0A1nA Az0nunA 4o.AAA
The evening world., 1914-04-28
CHILD, 2, KILLED BY CAR
As She CROSSES Street
Baby Who Runs From Mother in
Play Meets Death in Front
70. of Fathers Store.

While Herbert Science and his wife
we're busy In their stationery store al
No. 3712 Thirteenth avenue. Borough
Park. Brooklyn. to-day their two
year-old daughter. Eveline. eluded
them and toddled out onto the side
walk. The mother. missing the child
began TO call. and Eveline. hearing
and fearing she would be carried back
into the store. started across the
street.
She ran directly In front OF an east
bound Church avenue car. which
knocked her down and killed her. 1t
was necessary to summon Are en- =
CINE to get the little body from the
forward trucks of the car. The grief
stricken parents summoned physi-
clans. but all agreed that the child's
life had been crushed out when she
was struck.
Patrolman Meyer gathered several
witnesses OF the accident and took
them 10 Flatbush Court to lay the
case before Magistrate Nash and ask
II warrants should be issued. The
motorman. Henry IIelsbcrg Of No. 500
Watkins avenue, says he made every
effort to stop the car as soon as he
saw the child leave the curb.
The evening world., 1914-04-28

not yet openly pfONSh
AT that moment OF the otherwise
pleasant afternoon, nine women n,u
the excellent furniture OF tho SIT
ting room. They were harmless and
dull. One would never have dreamt'
from looking at Ave Of them. that
they had gone through the diVihe
and elemental terrors Of bringing
children into the world: that they
had faced and surrendered wholly to
the mystery OF life tho process that
has fretted the heavens with stars
and earth with creative creatures:
that they had once had a youth over
running with possibilities. Massage
had rubbed off the kisses OF love. and
LAYERS of fat buried the dreams.
LIKE THE BLACK HOLE OF
CALCUTTA.
"There they sat. plain and hand
some, tall and short. fat and thin.
intensifying the atmosphere OF the
sitting room with such stupidity that
Anne felt that she was In the Black
Hole Of Calcutta. She felt like rising
and shrieking: Give me air! I'm
stifling!'
"Still crammed, many of them with
heavy lunch. they now were ready 10
partake Of chocolate and French
pastry. DevitaiiLed by food and
inertia, they yet were ready TO talk
away a solid hour. And no relief was
In sight"
"Ths Idle Wife," Mr.. oppsnhsim
told me, "is characteristic Amer.
lean phenomenon. She 10 by no
means confined to New York soei.
ETY.. / doubt II she 10 to bs found
on the farm, but certainly she 10
represented in every small town,
In every group Of wsl''to-do
American families. With trained
service in her Kitchen and In her
nursery she has no creative work
TO occupy her hands and brain.
And the result 10 folly and un-
happiness.
ITS Just a. that South African
woman, Olive Schreiner. says--wom
ans old field Of industry In the hom
has been closed to her. Once sh
found herself not merely In sex-ex
preston. love for her mate and he
children. but In secondary sex expires
sion, re many important duties Of tn
housewife and the mother. Now. a
quickly as he can. the American hus
hand takes these duties away from
her. He wants TO give her comfor
and ease. to remove every possibl
item Of the burden Of woman's life.
"And does he make her happy?
Quickly Mr.. Oppenhsim picked Up hi
book and turned to the chapter o
~ peaaAg betUesa esae-ssetseGs
The evening world., 1914-04-28

Ing its full war strength. There are
strength IL 800. Particular attention
has been given to recruiting by Com
mander Brinkerhon in the last few
days and he Is confident he can on
list a full battalion before an order
IL likely to come from Washington
to move.
Whether the naval reserves will be
ordered to the gunboats now being pro-
visioned and prepared for service in
Mexico depends largely on the number
OF available seamen at the Navy Yard.
A. the yard this morning no official
would admit there were sailors enough
OH the receiving ship to make up three
full crews
The full complement for the ships IL
about $50 men. Their largest guns are
four inches, a calibre the naval re-
serves are thoroughly familiar with.
Both battalions of the reserves have
been assigned time and again TO the
three gunboats in short practice
cruises and know every inch Of the
small fighting craft.
At division headquarters OF the
National Guard in the Munich
pal Building the members Of Gen.
O'Ryan's staff were receiving reports
from various regimental commanders
throughout the State. Progress In re-
cruiting has been rapid. 1t was
learned, the number OF men enlisting
for service in the upper part OF the
State being far ahead Of New York
City.
Col. Walter B. Hotchkin. command
ing the Twenty-second Regiment OF
Engineers. reported to-day that
steady recruiting In the last week
has brought the strength of the regi-
ment up to s25 trained engineers
| The heads of the State Guard are
, watching this regiment closely since
II would be the first to be ordered out
should there be a call for volunteers
| Col. William q. Bates of the Sew.
clty-first Regiment reported thit
morning that twenty-five recruits had
been sworn in in the last three days
The fighting strength Of the regiment
IA now 9e5. He expects to raise 1t &c
900 before Saturday night.