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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-02
The Declaration of independence
Brought Down To Date.
DAY, JUNE %, 1914.

- When the human
mankind
these lfvidt: That apaci
happiness
that any form government becomes destructive of these ends the DUTY the
majority concerned alter abolish and institute laying its found
likely to effect their common safety and happiness Pdfne indeed will dictate that
right themselves by aosng the But
beer of
abolish the and exIo The his
direct object the EN- OF absolute tyranny over those who produce the wealth OF
The refused wholesome
unless suspended Incorporation till shall
legally suspended brogat they
comIlany ignored authority have neglected
b workers. n h laws fl e the tng s fi ownehp of D
whereby the working class lvea concession of benefit them and graft
1n masters have ose % e S GSS at CONVENIENT Places %g
have opposed firmly
in
for their the country remaining the meantime exposed to all sorts of graft
They have edeavod to prevent the further development of these states for that
settlement the and conditions establishing of
tons to be elected or appointed judicial seats courts of law
multt
substance
They have kept among us in times of peace " the consent Of the people standing
WORKERS. T have succeeded in rendering the military independent Of and SUPERIOR to the civil
They edwiot
stneake during of industrial
under cloak martial from punishment for
rng ofjo the lockout and blacklist Continued on Page FOuFo
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-02
Citizens League Has Plan to Elm
mate Sixteen of the
Candidates.
WOULD HAVE MEETING OF
REPRESENTATIVES, OF MEN
Conference Would by Elimination
Chose Two Men to Beat
Socialists.

And now after a long period of
watchful waiting, during which %
candidates filed for the office of COM
missioners of public works and fin
ance, a plan has been adopted to put
an end to the threatened political war
fare. This is to be in the shape of a
mediation conference of far greater
Importance, locally, than the one re-
Gently held at Niagara Falls.
The purpose is to determine who
shall constitute the governing body of
Everett; the mediators will consist of
delegates chosen by the candidates
now in the field, with the exception of
those whom the sponsors of the con-
ference refuse to recognize; and the
slogan will be Thompson and Christ
ienson must CO."
To Hold Conference
This conclusion was reached last
night at meeting of the Everett Citi
tzens' league in the Clark building.
According to the plans, IS of the %
candidates will each select two dele
gates to the conference and these dele
gates will be empowered to eliminate
all candidates but two, one for com
missioner of finance and one for com
missioner of public works. The way
in which this will be done, declare
those behind the move, will be for
the delegates to get together and cast
ballots until all but two of the candi-
dates receive d majority, when the
rest will be declared eliminated.
Four Are Excluded.
Of the four candidates who will
not be allowed to take part in the
conference, Thompson and Christen-
son are barred because they are
usurpers, according to the Citizens
! league, in that they have been recall
ed and no longer have a right to the
throne.
The other two candidates are the
Z avowed nominees of the socialist
> party, ]. M. Salter and Frans Bostrom,
4, these men the mediators consider as
mere revolutionists not to be consid
cred under any circumstances.
Embargo Is Special.
The other IS, the constituencies
as it were, are openly favored by the
Citizens league and the mediators
will be allowed to consider no others
but them, and during the progress Of
the mediation meet they will be al
lowed to receive such political mum
tons as they see fit.
The plan of the Citizens league
was adopted unanimously last nigh
and also endorsed by two candidates
present. 1t is stated also that sew
eral other candidates have been ap
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-02
THE CLASS STRUGGLE

In their frantic efforts to keep the
representatives of the working class
of Everett "in their Places" as wage
slaves of the owning-class, we see an
evidence of the worldwide class
struggle, upon which the Socialist
movement is founded. Mere revolu-
tionists are not to be considered under
any circumstances" this is their way
of saying that capitalist class rule
must continue, even in municipal gov
eminent.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-02

my Country IT'S of Thee
Land of the Few Nifty
STARTLING FIGURES SHOW
CONCENTRATION IN LAND
OWNERSHIP

Startling figures drawn from gov
eminent archives showing the alarm
ing increase in concentration Of land
ownership in the United States have
been compiled for the first time, and
are herewith presented to the public
through the Socialist press service.
These statistics prove that the United
States is in as great need for '1and re-
FORM" recommended for Mexico by
President Wilson, as is Mexico her
self.
Here is partial list of the princi-
pal gigantic land holdings in the
United States. 1t should be pointed
out that most of these land grants
were concessions" obtained either
through sheer graft or through Off
cial favoritism, so that in this respect
the United States has nothing on Diaz
or Huerta.
In seven states 1902 holders own
89,652,000 acres.
L TdllTOdQ
13,S79,93 acres.
The Union Pacific railroad owns
972,127 acres, equivalent to the land
areas of Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New Jersey and Della
ware.
The Weyerhausers own 1,525,0OO
acres in two states.
One hundred and eighty-two men
own 16,990,O00 acres in Florida, or
about half the state.
Three men own 100000 acres of
Florida
The Michigan Iron & Land Co.
owns 100000 acres.
The Chicago & Northern railroad
owns 100000 acres.
Three corporations in Oregon own,
respectively, 175,OoO, 100000 and 49,
900 acres.
Ten men in Louisiana own 100000
acres.
One man owns 125,OOO in California,
received as paper concessions"
The Miller and Lux estate in Cali
fornia has 14,50O,000 acres.
1t is pointed out here that the fam
Gus 1000, 000-acre ranch owned by
William Randolph Hearst in Mexico
is pitifully small in comparison to the
American land-holdings of some of
Hearst's brother feudalists. These
American land-holdings, moreover, are
far more extensive than those of the
the professional land-grabber and ma
tural resource-exploiter owns a
much smaller fraction of the province
of Sonora than his countrymen possess
of, say, the state of California.
In his famous interview in the "Sat-
urday Evening Post" President Will
son is on record as desiring "a suit
able solution" of the Mexican land
question so that as he put it, "the day.
will come when the Mexican people
will be put in full possession of the
land, the liberty and the peaceful
prosperity that are rightfully theirs"
Wilson said in that interview that
the Mexican situation had been par
ticularly hard to handle because so
many elements of it have been with
out our control and our territory"
"ln a domestic matter" Wilson went
on to explain, 1--WE can see our way
clear, because ordinarily all the ee-
ments are within our view and con-
sideration."
The land question in the United
States is a domestic matter, and all
the elements are within our control
and observation. The various bu-
reaus in Washington can furnish the
president all the facts he needs about
land concentration and ownership, and
the wise heads who are preparing
scheme of land reform for Mexico are
equally able to prepare one for the
United States
What is Wilson going to do about it?
Nothing!
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-02
OWNING CLASS ON THE RUN +!
PROBABILITY OF SOCIALIST
VICTORY ACKNOWLEDGED
capitalist-Mlnded Candidates to Be
Reduced From Twenty to
Fourl
"Citizens' League" Formed to Oppose
Workine-class Administration of
City's Affairs.

1.-THE news" below is quoted YER
batim from the Morning Tribune, III
order that our readers may see for
themselves that the capitalist class of
Everett is fully aware of the fact that
1.-THE Socialist candidates, Frans Bos-
from (for commissioner of finance)
and J. NJ. Salter Cfor commissioner of
public works., are due to win not only
in the primary election, July 2Sth, but
in the final showdown two weeks
later. The people of Everett are more
than weary of superintendent of
the city, and they realize that the only
way that they can be sure of electing
commissioners who will be beyond the
influence of big business" and the
graft of the contract system on public
works, is to elect Socialist statesmen
to office. No workingman with a
grain of intelligence will vote for tools
of the master class when he can vote
for representatives. his
own class, the workers. And the CAPT
talists know this, as witness the fol-
lowing extract-The Editor.l
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-02
A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT

There were 53S Socialists in the
legislatures of the twenty leading ma
lions of the world in 1911. There are
now 72S in total of 5,223, thus form
ing 1919 per cent of the deputies in
the national parliaments. In 1904
there were but 265 Socialist legisla-
tors in the world, or 564 per cent of
the total.
In 1904 the total Socialist vote OF
the world was 6,1S3,225. The interna
tional bureaus records for 1914 show
total of 1O,739,97O votes cast for So
cialism. The world do move!
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-02
WHERE WE COME IN

In FRANCE there are BAG savings de-
positors to each thousand of popula-
ton, while in "poverty-stricken" Italy
there are 800 depositors in banks for
each thousand of the population. In
"fabulously wealthy" United States
there are only SO savings depositors
per thousand.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-02

Probably it is new presidential
race that T. r, has discovered
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-02
GOLD rs RISING IN VALUE

Now that the production of gold is
diminishing in quantity, relative to
population, the cost of living begins to
show a tendency to go downward.
When gold is cheap, food is dear, and
vice versa But with the lowering of
the cost of living, will come de-
crease in the average wage. So
what's the use?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05
Here and There
November {

He was not very well informed
and was very anxious to vote for
the best Interests of the people. He
longd for light OF the social issues.
He began to grope about in the
gloom and read the daily papers.
He studied them diligently. AS he
did so, shadows CT hopeless might
began to creep about him. Almost
frantically he began to race off to
every political speech he heard of.
The darkness thickened Finally in
his desperation he picked up raw
turnip, took a case knife, walked
calmly out to the wood shed, and
sat down ON the sawbuck Medita-
lively he sliced the top off the tur-
nip and began SLOWLY to scrape out
the heart, paus:ing now and then to
MUNICH the juicy pulp as he reflected
deeply. AIT last quivering rays of
Eight began to shoot through his
mind. The dawning of great truth
began to expand and expel the dark
ness. ooh, l see through it all now
said he as he flung down the empty
skin of the turnip and walked slow
ly toward the house. by gingo ned
dy." he soliloquized, 81 got more
out of that raw turnip than 1 did
out of all the political speeches and
daily papers combined.
Moral-When perplexed retreat to
some quiet nook and crank up your
own thinker.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

When Kimba,lton gunnen frus-
trated, the Hamldn boys i'm their eff
fort to win the flag some time ago
Hamlin laid wager that K
could not repeat the stunt. The
wager was taken ard the contest
was shot off Sunday. Hamlin left
the field supreme and happy, with a
hundred dolars to the. good.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

A scintillatdrg bunch of political
live wires hit Audubon Friday. A
mong them were Mr.. Weeks of G;uth
RE Center and Attorney general, Cos
son, who shot a penetrating broad
side of facts into a considerable
crowd that gathered about their au-
tomobile from which the speeches
were delivered.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Chas Higgins was STRICKEN with
Erysipelas of the face last week. He
went to Audubon to see doctor in
which town he is now staying at
the home of his father-inrlaw, VIM.
Owen ST.. i'm order to- facilitate treat
ment. At this date there are in
dications THAT the doctor lis master
ing the disease.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Mrs. Lille Carlson, of Sioux CITY
who has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bell, of Atlantic,
stopped off at Hamlin on her way
home, to spend Sunday with her
cousin, Mrs. Marshall McNutt. q
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Mr.. and Mrs. John Crees STARTED
ear in their auto Thursday. THEM
machine died down in Guthrie mud
Their little Ford, however, was easi+
ly revived and pulled them triumph
antly back home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Homer Boatri'ght and another gen.
tleman with their wives were ovel
from Anita Sunday evening. Mr.
Boatright was the R. l. agent here
about twenty years ago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Mrs. Ralph Stanley, accompanied
by Miss Pearl Sta ley went to Coun
ell Bluffs Friday to visit the for.
mers little SON Dol.iwer who as at
tending school there.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

MIR. and Mrs. H. B. Shelley of Stu
art came UP to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Joseph Swezey.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

The Hamlin mail carrier was fore
ed to double chain his car and use
a spade now and then in order to
serve the east end of his route last
Thursday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Miss Mabel Andersen, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Andersen was
taken very iIl Sunday. DR.. Brooks
was called.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05
October 20,

Mr.. and Mrs. George Gerard of
Guthrie Center, came over i'm their
Ford car Sunday and visited at the
Chas. Garnett home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Henry Hansen and family an,
Mr.. and Mrs. q arner Bartlett motor
ed to WIota Sunday and spent tn.
day with MIR. and Mrs. R. Miller.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Dick Owen, of Audu bon, and lam
McNutt of Atlantic Departed for
minnesota Saturday to inspect real
estate opportunities
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Mrs Francis Gingery is quite ill
with gall stone trouble.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Dick Owen returned from, Mime
sofa Thursday SO we'll pleased with
the Red River country that he is
inclined to invest.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Hugh Mckay and Clarence Whal
ell were doing carpenter work fol
A. F. Andersen south of town las
week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

John w. Fozter Ct Guthrie Cen
ter was in fBrawton Friday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Mrs. Dick Owen went to Atlan-
tic Sunday to visit fn.ends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Mrs. v. Leonard came down from
Audubon and visited Saturday and
Sunday with Mrs G. Freeman.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

VIM. Bear a former Brayton mer-
Chant but now of Anita was in town
Monday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Hans Hansen and family of Extra
spent SUNDAY at the Henry Hansen
home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Frank Johnson of Adair was visit
ing his parents in Brayton Mon
day night.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends
for their kindness during the GIL
ness and death of our dear husband
and father and for the beautiful flor
al offerings.
Mrs. George Freeman and family
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

MIR. and Mrs. Floyd Freeman have
a new daughter at their home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Sam Horton and his son-in-law
and family from Anita were visiting
Sunday at the Marion Jensen home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

George Leander and wife are the
parents of a baby born Nov. 2.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

The Republican candidates made
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Andrew Neary and Pat Carroll got
into an argument about. road work
Saturday in Brady's feed barn. The
debate became so hot that NearY'ts
temper exploded and shot one of his
fists violently into CarrolFs face.
MIR. G. went down with Neary on
top. This sudden attack converted
CaHnofG in1o, a veritable cyclone
rose and caught Neary i'm the wtlirl
and slammed him about at fearful
rate until the by-standers interviewed
M. Mastensloa, sold hogs i'm Ham-
lin Thursday.
Mr.. and. Mrs. ia mes White were
entertained at the r. H. Garnett
home Sunday.
Chas. Stanley, who recently re-
turned from Canada, is peelimg nub-
bins for M. McNutt.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

pla, I'd by Brayton youngsters
no damage was done.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

booster run Friday and were in
Brayton shaking, hands with friends.
Mrs. Arthur Thompson went to
Atlantic Monday to see her sd ter
who is in the hospital.
Attorney George Cost.cn of Des
Monies was in Brayton Friday and
made poll s.eech.
HI. A. Northup and Neal Barent-
sen of Audubon were calling on
friends in b ayton Monday.
Audubon were in Brayton Mo aday,
calling on the boys for the last time
before election.
Charles Huffman and family who
moved to Canada last spling return
ed to Brayton Tuesday and will
herceforth regtde lin good old Iowa.
Percy Hallook and Mrs. Jones and
daughter Louise went to Omaha sat
urday to visit ME- Jones sister,
Mrs. Wm Hynes, returning Sunday.
They made the trip by auto.
vern Culver Of Audubon was in
Brayton on business Friday.
! The usual Halloween pranks were
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

visiting for a, few days at the Boy
Iieyrick home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

MIR. Mollie Jenkins returned to
her home in Atlantic Tuesday after
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Pay your subscription this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

The usual Halloween pranks were
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

A. w. Bradley came in from lOma-
ha to attend to some business. and
visit at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. MI McNutt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Gn;ffen con-
template visit to Illincis soon to
visit Mrs. Griffin's old home
relatives and old friends.
An unconfirmed rumor that Sam
Cameron has the D.phtIheria is rasp-
ing on the peoples nerves out in
Greeley where some have
been exposed.
What beautiful moonlit Hallowe'e1
Nc idiotic pranks to mar the scene.
Pres ding Elder McDade of Attain
tic, filled the pulpit at the Old
Hamlin M. d. church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrss. R. II. Gsarnett Sun
dayed at the VIM. Clark home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Vern Culver Of Audubon was
Brayton on business Friday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

MICS Gussie Smith who is teach
ing school near Anita spent Sun.
day with her parents, Isaac Smith
and wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

DR.. Koob was called to Lorah to
ses Mrs. j. stoner Monday night.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Leonard and P.
Freeman who We're here to attend
the funeral of their father, George
Freeman returned to their home at
Nicola.
Nelsl Nelson and family spent
Sunday with her parents in Atlantic
Lloyd Drew entertained his broth
ec from Carson Sunday.
MIR. Mollie Jenkins returned to
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Bud Liegan returned saturda,
from visit with his sister, Mrs
Ralph Goodwin, near Wiota.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Mrs. w. r. Kcob was in Atlantic
Friday having dental work done.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Mrs. Luther Hens,ey of Extra was
the guest of her pare Its, DR.. Koob
and wife Thursday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Miss ANNA Eggers of Iomaha is a
guest at the L. M. PARROT home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Charles Freeman came from Des
Mines Thursday to attend the fu-
neral of his uncle, George Freeman,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05
Oakfield and Brayton

Marion Jenkins made business
trip to Omaha Friday, returning ON
Saturday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Attorney George Costcn of Des
Monies was in Brayton Friday and
made political s.eech.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

Mr. and Mrss. R. H. Garnett Sun
dayed at the VIM Clark home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-05

M. Mastenaoa sold hogs SIN Ham,
lin Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-16

boro where they went to attend the Smith Lawson wedding.
 MT. and Mrs. George ". Haynes the former eonvalescing after a long illness. left yesterday for Coden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-16
CHIEF INTEREST IN
 THE CORN MARKET
Bulge in Prices Owing to Damages by Storms in
 Argentina

Chicago, May 15.-Estimates that the
 Argentine exportable surplus of corn had
 been cut down perhaps 125ooo.ooo bushels
 owing to incessant dagames by storms,
 today made the corn market here jump
 into chief interest. There was a decided
 bulge in prices, but heavy sales to real
 ize profits left the close merely steady
 at gain of i4c to is@ssc net. Wheat
 wound up shade to Ac above last
 night, oats isc off to gsal4e advance, and
 provisions unchanged to a rise of 12lsc.
 Although it was not expected that the
 corn producers in the United States would
 be relieved entirely of Argentine compe-
 tition this season, belief became general
 that the unforeseen developments south of the equator meant the restoring of prices here to much more of a domestic
 basis than would otherwise have been the case. It was explained that Liverpool felt the effect to a far greater degree be- cause of immediate need of supplies to fulfill current contracts. Argentine deal CTS were represented as now attempting to cancel sales made for June shipment to both Europe and North America after having failed on cargo engagements for April and May in succession.
 Decrea sing stocks of corn in Chicago and the scantiness of receipts here and in the west attracted particular attention. optimists, however, were predicting an enlargement of arrivals next week. 1t be- ing said the country today sold freely to advance. Wheat strengthened with corn and as a result of better verified reports of kerious damage by Hessian fly in Mis- souri and Illinois. Rain in the first named state tended to induce a reaction of prices during the last hour of trad ing. Export. business at Kansas City and
 milling demand in northwest aided in up holding the market.
 Oats had some independent power to climb as crop prospects in Oklahoma and Illinois were not so alluring as of late. However, the disposition to grab profits took the edge off the market.
 Provisions averaged higher, helped by the grain bulge. Moreover, packers bought and firmness ruled at the yards.
 Future quotations were as follows: f.t.