The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-05-29
Labor's Politics
Movement the Workers Ipreve Conditions for All Who Toll
and Thus Uulft Humanity to Higher and
Nobler Plane of Civilization.

Local FOStol1a, >. r, is 1AluatHl
:: referendum proposing that the Irs
Sunday in May Of each year be Sc
aside as State Memorial Day in homo
Of departed comrades.
a big state picnic will be held b
tie Socialist party of Ohio in Coi:ln'
bus on Sunday, May 81. Eugen: Y
Hebs, Mayor Hinkle, Of Hamilton, ~
others, will speak.
Local Niles has adopted 4 rcIo:H
ton in favor Of combining the Social
ist party and the Socialist Labor par
t. and will submit the same 10 III
convention Of the S. P. in Colun.bu
;'cr further action.
Hamilton Socialists are going L
build headquarters of their OWL.
site having been secured for such pur
pose. The dues-paying memberShi!
is increasing at rapid rate. The So
'ialist members of the council arc I'd
.'ocating q minimum wage of $3.50
lay and eight hours for city laborcrs
nd, Of course, the old party politi
ians OF bowling against such extra
'agance.'
Nine new Socialist party orgalIZa
ions were formed in the state duiir:
he month of March. the latest report
:2esides that many locals report
!.calthy increase, orer hundred nev
members being gained in ten organi
yations. State Sec, etary Van Schoy|
IS cndcavoring to enforce plan wher
" every local in Ohio will be recuir
d to make a regular monthly rcpnr
f Members in good standing. inclcas
s lapscs, etc, 4 matter which is sad
Y neglected in many localiti4
Rev. John H. Yates, Of Middictcwn
D whose radical uttcrances attention
::as called in this paper several week
go, bids fair to get away with his at
acks upon the citadel Of conservatism;
Some Of the foggies wanted 10 kIr!
Rev. Yates out Of the pulpit in tht
Thurch Of the Assertion because N
relieved in certain ''ism which |;
prescribed by plutocracy and its Wa
e,boys. and actually talked about il
The Pi0us Pccksniifs took their trou
lie to Bishop Rcece, at Columbus, VII,
.erlarad That Yates would rot be re
Movcd AN Episcopal clergyman la;
5 mich right tc be 4 Socialist as I,
,c q republican or Democrat" thu
,orthy Bishop opined. He is no
rircd to preach merely what & vcstr!
likes to hear. And as an Americas
itizen hn has tho right Of free speed
T appears that the Rev. Yates chie
lrensc lay in the preaching from /:
hurch document on the question @
Outstanding the Social order, ant
he reactionary hone-heads in the co,
.regation were unable to understand
The Miami Valley Socialist, Of Da,
en-, says truly: "The bluff about col
Getting 100000 taxes from John /
Rockefeller, at Cleveland. O., has ser
cd lis publicity purpose, and is H"N
ndc |. Thu Democratic Tax Commits
Toner at Columbus has stated iha
Fohn D. vii! not be in default if h,
cfuSns 10 pay more than his USua
;5l.GO into tic treasury Of East H!e
Gland. Bat while every capitH!isti'
eWSpaprr let ont Il whO0p "i cXUlta
ion and spread the news hr"af"aS
hat Rockefeller vas going - be IS
eSS"d somewhat in proportion /" III.
holdings Ot property. they Az rcniAr'
bly, quiet about Announcing TIC 'ail
nc U! The scheme. Con cqurnty
rany people vii! continue L. imagine
hat The tax machinery of Ohio h.:
zen "cilej" with the aforesaid &i2,
100 900, ami that The rich are compel
1t to pay taxes just liI;" the poor.