The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-05-29
VOLUME H.. NUMBER 81.

With this issues the Star rounds out it's second year of
existence and who that has been uneventu two
years? Sired by earnest desire to be OF use to the work
ing GLASS; and damned since the day of its birth by the labor
sknners of West Virginia and their political pimpS and
prostitutes we can ruthuy say that we nave maze more
friends and enemies than any paper OF our age IN
America.
The Star and it's plant is Il living example of what the
working class could do If only they class could see the
beauties of cooperation and begin their practice Rounded
two years ago by hafoZen classconscouS working men
and women who mustered us working capital the sum OF
ONE DOLLAR the venture has hrved on the opposition or
its and today after "a short MONTHS he Star is known
and loved by large percentage OF the WORKING CLASS OF s
state and in addition has outside OF the state ccNaon
Of no mean proportions which extends from Sanford Florida
where send weekly bundle to the one lone susc1ber IN
Tanana Alaska The printing plant has increased from the
proverbal pockeful of type and proof press to COM
plete and uptodate prntey in which we turned out last
week, eleven editions OF newspapers or nearly t"o GaS Ill
addition to the usual run Of small commercial JOB printing
notwithstanding the steadily growing support OF our
comrades of the working class there has oeen Ilhle "le
the opposition has almost rumphed and often the sugge
AGAINST apparently overwhelming odds has seemed useless
Fspeciav was this during the eclipse OF consttuoha
oovernment in this state year when military DICTATOR
in absolute disregard of all law and all constitutional gua
tees had our plant raded during the night smashed up nd
carried away and members Of our working ofce oasseo "
" @ R nerved by the Justice of the of the who
toll and sweat the sweat shop mill and mlne ana leu
with bitterness at the exploitation and misery olGeu u
them by the most brutal and arrogant alsocicS | M @
oYound the faces of the poor have generated the s
inc qualities to look opposition squafey III Ie lace ' "
all It's n OoS fons have the opposition to an absolutely
nzzIed press taken We have been beaten up threasee
;th death raded smashed up jailed and lastly oleeu
M + wa heeve we can conscienciously say that we
have seered clear ousaye kept to the mark Of wtb be
our ewes set on the ultimate gothe ennclPatMio M & ot @
] eovns Not that we expect to accomplish THIS ooJecU
YsevesMonly the slaves do that-bu we "ouo @ con
S;der that we were totally untrue to ourselves ana ou ~ @
did we abate iota our fight aganSt nt'ocl@'S ~ 0
tt a+ton,nts to speed the oncomng revolution: . a.,
We start into the third year Of our existence "1t 'e
same ervor and enthusiasm that marked te s o
the naner and we bring the accumulated experiences
- +o nars of the battle With awakened and united
WornG class nothing is impossible and with the red nag
Of universal brotherhood at the mast and WITH ae slogan
If Norkers of the world unite you have nothing TO lose
nt ,our chains and world to gain, We take ne" grip
mon The sword of truth and move on toward victory