The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-04
WAGE FUND DAY SET
TO BOOST SOCIALIST
PROPAGANDA WORK
Government Ownership of Mines
and Mexican Situation Are to
BE Made Issues of Campaign
NEW COMMITTEE is FORMED
National Body Empowered to Take
Prompt Action In Strikes of More
Than Passing Significance.
BY J. l.. ENGDAHL.

tHlCuBot May 2l,-GONornmcnt own
ership of the nations mines and rail-
roads, unemployment, the Mexican
situation, the land question and the
lessons to be drawn from the terrific
Industrial struggles waged during the
Wilson administration will be made
the issues of this falls congressional
campaign by the Socialist party.
This recommendation of the com
mittee on organization and propagan-
da was adopted unanimously by the
Socialist party national committee
and it was voted to have Especial con
gressional campaign committee chosen
from Socialists living in Illinois and
adjacent states so that IL can hold
meetings on short notice in Chicago.
Chicago
July IS to Be Wage Fund Day.
Wednesday, July Is, was set aside
as Wage Fund Day, when every So
cialist in the country will be asked to
contribute his days wages to the party
for the purpose of carrying on its
propaganda and organization work
with the congressional campaign espe-
ciall in view. Fifty per cent of this
fund Will go to the national head
quarters; rs per cent to the state and
20 per cent to the local organizations.
The committee also provided for
national committee on immediate &C
ton to consist of the executive secre-
tary, the director of the information
the general correspondent
of the national woman's committee and
members of the national executive
committee living near Chicago This
committee was given power to'initiate
action in behalf of the Socialist party
when demanded by important events
arising on the political and industrial
fields and to call upon the Socialist
party locals to take suitable action.
Believe Troubles viii Increase.
AS result of this measure it is
hoped to make the Socialist party a
bigger fighting factor in the working
class struggle. 1t is believed that
struggles like the West Virginia, Mich
igan and Colorado mine strikes will
become more frequent in the future
and that it is necessary for the So
cialist party to be in position where
it would be able to take immediate
action.
1t was decided to set aside one week
in September, each year, as socialist
Week" corresponding to Red Week"
celebrated by the Socialist parties of
Europe by the distribution of litera-
ture, the holding of meetings, the Sc
curing of new members and subscrip-
tons for Socialist publications and
otherwise intensifying the work of the
Socialist party.
The executive committee and the
campaign committee will act jointly in
drawing up program for the con-
gressional fall campaigns,
1t was also provided that the ex-
ecutive secretary send out monthly
letter of advice to the Socialist party
state secretaries.
1t was voted to make the Socialist
party literature department the center
for the distribution of books for the
entire Socialist movement, as well as
5. 10 and % cent booklets, while the
preparation of leaflets covering all
phases OF the Socialist movement was
also favored.
Whenever an event Of extraordinary
importance takes places it was decid-
ed that special leaflets dealing with
that event shall be prepared and a Wig
orous campaign carried on for the
distribution Of these leaflets. A speak
ers' bureau was favored 1t was de-
cided to carry on a vigorous propa-
ganda among the labor unions in be-
half of social and labor legislation and
to advise local organizers to secure
dates for speakers to address labor
orpa niZatiOns