The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-29

merely buy and sell childfcn' they
made hidcous looking monsters out
OF them. and this brought the price
and made their vocation success
They would make a face on a hhild
that laughed continuously. They
would make thin lips thick. They
would make a childp face over into
an everlasting crying face. and even
though tho child was laughing. its
face would be crying. some were
given faces OF wild men. others were
fashioned TO likeness tho devil. Htill
others were given sanctimonious
faces II is recorded that the pope
| bought ono whose duty ~ was TO
pray and kings. queens. lords and
dukes bosght these made-to-order
fools.
Now. why were these comprachicos
thrifty Because these kings. lords
walks OF life were vicious. and had
to have their dcpravcd and morbid
aprstites satisfied
These child victims (made-to order
monstersl were transformed by
what is now "A lost art. Il consisted
surgery. and the victim never out
grew the dcformity. which was
given before the child was old
enough 20 remember. Today the cars
OF dogs are trimmed when they arc
puppicH for the same reason
King James H. made use OF the
comprachicoE. and after that worthy
saint went away to die In exile. and
his relies had. ny n miracle at the
tomb, cured the Bishop Of Austin OF
fistula. William III took the throne.
And orange had Euppianted Stewart
In English history" "A statute OF the
early part OF William and Mary's
reign destroyed the business of the
child buyer in England. and soon
after every nation IN Europe fol.
los H..A
driven from every land. By the
terms OF the statute any one con-
victed Of child buying was branded
with red-hot iron with the letter
"R. signifying rogue. and the bust
ness or child buying was at an end.
What has this bit OF history to do
with my exposure OF certain fndi-
Niduals comprising tho Socialist
party state executive committee OF
| this atatef IL bears this relation.
Socialist votes arc like unto children
to the Socialist who knows econom-
les and scientific Socialism. and 10
day In the Socialist party state ex-
ecutivc committee we have COM
PRACHICOS who sell Socialist votes
and uFe the prestige OF the voters to
accomplish their ends. Their opera
lions on and within tho party have
made II monster in the eyes Of the
people. and n stencil TO tho nostrils
OF honest men who know OF their
operations
The rank and flo OF the party
like the comprachico children, are
unconscious OF tho operations be-
cause the state organization does not
allow facts OF their hidcous opera
tion TO reach the rank and file, and
many members are 80 dogmatic and
blind that they think 70 smart to re-
fuse to be given facts; such are used
for local secretaries when tho state
office can obtain them.
by constant appeal for loyalty to
the party tho reactionary, dog
matte COMPRACH1COS scheme and
plot to rule. and by cunning this rule
has continued until tho face OF the
Socialist party has been changed
until II resembles anything but
scientific Socialism based on the
class struggle, with democracy as "A
fountain. to give IL life and strength.
Tho Socialist party OF seattle and
King county have repudiated the
eomprachicos: II has cast them out
Next week I win tell what Is
meant by scientific Socialism, and
why Socialists cannot fuse or COM
promise and retain their Identity as
Socialists. EDWIN j. BROWN.