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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
AN OUTRAGE THAT WILL BE
DULY RESENTED
Starving a Socialist Teacher

Lizzie Jones is again showing her
vindictiveness by holding up the pay
warrant of r. M. Wolfe, a Socialist
teacher at Maltby.
She not only disconnected Mr.
Wolfe, who has a wife and children
to support on SIS a month, but the
school clerk and the county auditor
are also greatly Inconvenience by
this irregularity, as a new warrant
must now be issued. Full particulars
of this contemplate and unscrupul
GUS piece of petty official persecution
for political reasons. will be given in
future issue Of The Washington So
cialist.
Such is the work of the hypocrites
who are so anxious CD to keep poll
tics out of the schools"
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
LET'S STARVE IT DOWN
SAID HONORABLE" LUM
OF YAKIMA
Students at U. G. Should Be
Taught Iniquity of ALI
But Republican Politics
Said Reeves
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
ARE BUT ADJUNCTS
TO POLITICAL MACHINE

That the educational institutions o.
the United States, and elsewhere, are
but part Of the capitalist political ma
chine, designed on the one hand tt
tourn out "gentlemen's sons" and or
the other to manufacture human au
donations to think the thoughts of the
ruling class, so that their robbery OF
the working class may not be inter
ferred with, has been a tenet of So
cialism since the publication of The
Communist Manifesto, written by
Marx and Engels, in 1848. ("Fog
Horn" editor please note!) But it re
manned for the 1915 legislature of tha
state of Washington to openly verify
the Socialist contention, denied here
tofore by all the more intelligent re-
tainers of the capitalist class.
On March 9, 1915, Honorable
Frank Reeves, nominally a democrat
rose on his hind legs, tapped his long
ears forward and proposed that call
students Tin the State university
should be taught carefully and per.
sistently the iniquity of all political
principles except those exempIified by
the majority of this house Of the Ieais.
iature."
Col r. H. Hartley, of Everett, and
c. E. Lum, of Yakima, Joined in the
fight in favor of the amendment.
'Tf we can't run the university, let's
starve it down to where we can," said
Representative c. E. Lum.
Representative Mark E. Reed and
Representative James HI. Davis init.
mated that as members of the appro.
priations committee they had received
assurances that men responsible for
socialism in the university would be
removed from their places.
Speaker w. W Conner offered the
amendment. 1t was that no appro-
priation should become available until
the regents had abolished the depart
ment of political and social science,
which is headed by DR.. ]. Allen Smith
We commend the foregoing bit of
history in the making" to the editor
of 'The Fog-Horn," to comrade Hill
quit, the Rev. Lunn, of Schenectady,
and others imbued with patriotic fer
yor for "our American institutions"
the public schools" ETC., ad naseum.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
rs MAN COUSIN TO THE APE?

When one sees how unintelligently
millions of the genus homo act on
election day, voting themselves into
continued wage-slavery, it seems al
most like an insult to an intelligent
anthropoid ape to class man as his
blood-relative. Yet, the fact remains
that foolish man is a genuine blood
relative Of the higher apes,-gibbon,
orang-utan, gorilla, and chimpanzee,-
all having had common ancestor,
millions of years ago. If you, sensi
tive homo sapiens, have any doubts
on this point, attend the lecture al
1912 California street, Friday even
ing, March 10, at p. m, when May
nard Shipley will offer positively
startling proofs of mans kinship WITH
the lowly simian inhabitants of cen
Africa and the Sunda islands. This
Friday is your last chance. Get il
on this!
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
TO REDS EVERYWHERE

At the present time there is not a
single state in the Union that can
muster enough Reds to support decent
ly real MARKHAM weekly standing
openly for an international, class-con-
scious, revolutionary Socialist party.
The w. S. needs more support right
now! And you must give it-you who
realize that there is crisis approach
ing, time, not distant, when those
who are opposed to mere reform tao
tics must stand together in opposition
to the new nationalism," tax-reform,
'bust-the-money-trust" Socialism CD
of the ase-the-railway type
There are, comparatively speaking, SO
few of us who understand the neces.
sity for keeping our movement clear
of mere vote-catching junk, It is i'm
perative that we concentrate our
forces-also our limited resources. A
scattered firing from positions that
are weak through isolation, and small
ness of numbers, will not prove effec
tive, as we all fully realize. Let the
Reds of the Northwest draw closer
together, through their common devo
| ton to a common cause. Let us be
gin by adopting a common medium o.
news and views, functioning, let III
say, for Washington, Idaho and Ore
gon.
Internationalists everywhere, bu
particularly in the Northwest, we in
vite your serious consideration of tn,
need of the hour; namely, a strong
well'sustainedy revolutionary, non
compromising press that hits home
letting the chips fall where they may
Are you with us?
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
measures now go to the senate.
AROUSE We SLAVES

Now, fellow wage-slaves, what do
you think of this new invasion of
working-class rights-if we ever had
any rights" The bill referred to in
the above despatch abolishes the last
pretence. or vestige, of free speech, a
free press or peaceable assemblage,
in Colorado. What is your answer?
Will you take it with mild indiffer-
ence? Tomorrow it will be your turn,
in your state.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
FOG HORN" BLOWS

Printed in heavy type under a cut
of "Old Glory" one finds the follow.
ing CUFF in "The Foghorn," Socialist
CD publication of Michigan:
This is our flag and we are all
American. We are proud Of 1875
and the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the Public School and
we don't think half as much of
the red flag as we did before the
German Socialists lined up with
the Kaiser.
Here's a chance for comrade Berger
to act as commentator.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
NO BUILDING BOOM ON AT
WALLA WALLA

The reported building boom" at
Walla Walla is fake. Stay away.
Here's the truth:
Editor Washington Socialist, Everett,
Wash.
Dear Sir: There is not any demand
for organized, unorganized, skilled, or
unskilled labor in Walla Walla but
that can be filled Immediately and on
short notice at that, as there is an
over-abundant supply of all kinds
walking the streets looking for work
at the present time.
Fraternally yours,
J. C. HARDWOOD,
$40 Elb st. Secretary B. T. G.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
GREATEST DELIBERATIVE
BODY IN WORLD"
RELIEVES ITSELF

When the word went forth from the
government printing office at Wash
ington that congress had adjourned
leaving behind Shiny trail of 10000,
900 words, words, words, even the
capitalist press (or the republican sec
ton thereof, saw the humor of the
situation. Our Everett morning con
temporary almost reached the dignity
of common sense in reviewing this
vast array of bull" Says she:
TWENTY MILLION WORDS
Twenty million words is the sup
erheated air record of the last
congress. Twenty million words
all nicely bound in perfectly artis-
tic covers and filed away in the
archives of the nation or used to
light the fire in several thousand
country stores where the use of
the official literature saves Silas
or Hi OF Obediah the trouble of
going to the woodshed.
1t is a great record of words.
Twenty million words, and what
was accomplished after all by this
gigantic flow of oratory let loose
on the atmosphere of Washington
by the peoples representatives in
congress assembled? Perhaps
the better question would be
what was not accomplished?
Certainly the latter question
would be easier to answer.
One thing that was not accom-
plished was the passage of the
bill introduced with the intention
of ending for all time in this
country the horrors of child labor
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
STRIKE SITUATION STILL is
UNCHANGED
Long Drawn Out Fight Expected

The shingleweavers are standing out
firmly against the proposed wage re
duction, and the mills are idle with
the exception of the Shull plant, which
has one or two single machines run
ming with scab labor.
1t is reported here that one Anacor'
ties single plant Is running on 20
per cent wage reduction
The political action" of the Ev-
erett bosses in asking for an injunc-
tion against the members of Everett
Local No. 2, International Timber
workers of America, restraining them
from picketing the Shull mill, is likely
to prove embarrassing to union men
who own their own homes In Everett.
The case is set for March 90, in Judge
Ralph C. Bells court.
The Labor Journal intimates that
the capitalist laws and police powers
are being used in the interests Of the
employing class. (Strange, isn't it?)
To quote:
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
r u SANITATION OF
AMERICA
Death Penalty for Treason in
Colorado

DENVER, Colo, March 15.--The
Colorado house OF representatives last
Friday (the 12th) passed a bill defin.
ing treason against the state and fix
ing penalties of life Imprisonment or
death.
The house thereby disposed of the
last of four bills designed to increase
the power of the governor to deal with
disorders within the state.
One prohibits making or publishing
in a newspaper a speech or an article
tending to incite riot" and provides
for prosecution in such cases. The
second makes it felony to attack a
member of the national guard and the
third makes it misdemeanor to re-
fuse to obey an order issued by mill
tia officer. The last three passed the
house several days ago. The four
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
COMRADES ATTENTION

There will be a distribution of liter
allure on next Sunday, March 81. All
hand and take out the leaflets for
their precinct on Saturday night, at
the headquarters Several more com
rades can be accommodated with ter
ritory by applying to,
F. G. CROSBY,
Saturday night at headquarters.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
THEY SAY JOHNNY
rs GOOD AND MAD
Brother Campbell Trains With
Agents of Union Haters and
Is Properly Bumped.

| Little Johnnie Campbell couldn't
learn that water and oil are unmix-
able. He was told by Socialists that
| the political organizations of the en-
ploying class were not fit places for
honest labor men to mix in. The Bull
Moose, republican and democratic par
ties are organized and financed by
the various capitalist-class groups for
the purpose Of putting through what
soever legislation they happened to
need in their respective businesses.
But Johnny should worry. He needed
the money, and he would get himself
elected, and then he'd make the boys
come through with some sort of
more or less presentable bluff, and
then-come home.
But the bosses and their agents
looked upon Senator Campbell as a
josh--it was good joke on the Henry
Dubbs that voted for him. Anyway,
it all goes to show that there is just
exactly one political party that can
function for the working class, and
that's the Socialist party.
HERE'S THE HOW OF 1T
A press report from Olympia, puts
it this way:
There is not a more disappoint-
ed man in the city than Senator
nhan oF
or a sorer one. At the start of
the legislative session Campbell
aligned himself with the organi-
cation republicans.
1t was understood he thought he
could fight the battle of organized
labor more effectively by doing so.
However, since that time, the two
houses have WED with each other
in tramp-tramp-tramping on every
thing Campbell wanted.
They passed the full-crew repeal
bill; they knocked out the eight
hour law for women, so far as
laundries, restaurants and hotels
are concerned; they knocked out
the eight-hour law for state and
county road work; they refused
an appropriation to aid the unem-
ployed, and they even refused to
consider his free public employ
ment agency, to be conducted by
the state.
Yesterday Campbell arose to
question of personal privilege and
told the senate in heated language
what he thought Of the way it had
treated labor legislation
Lieut. Gov. Hart attempted to
call him down.
Campbell shouted: "That goes
for you, tool"
Now then, "ain't it funny?"
A working-stiff that would try to
mix up politically with a bunch of la
bor-skinners has it coming to him
good and hard Neither he nor his
supporters deserve anything better
than they eternally get. "That goes
for you, too!"-all of you who are not
Socialists. You're getting what's COM
ing to you.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
PORTLAND LOCAL ORDERS
WEEKLY BUNDLE OF w. s

Branch /, of Portland, Ore, has vot
ed for a weekly bundle Of The Wash.
ington Socialist to sell at hall and
street meetings. Who will be next?
And why should not locals every
where, wherever a revolutionary, rath.
er than a mere bourgeois reform pa
per is wanted, push the sale of the
w. s.?
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
PROBLEM OF HENRY DUBB
BY w. J. SMITH
Uate Socialist Nominee for Governor
of Oregon.)


Of Oregon.)
PART II.
What can be done with Henry
Dubb, working man, known to be poor,
reputed to be honest, and alleged to
be Intelligent"
The narrow limits that circumscribe
and condition the life of Henry Dubb
preclude the possibility of his enjoy
ing many things essential to his well
fare, but they do not wholly shut him
out from the things that are lovely
AN dof good report. Within these mar
row limits there are joys of which
he cannot be deprived by plutocrat,
priest, or king. The pagentry of ma
ture, the deep heart of man, litera-
ture and that, the tragedy and comedy
of the passionate, colorful life that
passes his door: from these Henry
may, if he so desires, Gull some of
the exquisite experiences of life. I'm
happily, he is not given to reflection.
Nothing that he sees or hears gives
rise to an idea beyond itself; nothing
for him has a history or is pregnant
with promise.
This lazy contemplation of the facts
Of life, this habit of taking things at
their surface value, leads Henry Dubb
naturally and inevitably to such con-
illusions as these. Men are unem-
ployed because they will not work.
Prostitution is increasing because
women desire the evil rather than the
good. Times are bad because Mr.. Taft
was not reelected president Money
bags is rich because he chose the path
of self-denial and economy, while
Wageslave is poor because he chose
the primrose path and extravaganza.
Notwithstanding the feebleness of
his understanding and the meaness of
his endeavors, l entertain the hope
that Henry Dubb will yet make him
self worthy of his political power l
am persuaded that until he becomes
an active and intelligent participator
in the changes to be brought about no
permanent improvement can be made
in human affairs. An intellectual aris-
ltocracy, revolutionary minority, or a
benevolent despot, could, without
doubt, contribute towards making
Henry's condition more tolerable; but
only through his own initiative and the
intelligent use of the democratic forms
at his disposal can his status as a
wage slave be transformed into that
of free man. 1t is the historic mis-.
sion of Henry Dubb to bring about
the transformation, to substitute peace
for war and fellowship for mastership;
and if he fail to do these things they
will, fear, be left undone.
Today when the forces of reaction
have stranglehold upon civilization
when war and mammon are devastat
ing the fruitful fields and turning the
peaceful homes of our fellow workers
into Golgothas, there is urgent need
that we Henry Dubbses act the par
not of mere male persons but of men
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
ARE SHlNGLEWEAvERS GETTING
SQUARE DEAL?

Is the Shingleweavers Union receiv-
ing a square deal at the hands of the
law in the present strike situation be-
tween that union and the Shull mill ?
The question remains to be more fully
answered later; but from present in.
dications the square deal appears to
be lacking and the preference lies all
on the side of the mill interests.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18

We cannot practice Socialism under
the present system, but we can helm
the cause by trading with only those
who advertise in your paper. We need
their advertising. If we didn't we
would not solicit it.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
WANTED!

Three hundred readers to pledge
themselves to purchase SOC worth Of
sub. cards each month for three
months. This means progress for
Socialism and needed support for the
Washington Socialist. WHO'LL BE
THE FIRST ON THIS PLEDGE?
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18
AS TO CHILD LABOR

Speaking of the crime of child la
bor does it not come with bad grace
from republican sheet to throw slurs
abolishing an evil within two years
which the G. o. P. has fostered for
half century?
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18

We scorn the pomp and circum-
stance of monarchies. yet initiate
them.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18

County Convention Will Be :
Held at 1912 California st.
SUNDAY, 10 A. M.
Socialist Headquarters
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-18

The officials that need watching, If
any do, are those who are free and
independent" OF any open organiza-
ton; but who are secretly controlled
by counting-house autocracy. Such
"wiggle," and no man knows for sure
just who is pulling the strings All
we know is that the wigglers wiggle
risht,--for the, countins-house.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
BRITISH CABINET
FACING SHAKE UP
CARSON RESIGNS
Failure of Balkan Policy, Dis
asters at DardaneIIes. Con-
sCription and Censor
ship Cause Split.
|PRESS RAPS GOVERNMENT
Northcliffe Newspapers Are
Stirring Up England-Par-
lament Demands Facts
About Current Events.
PRESS RAPs GOVERNMENT

London, Oct. 1S.-According to the
Times and the Daily Mall, tension
exists in the British cabinet over the
questions of conscription. the Balkan
situation and the Dardanelles eXpedi-
ton, while there is gossip over the con-
tinued absence OF Sir Edward Carson,
the attorney general. from the cabinet
meetings. He has not been present at
any OF the meetings here this week.
Notwithstanding the recent denial OF
Sir Edward Carson, the attorney gem
eral, that he has resigned, the assertion
is made by the parliamentary corre-
spondent of the Daily News. that he
has given up his office. Announce
ment to this effct is withheld by the
government, the correspondent says,
because OF its hope that in h inter-
ests OF unity he may be persuaded TO
withdraw his resignation. the reason
for which, it is said, has not be as
certained.
There is a feeling of dissatisfaction
among the members of parliament at
the inadequacy of the explanation OF
the Balkan situation given Thursday
by Sir Edward Grey, the British
foreign minister. AS a result there
are demands that the government give
the house of commons AL opportunity
to discuss the matter and also for the
government to make "a frank state
ment on it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
AnmERS BUY STOCK
IN SERUM PLANT AND
ANNOTDISCOvER
Salesman Arrested on Charge Of
Fraud, and Brought Back
to Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Oct. 1S.-Arrested
n Chicago on instructions from the
local authorities, an individual giving
his name rs r. G. Plat has been
brought back to Sioux Falls by q local
deputy sheriff TO answer to the charge
of fraud.
1t is alleged that Platt is a member
Of what is known as the Brockvogel
ang The charge against him is made
by edward Roll, a farmer living east
of Sioux Fails, who claims that through
misrepresentation and fraud he was
induced TO sign his name to two notes
for $1,000 each. Roll claims that Platt
represented to him that there was a
serum plant in operation at Austin,
Mimi. n that several Sioux Falls fin
ancial men had purchased stock in the
same, n that it was on this repre-
SENSATION by the promoter that he
lRohD attached his signature to the
two 81, 600 notes.
The complaining witness in the case
against Plat charges thai there is no
such plant in operation at Austin and
tina none of the Sioux Falls financial
men mentioned to him had subscribed
Tor stock In the same.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
1915 LEVY LIMIT TO
APPLY GENERALLY IS
new OFFICIAL RULING
Intention Was to Readjust for
New Valuations-It Applies
in School Affairs.

Pierre. 5. d.. Oct. 16.-The total legal
levy for all purposes is 1914 mills under
the new 1915 law. The attorney gen
eral rules that the 1915 act, having
been passed for the purpose OF limit
ing he rates of levy throughout the
state and its general subdivisions, on:
account OF the assessment of all prop
erty at it's full value. also changes the
cSls.ins school law. so far as it may,
confllct. lie holds that the limit OF
levy IN independent school districts Is.
now regulated by the 1915 act.
However. the limit Of levy prescribed
Nv the 1915 act does not apply to levies
made for bonded Indebtedness.
other important rulings were made
pN the attorney general as follows:
The fees OF the sheriff for serving
s~ubpoenas on witnesses for the defend.
ant IN crfmina actions is not a proper
ehafse 10 be paid by the county There
- an absence of express statute max
ing he county liable for his expense.
IN extreme cases help might be ex-.
tended a pauper charged with a GRIM
MAJ o1Iense. by the county board, just
as food, clothing or other necessities
might be so furnished, but this on the
theory that he county should care for,
IT'S poor, n not because OF any la
biHtv by statute.
County treasures cannot diVide the
llst OF delinquent taxes and have them
published in two or other number Of
newspapers. The law provides for pub
l1cation in one paper and the treasurer
can do nothing else but that.
"A limit OF Sc only can be taxed as
Jury fee against defendant in criminal
actions tried by jury. The statute
ieaVes no escape from such conclusion,
regardless Of the fact that the case
MAY be tried for several days"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-21
ROTTlNG APPLES SEIZED
BY FOOD COMMISSIONER

Nermilion. S. D., Oct. lathe state
food and drug department seized and
condemned 2G9 barrels of rotting APP
pies at Bradley and Bryant, the seizure
comprising nearly all OF two carloads
OF apples shipped to these points from
Preston, Mimi, by Clarence A. Mum
ger. IT seems probable that h apples
were in poor condition at the time OF
shipment for they We're partially
spoiled, at the time of arrival. Word
was sent to Commissioner Frary to
look after the case and take action
looking to the condemnation of the
apples if conditions warranted. In
spsctor L.oVald, who was sent. found
:ES apples practically wholly unfit for
food and proceeded to Clark. where
the states attorney made out proper
paper for the condemnation and seiz-
ure of the goods under the food law.
Judge Sherwood held special cham
bers, and after hearing evidence or
nered the inspector to destroy the APP
pIeS.