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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
OPEN
FORUM
ECONOMIC DETERMINISM
AND REACTION

Comrades Sutton and Bostrom have
arrived at the point where they think
the political union of the working
class Is sufficient for class action.
Comrade Sutton thinks economic
determinism" is working too hard In
the economic unions. That business
agents and other dignitaries are too
apt to think more Of their Jobs than
the interests of the workers as a
whole. That Is the reason given by
comrade Sutton why we should have
only the political union.
If the workers In an industrial union
or trade union cannot bring their Of
ficials to act for the workers as a
whole instead of keeping their own
official jobs in mind, how in blazes
will the workers in the political union
succeed any better when we have
some of our members in congress
drawing seven thousand per?
Did the comrades ever look behind
the political parties of the capitalist
class? Do the bankers associations,
manufacturers associations, transpor-
tation associations and industrial cor
porations put any economic strength
behind the capitalist parties? Do the
capitalist parties express the eco
nomic power behind them? How Is
that economic power determined?
According to the argument of the
comrade we should forget that we are
working within the environment of
capitalism. He would have us dream
that we are not connected with indus
try, job or no job. AS industry is the
basis for all political parties how does
he expect the workers to act intelli-
gently in industry itself? The CAPT
talists make go of it alright and fool
enough of the workers to make it
stick. 1t is very apparent that the
workers have something to learn. 1t
is the BEST thing they can do at pres
ent as we are large in numbers and
small in educating OURSELVES. We
let the capitalists do that for us and
we are paying dearly for the rot they
teach us.
The idea Of .belittling economic or
ganization is certainly unscientific
Some of our r-r-r-red comrades seem
to be afflicted with the reactionary
bacillus. PROLETARIA BILL
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07

ting richer and richer, while the
poorer and poorer. For example. the
difference between the workers an
nual wage and the value of his yearly
product was. in 1850, but 1865; by 1890
it rose to SLIGO; and in 1910 the
wage-slaves wage (cost of his upkeep)
was $51S; his product was valued at
the factory gate at 1924; and the
difference between the wages paid and
the value of the product per worker
was S2,606, instead of $685., as in 1850.
Thus it will be seen how the pur-
chasing power of the proletariat (the
wage-slaves who have nothing but
their labor-power to offer for sale)
has grown steadily less and less in
proportion to the value of their pro-
ducts; so that inasmuch as the work
ers are able to purchase smaller
and smaller proportion of the commo-
dities they produce, their output be-
comes a drug on the market; the fac
tory gates are closed, and we expert
ence an acute industrial breakdown.
On the other hand, the need of for
eign markets in which to dispose Of
the wealth of which the workers are
robbed at home, grows greater and
greater. Markets must be found If
we have to send the unemployed
problem" to war to get them.
Here, then, we have in a nut shell
the cause of the European war, and
the reason why we, too, are pre-
destined to become involved in a
world war for pelf and power-FOR
OUR BOSSES!
Now study the figures given below,
and ask yourself, candid reader, as
to whether or not it requires a bunch
of college professors to Investigate
the cause Of the social unrest"
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07

on several occasions the position
was taken by this paper that n mere
restoration of land to landless men
would not solve the unemployed prob
lem, nor very much reduce the general
poverty OF the workingclass, 80 long
as the government of the United
states remained in control of the
profit. classes, whether
they called themselves republicans,
Democrats, Bull Moosers, or what not
We insisted that so long as the pro
ductive and distributive machinery
and equipment of the nation was used
for the purpose of making profits for
private individuals, instead of for the
purpose OF producing things for use,
for the whole body of workers, no
solution for poverty, war, ignorance
crime. prostitution (mental and ply
sican could be found
The Heart Of Capitalism Is Machinery
Let the machinery of the nation re
main the private property of Ger
tain group of individuals, they will
use that machinery to fleece the tiller
of the soil of every farthing above q
mere subsistence income.
The farmer cannot consume any
considerable proportion OF his pro
duct, IL modern methods of production
are employed. HE MUST SELL HIS
PRODUCT. MOSTLY TO THE MA
CHINE USERS.
4 Now the machine users can onl,
buy just enough to barely sustain
, themselves, and their families; ant
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
THE HEART OF THE
ECONOMIC PROBLEM

The heart of the economic and in
dustrial problem of today lies in the
private ownership of the nations ma
chinery.
Could the users of the nations rail-
roads, mines, mills and factories own
the wealth they produce, the demand
for the products of both farm and
factory would be so great that there
could be no unemployed problem, and
no involuntary poverty. A foreign
market is necessary only because the
workers are robbed at home of the
fruits of their toll, through the owner
ship by the few Of the machinery nee
essary to the many.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
HOW AND WHERE THE
ROBBERY TAKES PLACE

Examine, reader, the table below.
1t Is The Great ReveaIer!
Don't say you always pass up" sta
tistics.
Unless, indeed, you are equally will
ing to pass up" the good things of
life: unless you are willing to pass
up life itself in an ignoble cause
producing wealth to enrich the other
fellow.
II you will read the table below,
brother worker, you will have before
you data which reveal the real and
only cause of wars, of poverty, OF
crime, ignorance, and shame, as well
as all the ugliness and sordidness of
our present-day civilization"
This table gives you, in epitome,
the history of capitalism during the
past sixty years. But it will not show
you that at one time good men" were
in political office and at another time
bad men were in control OF the state
or nation. 1t reveals one long unin-
terrupted story of monotonous wealth
production by the many and wealth
appropriation by the few. 1t shows
how wages, on the average, have in
creased and decreased Gas in 1900,
compared with 1S90) in accordance
with the average cost of working
class standard of living. 1t shows how
steadily grows the divergence be-
tween the value of the wage-slave's
product and the amount of his wages,
the wages varying only with the rise
and fall of the cost of producing the
average workers labor power.
The figures given show clearly how
the owners of the machinery are get
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
Why a Back to the
Land" Move Would Fail

the machine owners, In turn, can use
but n small fraction Of the product of
farm and factory, so the farmer must
sell his products abroad, to people
who are machine users, rather than
agriculturists,
But the farmers themselves under
capitalism, cannot deliver the products
to the ultimate consumers. whoever
these may chance to be, They must
depend upon long line of inferno.
dinte profit.mongers, all OF whom
must fatten on the producing farmers
labor and output, till nothing Is left
the real producers but bare subsist.
ance allowance for long hours OF irk.
some and dangerous toll. The greater
the number Of families there are en-
gagged In agricultural pursuits, the
greater the products, WITHOUT ANY
CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN
THE DEMAND FOR THESE PRO
DUCTS. So down goes the price, by
virtue of "over-production," under the
law of competition for markets in Q
strictly limited world OF commerce
If the foreign market is closed, the
farmer starves in the midst Of plenty
as in the case of the cotton growers
in "the sunny south" today. To re
move their present suffering, the,
propose, not return to the land,
but A REDUCTION OF 80 PER CENT
IN THE 1915 COTTON CROP!
That the same principle holds goot
with reference to all other farm pro
ducts goes without saying.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
AS TO OUR PLATFORM

Plnehurst, Wash, Jan. Q, 1915.
Editor and Comrade:
With your permission, will pre-
sent to you for publication, in the
Open Forum, my views upon the i'm
port of the Socialist platform, and
why It doesn't accomplish the mis-
sion of its purport.
] for one do not believe that the
average wage worker can understand
the true import of our platform in the
language in which it is now clothed,
and / believe that q simpler explana-
ton of its fundamental principle is
necessary in order to meet the under
standing of the workers.
Were we more explicit and explana-
tory OF our demands, or rather more
demandatory, believe that 1t would
be rendered more lucid to him and
better adapted to his understanding.
Now to simplify the matter: / do
not believe that 1t is necessary to
make a thousand and two demands to
befuddle the worker, where one de-
mand is all that Is necessary, and
where the one demand covers the
grounds of all the others.
Why speak OF the confiscation of
property and the remuneration there
for, when the demand for the full pro-
duct OF labor is all that is necessary
tons.
! If Is equal to b, b must be equal
to a, and If capital can and does con-
fiscate labor, then labor can and
should confiscate capital, as the two
are on a par and should be made so
by reversion.
The demand by labor for the full
product of labor, puts everything upon
the labor-cost of production, and by
making labor the sole value, we con-
fiscate capital and by this confisca-
I ton we take over all income property
at one operation.
OF course the labor cost of produc-
ton is to include transportation
charges and the cost of transporta-
ton freight and passenger) would
include the cost of everything from
the mining of the raw material up to
the cost of naming and maintaining
the transportation facilities. Now
this | believe is all that is necessary
to demand. OF course the demand
for the full product Of labor doesn't
necessarily confiscate capital but it
takes the profit out of the capitalists
holdings and renders them of no
value to him, which practically means
the same thing as confiscation.
When Morgan pays to his employees
the full product of their labor; when
Rockefeller pays to his employees the
full product of their labor; when Jim
Hill pays to his employees the full pro-
duct of their labor, there will be moth
ing in any of these properties for
these men, and they will gladly hand
them over to the public to get to be
hauled and coaled, etc.
1t is always the labor put upon
thing that makes it of value, and when
labor retains the full value of its Ia
Dor, it leaves the thing without value
and this is the state in which the capt.
talist and his holdings will be left.
Now let us demand the full product
of our toll, and as soon as able carry
it out. for the full product is a Cod
given right and will injure no one ex-
cept confiscator, and he should be
stopped any way, and for one am
willing to do it-are you?
G. w. DANIELS.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
WHAT PRINTERS INK SAYS

printers Ink" the recognized au
thority of advertising, says, after
thorough investigation of the subject
a Labor paper is a far better advertis-
ing medium than an ordinary news
paper in comparison of circulation; a
labor paper, for instance, with a cir
culation of 1000 is of more value to
a merchant who advertises than an
ordinary newspaper with 10000 circu-
lation."
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07

EDITORS NoTE-Neltber the So.

EDITORS NoTE--Nelther the So
elallst party Of Snohomlsh county nor
the editor Is responsible for any ut
teranoes published under this caption,
the Idea being to make THE OPEN
FORUM permanent department. de-
voted to the free discussion Of timely
topics by our readers. No anonymous
letters or articles will appear In these
columns. Make your articles brief and
to the point, avoiding personalities as
far as possible.-M. s.
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The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07

Don t destroy or burn this paper
when YOU have read it through.
1t contains valuable propaganda.
Mark some article with a blue pen
ell and pass it to a friend or a
stranger whom you meet on the
way. Remember that a chance
meeting with Socialist paper has
started many a man or woman on
the road to Socialism.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
The Cause of Poverty and War
WHAT A BATTLE is LIKE

A wounded British soldier, asked
what he could tell about the battle in
which he was hit, replied:
First you ears a ell of noise,
and then the nurse says, Try and
drink a little O this
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07

No comrade is too poor to buy his
supplies from those who advertise In
HIS paper. We solicit ads. only from
the reliable merchants, whose prices
are right and whose goods are as rep
resented.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
LUTHER BURBANK SAYS

"a day will come when the earth
will be transformed, when man shall
offer his brother man not bullets, nor
bayonets, but richer grains, better
fruit and fairer flowers. Luther Bur
bank
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07

The Prince of Wales has been pro-
NOTED to be a full lieutenant That
young man must have a friend at
ourt.-Boston Transcript.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07

About the peacefullest spot we know
of now is Col. Roosevelt's Arranged
don. Washington Herald
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
Princess
THEATER
"Where Quality Is King"

Now Headquarters for the
Greatest Attractions in
Theatricals
Paramount Pictures
In order to care for the
already heavy patronage
and for the big crowds
that will see the many big
attractions during the
year of 1915, the manage
ment of the Grand and
Princess have found it nee
essary to change the
Paramount program from
the Grand to the Princess
This year will witness
some of the greatest plays
that have ever been seen
on the stage or screen.
Hundreds of brilliant stars
will shine for the theatre
goers of Everett. Many
of the old. time favorites
will be seen again and the
Princess will be the gath
ering place for those who
want and who will be sat
isfied with nothing but the
very best.
Watch the daily papers
for the programs and
stars as they appear from
week to week
PARAMOUNT
PICTURES
TOP THE WORLD
AN Evening at the
Princess is an Evening
Well Spent"
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
ADMIRAL DEWEY SAYS

"War is a fearful condition and,
though it may be my business to fight
when it is necessary, l will do all in
my power to prevent war in the first
place, and secondly, when it is on, to
avoid in every way possible and con-
sistent with success the destruction
of lives and property. Dewey.
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07

Huerta says he will return. Per-
haps; but he never can come back
Washington Post
The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07

out of this miserable stipend and still
save money to buy logged-off land
from "speculators who demand an ex-
orbitant price for it,?
That Terrible "lf."
The Judge says sit would be better
for them and for the community IF
they would sell their land at reason
able prices" etc.
Sure, it would, judge-IF!
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-17

This rule is absolutely essential to
a successful campaign to stamp out
the disease. as possible carriers must
be kept out Of the area in which or
ganlzed work IL being done.
Appointed deputies OF the Califor-
MIA State Board Of Health will be sta
toned at all roads leading from Ore
gon and Nevada into Modoc or Lassen
counties. with strict Instructions to
prevent the entrance Of any dogs.
Dogs brought into the quarantined
nrea In violation OF this rule will be
shot.
"In order that the citizens of ad-
Joining counties in Oregon and Ne
vada may be fully informed and put
to the least possible inconvenience, It
would be appreciated II you would
give this matter all possible publicity
and post copy Of this letter in con-
hplcuous place"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-17
Can't Take Dogs to or
From Modoc. or Lassen

The following from the California
state Board Of Health officials in
charge OF the rabies campaign in Mo-
doc ana Lassen counties, to Postmas-
ter W. A. Delzcll, win be Of interest
to sheepmen. especially OF this Sec
tlon:
THE existence Of the disease of
rabies having been definitely deter
mined In Modoc and Lassen counties,
The California State Board OF Health
has declared a quarantine on dogs In
these two counties. One OF the rules
of this quarantine reads as follows:
Rule When an area has been
declared by the State Board OF Health
TO be under quarantine. or regula-
tions substituted for quarantine, on
account Of rabies. no dog shall be TAX
cn or allowed to go into or out OF such
area,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-17
What the War
Moves Mean
Iiy J. ". r. MASON

NEW YORK. Dec. l7.-Reports
that the allies have decided that the
war shall not end until Germany
agrees TO pay heavy indemnity are
probably untrue. In discussing posi-
Bile peace terms. IL Is significant that
the allies have been careful not to re.
fer to indemnities. except an indem-
nifty to pay for Belgium's losses.
Helfferich. the director OF Ger
many's finances. alone demanded a
general indemnity. when he said that
the Germans would not be taxed, be-
cause Germany's enemies. instead
would bear the cost OF the war. But
recently HelfferIch has indicated that
war taxes will be necessary, after all.
thus indicating that Germany Is not
now so certain that she can force the
foe TO meet her war bills.
An indemnity Is a final humilia-
ton. Nothing will compel nations to
fight more desperately than the pros
pect that they must pay for 1t. As a
financial proposition, however. 1t is
bad business to continue the war In
the hope OF collecting an indemnity.
II other terms are satisfactory.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-17
MEAT INJURIOUS
TO THE KIDNEYS
TAKE A TABLESPOONFUL OF
SALTS IF BACK HURTS OR
BLADDER TROUBLES

We are a nation of meat eaters and
our blood Ia filled with uric acid, says
a well known authority. who warns
us to be constantly on guard against
kidney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood OF this irritating acid. but
become weak from the overwork |:
they get sluggish; the eliminative It's
sues clog. and thus the waste Is re-
tanned In the blood to poison the en-
tire system.
When your kidneys ache and feel
like Jumps of lead. and you have
stinging pains In the back or the urine
is cloudy, full Of sediment, or the
bladder is irritable. obliging you to
seek relief during the night; when
you have severe headaches. nervous
and dizzy spells. sleeplessness. acid
stomach or rheumatism In bad wealth
er. get from your pharmacist about
four ounces Of Jad Salts; take table
spoonful in glass OF water before
breakfast each morning. and in few
days your kidneys will act fine. This
famous salts Is made from the acid Of
grapes and lemon Juice. combined
with lithia. and has been used for
generations to flush and stimulate
clogged kidneys. to neutralize the
acids in urine so 1t is no longer an ir-
ritation. thus ending urinary and
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is Inexpensive and can
not injure; makes q delightful effer-
vescent lithia water drink. and no
body can make a mistake by taking a
little occasionally to keep the kidneys
clean and active. =
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-17
Herbert Noiincr

| Herbert NOllmcr OF the New York
Athletic Club. the ls-ycar-old lad
who SWAN 90 yards on December Ith
IN worlds record time. is the latest
star In the field Of natation. The
time credited To him. 81 40 seconds,
Ii the fastest made under the condi-
tions. and cclipscd the performances
OF Daniels. lIcbncr. Raithcl and Nc
,Gillivray, the spccdieBt American 100
yardcrs. IN the same pool.
Vollmcr's achievement was the
more remarkable In that he IL not es-
Iscntially u sprintor. but Il middle dis.
tnncc swimmer. Last winter. when
he seldom touched IS seconds for the
century. and his rivals were doing
about three seconds better. he swan
a practical dead heat In the 220 yard
nation ! championship with McGillI-
vray. the winner, within one second Of
the worlds record. His wonderful
improvement. therefore. has convinc-
ed experts that he will this season
smash the international standards at
least NJ the furlong and quarter mile,
Vollmer uses in all his races stroke
known technically rs the four-beat.
single trudgeon crawl. II features
the usual alternate over-arm action OF
all the modern strokes and leg drive
OF one narrow scissor kick
and three nuttering motions OF the
feet per full cycle Of movements.
vollmen IL ideally built for n swim
mer He Is tall and rangy and free
OF movement. He stands tr!tie over
six feet. and weighs 10 pounds.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-17
LEGAL NOTICES



Administrative Notice
In the County Court Of the State OF
Oregon. for the County Of Klam-
ath.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF George
Noland. Deceased.
Notice Ia hereby given by the uu-
dersigned. administratrix with the
will annexed OF the estate OF 0sorgs
holland. deceased. to the crsditors OF
and all persons having claims against
the said deceased. to exhibit such
claims. with the nscsssary vouohsrs'
within six months after the hrst pub
|lication OF this notice. to the said 3D.
ministratrix. at the once OF II. Q.
NsrYyman. In the First state and
savings Bank building. klamath
Fails. Oregon. which said oGlee ~
undersigned selects - her plaee q
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-17

Upon the complaint Of cook In a
Bisbee (Ariz.) restaurant. the United
States supreme court annulled as un-
constitutional the Arisona anti-alien
labor law. enacted about . year ago
by the vote Of the people under the
initiative process Of legislation. The
statute required employers Of more
than five persons to employ not less
than 80 per cent qualified electors or
citizens
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-17

business In all matters connected with
said estate Of George Noland, Do
ceased.
LOTTIE GOODELL holland,
Administrative with the will annexed.
Of the Estate Of George Noland.
Deceased.
Dater and first published at Klam-
ath Falls. Oregon on this 2eth day Of
November. 1915.
H. c. MERRYMAN, Attorney for said
Administrative.
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