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The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
My Views on the Proposed
Municipal Water System

due to modern machinery, greater eff
ficiency, improved methods, new pro
cesses and rapidly growing population
is based the vast amount of stocks
bonds and other evidences of .corpor'
ate wealth.
In the public utility field the fran
chise is the basis of capitalization.
The total capitalization in the form
of stocks and bonds of public service
corporations amounts to over rs bill
lion dollars. The only limit placed
is: How much gouging will the public
stand?
The beneficiaries of this form OF
exploitation are keen and alert to pro
tect their holdings and through press
magazines and politics manage to
maintain the game.
The widespread agitation for munich
pal ownership of public utilities is an
attempt to escape from this form OF
bondage.
At present rs men control the light
power, heat, water and street railways
of about 300 of our cities.
OF the rs billion dollars or more OF
public utilities in the United States
these men control a large part and are
out to gain control Of it all. To pass
the ordinances now before the people
of Everett would mean that we had
served notice on the Is men who form
as choice a nest of financial bucca
neers as ever strangled a municipality
that we would no longer submit to
paying tribute on our water, light, and
power.
AS a Socialist we'll know that mu
nicipal ownership does not solve the
problems of the workers.
Give US heat. light, water and trans
Iportation free and our stomachs would
still cry for food and the chilly winds
and wintry rains would be decidedly
uncomfortable to us without clothes
and shelter.
The construction of the pipe line
would mean employment to a large
number of Everett's working men
Have no hesitation in saying that nc
workingman can make mistake in
voting for the three propositions sub
mitted by the city council
]. M. SALTER.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
MUST ORGANIZE THE
BOYS AND GIRLS
BY Marvin Sanford

One of the most important Of our
tasks of the present is the organiza-
ton Of the young, for it is the rising
generation, the boys and girls, youths
and maidens of today, who are de-
stined to put the Socialist program in
to effect. The old timers in the move
ment are passing off the stage, and
more and more the younger element
will have to bear the responsibility.
The elderly people of today are the
hardest to reach with the Socialist
message. Old heads are not easily
susceptible to new ideas. Most of
our opponents are men who live in the
past, and have their ideas, though
they, too, may be ancient, unalterably
| fixed Most of our newer converts are
men and women on the bright side of
forty, who have yet much ahead of
them, hope for the future, enthusiasm
for right. Inspired by the love of JUS
tice and opportunity, the vision of
new life, the young and energetic con-
vert is spurred on to intelligently
grapple with the problem of industrial
control
| Comrades, bring your sons and
daughters into the Socialist movement
through the young peoples organiza-
ton, thus laying the foundation for
powerful movement in the days that
are coming.
The young people are here. The
field is fruitful. Let US work among
those who hold in their hand the des-
TIMES of the coming revolution.
Fathers and mothers, compare for a
moment the young ones who are being
filled with the ideals of plutocracy,
the superstitions of by-gone ages, and
the doctrines of the standpatter, with
the young rebels who are absorbing
the proletarian ideals, the philosophy
of Socialism, the spirit of the rebel,
and an understanding of the world and
it's ways. Ask yourself, (Which is Of
the most value to the society of the
future?" Then, Which shall NINE
BE-"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12

railways interfered with the develop
ment of small nationalities. For ev-
cry crime the Germans have commit
ted in Belgium, England has COM
mitted one hundred in Ireland. For
every church destroyed by Germany
in Belgium, England has destroyed an
equal number in Ireland in times of
peace"
Scores Home Rule
Larkin asserts that the so-called
home rule in Ireland is fraud.
There is no home rule there" he
says with conviction ''The present
law simply intends to set up after
the war mutual admiration society
in Dublin. The majority Of the peo-
pie in Ulster are in favor of total sep
aration from England, and they decline
to acknowledge the right of any gov
eminent to separate Ireland into two
parts.'
Larkin first sprang into prominence
in his home country as one Of the
organizers of the newer industrial
unions of Ireland, which were formed
at time when the average wage of
all workers in that country was but
50 week.
Suffers Imprisonment.
In 1913 when the great lockout oc-
CURED in Ireland, Larkin was tried
for sedition and sent to jail The
British unions took up his case and
threatened general strike unless he
was released. Finally after seven
teen days of Imprisonment, the British
government yielded and set him free.
The whole working population of
Dublin was locked out during the in
dustrial crisis, which continued for
eight months. During the lockout the
British unions donated 100000 and
the Australian unions $4,000 to the
support of the Irish workers.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
BY j. M. SALTER,
Commissioners of Public Works

After considering several sources,
based on reports of competent engi-
neers, Sultan Basin was selected as a
source of supply. Plans for bringing
said supply to the city were prepared
by the engineering firm Of Burns &
Mcdonnell, which project will cost
5000 900. General bonds to pay for
construction of this supply line must
be voted to build pipe line from Sui
tan Basin to Everett. Besides, Uncle
Sam offers $4,000 acres Of watershed
In the Sultan Basin with unlimited
supply of PURE water and 10000
horse power free from taxation or in.
terest charges. Uncle Sam will also
help us care for it without charge.
Ordinance No. 1909 provides that the
city council prepare plans for city
distributing system. But It was deem
ed more business-like proposition to
attempt to acquire the old distribut-
ing system and get dangerous COM
petitor out of the field than to submit
plans at this time for new distribut-
ing system The engineers after an
investigation brought in q report plac'
ing the value of the old plant at ST.
100 900. The proposed ordinance pro-
vides that the council may purchase
or condemn at price not to exceed
the above amount. Personally | be-
lieve the figure is too high and am not
in favor of offering that amount to
the water company. Would prefer to
acquire by condemnation.
Proposition No. 3 is an important
one. 1t opens the way for Everett to
secure an immense water power
When we consider that " per cent. OF
the available water power Of the state
is in the hands of monopoly or water
power trus+; the 1mets.since Of this
project becomes significant.
A glance at the connection this cleo.
ton has with the capitalist system
may help to understand the fight is
waged against the proposed ordinance
The basis of modern capitalism is
the capitalization of earning power.
Not only the present earning power
but the future producing capacity OF
the workers to produce wealth is TAX
en- into consideration.
Upon this present and ever-increas.
ing producing power of the workers
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
AN EASY WAY TO HELP.

The easiest way to get the capital
lists to pay their share of our propa
ganda work is to patronize those who
advertise in The Northwest Worker,
and tell them about 1t. Then they'll
know we're alive and doing something.
Some of us aren't. Don't be one of
the dead ones.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
BY Emil Herman

In my experience as Socialist pro-
pagandist and organizer, since the mid
die of March of this year, have en-
countered four cities in Western
Washington where freedom of speech
and peaceable assemblage is restrict
ed or denied entirely.
They are Port Townsend, Port An
geles. Tacoma and Raymond
will take them up in the order men
toned and give brief outline of the
situation in each place.
In Port Townsend the use Of the
streets for public meetings is not re-
stricted by ordinance, but by mob
violence. For several years past, each
time an open-air meeting has been ar
ranged for, Sam MCGEE, dealer in
wood and coal (who, by the way, has
economic power to the extent that he
can go into the superior court of
Jefferson county and abuse the judge
with unprintable language, without
fear of being cited for contempD has
selected dozen or so of hoodlums
from among the soldiers at Fort Wor-
den and as many anarchist-minded
civilians as he could influence, pro-
ceeded to get them drunk on cheap
"booze" and then used this valient
army of drunken hoodlums to beat
up the speaker, and all this without
interference from Tor perhaps with
the connivance of the police, who are
supposed to protect people in the or
derby pursuit of their legal" voca-
lions.
In Port Angeles, since the strike of
three years ago, the lumber barons
dominate the burg completely and rule
with an iron hand" Here the use
of the streets for public speaking is
prohibited by ordinance. and up to the
present time the organizations of la
Dor, including the Socialist Party, have
not developed sufficient strength, or
courage possibly both-to challenge
the right of the city officials to abridge
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
Workers Opposed to War
Says James Larkin

James Larkin, the 'Fiery Cross" ora.
tor of Ireland, who is known to Eng
fish employers as the mad Mullah of
Labor" may speak in Everett at an
early date. Arrangements are under
way to have him with us within the
next thu ee weeks.
Larkin. who is Ireland's foremost
labor unionist, has been thorn in
the side of the English militarists
since the war broke out. After spread.
ing the propaganda against conscrip.
ton in Ireland he came to the United
States, and during the last eight
months has spoken at numerous Irish
German meetings.
Labor Against War.
"The Irish unions do not believe in
war Of any Sort" Larkin declared to.
day. eve hold that no nation has a
right to interfere in the destiny of
any other nation, except to help it to
progress intellectually. We object to
the use Of laboring men as tools to
shoot down any other man. We have
no quarrel with the Germans, any
more than we have with the English
individually Our quarrel is with the
English government"
At the outbreak of hostilities in
Europe, Larkin issued a manifesto
which was signed by all the Irish
trade unionists, declaring their utter
adherence of war and their determi
nation not to participate in it.
BIames Allies.
'In this war the workingmen are be-
ing used by both sides as TOOLS" de-
clares Larkin. 81 believe that the AL
lies are absolutely in the wrong, and
personally I object to the British gov.
eminent at ell times. England has
been the bully of the world, and her
outcry against the German campaign
in Belgium is humbug. England has
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A |
SOCIALIST
BY Fannie M. Witherspoon

What does it mean that white,
scared children stink to the mills;
that women drag unlovely bodies about
the streets to barter the one thing they
own; that jobless men give sheepish
thanks for charity's leftover? What
do the homes of Europe mean, mangled
by war, the fields teeming with rotting
flesh instead of ripening harvests?
They all mean that the worlds way
of getting it's daily bread is all wrong.
For some are feeding to gluttony while
the many are not feeding at ALL
In such world what is a Socialist?
Briefly, human being, not jellyfish.
His task is: To tell the people who
work, who are the people, that every
social misery is bred by poverty, and
that the cure for poverty has been
found. 1t is cooperative bread-getting
to replace private owning of the job
that is life. 1t is Socialism.
To accomplish his task, Socialist
must be an everlasting optimist Com
placent folks-those who get on very
well themselves-will cry, BLACK pes
simist!" because he sees what's wrong
and, tired of that, they will turn
about and laugh at him for a fool
dreamer Let him show them that
nothing, not even the earth's surface
has changed so much in the past as
this human nature; that it is being
changed every hour of every day! Dc
not be afraid of dreams.
A true radical Direct action Is
good at times, but it's not radical
Radical comes from Latin word, IRA
dex," root. Radicals put moisture to
the roots of the tree. They don't ap
ply it direct to leaves and blossoms
The Socialist knows that sap rises
from the root up! Moral: Don't be
too big for any job. Plan to convert
the world, but take those anti-wal
pamphlets upstairs into your own tene
ment. Show the woman next door
why her man is out of job, while hel
baby girl sells chewing-gum on the
street, and don't forget to tell hel
what her own vote has to do with
the matter.
Educate, organize! The words DOM
thrill, but the result does; that indus
trial democracy of free men and
women!
Finally, while you are burrowine
down and going slow, don't fail to dc
it just as fast as you can. Babies
are dying now in sweated slums; riv
ers of Europe are running today, moi
water, but precious human blood.
To dream, to uproot, to replant, tt
never quit. That's to be Socialist
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
LECTURES FOR NEXT WEEK
Carrie w. Allen:

Sun, 18th, Everett; Mon, 10th, Port
Angeles; Tues, 18th, Sequim; Wed,
18th, Bremerton; Thurs, 10Th, Silver
dale; Fri, goth, Tacoma No. g. Sat,
21st, Midland; Sun, 22nd Seattle, 2
pm; Tacoma No. l, 8 pm.
Emil Herman:
Sun, 18th, Ridgefield; Mon, 18th
La Center; Tues, 18th, Pine Grove;
We'd, 18th, Charter Oak; Thurs, 10Th
Battle Ground; Fri, goth, Yacolt; Sat.
21st, Brush Prairie; Sun, 22nd., Haze
Dell, pm, Vancouver, pm.
Carl UIonska:
Sun, 18th, North Yakima; Mon.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
WHO WROTE. IT?

Just to make it fit" the printer
dropped out the name of the author OF
"The Brotherhood of Man." poem
printed last week, and we are not sure
that we remember who sent it in
Who wrote it? Let us know, and we
will yet credit the author. We never
steal premeditativeIy-but, oh! these
printers!
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
MUNICIPAL WATER PLANT
PAYS BIG PROFIT

Sherboygan, Wis, is city of 26,500.
1t is smaller than the city of Everett
yet it has it's own water plant and has
netted the city $65,311.31 from July
1, 1914, to June 80, 1915, according
to reports just received.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12

Socialism is Industrial democracy.
1t would put an end to the irrespons-
IDLE control of economic interests, and
substitute popular self-government in
the industrial, as well as in the politi-
cal world-Charles H. Vail.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12

On June 18th, 1912, the voters of
Everett, by an overwhelming majority
Of 3,33S to $40, passed an ordinance
authorizing the city council to secure
data relative to a source of water sup
ply, to prepare plans for bringing
same to the city, and plans for city
distributing system and appropriate
money to cover cost of preparing and
securing such data and plans. The
commissioners elected at the above
named date failed to carry out the pro-
visions of this ordinance and for such
neglect and other failures to carry out
the will of the people were recalled in
July, 1914. The election which fol
lowed the recall placed Mr.. Clay and
myself in the city council. One of the
first acts of the new council was to
take steps to carry out the provisions
Of Ordinance No. 1409, passed June
18th, 1912.
After much deliberation and many
conferences, to which the public was
welcome, and prominent and repre-
sentative citizens were invited to at
tend, we brought forth the present or
dinance which we submit to the PEG.
pie of Everett for their approval or
rejection as they see fit.
Personally, believe that under the
present capitalistic laws, banking
rules, court rulings, ETC., this is the
best that could have been prepared.
Proposition No. 1 is for the pur.
chase of the present waterworks.
Proposition No. 2 is to bring in a
PURE supply of water from Sultan
Basin.
Proposition No. is for an investi.
cation and report on the power posi-
bilities.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
EDITORIAL NOTE

EDITORIAL NOTE
Many of our subscribers are asking
about the proposed water ordinance.
They are undecided as to the way to
vote on the project. Comrade Salter,
as member of the city council, helped
frame the ordinance, and Is therefore
familiar with it from its inception; ac-
cordingly, we have asked him to set
forth his views on the action the work
ing class should take on the proposed
water ordinance.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12

10th, Lower Nachez; Tues, 18th, Cow
iche; We'd, 18th, Selah; Thurs, 18th,
Thrall; Fri, goth, Ellensburg; Sat,
21st, Gle Elum; Sun, 22nd, 2 pm,
Roslyn.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
Organize Capitalism Has Failed

fatten by Europe's blood and tears.
No workers representative was by to
ask, "By whose permission exist the
Meat Trust and the Wheat Trust? BY
what authority do they withhold from
Americas workers the bread which
these workers have made?"
Yes, workers Of America, you have
been Ioafing on the job. If this were
not true, your voices would now re-
sound in every legislative hall.
You Wanted Something Now.
You have said, "Socialism's too slow.
I'll. vote the Progressive ticket and
get something now. Well, you have
found the Progressive administration
of New York fast enough-to close
down public work. And you've got
something now-but it isn't a job You
did not throw your vote away" You
used it to vote the whip of power into
your masters hand. Now, don't
whimper if he beats you with the
whip.
You Object to Party Discipline.
Again you have said, 81 don't like
Socialist party discipline. I'll keep
my neck out Of the party collar. I'll
be independent" Possibly none Of us
enjoy wearing the party collar, but
the Socialist has at least discrimina-
ton enough to make careful choice
Of Jokes. Socialist party discipline re-
quires that you refrain from voting
any capitalist party ticket, that you
build your own house and stop pilins
bricks on to the capitalist wall.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12

Let no man fear the name of "So-
cialism." The movement of the work.
ing-elass for justice by any other
name would be as terrible.-Father
William Barry.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
You Object to Party Discipline.

Rise like lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you
Ye are many: they are few"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12

can only do that by thorough investi.
cation. Friday evening we will inves.
tigate. Be there.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12

The door of a physician should
never be closed-V. Hugo.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
SHALL WE FIGHT?

In view of the above, Is it not per-
tinent to ask: Are even the Socialists
still so obsessed with the slave
psychology that they will cringe un.
der the authority of the capitalist
class, and respect and obey their ev.
cry wish when CARRIED in legal form
And, if so, how long will it be before
freedom of speech and peaceable as.
semblage will be guaranteed on the
streets of the aforementioned cities
Workers, especially Socialists
arouse from your lethargy; get busy;
time is pressing; the message of the
Socialist Party is being listened to as
never before. The capitalist system
is disintegrating. Labor is about to
come into it's own.
But we must prepare and organize
ourselves and that NOW. So again I
say-get busy; be real Socialist; join
the Socialist Party, and then go to
work as you never did before.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12

IN IAOOWA.
In Tacoma, while the use of the streets
for speech has not been en-
tirely denied, the use thereof so far
as the labor unions and the Socialist
Party are concerned, has been restrict.
ed to the poorest corner in the city
14th and Pacific avenue. And all done
without protest or resistance from the
said labor unions and the Socialist
Party
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
IN RAYMOND.

In Raymond the forces of labor were
completely crushed, during the strike
of several years ago,-by the use of
club and gun, and the wholesale depor.
tation of strikers; and so completely
have they been cowed ever since that
the English-speaking Socialists are
afraid to even organize into local of
the Socialist Party, let alone put up
a fight for the right to speak and pub.
licly assemble on the streets of that
cOrporatiOn ridden burg
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-12
Right of Free Speech
Denied the Workers
IN TACOMA.

the constitutional right of free speech
and peaceable assemblage
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-02
ORLEANS COUNTY
WESTFIELD.

A communion service will he held in the
usual hour.-The Ladies' Aid society met
with Mrs. w. ID. Bell Wednesday,
Miss Mildred Bcl went to Johnson Fri
day to spend the weekend with Miss
Mary Waters.-Dana Cary of Ashland, y.
H.. spent Thanksgiving with his sister,
Mrs. Ann Ryder.-Mr. and Mrs. Orvile
Dunham of Orleans spent THANKSGIVING
day with her father, Dudley Travcr.-
Harold Farman went the first of the week
to Derby Line. where he is to be employ
ed in the Butterheld shopa-Mss Ella
Grace Miller has been at home from JEFF
fcrsonville for 10 daTS' vacation Carl
Miller went last week to Springfield,
Mass, where he is to be motorman on the
street railway.-Mrs. Taylor has been i'll
at the home of her daughter Mrs. John
Watlins.--Mr and Mrs. Walter Currier
OF Orleans spent Sunday with her mother,
Mrs. Joseph Goddard.-!rhe Christian En-.
dcavOr society reorganiZed sunday by
clectinE the Rev NJ. w. Farman presi-
dent Miss Theo Hendrix vice-president,
with the usual committees. The Sunday
school has decided to observe Christmas
with special exercises appropriate to the
day and the following committee was
appointed: Mrs, W. \. Young, the Misses
Theo Hendrix and Mildred Bell.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-02
HYDE PARK.

Senator Page left Monday for
Westinghouse. w. Hubbard is
spending a few days in New York;
city.-The Rev. and Mrs. William
HaZen of Bombay, India, were III town
Sunday and spoke in the Congrega-
tional Church on their missionary
work.-The Rev. w. r. Hamlin is
spending the week at his home in
Amherst. Mass.-The marriage of Or
rim Farr of Bristol and Miss Fannie
Christie of this place will take place
at her home next saturday afternoon.
A l.. sherman of Burlington was
in town Saturday.-H. c. Lanpher is
confined to the house by illness
Several from this place attended the
50th anniversary as Mason cclebra-
ton of Austin wilkins at MorrisVillc
Monday night-MisS Effie Waldron or
Hardwick is assisting County Clerk
Waite in his office.-M. L. Maurice has
notified County Clerk Waite that his
libel suit against l.. II. Lewis viii not
be entered for trial this term.-M IS
Howard of St Adams was a recent
visitor at the home of Page Ufford.