The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-05
YE PARTY COLYUM
WE ARE PANIED

to why our colyum failed to appear in
last weeks issue of the N. w. W..
Many of the CONS. feared that it fore
bode the collapse of the state party,
following as it did, closely upon the
heels of the unfavorable report issued
by the state sec. Others thought per-
haps we had been fired. However,
we are much obliged to inform the
CONS. that these conjectures are in
error. The reason is that he had been
shocked
1t happened while we were sitting
in our office one day with our feet
on the desk, deeply absorbed in CON-
Oscar Ameringer's scientific booklet
on how to purchase the industries
through the manufacture of paper
money. One of the CONS. entered
with National Ref. B in hand. We
were a keen supporter of Ref. B and
confidently expected to hear our senti-
ments reiterated. The com. took pen
in hand but in place Of reverently vot.
ing assent to every proposition, he
wrote some outlandish remarks along
the X column, thus showing his dis
dain for the National Committee.
A look of panied surprise overspread
our otherwise beaming countenance.
We had already prepared rousing
speech in favor of the ref, to be de-
livered at our local, midland, but this
uncalled for act had robbed us of all
vim. Later on we overheard ominous
mutterings and rumblings directed
against the ref. from other quarters.
We were nonplussed. For a week we
wandered hither and thither utterly
sick at heart. We had never yet wit
messed such wanton disrespect for au-
thority. Our readers will therefore
bear with us in our lapse, and also
excuse US if we use strong language
in expressing disapproval of the CONS
actions while voicing our arguments
for the anti-war resolution.
A Literary Masterpiece.
We consider the manifesto liter
airy masterpiece. We had heard this
term applied to something somewhere.
We swelled with righteous pride as
we read the ringing words of peace
it contained. We gloried that we had
men in our party capable of penning
such wonderful document. We an.
ticipated with sublime joy the day
when this masterpiece would take its
place in the hall of fame with the
Declaration of independence, Wilson's
notes to Germany, and other immortal
landmarks of human progress. And
then to think that such a work of
art should be despoiled and derided
by mediocre CONS. of our own state,
not one of whom had ever been elect.
ed to cong, not one of whom had been
a member Of the National Elk. Commit
tee, not one of whom had even been
a candidate for vice-president. 1t
CALLED us bitterly. For it's literary
merits alone this work of genius
should be published to the world.
OPPONENTS URGE SILLY
OBJECTIONS
Against our invulnerable arguments
opponents to the measure urge silly
objections on the grounds of logic.
They reason that since war is the re-
suit of capitalism, it Is useless to rile
the people against international COM
bat while capitalism remains intact
They indulge in loose talk about the
tree and it's fruits. This is sheer non
sense. We rise to inquire as to who
pays any attention to logic today.
Logis is out of date. 1t was discover
ed by a lot of quibbling old Greeks
for the purpose of proving themselves
correct regardless of the truth. Had
our self-satisfied CONS. been better
informed they would have known that
reasoning according to laws Of logic
has been superseded by reasoning
with a liberal use of language, or to
make ourself quite clear, by a thor.
ough comprehension of linguistic yer.
bosity. Consequently, since their
arguments rest ON ignorance they
should be ignored.