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No. Six-Sixty-SK

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The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13

Aug. /, 1914, and March 81, 1916.
The average monthly expectation
since the beginning of the war has
been more than the average annual
expectation in the decade prior to the
war On only two occasions in the
present century have the exports of
sugar from the United States reached
as much as l00,0o0,000 pounds in an
entire year, while ON numerous occa-
sions since the beginning of the war
the expectation exceeded l00,000,000
per month, In December, 1915, the
pounds, in November 112,000,000, in
October 220,000,000 while the en-
tire year 1915 showed total of over
l,000,0 900 pounds exported, against
422, 100000 pounds in 1914 and less
than 100,000,000 in 1913.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
ASS IN A LIONS SKIN

In Australia the Labor Party holds
complete control of the reins of gov
eminent. 1t has used it's power in var
lous ways calculated to relieve the
workers from the terrible economic
pressure of capital. 1t has thrown a
customs barrier around white Aus
tralia." By state regulations of wages
1T has attempted to knock out the ''iron
law of wages. "Old age pensions have
been provided, preference given to
members of unions and courts have
been set up to settle industrial dis
putes. Various other attempts have
been made to adjust the relationship
between Labor and Capital. Today
no one dares speak of the rights of
Labor" Many have been jailed by
the Labor administration" for so do
ing. The war has taken precedence
over the unity of Labor" The wage
workers of Australia dare not call
their bodies or souls their own. They
are as completely as ever denied the
right to remain in employment, ex-
cept by the wish of their masters. In
spite of state regulation their labor
power must be offered cheap or it
cannot be sold. The "iron law of
wages" has not been put out of bus
mess. All of which should point out
to US that Labor Parties" born of an
ignorance of the class character of
modern society and of the irreppres-
sible conflict of interest between Labor
and Capital, are bound to prove a de-
fusion and a snare. This attempt to
while leaving the property rights of
their masters intact must fail. The
Tighten the burden upon the workers
class war must be fought out upon
the property rights Of the capitalist
class, Any Labor Party" that at
| tempts to reconcile the conflicting in
terests of Labor and Capital and plays
for the patronage and plaudits of the
enemies of Labor is veritable ass in
lions skin. At least that is the most
charitable inference to be drawn that
will not seriously reflect upon the in
tegrity of its leaders, British Column
bia Federationist.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
MINE TOWN CELEBRATES
THE EIGHT HOUR DAY

The eight-hour day celebration
which was held in Wilkeson on April
l will go down in history as one of
the best ever held in the vicinity. Over
1000 people took part in a grand pa
rade, in which were included about
400 school children.
Among the speakers of the day were
Martin J. Flyzik, President of District
10, u. M. w. of A., who pointed out
the necessity of organization, and E.
P. Marsh, who dealt with the neces-
sity of sending men to the legislature
who would act in the interest of the
working class.
At noon the program of sports COM
menced and continued for the rest of
the afternoon.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
PREDICTS BITTER
WAR OF CLASSES

The recent meeting of the Prussian
Diet~Was interesting, mainly because
of n discussion ON the industrial and
commercial situation of Germany.
"rfEanassesal 4lsproletarat,' said
Soeisast Deputy terr Hue, will have
been vastly ine4Sassa by the war, with
the result that NassS disputes will be
still more emphasized.
Prophetic war~iag
Consider that well, aud regard my
words as the warning oE IA man who,
has already frequently been associat-
ed with the conduct of great economic
battles waged in Germany, and who
can therefore estimate what such a
fight would mean after the war"
With regard to the present econom-
ic position, Herr Hue stated that quite
considerable section of the so-called
middle class had lost their mdepend-
ence entirely, or as good as entirely,
in consequence of the war, and that
numbers of these people had gone to
swell the ranks of the proletariat.
Thus numbers of small tradesmen, and
so forth, together with their wives
and daughters, We're now working in
the factories, and the number of people
seeking work had risen enormously. In
1915 the number of women who ap-
piled for posts exceeded the number
of vacancies by about 100000, and
the same thing occurred with regard
to private situations. Unemployment
was greatest in the textile industry,
where, in accordance with the federal
councils orders, the factories were
working only five days week, and in
some places-in the Lower Rhine dis
trict, for instance-only two or three
days week. Herr Hue urged that
the relief granted by the state should
be increased, and insisted that wages
as whole must be increased, or the
price of food lowered, for as matters
were there was mo denying that the
greater part of the nation" was "suf-
fering great privations."
Complains of Inadequate Pay
The Socialist spokesman complained,
in this connection, that disabled men
discharged from the army were not
being adequately paid by their en-
pioyers, not even those working in
the government printing works, and
that coal and leather merchants were
making enormous profits.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
WHO CREATES DEMAND?
(By F. V. McMurry)

A popular delusion that has been
inoculated into some peoples "seat of
reason" by those who do their think
ing for them, is that old and over
worked notion that the capitalist ere
ates a demand for commodities.
In the first place, what is commod-
ity? at is something that satisfies
some human want; something pro-
duced by labor-power for sale or ex-
change"
To take issue with the argument
that capitalist creates demand, or
anything else of value, let us analyze
demand" In the sense in which we
are using the word demand, the die
tionary defines it; "To require as nee
essary or useful"
In the light Of the above definitions,
is it possible that one who creates
nothing of intrinsic value, can create
demand for those commodities that
man requires to satisfy human wants
1t is not the capitalist who creates
demand, but rather it is the demand
that creates the capitalist. The de-
mand (human needs) creates an in
centive, under the prevailing economic
order, for one person to control the
things that physical necessities re-
quire. The people create the demand !;
Labor supplies the demand, and Para
sites (capitalists) own the source of
supply. They own the supply after
it has been created by labor from nat
ural resources, and they withhold the
supply from those whose necessities
created the demand, until the produc-
ers of the supply pay to the non-pro-
ducers it's cost Of production.
Thus we see that the sole function
of capitalist is to live as a vampire
from unearned increment or profit. A
capitalist is merely a parasite on So
ciety.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
LIEBKNECHT, IN REICHSTAG, TOLD
TROOPS TO TURN ON COMMON FOE
Militant Socialists Fierce DenunciatiOn of Eu-
ropes Slaughter Caused Tumult in the
Chamber, Amsterdam Report Says

AMSTERDAM.-That "the troops
must not fight merely in the trenches,
but should lower their arms and di-
rect them against the common en-
envy" was the declaration of DR.. Karl
Liebknecht that aroused the turbu-
lent scene in the Reichstag Thursday.
The Socialists speech was several
times interrupted, and finally the
president forbade him to go on with it..
The session ended in turmoil.
In denouncing the demorilizing eff
fects of the war, DR.. Liebknecht spoke
as follows;
Education today serves to strength
en- militarism and capitalism. You act
as if you wish to throw open to the
people the road to education, but that
is only because capitalism requires
soldiers. The teaching of history is
Systematically distorted for the pur-
pose of introducing certain political
convictions into the schools and also
hatred against England The militar-
izing Of schools converts them into
training stables for war. You edu-
cate your children to be war machines.
With regard to war, their ideals seem
to be embodied in poison gas bombs.
In the schools should be taught not
only that the murder of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand, of Austria, at Sara
jevo, was an incident which should in
spire horror, but it should also be
taught that there were wide circles
in Germany and Austria in which this
murder was regarded as veritable
Godsend."
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
PATCHED CAPITALIST SIEVES
WILL NEVER HOLD THE WATERS
OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE

Within the Socialist party there
have always been two divergent views;
the one holding that it is the function
of the party not to aim at reform, but
to conduct an active. propaganda for
the complete overthrow of the cap
italist system, and emphasizing this
attitude even when at times actively
supporting palliative measures; the
other laying especial emphasis on
the humanitarian features of the or
ganization, content with merely vague
illusions to the class war, but in
tensely intent on bringing about the
millennium by the route of reform
mothers pensions, old age pensions,
unemployment insurance, accident in
surance, and so forth, with here and
there little sop for the farmer.
1t seems to the writer that it
largely depends on which of these be-
liefs a person leans as with what sig
nificance the introduction of London's
unemployment insurance bill will be
regarded.
Personally, the writer is not of the
belief that it is a radical bill at all,
considered from the viewpoint of labor.
True, if it is carried out in it's widest
measure, it will relieve the unem-
ployed situation at a time that it
needs relieving but in all serious
ness, is such step calculated to OBJ
tain economic justice? Is it a measure
that will tend to relieve permanently
the unemployed situation, or is it not
one of those palliative measures which
simply tends to smooth off the rough
spots from capitalist exploitation, pour
oil on the bearings, as it were?
1t is the writer's belief that the So
cialist attitude should be unfaltering-
ly uncompromising as to the indus
trial situation. To attempt to solve
the unemployment by governmental
means is to hold, in a measure, that
the government and not industry is
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
SUGAR TRUST MAKES ENORMOUS
PROFITS BECAUSE OF EUROPEAN WAR
Exports More in One Month Than 1t Did in One
Year Previous to the War, and Americans
Pay the Bill by Increased Prices

NEW YORK. The sugar trust has
made enormous profits through the
European war. According to recent
report of the National City (Roeke-
feller) bank i9tha city, approximately
$75,000,000 wogtb of sugar has been
exported from the United States in
the 20 months since the beginning of
the war, against approximately ST.
100000 worth in the 20 months which
preceded the war A compilation
made by the foreign trade department
of the National City bank, of the su-
gar exports of the United States
month by month since the beginning
of the war shows that nearly 2,O00,-
100000 pounds of sugar valued at APP
proximately S75,000,000, has been
sent out of the United States between
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
IMPORTANT NOTICE

Comrade Herman, the new State
Secretary, informs US that any help
the Comrades of Everett can give him
in the office will be very much appre-
ciated.
1t has been the custom to pay all
help in the office but owing to the
number of bills to be met and the
starting of the campaign, it will be i'm
possible to pay comrades for their as
sistance from now on. So, if you have
any spare time on your hands during
the day and feel in a mood to help the
good work along, it will be much ap-
preciated. Call up Comrade Herman,
Ind. 971Z, and inform him of your in
tentions and when he is in need of
help he will be able to communicate
with you.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13

At these words wild uproar arose
in the House, the President vigorously
ringing his bell. DR.. Liebknecht
shouted: ct is the truth, 1t is the
whole truth" The President there
upon called him to order, and the ma
jority of the members left the Cham
Der.
DR.. Liebqnecht went on: Gust as
in the Thirty Years War, so the pres
ent war has a demoralizing and bane-
full effect on education. AS long as
our educational ideal centers in a
death struggle the liberation of the
working classes cannot come"
The President for the second time
called the speaker to order, but he con-
tinued: "The workers themselves must
tackle the job of education. The troops
must not fight merely in the trenches;
they ought to lower their arms and di-
rect them against the common en-
envy"
The President again rang his bell
DR.. Liebknecht tried to continue, but
the President kept on ringing, and
said, addressing the members 81 beg
that all those present who still wish
to hear DR.. 'Liebknecht will stand up"
AS only Socialists stood up, DR.. Lieb-
knecht was forbidden to speak fur
Their, the majority present loudly ap-
plauding this decision. DR.. Liebknecht,
however, continued in his efforts to
speak, but could not make himself
heard, owing to the terrific commo-
ton. AS he was leaving the rostrum,
there were loud shouts of "Out with
him!"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
SOCIALIST
VICTORIES
MILWAUKEE, IS
AGAIN FAMOUS

Comrade D. w. Hoan was elected
Mayor of Milwaukee by 33,863 votes.
His majority over Bading, the late
partisan" mayor, was 1857.
Hoan carried Is out of 25 wards.
Emil Seidel, the Socialist who was
elected mayor in 1912, received 27,6O8
votes at that time, and in 1912 when
he ran for reelection and was defeat
ed by non-partisan, he received
3O,2O6 The present vote for Comrade
Hoan shows steady increase in So
cialist voters.
Eleven Socialists were elected to the
council and 26 -partisans. This is
gain of two for the Socialist minor
ity, and it will give them the upper
hand in many cases.
Emil Seidel was elected alderman
at-large and it is expected that he will
be the floor leader for the minority.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13

responsible for the situation. 1t is
all too evident that such is not the
truth. Industry alone is responsible
and industry should be made respon-
sible for the unemployed; should be
made to look after them, not only six
months in the year, but twelve months
in the year, year in and year out.
Saddle the responsibility where it be-
longs. Force the capitalist system to
provide for the working class.
Neither is it intended that the cap
italist class should feed them by char
ity. That is the attitude it usually
takes, but the Socialist movement
should unalterably be opposed to that
also. Charity should have no part in
our program, and, to the writer's mind,
unemployed insurance is merely a
form of charity, a Salvation army
woodpile on a larger scale.
One will recall that the Romans
tried charity on an elaborate scale.
Shipload after shipload of corn was
distributed to hold in peace the men,
acing proletarians. Oppression and
charity have always gone hand in
hand, and no greater safeguard could
be invented for perpetuating the CAPT
talist class ad infinitum than by plac-
ing on the government the RESPONSE
bility of looking after the working
class in times when the capitalists
have need of their labor. 1t isn't nee
essary for the Socialists to oppose
such movement, because the capital
lists will soon enough inaugurate any
such measure as quick as the working
class becomes menacing-andn not be-
fore-and that to protect their own
pelf. But it does seem that Socialist
representatives in Congress can do far
more by simply exposing the follies of
the capitalist system of society than
by attempting to remedy existing con-
ditions by palliative measures.
THE OBSERVER.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
If I'm TO BE A SOLDIER
Contributed by f. C. Huntonl

Contributed by f. c. Hunton)
If Pm to be soldier bold and march
away to war, want to know before
| go what | am marching for. If Pm
to toot my little flute "for God and
native land" / want to know before ]
blow who's master Of the band. If Pm
to fight with all my might for fifty
cents day, want to know just how
much dough goes Mr.. Jingoes' way.
If Pm to eat a shell complete, hot from
the lannon's nav, first must know
each damned jingo has filled his
greedy craw If Pm to shoot some
fool galoot in foreign lands afar,
first demand chance to land Kaiser,
King and Gar. If I'm to die and sail
up high and wear a hero's crown, /
want the Kaiser, King and Gar to
show me round the town.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
SOLDIERS CAUSE RIOT

WINNIPEG.-This city was in con-
troll of the military authorities today
as a result of seven hours of rioting
Saturday night and Sunday, during
which many soldiers and civilians were
injured.
The police arrested a soldier, and
this precipitated fight, which was
taken up by both civilians and soldiers.
1t was necessary for the cavalry,
with drawn swords, to clear the
streets Sunday before order was re-
stored.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
OUR CANDIDATES
STATE PARTY OFFICIALS
AND POLITICAL CANDI-
DATES SELECTED THRO'
REFERENDUMS &C" AND
"E," 1916
PARTY OFFICIALS

NATIONAL Committeeman -
l.. e. katterfeld, Everett; Kate Sad
Ter, Tacoma.
STATE SECRETARY Emil Hor-
man, Box 49l, Everett.
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEA. L. Barthf Tacoma; Mary
Mcnamara, Edmonds; August Sarin,
Seattle; Ed Maurer, North Yakima;
JIM. Salter, Everett; James Sutton,
Tacoma; Carl Ulonska, Everett.
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Bruce Rogers, Seattle.
CONGRESSMAN First District,
f. b. Tryon, Seattle; Second District,
J. Olinger, Everett; Third District,
w. e. Ferguson, Hoquiam; Fourth
District, Walter Price, Outlook; Fifth
District, John M. Powers, Colville.
JUDGES OF SUPREME COURT
Peter HUSKY, Everett; Kazis
Krauczunas, Seattle.
GOVERNOR-L. e. Katterfeld,
Everett.
LIEUT. GOVERNOR - Katherine
lIodgins, Everett.
SECRETARY OF STATE-James
Grant, Spokane.
CpArE ppEAcJrpLp Al Gu.
venson, Orting.
STATE AUDITOR-E f. Owsley,
Colville.
ATTORNEY GENERAL 49, M. J.
Schwartz, Bellingham.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC
LANDS-Frank Cort, Everett.
STATE INSURANCE COMMITS
SIONER-F, j. Mckay, Des Moines,
Wash.
STATE SUPT. PUBLIC INSTRUC-
TION-Frances Sylvester, Olympia.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
Bonner Bartlett, Edmonds; Helen
Camp, Tacoma; Mary Nelson, Taco
ma; Allen Brooks, Algona; Laura M.
House, Spokane; Kate Sutton, Taco
N as;; Bertha zictz, e-s4ehomish.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
WHAT WE CAN PRACTICE
FORM OUR THOUGHTS INTO ACTIONS

our freedom out of the self denial and
sufferings of our own people. If our
cause is not worth suffering for, it is
not worth talking for.
The Socialist movement is an edu-
cational movement; the party an edu-
cational party. But it costs money to
carry on an effective propaganda,
Therefore every man or woman who
writes Socialist after his or her name
should belong to the party organiza-
ton and see that your face is at the
meeting regularly--your coin in the
treasury steadily.
Our next duty is to support our
press, Without a powerful, virile, I'M
compromising working class press we
cannot make progress worthy of our
tause-cannot fulfill our mission as a
revolutionary political party. Patron
izing our advertisers, getting subscrip-
tions-these are things that you can
do, and every little bit helps. Thought
lessness is a good habit to get over.
and remember there is Gland where
the streets are paved with the things
we mean to have achieved"
Wanted-One Word. Something to
say-that will make you realize the
Importance of the last few lines writ
ten above-the importance of patron
izing our advertisers, the easiest of
methods to support and build up an
effective avenue Of publicity to reach
the necessary workers.
To build system out of chaos is the
work Of nature; can we do better than
to take natures suggestion?
Can Practice Teachings
1t would appear, then, that we can
practice some of the things we preach
We can practice SOLIDARITY! With
out Solidarity, Unity, Singleness Of
Purpose, thought formed into action,
our discomfort will avail us nothing.
We can practice principle building.
We can insist inside and outside the
organization that the working class
stand for the organized control of the
industrial and political world.
We can center our force upon our
enemy and not upon the members of
our own class.
We can stand united for the enforce
ment of our method-for Socialism is
but method, rational and sane, Of
social organization; Capitalism an
other, unrational and insane. The
benefits will be ours; "the sacrifice
necessary to win it, ought therefore
to be ours" 1t must be ours, for no
depressing class gives up to the OPP
pressed; liberty is not given, but
taken.
In closing let me reiterate: The
power of Solidarity is supreme. We
must unite, unfaltering and in irwin
chile numbers, circulating the press of
our class, breeding class conscious
ness where we may go; fighting for
the reign of reason, until the working
class, energetic and strong, class con
scious and bound by common ties, then
hearts fired by our indomitable will
and spirit, enter upon their mission OF
the conquest of the world.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
CHICAGO MAKES BIG GAIN

Comrade w. E. Rodriguez was re-
elected alderman in Chicago by land
slide. He received 8,067 votes to A.
O28 for the republican and 2,13O for
the democrat. Close runs were made
by the Socialists in other wards.
The total vote cast for the Social
lists numbered 47,779 as against a.
452 one year ago. This is a gain of
IS per cent. The Socialists still have
two on the council, as Comrade Ken
nedy holds over for another year.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
NEW LOCALS

Eighteen new locals have been or
gained since the beginning of the
year. They are as follows: Locals
Granger, Wapato, Fruitland, Camas,
Starbuck, Oakesdale, st. John, Othello,
Irvington, Neppel, Kelso West, Lind,
Marysville( reorganized), Chehalis,
Colville (reorganizedD, Everett, Des
Mones.
Comrades wishing to join any of
these locals can yet all the necessary
information from Emil Herman, Box
491, Everett, Wash.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
TREBLE SOCIALIST VOTE

WEWOKA, Okla.-The Socialists
OF Seminole county trebled their vote
IN the last two years. The red card
membership was 106 two years ago,
now it is 306. Local Socialists predict
that this years vote will show the
same increase.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
ANOTHER MAYOR

David Love, Socialist, was elected
mayor of West Allis, Wis. j. Boloun
and Vern Rogers, Socialists, were
elected aldermen in the first and
fourth wards.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
ABERDEEN, WASH.

We have heard Through the medi-
UNI of the capitalist press) that one
Socialist alderman was reelected.
How about this, Aberdeen?
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-04-13
MEETING NOT BIG ENOUGH

Editor Northwest Worker:
The two matchless propagandists,
Kirkpatrick and Ryan Walker, have
been with us, but as their meetings
were poorly advertised, there were
small audiences to greet them. Had
some of the money used in filing can
didates been employed in advertising
these speakers and in securing the
Dreamland Rink or some other capa-
cious hall, their audiences might have
been three or four thousand instead
Of hundreds.
H. S. CROSBY
28tO N. 6@rd Ave, Seattle, April