The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
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Pocatelo, Idaho, Aug. 10, 1916.
The Northwest Worker,
Everett, Washington.

The Northwest Worker,
Everett, Washington.
Dear Comrades: May | use the
Idaho column Of your most excellent
paper for statement to the Social
lists of Idaho? | take your permits
sion for granted.
Comrades of Idaho! Human nature
is frai and very susceptible to faults,
and these may only be overcome and
eliminated by true conception and
practice of Brotherhood in its broad
est and most inclusive Interpretation.
Perhaps the most fragrant, and seem
ingly harmless, violation of the rights
of Brotherhood by Socialists, is hasty
judgment of comrade. / can recall
score of instances in the past two
or three years, where some action or
statement of comrade, tried and
true in the movement, has been the
cause of censure, and dissension, and
generally ending in accusations of
infidelity to the cause. Comrades, this
is serious fault with us all, and one
that we must fight to a successful end
To my mind, it's most fatal effect il
not the elimination of the spirit Of
brotherhood from our hearts, but the
vitiating effect on our fighting
strength. 1t is impossible to face the
enemy with solid, unbroken ranks, and
put up good fight, if one comrade
is pulling and Juggling at the con-
science of another. The fact that he
is in the fray on the side of the I'M
popular and despised cause, is proof
that his heart is right. His motives
are pure, although he may differ with
US as to methods, and we cannot af-
ford, in our great brotherhood, to
stoop to petty fault finding and per-
secution. Let US be men and brothers,
not disciples of Cain. We are our
brothers keeper, to guide and council
with, not to lightly censure and i'm
pugn. Think it over, comrades, it is
better to sacrifice some pet desire
or tactic, than to drive loyal, work.
ing comrade out of the movement.
This year is our year, over the
United States, and we cannot afford to
let Idaho be the one state organization
that is so torn with internal strife
and dissension that we can make no
substantial gain against the encroach-
ments of capital. We have $17,000,-
600 power merger in Southern Idaho
to fight. We have q dozen or more
lumber and mining camps to invade
and capture, thousands of farmers to
enlighten, and many dead locals to
revive. Is this not enough for our
organization to do? Well, comrades,
let US up and at it, laying aside all
non-essentials, and going to the front
with our every energy and strength
to be used against the foe, and our
eyes never leaving the ultimate goal.
o. H. PRICE,
Organizer, Bannock County.
Comrades: Perhaps l ask too much
of you, but this has been on my mind
for some time, and l simply had to
get it off.
This month l organized a Scandi-
navian branch here in Pocatello, and
they are as aggressive bunch of So
cialists as ever saw.
Comrade w. R. Snow will hold four
consecutive street meetings here in
Pocatello commencing Aug. 20.
This week will appear the first edi-
tion of weekly paper gotten out by
Local Pocatello. 1t will be unique in
two respects at least. 1t will be print
ed on a typewriter and only two
copies will be given to the public.
They will be placed in glass bulletin
boxes on the most frequented corners
of the city. We have great hopes for
results from this little paper.
Yours for a Red White House,
o. H. PRICE.
IL