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The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
THE FIRST SHOT

Local Kelso fires the first shot
in the 1916 campaign.
In response to our letter for an
energetic campaign, Local Kelso
sends in list of So names and ad-
dresses for treatment of Socialism.
We will deliver the goods as per
orders and if we do not get some real
fighting material out of this bunch
of names we will make Teddy Roose.
welt an honorary member of the So.
cialist party.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
WATCH OUR SMOKE

The Northwest Worker is prepar-
ing for big things in the propaganda
line.
We want to make this year the
most active year in the history of
the Socialist movement We want
to fill everybody to the brim with
enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm is what counts-and a
half-dozen speakers touring the state
will create enthusiasm.
We will cooperate with the state
office, no matter who gets the office.
We will cooperate with the locals,
no matter what local it is. We are
in the field to boost for Socialism
and we are going to do it with all the
power and money at our disposal.
Line up your forces, get your cam
paign committees elected, build up
your membership. Give everybody in
the local something to do. Apathy is
what kills any movement; bury it by
putting everybody to work
Let US elect several state legisla-
tors. It's easy if we get enough
workers with enthusiasm. Get busy.
Ten months will soon slip by. Get
an early start SO that we can gather
up speed as we go along. Let's land
on the old parties with such a blow
as will knock all the wind out of
their sails. Everybody get busy!
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
G.. B. SHAW SPEAKS OUT

Build thirty-two dreadnoughts in.
stead of sixteen; spend $4,000, 100000
on your armament program, Instead
of s1,O00,O00,0 This is Geo. Ber-
nard Shaw's advice to the United
States, contained in letter to the
intercollegiate Socialist Society.
Shaw sees in Americas pacifism the
hope of the world, but" he adds, cit
is because American is powerful as
well as pacific that she will be list
ened to-
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
WAR TO COST FRANCE
$50o,000,0O0 A MONTH

The appropriation committee of the
chamber of deputies, in its report on
the requirements of the government
for the first quarter of the coming
year, estimated that the war will cost
France s5O0,O00,000 a month for that
period of time. A summary of the
past expenses, on which the figures
were based, showed that the total eX-
penses of the government from Aug.
/, 1914, to Dec. 81, 1915, have been
Sc, 204, 100000.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
ANOTHER FREE COUNTRY

Comrade Ken. Leslie is a member
of the Australasian Socialist party.
He had a leaflet published entitled
open Letter to Boy Conscripts" He
was arrested and duly charged with
distributing literature likely to pre-
JUDGE recruiting" the result of the
trial being that he was sentenced, by
most virtuous and patriotic magis-
trate, to six months hard labor or
$500 fine, this being the full penalty
permitted by the War Precautions
Act.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
VALUABLE SERVICE

The Seattle Socialists are quite en-
thusiastic over the scientific lectures
now being given there by Comrade
Shipley with the assistance of Com
rade John Worswick All the meetings
so far have been a financial success
and the valuable service rendered by
these two comrades is very much ap-
preciated.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
SAYINGS OF GREAT MEN

That great silent English hope"
Lord Kitchener, has often been quot
ed during the present war. He is
one of the great men" that knows
what he is talking about, or at least
we are told he does, so we quote a
few of his sayings for future guild
ance:
THE tide has turned"
THE Russian steam roller will
crush everything beneath it, and will
not stop till it has reached Berlin"
"Our brave ally Italy is making
substantial progress"
The situation in the Dardanelles
is very satisfactory"
Germany has shot her last bolt"
He has the war in the hollow of
his hands"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
TRIAL OF JAURES' ASSASSIN 40 FRENCH DEPUTIES
POSTPONED KILLED DURING WAR

PARASITIC trial of Raoul William,
on a charge Of murder, growing out
of the assassination of Jean Leon
Jaures, the French Socialist leader,
has been postponed on the ground
that the proceedings might disturb
the public peace. The trial was to
have been begun last week.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
FOR OUR STURDY KID

Comrade H. Thorsen of Arlington
sends in a dollar to keep "our sturdy
kid" in good physical condition so
that we can punch hole through
the brain of every COMPOUNDED Henry
Dubb." He also enclosed the names
of two Henry Dubbs and the money to
pay for their education to their true
position in human society
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
SOCIALISM IN RELATION
TO WORLD PROBLEMS
by Ernest Unternann
by Ernest Untermanr1


which resembled plain anarchism so
closely that some of his speeches,
lorn out of their context, were actual
ly quoted by anarchists in support of
in our own day, Liebknecht's writ
ings are still the favorite textbook of
all impossibilists.
LIEBkNEcHT AGAINST CREDITS
Liebknecht was the only German
Socialist in 1870 who demanded vote
against the war credits from the So
cialist representatives Bebel re-
fused to vote against the war credits
because such a vote would have sig
nified practical craftsmanship in favor
of Napoleon Bebel persuaded Lieb-
knecht to be satisfied with protest
against the war and abstain from
voting. Both of them thought that
this war was altogether a dynastic
enterprise of Napoleon and the Ho-
henzollerns. This was a mistake.
Even the executive of Bebels and
Liebknechts own party realized this.
The party executive foresaw that
German empire would come out of
this war. On their part, the mem
bers of this executive erred when
they hoped that all Germans, even
those of Austria, would be included
in the new empire, or that the peo-
pie would gain substantial political
concessions. Marx-Engels wanted to
see Napoleon beaten, because they
calculated that German victory
would make things easier for the
European labor movement than vic
tory of France and a France dominat-
ed by Russian diplomacy. They
agreed with that part of an editorial
in the "Socialdemocrat" which ex-
planned that "a victory of Napoleon
would mean a defeat of the Socialist
workers of France, would make Napo-
Icons soldiers almighty in Europe,
and would dismember Germany COM
pletely.'
This reflection impelled the major
ity of German Socialists to vote for
the war credits, because they had to
take practical part in the national
affairs, and because mere protests or
the simple propaganda of Socialist
fundamentals were useless in such
situation.
This reputation of the impossible
list attitude of Bebel and Liebknecht
by Marx-Engels and by the majority
of the German Socialist representa-
tives in 1870 showed good sense and
a better grasp of historical necessi-
ties than former declarations of So
cialist leaders had done. OF course,
being dictated also by excessive ex-
pectations of greater Democracy, it
did not show as much historical fore
sight as one might expect of a soberIy
calculating social scientist At least
it was more practical than Lieb-
knecht's impossibilist views on par
Humanitarian politics. If he had been
correct, then the logical thing to do
would have been to stay out of par
lament and out of politics altogether.
Liebknecht had, indeed, for a while,
entertained the grotesque idea to
walk into the reichstag, protest in
the name of the working class against
Continued on Page Three)
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
A GLIMPSE OF CONFLICTING
REASONS


The German Socialists were the
first to initiate discussions concern
ing the practical steps which the revo.
lutionary workers might take in a
conflict between internationalism and
nationalism, particularly in matters
of militarism and war. German dele
gates from Switzerland to the Brus-
sells congress of the old International
| in 1868 placed these questions on the
order of business. They were ex-
lhaustively debated by the delegates,
| turned over to a committee, and en-
| bodied in resolution brought in by
the committee and adopted by the
congress.
| The Socialist party representatives
in the German reichstag, in 1870,
were the first to face the question:
what to do when war was about to
be declared, and to attempt a practi-
cal solution Of the difficulty present
fensive and an offensive war.
In these discussions, all sides of
these questions were thoroughly air.
ed. Later debates added nothing es-
sential. Practically all the reasons
and possible steps debatable for So
cialists were mentioned in these first
debates. All subsequent debates con-
corning these subjects at national
party conventions, international con-
crosses, or in regular Socialist maya
zines and papers, have merely repeat
ed those old debates in a more or
less complete form under different
conditions.
When the old International held
its Brussels congress, in 1868, the
following practical measures against
war were suggested by delegates of
different nationalities % Public
protests for the purpose of lining the
mass of the people up against the rul-
ing classes; (2) refusal of military
service; (3( strikes in war industries;
(4) strikes in all industries; 60 gen.
eral propaganda of fundamental So
cialist principles.
The only Immediately practical
measure recommended by the resolu-
ton of the committee was cessation
of all work" in case of war, in other
words: "Strike of the nations against
war"
In the discussions it was argued
that protests should be made, of
course, at all times, but such pro-
tests could not have any practical eff
feet in stopping war, SO long as the
revolutionary workers were in a small
minority and the governing powers
were not in their hands. Refusal of
military service was rejected for the
simple reason that in most European
countries the laws made it punishable
as felony. On the other hand, since
mere protest was useless, and since
the fundamental Socialist propaganda
did not touch the vast majority of
workers in all countries, nothing prac-
teal remained to be done but to
strike. Strikes were not Illegal.
Strikes also offered the additional
advantage that workers of all ages
could take part in them, whereas a
military strike would affect only
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
Oakland, Calf, Dec. IS.

Oakland, Calf, Dec. IS.
Comrade Shipley:
Here are the greetings of the sea
son to the faithful Northwest Work
er group! You are producing the best
paper north of Oakland.
The usefulness of The Worker will
be enhanced by it's new features
They're the real stuff - what the
workers want.
The enclosed 81 I presume you can
find some use for
Fraternally,
MARVIN SANFORD.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
GENERAL STRlkE} FUTILE AS
WAR PREVENTIVE

The Brussels resolution of the old
International had no Practical effect
upon the working class whatever
Marx and Engels considered this en-
tire attitude quite as utopian as the
bourgeois pacifism or the impossi-
bilist demand of peace at any price,"
so long as Russian Tsarism and bu-
reaucracy continued to menace Eu
rope with wars Of conquest. Marx
and Engels considered disarmament
impractical for the same reasons and
demanded a national militia in place
of the standing armies. OF this more
anon. The main point at this stage
is the irrefutable record that, even
in it's first debates of these questions,
the Socialist leadership in the vast
majority agreed that the working
class can do nothing practical, under
capitalist rule, to stop wars, and that
we must make the best of a bad sit
uation by registering our protest and
continuing our fundamental Socialist
propaganda.
The war of 1870 did not produce
the results which Marx-Engels, Bebel
and Liebknecht would have desired
They still chung to the hope that a
Greater Germany with a Democratic
constitution might be produced by
this upheaval History decided 9th
erwise Marx-Engels accepted the in
evitable rather philosophically, but
Bebel and Liebknecht in those days
were great impossibilists. Lieb-
knecht especially at times expressed
views about parlamentarian politics
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

America would not be the most
hated nation on earth if the admins
tration had followed the advice Of the
Socialists and absolutely forbidden
the expectation of munitions or food
during the progress of the war.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

PARASITIC recent death of Marie
Edouard valiant, Socialist deputy
from the Seine, and of Edmund Ma
RE Chapius, Radical Republican dep
uty from Jura, brings up to 40 the
number of vacancies in the French
parliament by deaths since the war
began
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

those of military age. Furthermore,
strike would be backed by many
labor unions, and this would bring
about a better understanding between
labor unions and Socialists. AS for
the rest, wars could be fundamentally
abolished only by complete social
revolution, and this was matter of
long historical development
Marx and Engels did not attend the
Brussels congress OF the old Inter
national, but were informed of its
deliberations by delegate Eccarius,
who lived in the London exile with
them. The first reports Of Eccarlus
were published in the London
Times" When Marx and Engels
read these reports, they suspected at
first that the congress had been dom
mated by the French and Belgian
delegates under the influence of
Proudhonian ideas. In reality, the
most impractical suggestion, that of
strikes in military industries, had
been made by their German lieuten-
ant in Switzerland, J. p. Becker, and
the French and Belgian delegates
had been most emphatic In their re-
lection of such naive schemes. The
idea of striking in all industries seem
i
1t was, indeed, nonsense under the
then prevailing conditions, and it has
remained nonsense to this day, al
though it has been made again and
again, even in very recent days, with
the additional claim that general
strikes and refusal to enlist constitut-
ed the "only true International So
cialist attitude"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

A Canadian woman has written to
the department of militia asking that
her husband, who has enlisted, be
put in the front of the fighting in the
hope that he would be shot.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

Three Socialist school directors,
one road supervisor, two auditors,
Judge and inspector of election have
been elected to office in Oil Creek
Pa.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

AS the result of an investigation
forced at Schnectady N. ", seven
warrants have been issued for the ar
rest of illegal voters, showing the So
cialists have made good on their
charges. Socialists are also busy at
Dayton, Ohio, proving their charges
of election Irregularities.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

When we get a strong military or
ganization we will have a military
rule. Then let anyone dare to critf.
else the hooters of the workers and he
will follow Joe Hill.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

NORFOLK, Va.-Lacking a suffi-
cient crew to man the vessel, the
battleship Vermont is tied up at the
Navy Yard, unable to join the Allan
tic fleet.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

PARASITIC censorship has for
hidden the publication of reports
dealing with the Socialist congress,
which began a three-day session here,
except the brief statement which has
been issued announcing the questions
discussed, the examination of the
general situation, the Socialist party
and war. The names of the speakers
are also announced in this statement
and the fact that meetings were held
morning, afternoon and night.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

"You look blue and discouraged, old
man"
'I'm not myself this morning"
We'll, that's nothing to feel so bad
about. Boston Transcript.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

1--WE shall need an army of occu-
patton to mind the German capital
(Berlin) whilst the war indemnity is
being paid."-Horatio Bottomly, "Ad-
viser-in-Chief to the British nation"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
WHERE rs TOM MANN?

Tom Mann has been a government
agent "for some months now, and he
has gone wherever there was threat
of trouble and impressed on the men
the need for avoiding stoppages."
6arereen's Golden Drip Coffee. I'm
perial Tea Co.. 1407 Hewitt Avenue.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

A state farm for middle-aged unem-
ployed women is being established
in New South Wales.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

The refusal of the czar to permit
the reassembling of the duma has
caused widespread demonstrations of
protest, especially in Moscow and Pc
trograd.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

The Socialist movement has invad-
ed India A national conference has
been held and a newspaper called
the Pathfinder has been established
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

AUSTRALIA-The state of Queens
land has made a start with state meat
shops The first shop has been open
ed in Brisbane, at selling prices from
80 to 40 per cent. below the prices
of private shops.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

Although he (the Turk may be
heather infidel, nevertheless he fights
like a Christian gentleman. Con
tents of a letter written by an Aus
tralian soldier
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06
HUMOROUS AND OTHERWISE

Get into khaki and strike a blow
for dear old Shoreditch. London re-
cruiting poster
Shoreditch is the slum district of
London, England.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

Edith Vavell-Why don't you en-
list?"-A recruiting poster.
Why not shoot the officers and re-
turn home. An officer had the girl
shot.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-01-06

England is Gods country. "-Ho
ratio Bottomly.
We always thought that Gods coun
try was America.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-11
Hughes Answers Secretary Redfield.

Mr.. Hughes reply to the demand OF Secretary
Redfeld that he substantiate statements made at
Detroit came very promptly, and quite pointedly
The letter from former Director Of the Census
Durand Is fat statement that his resignation
was asked for, Secretary Redheld wanting ito
create vacancy" to be filled by his own selection
The Tittman case is quite similar, only his sue
cessor as head Of the geodetic survey was first
made chief OF the fish bureau, and then promoted
for "meritorious services This at least gives Mr.
Redheld what he demanded, the basis OF the
charges that he had removed experienced men in
order to make places for deserving democrats" "
Mr.. Hughes has had too much experience to make
serious charges he is unable to support. and the
president and his cabinet ought to know that just
as they should have known their raid on the civil
service would rise up against them when they
faced another election. This episode is but added
proof that the present administration at Washing
ton has been not only maladroit but actually
stupid at times.
1t is worthy OF note, in passing, that the
Omaha World-Herald gave great display to Sec
retary Redhelds challenge, but totally suppressed
Mr.. Hughes reply.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-11
Hughes in Detroit

Governor Hughes visit to Detroit opened the
presidential campaign Of 1916 and if we may fore
cast the events that are to follow by the omens
Of Monday we would prognosticate an intensely
warm, vivid and humanity interesting period in
the next few months.
The misguided individuals who have been ex.
pecting that Charles Z. Hughes would prove to
be cold proposition and therefore easy to beat
arc in for shock that will make them think they
have been bit by an uninsulated trolley wire.
There 10 nothing cold about Mr. Hughes, Detroit
has learned He is about as intensely human
piece of humanity as ever captured the hearts
Of crowd, and the more people in the United
States he meets between now and November the
more votes will be cast for him. AS a cam.
paigner he Is = revelation. He likes his fellow
beings. and they like him because they see he
likes them
Detroit's impression Of Charles E. Hughes is
IL favorable. The thousands OF people who have
studied him At close range are convinced that IL
{ he is elected president next November he will
be great president one Of the greatest this
nation has known, worthy to stand in history
with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln,
custodian Of the republics fate to whom that
ate may confidently be intrusted II that con-
ction Is shared BY the people OF other states
rom he 10 still to meet, the outcome Of his
ing around the great American circle cannot
u be proptious for him.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-11
A. B. stickney and Omaha.

A. B. Stickney came to Omaha at an i'm
portant time in the history Of the city For several
years sentiment had been slowly crystalizing on
the topic Of grain market here, and Mr. Stick
neys advent proved the reagent needed to fix
opinion and beget action. He not only brought
his railroad and his enthusiasm, but he invested
money in the enterprise he championed, and he
lived to see much Of his prediction for Omaha's
future justified by events. The grain market
was established and it has grown and will grow
until It reaches the point that was set for It long
ago by one Of the greatest Of all middle west
grain men, the late p D. Armour, who said
Omaha should be the greatest primary grain
market in the world Mr. Stickney backed his
faith with works, and his example Is still potent
il kept in mind
Omaha won only part Of its battle when the
Great Western came to release the city from
some of the shackes put upon it by the big
Chicago lines The future development Of the
grain market depends on whether the city will
be able to overcome tendency that still exists
to drain its natural territory to enrich COM
peting market towns. 1t Is not likely another
Stickney will arise to help win this further
phase OF the fight, so Omaha will have to depend
on It's own merits to make its victory In the
market complete. But II has come long way
since A. B. Stickney gave his help and encour.
agernent, and il ought to be able 70 solve It's
problem for itself
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-11
Closing Days Of Congress.

Confusion Of an uncommon sort marks the
closing days Of the present congress. 1t has been
in session since the first Of December, and now
finds ito most important business heaped up to be
disposed Of under caucus rule in order that the
members may get out in time to participate in the
campaign. The democrats have adopted pro-
gram, convenient for their own purposes, to which
the republicans have properly declined to give as
sent 1t should not be required Of the minority
that it partake Of responsibility for mismanage-
ment on part Of the majority. The democrats con-
troll congress in both houses, and in turn the ma
jcrty Is controlled by the caucus so that all egis-
lation is determined upon in its details behind
closed doors This fixes the responsibility abso-
lutely. and il important legislation goes over as
unfinished business to the next session, 1t will be
because the democrats did not care to consider it.
The waste Of time and money by the present ses-
sion Is chargeable solely to the majority party,
and It must take the blame