The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-03

confidence betrayed. he looks on
with silent consent and fears to ex-
pose the traitors. and allows the out
rage 10 continue. Such a person II
worse than traitor and worse than
a thief.
I expected to be called a traitor by
the ring; l expected that they would
use The Northwest Worker 20 libel
SANDER and traduce me. and vomit
up their yituperation In. but they
know ! have the evidence TO prove
the facts. and their only hope IL that
they may. by creating prejudics
against me. blind the party members.
They fear the truth which they can
not crush. yet crushing this truth IL
the only way they can save their
trcacherous hides.
WHY . USED THE PUBLIC PRESS
After trying by every means hon
orable and open TO get hearing in
the party, by writing every local In
Everett, asking for a meeting BY
Socialist party members only. and
also to a state committeeman. think
ing him a public official who would
surely feel some sense OF RESPONSE
hility and duty 10 the workers. and
finding myself denied a hearing and
actually vilified for trying 10 gel a
hearing ! decided that the Socialist
party organization at this time was
too corrupt for me 20 remain in II,
exposing those who have throttied
the party. and have II strangled into
submission to their will Thus they
prostitute the party with impunfty.
After IL years membership l felt
II due to the thousands OF voters and
supporters I'm Seattle and the state
who had honored the party ca -
dates and l. to make known to them
the actual conditions and why left
tho Socialist party. felt II due to
the membership that they know
their betrayers. Would | not be n
am not big enough fool to think that
I can deceive the whole working
population. The public press was
the only means with which to get a
hearing.
WHY WENT To EVERETT
went to Everett TO compel these
who disregard the very foundation
principles OF Socialism to stand trial
in the sunlight Of public opinion and
show 20 them the power OF that
I opinion. so that in the future when
a party member hegs for a hearing
his motives will not be impugned
and his hearing denied with silent
contempt
This powerful ring viiified Bur.
CESS. Vilified Anna Maley. viiiffe0
/ Kennedy, even Nilified and scorne1
our national characters in the par(s
and is Il not an honor for me TO ~
| slandered and Vilified by themg And
II have taken an open and public
stand because under their rule
there Is no Socialist party; II is
merely collection agency for gath
ering In the monthly dues for the
/ purpose of making up the rings
salary (meal ticke1.
went TO Everett 90 get a hear
/ ing. and got IL, and when the people
spoke on election day the Everett
/ branch OF the ring got their Just de-
serts | shalt continue until the So
ciaiist party of this state shall be
worthy Of the name
| To show tho fear. villainy and
Icowardice Of the ring, | only need
say to any honest Intelligent person
/ that they use columns % space IN
| The Northwest tShirkerl Worker to
vtlifv me, but they fear end refuse
/ me space 20 answer their charge.
IL is evident that I am driving
them TO cover. l expect few who
/ are prejudiced to condemn me for
short while, hut when once the facts
| are known | have no fear. and I
promise that l win make II SO hot
for the ring that another one will
never try to hetray the Socialist
marty and the workers in this state.
Since writing the above article:
The Seattle Herald has repudiated
the Socialist party. because of It's
| nominations for public office and
/ the rings control IN Seattle.
The Northwest Worker, OF Ever
EFT. now comes forward and pro-
noses reward to the state rings
| faithful nv proposing them for off
| cial position within the party. and
IL is needless TO add that when tho
| Socialist party OF Washington IL
turned over TO the tender mercies %
the ring that the collection of
monthly dues will be the all impor..
tant feature of the party. Get all
your. small change ready.