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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

HALF dozen times that night, David
"A had walked from end to end of the
FIVE snow-bound coaches that made up
the Transcontinental. He believed that
for him it was an act of providence that
had delayed the train. Otherwise Sleep
ing-car would have been picked up at the
next divisional point and he would not
have unburdened himself to Father
Roland. They would not have sat up
until that late hour in the smoking COM
partment, and this strange little forest
missioner would not have told him the
story Of lonely cabin up on the edge of
the Barrens-a story of strange pathos
and human tragedy that had in some
mysterious way, unsealed his own lips.
He had kept to himself the shame and
heart-break of his own affection since the
day he had been compelled to tell it,
coldly and without visible emotion, to
gain his freedom. He had meant to
keep it to himself always. And of sud-
den it had all come out He was not
sorry. He was glad. He was amazed at
the change in himself. That day had been
terrible day for him. He could not get
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

of his depressing the aisle and he stopped He
W hand TO lifted itself his trembled.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
LABOR NOT NEEDED NOW

That explains why President Will
son, on his western tour, spoke only
to audiences of industrial, CONNER
cial and professional men" He did
MT care about the workers in the
cities and the farmers in the rural
districts. They will not be needed
until called upon to protect, with
their blood and their lives, American
dollars invested in other lands.
Read what President Wilson said:
1--WE are not now thinking of invasion
of the territory of the United States.
That is not what is making us anx-
ious. We are not asking ourselves:
Shall we be prepared to defend our
own shores and our own homes? Is
that all that we stand for? To keep
the door securely shut against enc
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
PREPARATIONS MADE
FOR LYCEUM SPEAKERS

Arrangements are being completed
for the series of three great lectures
by the trio of National Lyceum speak
ers, including Americas gifted ora
tor, George R. Kirkpatrick author of
the worlds greatest anti-war book,
"War-What For?" and the famous
cartoonist, Ryan Walker, creator of
the immortal Mr.. Henry Dubb and
family, followed by Comrade Emil
Seidel, former mayor of Milwaukee,
and one of the most interesting speak
ers on the American lecture platform.
Comrades living on the Island should
arrange with Comrade Prather for a
special trip for each of the three Sun
day afternoons on which these lee
lures are to be given, and no comrade
within a reasonable distance of Ever
EFT should fail to plan for trip tc
this city on these dates: Sunday
March 26; April 2, and April 8.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
SUPPRESS SOCIALISM
WITH WAR SAYS OWEN
Advocates LawIessness and Violence

Senator Robt. l.. Owens theory of
national preparedness, as sketched
at the luncheon discussion of the Re-
publican Club, is internal efficiency.
The Oklahoma senator's suggestion
for achieving a certain degree of this
efficiency was that the government
gather together the country's unem-
ployed young men, pay them accord
ing to wage scale that would not
compete with industrial wage scales
or private enterprise and employ their
time partly in military training and
partly in useful work. He would
have the government devote part of
each mans day to instruction in use
full mechanical arts and sciences.
Senator Owen asserted that Europe
would be enjoying profound peace to-
day if a referendum vote had been
taken before the war. Before the
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24

An additional task has been bur.
dened upon the membership of the
Socialist and labor union movement
by President Wilson'S recent invasion
of the middle west with the aid of
the capitalist press, limoges all the
president has revived the bloody lust
for war that was being rapidly ex-
tinguished 1t is the duty of the So
cialist movement to again sweep back
this rising crimson tide of uncon-
trollable passion. We must put the
nation back into straight jacket UNI
til 1t again frees itself from the de-
sire to kill, We can do it.
President Wilson made it clear on
his western tour that he did not fear
an invasion of the United States by
any foreign foe Then why this pre-
paredness? The president answered
that question when he pointed out
in no unmistakable words, that the
western hemisphere must be saved
for exclusive exploitation by the
profiteers of the United States
The United States must have an
invincible navy and an unconquerable
army so that we can save Mexico for
the Standard Oil Co. and the Inter
national Harvester Co., so that the
West Indies can be robbed exclu-
sively by the sugar trust and Central
America by the fruit trust. The
broad plains and fertile prairies of
Argentine and other South american
countries must be reserved for the
American beef baron and wheat king,
to be plundered even as our own
Golden West" The slogan of the
Wilson administration is, "The Amer
icas for our own American profit
teers."
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
Fifteen Dollars From Local Trafton

tertainments from time to time.
There were about ninety people
present, including children. We had
two fish-ponds-a ten-cent one for the
grown folks and a five-cent one for
the children. When the packages
were all gone there was still a crowd
waiting for more. There seems to be
something very attractive about these
Socialist fish-ponds.
l hope that some of the other locals
will try this method of entertainment
There is no end to the fun in it.
The next affair of the kind will be
in strawberry time.
Wishing you the best of success for
the next year, l remain,
Yours for Socialism,
CORA DONAHUE.
Sec. Local Trafton.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
Kill The Bloody Lust For War

Louis, declared the navy of the Unit
ed States should be the largest in the
world. The navy is the instrument
of aggression, Of attack We do no
need the largest navy, nor nearly the
largest navy in the world, to defend
the United States against attack. The
monarchs of our plutocracy, however
need giant navy to carry their pir
ate flag of big business across the
seas to battle the commerce of Other
lands. When President Wilson de
clares for the largest navy in the
world he puts himself on record as
favoring a world struggle for mar
kets-the right of the American CAPT
talist to exploit any nation anywhere
on the face of the earth
Combat Our Own Ruling Glass
Our greatest task in the present
hour of the great trial now facing the
worlds civilization is to combat, with
all the power we possess, the ruling
class Of our own country.
The coming years will tell the great
service we did the Mexican republic
in preventing Intervention by the Unit
ed States. The best that is in the
Mexican people is now coming to the
top. But our work is not at an end
We must conquer the ruling class at
home so that it cannot exploit the
peoples abroad in times of peace. The
International Harvester trust still has
power enough to shackle more slaves
in the hemp fields of Yucatan. Elk
ploitation of human flesh in the Mex
lean oil field will not end so long as
the Standard Oil trust is organized
for the purpose of coming profits for
John d." and his pals.
We rejoiced when we heard the
peoples of China had established their
republic. The first president of the
republic was heralded as a Socialist.
But we had not conquered the Amer
lean capitalist and now capitalism is
seeking to force an emperor upon the
Chinese people in the face of a bloody
revolution. The Chinese republic
started out to conserve the resources
of the land for the benefit of the peo-
pie. But the Standard Oil trust and
other American trusts, through cor
ruption and dark conspiracy, secured
grip upon the natural resources of
the country and are now seeking to
perpetuate their power to exploit the
people of China.
1t is written where we can all read !:
WE MUST FIRST CONQUER THE
RULING CLASS OF THE UNITED
STATES. THUS WE CAN BEST
SERVE THE WORKING CLASS IN
OTHER LANDS.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
SOME BIRTHDAY PARTY
Northwest Worker Enters Sixth
Year of Service Stronger
Than Ever
JOLLY CROWD TURNS OUT TO
CELEBRATE OCCASION
Electrical Workers Give Audience a
Thriller

Last Sunday evening the Reds of
Everett and suburban districts met
in The Forum, 1912 California ST., to
celebrate the Sixth Birthday of The
Northwest Worker, known at first as
The Commonwealth, then as The
Washington Socialist, and now as the
best paper of it's kind in-well, this
state, anyway. "Modesty," etc.
And it was some birthday party!
In the rear of the hall there was a
most inspiring display of fancy work,
donated to the paper by the women
comrades of the state. eve insist
upon paying for these gifts with sub
scription cards, as part of our "pre-
paredness" campaign. No one in
the hall failed to appreciate the spirit
of loyalty symbolized by those dainty
articles, the handiwork of women who
know. They came from all parts of
the state, thus evidencing the fact
that the service of The Northwest
Worker is recognized by comrades
everywhere as being part and parcel
of the state organization, though di-
rectly under the control of but one
county. 1t performs the proper func-
tons of state-owfed paper but with
out the greater expense and compli
Cd oh iy,a 10 nh
LEGATION. So the articles on display
Sunday evening had a significance
and value apart from their material
worth.
A most enjoyable feature of the
Birthday Party was a gift of an even
ing of music by the well-known Don
nelly's orchestra. The selections rem
dered by this excellent organization
of union musicians were rendered
with the precision and spirit charac.
teristic of this orchestra, and were
most heartily enjoyed by all present
Besides the music of the orchestra
there were several special music fea-
lures introduced along with the lit
erary program, including a delight
fully rendered piano solo by Miss Ma
BILE Hansley, a flute duet by Comrades
Theodore Boer and Carl Melmgren,
accompanied by Miss Westberg, at
the piano, and violincello solo by
Comrade Svarrer, accompanied by his
little daughter Hattie.
Comrade Mark Bartlett gave a
splendid reading of poem on the
soap-box orator and his message,
which brought down the house. 1t
was both humorous and instructive.
Our talented county secretary, Carl
Ulonska, recited most effectively Vic
tor Hugo's celebrated prose poem
"The Breaking of the Neva."
Comrade Jay Olfnger was called
upon for one of his inititable straight
from-the-shoulder off-hand talks. And
he was there with the goods, as al
ways His graphic manner of stating
and driving home truths that should
be better realized by the Reds them
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
Lets get in on this!"
A CLASS BY THEMSELVES

We mention the part taken by the
Electrical Workers Union separately,
as these workers form a class all by
themselves
1t was like this: During the even
ings entertainment, the secretary of
the said union, Comrade Worswick,
handed the chairman a letter to be
read to the audience. AS the letter
itself is far more eloquent that any
thing we can write, we give it YER
batim herewith, adding only that the
generous cooperation of this union
sent visible thrill of pleasure and
qualification through the large audi
epce, who warmly applauded the let
ter when read. Perhaps it will be
well to say right here that this gift
of the Electrical Workers has saved
the day for The Northwest Worker,
coming in the nick of time, as collec-
lions have been more unsatisfactory
is difficult to see how we could have
avoided missing an issue of the paper.
A little better effort on the part of
individual comrades throughout the
state from now on will keep The
Northwest Worker out of danger, as
the worst period has now been passed.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
LOCAL MONROE GIVES
SUCCESSFUL DANCE

Monroe, Feb. 81, 1916.
Northwest Worker
Comrades-On Saturday night, Feb.
18th, Local Monroe gave a dance at
Parkplace in the Park Place Hall.
Seventy tickets were sold at so cents
each. Lunch, consisting of coffee and
sandwiches or dotghnuts, was served
at ten cents per plate.
There was good attendance, and
every one had a good time. Danced
until after two o'clock
PRESS COMMITTEE,
Local Monroe.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
HIGHLY APPRECIATED
BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE
Everett. Feb. goth,


The Northwest Worker
Enclosed please find check for $50.
Local Union No. 191, |. B. e. W., pre-
sents this as Birthday Gift to The
Northwest Worker, wishing it many
happy returns of the day, and hoping
it will live long to educate, and assist
the historic mission of the workers
to emancipate themselves from all
forms of wage-slavery.
A. BUNDT,
President
JOHN WORSW1CK,
Fin, Secretary.
Prepare to abolish preparedness!
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
mics. Certainly mott"

or course, the president partly
shrouds this clear cut declaration by
prating about liberty of government
and national Independence in the
whole western hemisphere
Only the other day, however, the
president in reaching out the hand of
"Pan-American friendship to the
other capitalist governments of this
western world, declared for an agree
ment prohibiting the shipment of mu-
nitions from any American republic
to revolutionary forces in another,
constituting denial of the right of
revolution,
In other words, the United States
is not only going to guarantee the
safe exploitation of the western world
by American capitalists against the
dollar interests of Europe but it is
also going to guarantee the mainten-
ance of capitalist governments over
the protest of the enlightened prole-
tariat of any country in North and
South America. The United States
was born as the result of reyolu-
ton. Now 1t is going to deny the
right of revolution to the peoples of
other countries in order to insure
domestic peace" under capitalist ex-
ploitation. Where is the memory Of
Colorado, Michigan and West Virgin
ia? Since when did the United States
give up the right to protest, by revo-
luton if necessary, against the reg
nant plutocracy?
Wilson Dangerous lingo
President Wilson is more danger
Gus than other ingoes-Roosevelt, for
instance. Roosevelt shrieks for war,
for blood, for battleships and soldiers
and when he is the guest of honor
at a Gary steel trust banquet, no one
questions where he stands. Presi-
dent Wilson is different. lie is Will
ing to compromise on an increase in
the army and navy, just a little bit
bigger this year than last. And the
appropriations next year will sur
pass by just a little those of this
year. Thus, in a few years, the Will
son program cannot help but satisfy
even the rawlings of a Roosevelt. But,
by Wilson's method, the great bur-
den of militarism will have been so
deity thrust upon the backs of the
American people that they will won
der how it ever got there. Remem-
Der, WILSON IS MORE DANGER
GUS THAN ROOSEVELT!
Biggest Navy on Earth
The profit patriots howled with
glee when President Wilson, at St.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
LOCAL MONROE
RENDERS AID AND BUYS AMMU
MILTON

Monroe, Wn., 2-19-16,
Northwest Worker,
Everett, Wash.
Comrades:
Local Monroe will help as best we
can to keep our Fighting Paper in
the field, hence the enclosed list of
twenty names of Monroe school teach
ers to be shot at for 25 cents worth
of Mental Dynamite, paid for by the
Local, in shape of the best fighting
paper on the Coast.
On Friday night, March 3rd, we will
have card party and lunch seats to
be ten cents each; also some good
music, Yes, you are all welcome.
PRESS COMMITTEE,
Local Monroe.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24

United States should go to war with
a weak country, he would have a ref
erendum vote of the people who would
have to pay the price.
"Either you will have a democracy
of advanced intelligence" he said,
capable of dealing wisely with hu-
man life, or a Socialism you do not
want. Then war may be necessary
to suppress Socialism,"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24

One hundred questions answered on
Scientific Socialism in the Scientific
Socialism Study Course pamphlet we
are offering at the rate of five for
twenty-five cents. Order now,
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24

Comrade Elmer Mccullough of Dav-
export is to be the Socialist cores
pendent to the Davenport Tribune.
Who is next?
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24

Fifty dollars from the Electrical
Workers. That will put some new
life into us. What kind of a shock
are you going to give us?
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
Arlington, Wn., Feb. 81, 1916.


Northwest Worker,
Everett, Wash.
Dear Comrades:
am enclosing money order for SIS,
the proceeds of our fish-pond social
held Saturday evening.
We did better than we had reason
to believe we would, as times are so
hard and money is so scarce among
the workers. We took in $3.50. The
necessary expenses amounted to $3.50
and l am sending the balance of SIS
to you for OUR paper. We wish all
of the comrades throughout the state
to know how much we appreciate the
work that the paper is doing for the
cause of Socialism. We expect to
keep up the work by giving these en-
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24

DR.. Cook reports that the inhabi-
tants of Borneo are not wild at all.
But then, he has just returned from
Europe with the Ford pilgrims, and
such a judgment is purely relative.
New York Tribune.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
Senate Committee Hears From
COmrade Mauer
LABOR'S PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM

man people and the Austrian people
and the people of the Allies wish to.
day that they had known what the
trouble was before the CONFEDERATION
started in Europe. There wouldn't
have been the mess there is now!
(Applause)
ought to disarm as long as there Is
civilized nation on earth that is
armed. l suppose that is the practi-
cal view. But we are three thousand
miles from Europe and several thou.
sand miles away from the Asiatics.
Suppose the Germans win. The best
they can hope for is to secure land.
II they get that they have got to
police it and their soldiers must be
Germans. Could she do that and
come over and make war on the Unit
ed States? | do not think So Sup
pose she started. What would the
Allies be doing. And if the Allies
should make war on us, what would
Germany and Austria be doing? No,
you can not figure it out no matter
how you try.
REAL REASON FOR PREPARED.
NESS"
But I'll tell you the real reason
for preparedness The American
capitalists, are finanding the Euro
pean war; they are supplying the
munitions of war and the methods
of destruction. They are not selling
for cash but on credit. Millions of
dollars are today bought with pieces
of paper with crooked marks on it,
promissory notes, and the banking
interests are furnishing money to the
manufacturers so they can pay wages
and buy supplies. These promises to
pay are piling up higher and higher.
Some day there will be an end to
this European war and then over
there in Europe they will get around
a tablets a pity they didn't get
around a table before the war broke
out (applauce) then they will
discuss the question of settlement
Suppose, gentlemen, that they de-
eide to hold the munition manufac-
turers of America responsible? Sup
pose they refuse to pay the robber
prices which American manufacture
ers have been. charging them. Sup
pose they agree to pay only what
things are worth, or perhaps even to
repudiate the whole thing. Then a
big army and navy would be a good
thing for the American capitalist to
have at that time. They would like
to send us working men abroad as
collectors for them. | tell you we
refuse! prolonged applause)
81 want to be frank with you. We
absolutely refuse to be dragged into
this thing We are sick and tired Of
being turned into fodder for cannons
and then have to pay the bills be-
sides. You are going to tax us to
pay for preparedness and then you
propose to go into our homes and
take out our brothers and fathers and
sons and use them for fighting. If
it's right to take a poor mans life,
it's right to take the rich mans for
tune. WE are going to have some
voice in this thing"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24
Electrical Workers
Give Fifty Dollars
AS Birthday Present
Forum Crowded To The Doors

selves ELECTED frequent outbreaks of
applause
Comrade Loutitt was called upon
for story, which concluded the pro-
gram. We don't mention the chair
man and his little speech from the
chair, not because we want to slight
anybody, but because "self-praise is
no praise" and we're going to invite
you to follow the crowd to the BAN
quet room; there a generous oyster
stew had been prepared for all pres
ent.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-02-24

Safety First" See that our ad-
vertisers get your trade.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-27
BRIDGEPORT COUPLE CELEBRATE
THEIR SIXTY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY
MIR AND MRS. JOHN n TURNER
Az hosrs TO FRIENDS AND
SAtLDREE YESTERDAY
Day was Quietly Spent, Owing TO Ad-
vaAced Age Of Honored-Other Gen
eral News Of Bridgeport.

MI. and Mrs. John Turner. well know
I'sl1tnts or Main street. Bridgeport.
,e4enfated the ~iNty-third anniversary
or their marriage yesterday. At their
nom" ana during the dav a large num-
Der or their friends called 10 extend
their congratulations
me celebration was OF an Informal
nature. AS Mr. and Mrs. Turner are near
N 20 years OF axe. and only the children
were present during tho day. The fea-
lure was tho dinner which was served
az noon. tho following children being
seated al the table: James W Turner
or pittsburgh. Harry ". Turner OF Bell
are. CHARLES Turcur. Of Carncgte: John
Al turner. Of Martins Ferry and sam
u'l luruer. OF this city. \ family re-
union was held during the Afternoon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-27
I. W. c. A. NOTES

This evening at O'Clock DR.. Nc
Coll will give AL interesting and help
iul talk on How to Prevent Colds q"
a subject that we are all interestc-.
in particularly AT this time OF the
year. All members Of the gym classes
and any others who may like 10 come
Will be welcome. The lecture will he
given in the Bible class room on the
second floor.
After tho lecture there will be a
hard basket ball practice for the game
Friday evening with the Belaire high
school tear will be an exciting one.
II viii be a double-header. the first
and second teams Of Wheeling y. W.
{. a. and OF Bellaire high viii COM
pete. The Y. W. G.. \. girls have only
lost two games and do not expect 10
lost AGAIN this season.
Rubber Sale.
Don't forget Rubber Day. which "A
Friday. The 3lst Of March. Look
around for the last years garden
hose. old auto tires. rubbers. etc. and
DO ON hand with n generous offering.
which may be. left az the association
or a' any Of tho other stations that
perhaps may be- more convenient.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-27
CAMERON

For the convenience OF Cameron "a.
trone - the lntelliaencer. . sub.s;a
ton or the sale o. document boxes
at ~ cents and single clipped cou-
pom is established at
OlNSMORE BROS
CAMERON PHARMACY
limited supply now on hand.
First come first served.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-27
Victims Funeral Eeld.

- Funeral services Tor tn. late Allen
zero. the four-year-old son OF Mr. and
MtS samuel Reid. who Sucsumbed az
re nome near Limestone. Friday after
noon. IS result Of burns sustained
Asvut 10 weeks ago. were held yesterday
afternoon az IA" place OF death Tho
iScN. Dunbar ofnciatrd at the services.
iht'rment was made IA IA. Pleasant Val