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Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-27
Prairie Fire Near Orleans.

ALMA. Neb., March 26-(Special.)-A
prairie fire set from a burning straw
stack and famed by high wind, burned
over a large area of pastures and stubble
fields in the vicinity of Orleans and
threatened destruction to the farm build
ings on Henry Meyers place. A general
call for help over the phone brought
enough assistance to save the buildings.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-27
NEW METHODIST CHURCH AT
BEAVER CITY DEDICATED

BEAVER CITY. Neb., March 26.-(Spe-
ci8l. )-The new Methodist Episcopal
church of this city was dedicated today
by Rev. ]. w. Kirckpatrick of Holdrege,
district superintendent. Sermons were
preached by DR.. Schreckengast of Wes-
leyan university, and Rev. B. F. Eber-
hart of Harvard, former pastor. The
church. which cost $4,000, is free from
debt. and is a modern structure in every
respect.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-27
DEATH RtC0R0


BEAVER CITY. Neb., March 2j-(Spe-
cial Tho body OF Mrs NJ. A. Bachelor
widow OF the late Calvin y. Bachelor
pioneer Of Furnas county and former
clerk OF the court. arrived here Fri
day from Green Bay, Wis. accom-
panied by her daughter. Mrs Anne
Height, Funeral services were held al
the Presbyterian church. and intermcn
made In the Mount Hope cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-27
LIceuse is Issue nt CoIerIdre.

CoLERIDGE, Neb., March 23.-CSpe-
cial)-At the citizens caucus Friday even
ing DR.. Dewey and Charles Harris were
rencminated to succeed themselves as vii
lage trustees. This will leave the board
the same as last year. The question Of
saloon or no saloon and pool hall or no
pool hall will be voted upon Ly the people.
Bee Want Ads serve hundreds daily
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-27

Apply sloan's Llniment TO the painful
part Is all you need, The pain goes At
once. Only 25c. All Observation-Disclosures
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-27
Nebraska

/ Ia grippe aged q years. She Is sur
vivcd by her husand and six children.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-27

ToMBS ANGEL BANK
RUPT-The Countess Ada
Eugenia H. G. Won Boos Far
rar has just filed a petition
in the bankruptcy court,
Not so many years ago the
Countess, richly gowned,
used to visit the sick aud
needy in the Tombs, the
slums and the missions of the
Bowery.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-27

TECUMsEH. Neb., March 26--spcclall
Rev. Robert Liddell, died today at
Geary. Okl. lie was pastor OF the Te-
cumseh Presbyterian church for three
years. leaving here five years ago. lie
was 90 years old and liz survived by his
widow and three children. DIR. Liddell
was member OF the Tecumseh Masonic
order.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09
GOOD WORK DONE
BY WOMEN COMRADES

Comrades Title Roeder and Kath-
crime HOdgins went to Mukilteo Mon
day for the purpose of organizing the
women In some way that would en-
able them to carry on some kind of
educational work. They report that
they found not only strong sympathy
for Socialism among them, but a gen.
orally clear understanding of it.
After a number of visits had been
made about fourteen women and Gus
Pilz met at the home of Mrs. Young
and spent several hours discussing
the various phases of the work to be
done Those present voted unani-
mously to organize study club, and
it is expected that in time this will
develop into an effective local
Mukilteo has sufficient Socialist sen.
timent, which, if it were crystalized
into an effective organization, would
be of the greatest value in eGucation
al work
This should be an example for the
other nearby towns. Let the women
organized!
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09
Preparedness" Discussed

rificed his opinions on the altar of
capitalism, the kybosh would have
been put on to his ambitions. As it
is the stains are washed from his toga
and he is now a perfectly respectable
senator once more
| attended banquet given by the
Spanish war veterans (having been a
head-hunter myself once), and offered
a few words of protest against the
subject of discussion, Preparedness,
and offended the patriots by offering
Allen Benson's voting scheme as a
solution for wars One oriental vet
eran with a volcanic vocabulary de.
clared that the only reason 1 dared
express such sentiments, was because
| live in America; no other nation
would tolerate it.
The latest developments I send YOU
in the enclosed clippings from the
Republican paper. Up to the present
time no one has accepted the chal-
lenge to debate.
Yours for pulverizing the pernicious
plans of the plutocrats, who preach
preparedness for poor people to rac.
tice,
FRANK G. McMURRY.
PSI replied to the editors re.
marks, but he refuses to publish it.
If could have inveigled him into a
discussion, it would have been a pic
mic to put his arguments on the hum,
but he couldn't afford to publish my
reply because it would have made him
look around for his next argument.
told him the conditions under which
| would fight, and that wouldn't do to
print in a perfectly good Republican
paper. ~
1 may be able to stage a debate
with the Spanish war vets.
Success to you in your labors,
F. G. M.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09
PROF. BOWMAN SPEAKS
AT FORUM MEETING
Discusses "Economic Causes of Euro
pean War"

The fourth in the series of Univer-
sity Extension Course Lectures, CIV
en- under the auspices of the Social
Science Study Club, was given last
Sunday evening in the Forum, 1912
California St, Prof. Bowman, Of the
Department of History, U. of W., be-
ing the speaker He took for his
theme, Economic Causes of the Eu'
ropean War" and gave a most inter,
esting survey of the economic and po-
litical status of the fourteen countries
now involved in the conflict. The
professor essayed to show that there
was danger of accomplishing the
purely economic factors leading up
to the outbreak Of hostilities, and pre-
scented a number Of interesting facts
which seemed to show that material
advantage was not the only incentive
of the present war, nor of wars of the
past. In the discussion which fol
lowed, in the form of questions" sew
eral comrades took exception to the
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09
N. Yakima, March 1, 1916.

! N. YAKIMA, March l, 1916.
Dear Comrades:
| A few things have been TRANSMITTING
around North Yakima that you will
be interested in, perhaps, and as |
am particularly interested in fight.
ing militarism and capitalistic pre-
paredness, will say that we are trying
to bring the people out of the night.
mare into which the lingo specialists
have led those who are hypnotized by
that specious chicane called "Pre.
paredness for protection"
A few Sundays ago Rev. w. F. Tur-
ner, minister of the Christian church,
proved himself to be possessed of
more stamina and principle than airy
of his ministerial associates, by de-
livering two sermons against the So
called Wilson policy, and he notified
his congregation that he proposed to
deliver himself of his opinions on the
subject, If he were compelled to re.
sign the following day. He still holds
his position, but has created an at
mosphere Of antagonism among GER
tain fossils, whose pretended rever-
ance for the ancient peace advocate
hasn't tinged their souls with much
sincerity A debate held in the same
church by members of the same con-
gregation, resulted in the same church
by members of the same congrega-
ton, resulted in victory for the anti,
preparedness faction.
We were busy circulating petitions
against preparedness, to be submitted
to Senator Jones, who had at first ex-
pressed himself as opposed to the pro-
gram, when he Topped like a lobster,
and became a lingo as soon as the
plutocratic papers of the state began
to criticize his stand. Economic de-
terminism again. He aspires to re-
tain his "job," and had he not sac
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

| profits, and to the worker an ever
increasing measure of misery and
! degradation.
The interest of the working class
lies in the direction of setting itself
free from capitalist exploitation by
the abolition of the wage system I'M
der which is cloaked the robbery of
the working class at the point of pro-
duction. To accomplish this necessi-
tates the Transformation Of capitalist
property in the means of wealth pro
duction into collective or working
class property.
The irrepressble conflict OF inter.
ests between the capitalist and the
worker is rapidly eliminating in a
struggle for the possession OF the reins
of governmental capitalist to hold
this and the worker to gain possession
of it, by political action. THIS IS
THE CLASS STRUGGLE.
Therefore, we call upon all work
ers to organize under the banner of
the Socialist party, with the object Of
conquering the public powers for the
purpose of setting up and enforcing
the economic program of the working
class, as follows:
/. The transformation, as rapidly
as possible, of capitalist property IN
THE MEANS OF WEALTH PRO
'DUCTION (natural resources, such as
agricultural land, mines and forests
and also factories, mills and railroads)
into the collective pssperty of the
working class.
g The democratic organization
and management of industry by the
workers.
g. The establishment, as soon as
possible, of production for use instead
of production for profit.
A. The Socialist party, when In OF
flee, shall always until the present
system is abolished, make the answer
to this question its guiding rule of
conduct: WILL THIS LEGISLA-
TON ADVANCE THE INTERESTS
OF THE WORKING CLASS AND
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

After two columns of this kind of
stuff he goes on to say that the bust
ness element must Organize a cam
paign of Cancellation worked out with
literature flaming with appealing
truths" We have picture of the
Appealing Truths" but we say 'Lay
on, MacDuff, and damned be he who
first cries, hold! enough" We are
already putting out our 10000 leaflets
a month besides using numerous 9TH
err means of education,
Further on he states that they must
mot do politics under the name of
Employers Association or a similar
word, as it is like waving a red flag
in the face of a mad bull" Sure,
Mike! May we suggest that you join
the "Non-partisan League" By so do
ing you will help split up the vote as
nothing else will But let us add, you
cannot kill Socialism, nor the Social
ist party, with new political parties.
We are here to stay and here to win
and in the words of Jack London, 1--WE
are going to take from you your pal
aces and purpled ease, and in that
day you shall work for your bread,
even as the peasant in the field and
the poor and rusty clerk in your
metropolises. Here are our hands.
They are strong hands,"
Fl. w. WATTS.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09
Further Comment

The proposed platform was adopted
by the Socialist party of North Da-
kota at its convention held Feb. 4-6.
1t has been adopted by number of
Socialist locals throughout the Unit
ed States at different times.
The Socialist party of Canada
adopted it at it's convention in 1905
and it has remained the same during
the ten years.
BY adopting this short platform,
embodying only the essential features
or principles, of Socialism, there is
little or no opportunity presented for
confusing our philosophy and aims
with Bull-Mooseism, or "Non-Parti-
Fan" clap-trap. Second the motion,
comrades, and send notice thereof to
the National Executive, 500 Madison
ST., Chicago, III.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09
Another Kind

A. ]. M. Hosem makes a pitiful ap-
peal to the business men of Washing
ton in The Washington State Weekly
to organize and offset the encroach'
ments of the Socialist party.
He says: ''In this state there are,
broadly speaking, but TWO POLITI-
CAL PARTIES = SOCIALIST AND
NON-SOCIALIST. The Communist
Manifesto, or platform of the Socialist
party, is in the hands of probably 50,-
900 men and women of the labor
unions and farmers of this state.'
The emphasis is ours. Note how
truthful they are among their own
class.
He further states: "The Socialist
and labor element have been organic
ing night and day for THE POSSES
SION OF YOUR (capitalists) PROP
ERTY in this country for GO years.
The approaching fight is of greater
moment to the PROPERTIED INTER
ESTS of this state than any held
heretofore. You have gained your
possessions under a righteous govern
ment and stand to lose all under So
cialistic government" Do you note
how scared they are and how badly
they want to retain that righteous
government" SO that they can skin
and fleece the workers for few more
YearS2
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09
Seconds Wanted For
New Socialist Platform

AID THE WORKERS IN THEIR
CLASS STRUGGLE AGAINST CAP1-
TALISM?" If it will, the Socialist
party Is for it; if it will not, the So
cialist party is absolutely opposed to
it.
In accordance with this principle,
the Socialist party pledges itself to
conduct all the public affairs placed
in its hands in such a manner as to
promote the interests of the working
class alone.
Comment
This is the platform of the Cana
dian Socialists and we feel that the
platform that will be drafted by the
National Executive Committee will
be one of reform measures similar to
the one we had four years ago, and
will be a vote catching proposition
rather than a clear statement of the
real Socialist position; and by having
both platforms on the ballot at the
same time, it will give the member
ship chance to decide between Re-
form and Revolution.
Twenty-six members in good stand
ing. Published for seconds. Feb.
26, 1916.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09
Local Secretaries Should Bring Thl;
Motion Before Membership
For Seconds

The proposed short platform is a
step in the right direction. 1t eX
presses we'll and succinctly the car
dinal objects and methods of the So
cialist party. Later on n still better
platform may be drafted, but the
one presented now for seconds Is the
best so far printed. Let us adopt
it and thus do away with our present
quarrelprovoking, reformistic, mis-
leading, long-winded principles and
platform"
HERE'S THE NEW AND BETTER
ONE
Proposed National Referendum
BY Local Ewauna, klamath Falls,
Oregon:
THAT the following platform go on
the ballot for referendum vote at the
same time as the platform to be
drafted by the National Executive
Committee:
Platform
1--WE, the members of the Socialist
party of America, affirm our allie
glance to and support of the prin-
ciples and program of the revolution
airy working class.
Labor produces all wealth, and to
the producers it should belong. The
present economic system is based up
on capitalist ownership of the means
of wealth production, consequently all
the products of labor belong to the
capitalist class. The capitalist is,
therefore, master; the worker, a
slave.
So long as the capitalist class re-
mains in possession of the reins of
government, all the powers of the
state will be used to protect and de-
fend their property rights in the
means of wealth production and their
control OF the product of labor.
The capitalist system gives to the
capitalist an ever-swelling stream of
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

professors point of view, insisting
that the real cause of the war in Eu-
rope was the struggle of modern capt.
talist nations for markets and com
mercial supremacy. Other factors,
they insisted, were merely excuses, -
"pretexts," rather than actual causes.
The speaker next Sunday will be
Prof Cox, as announced elsewhere.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09
TRIUMPHANT SOCIALISM !

The Seminole County (Okla.) Capt.
tai publishes the following:
Here are some figures that speak
loud upon the question of who will
carry Oklahoma at the next election,
and also upon the question of what
party in Oklahoma is going to be the
ruling party of the future in this state.
Read them. They are official and
correct:
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Organized workers of Spain recent
Iy held a national convention, and it
was shown that the unions now mum
Der nearly 400, with total member
ship over 10000 This is a very
large. increase during the past two
years. The Socialist branches have
an additional membership exceeding
$4,000, which has more than trebled in
two years.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09
LOCKWOOD LECTURE DATES

Sat. Mar. II, Havillah; Sun. -,
Oroville; Mon. 10, Howe; Tues, IA,
Cherokee; Wed. Is, Okanogan; Thur,
10, Knowlton; Fri II, Chelan; Sat.
18, Entiat; Sun 10 G. PM Wenat-
Chez Sun. 10 Is PM Quilltoc Chine.
HERMAN LECTURE DATES
Sat. II, Centerville; Sun. Mar. II e
p.m.), Goldendale; Sun. IL (8 PM
Pleasant; Mon. 13, White Salmon;
Tue. IA, Laurel; Wed. Is, Trout Lake;
Thur. 16, Stevenson; Fri, II, Wash
ougal; Sat. 18, Camas; Sun. 10, Port,
land.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

The New York state executive com
mittee has recommended to the state
committee that the charter of Local
Schenectady be revoked for failure to
discipline members of the local prose
cuted and found guilty of violation of
the state constitution. This is in
regard to Mayor Lunn's refusal to live
up to the constitution A new local
is to be organized.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Earl Derby has made an emphatic
plea to the government to prevent
bachelors from evading military serv-
ice. because without these men "the
empire might fall" Apparently these
men have figured out that they have
nothing to lose if the damned Hem
pire does fall"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Be sure and order some leaflets
from the state office for distribution
in your town. Make it one distribu-
ferent leaflets, 800 of each, for s1.00.
Address L. E. Katterfeld, Box 421,
Everett, Wash.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Representative of canneries from
the state of New York have appealed
to the Industrial Relations Commits
sion to exempt them from the child
labor law. They ask to be allowed to
work their slaves II hours a day dur
ing the busy season. The commits
sion have not yet replied.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09
RYAN WALKER WILL BE ON
DECK

The following letter was received
by an Everett comrade Tuesday, and
is self-explanatory:
Phoenix, Ariz., March 2, 1916.
Dear Comrade:
Please announce it in big type that
Henry Dubb will surely fill the Ev-
erett date and all Dubbs families are
urged to meet their great father.
Fraternally yours,
RYAN WALKER.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

More than $55OOO,OOO was the pro
fit on du Pont Powder Company com
mon stock for the year 1915, due to
tremendous orders for munitions, &C.
cording to the company's report.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

-Four of every five who apply for
enlistment in the United States army
or navy are rejected as physically
unfit" says o. R. Lovejoy, of the Ma
tional Child Labor committee, because
"one-half of the people are living on
less than the United States has fixed
as a living wage"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Statistics gathered by the bureau
of mines show that more than three
quarters of a million men were EN-.
ployed in coal mining last year and
that of this number 1924 were killed,
which is 100 less than in 1914 and 521
less than in 1913. The death rate for
each 1000 men employed was 2.95, as
against 1922 in the previous year and
3.73 the year before that.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

England has made call for mar
ried men to report for service. The
youngest will be called out first. The
last group, that of men of as, are to
report in July.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Fyold Haynes, secretary of Loca
Mukilteo, Socialist party, has beer
elected member of the Mukilteo schoo
board.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

NJ. Haugeland, who is in this coun-
try studying the American school
system, says the Socialists of Nor
way will have control Of the govern
ment in ten years. He is not So
oialist
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

J. H. Gilmore, Socialist candidate
for school director in the Birmingham
district, lost out to DR.. A. c. Leslie
by Is votes.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

A correspondent calls us down be-
cause we never take fall out of the
Catholic church and its teachings. In
reply and for the benefit of those that
are of the same mind, we wish to
state that we are fighting for the abo'
lition of capitalism and all its insti.
tutions. We suggest that the reader
subscribe for The Crucible, 1880 First
Ave, Seattle. 1t costs soc year.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Socialists and labor men Of Eng
land are waging the greatest cam
paign for the repeal of CONSUMPTION
that England has ever seen. Meet
ings are being held in all the big
cities and thousands of pieces of lit
erature are being distributed.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Mexican light and power workers
have gone on strike and demand an
increase of 300 per cent. in wages
The revolution must have woke them
up. Wonder what answer the pro
fiteers will give?
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

The Sound Government League is
the latest thing invented to fight rad
icalism. Among it's promoters are
Rufus G. Dawes, organizer and man
ager Of public utilities companies;
julius Rosenwald of the Sears Roe
buck company and B. E. Cunny of the
Bell Telephone company.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Democrats in the Oklahoma legis-
lature got mad the other day in their
effort to pass new registration law
that will tend to hamper the Social
lists They stormed the opposition
with ink bottles, books, curses and
fists. The bill was finally passed
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Debs, over his protest, was nomi-
mated for congress from his home dis
trict at Terre Haute. 1t was the big
gest and most representative body Of
Socialists ever assembled in that dis
trict
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Comrade Martha Chenowith of Lo-
cal Charleston sends in twenty names
for our subscription list.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Comrade T. N. Clapsaddle of Arl-
ington sends in two sacks of spuds,
and Comrade G. Donahue of Airing
ton sends in six big sealers of fruit
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Take out red card in the Social
list party and help us keep our locals
alive. Help US in our 1916 campaign
work.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Fred D. Warren has taken the place
of Ryan Walker in the Lyceum course
for a few weeks. We are not yet
sure if he will fill Walkers Everett
date.
Later: He will not. Walker is
we'll again.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Rosa Luxembourg. Germanys great
est woman rebel, is out of Jail. She
was met at the door by hundreds with
flowers.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Two Socialists were elected on the
school board in Bryant school distric
No. rs. In school district AZ the So
cialist was beaten by two. One SO
cialist is still on the board.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

Peter Brown, of Vancouver, B. c.,
was so used to changing masters that
when he Joined the army the habit
had to be kept up so he kept chang
ing regiments. The military authori-
ties objected and sentenced him to
three months in Jail.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-03-09

The anthracite coal operators are
spending 100000 in advertising to
tell the American people that they
cannot afford to increase the wages
of the miners.