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The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
ADMITS HE LURED
5000 YOUNG GIRLS
VICE RESORTS
New York Man Says Victims
Came Mostly From Poor
Families

Using we'll dressed young men as
his agents, Yuse Botwin, confessed
king of the New York white slave
trust" lured 5000 school girls from
their homes into dens Of vice in 10
years, he told Asst. Dist. Attorney
Smith, who made the confession pub
lie recently.
Many of his victims were only 16
years old, Botwin said, They came
generally from poor families.
Started With Candy
Botwin's agents loitered around
schoolhouses and flirted. Then came
gifts of candy, auto rides and finally
a trip to a Broadway resort, winding
up with night in hotel. Then the
girls were induced to write notes to
their mothers, saying they had eloped,
They were then taken to a nearby
city, kept there few weeks, then
brought back to New York and placed
in disorderly houses.
"But didn't they ever try to run
away and go back to their homes ?"
asked the attorney.
Botwin Pleads Guilty
colder girls might have done that,
but the ones we handled never went
back home after we gave them their
start" said Botwin. That's why we
picked school girls"
Botwin pleaded guilty to one of five
indictments found against him in the
investigation of the vice trust" His
revelations are expected to result in
the filing of charges against more
policemen.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
WAR DECLARED
IN MINNESOTA
Steel Trust Interests Build Forts
AS Part of War on Mesabi
Strikers

HIBBING, Minn.-"Forts" are be-
ing erected by gunner of the Steel
Trust interests in the hills of Mesabi
iron range; searchlights play by night
over the mining villages, up and down
the main streets of Hibbing, Virginia
and Eveleth; kidnapping, the "bullpen"
and wholesale intimidation are said to
be an attempt to crush the growing
strike of workers.
On the smaller Guyana range, south
of this district, the strike already has
resulted in miners victory, and this
fact is squirting the Mesabi strikers
on to greater effort and sacrifices in
their own strike.
Charges are made by strike leaders
that gunner are planting dynamite
under bridges and beside mine build
ings, discovering" the dynamite just
before it explodes and blaming the
crimes on strikers. Such a ruse was
practiced in Lawrence, Mass, until
authorities exposed it.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
ENGLAND WILL WAR ON THE U.S..
IFBIG NAVY PROGRAM IS CARRIED OUT
Allan l.. Benson Quotes British Authority for the
Prediction and Declares Greater Armament
Folly in View of Europes Example

you to be warned in time by the fate
of Europe.
AS the World says, the military
appropriation bills now pending in
congress are greater by far than any
other nation ever considered in time
of peace. For our navy alone, we are
asked to spend in one year the enor-
nous sum of $315,000,00O The year
before the war broke out, Great Brit
ain spent but $26o,000,00O and Ger
many but $114,0O0,000.
Germany No Danger
We are asked by Wilson to spend
$315, 100000 and Hughes blames Will
son because he does not urge that we
spend more! We are asked to spend
more than the entire receipts of the
government for any year prior to
1911. We are asked to spend sum
in excess of two-thirds of the value
of our wheat crop.
For what? To whip Germany if
she comes over here. to Invade" us!
To whip the nation that has already
had more than half of its men put out
of action on the battlefield and is still
at war! To whip a nation that, as
result of this war, will for years
and years be a cripple!
Indeed, if our capitalists, who are
back of these military bills, were to
be believed, they would be brave
lot! But they are not to be believed.
They are not afraid Of Germany.
They are in search of trade, conces-
sions, monopolies, loot. They want
naval power to bring home the booty.
They want land forces to put down
strikes here at home whenever work
ingmen are made disorderly by high
wages that are not quite high enough
to reach the cost of living.
Hughes made one of the longest
speeches of acceptance that any pres
idential candidate ever employed in
annexing a nomination--but he had
nothing to say z.s----ti1sse- naatters.
Equally silent is Wilson: Both of
these gentlemen talk much and loud
ly of Mexican affairs that are past
and other relatively unimportant
things.
Statesmen Are Silent
Why are these gentlemen silent?
Why do they not explain why we
should so fear nation that is being
shot to pieces?
Make no mistake-this country is
confronted with militarism! Soft
names do not alter hard facts. 1t is
not preparedness" that we are con-
sidering-it is militarism.
If the fight against militarism be
lost this year, it will probably be lost
forever. If we spend two-thirds of
the value of our wheat crop this year,
Great Britain will scent danger, and
next year we shall be asked to spend
sum equal to the value of our en-
tire wheat crop.
We shall be told that Great Britain
is acting strangely and that we must
have navy large enough to deal
with her.
Put a soldier or sailor upon the
back of every American and life here
will never again be what it has been.
AS compared with some other coun-
tries, America has always been a
pretty decent place in which to live.
Foreigners who have been used to
carrying soldiers upon their backs
have come here because America was
! better than their old countries.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
ATTENTION, COMRADES!
THE CAMPAIGN is HERE!

In less than ten days the greatest
literature campaign ever attempted
in this country will be on.
If you and your local expect to be
in at the beginning of this terrific
drive you will have to get busy in
stantly.
Not another days delay.
Five hundred thousand of the Ben
son leaflets per week have already
been ordered. This is immense, but
it is nothing compared to what the
great army of Socialists should do.
Not one-half, probably not one hun
dredth part of the Socialists Of this
country have yet sent in their orders
or made their plans for this big cam
paign.
1t is really a great opportunity. No
individual and no Socialist should
miss it,
Nearly Three Million for Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma state organization
of the Socialist Party has asked for
two million, eight hundred thousand
(2,8OO,00O) of these Benson leaflets.
They know a good thing when they
see it. They want to carry their state.
They know that literature does the
work and they propose to literally
sow their state with this literature.
One assembly district in New York
City alone is asking for 10000 of
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
BLACKLIST MADE
WITH APPROVAL
OF US. BANKERS
Statement Declares America
Will Profit by Boycott of
Some Firms

That the British blacklist of Amer
lean firms was not published until the
approval Of several large banking in-u
stitutions of New York had first been
assured, has been said on good auth
GRITTY
When the question of the effect Of
the blacklist on South American trade
was reached, the banks referred to
were convinced that the United States
would profit by the boycott. Many
of the blacklsted firms, the British
officials point out, have been main
tanning Germany's trade relations
with South America and were in
position to do so only because they
were domiciled in neutral country.
With the boycott in force, it is said,
practically the only competition
against American business would be
removed, and the business outlook for
those banks which recently establish
ed branches in South America would
be materially frightened. There
would be no diminution in American
trade, but only transfer of business
of foreign firms from the boycotted
houses to others, it is pointed out.
This may result in strong pressure on
the government by powerful financial
interests which will benefit by the
blacklist, to prevent any action
against England.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
VALUE OF ORGANIZATION
What of the Homeless Girl Who Com
petes With PIN Money" Workers?

"A girl earning SIS week in
Springfield department store shortly
before the survey, asked for a wage
increase. She was told that if she
wasn't satisfied she could go else
where. To the store her loss was of
small consequence. Another girl will
ing to work for SIS would take her
place, and work in the store would
move along as it had before. But to
the girl the alternative was serious.
1t meant continuation at less than a
living wage, or possible temporary
unemployment while seeking another
place. Workingmen, moreover, with
families to support, when placed in
similar situations, hesitate good
deal before giving up employment,
and many stay at wage below what
they think they deserve, rather than
venture on the uncertain hope of Sc
curing higher wages.
"The case of the girl illustrates the
general truth, that actlng alone en-
ployees are practically powerless to
win wage concessions, shorter hours,
or better work conditions, for they
have no means for enforcing their de-
mands. Experience has shown that it
is only by acting together that they
can force hours down and wages up,
or bring about other improvements.
The labor union movement therefore,
offers an effective means by which
employees may do something worth
while toward industrial betterment."
From Industrial Conditions in
Springfield, Illinois," a report pre-
pared by department of surveys and
exhibits, Russell Sage Foundation,
New York.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24

these leaflets-11, 900 each week.
Locals here and there all over the
country-Omaho, Neb., Reading, Pa,
Buffalo, N. Y, York, Pa, one assem-
bly, district in Chicago; Portland, Or,
and others have ordered from 10000
to 10000 a week.
Meanwhile, individual comrades
and small groups are placing their
orders for these leaflets. Comrades
who are out of work and have no
money with which to pay for leaflets
are eager to get them to distribute.
1t is a splendid piece of co-opera-
tive effort. But there are thousands
of comrades and hundreds of locals
that so far have done nothing.
ACT BEFORE 1T is TOO LATE!
We appeal to every Socialist in the
nation. Act before it is too late.
The final orders for the first leaf
let's must be in shortly. If you do not
order soon you will miss the first
leaflet. Every one of these ten should
go out in every community in the
United States of America.
GET BUSY!
TODAY!
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24


fund of about $500 that is being sup
piled by the shingleweavers that are
working in other districts. Every
striker was getting his pay in one
form or another and the union had
made up its mind to keep that picket
line there, be it one month or one year.
Hence the bosses were getting scared
and finally made up their minds to
do something. That something was
done Saturday morning and now the
mill owners have discovered that they
have hit hornets nest.
Organized labor of Everett have
got solidly behind the strikers and it
is going to be fight that the union
haters will long remember. All the
so-called friends of labor have stood
by the bosses during the last scrap.
Sheriff McRae, an ex-union single
weaver, has turned out to be a rene
gade and the $25 that he donated to
the strike fund at the beginning Of
the trouble has been returned to him.
At a special meeting called by the
Trades Council Monday night the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted as
result of the arresting of ten men
who had been given orders to leave
town but had refused, and as a conse-
quence got jagged. These men, ex-
cepting one, have since been released.
The police of this city and the coun-
ty sheriff have taken the side of the
bosses against labor and it is going
to be a fight to finish. Comrade
B. A. Burton, the Socialist candidate
for Sheriff, will get a bigger boost by
organized labor this fall than organ
lied labor has given any man in the
city of Everett before. The sentiment
is ripe for Socialist administration
in both the city and the county and
the present strife will help to weld the
ranks of Socialists and Unionists to-
gether as nothing else ever could.
That organized labor has seen the
light could easily be discerned at the
special meeting and by the following
resolutions, and we hope that the rest
of the citizens of Snohomish county
will put stop to the autocratic acts
of county officials by electing full
Socialist ticket this fall.
''To the General Public of Everett:
Whereas, the organized workers
are being Disseminated against by the
authorities of the city of Everett and
the sheriff's office of Snohomish
county( by openly winking at violence
on the part of imported strikebreak-
ers and professional thugs, but deny
the striking workmen the same pro-
lection afforded the strikebreakers,
and
Whereas, organized labor only de-
sires to exercise our constitutional
rights and be accorded the protection
that the law allows, therefore be it
Resolved, that we inform the Of
ficials of Everett, Snohomish county
and the state of Washington that we
insist on our constitutional rights;
and be it further
Resolved, that we condemn the
actions of the Everett police depart
ment and the sheriff's office of Sno-
homish county for imprisoning union
men for simply refusing to leave the
city; be it further
Resolved, that organized labor
call mass meeting at the City park
Thursday, August "a, to enlighten
the general public as to the real con-
ditions that exist on the waterfront"
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
DEPUTIES WHO KILLED
STRIKERS GET FREEDOM

CALUMET, Mich.-Edwin w. Pol
kinghorne, Houston county deputy
sheriff, implicated in the killing of
three miners during the strike of 1918,
has been paroled from Marquette
prison, where he was sent on convic-
ton of manslaughter in February
1914, and has returned home.
Joshua Cooper, another of the four
deputies convicted, also will be pa
rolled. The disposition of the cases
of Davis and Grof, the other two, has
not been made known. Cooper has
been to New York on "leave on hon
or" to visit his sick mother.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24

Allan, L. Benson takes issue with
the New York Worlds argument for
preparedness. The World, says Ben
son, justifies the enormous military
expenditures of the United States on
the ground that they will be a pro-
lection against an Invasion by Ger
many. But, in fact, if the United
States carry out their big navy pro-
gram, England will declare war on
this country within five years.
an this connection" continues Ben
son, at is interesting to consider that
G. Loves Dickinson, an English pub
licist of international reputation, has
publicly expressed the belief that if
the United States should embark up
on huge naval program that Great
Britain, within five years, would pro-
woke a quarrel with US and force war.
People Should Reflect
These matters are not always clear
to men and women who work hard all
day and have little time to consider
public questions. They are very clear
to those who have time to think. The
truth is that the great capitalists who
are pushing these appropriation bills
are not at all afraid of Germany.
They want a great navy because they
want sea-power with which to get and
hold foreign trade. They believe that
while Europe is fighting the time is
favorable to pick up trade concessions,
monopolies and other things of value.
AS it happens, the capitalists of
Great Britain have long been engaged
in the same business. They want for
eign trade and foreign concessions.
These British gentlemen never had
anything against Germany until the
Germans began to rival them in for
eign trade and prospective sea-power.
AS Germany grew great in trade and
in warships, British hatred increased.
England VIII Fight
Dickinson, the English publicist,
has ample justification for the belief
that if we should begin to threaten
English trade and English naval SUI
premacy, that we should soon find
ourselves at war with England. He
knows the English government, as he
also knows the capitalist class of
England. What he sees coming above
the horizon, we may see at our doors
within a few years.
The easy way to dispose of such
matters is to pay no attention to
them. That is the way human beings
usually do while wars are in the pro-
cess of formation. That is the way
the peoples of Europe did. Year after
year, European Socialists sounded
warnings. Many needed the warning.
The Socialist party became power
full enough in many nations. But the
Socialist party did not become power
full enough in any nation to control
it's policy. Capitalists continued to
control the policy of each nation. The
capitalist group of each nation went
diligently about it to get more foreign
trade. Each nation kept piling SOL
diers and warships upon the backs of
the workers. The trade did not bring
happiness and the battleships did not
prevent war.
Calls Preparedness Blunder
We are asked to commit the same
colossal follies. Wilson asks you to
commit them. Hughes asks you to
commit them. We Socialists urge
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
KNOWN BY THE
COMPANY HE KEPT

Mr.. Hughes, the G. o. p. candidate
recently. His coming was heralded
by the capitalist papers, who are al
ways opposed to the interests of the
workers. He was received" enter
tanned. ''wined and dined" by the cap
itaiists, bank owners, factory owners,
members of the Board of Commerce
and Employers AssOciation-all of
the eminently respectable citizens.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24

John d. Rockefeller is gathering in
his Pocantico hay with the most re-
cent and approved bor-saving de-
vices, among them being one that will
swing a full load of hay on a wagon
in two minutes. John D., it is said,
is saving an immense amount of dol
lars by these methods.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
THE WORLD DOMINATION OF
CAPITAL

A loan of $1OO,OOO,OOO has just been
negotiated for the French Republic
by Messrs. j. P. Morgan & Co. At the
opening of the war this thing was i'm
moral and contrary to the spirit of
neutrality, and it will be remembered
that President Wilson so informed
Morgan, and Morgan agreed with him
at the time But since then morality
and neutrality have both undergone
lightning change.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
NEWS in BRIEF

NEW YORK.-The cloakmakers'
strike, biggest and longest in the his
tory of the industry, ended when an
agreement was reached between the
Manufacturers Protective association
and representatives of their $4,000
employees They gain more than S per
cent in wages and also the preferential
union shop.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
CARL ULONSKA
LECTURE DATES

Camas, Sunday, 2 pm, Aug. 27.
Portland, Sunday, 8 pm, Aug. e.
Yacolt, Monday, Aug. %.
Kelso, Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Tenino, Wednesday, Aug. 80.
Elma, Thursday, Aug. 81.
Olympia, Friday, Sept. 1,
Seattle, Saturday, Sept. 2.
Everett, Sunday, Sept. 3.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24

Of course Finland is still ruled by
the Gar and military power of Rus
STA, under which the Finnish Parlia-
ment is liable to be adjourned any
day.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
Katterfeld Lecture Dates Next Week

Port Angeles-Sunday, Aug. 27.
Bangor-Monday, Aug. 20.
Silverdale-Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Waterman-Wednesday, Aug. 30.
Olalla-Thursday, Aug. 81.
At Home-Friday, Sept. /.
At Home-Saturday, Sept. 2.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
SOCIALISTS WIN FINLAND

A few weeks ago we notified our
readers that the Socialists had carried
Finland, but figures were not avail
able at that time. Figures have just
come to hand and are as follows:
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24

The biggest aFl bodest of all re-
cent experiments public ownership
is just reported from London, where
the Australian Prime Minister, w. M.
Hughes, just before his return to
Australia, caused a surprise by buy
ing on behalf of his government fiji
teen freight steamers and placing
them under the management Of an
official of the Commonwealth. The
steamers have an average capacity
of between sever and eight thousand
tons. The new fleet will be known as
the Commonwealth Government Line.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24
SCHOOL WANTED

A Socialist teacher holding per-
manent certificate, and having two
years college training, desires a po-
sition as principal of some small
school. Country school is acceptable
if pay is satisfactory. Experience in
all lines of teaching, and the best ref
erences. If interested write to
JOHN HERMAN,
Care of The Northwest Worker.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24

A Madrid dispatch says martial law
has been abrogated in Spain, except
in the coal districts of Asturias.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24

Mention the Northwest Worker al
ways when doing your shopping.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24

Will you help US to send "OLINGER
TO CONGRESS-?
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24

MARINETTE, Wis.-Twenty-three
strike breakers, at the request of the
city council, departed for Chicago
after having come to work for local
manufacturing concern. The council
passed a resolution virtually empow-
erng Chief Of Police Collins to eject
them. They left without any disor-
der, witnessed by great crowd.
In Everett the police eject strikers
and their friends.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24

Have You Registered? Do it Now!
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-08-24

Criticizing the Kaiser's recent
speech, in which he declared that
Germany is fighting for her exist
ence," the New York Times observes,
"The ruling class is fighting for it's
existence but Germany is fighting for
nothing at ALL" which shows that even
the New York Times has its lucid mo-
ments, though we suspect it is mere
hated of the Kaiser and not love of
Socialist truth that inspires the I'M
usual remark.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-27
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-27

It's taxpayers are Carrytus the !u'l
load uf Interest and sinking fund obi
CATIONS on the s. 600 QUO Investment.
Municipal ownership may hay" ~
comppnsatinp advantages But under
our local oonditions-in every wrv
similar to those IN ~ Paso-onc 81
thns. ndt autpgcs 10 NpT tower water
rates or ECDNpMN for the taxpayer.
Any enthusiastic ADJ ocatc of mu-
nicipai ownership who holds out hope
uf lower water rates ana lower taN
rates combined. tH the taxpayers -
Alhuquoruuc. either refuses 10 face
facts himself Is deceived himself. "t
. dehhoratel, incorporating condi-
tiuns to the people.