The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-09-14
MOB RULE

The fight for the "open shop" in
the city of Everett has developed into
q street fracas. Finding public opin-
ion working against them, the Merch-
ants and Manufacturers association
has succeeded in encouraging mob vio-
lence to further their cause.
1t is only few years ago since
Everett citizens had to take it upon
themselves to drive Hindoos out of the
ark-Nickerson mill, in which Hart
ley was interested. And this is the
kind of "open shop" that Hartley
wants in spite of his story to the OPP
posite. Just imagine the power that
that man would have if elected gov
ernor? Troops could then be called
in to teach the American citizens a
lesson.
In British Columbia today Japs and
Hindoos are working in such great
numbers that white man and a white
merchant has absolutely no show in
the place at all. The merchants have
been completely driven out of some
districts and we are not at all sorry,
for these cockroach business men oft
times help drive the so-called white
people out of town just as they are
doing in Everett today.
We have absolutely no fault to find
he To he ho,
foreigner so-called. American citizens
are to blame for all the trouble,
whether it be brought about by tran
sient l. W. VS. or by Japs and Hin
docs. Year after year they have an
opportunity to elect men to office who
dare not put over this strong-a arm
stuff. The signed resignation of all
Socialist candidates is held by the
state and county secretaries, and
should any Socialist Official become
the tool of a commercial club or an
employers association, the resignation
is presented and out comes the offici-
al. No expensive recall legislation is
needed and trouble is Immediately
nipped in the bud.
The rough stuff that has been pulled
off by paid county and city officials
in this city is not at all uncommon
in American cities. Disorders of the
same kind are taking place in many
cities of the United States today, and
in almost every instance it is because
of the irrepressible conflict of inter-
ests between capital and labor. And
there will be no end to that conflict
as long as these two opposing forces
remain in the field.
In order to eliminate these forces
the machinery of wealth production
must be collectively owned and demo-
cratically managed. The present sys-
tenn of private ownership breeds mil
lionaires and paupers, masters and
slaves, the propertied class and the
propertyless class; in other words,
two classes, and as long as these two
classes remain a part Of society so
long will there be conflicts between
those classes.
You as an American citizen endorse
violence, war, crime, poverty and all
other attendant ills of present day
society every time you vote for CAPT
talism and the continuance of the
above evils, for there is no reform
that can put an end to them and no
reform that can partially eliminate
them, for we have proof in abundance
of the reforms that have been tried
and found ineffective. Socialists,
and Socialists only, have the plan for
the elimination of these evils, every
one. And it will not be just remedy
of the evils, it will be a complete
abolition of war, crime, poverty and
the kind of violence that has disgraced
the city streets Of Everett during the
past month. Do you want Socialism
or do you want the uncertainties OF
capitalism? 1t is for you to say. II