The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-01
THE IDAHO
PARTY BUILDER

ed out Feb. u. If you did not re
ceive a copy of il, better find out
why, rs a copy was mailed to every
comrade who signed up the subscrip
ton blank printed in each issue.
Monthly reports of Locals Caldwell
and Carlin Bay were received too
late to be included in our report to
the National Office.
The average membership for each
year sinve 1910 in the state of Idaho,
is as follows: 1911, 900; 1912, 300;
1913, 709; 1914, 693; 1915, 500; 1916,
go. Coming up the last year. Since
1912 there has been practically no or
ganization work done in the state
What else can wceXpect. There are
more Socialists in Idaho today than
there ever have been, but they are
unorganized. That is our present
task. Invest in few of the special
organizing stamps and help US to get
in position to do some real effective
organization work.
Comrade Ralp Roe, one 70 the mem
bers suspended by state referendum
&c" 1916, writes US that he wishes
to renew his membership.
Comrade w. II. Snow writes Us
from Granite, H., as follows: "a
am doing personal organization work
here, making personal calls on the
old and delinquent members, also the
sympathisers and those we think
might be induced to join the party
1t is the only way the membership
can be built up. Last night | rot
three new members, three promised
to join later and sold five American
Socialist subscriptions. hold five
or six meetings each month to help
finance the work. The comrades at a
meeting Feb. l ceaaed up about $50
above all expenses. They gave "A ton
of coal to the holder of the lucky
coupon"
The above method of organizing is
what we must introduce in Idaho to
get the results we need.
Comrade b. w. MCGOWAN of 30
will, sends US another member at large
with $3.50 dues. He also sends us
SOC for dues for Comrade Odin Tar
box. Comrade MCGOWAN has been a
member at large but short time,
; but he is continually working to build
up the organization. He has sent in
several applications for membership
in the last few months. We need
more active workers like him.
THE WANDERLUST
Can extract from an article in the
New York CalD
Working people do not often get
to see themselves as they really are.
If they had this opportunity, thew
might be so shocked that they would
Immediately resolve to change them
selves by changing their condition.
A factory slave never quits being a
factory slave until he gets a good
view of himself in that position. The
hrst step to get away from slavery
IRON the deadening drudgery of the
mlilS--lS to get true value of the
position and the man in it. The basis
OF the Socialist movement is laid
upon solid knowledge Of what the
working class, as we'll as the employ
ing class, positions are.
There is young man touring the
country at present who is showing the
working class just how it looks. The
pictures aren't alwaysp leasant for
the workers to look at, but they do
one thing: They give the proletariat,
the fellow in the mill, at the lathe,
IN the factory or aboard a train or
steamship, a good idea of what a lot
oil work common people are doinp.
and what lot of luxury the idle class
enjoys.
The young man is Chas. L. Drake.
a tall, erect young fellow with ideal
ism and fight in his makeup. He's
seen pretty much all of the United
states, the rugged natural beauties
OF the West, the pitable children in
the canneries, and the bloodless men
ana women in the factories. And
with his motion picture machine he
Is travelling about in the land show
-hg the workers what they are like,
as well as what possibilities there are
IN the nation to make its people the
happiest, strongest and the best edu-
Gated IN the world-if they work CO.
operatlvely. Seeing America first"
IS the soundest argument for an ideal
state says Drake. The WanderIust
is available for dates in Idaho in Nav
or June. Address Chas. L. Drake.
56 W. Washington St., Chicago, Ill.
~ members, every officer of the local
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