The Washington times., 1917-06-02
LETTERS TO TIMES
FROM ITS READERS
Communications on Timely
Topics Of Interest
The SOCIALISTS POSITION
Oppose Consumption viii Explain
Attitude Tomorrow Night.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
In the complete afternoon edition
Of The Washington Times, dated Fri
day evening, June 1. in an article
headed Treason Arrests Impend II
Capital" the following appears:
two sources of anti-registratior
and anti5conscriptIon propaganda IL
Washington are under close watch By
Government authorities and arrests
are expected momentarily.
zone is the local headquarters Of
the so-called radical Socialists in E
street ."
The headquarters Of the Socialist
party OF the District of Columbia are
located at s11 E street northwest. In
view OF the fact that there are nc
other Socialist headquarters ''in Z
street." 1t Is evident that the article
refers to the Socialist party.
Permit me to inform you that your
statement that the Socialist head
quarters is a source of "anti-registra
tion propaganda" Is an unqualified
falsehood.
In regard to the conscription law
the activities OF the Socialist party
center around continuous. efforts fol
the repeal of the law. The Socialist
party IL unQualihedly opposed to all
forms of involuntary servitude, in
Guiding the Industrial and military
conscription made possible by the en-
actment OF the present CONSUMPTION
law. Our propaganda undertakes to
explain the provisions OF the law and
the effects OF the CONSUMPTION policy
upon the working people, who newt
aoly bear the brunt OF the burden OF
all wars and never win a victory for
themselves.
"Registration and Exemption for
the Working People Under the Con-
scription Law" will be discussed at q
public meeting held under the aus
pices Of the Socialist party at the
Socialist headquarters, 81 z street,
tomorrow night at o'clock. At this
meeting the Socialist position on the
registration question will be ex'
planned. JULIAN PIERCE,
District Secretary Socialist Party.
Pays Tribute to Mothers of Nations
Young Defenders.
To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Upon reading the inspiring articles
by Ernest Poole away-up-here in
these beautiful West Virginia noun.
tains, Mr.. Poole awakes in me this
moment this thought have never
seen the names of the mothers OF
history in print, have you? Records
in history tell US OF great and won
derful men. l need not mention their
names at this time, for every alert
school boy is very familiar with
them. Indeed, we are OF late becom-
ing thoroughly aroused as a nation
to the worth OF these men. We will
need others to take their places, and
we naturally expect these youngsters
he speaks OF, sixteen years old and
younger. tC take their places in fu-
ture history.
We ask who are the mothers of
such men and boys that we are now
discussing? I have never seen their
names in print. have you? Methinks
they are these kind OF mothers, near
est Gods heart: Not very rich in
this worlds goods. but very rich in
pure mind and Cody living. They
have time to love their sons. Did
IL ever occur to you that the boy
nearest TO his mothers heart is not
the coward in the family, but he who
can look every man in the face and
defend the family's good name. It
takes hard and constant drilling to
make men either in soldier or civ
ilian life. and he who stands by the
longest is the one who receives the
greatest reward.
We bow most graciously to these
mothers and pray Gods speed for
more of them. We sometimes forget
her in our reckoning. and yet who
dares to reckon without her? Moth
ers. step forward at this time, and
let this grand United States OF Amer
lea see your grand and guiding hand
for the spreading over the whole
earth OF noble democracy.
TRAVELLING SALESMAN.