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The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22
ADVANCE OF
SUFFRAGE
The Rest of the United States
Is Likely to Follow

NEW YORK-New York has en-
tered the suffrage column.
Twelve states previously had suf-
frage, and in these the women voted
last year for President.
Nineteen states will have the
women citizens voting for Presi-
dent at the next election.
In 1916 the suffrage states gave
81 electoral votes, and now 172
votes come from suffrage states.
The British government is pledged
to give suffrage to women before the
next general election.
Most of the women of Canada
have the full suffrage this year as
a war measure.
Women in Chicago, San Fran
cisco, Cleveland, Providence and Lit
tie Rock can vote.
Woman suffrage carried the state.
This was hailed as one of the
biggest of victories not only by the
women who have battled actively
for six years to get the suffrage,
but to radicals of all kinds.
In means that the largest state
in the union grants women the
right to vote.
l means that now there are 10
states that have given women equal
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22
WATTS IN NEED
OF ASSISTANCE
Comrades Who Can Help Should
DO So
Peter HUSKY,

Peter HUSKY,
Dear Comrade: We are denied the
newspapers that are sent us, so
you had better not send me any
more. We have not the least idea
why we are denied them, but sus-
pect it is another part of the ad-
ministration's plan to make the
world safe for Democracy"
We have been trying to get an
interview with the officials here in
regard to other matters but after
six days of trying, the interview
has been put off on one excuse or
another. Maybe the officials time
is too valuable to grant the request
of a common criminal, for | guess
that is what / am in their eyes.
Have contracted a bad cold and
feel out of sorts, what with one
thing and another, and have just
decided that the best thing | can
do is to raise some money and have
my case thrashed out by an attor-
ney. There is no reason in the
world why | should be treated this
way without making an attempt to
present my case in proper man
ner.
When | landed here | had decided
that | would let things take their
own course because I did not want
to have anybody dig down into his
pockets, but conditions have changed
and so | have decided to issue a
call for funds to place my case be-
fore the immigration officials in the
way it should be.
1t hurts me to have to make this
appeal but after all is said and
done l know the comrades will be
willing to grant me little financial
aid after fighting with them in their
battles during the past two and
half years in Everett.
l am not losing heart. | am
willing to take my medicine with the
best of them, but see no reason why
/ should lie down when there may
be an opening for me to present
my case. If l should fail in my eff
fort, then they can keep me here or
anywhere else for the. period Of the
war and then they can send me to
hell if they wish.
H. w. WATTS.
(Note)-Send all contributions to
the Cooperative News, 1912 Califor-
mia Street, Everett, Wash; and des-
ignate that it is for the Watts De-
tense Fund.-Editor.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22
CANADIAN CENSOR
BLUNDERS
Administration at Ottawa Fa-
vOrs Criminal Adventurer

Comrade Adolph Salmi, of Astoria,
Ore, writes us long letter about
the troubles of the Finnsh
newspapers here and in Canada.
Canada had one Finnish paper be-
fore the war but it had to suspend
on account of financial stringency.
However, there have been several
Finnish papers in the U. S. that
circulated extensively north of fifty
four forty. After the war started
a Finn with criminal record
from his native country started
pro-war paper in Canada with the
field all to himself, Except for the
completion of the papers from the
States. This Finnish criminal by
his pro-war activity and by ingra-
tiating himself with the Canadian
censor succeeds in having all the
Finnish papers published in the U.
S. excluded fron ,ahe mails and
from every kind of circulation in
Canada.
Some of the papers suppressed
were even pro-war and pro-ally in
their policy; yet thea censor saw fit
to exclude them from Canada. This
could have been done only because
the tho't controllerTof our sister
country was blindly led or deceived
by the aforesaid party who had an
interest in having competitors ex-
cluded. Even protests to the CEN
sor calling attentions to the facts
seem to have been of no avail. Such
dictatorial conduct Oh his part is
sure to discredit the Canadian ad-
ministration and may result in it's
overthrow in Athe a.s,ming election.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND EDUCATION
The Standpoint and Viewpoint
of the Workers
(By S. T. Eddy

In the first place, what excuse
have we for demanding the money of
the public or the individual to edu-
cate our children? The answer
can be but one or two-either to
build better and more intelligent
citizenship or the creation of more
efficient servant class.
The latter alternative is so raw
that not even the capitalists them
selves would openly father it. This
leaves only the former to be con-
sidered.
To build more intelligent citizen
ship it is not only necessary that
we teach all that has been taught
in the common school and teach it
better but we must also teach eco
Monies and social science as well.
To do this it is necessary to reduce
these sciences to the vocabulary of
the common school. This is the
task of the economist, the sociologist,
and the literary genius. When say
that we must teach all that has
been taught in the common schools
| do not mean to include the fake
history, hero worship, and spurious
patriotism that creates a false ideal
ism, sort of Lethean fairyland
where child minds are ruined for
life.
think that this subject of work
ing class education should be brought
to the attention of every Socialist in
the state, that it should be made
part of the demands of the state
platform, and through the state
delegates to the national conven-
ton so that the Socialists of Amer
lea could be aroused
While the capitalists are not tell
ing US that the aim of their educa-
ton is the creation of more eff
cient servant class, a subject class
capable of creating more surplus
value, that is just what they are
striving to do. They are introduce
ing manual training and domestic
science and vocational training for
no other purpose. AS a Socialist
l am not opposed to manual train
ing nor to any other training when
it is in the interest of the working
class. But Socialists have no bust
ness falling for these methods where
by the enemy hopes to fasten the
chains of more servile slavery
upon the workers. 1t is up to the
scientific Socialist to expose these
frauds as they have exposed boy
scouts, the civic federation, craft
unionism, etc.
This is the machine age. We want
to do and will do everything by ma
chinery that can be done with less
labor power than by hand. The So
cialists should not oppose any use
full education, but the interests of our
class should be our guide at all
! times. Things should come in their
order in such way as to benefit
the workers who are the vast ma
jority of human society.
At the age of twenty-one males
and females of certain description
are entitled to vote and thus influ-
ence society. If they have had an
intelligent education their influence
will be in the direction of an intelli-
gent ordering of life
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22
AMERICAN SOCIALISM WINS
IT'S GREATEST TRIUMPH!
(By j. Louis Engdahl(


Socialism's greatest triumph in
America was achieved at the cleo
ton, Tuesday, November 9th.
So great was the victory won by
the Socialist Party forces that
"Fusion!" has become the overnight
demand of the desperate old politi-
cal party bosses.
We may, as a result, go into the
state and national elections next
year, if they are held, with the
startling spectacle of a republican
democratic combination against the
Socialist Party for all offices.
They will do this, as the Chicago
Herald points out in the hope that
the "two great parties" will beat
the zone small party"
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22

The letter carrier plan is the So
cialistic way of doing things. The
mail is distributed in an orderly,
nOn-competitive manner, with eff
cient results. The milkmans jog
around town is the capitalistic way
of Serving" you A half dozen men,
with as many wagons, cross and re-
cross each other in serving only one
city block. It's crazy, it's wasteful,
it's competitive, and it makes for
high prices.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22
COOPERATIVE
ORGANIZATIONS IN
THE UNITED STATES

prepared by the United States De-
partment of Agricultural
A careful survey by the depart
ment of agriculture shows that farm
ers' creameries and cheese factories
and farmers elevators are the lead
ing type of cooperative purchasing
and marketing enterprises among
farmers in the United States. The
number of purchasing and marketing
organizations of this kind in the
country is placed at about $4,000.
Of these, 5,424 gave reports of their
activities. The creameries and
cheese factories reporting numbered
1,7O8. They do an annual business
of $83,360,648, and have an average
membership of SO farmers. The
1857 farmers grain elevators and
warehouses reporting were located
in % states, doing total annual
business of $234,529,716. They have
an average membership of 1O2 farm
ers. The 871 fruit and produce or
CARNATIONS do an annual business
of $140,629,918. The annual volume
of business of 213 cotton organiza-
tions is $34,392, 258; of 275 co-opera-
tive stores, $14,552, 725; of 43 tobac-
CO organizations, $6,746,27O; of SO
live stock associations, $9,482,5
The gross volume of business for all
organizations reporting was $685.
$40, 448.
Minnesota Leads
Minnesota leads the states in the
number of purchasing and marketing
organizations among farmers. Of
the total number reporting, Is per
cent were located in that state.
Iowa stood second, Wisconsin and
North Dakota next in order. Farm
ers' elevators, creameries and cheese
factories and live stock shipping as
sociations are the principal types of
cooperative effort in these states.
Fruit and produce associations are
the chief forms of cooperative ac-
tivity in Oregon, Washington, Idaho
and Montana. The farmers grain
companies are next in rank. In
California so per cent of the organ
izations handle fruit and produce.
Cotton associations lead in Texas,
North Carolina, Suoth Carolina, and
Georgia, fruit and produce organi-
cations second. Tobacco associations
are found chiefly in Kentucky.
Creameries form the larger share of
farmers cooperative enterprises of
the New England States.
Valuable Information
The report Of the survey made by
the department of agriculture, now
published in Bulletin SAT, contains
much valuable information concern
ing the financing and business prac-
tees of various types of co-opera-
tive associations. 1t includes sum
mary Of state laws relating TO the
formation Of cooperative organiza-
tions. 1t discusses the bearing
which section 6 of the Clayton
amendment to the United States an
THRUST laws has on farmers CO.
| operative associations.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22
FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO
REQUISITION ALL CORN

PARIS.--All the corn in France
will be requisitioned at an early
date, Maurice Long, minister of pro-
announced in. the Chamber
of Deputies. All the grinding mills
will be put under government con-
troll, so that bread may be supplied
throughout France qt the same
price.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22
TEUTONS HERE TO
DEM0CRATIIE GERMANY

CHICAGO, l.. -- Designating the
German Reichstag as debating
society,"" with practically no author
ity. Americans of Teutonic descent
here today issued call for the for
nation of friends of German democ-
racy The call was addressed to
"all loyal residents of the United
States of German birth or de-
scent" and was sent to 5000 Chi
cagoans as starter. Germany's
militaristic government was denounc-
ed. The organization has establish
ed headquarters here.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22
REGULATION OF
THE H. E. OF l.

At meeting of retail grOcers and
sugar refiners' representatives in the
office of Henry MOskOwitz, commits
siOner of public markets, yesterday,
charges were made that wholesalers
and jObers were compelling retailers
to purchase other groceries when
they brought sugar. The retail gro
GERS complained that in many cases
abnormal prices were asked for these
groceries, and, though the price fixed
by the government for sugar was
maintained, the jobbers realized large
profits on other goods.
''The retail grOcers said they
were chOked up with groceries at
abnOrmally high prices" said Mos
kOwitz. MANY of them were forced
to use the same procedure with the
consuming public, namely, that they
sold sugar only on condition that
other groceries be bought. They
also maintained that in consequence
of this procedure on the part of
wholesalers and jObbers, the sugar
was not equitably distributed that
some grocers had more sugar than
others, while many had none.-The
New York Call.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22

rights with men on election day.
1t means that before long the en-
tire country will have suffrage for
women for as goes New York so
goes the nation.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22

Do you realize how near Xmas is
You should call up Main 118 and
arrange with Myers Studio for a
sitting.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22
ALLIES WILL NOT
RECOGNIZE THE
BOLSHEVIKI
The Operation of the CONNER
cial Highways for Private
Profit Is a Failure

WASHINGTON.-The Maximalsts
will not be recognized by the allies.
This assurance was received at the
Russian embassy here today from
the Russian ambassadors in England,
France and Italy, praising Ambassa-
dor Bakmetieff for his stand in re-
fusing to recognize any government
other than the Ke, ensky provisional
rule.
They say this represents the real
sentiment of Russia, as well as of
the allied countries in which they
are serving.
Ambassador Bakhmetieff, in a
statement Immediately following the
outbreak said that the Maximalists
were conducting a purely local rev.
olutiOn, and that they did not rep
resent the will nor wish of the Rus
sian people.
While no official statement has
been given out at the state depart
ment regarding the attitude of this
country, it has been asserted that
the United States will not retreat
with any but a stable government
and one that will remain loyal to
the cause of the allies.
1t is assumed here that the va
riOus ambassadors in London, Rome
and Paris have already been assured
by those governments that the Max
imalists' rule will not be recognized
by them. This makes it practically
unanimous among the entente and
gives further assurances that only
a prowar regime will be in accord
with the nations fighting Germany
| 1t now appears to the Allied Capt.
talists that the Russians might now
proceed to establish a real, actual
and bona fide Democracy-a govern
ment of, for and by the -people-ir
fact, rather than in name. Oh
course, the allies are fighting foi
democracy" but then, they are only
fighting for it, not that they really
want anything real in that line.
If the people in the various coun.
tries became real insistent, the rul
ers might grant a little more pc.
litical democracy-sops to the pub.
lie; they would turn machine guns
on their own people if the latter
should demand industrial democracy
which is the real and only DEMOC.
RACY.
Political government touches the
people more or less remotely, anC
at long intervals, usually; but in
dustrial government touches people
every day of their lives, not only
touches them, but sometimes strike:
down and brushes them, wrings from
them their money, and blights the
life of their children. Yet thi:
industrial government is in private
hands, and is used solely in the in
terest of private greed and exploita
ton.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22

The workers can get along with
out the capitalists, but the capital
lists can't get along without the
workers. Some day the producers
will learn this simple fact.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22

The Royalton Cooperative Society
cleared $327.97 for the quarter end
ing August z.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22

Patronize the advertisers Of the
paper, and tell them 80. 1t will
help as.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22

Millions of dollars are spent in
making you buy Browns syrup in
stead of Smiths syrup-but the
syrup is just the same. You are
made to pay for this waste.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22
$4,000 FEEBLE MINDED
IN STATE, is REPORT

ALBANY, n. Y.-There are &c.
600 feeble minded persons in this
state, according to George A. Hast
ings of the State Charities AssOcia-
ton. who spoke today at the welfare
session of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs. The state takes
care of 5000 of these dependents and
$500 more needle state care, he
said.-New York Call.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22

Myers photos show the charm Of
your personality-get your Xmas or
der la now.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22

You're wrong Henry, you're wrong.
You should take into consideration
and add to the above the number of
working men who voted the capital
list tickets in the last election.
But what can you expect from
an industrial system that demands,
and generally secures, child labor,
sometimes in spite of the law. A
system that grinds people down into
poverty, and herds them together
into foul and disease breeding tene-
ments. A system that puts dollars
above human life, and human sym
pathy. A system that does not give
man a chane to develop into what
he ought to, and can. A system
that drives people TO insanity, to
crime, and into premature graves.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22

Leave the advertising slips in the
movies.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22

Subscribe for The Cooperative News.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1917-11-22

Nothing could more clearly show
the futility of trying to regulate
the exploiting activities of Business.
Teddy broke several front teeth try
ing to regulate trusts; but the
trusts continued to grow in ac-
cordance with economic and indus
trial evolution, Mr.. God-Knows-I-
Don't also tried his hand at the
game (perhaps for political effect)
yet it was more like a pat on the
cheek of the coy maiden (Trust.)
Even if so-called regulation were
Immediately and extensively ap-
piled it is too slow to catch up with
cute and slick devices and subter-
fuges that astute and cunning bust
ness men can think up over night.
But regulations are slow and cum
bersome. Men have agitated for
years in favor of certain regula-
tions without getting results. 1t is
only when it is feared that people
will get at the seat of the trouble
that Business permits itself to be
regulated"
Control of natural monopolies and
the exploitation of the workers by
greedy capitalists is the seat of the
trouble.
The solution is: Ownership and
control of natural monopolies by the
nation. ownership and democratic
control of the tools of production by
the workers, to the end that the
necessities of life and happiness be
produced for use and enjoyment in
stead of for the profit of the few
who have secured control thereof
through inheritance or chicanery.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-18

roads ard the public service corpora
tons and tho stupid manner in which
the people permit the professional
politicians to make these companies
the football of politics has this re-
suit: Railways ard pdblic service
corporations cannot get money to de-
velop their properties. increase their
equipment and thus meet the de-
inands growing out of our enormous
industrial expansion. As investments
they are more or less discred ted be
cause the dividends aro neither gem
crous nor regular. why should we
lnves in railroad securities when one
can get better returns from other
stocks and securities that are
not endangered by tickle and preju-
dicial public opinion?
Detroit has not sufficient or ade-
Quate terminal facilities TO meet tho
transportation conditions that have
developed and | VentIre t. soy that
No other American city has. The rail
roads have not had money or encour-
agement TO meet these condit'o The
public has seen 10 that Consequently
the machinery has broken iowr and
we are in a horrible mess. | refus
I" mako the railroads the goat. The
public Is TO blame 1t is up to tne
people "-Dallas News.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-18
AUTO EXPORTS GROW
DESPITE OBSTACLES
Increase of Nearly 100000
Over the Figures for
1915.

Last year the American automobile
Industry maintained its record of eX
panding, despite unexpected obstacles
During the year Great Britain and
Italy prohibited the importation OF
automobiles and France raised the
duty on them TO 20 per cent Freight
congestion at Russian ports made II
almost impossible to ship cars and
trucks 10 that country except for gov
ernment use. At the same time, ocean
freight rates We're ahnormally high.
and cargo space 10 Europe and the
Far East was very difficult To get.
Despite these obstacles. which cut
off most of the European market for
private motor cars the best previous
market of the American industry the
United States exported last year So,
$50 motor vehicles, aggregating $50
500 SCI. This was an increase OF l6,-
S92 vehicles over 1915 and an increase
in value of exports for the year Of
$1,711,46S.
There was deorea1e in exports Of
trucks from 2-,094, valued Al $50.
S39.303, in 1915, to lS,9O3. valued at
S52.S7O.774. in 1916. But the ship
mcnts of passenger cars to furciEA
countries Increased from Al,Sti,
worth $35.045.O0O. in 1918. to 6l,9i1
In addition to complete vehicles
there were exported in 1916 autumo-
bile parts to tine value OF S2iO0l Ob0,
tires worth $l5,21I,943 and automo-
bile enCincs to the value OF s. f. O,d"u,
making a grand total Of Sl3S,2S9,ol l.
as coppared with &5,3O6,o6N the
preViC \ year
Onh ten other grand divisions OF
American exports exceeded IN Naluc
the automob exports las; year. Ail
other kinds OF vehicles steam ana
electric cars and locomotives, car
riages, wagons. motorcycles. bicNc. ea
and aeroplancs - amounted TO "ulS
s4S.6GS.2I6 Shipmvnts of horses ana
muIos were valued at S9O.16l.S1l.
France was the largest buyer of our
motor vehicles last year, 20 the value
Of S23.979,S46. mostly trucks. EnE-
lands purchases, amounting to $lI-
OS3.G16, and also mostly trucks, were
only half as large as in 1919. SAFES l"
All other European countri'S dc-
creased from S22,490,72b in l'l1 10
SIl.519.4S3 last year. European ltuS-
sia was the third most liberal Gus
toner in Europe, taking sa'a4P,ou',
representing government purch"S' )
almcst exclusively. A..
Canada was good nelghpuf, taN
inc, cars 10 the value of $500. 2O0-
very nearly double her 1913 purchoS's
and almost equal to the purchases ol
ali the rest OF the western hemisphere
combined tS9.a67l6D.
THE Antipodcs was fine market
also. Australia bought our cars 10
Tho value of $5.727,233; the Brush
East Indies. SO, 1853. .379, and other ASA
and Oceania, sl0,S42, 305. Thus lhe
other side of the globe is better
market than the new world. eXclu-
siyc Of the United states, and ranks
second only to Europe. This IS due
chiefly to the fact that 1T is people"
largely by persons of European ma
tiyity or descent. principally SPEAK
ing the English language. NoIh
Tribunc.