Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-05

ference opened in London. Mr.. Comp
ers told thebe leaders that there were
sent to his room, ct the hotel in Lon
don, cards which we're intended to be
the crsdenual cards for our delega-
ton to Mgr. and hand in ~ our c.e-
ukelthta; "The undersigned II q duly
accredited delegate 70 the tRter-Allied
Socialist conference to be held at Lon
don.- etc." ana giving the dates.
I refuse to sign my name or permit
my name to be put upon any card Of
that character. My associates were
- indignant as ! was and refused to
sign any, .slich prudential. We went
to the hall where the conference was
70 bs held. Thsrp VISA young lady
ct the door. When we made an ef
fort to enter she asked for our cards.
We Said We had no cards to present.
not be admitted" We replied: THAT
may be true, we can not be admitted,
but we will not aign any such card.
We have U .scredentiAls written out,
signed and sealed, and will present
them to any committee Of the confer
ence for scrutiny and recommends
ton. but we are not going to sign
such 2 card"
MI. ChAElas Bowerman. secretary
OF the parliamentary committee of the
British Trnde Union congress, ut that
asked why we had not entered. I
told him tho situation and he per-
auaded the young lady to permit us to
pass in. We entered the hall and pre-
scented our credentials. James Sexton,
omcer and representative Of the
D0ckers' union Of Liverpool, arose and
called the attention. lof the conference
to this situation. and declared that
the American Federation Of Labor
document. He said that it was not an
inter-Allied Socialist conference but
an inter-Allied Socialist and labor
conference
Mr.. Arthur Henderson Of the Labor
party made an explanation something
to this effect II my memory serves
1T is really resrettable that such
IN error should, have been made. but
fact that the old card Of credentials
which had been used in formef con.
ferences was sent to the printer, nc
one paying any attention to it, and
thinking 1t was all right"
I want to call your attention to the
Significance Of that explanation. That
ts. that the trade union movement Of
Great Britain was represented at these
former conferences. but at this con
regarded a. Sc insignificant that
everybody took 1t for granted that II
was perfectly all right to have the
card read, "Intar-Allied Socialis,
Conference" and with the omission
OF this more important term Labor
Mr.. Samuel Gompers, the noble
leader Of the American Federation OF
Labor, has shown time after time. BY
act and word, that he has absolutely
shape OF form, and has said that it is
absolutely impractical.
Knowing that within that great
labor body there are thousands upor
Thousands Of the best working men
Of all trades in this country. Men
who out Of their labor have erected
their homes. saved their money
reared families. respected citizens OF
their community, and almost to a mar
they follow their leader.
! They do not want applied Socialism
and they showed it by backing ole
Hanson in Seattle. God knows wha,
would Of happened had it not beer
! for them.
i wonder il the farmer wants THU
form OF government? He is the; sec:
ond in. the series I talked about. ]
wonder il he wants applied Social.
ism? In Kark Marks bible, Das
fKapital. he says Of the farmer, or
page ATS: "At the end of the six.
teenth century there was a class. OF
capitalist farmers. RICH, considering
the time" Thus placing the farmer
in the capitalist class. If you are a
farmer, listen. If a farmer living a,
the end Of the 18th century was called
a capitalist, who, in comparison with
the farmer OF today. had in proper.
ton but a grain of mustard seed in
comparison to a football of the farmer
of today, what would he call the
Does the Socialist, put Mr.. Farmer
in the p~roietarian class or with the
middle class, the B~ourgeoisie? Listen
VIM. D.. Haywood. editor of the Chi.
cago Review of the Unite Estates Of
America. the leader Of the I. w. WIS
and Socialists in this country, speak.
ing to some of his followers at an 1
w. w. convention in October, 1916
said: 4
John Farmer, with his little 16c
looks just the same to us as Miller
and LUX of the 1O1 ranch with theil
million and a quarter of land. We
are out to get the whole oft for the
working man. The farmer should
look just the same to you agriculture,
workers as the mill or mine magnate
looks to other workers. One has nc
more right to the land than the other
and were out to get it and turn II
over to the only people who. produce
anything"
Do not 90 out now and say that ]
said that. I did not. An ]. w. w. and
rank Socialist said it.
Does Mr.. Farmer want Socialism /
Last July I rode for miles and miles
around Grand Forks, and / was on,
in the wheat fields. and in the fall ]