The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-15

~ Grand Army Of the Republic,
- 0psnlnh- Ameriran War Veterans.
~ American Legion. and all orgnni.
nnsions formed by those who have
served our country In time Of war
have grave responsibilities when
they enter the fie,d os'active poll.
tics II Is well therefore that those
who represent themselves as speak
Ing for service men shall be clothed
with authority by the organization
for which they speak on political
II Is plainly manifest that cunning
politicians are seeking TO controi the
voting strength Of the above patriot
ic organizations so as to deliver II on
election day TO the interests that
prey upon the plain people.
The es.service men cannot afford
To have their patriotic organizations
used by political pilferers and lead.
pipe Industrial burglars. There are
about one In ten thousand Of the
service men who are nervous and
noisy. Many OF the noisy politicians
among them never saw service
where powder smoke Vas present.
The ex-service men will soon learn
that they are politicians and whom
they represent.
History repeats itself. II n ~
corded that when the crusaders were
unable to plumber foreign people.
they busted themselves. falsely
charging and viciously psunderfng
their own Christian people. and 10
justify their perfidy they blatantiy
charged Hanson fashion, that the
Christian people they had robbed
were not Christians but paxans.
which meant the Bolsheviks Of rcii.
gion at that time. Service men and
Legion men, take ye care lest we
find you fighting against your own
best purpose and giving your eco
nomic masters a political club with
which to siam you on the head. but
II you boys are bound TO b. slammed.
when you wake up you viii ind the
democrats ready and willing to do
what In right and just In your cause.
In the meantime do not let that one
noisy one In your ten thousand guide
u(hr political thoughts and actions.
H may be thinking with some other
mans mind.
Legal Caste m The United States
vanished when the Mason and Dix.
on line passed into history. Every
really great man in our nation
frowns down upon political or eco
nomic servitude IL he realizes that II
exists. Our greatness. II we have
any, lies In our claims OF equality,
the basis Of which must be economic
freedom and can only exist where
every person has the right to labor
and enjoy the fun fruits Of his IA
Dor"
The effort 10 create prejudice and
caste is crystaIlized from tho CLAUS
struggle between the producers of
wealth on the one side and the own.
ers Of the machinery Of production
and transportation on the other.
Surplus value IL gradually coming
20 b. undcrstood In the United States
as that portion of wealth created by
waRe-lAbor over and above wages.
This surplus value compeis tn ap-
propriators to export q large part OF
ths product of labor TO foreign mar.
lxets as commerce for exchange. It
Il the need Of markets that give the
true reason for war between nations
while the class struggle IN industry
roes on. at all times. In all countries.
between producers and appropriations
for possession of surplus value
wealth created by labor. or that
wealth which labor produces but
which n retained BY the owners Of
the institutions Of wealth produc-
ton.
Our City Council Dealing With the
erect car deal and the jitneys re-
|~dnds us of that scripture about
~1vtng to those who have. and TAX.
- from those who have not 10 al
- get even. Lest forget, allow
~ 70 advise those who hung this
~1reef car lemon on our city that
tha following u . correct statement
~ - etrask car steal and shows that
S.c4f1o hns Mt sf least one million
~ 1nn6re6 thousand dollass On thu
0ere $40 eRoEafiqp