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wounded, at the close of Sundav,s
poll, the election was called. sfhe
most peaceful in years"
The election results Reluctantly
disclosed by the Associated and
United Press in their dispatches
day by day as the week grew old
mixed IN with stories of celebra9
uon and demonstration, and the
usual riot" and "pillage" tales
i6y the radicals all over the Span
ism republic, that the Let's had
raised its Cortes membership from
lOI seats to at least 23O. bv gains
everywhere, and especially sween-
ing the rebellious province of Cat
alonla where the ordinarily non
voting Anarcho-Syndicalist voted
1or the first time, who in the first
poll had secured clear maiorities
and thus election.
The Rightst dropped from 2os
seats TO less than 200. The Center
mad snaked out some 65 Deputies
so the reports inferred. The RIGHT
Center coalition claiming a maior-
lty Of the Cortes' 473 membeTs
9f those elected only one avowed
asclst came in ahead. The Cant
sansts, fascists and fascist svn-
patmzers over the world and in
The producers news., 1936-02-28
SPAIN CHEERS
FREED REBELS

MADRID, Feb. Songs
and cheers rang thruout the
country today, to mingle with
Che joyful tears of women. as
prisons poured out thousands
oI political prisoners, freed
enoer an amnesty that af-
men. al" W.
The amnesty will free all nAonla
toJ teio Tor political offenses commit
tS tSu up to last Sunday. date Of
tne general parliamentary aloc-
slOn which put left wing partiss
AS the prison gates svuno oDo,
tIe snIlre populations of some towns
SaI Soineo out to welcome men who
IA uad been sentenced for fip6+;no In n
'ne socialist revolt of 1884 "
wives, mothers. SIweefbaov.r
cnl!aren hurried to prisoD1 =. -
to1us %a1seu .lmpadently in their home
towns Tor reunion. o-''0
AS the prison was oDeDaI
heart of the revoIn+io,,.r u =, -
SOai mining district of tba IS' A.
political and socisI ~ D-;So1, <oS
Nc ne ran ran out to throw themselves
nto l the arms of their dear srriSerseS enos
weeping with the women IN Their Their
Iney formed a parade and
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holdings. The poor farmers SUD-
ported the Let's.
The Right parties, composed as
previously stated, Counter-United
under Catholic Leader Jose Maria
Gil Robles, offered "Anti-Revol1-
ton, meaning to the women. sup
preston of divorce to the church.
men, support of the Catholic
Church in Spain; to the Monarch
lists, a Monarchy; to all a fascist
dictatorship.
And finally, Premier Manuel
Portela Vallodores' cabinet, com
posed Of Right Wing Republicans
the bankers and bosses and big
business generally, offered ''Neu-
trality" qualified with political al
hances with the Rights, meaning
monopoly, high prices, low wages,
and huge profits, and in coniune-
uon with the Rights. Fascism.
In the campaign the government
reserved the radio entirely for it.
self.
With only eight dead, and 80 |
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the United States consoled thar,
selves with the contention that tbe
nght-Center coalition would form
Ene government and hold nowaT
put later dispatches admitted tbe
Iact that the seats conceded to
tne Lett were in districts where
the Let's had won by clear major
tiles in the first election. and +bo
seats claimed by the rights enJ
me Centrlsts were in districts
wnere they had either NON -GS9 ~,
Gear majorities or had a pi1rality
2! the votes, that is led in ~;
,,I 1Iued 1leld with many candidates
;t MneTe no candidate had . major
Ity; Now the Spainards hold > Soo
o1o election is those Dis. Sos
Wnere no candidates race;vo.3 SS3ie's
Ml:alorlty' but this fact the nro.s
dispatches did not mention piess
Lessons Lessons Of their own, and +b;s t?s
changed the whole cononIoS-;,.' SItlu 'nls
the situation. 'eAlOn Oh
In many districts several - a.
LETT 11t Parties had run cand;J.ta an y .ne
; me 1rst election where lTl,u'Ses' ~ rSS
9orlty is given, minor;tY, mo ma
a@1Ss : I7 are eliminated, thus forc;nr- 1r,.;U
~ : ohlted an Front among the Iafts E
- IL, tne high Left candidsta ,Et LeIes
'Ver MS particular party affiI;s- THss-
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marched home, cbae,i,
P94lie PUP -;a and Manuel Azans. tse tSe a
'eIt wing premier. a' the NsV
At Oviedo, iovfn,
marched through thu tSo s.. pr'onet
shouting S,4otI Down with 'tc5Se'I an S91 AZ
night wing leader), Da1I,R DSlI Roll. 9s
Ias:ai! Iasclsm! Long live" Rus"ia3i, RDvs3 Tis y
socialist c1 city council, irT1Tlsr iScIn5is. n \
t freed men, was reinststa53 illsaupl3g d
tomOs Of men who died ,S'So . ~ !.
were wreathed. N'u IN l%
All 5000 residents Of b..
de SantullOn, in PaIepciss i n...s Dsl0a
awaited at the town ''T IimpitsO p5oOa \
arrival g by automobile Of $ t5.i. \
fellow townsmen reIea,a5s es sIslt !.
Burgos prison. Thew ssu Cboos.iI IiS !,
prisoners, the republic, so,SS s0.isrll
and AZana. '''''
AS at Barruelo de Santnll,, i
entire populace of Tmbia~u,. TIia-yn
IN 1884 rebels seized an arm" ~, !,
tory to obtain rifles, ,,,lo ma.si.
guns and cannon gave 'iI a.
a public TeIcoms .D
they returned from Oviedo and
Jon. A parade was formed H. ID
a . band with accompanied tbp - u
brants who sang "The Intern, Int n
tionals." -1'''i'
Two more deaths brougb.
total killed in election disoods
since Sunday to an estimsta
tai Of 10.
The additional deaths were
The village of Bollullos del Ca
1ano, where civil guards firj
1emonstrants who attacked
1ates Of wealthy men.
The permanent committee
parliament approved the gMsn
nent's emergency action in
martial law in some
g1ons and authorized it to mai
ain suspension of constitution
guarantees for 80 days il n
.Ssary.
The producers news., 1936-02-28
By Leverne Hamilton

deur. / realized that my election
was not due to personal pOpu-
larity and also that / would, in
all probability, be cone term"
official and / decided to be as
busy as possible during that one
term. My activities during the
session (the 22nd) coupled with
an ability to throw a monkey
wrench into the political mach
inc with sometimes almost un-
canny accuracy, and the addi-
tiOnal fact that / secured a great
deal o f information (Which,
however, could not divulge
without betraying its sources to
the wrath Of the corporation
masters of MOntana's destiny)
brought down the wrath of these
masters on the county central
committee with the result that
a frantic, and successful, effort
was made to bring about my de-
feat at the following election.
For this, however, / have no re-
gret since the information
gained during those sixty hectic
days enables me to see and ex-
plain to others the manner in
which our politicians manage to
fool us-and make us like it.
It has been said that "eter-
nal vigilence is the nrice of lib.
erty" and I wish to add here
that it might be well to include
eternal skepticism." At any
rate it cannot be too strongly
impressed on the public mind
that if we desire to retain our
liberties and privileges under this
political, pOlitician-ruled govern
ment we must keep eternal Wig
il over our officials and view
all their acts with a certain de-
gree of skepticism. / believe
that before l have completed
this series l shall be able to
convince even the most trustful
voter that we dare not trust a
politician farther than we can
throw the proverbial bull" I
intend to cite specific instances
to bear out my contentious.
Here is the simplest, and let
me add, one of the most effec-
tive methods of fOOling the vOt-
ers:
We will assume that Jim
Jones is elected to the u. s.
Senate from Montana on the re-
publican ticket. Now those of us
who have lived in Montana for
the last twenty-five years, are
aware of the fact that Jim
Jones nor anyone else can be
eletced to the Senate or even Sc
cure the office of dog catcher
without the assent and support
of Dan Kelley and the big chiefs
of the A. c. NJ. and Montana
POWer, at least it hasn't been
lone thus far. To secure this
support Jim has to promise the
Masters of Montana's DESTINY
that he will ''be there when thev
need him." He also has to make
! sufficient number of the vot-
ers believe that he is a better
nan for '+he common peeDuI''
han his democratic opponent
Who has also been chosen bv the
Masters Of MOntana's DESTINY"
ust as a political precautiOn.
Jim having accomplished these
Wo feats (and convincing the
'Oters is not the most difficulf
y any means) goes to Wash
ngt0n as a member of the MIN
DIRTY party. This simplifies
hIngs for Jim, for being in the
minority he has a convenient al
Ol when he faces his constitu-
nts again.
Now in the Senate a hill
ONES up for a vote which di-
ectly affects the interests Of
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Considerable interest is being
manifested by the rank and file
of the intelligent Cd voters in
the approaching political cam
paign and if that interest
were not so serious it would be
exceedingly cOmical to those who
have for years watched the
manner in which the politicians
have retained their control over
the opinions and sentiment of
the voting public, while during
the whole time they, the pOIiti-
clans, have been betraying the
interests of these voters who
have Loyalty, tho mistakenly, re-
turned them to public office.
For my own part l claim no
credit for being brighter than
the majority of the voters for |
too, have been fooled fo a num-
Der of years by many of these
politicians and it was only after
| was, by a political "fluke,"
elected to our state legislature
and had an opportunity to view
the working of the political
machine at extra close range,
that ] was able to see more cas-
lily and clearly the methods by
which our political giants are
able to keep us fooled an make
US like it, and them.
l hope the readers of this ex-
position will pardon a personal
allusiOn which l deem necessary
to aid in clarifying the conclu-
slOns which l intend to draw be-
fore this article or series is COM
plete. The campaign in which |
was elected, by one of these Pc
culiar circumstances which some
times occur in politics was in
terestlng and informative to me
and should be to the rank and
file of the voters for it happen
ed that / was elected as a DEM
ocrat althO evidence which I lat
er secured showed cOnclusively
that l had the opposition of the
county democratic central COM
mlttee to contend with. The rea-
son for that opposition is not
hard to find. have always been
radical in politics even tho al
lgned nOminally with the demo-
cratic party and since neither of
the old parties is actually radi-
cal, the main objective of the
politicians being always to get
their friends Cor those whom
they can cOntrOD in office, the
county central committee If
they desired to remain in good
standing with the powers that
control state politics, must not
permit a radical to be elect
I'd to state office COnse-
members of the county
'entral committee were instru-
mental in getting an indepen-
lent candidate In the field and
supporting that Independent can
lldate, without however inform
ng the state central committee
IS to what was afOOt. The fact
hat the state committee was
lot informed of this was later
for my securing the
Information as to the manner in
which the political game had
zen played. Due however TO
his failure to take the state
Ommittee into their confidence.
nd a political blunder on the
art of the republican candidate,
was elected by a substantial
Majority.
The county committee having
lade this blunder decided TO
eep their own counsel, hoping
o doubt that a way would be
Ound whereby they could curb
~ radical tendencies" and
ave their faces with the mas
ers of the state. For nv own
art / had no illusions of gran
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tion. In many districts, claimed
by the Rights and Centers, the
united Left votes, combined, mean
large majorities, which means in
the run-off, next Sunday, March
1, the Left Coalition will elect
enough more members to the Cor
tes to give them full control of the
government, if the different fac
tions can hold together.
The election aftermath was tur-
bulent. The elated Let's celebrat
ed and demonstrated all over
Spain as the results of the election
were comprehended. The Centrist
government proclaimed a estate
of ALARM" and endeavored, un-
successfully to put down the DEM
onstratOrs in the principal cities,
which were storming jails in at
tempts to release 10000 of their
comrades jailed in the 1884 revolu-
tion, without waiting for the fur
ther results of the elections, and
the oganization of the Left gov
ernment to carry out its campaign
pledge to do this very thing.
Day by day the demonstrations
grew worse as the masses felt
their power. Twenty-seven more
were killed and hundreds wounded
by the soldiers which only aggra-
waited the populace who demon
strated in ever-increasing num-
bers.
The Centrist Republican prime
minister and his cabinet resigned in |
a panic. The President considered
reslgning. Leading fascist gener-
ais and army officers who had
played a bloody and murderous
role in the suppression of the 1894
October revolution, were transfer |
red to the Beleaic and Canary Is
lands. Thousands of clerics and
tasclsts identified with the Octo-
Der suppression crossed the French
and Portuguese frontiers in frantic
efforts to quit the realm. In manv
thousands of prisoners re-
Oelled and attempted to fight their
way out. Many jailers threw open
the prison doors. The Spanish
president called the Let's in the
old Cortes to form the new gov
eminent, which at once proclaimed
the amnesty and the horde of pris-
oners who had not yet either brok-
en- out or been released, were e.
eased last Saturday afternoon.
There was great celebration.
demonstrating and feasting ali
'ver Spain Sunday as the political
'[1soners arrived home, several Of
Vhom, while confined in iails had
,een elected to the Cortes, and as
thousands of Socialist members of I
he Municipal Council returned IN !
gain take office.
1t is now predicted that a Soviet
ystem will be set up in Spain, but ]
ms is hardly likely with the pres !
Mt composition of the victorious {
eft party, which contains large /
city bourgoise elements who can
OF be depended upon to undertake | {
ne abolition of capitalism at this :
:artlcular time, but the election
lctory is considered as opening
ne gate to the establishment of
OVlet Spain in the near future.
1t is expected that Leon Trotz-
y the great Bolshevik collabora-
'r OF Lenin in the October revo-
ltlon IN Russia, the organizer of
le Red Army of the Soviets, now
NIled by Stain, will be offered an
sylIm IN Spain where he is very
oPular and has a huge following.
Irotzky is now asylumed IN
The producers news., 1936-02-28
FO0ling the Public :

the Masters of MOntana's des-
tiny. Jim has promised to ''be
there when he is needed" but he
wants to vote also in the inter-
est of his constituents "the
common peepul" SO he goes to
the man or men in the capitol
who speak for the Masters of
MOntana's destiny and asks per-
mission to vote in the interests
of his "Peepul." We will say
for example, that the Masters
of MOntana's destiny wish the
bill to pass, but Jim wants to
vote against it. They count
noses in the senate and if the
Masters find that they have
enough votes to pass the bill by
a safe margin they say to Jim,
"Alright Jim, you can vote
against the BILL" Jim does, the
bill is passed and Jim can re-
turn to his constituents and
point out the noble fight he
made against that 'viciOus bill''
and point with pride to the fact
that he stuck to his principles in
spite of overwhelming OppOsi-
tiOn. Simple isn't it? What the
dear peepul don't know is that
Jim knew how the vote was 60
ing before he ever uttered
word, and when he recOunts the
thrilling battle to his cOnstitu-
ents they don't notice the slight
bulge in his left cheek, where
Jim puts his tongue when talk
ing to the common peepul."
Now let us assume that an
other bill Is presented which is
for the benefit of the people
back home but which is detri-
mental to the interest of the
Masters of MOntana's destiny.
The Masters do not want the bill
to pass but Jim, in order to
square himself with his consti-
tuents at home and keep them
fooled wishes to vote for it.
Again noses are counted and the
Masters find that they have
enough votes to defeat the bill
so this time Jim votes FOR the
bill and when he again faces his
voters he still has a record of
consistent voting in the interest
of the common peepul."
Now the third suppOsition. A
bill is brought out which is to
be in the interests of the peo-
pie but detrimental to the Mas
ters' interests. Jim wants to
vote for the bill to keep his hold
On the voters. Noses are again
counted and this time public de-
mand is too strong for the bill |
the masters, finding that they
haven't enough votes to defeat
the bill, say to Jim, ''Well the
bill Is going to pass IN spite of
US SO you might as we'll vote for
{ and keep your voters salts
lied. Jim votes for the bill with
The permission of th e Masters
and can go before his constitu-
ents for reelection with a con-
slstent record Of voting for the
common peepul" even tho he
has been at all times unde the
'rders of the Masters of Monta-
las destiny. It is a smoothly
working machine, this political
Machine of ours and it isn't Of
en- that the gears are clOgged
With mOnkey-wrenches. So when
politician points to the rec
,rd Of his votes on legislation.
ne voters can recall the ex.
!mples l have cited here and
axe his statements with ga
rain Of SALT"
Later l shall point out furth-
r methods of fOOling the public
nd cite occasions when. and the
ianner in which it has been
one.
The producers news., 1936-02-28
Friday, Februar, .,
IN A00 p
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OF G; n, n. Solid /.
After Wint'aSss 'Ss (.

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. ra;,L tns task the Grealt0 eSl0' ,ssOpai5Ss',, S',
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solid. ''eF tank, f'.I " :
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i" operation. # lam tod1 engine ''5sl Ssl ,
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tank tank Il through a hos. INTO NJ d.
melt cit the huge chUSss hTVIs linz Line b,
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The q tank supplies %ny u!. extent
make ma s'i'5SsS 'eSsduIsssi Ilsssi'R4s5t7; .4ss' ta e
The producers news., 1936-02-28

Joyce HeppneT, ssT osus Il s''
and Mrs. 81. R. eagIp.nuoht b !.
PIentywOOd was 1F0ssH5sry 19FS9ssHsy 9.
ing 2givUith' with appendicitis, :, '9S Bs (
went an operation Io5v . Is 81
day. The young i'
nicely
The producers news., 1936-02-28
TOURNAMENT
A SUCCESS

Officials of the tournament
NJ. R. Lazenby Of Michigan !
N. D., and B. J. Burresoaa nj =
kota, N. D. They handlsiI si.c
games we'll and coaches, J py ,
and fans were we'll SatlSl'u
their work. :. ,orr
An added feature Of In' ;SIs N
ment this year was tne the T1g Ts
ton of a loud speaksr, l.l,,.s ~ 4
which was used to snnoull'' . N 4
ers, decisions and feature .
tions. ,..h sb
band furnished music .5 auiDI ID
three days, and recel'tE . he b'
favorable comment from ~
crowd. ,,..tvwOoi :
erintendent and tOuEnaIil1sarT' uEn1aT b
ager announced Wedns''ffIn ffInabi
that the affair was ...s egpS
are paid, are prO-rated ~.
The producers news., 1936-02-28
OUTLOOK Wins
CONTINUED from page Onsl

lOOnunueQ from page VlsI
Second Team
Puckett, Peerless, forward
Keogh, Outlook, forward.
Kollman, PlentywOOd, centG
Waller, Medicine Lake, guafi
Gorham, Scobey, guard
In the order named, medsslE
awarded to Reed Of O1t.
Zeidler of PlentywOOd, and
Of Medicine Lake for being J
standing players Of the sul sl.I
ment. All three played cO1SSsa. Y.
good basketball during the
ney and are deserving Of thS D
or
The producers news., 1936-02-28
SOCIALISTS SWEEP

CONTINUED from Page II
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-02
H. s. CLASS TO
EENEW PHONE
EQUIPMENT
New Long Distance Station in
PascO to Hold Open House;
Kennewick People Specially
Invited to Attend

Kennewick citizens will be cord
tally welcomed at the Pasco tele-
phone open house all day Friday
and Saturday and until 10 o'clock
each evening.
This assurance is given by A. F..
Brown, of the local telephone COM
pany, who reports that the men and
women of the Pacific Telephone or
ganization in Pasco will be espec-
tally pleased to have Kennewick res
idents see how their long distance
connections are made with outside
points.
1T is our privilege to serve Ken
newick telephone users whenever
they place calls for outside points
reached through our lines" said c..
P. Shaffer, manager at Pasco,
speaking on behalf of his associa-
ties in the exchange. Among those
who act as hosts to the open house
guests will be c. S. Broughton, who
lives in Kennewick and who is urg-
ing his wide circle of friends to see
the new office at 112 North Fourth,
Pasco. Pence Hotel Building.)
Friday morning the science class
from the Kennewick high school
will make a trip to see the office.
Thursday a number of the Pasco
high school classes are being given
an opportunity to visit the new
quarters and gain preview of the
exhibits that have been installed
This display, the most complete of
its kind ever assembled in this vi
cinity, presents interesting things
Illustrating the history of commun-
ications and many of the very lat
est developments in telephony.
1T will be well worth WHILE" COM
mented MIR. Brown, who has seen
the complete plans for the open
house reception, "for any Kenne-
wick individual or group to take the
time to see the new telephone equip
ment in our neighboring city. It is
a good place to take the entire
family. Our Pasco telephone
friends say they will be glad to have
young people and children, when
with their parents, as there is much
for all to see."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-04-02

Masonic Grand Lodge Offic-
ers TO Conduct Ceremony;
Interesting Program to be
Followed by Banquet

The cornerstone for the new jun
ior-Seniol high school will be laid
Saturday afternoon with appropri-
ate exercises. The ceremonies will
be in charge of the Masonic Grand
Lodge of the State OF Washington.
Grand Master Walter II. Steffy Of
Seattle. with other Grand Lodge
officers will conduct the dedica-
ton services.
The marble cornerstone. which
has been suitably engraved. will be
placed in the northeast corner Of
the new building. in a position al
ready prepared for il. With IL will
be deposited memorials connected
with the history of the school dis
trict, etc. A platform will be con-
Structed tomorrow to permit all to
witness the ceremonies, which are
very impressive.
The local MaSonS will open their
lodge at 800 o'clock and will march
in body to the school grounds, ac-
companied by the school band. once
in position at the building the
Grand Master will make the an
nouncement Of the purpose Of the
occasion. Immediately to be follow
ed by an ode sung by the Schubert
club
The Grand Secretary will read
list Of the articles 10 be deposited in
lao kNFiII
play appropriate music while the
articles are being deposited Then
will come the actual laying OF the
cornerstone. After the District
Deputy Grand Master has made
the official proclamation, Mr.. Ho-
mer Siegfried will sing The Build
er."
Following the Grand Orators adj
dress by M. M. Moulton, the K. II.
S. glee clubs will sing an appropri-
ate number and the benediction will
be pronounced by Grand Chaplain
Brother r. @. Macmahon, after
which the procession of Masons will
reform and march back to their
hall.
A banquet in honor Of the visit
ing dignitaries will be held at Hotel
Kennewick in the evening at $50.
This dinner is not a Masonic af-
fair, but is open to all citizens. City
officials, civic organization MEM
bers and their wives will be present
and the public is invited to attend.
In the evening a district meet
ing Of the Masons will be held at
the hall, when representatives from
all the lodges in the district from
Mabton to Pasco will be present.