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VOL. HI. H E L E N A , MONTANA, W E D N E S D A Y , APRIL 12, 1905. NO. 10.

Two Radical Priests S 'Brien of Toledo

Dvicey of New York

Rev. Father O ' B r i e n , of T o ­ledo, delivered an address at Good Shepherd church in that city recently which created a pen-nine sensation. H i s suhject was, "The Anarchy of Weal th . " He said:

"I can not shut tny eyes to the dangers that threaten our re-puhlic. The greatest danger that I can see now is the anarchy uf wealth. The union was saved and slavery abolished by an army of poor men f r o m the generals down to the privates, who risked their lives for the flag. N o w we see the wealth of the country in the hands of a few men. The agricultural and mineral re­sources of our magnificent coun­try have been cornered by a few men with money, and every bite of meat we take is doubly taxed by the beef trust. If our govern­ment is ever changed f rom a re­public to a monarchy, or .empire, it w i l l be done by the men o£ wealth, not by the poor work ing men. In pagan times the man who would corner provisions to raise the price of l iv ing would be put to death. That was good, natural pagan justice. The mi l ­lionaires who have cornered our provisions and raised their price on the working people deserve the same fate.

"Veterans, let us pray that Clod preserve the work that the Grand \nny has done, but if our offi­

cials and legislators do not reliev e from the unjust and unlawful burdens imposed <>n us In the trusts the time may come when we w i l l be obliged to take the law into oar own hands and demand our rights at the point <*f the bayonet. The American work­inginen are patient, but wil l not submit to the tyranny of wealth forever.

" M a y God avert for us the horrors of war. ami may the while winged angel of paaCC con­tinue to hover over our beloved l and : '

Father < ) 'Brien is likelv to be­come decidedly unpopular if he persists in his course of criticis­ing the hog combine, coal barons and other "best citizens." Hut why talk about bayonets and pagan justice, which are incon­venient, vulgar and unscientific weapons nowadays? W e have never yet made serious attempts to smash the oppressors with the ballot. Let 's vote against the capitalist class and overthrow their system by legal and sane methods

S t i l l another priest, the well -known Rev. Thomas J . Ducey, of New York , w i l l find himself cordially disl iked by those who receive their inspiration f rom the sources that furn ish the almighty dollar because of a recent sermon that he preached.

Father Ducey took for his text f rom the sixth verse of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, "That no man over-reach or circumvent his brother in business, because, the L o r d is the avenger of all these things that we have told you be­fore and have testified," and sa id :

'^To circumvent is the policy of the trusts and monopolies of the twentieth century. Let them beware, for the crushed wi l l rise against them, for truth, justice and honor can not be destroyed bv the powerful .

"To-day. when this country has become a power, let the trusts, monopolies and the robber wealthy be assured, the people wi l l not stand much longer their enslavement by the combinations of corporations founded on in ­justice and an attempt to crush the rights of the people promised by the L o r d of justice.

"Pub l i c monopolies by the gov­ernment for the benefit of the governed are to be admired and commended. Private monopolies are a danger to all the people. In this country there exists a mon­opoly and trust that threatens the safety of the government, truth, justice, freedom and edu cation and puri ty of soul in re ligion and in religious profession.

" This paramount trust of tin world is well preserved in oil and gold and is glossed over by uni­

versities and upheld openly by a denomination, and criminally ap­proved by the silence which grants consents of the ministers of religion of many other de­nominations."

dh few years ago when men in the ranks of labor dared to r a w their voices in protest against the methods applied by modern capitalism they were ridiculed and denounced as dangerous agi­tators and enemies of society. Bu1 time has wrought changes. T o ­day the labor agitator need hard­ly open his mouth ; he can sit back and listen to the fierce at­tacks upon capitalism that come From its own ranks and the so-ealled respectable middle class. Take almost any popular maga­

zine and you find some leading article devoted to exposing finan­cial kings and their polit ical graf ters ; cri t icisms galore .come f rom lecture platform and pulpit, and even some of the daily news­papers and decent politicians are hur l ing hotshot at the b ig rob­bers Sad their system. Radical­ism is cropping out everywhere and good is bound to come from the new spirit that is manifesting itself. The labor agitator who stood alone a couple of years ago can afford to be optimistic. The world oV» move

I N D I V I D U A L I S M .

Fal lacy of the Idea—Man L ives for the Species and Not

for Himself . The individual exists, but only

in so far SS be is a social organ­ism. Rohinaoa Crusoe—the gen­uine expression of individualism —can only be a legendary figure or a pathological illustration.

The species, i . e., the social compound, is the great, l iv ing and eternal reality of life. Socialism has proved th is ; a l l the positive sciences, f rom astronomy to sociology, confirm this fact.

Thus it happens that, while at the close of the eighteenth cen­tury Rosseau said that the i n ­dividual alone existed, and that society was an artificial product of a "contract," and that, whi le— just the same as Aristotle in speaking of slavery—he attribut­ed | permanent character to the transitory manifestations of the historic epoch in which he hap­pened to live, and during which the old feudal regime was crumb­l ing to pieces, and, accordingly, declared that the source of all evils was "society," because the individual was born good and the equal of al l others—at the close of the nineteenth century, on the contrary, al l the positive sciences agree in saying that society, the social organism, is a natural and invincible fact in life, a fact that is attested in the animal ami vege­table kingdom, a fact that asserts itself f rom the lowest colonies of animal life (zoophytes) up to tjie society of the mammals (herbi­vores) and of man.

A l l that is best in many he owes to his social l ife. Hence every phase of evolution is typified by pathological conditions and by final decline and social putrefac­t ion, al l of which, however, are essentially transitory, and are the fated harbingers of a new social cycle and of social renova­tion.

If the individaul could live, as such, he would live obedient to only one of the necessities and fundamental instincts; he would l ive obedient only to the neces­sity and instinct of sustenance, i . e., to the selfish preservation ot his own organism, with the aid of that primitive function that a l ­ready Aristot le pointed out by the name of "ctesis"—the con­quest of food.

Hut every individual must live in society just because he is com­pelled thereto by the second of the two necessties or fundamental instincts of existence, to-wit : the reproduction of his kind for the preservation of his species. It is Of that very life of relation and reproduction (social and sexual) that is born the moral or social sense of man ; through it the in dividual learns not to exist iner*

ly, but to exist with man. It may hence be said that tfcese

two fundamental instincts of life —bread and love—fulf i l the func­tion of social equilibrium in life. Th i s is true of animals ; it is par­ticularly true of man.

From whatever side the matter is considered) the fact stands out boldly that, while at the close of the eighteenth century it was be­lieved that the species were made for the individual—whence, per­haps, the unexpected conclusion may have been derived that mi l ­lions of men could and should live and toil and suffer for the benefit of the few—at the close of the nineteenth century the positive sciences demonstrated that it i s the individual that lives for the Species, the latter being the only eternal reality of l ife.

This fact controls the whole trend of modern scientific thought, and imparts to it its soeioiogic or Socialistic bent, in direct opposition to the ex­aggerated individual ism that "XN is left over as a legacy by a prev ious century.

Biology, however, demonstrates that one must guard against fal l­ing into the Opposite extreme which some I ' topian schools fail into, of taking cognizance of so­ciety only, and completely losing sight of the individual . It is a law of biology that the existence of the composite body is the re­sult of the life of al l its indiv id­uals, just the same as the exist­ence of an individual is the result of the life of all its component parts.

Scientlc Social ism. which marks the close of the nineteenth century, and is the dawn of the twentieth century, is in complete accord with the modem trend of thought down to the fundamental poim of the dominant role of col­lective solidarity, and against the dogmatic exaggerations of indi­viduals, which, although at the close of the eighteenth century was the moving of a powerfu l and fertile awakening of the masses, lias through competition de­veloped into the l ibert inism of anarchy preaching the functions of the individual with total disre­gard of the solidarity of socieiv and of mankind.— From "Social­ism and Science." by Enrico Ferrio.

SOCIALISM IS PROGRESSING It would be idle to deny that

Socialism is makking progress i:i this country. Not only avowed Socialists, but people who would repudiate such a designation, advocate measures and policies w hich are essentially Socialist ic in their nature. The public mind is in confusion because of the crop of refurbished doctrines, which, while professing to be new, are really old Socialistic ideas in a new form. People who twentv years ago would have scouted the idea of fur ther ing Social ism are to-dav outspoken in favor i t schemes which are thus labeled. This situation is founded upon

ignorance. People — most of them—do not know what Social­ism is. They do not recognize i ; . Th is is the dangerof the Situation Socialism has changed its spot-\ \ here it was once blatant, ag gressive and radical it is now soft-spoken, sophistical and al­truistic.

Its leaders are no longer hairv. beery persons who were sus­pected of harboring a grudge against exis t ing society largely because of its fondness for bath tubs. They are, on the contrary, men prominent in poli t ics, in the learned professions, in the churches. Social ism is talked by men like M r . Bryan . M r . Darrow and Dr . H i l l i s , and people of cer­tain mentality regard it as a new-dispensation instead of a polit i­cal, social and economic heresv as old as organized society. A majority of these people do not even realize that M r . Bryan sad his co-laborers are ta lk ing So cial ism. Most of them probably have a vague idea that Socialism has something to do wi th bombs and red flags and fighting the po­lice. They do not associate it with the philanthropic, benevol­ent utterances of gentlemen like those named. They do not under­stand that a proposition for municipal ownership of street railways, for instance, is t In-logical forerunner of government

ownership of all property—a con­dition which inevitably involves i-onli cation and rcconiiscation of all individual belongings. So­cial ism, that is to say. no longer

undertakes to enlighten people as to the ultimate result of its theories. O n the contrary, it hides its purposes and seeks to make people Socialists without then knowing it. Men who would instantly balk at the doc-trim of confiscation are soothed and deluded with soft talk about government supervision of cer­tain private enterprises and So­cialism undertakes to educate theni gradually up to the point where they may safely be intro­duce.I to the culminating purpose of the propaganda, which is the abolition of private property and the domination of the state in all things. Socialism, in short, has discovered that its tenets are not to l.e swallowed raw ; they must be sweetened and diluted and doctored until the popular palate ha- become accustomed to them, a f v r which it is hoped to admin­ister them in the original bolus will nt any disguise. In other Words, the Socialistic campaign is now a formidable one because it i - inspired by shrewdness and knowledge of human nature. So­cialism, therefore, is no con­temptible antagonist. It is not to he despised as it was in the days when it had its habitats in grimy beer halls and its spokes­men in orators who were chietlv notable for their aversion to clean collar- and hair cuts. It is dan­ger, M I - because it has become Superficially respectable tttd be-cause its leading advocates are shrewd enough to refrain from avowing its ultimate purpose be-f o n their proselyte- are readv for it. It is dangerous In cause it is being preached by men who are able and intelligent to the great element in our citizenship which is always ready to take up with a m new political theorv. The ifrhl against Socialism must be Conducted SpOa educational l in t - . People wi l l have to be shown what it really means. It wil l make small headway when tin \merican people understand thi* tlu- ultimate object of the insidious propaganda is the abo­lition of the individual factor in society and the reduction of man­kind to one tend level. Indi-v.dualism is Americanism, ami this continent presents no field for the propogation of a plant which flourishes be-t in the im­poverished soil of the European monarchies.— Forsyth Times

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The New Slavery.

Under the feudal system the serf worked three days for the baron, in return for permission to work the other three days for himself on the baron's land. I "nder capitalism the working-man works five days for the boss in return for permission to work •tie day for himself with the tools

"t production and distribution owned by the master class. I "nder chattel slavery the negro, once he had a master, need worrv no more as to having sufficiente food, clothing or shelter. The ma-ter, who had invested $1,200 to$ i .Koo in him. would see to that. It made no difference to the -lave it the master had no work for him. That meant a holiday with plenty to eat. To-dav when the master cannot make a profit by giving permission to work, it means a holiday—and starvation. When the slave was feeble and old he was given easy tasks. To ­day the workman with a few gray hairs or who has reached thirtv-five years is no longer wanted. Then the master sought the slave. N o w the workinginan seeks a master—and worries for fear he wi l l lose him. Socialists say n i man is free until he owns his job —unt i l he can rise in the morn­ing needing to take no more thought about opportunity to work ami earn a l i v i n g than he does about drawing his breath. Socialism would make this sure by having the government own and ot>eratc all the means of pro­duction and distribution.— New ark Clar ion Cal l .

RETURNS FROM LIVINGSTON For mayor, J . 1). Graham, 119. For city treasurer, H . Neth-

kens, 132. POT police magistrate. Clarence

Hishop. 121. For alderman.

H. Nesbit. K.v POT alderman.

W . H . Smith. 19 For alderman,

1 Simpson. SO, Total aldertnanic Socialistic

vote, lot ; total vote cast for all parties, 952.

TKe Chjcacgo 5 Campaign

P i n t ward, R.

Second ward.

Third ward. C.

(From C hicago Record Herald.) When Republican and Demo­

cratic party managers are anx­iously watching the returns on Tuesday n igh t ; when M r . Har lan and Judge Dunne are closeted with their personal friends, read­ing the advance bulletins and analyzing the vote, the Socialists wi l l not be concerned with thoughts of office holding nor the cabinet of the mayor-elect. The i r discussion wi l l be confined to one proposition : Does the result show a gain in ballots sufficient to war­rant the prophecy that the coun­try is closer to the time for the acceptance of the "economic de­termination ?"

John Col l ins , Socialist candi­date for mayor, says that the question w i l l be answered in the affirmative. He believes that fu l ly 50,000 electors wi l l declare for the principles of Socialism, and then, having finished his work as a mayoral candidate, he w i l l start ritfht out to spread the prop­aganda in the state and nation.

John Col l ins ' mayoral candi­dacy is unique. He is the only candidate receiving wages and expenses as such. Last fall he was a candidate for the governor­ship of Illinois, and he was a can­didate f«>r public office before that. Hut this does not mean that John Coll ins is a perennial seeker after office. He is not. Ib­is merely standing for an id a and his candidacy is simply an incident. As a leader, as an or­ganizer, in the ranks, on the firms,' line, d rumming up the re­servists or enlisting recruits, it is all the same to him so long as he helps to br ing closer the time of "economic determination."

The true Socialist believe- that the laborer is worthy of his hire, whether his task be running for mayor. President or working at the bench. John Collins is a ma­chinist h\ trade—a first-class ma­chinist—and S5 a day is a small wage for h im. but he is making the'canvass for mayor at $15 a week and car fare. He has no passes and he cannot afford car­riage or automobile, because at 579 Huron street is Mrs . Col l ins with the children, and $15 a week is none too much for the support of a growing family .

Dur ing the presidential cam­paign Fugene V . Debs and Ben Hanford. who headed the Social­ist ticket, were paid $3 a day each and expenses, but in the present mayoral contest it was determin­ed that $15 a week for three weeks was as much as the party treasury could afford, and so that is John Col l ins ' allowance—a sum away below that paid many a Democratic and Republican spell­binder, who, in addition, is buoyed bv a hope that in the event of party success a job may be provided where the hours are hort, the work light and the pay

comfortable. A t the Socialist headquarters

the atmosphere is fresher than that breathed at the gathering places of the dominant parties. Profanity, ribald jesting, loud­mouthed offers to bet, pleas for money, are unknown. Swagger­ing political heelers are not in evidence and the campaign man­ager conducts his business wi th the precision and bearing of a man conducting a business not political.

Charles L Hreckon, secretary of the county organization and intrusted with the management of the city campaign, is the direct ing spirit. A printer by trade, a Methodist minister by profession, he finds time to give everyone a hearing, plan the assignment of speakers, arrange for the distribu­tion of literature, decide upon the places and dates for meetings and keep the accounts of the party. He looks every man in the eye speaks in a low voice, shakes hands firmly and says "comrade' when addressing a brother So cialist.

And a l l day long and far into the night—for the majority ol the comrades cannot leave their work l ong enough to visit head quarters by day—party workers walk into the room on the second

flooi . the Metropolitan Block, report progress and deliver the contributions of their fellows. In­dividual offerings vary f rom 10 cents to a dollar, but the money comes cheerfully from men who give gladly both of their money and their time.

There is literature to be dis­tributed, and the men who br ing in the money take away the printed matter. Thus far in the campaign 1.000.000 pieces have been placed in the hands of peo­ple who read. There are buttons to be handed out. but unlike the methods of distributing them elsewhere there is no man to fill the pockets of all who ask. T o the contrary, the applicant for buttons pays 5 cents for every pair that he takes—for it is a cardinal principle of Socialism that what is worth having Is worth paying for.

Every Socialist in Chicago is known at headquarters. His name is on the books and his address and occupation is given. The or­ganization is a dues-paying con­tingent, and to remain in ful l fel­lowship after being admitted to the party 25 cents must be paid by the member to his local Jiranch every month. And every cent is accounted for. The bixdcs are always open Tin open meetings are never secret. The idea of pure democracy is always uppermost. O f the 25 cents. 5 cents goes * > the national committee, 5 cents to the state comtrjittee. ; cent- to the county committee and 10 cents is retained by the local branch. I here are eighty-two local- in

Chicago to-day and more wi l l be organized after election when the applications in can be acted upon.

Three thousand Socialists are paying dues in Chicago to-day. Bad man carries an ident i f icv tion book, and on the first of each month the secretary of his local must affix a stamp therein to show that his dues have been paid. These stamps are issued in books

<>f twenty by the national com* nittee to the state committee, which pays 5 cents a -tamp. It inturn sells them to the county committee for 10 cents and the locals pay 15. The member- are charged 25 and there is no credit. I he business is conducted on a

strictly cash basis. Every month a complete statement is published by the secretary, and the financial status of the party is always known to each and everv member.

There is nothing harum sea rum about our organization,"

l id Secretary Hreckon, "as is evident when one take- time to investigate. It is as thoroughly opposed to tW thought Of anarchy a- a g n at commercial concern. It

a great economic movement seeking a square deal and munici­pal ownership, and for its under­current it has integrity and devo­tion. Is there such a system i f accounting in any other political p a r t y ; Can a Democrat or Re­publican learn where the money goes? Can any candidate but a Socialist run for office without contributing to a campaign fund? And can he learn after election where his money went ? Here we have a complete system of ac­counting, audited regularlv. There can be no hold-up and there must be a receipt for everv cent re­ceived and disbursed.

"This election is of no partic­ular moment. W e consider it a time when we balance the books and begin over again. No excuses are necessary f rom us after elec­tion day. W e find where we stand and buckle down to work once more. W e keep up the prop­aganda. At present I have 300 permits to hold meetings on as many street corners—we can't a l ­ways afford hall rent—and our people wi l l go on spreading the message we have to deliver, t >ur speakers are workinginen, for it is necessary that workinginen teach economic truths to their brother workers.

" W e are looking toward the economic determination. W e are standing for something, and it is laughable to talk of coalition with

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The Socialist locals are awak-inp all over Montana.

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Looks M if Herder was up against the real revolutionary proposition.

Tlu- revolutionary spirit of the Socialist movement appears tO be solidly glowing.

Lei Bl Bell the rest of the press shares. ( )nlv $ 1 0 per share and you gel \our ten dollars back!

Line-Up, of Kansas C i ty , has dunged editor., ami, beginning June 1. wi l l resume as a weekly.

The Bosemmn Socialists polled 225 votes at the l a s t city election, which i s not such a bad showing.

night a republican ral ly was held. Dur ing the parade the republi­cans had the band out and the Socialists had a banner out an­nouncing the Hagerty meeting. A t the republican meeting about sixty were present, while at the Socialist meeting some five or six hundred were present. This, the night before election, would naturally signify the way the wind was blowing, but such is n >t the CMC. Qh, no. They scabbed at the polls as usual the next day and elected the capitalist ticket. This damnable work is due u>

the ignorance of the working class tad wi l l not be changed until education has advanced them from their present condi­tion. The act in Liv ings ton is onh an example of the prevailing condition! all over the world.

Socialists can assist the News by patronizing our advertisers. They are deserving of your trade. comrades.

Only one minister so far has been indicted in the OlCgOU land steals. More wi l l be found out in the near future.

Too bad about some grafter of a preacher that never did a day's work in his life, feeling so deeply grieved over the $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 gif t of Rocky.

More subscribers must be had for the Newt, Have you secured any of late? This paper depends upon the co-operation of the worker*.

Parry's Citizens' All iance paper report* s o m e forty-nine Roose­velt open s b o p s added to the list of the Kmployers' Association during the past week.

No real, true comparison can be ascertained on the late election returns of the late city elections, except that the vote cast can '»e considered practically class con­scious.

EXPIRING SUBSCRIPTIONS. Your assistance is needed to

keep the News list of subscribers up to the standard. It is impos­sible for a few persons to conduct a Socialist paper and keep it up to the standard that it should be. W h i l e the News compares favor­ably with the average Socialist paper it is not what it should be, nor never has been what the editor would like to make it.

In fact, there is only one way to make it the paper that is needed in the Socialist movement in Montana. There is no money back of it. and as a result it must have the solid co-operation of the working class. W i t h your names on the subscription list, which means a contribution of slightly less than two cents per week, the News can be made one of the best weekly papers in the west. Without your help to this small amount, it cannot be made I paper. A small newspaper is a b ig business.

Now and then we hear a worker remark that "there is nothing tO the piper; it's too s m a l l ; don't contain the news, etc." This is all true, and the cause of the paper being in this condition is u'cause of the non-support of just uch working mules Always M i k i n g for something for noth­

ing. Looking for some capitalist to give him the crumbs that fal l f rom the table. How long wi l l it be until he wi l l see into the fake game ?

Comrades and workers, we must have your support on the subscription list, and when sub­scriber's papers expire, you should be wi l l ing in the interest of the working class to try and get the renewal. Don't be tell­ing that the paper is not what it rtlght to be. If you think that

you can better it any, come to Helena and you wil l be presented with the keys to the office, given ful l charge, and allowed to pay the bills for awhile as well as rake in the "graft" monev of the busi­ness of conducting a Socialist paper and printing plant.

( an we have your help now I J assist in building up the paper? W i l l you get out and do some­t h i n g ' Can't you relieve yourself >f that "tired feeling" that seems

to be prevalent among many of the workers? W i l l you assist or wi l l you sit back and k ick? W i l l you hustle just a little?

It is up to the workers and we wait to see what you desire to lo in the near future.

Secretaries of the locals should send items to the News for pub lication. Wake up. comrades! Appoint a committee to go around and present alarm clocks to the secretaries of the locals.

Comrade Ida Crouch-Hazlet t wi l l probably be the next So cialist speaker to follow Comrade Wal sh in the state. Locals can all make some money out of Com­rade Walsh 's lecture and enter tainment.

Governor Toole has issued an other scab order on the sheep question. If the mutton-heads awake in the near future, the pure and simple union men, they wi l l issue an anti-scab order at the polls next election.

Comrade Ti tus , editor of the Socialist, of Toledo, Ohio, was busy telling about llerger hour geoisisms in the last issue that he forgot to sav a word as to the truth or falsity of the charge against himself as to tampering with the ballot box in Seattle.

Scald a dog at the back door and he wil l stay away, but the working class can get scalded the polls repeatedly, but st i l l they wi l l return. A n instance of thi kind, especially is reported from Liv ings ton . Just before the city election, l a the r Hagtftjr was billed to speak there. The same

wi l l get out and do something to further Social ism.

W i t h the idea of the establish ment of the co-operative common­wealth in mind, let us renew our vigor and up and at the organiza­tion work, which w i l l prepare the party to sow the seed of Socialist propaganda among the non-Socialists.

TO THE COMRADES. Everything in the Socialist

movement is moving very nicely >ver the state of Montana at pres­

ent, and if the few tireless com­rades can hold out there is hope of still making the movement more than it is at the present.

However, it is hard work for a few to have to shoulder the heavy work necessary to keep an organization of its size in running order. This is nevertheless true, and something must be done to awake the sleepy comrades and line them in that they may be up and doing; yes, doing their duty.

A steadfast effort should be made from now on to organize the unorganized districts. There IK a number of them in the state Several counties that have never heard a Socialist speaker should In invaded in the next few weeks The efficient efforts of the state secretary should be met with more co-operation on the part of the Socialists, and especially is this so in the organized counties.

Let us overlook this "get-rich quick" proposition, that has sent nine-tenths of the American pco pie insane, and Spend a little more time in a cause that means some­thing in the future. Y o u can't hope to do much more than m ike a l iv ing, and if von can make that in the Socialist movement you are doing | double mission. What is needed at the present in th movement is bustiers. Those who

TRAUTMANN-BERGER. A few points of interest are

brought to light in the recent developments of the motion in­troduced by Comrade Traut -inann. of Ohio , cal l ing for an i n ­vestigation of Socialist matters in Wisconsin, being hinged upon the editorial utterances of C o m ­rade Merger, of Milwaukee, ad­vocating in the "W'ahrheit" the policy of the party of Mi lwaukee to endorse an o ld party candidate for judge.

In a few editorial utterances in the German Socialist paper C o m ­rade Rerger patched up a plaus-able excuse for supporting one w i ng of capitalism because of the other wing being too closely aligned with the Catholic church.

It now appears, according to the fo l lowing f rom the Socialist , of Toledo, that the W i s c o n s i n movement is not part of the N a ­tional party, and as a result C o m ­rade Trautmann's motion has evidently stirred up something that wi l l be of interest to the So­cialists in general. The Socialist has this to say .

The state autonomy clause of the national constitution quoted by Merger is in the main the same one inserted in the consti tution at the Indianapolis convention in 1 9 0 1 . when unity was finally ac­complished. It was written by Merger and only agreed to by the convention in order to prevent any further obstacles to unity. Under the operation of that clause the state organization of W i s c o n ­sin has not used the due stamps furnished by the national head­quarters to other states, it has re­fused to give a list of its locals to the national office, it has within the past year reminded the na­tional headquarters that the na­tional movement would be better off if Wisconsin paid no dues to the national office and kept them at home, it refused to publish in its Lngl ish paper the Nat ional committee's call for funds for the last national campaign while re­ceiving at the time special as­sistance f rom the national office, but used the same call in the G e n a M paper to raise money for the state campaign f u n d ; and, more than a l l , it has refused and returned the charter issued to it >y the National committee in I'**'.', so that to-day the W'iscon-in state organization holds no

charter from the national organ­ization, a fact which Merger has not hesitated to proclaim on dif­ferent occasions, although it did not prevent him from protesting against a charter being granted to Utah because the national con­stitution was not observed.

If this condition of things has been allowed to go on, it was simply because those in a posi­tion to pfOtoSl preferred to re­main quiet rather than do any­thing that might disturb the prog­ress ,,f t | , e p a r t y in or out of W i s ­consin. A n d it is probable this condition would now be tolerated, without protest had not the log i ­cal situation which was bound to develop come to pass at last Technical violations of the law may be tolerated at certain times, but when the offense becomes one of clear, plain abrogation of a vital party principle, then ac­tion must be taken that wi l l be more than a protest.

Judging f rom the above, it is easy to realize why the W i s c o n ­sin situation and state platform that has undergone so much crit icism. T h i s whole matter should be thoroughly gone into and if the facts are what they ippear to be at this time, a l l

guil ty should be expelled f r o m the party. Intellectuals are of no use to the movement if they ex pact to disregard the constitution and all acts except those that they favor.

There is no doubt of the per­sonal advice and support of a cap­italist judge by Comrade Merger, ind his fl imsy excuse is too ridiculous to be given considera­tion. He knew what he was doing and he surely knew that he was not true to the party nrhan he did such. W h e n a man getl bigger than the party ant defies the constitution it is time thai the party expel him.

Expel M r . Merger.

I he administration of N e w I ork Ci ty can afford to spent $13,000 in ten days for mea tickets for policemen on specia. ' i l 1 !ZJ-lL , i£!lL! , n ^ k _ a rapid-transit

strike. But it holds up its hands in holy horror at the idea of pro­viding breakfasts for poor ch i l ­dren who come to school hungry. — N e w Y o r k Worke r .

Same the world over. A min­ister of Helena, who claims to be a Socialist, said to the writer the other day "that he was a So­cialist, but when it come to ac­cepting such a platform as adopt­ed b) the Socialists of this town— declaring for free meals, clothing, medic.il assistance, etc., for school children—he was not in favor of any such a thing." W h y . no. He voted the capitalist ticket Voted for the above condition as is En New York . Voted to continue with blind policemen on the force whose principal duties are to collect fines f rom tin horns end monthly blood money f rom the pOOff wretches of the red light tlistrict. Voted to make end sustain a condition of caste in society, wi th the hope of being part of the "upper crust." Vo ted on the 365th day against that which he had preached on the other 364. Voted to take skim milk in this world wi th a promise of cream in the next. The ad­ministrations are al l the same.

Parry's paper, the Industrial Independent, says: "The news­paper branch of the [, T . U . to­day is one of the finest organized botlies in the world and once the job printers become thoroughly organized the Sam I'arks graft wil l appear like a bubble on the ocean. N o one paper can win . They must al l stand together in

each city. The Sun tried here lad bad to give in. Y o u can not beat an organized army with a mob. It looks as if the present lay publishers are perfectly w i l l ­

ing to stand the graft, and the onger this goes on, the stronger

the I. T . L \ w i l l become and the greater the graft. Present condi­tions are a result of the cowardly surrender of employers who have thought by throwing a temporary sop to the Batons to purchase i m ­munity for the time being.

A move is being made in the Illinois legislative halls to pass a bil l that w i l l provide for the •uhlication of the school books

!>> COnvid labor. A uniform sys­tem is advanced in support of the idea by the capitalist class. N o worse to educate the children with scab-made books that come from the hands of the convict than it is for our mavors, alder­men and blind policemen to col­lect illegal blood money from the Iendeloin district of every ci ty

in America and turn it into the church to pay the pew rent.

The reports of the last foul days tell of < >ily Rocky and how he wil l pour oil on the troubled waters of public opinion in K a n ­sas by placing advertisements in the country weekly papers at ex->rbitant prices. So far only one

paper has refused the new busi­ness—the weekly owned by the governor. A l l others have ac­cepted the new business, and you bet your life thev w i l l continue to accept it. Mig business from O i l y looks good to the poor country weekly editor.

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The Printers ' Journal cites an instance of early mass being held in Boston for the printers, to show that the boys are not the

no 'count cusses," as is generally Supposed. It may be a good sign, but it surely carries a double point with it, in the fact that the ignorant printer, like all other workers, is an idol worshiper. He gets down on his knees to a supposed power in the form of flesh, confesses in the morning, gets drunk in the afternoon. B o s h !

It was easy to tell who edited last week's Helena issue of the Marysv i l l e Mountaineer- — E x -M a y o r Kdwards. H i s story was all in behalf of the "poor tax­payer." The quicker the litt le taxpayer is eaten up with high taxes, goes down and into the ranks of the wage worker the sooner wi l l the social revolution take place.

The comrades of many eastern cities are preparing to duly cele­brate M a y Day, which is the first A s this day falls on Monday this year, Sunday wi l l be given to the celebration. The comrades of the west should awake and celebrate the great labor day of the interna tional class conscious toilers of the world.

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Socialist News From State Headquarters.

Election returns have been very slow in reaching state head­quarters, but what has come in­dicate that we have held our vote of last fall and in some places made small gains, which is satis­factory considering the over supply of lethargy that the So­cialists of Montana have on hand.

During March there were eighteen lectures on Socialism delivered in this state, Comrade Hagerty delivering ten and Com­rade Walsh eight. Three un­organized places were visited and meetings held.

Comrade Walsh will lecture along the Yellowstone route this month and it is expected that lie will till at least fourteen dates.

During May it is expected that Comrade Walsh will tour the northern route, taking in the counties of Cascade, Chouteau, Flathead and Teton.

All locals wishing dates from Comrade Walsh should write state secretary at once, as dates are now being made for May.

The sale of special stamps is proceeding very slowly. Remem­ber all revenue derived from such sales go to invading unorgan­ized districts and there are twelve counties in which we have no organization.

Summer months will soon be here, when it will be easier to route speakers and every county in the state should be organized, or at least invaded, before Octo-her. In order to accomplish this it is necessary to receive dona­tions to the organizing fund. After we get thoroughly organ­ized there will be no need for donations, the revenue from dues alone will be sufficient, but until we reach that stage of develop­ment it will be necessary for you to dig up.

Do you want results in 1906? Is so, now is the time to work and organize. You cannot make Socialists two weeks before elec­tion. Routing out the old gang and putting the new gang in office is not what we are aiming at.

Remember, we want to change the whole system and we cannot do it by hurrahing two weeks be fore election, but by persistent, aggressive propaganda, agitation, education and organization.

Forward Comrades! The cam pagin of 1906 is now on.

JAS. D. G R A H A M , State Secretary.

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"Philisophy of Misery." New York, April 5, 1905.

J. H . W A L S H , Helena, Montana Dear Comrade: I lost faith in

the "philosophy of misery" some time ago, but had 1 any remain ing when I came to New York the experience of the past three months would have shaken it, and a couple of trips on the Fast Side lately would have shattered it altogether. If being "ground down to the last notch," if cease­less and pitiless pppression, if be ing made to feel that organized society is your enemy and be-grudges you standing room on the earth, if to feel one's self slowly, steadily, hopelessly sink­ing in the quicksands of the so­cial morass, if to see one's chil­dren born and growing up amid surroundings and under condi­tions that foredoom them to the same miserable existence cr worse, if all these would cause men to rebel and strike a blow for freedom, then the FasJ Side of New York ought to be the banner Socialist district in the United States and the Socialists of New York should win at the next elec­tion. No. the philosophy of misery is a false philosophy. Those who have fought and won something are the ones who are

most likely to demand more and the man who has stood on the firing line in the trade union movement, the man who has stood shoulder to shoulder with his brother workers in an organ­ized effort to break the "iron law of wages," and has to a certain extent succeeded, is the one who is more likely to go the limit and demand the full product of his toil than the milk and water fel­low who thinks a half a loaf is better than none.

As I walked along the side­walks of the Fast Side, crowded with their thousands of children and watched their pitiful attempts to satisfy the play instinct, I won­dered how many of them would have come into this world had they had any choice; what does life mean to them, what chance have they now they are here? Many, very many of them will wither and die. One of the most pathetic sights in New York is the white crape seen on so many doors. Those who, through some fortunate circumstances sur­rounding their birth, will have enough energy to accomplish anything in the world are likely to take David 11 arum's motto and do to the other fellow what the other fellow is going to do to them, and do it first. Poor old David ; he was not to blame for his start in life. He thought he understood human nature, but like the blind man and the ele­phant, he only understood that part of it which, in his short sight, he happened to see and feel At the beginning of life he came in contact with the cruel and selfish side of human nature and thought all was cruel and selfish. Human nature is a wondrously and delicately constructed instru ment of many strings, each string of which is inclined to vibrate with the environment with which it is in tune. Some day. when we get wise enough and strong enough to start a vibration, we will change David's motto and have it read "do to the other fel­low what you would like to have the other fellow do to you and do it first." Some one must do justice first. By doing that we will strike the vibration of the finer strings in the other nature and have harmony instead of dis­cord.

Shall we do to others as we would they should do to us or shall we wait and have them do to us as we have done to them ?

Fraternally yours, J . F. M A B I E .

Denver Col., April 2, 1905. J. H . W A L S H ,

My Dear Sir and Comrade: Your note of the 22nd instant at hand and I am now answering it. Now, on March 18th the Social Democratic Herald had t w o letters about me. On March 11 til it had what purported to be a warning to all comrades against

me. A short history of myself will let you see the absurdity of their charges. First, I am \4 years of age; at the age of 19 I joined Kast St. Louis lodge No. 18 of the Switchmen's Union of North America, and took part in the stock yards strike of 1890. I served on various committees for the Switchmen and went east, and in I X O J . organized Wilkesbarre lod^e of the Switchmen. The strike of Nov. 18, 1893, took place on the Lehigh Valley, and as chairman of the Switchmen I ordered them out in sympathy with the other employes. After the strike was over I was jailed for 11 mspiracy and intimidation, the records of Luzerne county jail will prove that. Eugene V. Deli- then sent me a bound vol­utin of the Firemen's Magazine. After my release I came to Chi­cago, just in time to be mixed up in the American Railway Union strike. I took a leading part and was sent down to tie up the Big Four railway at Matton, and succeeded. After the strike I was given 90 days in jail, and the vcords of the circuit court for the outhern district of Illinois will prove it. I then went east and joined the Socialist Labor Party, and in 1895 and 1896 was their national organizer. In 1897 I went to Springfield, Mass., and went to work as brakeman on the Connecticut River railway, now a part of the Boston & Maine sys­tem. I was married, found an­other man in bed with my wife and left town and her. I went to the city of Providence and under an assumed name "worked for the New York, New Haven & Hart­ford railway. I joined the section of the S. L . T. there, but re­mained quiet as I knew my wife would follow me up. She went to her home again and secured a divorce from me and married again ; she died lately and so passed out of my life. I came west to Cleveland, Ohio, and worked on the railway there for four months. I transferred from East St. Louis No. 18 to No II, of Cleveland, Ohio, of the Switch­men 1 came west and made a few speeches in Salt Lake City for the S. L . P.; they wrote about my deserting my wife and I was dropped by the section without a hearing. I came to Great Falls ami went to work on the Mon­tana Central; the men went on strike May 1, 1900. I went out with them and was made chair­man of the secret work commit­tee. At the end of the strike I was given a vote of thanks by the men (see Great halls paper Ot May 8th. 9th or 10th. 1900), and as 1 was refused work I went to Duluth & Iron Range railway, where I secured the position of yardmaster. which I held in 1900 and up to August, 1901, when I was let out by the consolidation of the yards by the Steel Trust that purchased both properties. I

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Tapestry girdles are the latest of fashion's fancies, They are wider In the back than In the front and are made of handsome hits of tapestry em­broidery. In front they are finished with buckles ranting In ilse from half • dollar to a moderately large saucer.

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ted coat suits with vest effects will be prominent In the new sartorial order.

The fichu triuimed waist will be a leader for the coming season in cotton and other fabrics.

A new thing In gloves are the navy blue gauts stitched wtth pale colore.

The dress pictured Is a walking cos­tume of gray serge. The coat Is of the new rather close fitting short atyle. Chenille galloon trims both coat and ekirt. The Jaunty little waistcoat of white cloth is adorned with dull allver buttons.

P O P U L A R C O L O R S . There Is a great lot of green shown ID

the spring finery. B l u e and green com­binations are to be popular If the pres­ent showing of materials is 10 he relied upon.

A dainty spring costume is of alm­ond green cashmere. The skirt fits plainly about the hfps ami tlares out In a Huffy fashion at the feet. Around the entire lower part of the skirt Is a convent i o i K i l design carried out In green braid through which runs a sli­ver thread. The bodice Is composed practically of a string colored bertha over a blouse waist of cashmere. A amall collar of broderie anglaise over green velvet is a chic touch on this gown. A tie of darker green silk Is ar ranged under the collar and ends In a eiuurt bow. The chemisette la of

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dressiest shirt waist gowna. Mannish e f f e c t s In shirt waist accessories have given place to soft, dainty feminine etocks of linen, lawn and lace.

If a woman uses a little Ingenuity in making the trimming for her gown half the ex|>ense is saved. A most effective and stylish trimming Is made out of white brnssela net which Is either darn­ed with colored silks or appllqued with designs cut from the material of the gown It adorns. Afterward the designs are cut up in Insertions or used as large medallions finished with stitched bands of cloth or silk.

The favorite patterna In dimities are bluebells and clover. Beautiful blend-lngs of yellow, brown and buff appear In the spring cottons.

Unless the shoulders need breadth be­ware of adopting the exaggerated aleeve top.

The hat Illustrated Is of white crino­line straw. It Is dented In becoming flutes all about the head. Tiny pompa­dour roses and loops of black velvet ribbon ornament the side and extend around to the high bandeau In the hack.

T A I L O R E D F R O C K S . Spring tailored aults are on the

French style and simply trimmed, braids being used extensively

The cloth tailored fnx k will later on be superseded by one of silk. Canvaa and voiles are among the new mate­rials.

A new lease of life is predicted for linen collars during the spring and Bummer.

Hand etched buckles In artistic de-wlll l>e popular, and amethyst la

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White mull, and the sleeves wrinkle Into a atralght band of velvet The gtrdla la of dark green chiffon velvet.

One of the new stocks of the season la simply a narrow heavy linen turn­over with a tab embroidered In shaded embroidery floes. The warmest sum­mer day will not make this stock wilt, aa It Is scarcely higher than the neck­band of the shirt walat. Shaded blues In delft tones are alwaya pretty and becoming colors to use.

Sleeves ending at the elbow with turned up gauntlet cuffs and frills will ho the thing on summer gowns.

Tho chilli's frock pictured Is of mer-earl/.od cotton The skirt has on each

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the fashionable stone of minor Impor­tance, the rich deep atone being moat expensive.

<'. org l i ters are a revived faahlon. They match the gown In color and ma­terial or are made of tan or gray.

Myrtle green la a favorite color for •Ilk petticats.

Umbrella and walking atlcka with watches aet In the handles have been brought out for s p r i n g wear.

A touch of pink eotnewhere In the costume Is very modish. Just now pink forme a connecting link het ween spring and winter, and a touch of this brialit color m a k e s one believe that spring sty les are not far off.

Yellow In all shades will be much worn by blond and brunette alike uext aummer. T o be worn successfully It s h o u l d be selected with great care.

The negligee pictured Is of figured challle. The skirt Is shirred about the aldea and back, hanging In a graceful little train. The surpllced waist and the front of the skirt are bordered with a band of plain colored silk. Hllk frogs fasten the waist ami hold the sleeve plaits In position.

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M O N T A N A N E W S , H E L E N A , M O N T A N A

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transferred to No. 28, of Duluth, Minn., of the Switchmen's union. I worked on the Northern Pacific out of Livingston for six months and then went to work in Ana­conda (Ml the B. A. & P., and worked there for six months, and when the shutdown of 190.2 came I came here to Denver and worked on the Santa Fe, where I am working now. I worked last summer for three months for the Lackawanna Steel company in West Seneca, just outside of Buffalo. X. V . ; came to Indiana and decided to do what I could for the cause and joined Local Huntington, to which Local 1 still belong, as 1 have never been tried by them and hold a paid up card in them up to April, in­clusive. After the election (iene gave nie a letter of recommenda­tion, which I still hold, and I started out to make a tour of the southwest. I really thought I would meet Socialists, but met only Populists. I then tried to form an Indian Territory Agita­tion Committee and it was squelched by the national com­mittee. I then intended to re­main in Kansas, and was a con­tributing correspondent to "Line Up." and J. L . K. Marsh asked me to go to Wichita and act as their counsel, 1 did SO, and to Cherrvvale I went, and walked four and a half miles out through snow and slush (J. M . Riley Cherryvale Route 1) to speak to eight men. While out there Mrs. Craybill attacked me in her open­ing speech and I heard of it the next day. I promptly challenged her to meet me in debate; she re­fused, and I asked her three nuestions after her speech, which she could not answer, and when they adjourned the meeting I mounted a chair and made nn position clear in a ten-minute speech, and wasn't ordered from the hall, as the majority of the audieuo favored me. I then said I would follow her over the State as soon as warm weather comes, unless she defended her position in a joint debate, or puhliclv re­tract her slanders about me. As I have never paid one cent of dues into Local Cherryvale the;r expulsion of me without trial is ridiculous. | notified them that I wouldn't Barf my card in a hxnl that allowed anyone to attack a comrade in his absence and tlvn not give him a chance to refute.

Now in regard to Kansas City, Kan.. I have a letter from J. L. K. Marsh in which he says "that my expulsion by Kansas City. Kan., was l policy move." and will send you a copy of it if desired. I was never in their local ami never paid one cent of dues to them, .0 their expulsion of me is also ridiculous.

Now in regard to Local Wich­ita. I came to their local meeting. Frank P.ohn. the national organ­izer of the S. L. P. challenged them to a debate. They refused, and when Bohfl spoke three nights later. Prof. T . F. Will got up and said "that he was very sorry that Prof. P>ohn couldn't stay (he knew that P.ohn was billed to speak in Denver Sundav) as he would debate with him on tactics. I at once offered myself as a substitute for P.ohn. and the Professor accepted. Well, as a matter of economy (I had but $3.00 left) I used the same hand bills as P.ohn. and advertised mv Saturday night meeting. Well, Prof. T. F. Will refused to meet me in a debate, and I spoke ami

orgaaited a Marxian Educational club, and could only remain in town three days longer, as. I was broke. Now. 1 can simply say "that I openly advised the work­ers to use the money for dues to buy literature with. 1 got 150 names and got them to subscribe to the "New York People" for three months each. Trail subs. And deny that I am a traitor 10 Socialism for telling the eight people expelled by the professor for lese majeste to join the S. L . P., and will do so again under similar circumstances. I have dropped the "Line Up" from the papers that I am advocating, and at present am getting subs for the

?topic and the A. L. U. Journal, shall drop the A. L. U. Journal,

as 1 am against David C. Coates, and shall agitate Industrial Unionism along the lines of the Socialist Trade and Labor Al­liance, in the meantime shall keep my card in the Switchmen's union, and fight for international Socialism. I will not consider myself expelled until I am tried by Local Huntington, lnd., and expelled.

I will spend April and May in Kansas and Missouri, and June, July, and August in Minnesota and Montana. Ask L. P. lUne-dict, w h o is in Helena now, about

my labor record. Ask any of the ('•rand Masters about me. This is a personal letter, but you Can ate it if you will.

yours for Revolution, J. C A R L O S BECKER.

Denver. Colo.

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Shows Where the Difference of Opin ion Is and Clings to

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Editor Montana News: I have been so busy that I have

not numd the time till now to give your rejoinder to my letter of March 4 any attention. And in the interim I had rather looked for the explanation from Comrade I .ynch. which you promised. \ 01 refer to what you are pleased to designate as the "bourgeois" plat­form on which the Milwaukee So­cialist aldermen were elected. A> VOU use this word bourgeois in the usual loose way. it may mean two different things, as pertaining to the present middle class in its fight with the trusts ami big cap-pital. or the capitalist class as a whole In neither sense is vour stricture just or comrade-like. In fact. I do not believe you know what you are talking about, as you may be able to see when you look over the city platform on which we were elected, a copy of which I enclose. Where is there any­thing in it in the interests of cap­italism, or in the interests of the business man? On the contrary, these come in for a scoring in it.

\\ e are a compact and drilled arm. facing the army of capital­ism and engaged in war with it to the death—of the other side. We want the working class in fighting trim. We mean to protect it front (logenrating into slum-proletar-ianism, in which it would be lost to all ideas of rebellion and revolt. ( >ur municipal efforts are directed along that line. We seek to pro­tect and imprive the health of the workers, to force healthier work­ing conditions for them, to make them resourceful fighters. The end-aim is constantly before us. Anything that helps us to move in that direction we favor. We haw the Socialist mind to see very clearly what is reactionary and what is not. And we are not likely to make any mistakes in this direction, as the Milwaukee movement is made up of many o i l time Socialists, who not only "know their catechism," but ha . e had a share in making it. I >f course. I am speaking of a catechism figuratively. Socialists are not poll parrots, they are thinkers, with the proletarian in­sight to see the situation historic­ally. And as to our Milwaukee platform we refer you for a justifi­cation of it to the various plat­forms formulated by the intellect­ual fathers of scientific Socialism, the pamphlet of Liebknecht ex­plaining the Krfurter platform, etc. And 1 want to add that we in Milwaukee are the first in this country to have made a partial conquest of a large city and to )>e placed face to face with actual city government and city conditions. We flatter ourselves that we have held the faith ami not been found wanting or impotent to construc­tively grapple with the new prob­lems presented. We have not mixed with the enemy. The cap­italist party aldermen hate us with a genuine class hatred, and in the state legislature the enemy have even gone to the length of being insulting. They are class con­scious enough to know that we are! But then, they do not read the Montana News.

You make reference in your criticism to our state platform's provision for pensions for work­ers and for paying for the utilities seized by the state. Well, what of it} Must we apologize to you for intending to protect the workers (our class) in their old age? And the matter of compensation for utilities socialized does not effect the question of Socialist prin­ciples. It is a matter of tactics. We agree on the end aimed at, we may honsetly disagree as to the methods and details of carry­ing out the demand. We both agree that these properties have been stolen from labor. You would dispossess the present owners out­right, we would dispossess them, but find it wise to even agree that they shall be compensated in the interests of peaceful acquirement —having our own views as to the value of bonds once the socializing process has gotten well under way. Well, what of it?

< .et over that DeLeonistic "holier than thou" attitude of mind, Comrade Walsh, and do not draw your lines of comradeship to merely include the Utopian im possibilities, else you will cease to bt a power on the battlefield whereon our compiest of capital­

ism must he progressively fought out.

FREDERIC H E A T H , Editor Social Democratic Herald

and Socialist Alderman. Milwaukee, April 7, 1905.

n Suffice to say there are only a

few points in the above that 1 shall make answer to. There are a few things in that letter that 1 do not like the tone of. The tecbnical quibble on the word bourgeois is unnecessary. Pos­sibly I do not know anything about the word, but 1 am sure that the average render thorough­ly understands that it means class opposed to the proletariat. It is but little difference to the proletarian whether it applies to the middle class or the capitalist class. Both are a curse to the country from the Socialist revo­lutionary standpoint, and both must go dow n and out before we can establish the co-operative commonwealth.

Where 1 differ with VOU, Coin* rade Heath, is e;:sv to see. Vour idea appears to be to declare in platform, etc.. for such things as pensions, eight-hour days, and immediate improvement of any kind of the workers' condition; I hold for the same, hut believe that there is a faster way to get them: Demand the whole thing, and the capitalist parties in power will grant all of these before we eled our party. It is very prob­able that the capitalist parties will grant every Socialist de­mand save one the full product of labor's toil to labor itself. Free books, meals, medical assistance, etc, for the children will be granted, no doubt. Small old age pensions will also be given: a thousand and one of these things they will do to continue in power ard foil the people.

Vour letter has been referred to Comrade Lynch and I have been awaiting a reply, but as he is bustling as a wage slave, I suppose that he has not had time to answer the same: however, it will prohabbly arrive later.

The Publ ic Bath House.

I Nil of the election of yesterday the taxpayers of the city have spoken upon the matter of a public bath, and a majority of K K ) decided that such an institu tion should be authorized.

It will be up to the incoming city council to take action upon the matter, and < ireat Falls will have a free public bath.

The question is not one alone which has been agitating the city of Great Falls—it is being con­sidered by many cities of the union.

The city of Chicago claims the honor of having the first froe public baths, not only in this country, but in any modern city. It is admitted that many Furo-pean cities have much superior bathing facilities, but to these in­stitutions an admission fee is charged. Following Chicago's lead several American cities have established free public baths. A writer in the current number of C >utlook gives the facts concern­ing several of these institutions. Chicago with five baths, and four more on the point of being built, has now been surpassed in num­ber of establishments by New York, which has seven in opera­tion and four in construction. The New York baths are, moreover, generally larger than those in Chicago. l?nK)klyn has five baths in operation or in course of con­struction.

Boston has three public bath­houses, the first of them opened in 1898. Baltimore has three, one exclusively for colored people, but they were built by private

generosity, not by public appro priation. Philadelphia has no free public baths, but it has two 5-cent bathhouses, managed by a group of public spirited citizens.

\ \ hat Chicago has accomplish­ed has been with an expenditure exceedingly economical in com­parison with the other cities. C hicago's baths have cost from $- > su) to $15,000 each, with from thirty to thirty-four showers in each establishment. The Balti­more baths, with from thirty to fortv-five showers, have cost from S-S.ooo to $40,000 each. The Philadelphia baths cost about the same. In Boston a bathhouse with forty-one sprays cost $70,-000. in New York one bath, ex­clusive of ground, cost $104,000 for sixty-seven sprays, and an­other $150,000 for ninety-three baths. None of the Xew York plans provide for an expenditure of less than $125,000. while one of them runs to almost $350,000. Chicago shows the greater econ-omv.—Great Falls Leader.

The Chicago Campaign 1 Continued from page one)

the Democratic partv or any other partv. The Socialist party would not fuse with anybody. What we want is a Socialist behind "every Socialist ballot. We are purely and simply against private owner­ship. We ask no support from those who do not agree with us, and a man becomes a member of the party only after his applica­tion has been investigated and approved. We are looking for­ward, not to the time when we shall possess mere power, but when all men shall be comrades, and you and I and your children and my children shall have an equal chance."

Here is the form of application for membership in the Socialist party:

"I. the undersigned, recogniz­ing tlie class struggle between the capitalist and the working cl^ss, and the necessity of the working class constituting themslves into a political party, distinct from and opposed to all parties formed bv all propertied classes, hereby de­clare that I have severed my re­lations with all other parties ; that I endorse the platform ami consti­tution of the Socialist party, and hereby apply for admission H i membership in said party."

Appealing to those who hope for the time of the "economic de­termination.'' stands John Collins, machinist, candidate for maj-or of Chicago. Born in Ireland about forty-five years ago, alert, weigh­ing 160 pounds, his eye gray and keen, his mustache and hair slight­ly silvered, his height 5 feet 8 inches, his handclasp firm and a suggestion of a most pleasant brogue when animated, he looks an earnest man.

His education in the common acceptance of the term ceasing when he ended his school days in the common curriculum, he has added to his knowledge by read­ing and travel. His familiar figure of speech reach and are under­stood by the workers whom he addresses, and his philosophy has been uttered by good men for cen­turies. He seeks the time of the "economic determination." He calls his fellow "comrade."

H . B. C H A M B E R L I N .

The following table shows the of­ficial Socialist vote by states and each state's percentage of the total vote:

State Debs vote Per cent. California 20,535 8.911 Montana 5,539 8.705 Oregon 7,619 8.45 Nevada 035 7-633 Washington 9*975 6.952 Idaho 4,949 6.818 Illinois 69,225 6.445 Wisconsin 28,220 6.37 j Florida a,337 5.945 Utah 5.767 5-674 Kansas 15-494 4-773 Minnesota 11,692 4.005 Ohio 36,260 3619 Wyoming 1.077 3-5°7 Nebraska 7t4ia 3-298 South D a k o t a . . . . 3,138 3-°93 Iowa 14,847 3056 Massachusetts --13,591 3-° 2 5 North Dakota .. . . 2,017 2-874 Connecticut 4,543 2.384 New Jersey 9.587 2.232 New York 36,883 2.23 Maine 2,106 2.182 Missouri 13,008 2.027 Louisiana 995 1.8 ;<> Indiana 12,013 i - 762 Michigan 8,941 t. 721 Pennsylvania . . . 21,863 1.604 Arkansas 1,814 1.557 Vermont 859 1478 Rhode Island 956 1.408 Colorado 4,304 L 3 5 2

New Hamphire . .1,090 I. at I Maryland 2,247 1.001 Texas 2,287 985 Kentucky 3,602 825 Alabama 853 783 Mississippi 392 672 West Virginia . . . . 1,574 654 Tennessee I>354 Delaware 146. Georgia 197. Virginia 218. North Carolina . . . . 1 2 4 . South Carolina 22.

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