No. 237
3
TOVERI
SOCIALISM AND REFORM A Few Memories
SLAVERY IN CALIFORNIA
wages and better conditions o c natural resources can work ad- Iro n W o rk s , about th e 1st o f J a n
a ry, 1917. T h is le tte r was sent to
living;*
i vantageouslv after free land dis- u each
o f th e fifte e n s h ip y a rd s on
< ih. liberty! Oh, democracy! appears. Up to the .point Where these riv e rs , aud in each case w as
W hat crimes are committed in land ownership carried with it ig n o re d , n o sin g le a nsw er e v e r reach
By R. A. Dague.
( Troni the "Rem iniscenes" of the
th e d is tr ic t C ouncil. The reasons
By VICTOR L. BERGER.
thy
name? What
shameless pre- . nn monopoly
Jus. now we read much about
t
. - . power, mane le- ed
late Prof. Goldwin Smith. Pub
we asked these c o n d itio n s o f th e
America being the "L and of the Iten d cr' and hypocrites some ot gitim ate justifications could be e m p lo y e r was because o f th e fa c t
lished 1011.»
i
Up to a certain point the tactics of the Socialists
Ifree and the home of the brave." i us Americans a re ;
_
urged in its favor. Now th at o f th e advanced cost o f liv in g . H ouse
and th e social reform ers are exactly the same. Crimean W ar. The day be- 'an d we are told that the people I
private property in land almost re n t, fu e l, c lo th in g and g ro ce rie s,
th e fa c t th a t m any men on these
Both build upon the past historical developm ents'
’ !t‘ (rn,le:!n \\ ar nobodv . ot the ln ite d States ¿yiould be THE F R U I T S OF inevitably carries with it the and
riv e rs w ere g e ttin g as lit t le as >2.50
power
to
lay
a
monopoly
tax
up
willing t" go in debt scores ot I
CENSORSHIP
per day fo r th e ir w o rk in th e s h ip
and tak e into consideration the present conch- was
everybod> was mad billions
on industry of the community, yards, and m echanics w ere g e ttin g a
of dollars to pay the ex
tionS.
: about i t ; when it was over, every - penses ci m aintaining a great
the situation takes on a very graded scale o f fro m >3.00 to $6.00
on ships. O u r e ffo r ts a t h is tim e was
different
aspect.
arm
y
to
"make
the
world
safei
By
Scott
Nearing.
The Socialists absolutely refuse to b reak off the
/Sc™ 1™’ an<1 depiored
not to e m b a rra s th e G o ve rn m e n t o f
for democracy.
1 am venturing
b u t to cause th e
th re a d of history at any one place. No Socialist Lorena (O pium ) W ar.—The to ask if we are really consistent I nis generation realizes witu o iiip f ’ * IJOIT’XTT'VUC th e m e p lo U y n e ite r d to States,
raise
th
e wages o f th e
the m eaning of a iron- OilJI VAIu
ILivo
under paid men to a p o s itio n w h e re
ever dream s of introducing a “ year one” and be- I;”r^b.a War was kindled lo in our boastings that we are a difficulty
DEFINE POSITION th e y could keep. feed, and c lo th e
ritish Resident free people and stand for free tier. In colonial days, the man
g in n in g a new era with it, as did the fath ers of //’Yanu Hl. a disciple
__________
th e ir c h ild re n aud give them th e
of Ben- d o m ' 1 fear we are guilty of who was disgusted or discouraged
p ro p e r sch o o lin g necessary to cause
th e g re a t French. Revolution which was indeed tham
•’ , who had quarrelled with hvpocrb in our vain-glorious stepped to the edge oi civiliza
(Continued lrom P age One)
th e m to become good A m e ric a n c it i
native authorities and em- boastim ab<mf < dd (11«trv wav tion. He fed, clothed and out-
zens.
entirely in harm ony with th eir “a priori” and doc the
braced the opporiunity of "pro- ing over a nation who love lib fitted himself—not at public ex of the Lnited States is at war
On o r about S eptem be r 10th, 1917,
with a foreign nation, and
motintr the greatest happiness of erty and are opposed to all forms pense, but at nature's expense.
trin a ire methods.
th e C o lu m b ia R iv e r D is tr ic t C o u n c il
\\
H
E
R
E
A
S,
we
are
in
great
Today, the Lnited States is
The Socialists leave the m aking of the calendar the greatest.number" by tim )W- of slavery.
of s h ip w rig h ts , ship jo in e rs , c a u lk e rs ,
bounded
by the oceans and by need of the many ships now in boat b u ild e rs and m ill men in con
■ i
■
ing bombs into the most denselv
The Los Angeles Record, a
to other people.
.
.
¡peopled City in the world. L I Rep mldiean paper, of late date, Mexico and Canada. T here -s course of construction on the v e n tio n at th e C ity o f A s to ria , accept
ed w h a t is know n as th e m e ta l trades
Columbia River, and
But the tactics and the aim s of the Socialists do • was practically a war in defence * n ldm
< 1 ! 1 1 its that slavery ol the most no frontier—no "free for all.”
agreem
ent p re v io u s ly adopted by th e
\\ 11 L. R E.YS. the owners of
is living a new life.
m etal trades c o u n c il o f P o rtla n d ,
indeed d iffer from those of the social reform ers House
t!lc ol ( h >tnm< ms it was con- (tyrannical kind exi-ts in the America
M it'll the ending of the nine the various ship yards in the Col- O regon; and sent one o f these agree
state of California.
Ls state
in one essential point. The Socialists never fail demned.
v
teenth century the free land in umbia River Basin are delaying m ents to each o f th e fifte e n s h ip
But when l ‘al mers ion ment is as follow s :
construction of these ships yards on these riv e rs , to g e th e r w ith
i
w declare
~ th
- ____
_____ ________
to the people, telling
to
a t with
all the ________
social ___
reform
ers, 1 • -• good appealed
• I
‘‘Exposure ol a labor slave the L nited States vanished. Long the
h selfishness and greed. a dem and th a t we hear fro m them
-
-
1
*1
-tern in the best fields of south- before that time the best of the throti
by S a tu rd a y. S eptem ber th e 15th.
and w orthy of support as they m ay be, conditions had tram
i;a : an ,nso!,,,lt barbarian
pled on tin honor of , ern (alifo rn ia is made in reports natural resources—timber, min- and
at 10 o 'c lo c k A. M. T h is co m m u n i
W HEREAS, the m anagem ent ca tio n was tre a te d lik e th e o th e r
cannot be radically and perm anently improved. 'th e Empire by haulint d o w ti the 1 oi state investigators who have erals, waterpower and fertile ag
'
ricultural
land—toad
been
labeled!01’
at ,east one of these -v ards has and a b s o lu te ly ignored by tlie em
flag
ot
tin
opiwm
sm
uggler,
the
| visited the fields and made ap-
We
Socialists
say,
we
are
willing
to
accept
and
made
the jmhlic statem ent that ployers.
. ,
. 1
X
l ~
B a i l i e hurst out in 1
11 fury. < ip- ( pgals lor a federal inves:igation i "m ine” by a relatively small
full
On S eptem ber th e 13th, 1917, the
help on every social reform . But we also say th a t ,„lllc;lts l(i- thc war lost their j of methods ol beet grow ers in ¡group of powerful industrial and he would willingly turn over his m anager
o f the M c E a c lie rn S h ip y a rd
to anyone who would take called in tw o U n io n men, n a m e ly :
social reform s are but installm ents by which we ¡seats in a rlia m e n t.... So long 'alleged dodging ol immigration i financial interests. The ow ner yard
there tire great arm am ents on i laws.
ship of agricultural laud was still said yard and complete the Gov D. N. T y le r and Jas. II. M c M u rty rie ,
m ust not allow ourselves to be bribed; th a t full las
to his o ffic e , and a fte r some ta lk ,
foot, wars <>i passion will in >t i
The reports have been sent I widelv scattered. T he owner- ernm ent contracts now on hand it was m u tu a lly agreed th a t th is
economic freedom will only be achieved by So cease. I'. 289.
i to U. S V oinmissioner o f In im i-! -ship ol the most important tun and relieve him of all responsi local U nion JXo. 1500 w ould n o t s trik e
on S eptem ber the 15th,' unless a ll
Boer
\\
a
r.--
Another example ■ gration Caminetti
yam inetti at W ash in g -! ,}er and mineral resources was i bility. and
cialism itself.
o f the U nions on the r iv e r did lik e
W
H
E
R
E
A
S.
We.
the
Union
is that of the Boer M a r ... the t' >n.
being rapidlv concentrated.
In v io la tio n o f th is agreem ent
Yet as a stepping stone, as a tran sitio n —and ¡only
W hat will he the result of th is lSbiP W orkers of the W illamette wise.
fruit of w hielt was the 1 tss
"Armed guards, according to
the W ils o n Bros. S h ip y a rd locked
even as a necessary stepping stone and as an in • of 250 million s of money ttnl ¡the investigators, watch over the private ownership of natural re- and 1 °him bia Rivers deem our- out its men on the e vening o f the
imported peon laborers dav and sources:- The time has come Helves com petent to carry on the 13th. and the M cE achern Y a rd d id
dispensable tran sitio n social reform s of all ¡a 219. far worse L>ss of ¡umor.
when that question must |,e i construction oi these ships to lik e w is e on th e evening o f th e 14th,
I night.
the m anagem ent o f these yards
kinds are fully and wholly recognized by Social
faced
and analyzed scientifically. successfnl completion if the Gov- and
"The men sleep in hunk-houses
issued sta tem ents to th e e ffe c t th a t
. ..t h e infamous Boer W ar,
W hile resources were free for ernm ent oi the ln ite d .S tates
e men w ould be allo w e d to go to
ism.
than which there never was a ¡characterized in the report as the asking, no man could put a i w' 11 guarantee to supply us with th
w o rk M onday m o rn in g S eptem ber the
i'contam
inating
to
the
cattle
pens’
We recognize th eir usefulness and necessity more flagrant breach of liuniaii- which surround them.
price upon them and demand to the necessary material to carry 17th, as in d iv id u a ls , but not as U n io n
men.
On the e vening of th e 14th
>r
a
fouler
stain
on
the
char
even when we do not agree with the motives o f >1 acter
w
be paid because of bis kind on the construction of same as th is U n io n received a w ire fro m o u r
ot atn nation.— I’. 363-4. j "Lull details of the m anner in ownership.
we
proceed,
T
H
E
R
E
F
O
R
E
,
The moment that
re p re s e n ta tiv e at W a s h in g to n to keep
th e prom oters and leaders of social reform . We \lone or almost alone (in Can- which ii is alleged beet growers
BE IT R E SO L V E D , T hat the men at w o rk i f possible; on »lie
I planned to break faith with the free land disappears, land o w n er
are willing to accept these reform s, even when(ada) i wrote against the a-.tack« ¡federal governm ent alter they ship commands a monopoly price. W e, the Union Ship W orkers of n ig h t o f th e 14th th is U nion held
a mass m e eting and at th e same tim e
In the centers of trade and in- the W illam ette ami Columbia a s im ila r m e e tin g was held in P o rt
we disagree about th e ir speed and the m ethods »>-
¡had
been
granted
special
privi-
publ
i dtistrv this monopoly power is Rivers respectfully petition the land w here a s trik e was ordered by
unpopularity
for a tim was oi i leges were revealed when pam-
to be employed.
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I phlcts, circulatd, it is said, by enormous. W here it is exercised Government of the United States th e unanim ous vote in sym p a th y w ith
course
the
result.
The
people
locked o u t in A s to ria .
On the other hand, while the social reform ers
¡the sugar companies, in Mexico, over very rich resources like coal to commandeer the ship yards boys
Q. 2. As to c o n d itio n s under w h ich
mad. as they always do
lands
or
tim
ber
lands,
m
o
n
o
-)011
these
rivers
and
allow
its
i
were
secured.
the
mono-
and the Socialists therefore have m any points o l ; when an appeal is made by the
the U nions are w illin g to go back to
the polv power of private ownership | the opportunity to dem onstrate w o rk ;e
"U
nder
a
war
measure
contact, they always will form and must iorm P.ir y ot war to the savage pas- federal contract labor law had is likewise very <4 real Uon<e- " ur l°.valty ami patriotism bv W e dem and th e r i g i t to o rg a n iz a
which still lark beneath
two entirely d ifferen t parties. And it is not arbi- ions varnished
been suspende I and the c o m -■ <|uenlv. immense p rices are' paid vornpleting these ships in the tio n and ask a wage com m ensurate
surface of civiliza-
to th e cost o f (iv in g ; and as to the
were allowed to import H’or pieces of land that a s h o n l ,east Possibl<' time.
tr a ry or willful th a t the Socialists all over the jti o n ... There i>, however, noth- I panics
a ttitu d e o f th is U nion to the G ov
IT
k
UR
ITI
ER
RE-
Mexicans as laborers without : tinn ago were practically val
e rn m e n t o f th e U n ite d States, w ill
world constitute a distinct, separate party. It is ,¡,1.-11,
is,-
„!,k-i, i i,,..k ' bond under the proviso that they i uele
T hus the hard, unviel- ) SO IA E l). That we assure the re fe r you to th e re s o lu tio n adopted
¡would return to Mexico when I dine rock soil of M anhattan, n I L nited States Government of by unanim ous vote o f th is U nion
absolutely necessary. And it does not in any way
their term of service had expired. I °f which was sold bv the Indians oU.r a " ’b l? to c arry thi> enter Sept 26th, a copy o f w hich is here
exclude the possibility of m aking common cause i however Ieebly, in defence of "in stead of complying with tor a lew dollars, is now valued prise to a successful term ina- appended, and a copy h a v in g been
jtion, and that we will guarantee sent to the D epartm ent o f L a b o r at
with
social
i„„„i,,;i,v. j , c faith .,f
Wivll W
U<M I reform
vnn in legislatures and city 0 ^ coun-ii>mi«-.
4 - Tzx tic a i,es. national independence, ¡this provision, the report charges, in places at upwards of $40,000, the Government a great saving W a sh in g to n , D. C.
Q. 3. A ttitu d e o f th is U n io n to
beet growers, through pain-AM,0 an acre. This immense val
cils for th is or the other good m easure, b u t to
,. ,hc <lau. ;imi. i|u. mor
phlcts circulated in Mexico, an- nation is the result of the pre ¡both in time and money in the G overnm ent d u rin g w a r:
A ll o f the m em bers o f th is U n io n
kppn our n artv organically separate and intact of mv country, forever sullied
< *** • • b\
they would pat return sence of population, of trade and construction of these ships by are c itiz e n s o f th e U n ite d S tates o r
£ a dem and of d e a rn e ss and tru th , which a fte r I
, ppression I nounced
;he
elimination
of
unskilled,
iranspor.ation only to such men of industry. The ow ner of the I
have declared th e ir in te n tio n to be
high-salaried, inexperienced m an come such as p er Sec 42, A rt. K „
as
remained
with
them
three
land
need
have
done
nothing
in
all have g re a t im portance in political lire as Jam aica Atrocities. i'he ex i moiuiis.
agement.
G eneral C o n s titu tio n 1 ere appended,
the wax of improvement,
and are lo y a l to th is G overnm ent as
1!E
IT
F
U
R
T
H
E
R
R
E
slat
eholders
hatred
and
fear
of
everyw here else.
i "All who were discharged he-
The land upon wiiicli t’he city
a ttested by before m entioned re so lu
*
*
he emancipated slave, after long 1 fore they had served three oi, Boston stands was valued at 1 SO L V E D , that we, the Union tio n . A lso o u r men a lm o st a ll have
brooding, broke out in 1895 with I months under the armed guard $3 V>.000,9Q0 in ISA), and at $ >72. Ship WOrkers of the W illam ette re la tiv e s in th e A rm y at the present
TH E Socialists do not in the least expect to terrible violence. A local and ¡peonage
system could not claim 1 (X,0,9!f) in l°10. 1’iie interval of and Columbia Rivers offer our tim e ; c f these, th e nam es we can
at s h o rt notice, a re :
affrav caused
bv ' the I return transportation from the twenty years resulted in a doubl services to the G overnm ent of get Adam
‘m
as
ignorant
and , t'anat- accidental
I l l d ake
r e t ; history,”
Illo V tJ ij,
c’-'o certain
w x
o
1 •
i-
•
S chortgen, fo u r sons in a rm y
the
United
States
free
of
all
prof
yis-
growers.
ing
of
these
land
values.
The
volu
n
te
e
rs
¡cal impossibilists dream of doing. W hat we as- -
F red R ider, one son in a rm y v o l
thc
“ Presum ably the U. S.
farm land of the United States its and cost except the necessary
pire to is much more modest, m oie m uttei o whites as a pretext for a re
reign ! nient would he forced to bear the was worth $13,COQ,000,000 in wages of the men and cost of u n te e rs
R. C. Stevens, one b ro th e r in a rm y
aterial, and under such condi
fact and therefore more reliable and more sub- of error. Governor Lyre sharin lexnense of returning the men to 1999 and $28.0)0.900.000 in 1910. m
voluntee
rs
l c iv v ,
anj giving the reins
reins to to the
their Mexico or else they would he-¡D uring the same period thevalue tions as are m utually agreed up
T y le r, th re e nephews in a rm y v o l
Stantial.
panic rage. Al together. 439 men come public charges in E<
farm land in Illinois rose on, and on our part guarantee to unteers
I
°
Thos. M cG innes, one b ro th e r In
We w ant to observe closely the course oi ,an.i women were
w(
put to death. Angeles.
! lrom 1.500.(X 0,0;X) to $3.000,000- place competent ship builders in a rm
y v o lu n te e rs
the
m
anagement
of
these
several
things the developm ent of economic and politic- and the num bers (¡.,^,-<1 <-.«.1,1 ■'.Men who have visited the 000; in Iowa from $1.250,000.000 yards to superintend and direct o f these
M cG innes and S chortgen,
beet fields say conditions are to $2,750.000.000; in Kansas from
now w ith the* engineers at V ancouver,
al conditions. We w ant to find out, 11 possible,than>tin|i< Wl.n, „„
1H..lri> five so intolerable it would be im- i $1.000.900,000 to $1.500,009.- i .he construction of these shins. are m em bers o f th is U nion. T h e re
also m any Spanish W a r V e te ra n s
where this developm ent leads. "1 hen, supported weeks liter the nu.break, Men possible for anv man to remain 900. The fact that the land is BE . . . . . IT
. , F , U R T H E R e ,, RE- are
in th is U n io n and m any w ho have
three
month..
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lim
in.l
in
am
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ami
is
in
i;rea
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199 lashes, women 39.
o ffe re d th e ir service in th is c ris is
by this knowledge, we w ant to put ourselves in Many
-cene.i of those
"A telegraphic report has been demand, is sufficient to place up- h e!MJ ut,on!’-. A presented to tue who have been rejected.
who were flogged
j, a I,¡«h
ml, price.
Inspector ol Labor and In,,,,,kna-
line
arch
so th a t civili- with a «it-o-’nine-tail; were made by I-'. 1.. Palomares. s,,e-i
1 T 1 with
VV I ■ J I the
Lilv m
ill C
X1 V- I 1 of 1 civilization,
y
A lso th is U n io n was fir s t in tlie
Re i
tion,
at Astoria, Oregon, with C ity o f A s to ria , to m ake a d o n a tio n
commis
cial
investigator
oi
the
eommis-
The
private
ownership
of
nat
'ation will carrv us, instead of crushing us, which ¡women, on the simple charge of
to th e Red Cross.
s io n
of immigration and hous ttral resources was a scheme that the request that he forward same
t would do, if knowingly or not—we should
Q. 4. W h a t is m eant by U n io n
to
the
D
epartm
ent
of
Labor,
in
the, whip.
There ing, to (¡eorge E. Bell, attorney was devised to stim ulate thrift,
Shop:
W ashington, D. C., also that a
hat bee^ enmity, personal as and executive officer of the com energv and ambition.
We mean by U nion Shop the r ig h t
It was
;tand opposed to it.
copv be sent to otir Executive to o rg a n iz a tio n : to m a in ta in o u r
well as political, between Lore mission, San Lrancisco.
*
*
*
*
intended to give an onportunitv
U nion and to deal w ith o ur e m p lo y
and (iordon, the political leader
" ’Tw enty-tw o Mexicans im -lfo r life, liberty and tlie pursuit Committee with instructions that ers c o lle c tiv e ly th ro u g h a com m on
it be presented to the Metal
THINKING workm en and th in k in g men of;,„
„ blacks. Eyre arrested ported for Ciidahv ranch. \\ ages, of happiness.
of the
bead, ra th e r than to deal w ith them
T
Council of Portland, who in
d iv id u a lly , as past experience has
inv class become Socialists not because we l i k e 1 , ,-u Kim-stmi, w hen mar- $2.25. hoard, 75 cents. W ages , W hen tlie principle of indi arc rades
requested to act on same and ta u g h t us th a t in d e a lin g w ith the
unpaid.
Camp
conditions
had.
vidual ownership was first re forward immediately to the De em ployer in d iv id u a lly the em ployer
;o be ‘ d ifferen t from other people. iNot 0CC{*ube hjm jn ta (lj ,trjn where n]artja al Sleep on bare boards
or broken | sorted to the l nited States was partm ent of Labor at \ \ ashing- is ever ready to s a y :' “ I f y o u r jo b
1 m an by the name of K arl M arx has invented pnv ¡ia(] j)een proclaimed, am
and wire springs, without co\ ers or a w ilderness. Resources existed
does not s u it you, I can get a man
a
court
martial
was
sittin
g
:
pack
fo r y o u r place a t any tim e .” A ll we
pillows. Xo hath. W ater from for all, and in abundance. Since ton. I). C.
;he co-operative common-wealth and painted
Adopted by Local 1500,
ask is re c o g n itio n o f the U n io n and
ed the court afresh, and when sink runs along side of hunk that time free land has disap
t as gorgeously as possible—which by the wa> even that packed court hesitated house.' >avs the telegram , one peared. Tlie whole economic Ship Carpenters, Ship Joiners. th a t the e m p lo y e r w ill deal w ith us
Boat-Builders, and Mill a s such. A biased press has given
ie did not do. We are Socialists because we have to put the man to death without of the many that have aroused foundation of life has 'been revo Caulkers,
th is the nam e o f “ Closed S hop” and
evidence, himself ordered the the state authorities to protest lutionized. There is no more free WOrkers of Astoria. Oregon. has trie d to m ake it appear th a t we
•ecognized th a t the economical development ot execution.- Pp. 357-58.
Septem ber 26. 1917.
desire ru n n in g o u r e m p lo y e r’s busi
governm ent."
land and the frontier has dis
ness
cvcfpm leads tow ard Socialist pro- Italian Imperialism Half the to W the ho federal
can censure foreigners appeared.
Q. 5. Is s trik e s e n tim e n t u n a n i
U N IO N MEN R E PL Y TO
and the for doubting our sincerity and
m
ous:
Each change in economic con
CHA RGES AND E X P L A IN
O f the fo u r hundred m em bers o f
being consistencv in claiming to be a ditions gives rise to new needs
T H E IR P O S IT IO N
»his
U n io n o n ly tw o ca rp e n te rs o f
rty to nation of freemen when they and new relations. Social forms
th is U n io n have gone back ’ to w o rk
{ e o u b iic
has urged usen upvn uo <.».0
snart. uaiv ,n
in tne
the read how we enslave peons, burn are modified because the basis
In re p ly to the num erous m is re p a t s h ip ya rd s d u rin g m ore th a n a
re
s
e n ta tio n s o f th e ir p o sitio n made th re e w eeks out, and not one m ore
negroes
at
the
stake,
suppress
tage of civilization and will urge itself some day j O m c n a b s, ,„,.i M ilitarist craze.
for life is altered. Two genera
newspapers.
deny freedom of tions ago the country’s adjust- by the e m p lo ye rs’ press, and as a has s ig n ifie d a w illin g n e s s to do so
fu r th e r exp la n a tio n o f tlie causes to o u r know ledge u n til we get recog
ipon all civilized numanit.x.
O -..I,-, R p n u b licd ,he aohenzollem s ai„l remember speech, mob and break up peace m ent to life included a safety and
purposes o f th e present s trik e , n itio n o f U n io n Shop.
And once g ran ted th a t the oOCldllSl rvtpUM
wjth won<jerjng reservations the ma- ml assem blages of good ci:izens va]ve jn f]le form of a frontier. the union ship carp e n te rs o f the
Q. 6. O b je c tio n to so ld ie rs in A s
C
olum
bia
R
iv
e
r
d
is
tr
ic
t
have
sent
the
w
ho
meet
to
to
ria
:
•
discuss
questions
'|',}1e
frontier
meant
cheap
grazing
s the necessary product of our economical deyel-, m » » ;
llo w in g co m m u n ic a tio n to the Sec
W e as a U nion, and as citiz e n s ,
of national
importance, drag land. free agricultural land, free fo
re ta ry o f W a r, a t W a sh in g to n . D. C.: have no o b je c tio n s to so ld ie rs g u a rd
,pment, the question of the possibdhy « 4 ^ a o > * j '‘" 4 V , '¡ S ite r»r „m, „
„„ workingmen
iwav from their tim ber and free minerals. Tit-
A s to ria , O regon, O ct. 9, 1917. in g shipyards o r m ills , but as c itiz e n s
r , o - nut the demands ot Socialism appeals VCl,y a general conception o f his character, homes in v iolation of law at the ,la \ . each first class piece of land S ecretary o f W a r.
we do o b je c t to the acts o f th e sol
W a r Dept. o f U n ite d S tates o f
ng
out
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m K o 4- „ r b w b m i l ( i t (WIP T!lis vi " is th a t he is u tte rly cold. dictation of plutocratic mine own- ¡n ' t]lc L’nited States has its
diers in A s to ria as fo llo w s :
iaive and indeed absurd. 1 hat which must conic entirejv s.,nisb wantonly (.ruel a ers and other capi alists. and fre -' ,)rjce
A m erica, W a s h in g to n , D. C.
1st: T o arm ed guards being placed
man —
w ith o u ......—
t conscience -
or
S ir:
on s tre e t corn e rs o f th e C ity o f A s
>y necessity is for th a t very reason possible with- young
—
—
impri-on. brutally as-j Sooner or later the American
Q. 1. On o r about th e 26th day to ria to in tim id a te peaceful c itiz e n s
com passion, o r any s o fte in g v irtu e s quently
w hatever, t i e is sa tu ra te d w ith a ll <ault, shoot and hang property- public must decide w hether a o f A ugust, 1917, a ll the U nions on a c tin g
w ith in
th e ir c o n s titu tio n a l
mt further question.
the in s tin c ts and ideals w h ich have j less wage slaves, w ho go on a svstem of private property
in the C olum bia and W illa m e tte R ive rs rig h ts .
in general co n ventio n, in the C o l
and
in -------
B e rlin j raised th is parvenu P russia to its ¡strike for a slight increase of
2nd: T o arm ed guards being used
hhu
. M „ I r. . i F re
i r u d e c ric,
. i , w ho was —
A F A IT H F U L
PROPHECY.
um bia R iv e r M a ritim e D is tr ic t C oun
4 •
vz - —
T he fa c t th a t the K a is e r was des-
aed to play the role of th e m odern
ttila and become the scourge of
urope was prophesied n e a rly B u n .'
»•trs ago in a re m a rk a b le a rtic le
ib lis lie d in the New Y o rk T im e s m
p r il 1888 by H a ro ld F re d e ric , the
mows n o v e lis t and co rrespond ent.
A t th a t date, o f course, the K a is e r
as s t ill C row n P rin c e o f P russia,
v
-
1 | J ! |
-
on b e h a lf o f h is new spaper, had m any present em inence, and his ch a ra c te r
o p p o rtu n itie s of com ing in co n ta c t ¡«, the cro w n and flo w e r c f tw o cen-
w ith him
•
tu rie s o f m ig h t w ith ruthlessness and
“ One shudde rs." Mr. H a ro ld F re d -j s p o lia tio n exalted in to a creed,
rtc w
rote, “ " a as
s one
e m
w rote,
one pats
pats m
tlie
m u ild u . , ■
M o th e r In su lte d .
f.(,ritp in p i;it i Vc head o f the bloodhound
On th e o th e r hand, h is m o th e r is
SQ,ej ■
• stories
. th
.. a t . have the best ro y a l p roduct o f a to ta lly
solely
because of - the
been to ld o f the te rrib le fe ro c ity and fu n d a m e n ta lly d iffe re n t c iv iiiz -
, w h lch lu rk s u n d e r th is sleek and a lie n .
P rince
W illia m
h a b itu a lly
e rte rio r. In the same w ay you look speaks o f his m o th e r to h is associates
| ¡n (O
face o f th is young h e ir and fa m ilia rs as ‘the E nglishw om an.*
He o s te n ta tio u s ly address« s her in
> Germ an, alth o u g h he know s E n g lish
j p e rfe n ly , and she lias a lw a ys made
! a p o in t o f ha vin g her c h ild re n speak
E ng lish in the fa m ily circle .
"W e a ll know th a t i t is a m ere
m a tte r o f m onths before he w ill be
, tlie a u to c ra tic m aster of 2,000.000
; arm ed men. T he question is, W hat
I w ill he do?
It is to p re ve n t la b o r fro m re c e iv
ing a fa ir h e a rin g th a t the co rp o ra c il, ordered sent to a ll th e s liip b u ild
tio n -co n tro lle d press garbles and dis ers located on these riv e rs , a le tte r
to rts news co n ce rn in g la b o r disputes, a skin g fo r a general ra is e o f wages
alw ays m a kin g it appear th a t those and U nion c o n d itio n s to ta ke e ffe c t
* h o have tlie courage to stand up by th e 15th o f Septem ber, 1917. T h is
fo r the rig h ts o f the w o rk in g class was not a new dem and on our p a rt,
ot f a
tr a ito r s ” i but was s im p ly a c o n tin u a tio n o
ire "u n d e s ira b le c itiz e n s ,
and. d u rin g th is unpleasantness w ith lik e dem and made in P o rtla n d by the
W ilh e lm , th e y are som etim es charged m etal trades doing ship w o rk in the
N o rth w e s t steel and the W illa m e tte
j w ith being Germ an agents.
to escort s trik e breakers fro m the
depot to shipyards.
3rd: T o o ffic e rs o f th e A rm y o f th e
U n ite d S fates th re a te n in g men w ho
tr y pe a ce fu lly to in fo rm these im
ported men th a j a s trik e e xists at
th is place.
4 th : T o so ld ie rs
d ra w in g
th e ir
guns on c itiz e n s o f th is place on
p u b lic hig h w a ys fo r no o th e r cause
than th a t th a t these c itiz e n s trie d