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V\ e have seen a good many singular things happen recently. We have been told that it is unpatriotic to criticise public actions. Well, if it is, then there is a
deep disgrace resting upon the origin of this nation. This nation originated in the sharpest sort of criticism of public policy. We originated, to put it in vernacular,
in a kick; and if it be unpatriotic to kick, why then the grown man is unlike the child. We have forgotten the very principle of our origin if we have forgotten how
to object, how to resist, how to agitate, how to pull down and build up, even to the extent of revolutionary practices if it be necessarv to readjust matters. I have for­
gotten my history if that be not true history.”—President Woodrow Wilson.
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NOW UP TO YOU!
th e in d u stria l situ a tio n a fte r th e w ar
'a s re g a rd s (a ) la b o r; (b) c a p ita l; (c)
th e natio n as a single com m ercial
Does th e w o rk in g c la ss of A storia e n tity ?
and th e L ow er C olum bia w a n t th e
2. W h at in your view is th e b est
T overi to c o n tin u e its E n g lish se c ­ policy to be pursued by (a) labor;
tio n ?
(b l c a p ita l; (c) th e s ta te ?
If you do, le t u s h e a r from you
T his is w hat Shaw an sw e re d :
to th e tu n e of ab o u t 800 m ore su b ­
“ 1. (a) tb ) (c) Chaos, as usual.
scriptions. W e can n o t affo rd to
“ 2. (a) (b) (c) SOCIALISM.
continue th is se ctio n on le ss th an
G. B ern ard Shaw .”
1000 su b scrib ers, g re a tly as we
And if Shaw had been asked his
should like to.
opinion about th e “only” policy poss­
T he Toveri h a s b een issu in g an ible, as well as the “ b e s t” one, he
E nglish section now for ab o u t th re e would have m ade th e sam e reply,
w eeks. If its policy h a s com m ended we a re p rac tic a lly c e rtain .
Chaos, f ir s t; th e d e a th flu rry of
itse lf to th e w orking c la ss public, th e
b e st w ay to m ak e it know n is by su b ­ cap italism . Then Socialism , to bring
scrip tio n s. If no t, th en th e E nglish o rd er out of chaos.S haw is a p ro p h et
section of th e T overi m u st suspend who sp eak s sh o rt and to th e point.
and leav e th e local field to th e m e r­ Rut, th en , he know s. — T he Call.
cy of th e c a p ita list p re ss of A storia.
T he v alu e of fea rle ss
pub licity
o u g h t to be a p p a re n t to ev ery w o rk ­
ingm an by th is tim e.
D aylight is
w h at th e robbing r a ts of c a p italism
C om m enting on th e political s itu a ­
fe a r m ost. P ublic opinion is g re a tly tion in New’ York City, w here th e
influenced by th e p ress, a n d w ith ­ S ocialists a re likely to ele c t th e city
out a n ew sp ap er in w hich to voice m ayor a t th e com ing election. The
th e ir a sp ira tio n s, th e w orking class Call. S o cialist daily, sa y s:
is sadly handicapped.,
W hile w e S ocialists a re eagerly
No b e tte r evidence of th is can pe a n tic ip a tin g th e re s u lts of th e elec­
cited th an th e garbled and falsified tion, and at th e very le a s t ex p ecting
acco u n ts of th e S h ipyard W o rk e rs’ an enorm ous in crease in th e S ocialist
s trik e h e re in A storia by th e c a p ita l­ vote, let us n o t fo rg et th a t th e re a re
istic-m inded p ress. O ut of an im ­ o th e r cities w here th e outlook is p e r­
m ed ia te and u rg en t n e c e ssity for a haps even m ore encouraging. Day-
c o rre c t account of th is s trik e new s, ton, Ohio, is one of them , and ju d g ­
th e T overi s ta rte d its E n g lish sec­ ing from th e alarm ed clucking th a t
tion. If it h a s now outlived its u se ­ issu es from old-party ed ito rial h e n ­
fulness to th e w orking class of th is ro o sts th ere, th e local outlook for
v icinity it will qu ietly w ith d ra w from Socialism is exceedingly b right.
T he D ayton D aily New s, in a dou­
th e field.
And if th e w o rk e rs w ant to see ble-colum n ed ito rial, {pantically u rg es
it continue, th e re is but one w ay to all good m en to com e to th e aid
do it. and th a t is to boost th e E n g ­ of th e p a rty —as th e ty p e w rite r p ra c ­
lish su b scrip tio n s to th e 1000 m ark. tic e line h a s it. or. ra th e r, to th e aid
On th a t n u m b e r w e can continue. of th e tw o old p a rtie s, w hich have
O therw ise we sh a ll be obliged to had to com bine into th e usual “C iti­
zen ’s p a rty ” in o rd er to bold off th e
bow o u rse lv e s out.
L et us h e a r from th e w o rk e rs a t S o cialist political m enace. Som e of
once.
W e m u st receiv e th e 1000 th is clucking is so p lea sa n t to So­
su b scrip tio n s w ith in th e n e x t tw o c ia list e a rs th a t w e rep ro d u ce a few
w eeks o r disco n tin u e.
W e should sam ple cack les:
“ T h e re can be no m istak e c o n c ern ­
like to publish a w orking class p a p e r
on m ere p rinciple, b u t e v e ry th in g ing th e m ean in g of th e reso lu tio n s
a d o p ted last n ig h t by th e D em ocratic
costs m oney—even p rinciples.
city
com m ittee. In te rm s th a t w ere
W h a t is your an sw er, w o rk e rs of
d
ire
c
t and d efin ite, th e people of
th e w orld? Do you w a n t th e w ork­
ing c la ss new s of th is d is tric t to go D ayton w ere w arn ed of th e m enace
o u t to th e public th ro u g h th e m ouths of Socialism th a t co n fro n ts th em
of y o u r enem ies o r in th e u n d e r­ at th is tim e. . . .
“ D ayton is th re a te n e d by th e pos­
s ta n d in g voice of your co m rad es?
sible election of a S ocialist m ayor
NO W O R D S W A S T E D BY and a Socialist m ajo rity of the city
com m ission. (H o o ray !)
G. B. S.
G eorge B e rn a rd Shaw , though h e
“T houghtful m en who w ere once
w rite s le n g th y p refaces, can be b rie f c h a rm ed by th e academ ic refo rm s
w hen occasion req u ires. T he New- W hich Socialism proposed, seeing
Age, a w ell-know n London sociolo­ how its purposes h av e been diverted
gical p u blication, h as se n t a q u estio n ­ have renounced it.”
n a ire around to th e a b le st m en In tb e
One of th o se “ th oughtful m en" was
kingdom , ask in g , th e ir opinion of “ In ­ Jo h n Spargo, h u t w hen the c itiz e n s’
d u stria l R e c o n stru c tio n ” a fte r th e w ar. co m m ittee of D ayton se n t him a le t­
T he a n sw e rs—K0 of them — a lre a d y te r a sk in g him to com e and h elp
have a p p e are d in book form . T he them a g a in st th e Socialists, Jo h n
tu rn e d them dowm cold, and inform ed
questions w ere as follow’s:
1. W h at in y our opinion w ill be them th a t he would r a th e r speak for
“THE MENACE”
th e “m en ace” th an for th em ; w hich
show s how low th ey sta n d in the
scale of hu m an ity , w hen even a re n ­
egade S o cialist d isd ain s th em and
sp u rn s th e ir offer w ith co n tem p t as
an insult. P robably he had noted
th e w arn in g of th e D em ocratic city
com m ittee to th e v o ters ag a in st So­
cialism , w hich opens as follow s:
“ T he record m ade by th is secret
o rg anization (not th em selv es,
but
th e S o c ia lists!) w h e re v er it h a s s e ­
cured control o r co n tro llin g influ­
ence in city a ffa irs show s a se rie s
of continuous failu res, disclosing cor­
ru p tio n , inefficiency, e x trav ag an ce
and in ca p a c ity to govern, re su ltin g
finally in rio t and d iso rd e r.”
B ut th is is enough. W e only in­
ten d ed to show th a t th e re a re o th e r
places th an New York w here th e
“ m enace” ex ists. L et th e D em ocrats
of D ayton c h e er up; th e w b rst is
y et to com e for th e m —on election
day.
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Local Notes
CENSORS ARE
GETTING BUSY
for in stan ce, th a t in th is co u n try
I w ant to say th is in conclusion:
one of th e g re a te s t a u th o ritie s on W hile we m ain tain o u r rig h t to do
th e su b ject. P ro fesso r Seligm an of our own th in k in g and to p rin t and
th e d e p a rtm e n t of econom ics of Co­ c irc u la te ou r th o u g h ts on any p o liti­
lum bia u n iv ersity , a non-socialist, has cal subject, w h e th e r it ag re e s o r does
fra n k ly accepted it. If. th en , th e d e­ not happen to ag ree w ith th e opin­
in m ind th a t T he Call is th e organ p a rty is frankly, unequivocally, op­ i w h at we w a n t to im ply. E ven in the p a rtm en t ta k e s th e position th a t the
ions of th e p a rty in pow er, we do
and spokesm an of th e S ocialist p a r­ posed to w ar. and th a t It h a s been ■ a rtic le of P ro fe sso r S co tt N e a rin g ’«, th e o ry th a t th is w ar is a c a p ita list
fully recognize th a t we a re bound bv
ty. T he S ocialist p a rty is an oppo­ opposed to our e n te rin g th e
w ar. quoted by th e lea rn ed solicitor, th e w ar, in th e sen se in which I have law. and we recognize ou r d u ty as
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sition party , and fra n k ly so. It Is T h e re w as no need of rea d in g th ese a u th o r s ta te s v ery c le a rly th a t th e tried to explain it, is an act h o stile
citizens to obey th e law.
ju s t as m uch opposed on political special article s. E very line prin ted c a p ita lists did n o t w a n t w ar, th a t to th e governm ent, it will outlaw a
grounds to th e p rese n t a d m in is tra ­ in T he Cali on th a t su b je c t m ade its i they consider w ar b a rb a ro u s; but school of h isto ric a l thought, som e­
W h ere would o u r co u n try be now,
tion as o rd in arily th e D em ocratic p a r­ position absolutely cle a r and u n am ­ : conditions w ere s tro n g e r th an they. th in g th a t no governm ent h as ev er w here would o u r d em ocratic in s titu ­
ty would be to a R epublican adm in­ biguous, and in tak in g th is position
tions he now. if th e founders of th is
The ex istin g in d u stria l o rd er is hound h e re to fo re atte m p te d .
istratio n , o r th e R epublican p a rty to The Call again expresses th e position
W hen we sav. on th e o th e r hand, republic denied th e full and free
to drive n a tio n s in to w ar. In o th er
a D em ocratic a d m in istratio n . In all of the S ocialist party. W e believe
w ords, th e S ocialists believe th a t un­ th a t we stan d for peace, we a re lik e­ exercise of th e rig h t fO c ritic ise ex­
th e m any y e a rs of th e ex isten ce of th a t w ar is one of th e g re a te s t of so ­ der th e ex istin g conditions of com ­ w ise v ery often m isunderstood. In istin g political and o th e r In stitu tio n s
th is republic each political group has cial evils. W e do n o t believe th a t
p etitiv e in d u stry , of th e stru g g le for a v ery rep u ta b le m agazine recen tly and th e rig h t to ch an g e such in s titu ­
been conceded th e rig h t to criticize, th is w ar. o r any w ar. can possibly
m ark e ts, firs t a t hom e, th en , when th a t s ta te m e n t w as in te rp re te d to tions by p e rsu a sio n ? How can you
and not m erely politely and deco r­ tend to th e im provem ent of 's o c ia l
th ese a re exh au sted , for m a rk e ts m ean a d esire for an im m ediate sep­ change in stitu tio n s o r law s by p e r­
ously, b ut in a p re tty v ehem ent tone conditions of th e m asses or to th e
abroad, a stru g g le in which th e m an ­ a ra te peace, for th e w ith d raw al of suasion if you a re n ot allow ed to p e r­
of voice, th e p a rty in opposition. alleviation of hum an suffering. W e
u fac tu rin g and m erc an tile c lasses of th e U nited S ta te s from th e w ar. T hat su ad e? It will n e v e r do to sav th a t
T hat is precisely w hat th e Socialists ab solutely re je c t w ar betw een n a ­
all lead in g n a tio n s a re n e c essa rily is not w h a t we m ean. T he S ocialists such rig h ts of criticism a re p erm itted
a re doing today.
tio n s as an in stru m e n t of social prog­ involved, a rise s a new policy of im ­ would be th e la s t class of people in o rd in a ry norm al tim es, but will
I wish to call your a tte n tio n to th e ress. W e do n ot believe th a t w ar p erialism . w hich m u st lead to diplo­ to advise ou r governm ent to w ith ­ not he p e rm itted In critical tim es or
fact th a t our m otives, th e m otives of can he conducive to e sta b lish in g a m atic in trig u e s and m ilitarism and draw from th e w ar, now. th a t it 5s tim es of w ar. T he con stitu tio n w as
th e Socialist p arty , and th e m otives w orld dem ocracy. W e do not believe even tu ally m ust c re a te w ars. Tt is in St. and to leav e all th e n a tio n s of m ade for all tim es—tim es of w ar and
of T he New York Call, as its spokes­ th a t a dem ocracy can be im posed th a t system , th e com petitive system E urope to th e ir ow n d estin ies. So­ tim es of peace. C ongress a t no tim e
m an, have not been im pugned in th is upon any people. W e believe th a t o f priv ate in d u strie s p rev ailin g in the cialism is an in te rn atio n a l m ovem ent, has u n d e rta k en to pet a lim it to th e
m u st world todav. w hich th e S ocialists not a n arro w n a tio n a list m o v em e n t expression of m ere political opinions
h earin g. No a tte m p t h a s been m ade, j th e people of each co u n try
evolve
th
e
ir
own
political
and
in
d u s­ blâm e for th e o u tb re a k of all m odern W h at we do say is. W e w ant a or criticism , and all th a t we have
no a tte m p t can be successfully m ade,
tria
l
dem
ocracy.
T
h
ere
is
a
n
o
th
e r w ars and th is w orld w ar.
to assail our m otives. It c an n o t be
speedy but g en eral and n eg otiated said, and all th a t w» have done, has
claim ed th a t we a re a c tu a te d by m e r­ reaso n w hy we a re opposed to w ar. I
neace. and we ex p ress our belief th a t been w ithin th ese lim its.
T ren e a t, we do not believe th a t th e w isest, as well as th e m ost ef­
cen ary m otives, by m otives of m alice and th a t is, because we believe, and
So, in considering th e case. I a sk
o r h a te , or by any m otives o th e r th an again, honestly, sin cerely believe, a n u m b er of c a p ita lists of th e ir own fective. policy of our governm ent at vou not to be guided by y o u r own
purely p a trio tic, as we u n d e rsta n d th a t its bu rd en s fall p rim arily upon free will d e lib e ra tely cam e to g eth e r this tim e would he to m ake th e first personal view s. It m ay be th a t you
th a t term . All th a t h as been show n th e m asses of the poor, upon the and decided: “ L e t us m ake w a r.” m ove in th e d irection of such a a re rig h t; it m ay be th a t you a re
is th a t betw een our conception and w orking classes of the com m unity, By no m eans. T hey did n o t w ant peace. S ocialists, o u tside of being w rong; it m ay be th a t we a re rig h t;
th e prevailing conception w hich finds and w e believe, fu rth e r, th a t w ar is w ar. W a r is not p lea sa n t, o r even S ocialists, a re also citizens, and r s it m ay be th a t we a re w ro n g ; we
p rofitable, except for special classes. such th e y claim all of th e rig h ts
expression in th e p rese n t ad m in is­ th n fru it of evil social conditions.
have a c o n stitu tio n a l rig h t to be
I should like th is point to c le a r up Now, th is is not a novel theory. W e g u a ra n tee d to every citizen by t i e wrong, if we a re w rong. It is only in
tra tio n th e re is a rad ic al difference.
W e ad m it th e re is, but we claim th e one comm on m isu n d e rsta n d in g of the have been expounding it for th e last co n stitu tio n . T hey claim a rig h t io the clash of opinions. In th e d iscu s­
rig h t to e n te rta in such
d iv erg en t Socialist position.
W hen we So­ six ty y ears or th ere ab o u ts. Tt has c riticize ou r a d m in istratio n , to c riti­ sion of vital issues, th a t p ro g ress Is
view s, and we say m ore th an th a t cia lists say th a t the w a r Is of cap­ come to be a w ell-recognized theory, cize its w ar policies, to advoca’e m ade and tru th estab lish ed .
P ro g ­
we have not done.
ita list origin, th e p h rase is v u lg ar­ technically know n as th e econom ic peace, to defend the econom ic etan 1- re ss can n ev er com e, tru th will n e v ­
So th e position of th e Socialist p a r­ ly in te rp re te d to m ean th a t th e w ar in te rp re ta tio n of h istory. Tt h a s beep ard s of th e w o rk ers d u rin g th e war. e r he e sta b lish e d , by th e stiflin g of
ty and T he New York Call he fully w as d elib e ra tely m ade by a num ber accepted, not m erely by th e Social­ T hey also claim th e right to p ro te st opinions, even if such opinions a re
und ersto o d , le t m e fra n k ly s ta te to of individual c a p ita lists fo r th e p u r­ ists. but by a n u m b er of o th e r against all violations of our co n sti­ u n p lea sa n t to th e a d m in istra tio n o r
you now, governor, th a t th e Socialist pose of m aking p rofits. T h a t is n ot schools of thought. I m ight m ention. tu tio n al rig h ts.
i to th e go v ern m en t a t a given tim e.
MORRIS HILLQUIT DEFENDS FREE PRESS
ju stice In giving out for publication
In th e first place, it m u st be borne
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cow ardly le tte r and th e B udget too. th e ad m in istra tio n Is also co nsidering
feel lik e craw ling in to a hole som e­ th e suppression of th e New York
w here.
E vening P ost, a p a p e r s tro n g in its
su p p o rt of c ap italism but w ith a c e r­
S H IP Y A R D LA B O R E R S ,
ta in old-fashioned d e m o cratic tra d i­
A T T E N T IO N !
tion of th e sa cre d n e ss of a “ scrap
S O L D IE R S A N D W O R K M E N
AC ­ M O R N IN G A S T O R IA N R IG H T .
of p ap er" such a s th e co n stitu tio n ,
C U SE K E R E N S K Y W IT H D E S IR E
Special
m
eetin
g
of
the
Shipyard
U nder th e title “C urb the A u to crat,”
TO D E L IV E R P E T R O G R A D IN T O th e M orning A sto rian h a s an edito rial L a b o re rs’ U nion will be held S a t­ show s th e dangey in w hich not So­
' H A N D S OF G E R M A N S .
denouncing th e postal d e p a rtm e n t for u rd ay evening a t 7 o’clock, a t the cialist and rad ical p u blications alone
i its high-handed action
in
b a rrin g A. O. U. W . hall, 9th s tre e t, for the stan d , but also any jo u rn a ls w hich
i new sp ap ers of th e co u n try from th e purpose of tra n sa c tin g num erous im ­ m ay critic ise th e a d m in istra tio n .
It is of course stro n g ly rep u g n an t
P e tro g ra d . Oet. 27.—M inister of the m ails.
p o rta n t o rd ers of business.
to
com m on se n se th a t an in stitu tio n
In te rio r N ikitin, in a proclam ation
T his is th e kind of s p irit which
w hich cannot stan d w holesom e scien ­
to all th e com m issioners throughout it is th e undoubted m ission of th e
N O T IC E !
tific criticism should co n sid er to ex- t
R ussia, e x h o rts all classes of the p ress to display in th e face of au to c ­
All th e p re s e n t and prospective ist. hut to th e c o n tra ry m u st needs
population to “un ite ag ain st th e in­ racy.
It re s u rre c ts one’s faith in m em bers of th e
Milk C onsum ers' bolster itse lf up behind a rro g a n t and
cre a sin g an arch y , which is driving the u ltim a te triu m p h of th e fu n d a­
L
eague
a
re
hereb
y
req u e sted to be u n w a rra n te d denials of th e e le m en t­
th e co u n try to ru in .”
m en ta ls of A m erican dem ocracy and p re se n t a t th e general m eetin g which a ry prim ary rig h ts of a fre e people.
T he m in iste r says th a t w ithout th is a speedy re tu rn of a free p ress.
will be held a t th e F in n ish Socialist A y e a r ago people would h av e sc o u t­
co-operation th e gov ern m en t will
Club H all, Sunday. Oct. 28th. a t 2 ed th e idea th a t th e governm ent of
h ardly
1 m ? able to keep ord er and
A T T E N T IO N !
o’clock p. m.. for th e purpose of con­ a “ free and in d ep e n d e n t” people
prev en t o u tra g e s.
M em bers o f Local 1500 o f th e Ship- sid erin g th e incorporation of th e con­ could su p p ress th e new sp ap ers rep­
T he
evening new sp ap ers, w hich
C a rp e n te rs, Jo in e rs, C a u lke rs
c e rn ; exam ining a d raft of rules, and re se n tin g th e w orld’s la rg e st p oliti­
publish th e program for the m eeting
and M illm e n .
d iscussion of such o th e r m a tte rs as cal p a rty and th e w orld’s g re a te s t
of the
C e n tra l C o u n cil of Soldiers
Snecial m eetin g of th e Local will
in stitu tio n of in te rn atio n a lism . Such
and W o rk m en ’s D eputies on N ovem ­ be held a t th e Logan H all M onday m ay be b ro u g h t forth.
T R U ST E E S.
a th in g would have then been deem ed
b er 2, a re filled w ith rum ors of a ev en in g at 7:30 o’clock, for th e p u r­
not only un-A m erican, but c h a ra c te r­
Ilolsheviki d em o n stratio n and an a t ­ pose of e le c tin g a p resid e n t, and vice-
istically “ P ru ssia n .”
tem p t to seize th e governm ent on p resid e n t to fill vacan cies caused bv
T H R E E M IL L IO N C ASES
W h e th e r such an action in New
th a t date.
resig n atio n , and for tra n s a c tin g such
OF T U B E R C U L O S IS IN U. S. York City as th e th re a te n e d su p ­
T he program for th e discussions of o th e r b usiness as m av be necessary .
B altim ore. Oct. 27.— Dr. C harles pression of th e th re e S ocialist dailies
the council em b races five topics:
Bv o rd e r of Local 1300.
J.
H atfield, of New York, executive would resu lt in th e overw helm ing vic­
T he rev o lu tio n ary dem ocracy, th e
CHAR. H. BEARMAN, • se c re ta ry of th e N ational A ssocia­ to ry of H illquit and th e e n tire So­
conditions of peace, th e c o n stitu e n t
C hairm an, pro tern. tion for th e P rev en tio n and S tudy c ia list tic k e t is of course a d eb atab le
assem bly, dem obilization and the
. of T uberculosis, in his a d d re ss to­ question. Such a conclusion to an
fight a g ain st anarchy.
day before th e convention of th e u n w a rra n te d o u tra g e is v ery likely
Y
e
sterd
a
y
’s
Issue
of
the
B
udget
T he V ecliernee V rem ya says:
"T he so ld ie rs’ and w orkm en’s d ep ­ co n tain s a ren ly to its mob law com ­ N orth A tlantic T uberculosis congress, though, and it would he a m ost ef­
F ederal officials In S e a ttle today u ties frankly adm it th ey a re p lan ­ m unication of som e days back, and ; said in p a rt:
fective an sw e r to th e in tro d u ctio n of
n ren ared to enforce th e new law pro­ ning civil w ar."
it should be read bv th e “ good peo­ 1 “T he cases o f tu b erc u lo sis a re far th e system of in d u stria l au to cracy
It now p rev alen t in th is co u n try into
h ib itin g foreign language n ew spapers
T he new spapers s ta te th a t P r e ­ ple” of the town. T he Ship Carpen- g re a te r th an a t first supposed.
from th e m ail, except u n d e r c ertain m ier K eren sk y probably will re lin ­ te n r s ’ union, through a com m ittee, j h as been rec e n tly discovered th a t. I th e political field.
T he postoffice
eases, ! d e p a rtm e n t w ere it in w iser hands,
conditions. One of th e ir first m oves quish the post of com m ander-in- have handled th e su b ject as it. de- i in stead of 1 .ftftft.ftftft activ e
was ag a in st T he B ritish Colum bia chief of th e R ussian arm ies to G en­ 1 serves and th e ir reply ought
to th e re a re nearly .’1,000.000 eases.
such as for in stan ce. W a lte r Lipp-
“T his does not m ean th a t th ere m an n ’s, a s s is ta n t s e c re ta ry of th e
F e d e ra tio n ist, a Socialist new spaper, eral B oukhonin at th e end of the m ake th e anonym ous w rite r of that
h as been any in crease in the d isease navy, would s te e r as wide a course
published at V ancouver. B. C.. which week.
,
but m ore c ases have been discov­ from sup p ressio n as possible. T h a t
governm ent a g e n ts allege is fo sterin g
RESOLUTION.
On M onday th e Council of S o ld iers’
propaganda ag ain st the draft in Se­ ami W orkm en’s D elegates adopted a
O u r fa ’ th fn l and beloved b ro th e r. ered bv m odern m ethods used in its th e re should be a t th e head of th e
T herefore, th e national postofffee d e p a rtm e n t, how ever.
a ttle and elsew h ere in the N orthw est. resolution proposed by Leon Trot- C h ris t. C holberg, w hose d u ty has d etection.
a
A ssistan t U nited S ta te s A ttorney skv, p resident of its executive com ­ called h im a w a v fro m o u r m id s t, ' program m u st com prise p rim arv ed u ­ m an who seem s to h av e fo rgotten flip
Donald A. McDonald today req u e sted m itte e ami a leading M axim alist, d e ­ leaves a vaeanev th a t is h a rd to he cation in th e prevention of th e di- , U nited S ta te s C on stitu tio n , is sin ­
the postoffice d e p a rtm e n t a t W ash in g ­ cla rin g th a t the salvation of th e coun­ fille d - a sta u n ch , fa ith fu l and self- j » e a s e —not only for th e general pub- cerely to be re g re tte d , not only from
ton. D C.. to o rd er th is publication try lies in th e conclusion of peace as s a c rific in g p re s id e n t o f o u r
S hin , lie. hut to reach th e arm y c a n to n ­ th e stan d p o in t of th e su p p ressed p a ­
excluded from th e m ail in th is coun­ quickly as possible.
C a rp e n te rs ’ and J o in e rs ’ U n io n . L ocal m ents and th e m edical profession. , p ers. but from th a t o f th e g o vern­
try. T he alleged editorial policy of
But “ fools rush *n.
T he resolution contains
d e c la ra ­ \ ’ n 130ft. H e has fo u g h t a w hole i .All cases of m en who a re rejected in m ent itself.
th e p ap er rec e n tly was called to the tions accusing K erensky ef a d esire 1 'iftte a g a in st great odds, inm osed the national a rm y m ust be followed w here angels fe a r to tre a d .”—S e a ttle
a tte n tio n of fed e ra l officials by union to deliv er P e tro g ra d in to the hands hv th e venom ous press, th e C h a m ­ 1 up and cared for. To provide funds Dailv Call.
labor m en here, who vigorously pro­ of the G erm ans and th e ir “ im perial­ b e r o f C om m erce, and o th e r c itiz e n s for th is w ork thp sale of Red Cros's
tested ag ain st its circu latio n in the ist allies," and also of openly favor­ o f A s to ria w ho are canable o f see­ C h ristm as seals th is y e a r m ust be
P R O M IS E B R O K E N .
U nited S tates.
in g l>ut one side.
and
th a t
th e treb led ."
F iftv wom en and g irls em ployed in
ing the G erm an em peror.
P o s tm a s te r E dgar B attle estim ated
the P ittsb u rg . P a., y a rd s of the R.
T he reso lu tio n dem ands th a t all w ro n g side o f th is question o f so-
todav »hat th e re a re fiftv foreign la n ­ pow ers pass into th e hands of th e ;;>pt fre e d o m and ju stice .
ON S U P P R E S S IO N .
O R. R.. w en t out on s trik e la s t
guage new sp ap ers in S e a ttle which Council of Soldiers and W orkm en
D esnite the slanders and v ilif ic a ­
T he denial of co n stitu tio n al rig h ts w eek ag a in st piece w ork. T he wom en
will be affected hv th e new law and and in stru c ts the executive com m it­ tio n th a t w ere heaned upon h in t hv and esnecially the sim nression of have beep doing th e d irtie s t kind of
obliged to com plv w ith its provisions. tee to propose an a rm is tic e to a ll the enem ies o f organized la b o r, am, new spapers is one of th e unw isest w ork, as oilers, g re a se rs and engine
He today caused to he se n t to the the nations.
th 's e w ho did n o t u n d e rsta n d
th e ste p s anv governm ent can take. The w iners in the roundhouse. T h ey h av e
e d ito rs and ow ners of th e se pub­
As long as peace is not concluded, real s itu a tio n he has been o ffe re d suppression of S ocialist p ap ers is to form ed a union and la st M onday
lications p rinted copies of th e re g u l­ how ever, continues the resolution, sever>l p o s itio n s w ith g re a te r m . be re g re tte d , not. so m uch from the held a join, m eetin g w ith the
atio n s u n d er which th e papers in the the com m ittee m ust defend Petrograd m iin e ro tio n than 1 " received a t the view point of th e papers them selves, w orkers on s trik e in P ittsb u rg . T hey
fu tu re will be a d m itted to the m ail. and re sto re th e arm y to a s ta tu s of M eF aeh«rn S h in Co., am i n o w lias but r a th e r of th e governm ent su p ­ say tliev w ore lured into “ grease tin
U nder the law p ap ers published in com bative force.
to th e elbow s" bv th e prom ise of ~ iv
accented one o f these at V ic to ria . p ressin g tlm m.
any foreign language which contain
A* present a m a jo rity of th e peo­ equal to th e m en w ho w ere <lrar*«d
In consequence of this resolution, B. C.
m a tte r resp e c tin g th e U nited S ta te s * 1 th e P etro g rad Council of S o ld iers’
O u r h e a rts and w e ll w ishes go w 'lh ple of th e U nited tS a te s . if th ey do for the w ar. bu, th a t th is prom ise
governm ent or any o th e r natio n ep- and W o rk m en ’s D elegates h as de­ h im am i m a n y o f ys w ill jo in h im ' not openly approve of th e w ar. a t w as n et k ep t by th e p a trio tic m an ­
gaged in the w ar, m ust file with the cided to form a rev o lu tio n ary gen­ im n ’ e d ’ a te lv.
anv ra te are w illing to su ffe r it a g e rs of th e B. & O. W ell, our sis­
o o stn ia ste r an E nglish tra n sla tio n of eral sta ff for th e defense of P e tro ­
H e ,s now in a p o s itio n w h o re he r a th e r th an oppose th e governm ent. te rs a rc lea rn in g som e th in g s *h"v
th e a rticle . T his m ust be accom ­ grad.
can r<m der g re a t se rvice to th e IT. S. D enial of c o n stitu tio n a l rig h ts im m e­ and a w hole lot m ore d id n 't know
panied bv an affid av it th a t it is a tru e
T ro tsk y , a t a m eetin g of th e coun­ as «-ell as t,to r tr itis h g o v e rn m e n t in diately en g en d er how ever, ce rtain before.
tra n sla tio n . A fu rth e r provision m akes cil. explained w hv th e Bolshevik: Pn’ld ’ -ig bins th a t w ’ l l b c ln to w in fo rte s ex trem e,v sin iste r to the p re s ­
I t costs so m ething to ge, a real
it obligatory to print the tra n sla tio n bolted the first m eeting of th e R u s­ th is g re a t w a r fo r democracy- and ent o rd er of things, forces which a re education in th is country.
in English alongside th e 'm a tte r in sian d em ocratic congress, d eclarin g in so d o in g we feel Sure th a t lie able to do such effectiv e w ork th a t
a foreign language.
at
h is
tru e the whole fabric of th e s ta te m ay be T H E W O R K E R S A N D T H E L A W .
th at th a t bodv had not been re p re ­ w ill he a p p reciate d
D istrict A ttorney f l a y Allen said se n ta tiv e of the peonle and w as not w o rth
T h e re p re s e n ta tiv e o f the j en d angered.
S uppression
of
free
By Sam uel H. H o lla n d .
today th a t violations of th e law will tru ste d by the so ldiers and work C anadian g o ve rn m e n t M r. M r John thought m oreover leaves a larg e p a rt
It has been said th a t th e law is a
be handled w ith prom pness ami vigor. m en.
r>sv. had th e a h ib 'tv to re cognize h is of the c itizen ry of a co u n try voice­ sword, its handle Is alw ays in ’be
“W ith th e form ation of th e p re ­ ‘ a lonts as a s h ip b u ild e r pc sooil as less and consequently th e g overn­ bands of cap ital, its Doint is pern«*-
The fundam ental principle of union-, lim in ary p a rliam e n t.” he said, “the he c a m " in c o n ta c t n-ith h im
m ent is v ery liable to gain a w rong nally directed tow ard th e w o rk e r’s
ism is m utual aid
W e join to g eth ­ independence of the ruling pow er
Mav the n ew er ef love and ju stice : im pression of th e popular feeling on b rea st. W h e th e r such is th e p u r­
er. not so m uch because we love the was confirm ed officially. R ussia is e ve r PU’ dc h ;m in h is footsteps in vital su b je c ts and be lead into ir- pose of th e law o r not, th e o u tra g ­
o th er fellow, but because, w ith him, i a republic, hut its a u to c ra t is K eren- his p rese n t field of a c tiv ’tv, as well re t-ie v a b le erro rs.
eous conditions in w hich th e m ode-n
we a re stro n g er.
O ur m otto. “An skv.”
T hese and various o th e r co n sid e ra ­ w o rk er is placed m ake him co n tin ­
as it has w hen ho w as w ith us.
injury to one is on in iu ry to a ll.” is
Adopted h'- S h in C a rp e n te rs and tions. not from th e view point of the uously th e ta rg e t and victim of th e
He urged th e W o rk m en ’s and Sol­
a tru th based upon the n a tu ra l law d ie rs’ councils to be ready to fight T,dpers’ Txteal N o 130ft. o f A s to ria . suppressed, but r a th e r from a prop- law, as it is in te rp re te d and ad m in ­
of m utual aid,
for the pow ers to be handed over to t)reorAp amt .also hv pH th e a ffilia te d per e stim a tio n of th e sa fe ty of a gov­ iste re d hv th e courts.
them . H e declared they would be tra d e s lo ca l : in th e s h ip b u ild in g in- e rn m en t. it would seem , would d e te r
A careful view of hum an h isto ry
V igilance is th e nrice of lib e r ty and i able to save the country and m ake d n s trv .
th e ad m in istra tio n from a ste p so and developm ent discloses th a t from
“ V ig ilan tes’’ a re the d eath of it.
peace.
fra u g h t w ith d a n g er to itself. T hat th e e a rlie st days of m ankind, since
Astor’a. O re . Qct. 23. 1917.
1
(T he follow ing e x c e rp ts a re from c e rta in ch arg es a g a in st m em bers of
th e ad d ress delivered by M orris H ill­ th e In d u stria l 'W orkers of the W orld
quit, S ocialist m ay o ra lty c a n d id a te while a crim inal p rosecution is pen d ­
in New York, before A s s ista n t P o st­ ing a g a in st them and before any
m a ste r G eneral D ockery a t W ash in g ­ chance h a s been given them to p re­
se n t th e ir side to th e public; a c rit­
ton on O ctober 15.—T he E d ito r.)
1 do n o t propose to go in to a de­ icism of G overnor B u rn q u ist of M in­
tailed defen se of th e c h arg es m ade or n e so ta and h is refu sa l to p e rm it a
im plied by th e rea d in g of th e v a r­ law ful o rg an izatio n to m eet in the
ious a rtic le s from T he New York s ta te of M innesota; a general poli­
Call by th e so lic ito r for th e d e p a rt­ tical c ritic ism of th e a d m in istra tio n ,
m ent, a t th is tim e. As we all u n d e r­ claim ing th a t it had duped and
stan d It, T he C all will h a v e an op- j hoodw inked th e people; th en ce rtain
p o rtu n ity to rep ly specifically a n d : a rtic le s in opposition to th e w ar, and
d efinitely to each and ev ery one J c ritic ism of th e conduct of th e w ar
of such a rtic le s, of w hich o p p o rtu n ity and a rtic le s in favor of peace. T his.
we shall be v ery glad to avail our- I believe, fairly sum m arizes th e g en ­
e ral te n o r of th e a rtic le s so fa r read.
selves.
I assu m e from Mr. S m ith ’s tone
W hat I propose to do now. and
of
voice th a t he does not a g re e with)
that, v e ry briefly, is to s ta te our
th
e
s p irit of th e s e , a rticle s.
It is
general position, and I hope I can
possible
th
a
t
you,
governor,
as
a
c it­
m ake it so c le a r th a t th e re shall be
izen of th e U nited S ta te s, and in
no m isu n d e rsta n d in g on th e subject.
your
ca p ac ity of such citizen, abso­
T he a rtic le s read by m y lea rn ed
lu
te
ly
d isag ree w ith th e p rinciples
opponent a re . I p resu m e, typical of
raised
in
th e se a rtic le s ; but w h at I
those h e d e sire s to quote in su p p o rt
w
ant
you
to b e a r in m ind is th a t
of his co n ten tio n th a t th e second-
we
a
re
not
h e re on th e question of
class m ailing rig h ts should he w ith ­
draw n from T h e New Y ork C a lt th e general c o rre c tn e ss or in c o rre c t­
T hey p re se n t a v a rie ty of su b jects, ness of o u r view s. W e a re h e re on
som e d ire c tly connected w ith th e a charg e th a t we have violated c e r­
conduct of th e w ar, o th e rs e n tirely tain specific provisions of an Act
unconnected. F o r in sta n c e a c riti­ of C ongress, and th e contention is
cism of th e a d m in istra tio n in choos­ m ade th a t th e alleged violation of
ing S e n a to r E lihu R oot to re p re s e n t such provisions should dep riv e us
th is co u n try In R u ssia; a cartoon of a c e rta in rig h t w hich we have
in d icatin g in a g en eral way th a t h ere to fo re enjoyed, and w hich is e s­
the ad m in istra tio n m ig h t well pav se n tia l to th e continuance of ou r ex­
heed to th e e x istin g social needs cf istence. I resp ectfu lly subm it th a t
th is co u n try before ta k in g care of no proof h a s been adduced before
th e E u ro p ean situ a tio n ; a criticism vou to su sta in such ch arg e and con­
of th e conduct of th e d e p a rtm e n t of ten tio n s.
t ... .
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