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O F Y O V R « i \ s s M O N T A N A N E W S O W N E D AND P U B L I S H E D BY T H E SOCIALIST P A R T Y O F M O N T A N A
AUOMSH TUB CAPITALIST SYSTEM I
VOL. VI. 8Ute Historical Library H E L E N A , MONTANA, THURSDAY, HEPT. 3, 1908. NO. 44.
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The soc ia l i s t p a r t y of M o n t a n a I n c o n v e n t i o n a u m m h l i ' d declares I ts en do r semen t o f a n d adherence to t he d . d a r a t l o n o f p r i n c i p l e s a n d the p l a t f o r m adop t . d 1 the socia l is t p a r t y l i t I ts last n a t i o n a l c o n v e n t i o n . T l i . r a p i d d . M l o p m . nt o f the c a p i tal is t syst. m o f I n d u s t r y and the a t t endan t c o n t r a i l / . . , t i , m " f th<- necessary i n . ans o f p r o d u c t i o n and d i s t r i b u t i o n ol w e a l t h In to g rea t i n d u s t r i a l .
t lnam 11 • " . I i n m r c i a l t rus t s , w h i c h has I M . n g o i n g o n In recent years has b r o u g h t t o pass a p o l i t i c a l c o n d i t i o n , . f o l i g a r c h i c r u l e and class leg is la t i o n I n i m i c a l t o the in teres ts o f t he w n r k . rs a n d w . a l t h p roduce r s o f t he na t i on , a n d has made It I m p e r a t i v e f , , r the a t t a i n m e n t o f f r e e I n s t i t u t i o n s , t ha t these s h o u l d u n i t e In a class- c o n scious e f f o r t t o change t h i s c o n d i t i o n and to place t h . r u l i n g p o w . r In t he hands o f t i n - w o r k i n g class.
T l i e r e m e d y proposed by the soc ia l ist p a r t y Is f o u n d e d M the l a w o f p o l i t i c a l d e v e l o p m e n t , t h a t g o v c r n -m . nt f o l l o w s p r o p e r t y . Th . - w a y to give the r u l e t o t he people Is to m a k e It possible f o r the people to o w n
p r o p e r t y . T h e socia l is t p a r t y Is the o n l y p a r t y
today w h i c h o f f e r s a p r a c t i c a l measure by w h i c h t h i s des i rab le end s h a l l I , . . a t t a i n e d ; t o - w l t . . I'.v the a b o l i t i o n , , l c ap i t a l i s t e x p l o i t a t i o n of the w o r k ers unde r th- p r o f i t sys tem a n d the guaran tee to t he i n d u s t r i a l w o r k e r s t h . l u l l va lue o f t he p r o d u c t of t h e i r labor , t h r o u g h the o w n e r s h i p by the w o r k e r s o f t he c a p i t a l o f p r o d u c t i o n .
As measures c i l . u l i t . i l to s t r e n g t h en t h - w o r k i n g class In I ts s t r u g g l e f o r the r e a l i z a t i o n o f t h i s u l t i m a t e a n d i les l rable a i m . We advoca te t he f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p l e s and measures :
Th. •apt** den ted c o n d i t i o n o f u n employed w o r k e r s , due t o c a p i t a l i s t i c e x p l o i t a t i o n a n d m i s m a n a g e m e n t , has subject , d la rgo n u m b e r s o f the w o r k -inn . lass to t i n - a d d i t i o n a l I n j u s t i c e o f be ing t r . a t . d by m u n i c i p a l and s tate H u t h o r l t l . s as v a g r a n t s a n d c r i m i n a l s . T h e social is t p a r t y denounces . v e r y m e t h o d o f d e a l i n g w i t h u n e m p l o y . i l w o r k e r s w h i c h tends to h u m i l i a t e t h e m a n d to m a k e s t i l l m o r e d i f f i c u l t the s e c u r i n g o f In m o r a l , le e m p l o y ment . .
W e d e m a n d the a b o l i t i o n of t he c h a i n g a n g l a b o r In p u b l i c streets a n d roads, a n d t h a t the state and m u n i c i p a l a u t h o r i t i e s I n s t i t u t e u s e f u l p u b lic w o r k s w h i c h s h a l l give e m p l o y m e n t to t he u n e m p l o y e d , such l a b o r t o I , , pa id the p r e v a i l i n g u n i o n wane*.
The state o f M o n t a n a owns t oday ::2,000 square mi les of coa l lands a n d t w o deve loped coa l mines f r o m w h i c h It has d e r i v e d revenue, under lease, a m o u n t i n g t " 11,000 per year. One o f these m i n e s has not M M w o r k e d by the lessee d u r i n g the past t w o years . We d e m a n d t h a t no m o r e of said coa l lands be b ased, b u t t h a t as soon as p u n ( l i a b l e the state sha l l develop and w o r k said p r o p e r t i e s f o r the purpose of p r o v i d i n g u s e f u l l a b o r to the coa l mine r s , and o f f u r n l s h i n K f u e l to t he c i t izens o f t he s tate at the a c t u a l cost , l p r o d u c t i o n and t r a n s p o r t a t i o n .
It Is a n o t o r i o u s f a c t t h a t those w h o an- w e a l t h y and t h e r e f o r e best . , 1 , 1 , . to b, nr t h . burdens of t a x a t i o n
are a l w a y s and e v e r y w h e r e d o d g i n g t h e i r taxes a n d r e s o r t i n g to eve ry means to evade t h e m . W e t h e r e f o r e d.-mand t h a t t he f u n d s necessary t o Inaugura t e measures t h a t sha l l a d vance the h e a l t h , happiness a n d c o m f o r t of t he w o r k i n g class, be ra i sed by t a x i n g c a p i t a l i s t p r o p e r t y p rog re s s ive ly as t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s d e m a n d ; t h a t the p o l l t a x of $3 a n d the p o o r t ax o f $2 be abo l i shed , a n d also a l l c o l l e c t i n g o f taxes In the shops t h r o u g h t h e e m p l o y e r
T h e I n i t i a t i v e and r e f e r e n d u m l a w passed by the recen t l eg i s l a to r , has p roven c o m p l e t e l y Inadequate , as t h e socialists p r e d i c t e d , because o f t he large per cen t a n d wide t e r r i t o r y c o v ered by t h e d e m a n d s of t he p e t i t i o n . W e d e m a n d the e n a c t m e n t o f a p r a c t i c a l r e f e r e n d u m measure t h a t w i l l en able u f a i r express ion o f the w i l l o f the persons a f f ec t ed .
The c a p i t a l i s t l a w s of t h i s state a r e inadequate In t h e i r p r o v i s i o n f o r r e dress and c o m p e n s a t i o n to the w o r k ers f o r i n j u r i e s t o l i f e a n d l i m b s u f -f. red t h r o u g h t h e r a p a c i t y o f e m ployers. W , . l . -mand a n e m p l o y e r s ' l i a b i l i t y act t h a t sha l l gua ran tee t o the e m p l o y e o r his estate f u l l c o m pensat ion f o r I n j u r i e s o r dea th . I n c u r r e d In t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f his d u t y .
The o rgan ized i n d u s t r i a l w o r k e r s o f Mo nt . in . i have su f f e r ed mos t sever.-ly i n the past year f r o m i n j u n c t i o n s o f i l l s t r i , a n d f e d e r a l Judges aga ins t s t r i ke r s so t h a t l a b o r was c r i p p l e d i n i ts e f f o r t s t o be t t e r Its c o n d i t i o n , a n d a most s u . . p i n g I n j u n c t i o n was issued by I ) . •mm rattle Judge I ' nx o f H i l l i n g s , and a l t h o u g h reversed by a r e p u b l i can s, pr, m>- c o u r t , a s t i l l m o r e b i n d i n g i n j u n c t i o n was Issued f r o m r e p u b l ican Judge H u n t of t h , f e d e r a l c o u r t . We denounce i n u n q u a l i i l . d t e r m s a l l f o r m s o f g o v e r n m e n t by i n j u n c t i o n s , as opposed to t h e d e m o c r a t i c ideal o f p o p u l a r r u l e , a n d we denounce t h e a b o l i t i o n o f a l l i n j u n c t i o n processes, and tha t a l l cases o f , l i t ' n i p t o f c o u r t sha l l be s u b m i t t e d to Jury t r i a l .
Moth s tate ; c i t y a u t h o r i t i e s i n M o n t a n a have repea ted ly v io l a t ed t h e . k i i t - h o i i r l aw i n p u b l i c w o r k s . W e i l e u m . I t he s t r i c t e n f o r c e m e n t of t h i s l a v and t h e p r o s e c u t i o n o f a l l v i o l a t ions .
' he gr< a t . st abuses, w i t h gross n> g-lect and c r u e l t y have f o r a l o n g t i m e pr . v a i l ed i n o u r s tate a n d c o u n t y i n -s t i t u t l o i i s and w o r k s u n d e r th< c o n t r a c t sys tem. W e d e m a n d t h a t t h i s m e t h o d o f c a r r y i n g o n o u r p u b l i c I n s t i t u t i o n s a n d a c t i v i t i e s be abo l i shed and tha t t he w o r k o f o u r pena l I n s t i t u t i o n s be c a r r i e d o n d i r e c t l y by t h " state.
W. .1, n u i n i l t h a t the state l a b o r c o m m i s s i o n e r be g iven the power t o enforce the l a b o r laws.
Since t h e present b l ack l i s t l aw Is useless a n d gross ly u n j u s t to o r g a n ized labor , we f a v o r the e n a c t m e n t o f a measure t h a t w i l l abo l i sh the I n q u i s i t i o n o f a p p l i c a n t s under heavy pena l ty to t he e m p l o y e r or e m p l o y e r ' s a g , n t .
The soc ia l i s t p a r t y stands, u n e q u i v o c a l l y , f o r t he economic a n d p o l i t i c a l e q u a l i t y o f w o m e n w i t h m > n , and we p ledge ourselves to t he i n a u g u r a t i o n o f measures to b r i n g about a r e f e r e n d u m to es tabl i sh such > q u a l i t y In t h i s s tate.
W e recognize the f u t i l i t y under the system o f c a p i t a l i s m of a t t e m p t i n g t o deal w i t h t he e v i l of In t emperance by p r o h i b i t i v e laws . W i t h t he I n s t i t u t i o n o f soc ia l i sm the r o o t evi ls o f th , - l i q u o r t r a f f i c , p o v e r t y o f the people and t h e e lement o f p r o l i t In the m a n u f a c t u r e and sale o f i n t o x i c a n t s , vv i l l be e l i m i n a ted .
\ \ , urge u p o n the w o r k i n g class t h e I m p o r t a n c e of w i n n i n g economic f r e e d o m as o f f i r s t consequence, a n d tb . i t the money n o w d i v e r t e d to c a p i t a l i s t i c uses, t h r o u g h pa t ronage of saloons s h o u l d be devo ted to t he s u p p o r t o f Hie socia l is t p a r t y and press f o r t he e m a n c i p a t i o n o f the w o r k i n g class f r o m a l l t h e e x p l o i t a t i o n and evi ls o f c ap i t a l i s t soc ie ty .
W e f a v o r l eg i s l a t i on t h a t w i l l t lx the e m p l o y m e n t o f r a i l w a y e m p l o y e s by the week a n d not by the day, as the present l a w prov ides , and t h a t w i l l es tabl ish t he m a x i m u m n u m b e r o f w o r k i n g h o u r s o f such w o r k e r s at "2 hours per week .
To re l i eve the u n f o r t u n a t e and p o o r f r o m the o d i u m of c h a r i t y and f r o m the r a p a c i t y o f p r i v a t e l y c o n d u c t e d hospi ta ls , we f a v o r a l a w f o r the est a b l i s h m e n t a n d s u p p o r t of c o u n t y hospi ta ls o n t h e same basis as p r e vai ls r e spec t ing c o u n t y h i g h schools.
W, f a v o r a Inw to raise the age l i m i t f o r c o m p u l s o r y e d u c a t i o n to s i x teen years, a n d In cases whe re t he
c h i l d Is t he s u p p o r t o f the f a m i l y , t o p r o v i d e f o r adequate c o m p e n s a t i o n out o f the school f u n d s , also t h a t f o o d and c l o t h i n g s h a l l be p r o v i d e d f r o m the same source . In cases w h e r e t h e pa ren t s of the c h i l d r e n are unab le t o p r o v i d e such needs.
W>- also f a v o r l e g i s l a t i o n to ex t end ou r e d u c a t i o n a l sys tem by p r o v i d i n g f o r secondary e d u c a t i o n In t he f o r m of science classes f o r w o r k i n g m e n and w o m e n , s u p p o r t e d ou t o f s choo l i i i inIs and same to be unde r the d i r e c t i o n o f the state u n i v e r s i t y .
W e s u b m i t t o the w o r k i n g class t h a t f i l e c a l l o f the r e p u b l i c a n p o l i t i c i a n s to " s tand p a t " means t o go on as w e are, the pre tense o f t h e d e m o c r a t i c p a r t y to cat. r to p o p u l a r r u l e is f a t u ous and f o u n d e d on no economic o r p h i l o s o p h i c basis a n d t h a t b o t h pa r t i e s have equa l ly t u r n e d t h e i r p o w e r s aga ins t l abor In Its I n d u s t r i a l contes t .
T h e i r past h i s t o r y I n f o r m s the I n t e l l i gen t w o r k i n g m a n t h a t he has n o t h i n g to expect f r o m any p a r t y whose m e n a n d measures he c a n n o t c o n t r o l .
A n d we c a l l u p o n the t o i l e r s o f M o n t ana to r epud ia t e the e m p t y p romises of t h e o l d par t i es a n d s u p p o r t the soc i a l i s t p a r t y d i r ec t ed by the w o r k i n g class, f i n a n c e d by t he w o r k i n g class and f o u n d e d u p o n the un ive r sa l dem a n d o f the f i n a l a b o l i t i o n o f p r i v a t e o w n e r s h i p of Indus t r i e s and the sub-s t l t i l i o n of co -ope ra t i ve Indus t ry .
1 e l t y the mee t ing to be addressed by | Debs, th.- l o c o m o t i v e f i r e m a n who Is
r u n n i n g f o r pres ident , w i l l be t u r n e d ^ i n t o a mass m e e t i n g of w o r k e r s w h o , are idle or v e t t i n g but a scant l i v i n g
ou t of t h e i r labor . I "le of the b ig Jobs presented to the
J na t iona l headquar te r s In p r e p a r i n g f o r the n igh t o f the T i e d Spec ia l , " was decora t ing t he cars. A dozen | <-per t decora t ing compan ie s b i d on the Job and it W H S g iven at las t to a socia l ist, who has had long exper ience I n the w o r k , o n e o f his f i r s t Jobs was decora t ing the cars fo r ( J rover Clevel and in his f i r s t c a m p a i g n . C leve land was elected and t h e decora to r became a social is t soon a f t e r .
T h e banners and p ic tu res had to be w e l l made to s tand a t h i r t y - t h o u s a n d m i l e t r i p .
Thousands o f r a i l r o a d m e n and f a c t o r y worke r s w i l l see the t r a i n In I t s t ravels and the banners are exp. i t, d to c a l l t h e i r a t t e n t i o n to the f a c t t h a t one of t h e m , a m a n w i t h a u n i o n c a r d , wan t s to be pres ident to m u k e l i f e r lch . - r f o r t h e m — t h e w o r k e r s .
C O N V E N T I O N N O T E S .
T h e M o n t a n a state social is t c o n v e n t i o n was m a r k e d by g rea te r act i v i t y of In teres t a m o n g the nv m l " rs t h a n has ever been e x h i b i t e d before in t he state. T h e w o r d was h e a r d o n • v.-ry side. " T h i s is the best c o n v e n t i o n We ever held."
T h e f ine n- w h e a d q u a r t e r s vv. ro a d e l i g h t and a p r i d e to a l l w h o saw th. m . A t t h i s w r i t i n g ( W e d n e s d a y ) v v . i r e as v. t unab le to get h o l d o f the seen t i i ' y ' s r e p o r t , and no exac t account o f t he p roceed ings is a v a i l able .
T h e socia l f e a t u r e of the c o n v e n t i o n was m o r e n o u r i s h i n g than M o n t a n a l i . is , v , r s, , n . L o c a l He lena made a consp icuous success o f a l l the en te r t a i n m e n t s p r o v i d e d . A l l of them p a i d t h . i r w a y f i n a n c i a l l y . T h e Stokes m e , t i n g a t t he a u d i t o r i u m was one o f g n a t s a t i s f a c t i o n to a l l those a t t e n d i n g . J . P h . i p s Stokes \* a m a n t r a i n e d w i t h the t r a i n i n g t h a t c a p i t a l ist means g ive , a n d giving t he r e su l t o f h is exper ience a n d h i s t r a i n i n g and his e n t i r e m a n h o o d to the o n l y cause t h a t w i l l l i f t l a b o r f r o m Its curse o f d e g r a d a t i o n . H i s t a l k is s m o o t h . Mowing , i n t e l l i g e n t , rep le te w i t h fac ts . I t is d i r ec t ed e n t i r e l y t<> the non-soc ia l i s t . H e t a l k s o f w h a t h e k n o w s . H e Is giving h i s l i f e t h a t " i e w o r l d m a y be bc t t , - r . and th i s nob i l i t y o f pu rpose d r a w s one to the speaker w i t h t h e w a r m t h o f a personal r e g a r d . T h e h ighes t e n c o m i u m s of the speaker were h e a r d o n . v e r y h a n d .
T h e banqi i , t Wednesday n i g h t was a pleasant soc ia l event t h a t r e l i eved a l l o u r m i n d s f r o m the s t r a i n of the c o n v e n t i o n . T h e tables were a t t r ac t i v e l y d e i o i a f , d with sweet p. as a n d . i . - l . rs T b . speeches m a d e e n t e r t a i n ed the i ompanv well u n t i l a lmos t m i d n i g h t . T i n y Were good r o u s i n g so-. i .ihst speeches t h a t put hea r t and . -outage into all w h o wore p i . s, nt Comrades l l a r r o c k . D u n c a n , Selby, M c D c r m o t t . Hazh- t t , Conn r t o r d , M a -bie and o the r s were the speakers . Secre ta ry <; rabam we l comed the gue«ts a n d A l d e r m a n A m b r o s e act.-,I M l oas tmas t . r .
T h e ba l l T h u r s d a y n i g h t was equal ly success fu l w i t h the . vents of the o t h e r n igh t s . H i g h praise was h . a r d f o r the mus ic .
T h e c o n v e n t i o n was I n session th ree days, a d j o u r n i n g F r i d a y noon .
T h e m a j o r i t y of the delegates were c o m p l e t e l y n . vv to c o n v e n t i o n w o r k , and the exper ience ob t a ined w i l l p rove va luab le to t h e p a r t y i n f u t u r e v. ars.
P I . E N T Y O l ' M U S I C F O R " R E D S P E C I A L . "
I n d i c a t i o n s are t h a t the v o l u n t e e r band tha t w i l l a c c o m p a n y the soc ia l ist H, il Spec i a l " on Its c a m p a i g n t o u r f r o m coast to coast w i l l be one of t he greatest m u s i c a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s o f i t s k i n d . Social is ts t ake u h i g h place In mus ic a n d some of the greatest b a n d men In A m e r i c a are m e m b e r s of t he w o r k i n g class p a r t y . W h e n J . M . H a r m s , n a t i o n a l secre tary , sent o u t his c a l l f o r m u s i c i a n s he d i d not k n o w wha t he w o u l d f i n d . I n s t a n t l y r e -isponsi s came f r o m a l l pa r t s o f t he U n i t e d States. Heads of m u s i c a l c o l leges, band b a i lers and mus i c teachers o f the l l r s t m a g n i t u d e o f f e r e d t h e i r services.
T h e u n i f o r m s w i l l be o rde red . spec i a l l y f o r t h i s t r i p and w i l l he of m i l i t a r y cu t W i l l i l . vv ,1. . o ra t ions . Conce r t s w i l l be g i v e n at a l l s tops a n d at the b ig even ing i n . . t ings i n l a rge c i t i e s Hie band w i l l head the parade to the h a l l s w h e r e mass mee t ings of w o r k i n g m e n w i l l be held . I n each
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l a t i n g a s to ry to the e f fec t t h a t t he "Red Specia l" Is p a i d f o r by the r e p u b l i c a n pa r ty . T h i s c a m p a i g n l i e is na lb d l y the n a t i o n a l o f f i ce r s of t he social is t pa r ty . E v e r y cen t o f money spent f o r the l>.-bs t r a i n c a m e f r o m social is ts In s m a l l c o n t r i b u t i o n s . Some donat ions were a n i c k e l , some t e n cents and some la rger .
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f r o m w o r k e r s w h o are social is ts o r sympath izers , the social is t p a r t y has issued a p a m p h l e t g i v i n g t h e name a n d addr . ss of every person or o rgan iza t i o n t h a t c o n t r i b u t e d to t he f u n d . • M i !w a> s is don . b) t hi pa r ty and the books and f i b s are open f o r the Inspect ion of any one in te res ted .
Socialists i n t o w n s w h e r e papers say tie r epub l i cans suppl ied t he " R e d Spec ia l " f u n d s a r e t a k i n g up t he fa l sehood and d e n y i n g i t so e f f e c t i v e l y t h a t i t p robab ly w i l l be k i l l e d be fo re long .
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m o n . y came f r o m may l i n d out by enclos ing a s t amp and u request t o J . M . Karnes, n a t i o n a l secre ta ry of t he soc la l i . f y u r t v . 1 Ml W a s h i n g t o n s t r . . t Chicago .
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made by Comrade Krn.-st I ' n t , T i t i a n In b i s b tt. r o f acceptance o f t h . n o m i n a t i o n to th.- pos i t ion o f g o v e r n o r o f Idaho .
C o m r a d e I ' n t , r m a a n savs a m o n g o the r good th ings : "Vast n u m b e r s o f s m a l l f a r m e r s and sma l l business p e o ple In o u r state have a l r eady been pushed to t h , po in t w h . re they are c o m p e l l e d to w o r k for wages d u r i n g a p a r t o f each y. a r In o r d e r to e a r n in t h i s way tha t bare l i v i n g w h i c h t h e i r f a r m and t h e business no longer suppl ies . There is no r e f o r m measure, wha t eve r it m a y be, t h a t w o u l d s t i l l b r i n g r e l i e f to these people. T h e y , l i k e the wag, w o r k i n g p r o l e t a r i a t , c a n not expect any i m p r o v e m e n t of t h e i r | , , | by any o i h , r means but a comple t e o v e r t h r o w of c a p i t a l i s m . T h . v k n o w it T h e y ace. pt t he f u l l social is t p l a t f o r m . "
T h i s exact ly t a l l i e s w i t h m y o w n exper ience an.I obse rva t ion . 1 have fe l t and urged t h a t It Is t he d u t y o f th,- socialist p a r t y to m a k e special e f f o r t s to r . a . h t h i s class o f f a r m e r s ami business men . f u r t h , bosoms o f tb, s e people s t i l l swel l w i t h p r ide in the bel ief tha t t hey nr.- people o f w o r t h , a n i l th i s is an e l e m e n t tha t is a lmos t absent In sum,- o f the despa i r ing w n g c w o r k . i s T h i s p r i d e has dv m i m i c pow. r a n d w>- need Just such power . 1 do not c l a im tha t a l l f a r m ers have th i s f ee l i ng , no r t h a t m a n y Of t h e m are yet conscious o f the t r e n d of i n d u s t r i a l e v o l u t i o n , bu t I do c o n tend t h a t there Is a d i s t i nc t t endency a m o n g the f a r m e r s of the class ref e r r e d to by Comrade I ' m i man to accept the social is t t eachings , and I aver t h a t th i s t. t i i l . - inv Is not conf ined to t he s m a l l f a r m e r s o f Idaho, bu t t h a t the same tendency Is man i f e s t In a l l sect ions o f the U n i t e d St .u , s R h, i , I have been. I t Is, t he r e fo re , our d u t y to t r y to reach the sma l l f a r m e r s . T o i . a c h the f a r m e r s I w o u l d no t In the b a s t m o d i f y the p r o l e t a r i a n p r o g r a m . We m u s t be u n c o m p r o m i s i n g , more so t h a n the late na t iona l c o n v e n t i o n o f the social is t p a r t y was F o r I have observed tha t the en thus i a sm of the f a r m e r is p r o p o r t i o n e d to t h e c lea r ness w i t h w h i c h o u r pos i t ion is s tated. Socia l i sm means the u n c o n d i t i o n a l s u r r e n d e r of c a p i t a l i s m T h i s sui ts the f a r m e r tha t has s. . n the "ca t . " T e l l t he t r u t h ; t e l l alt o f the t r u t h .
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I a m I n f o r m e d t h e r e is In c i r c u l a t i o n a s t a t emen t to t h e e f fec t t h a t at the recent c o n v e n t i o n o f the M o n t a n a F e d e r a t i o n of L a b o r I sa id t h a t the c o n d i t i o n o f t he coa l m i n e r s i n W y o m i n g were no be t t e r d u r i n g the past year t h a n they h a d been be fo re they were organ ized In t h e U n i t e d M i n e W o r k e r s .
I made no s u c h s t a t emen t and the c i r c u l a t i o n of t h e r e p o r t d o r s me an In ju s t i c e . I t is e v i d e n t l y f o u n d e d o n a mi sconcep t ion o f m y m e a n i n g In w h a t I a c t u a l l y d i d say. I have no copy o f m y r e m a r k s on t h a t occasion and no s t enograph ic r e p o r t o f w h a t I a c t u a l l y sa id , b u t I k n o w w e l l the p o i n t I was m a k i n g a n d the t r u t h I w i s h e d t o convey . I c e r t a i n l y d i d not say a n y t h i n g w h i c h w o u l d m e a n t h a t the m i n e r s ' u n i o n h a d been of no benef i t to t he W y o m i n g m i n e r s . M y w e l l -f o u n d e d c o n v i c t i o n t h a t l abo r o r g a n iza t ions are a benef i t to t he laborers , and m y h e a r t y s y m p a t h y w i t h a n d f a i t h i n l a b o r o r g a n i z a t i o n s and the p r i n c i p l e o f u n i o n i s m w o u l d f o r b i d me to give u t t . ranc. to a n y w o r d s t e n d i n g t o d i s c r e d i t t h e e f f i c i ency of t he U n i t e d M i n . W o r k e r s , o r a n y o t h e r l a bor o r g a n i z a t i o n .
W h a t o c c u r r e d at the H i l l i n g s mee t i n g was th i s , v iz . , the speaker i m m e d i a t e l y p r eced ing me had t aken the pos i t ion t h a t th< r . is a c o m m u n i t y o f In teres t today be tween labor and capi t a l ; u c o m m u n i t y o f in teres t i n th> na tu re of a p a r t n e r s h i p . T h a t , at any ra te . Is w h a t I unde r s tood a p o r t i o n o f h is r e m a r k s t o m.-an. I t is a t each ing w h i c h , as a s i l i . - t . 1 abhor . I t
is a c i t izens ' a l l i ance d o c t r i n e w h i c h I bel ieve t o be false and to t end to the c o n f u s i o n o f the m i n d s of m a n y v v o r k i n g m . n. A m i w b -n 1 was acco rded t h . p r l v i l . t , of speaking I a t tack, <I t h a t doc t r l i e - . I t r i . - . l to show-tha t so l o n g as the tools arc o w n e d and c o n t r o l l e d by cap i t a l i s t s the w o r k ers are dependen t upon the o w n i n g ( lass f o r a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o l ive , a n d tha t i n the d i v i s i o n of t h . p roduc t s o f t h . i r l abo r t i n w <>rk< rs a r e i n no respect t r ea ted as pa r tne r s . <<r as hav ing a c o m m u n i t y o f in t r . st w i t h the capi ta l is ts . 1 c i t ed the w r e t c h e d c o n d i t i o n of t h . coal m i n e r s i n W y o m i n g mere ly as evid<nc. to s u p p o r t m y pos i t i on a n d not i n the least as a c r i t
ic i sm a i m e d a t t h e i r o r g a n i z a t i o n . I s tated t h a t I h a d been t o l d t h a t wages there were $3.40 per d a y ; b u t that sin. e J a n u a r y 1 the men h a d a v e r a g e * on ly t w o days w o r k per week, and t h a t a f t e r t h e charges f o r r en t , f o r l i g h t , f o r w a t e r a n d f o r p o w d e r w e r e deducted by t he e m p l o y i n g c o m p a n y the re was l e f t o n l y a w r e t c h e d p i t tance w h i c h by no means represen ted the va lue o f t h . i r labors . A n d I passed f r o m t h a t t o t he soc ia l i s t p o s i t i o n t h a t such f ac t s showed , in s t ead of c o m m u n i t y o f Interes t , a c o n f l i c t of Interest be tween the w o r k e r s who create t he values a n d the c a p i t a l i s t * who i . e. iv . the va lues ; t h a t the o n l y way to . s ta l l i sh a g. neu lne c o m m u n i t y o f in te r i - s t w o u l d be t o g ive t o t he labor, rs t he f u l l v a l u e o f t h e i r t o l l ; t ha t h o w e v e r h i g h t he wage w h i c h unions m a y exact , i t does no t r e p r e sent t h e f u l l va lue o f the p r o d u c t o f t h e i r t o l l , a n d t ha t , t h e r e f o r e , t he w o r k i n g m e n s h o u l d ac t p o l i t i c a l l y t h r o u g h the w o r k i n g - c l a s s p a r t y — t h e socialist p a r t y , a n d vo te as t hey s t r i k e f o r t he economic in te res t of t h e i r class; vo te , i n sho r t , t o o w n a n d adm i n i s t e r themse lves the tools of p r o d u c t i o n a n d t h u s secure f o r t h e m -si Iv, s no t a p a r t ( w a g e s ) , b u t t he f u l l -va lue o f t h e i r l a b o r .
I t ru s t you w i l l g ive space to this-corr> e t i o n of t he m i s s t a t e m e n t o f m y r, m a r k s at H i l l i n g s . I a m sure I t i t f o u n d e d on no de l ibe ra te mi s r ep re sen t a t i o n , bu t w h o l l y on some person 's miseot., . p t i o n o f m y m e a n i n g . I am t l . ,1 o f t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y to c o r r e c t t he misooi ie . p t l o n and to a f f i r m m y u n -q u a l i l i - I endor semen t o f the p r i n c i ple o f u n i o n i s m , w h i l e a t the same t i m e e\pr< ss ing m y socia l is t f a i t h t h a t not u n t i l t h e class-consciousness o f the w o r k - rs expresses i t se l f by v o t i n g to r s o c i a l i s m , e l e c t i n g social is ts t o po l i t i , - a I o f f i ce , u n d t h o r o u g h l y d e m o c r a t i z i n g o u r n a t i o n a l Indus t r i es , w i l l t h ' elass s t r u g g l e be tween the e x p l o i t ers a n d the e x p l o i t e d be ended a n d a g. Rnlae • M i l u n i t y o f i n t . rest be estab l i sh- <l I , t w . en c a p i t a l and l a b o r . \\'h> u t h i s is done t h . re w i l l be r e a l c o m m u n i t y of in te res t because t h e n t h . w o r k - rs. th . - c r ea to r s o f the capi ta l of i n d u s t r y , w i l l b. the cap i t a l i s t s , t h . o w n . rs a n d a d m i n s t r a t o r s o f t he m< ans o f i n d u s t r y a n d th . - r e c i p i e n t * of t h . f u l l va lue w h i c h t h . y as w o r k ers c rea te . Y o u r s v e r y t r u l y ,
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been o rde red by pe r iod ica l s in eve ry c o u n t r y of K u r o p , and Japan and the P h i l i p p i n e s . I n E u r o p e , whe re I i sm is the larges t p o l i t i c a l f ac to r , the eyes of b o t h r u l e r s and w o r k e r s a re on A m e r i c a , w h i c h lias lagged somewha t in the r e v o l u t i o n a r y m o v e m e n t .
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Cap i t a l . s t society is based on t h r p r o d u c t i o n o f c o m m o d i t i e s f o r sale.
S o c i a l i « t soci i ty w o u l d be based o n t in- p r o d u c t i o n o f p r o d u c t s f o r use.
T o p r o d u c e f o r sales necessitates the pr ivat , - o w n e r s h i p o f too ls o f p r o d u c t i o n .
T o prod in i f o r use necessitates th< publ ic o w n . r s h i p o f the too ls o f p r o d u c t i o n .
P r o d u c t i o n f o r sab i . -dur . s a l l t h ings to the dead level o f being mer chand i se : a l l t h i n g s become the e m b o d i m e n t of pr ice , to be real ized, hon or, Justice, c h a r i t y , r e l i g i o n , l aw, p o l l -tics a l l t ake the f o r m o f goods, and poss . ss a pr ize
I ' . o p l e w h o are not the o w n e r s of goods , c i t h e r c h a t t e l o r rea l , and w h o d i s l i k e t o 11at t ic i n the o t h e r t h ings , an- f o r c e d | ,y n . c . ssltv to m a k e m e r chandise «.f themselves, and hence they go to the p r iva t e owners o f the tools of p r o d u c t i o n and ot ter f o r sale t h . i r l a b o r p o w e r ; its pr ize t o h ide i t s n a t u r e Is ca l l ) d wages T h a t is c a p i t a l i s m .
P r o d u c t i o n f o r use elevates a l l t h i n g s to the use o f m a n ; a l l t h i n g s become means to h u m a n happiness , honor , Justice, c h a r i t y , r e l i g i o n , l aw and po l i t c s w o u l d be elevated above the t u r m o i l o f the m a r k e t . The w o r k ers w o u l d no longer be cou ip . I I , . I to make m e r c h a n d i s e o f themselves ; a l l w o u l d have access to t he p u b l i c l y owned tools o f p r o d u c t i o n and become the p r i v a t e o w n e r s o f the f u l l va lue o t t h e i r l abor . T h a t is soc ia l i sm
