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To th • Inde l ib le disgrace of Its (|. m i i e r u t i c p r i n c i p l e s and t r a d i t i o n s Hi. Swiss l . d e r a l t r i b u n a l has sur­r e n d e r ! o u r comrade , Vass l l i ev , the Russian socia l r e v o l u t i o n i s t a n d r e f t i -gee to the czar of execut ions a n d mas­sacres. T h i s ac t ion cons t i tu tes one of the most d i s q u i e t i n g inc iden t s o f re­cent I n t e r n a t i o n a l h i s to ry . I t i n d i ­cates t h • deep b a c k w a r d c u r r e n t re­s u l t i n g f r o m the m a n y secret i m p e r i ­a l is t schemes of w h i c h the A n g l o - l ' e r -slnn t r e a t y and the vis i ts of t h e k i n g and F r e n c h president to the czar are the o u t w u r d man i f e s t a t i ons . B y the rules of p o l i t i c a l a s y l u m , w h i c h have long b e n observed In a l l democra t i c states, Vassl l iev s h o u l d have been s h e l t e r ' d a n i l p ro tec ted by the Swiss repub l ic . H i s c r i m e was t h a t In the mids t of a r e v o l u t i o n — a c i v i l w a r — he shot d o w n the sub-ch ie f o f police of Pens t , one o f the most I n f a m o u s t y r a n t s a t .d scoundrels w h o m the h l o o i l - d r l p p i n g au toc racy had In Its s. r \ I c e T h e decis ion of the Swiss t r i b u n a l was o n l y . It Is t r ue , accom­pl i shed by the cas t ing vote o f the president , bu t i t s consequences to the brave r e fugee and Its effect as 11 po l i t ­ica l p recedent are not less on t h a t ac­count . Vass l l i ev goes to doom. We deeply h p l o r e his c r u e l abandonmen t to the a r ch -execu t ione r . W e Join w i t h a l l f r i e n d s o f f r e e d o m I n ex­t e n d i n g to h i m and his be re f t w i f e and c h i l d r e n c u r w a r m e s t s y m p a t h y , and In a v o w i n g o u r u t m o s t abhor rence of the d i p l o m a c y and t r eache ry o f w h i c h he Is the brave v i c t i m I j i b n r Leader

M a r l . f ' o r r e l l l , w i t h her f o o l i s h " W o m a n o r S u f f r a g e t t e an t i thes i s , shou ld t ake a t r i p to Madagascar . On th i s gr i t I s land, l y i n g off the east coast >f A f r i c a , a l l a u t h o r i t i e s agree tha t f o r cen tu r i e s w o m e n have been placed on a f o o t i n g o f absolute equa l ­i t y w i t h m e n . w i t h f u l l p r o p e r t y and p o l i t i c a l r i g h t s . Traces even o f a f o r m e r m a t r i a r c h a t e exist , In w h i c h the m a n was s u b o r d i n a t e t o t h e w o ­man in the m a t t e r o f p r o p e r t y h o l d ­ing . The r o y a l p o w e r was p r e f e r a b l y t r a n s m i t t e d to w o m e n . Queens, w i t h husbands as p r i m e min i s t e r s , c o n ­s t an t ly a d o r n the pages of Malagasy h i s to ry .

I n n v . n y t r ibes there is a specia l counc i l o f w o m e n , w h o elect a per­manen t " h e a d w o m a n . " I f a m a n has been f o u n d g u i l t y by t h i s c o u n c i l o f any g r cve offense aga ins t a w o m a n , the hi e l w o m a n b r i n g s the m a t t e r be­fo re t h e g o v e r n m e n t a n d the c u l p r i t Is I n v a r i a b l y pun i shed .

B u t has t h i s f r e e d o m and equa l i t y resul ted In t he d e s t r u c t i o n o f t he w o ­m a n h o o d o f the Malagasy? O n the c o n t r a r y . A c c o r d i n g to the t e s t i m o n y of the w r i t e r o f " T h e W o m e n o f A l l N a t i o n s " series, t h e Ma lagasy w o m e n have t h e keenest sense of t h e i r do­mestic r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , as w e l l as of t he i r d i g n i t y . L o v e a n d f r i e n d s h i p are the g r e a t r ea l i t i e s o f t h e i r l ives, and in c o m p a r i s o n w i t h the negro w o ­men o f the n e i g h b o r i n g A f r i c a n coast, w h o a r e h e l d i n t he usual m a l e sub­j e c t i o n as mere domest ic drudges , they a r e t e n d e r - h e a r t e d to a degree, and majce pass ionate ly devoted m o t h ­ers.

A b i r t h f o r m s a sub jec t of r e j o i c i n g f o r t h . w h o l e o f the f a m i l y , the m o t h e r is m o s t c a r e f u l l y t ended by her o ld -T w o m e n re la t ives , and a g i r l Is ha i l - d w i t h f u l l y as m u c h pleasure and ib l i g h t as a boy. T h e babies are suck led as a r u l e f o r t w o years , bu t somet imes f o r t h ree a n d even f o u r . A n d h re is a t o u c h o f rea l p o e t r y ! The Malagasy m o t h e r s c a r r y t h e i r l i t ­t le on. s on t h e i r back w r a p p e d In a k i n d of .1 s ca r f o r s h a w l . I n one of the che f t r i be s w h e n the c h i l d r e n come to a m a t u r e age a so l emn f a m ­i l y o r m o n y is h e l d , i n w h i c h the c h i l d o f f e r s to i ts m o t h e r a piece of money k n o w n as "pe r fume o f the back," I n g r a t e f u l r e c o g n i t i o n o f the t r o u b l e t a k e n by her In c a r r y i n g It d u r i n g i t s I n f a n c y .

The Ma lagasy w o m e n , moreover , ure a l m o s t f i e rce ly I n d u s t r i o u s , and have deve loped a l l k i n d s of b e a u t i f u l a r t s — t h e i r embro ide r i e s be ing w o r l d f a m e d . Mus ic and danc ing , too , are h ighly deve loped a m o n g t h e m .

But b-t o u r F r e n c h w o m e n c o m ­rades a n d C h r i s t i a n miss ionar ies pon ­der t he f a c t ! T h e p o s i t i o n o f the M a l a g a . j w o m e n has been s teadi ly ib t i r i o i a t i n g ever since the conquest o f the i s l a n d by the F r e n c h and the se t t l emi n t o f Europeans in the tow ns. — L a b o r Leader .

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A l l w o m e n employed i n the pos ta l s i rv Ice ' n N o r w a y are now to receive the same pay as men . N o r w e g i a n w o ­men 4t:*. g g l e d f o r th i s po in t f o r m a n y years. A l m o s t i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r they were - r ran ted f u l l p a r l i a m e n t a r y suf­f r a g e • ney gained t h e i r po in t . So m u c h f a r d i r ec t Influence,

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' Wi a n c e r t a i n l y g o i n . ; to take P E F S wh< n wo f/ t a c h a n c e . go rest a s su red t h a t l a k e h i m f o r S e p t e m b e r 19, as wo undo rstu m l It. that is the date he in H o h o d u ' e d to •peak I.i B u t t e by the n a t i o n a l o f f i c e . W e w i l l c h a r g e a d m i s s i o n so as to »>. su re a n d m a k e e n o u g h to pav ex­penses. W o a re g o i n g to t r y to get the B r o a d w a y thea te r , bu t a re not yet sure tha t i t w i l l b o access ib le on that date. W i l l let y o u k n o w la ter h M m u c h a d v e r t i s i n g we w i l l w a n t f o r Debs .

" W e (I. cab d not to accept I ' n te r -m a n u n t i l w< sc.- hew we t o m e out w i t h S tokes . If we m a k e a success of tha t w. w i l l t a k e I ' n t e r m a n . W i l l lot y o u k n o w as s o o n as poss ib le . W i l l say tha t w h a t w e are l o o k i n g f o r Is street speakers . W e w i l l not be abb tii m a k e a date f o r H u r g c s s In M. - l ro s . rtP'l It w o u l d not be w o r t h w h i l e f o r h i m to h p i a k i n Hi 1 \ • r H o w .

" T h . mat t , r of pstttssj t w o or three ex t ra days f o r D e l * in M o n t a n a W M b r o u g h t i at the loca l last n igh t and the secr- ti.ry i n s t r u c t e d to w r i t e the n a t i o n a l office o u r v iews In rega rd to the mat t i r . "

I ' n m r a d e B u z z e l l r e p o r t s on M r . D u n c a n ' • l ec tu re at C o n r a d :

" D u n c a n s p o k e hero T h u r s d a y , d id f ine a n d got $1.80 c o l l e c t i o n . I gave h i m 110 and w i l l co l l ec t sumo of It. W e h a d a fine t i m e at o u r home. H o p e M r s . H a s l o t t w i l l c o m e t o m o r r o w . H o w I w i s h 1 c o u l d be i n this f igh t , hut s ix people to look out f o r pro-vents. I wan t to c o m e to the c o n ­ven t ion , but If It c o m e s wh>n m y g r a i n Is ready to cut , I can ' t .

"I was sick w h e n I h a d to give u p C h i c a g o , but h a d I gone my s u m m e r w o u l d nave la-en r u i n e d , f o r I c o u l d not got horses to he lp to got in g r a i n . C o m i n g o n a now place is s low a n d ha rd . Y o u c a n a b s o l u t e l y depend o n $5 f r o m me b e f o r e e l ec t i on , but can ' t to l l Just when . I had to bo r row $2,-M# " i i t h i s l a y o u t a n d w i l l com'- d o w n In t ime , I t h i n k .

" N o w I s h a l l put In three m o n t h s so l id w o r k In the f i e l d . T h i s w i n t e r • h a l l g t a boy to stay hero . Hope to see y o u and t a lk It ove r . "

C o m r a d e orge S l e l i e n t r l t t o f M i n e r , M o n t . , sends In $2 to he lp meet the p a y m i n t» o n the l ino type a n d promises to do bet ter next m o n t h . T h a t sort of t a l k sounds good to us It l o o k s pretty l onesome the tirst o f the m o n t h w h e n the l ino type notes f a l l d u —$77 t h i s m o n t h . R e m e m b e r the UaotyfM p a y m e n t is added to a l l o u r oth- r expi IIHOS. Hu t it Is g o i n g to g i v e u p a p o w e r f u l p lan t here In t ime . A s o c i a l i s t pa r t y tha t unde r s tood i ts m i s s i o n w o u l d rea l ize w h a t It m e a n s to have ,ui Independent press. A d o l ­l a r a m o n t h Is not m u c h fo r a m a n that r e a l l y w a n t s to so.- th is p a r t y move.

M r s . W e | | n , s e c r e t a r y of Low I l - ' r id -ley, l i v e * on the m a i n road w h e r e m a n y t r a m p i n g w o r ' i ' u g r n e r i s 1 l i r S o m e t h i n g to eat. She keeps eon- l a l . t -l y on h n n i l pamph le t* , l ead t" am t-.>. e la l l s t pap . ra a n d never lets M M n a v e w i t h o u t l o a d i n g h i m up w i t h i n>pa it to road It A good way to sei ,on - i f them to t h i n k i n g .

< o m r nle pe t e r s of l i . d l .o. lg.- sj nda ItO.iir. cents to he lp t h i n g s a l o n g l i e say* " C o m r a d e D u n c a n spoke here last n ight m i l w i l l speak a g a i n tonight H e gave IIM a l i n e lec ture , (j.-t the a d ­ver t i s ing und pit n ty or It f o r t h * Stok i s mee t ing . H a v e secured h a l l and brass I.arid f o r t h e m on l ie L'Oth."

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l e a d e r s we h a v e the f o l l o w i n g le t te r f r o m C o m r a d e ,lm- D a l y :

"1 enclose a c l i p p i n g t a k e n ou t of t h e C h o u t e a u A c a n t h a , c o m m e n t s m a d e by t h e ed i to r o n M r s . H a z l o t t ' s lecture. I w i s h to s t a a t o t h o u g h that most o f the peop le tha t h o a r d the lec ture r were impres sed In a d i f f e r e n t way . E v e r y o n e w h o m I have s p o k e n t o says i t w a s tine. One g e n t l e m a n sa id t o me a f t e r the lec ture a t B o x e -m a n . J o e , tha t w a s Immense , ' a n d a n ­other *h lng la tha t If M r s . H a z l o t t over comes hero a g a i n she w i l l no t have any t r o u b l e In g e t t i n g a n aud i ence . I t h ink the e d i t o r uses poor J u d g m e n t and sh >wa h i s Ignorance of the sub­ject and t h e o r y w h e n he c o m e s ou t a n d says i t la wrong;. I f he c a n f ind one w r i . a g t h e o r y i n the d o c t r i n e w h y dot-a ho not c o m e ou t open ly a n d ahow hia c o l o r s ? N o , he is just l i k e o t h e r denouncer s o f s o c l a l l a m . H e de­nounces It because he hoa rd s o m e one else d e n o u n c e It w i t h o u t t h i n k i n g or s t u d y i n g i t o u t f o r h i m s e l f . A good dea l l i k e t he f e l l o w tha t t h o u g h t aa his f a t h -r d i d ; h i s f a t h e r t h o u g h t l i k e h i s g r a n d f a t h e r , a n d his g r a n d f a t h e r d i d not t h i n k at a l l . "

F r o m C o m r a d e BJorn.-hy of K a l i s -p e l l :

"I enclose h e r e w i t h c h e c k f o r $6 and w o u l d ask you to send m e the s tamps f o r same.

" C o m r a d e I j t t i m e r a r r i v e d hero yea-t> rdav a f t . m o o n and spoke he ro on the atn -t last n i g h t to a f a i r a u d i ­ence, m i l he w i l l speak h i re a g a i n th la even ing , a n d T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g he w i l l be at Homers and F r i d a y even ­i n g he w i l l bo here aga in , a n d S a t u r ­day ev u i i n g a t I to l l ins . M o n d a y even­i n g at K i n F o r k , w h i c h w i l l c o n c l u d e h la mee t ings hero i n the va l l ey , a n d it secma as If ho w i l l he abb- to do us lots of good here.

"<>ur l o c a l has boon r a t h e r on the ' b u m ' f o r some t ime , w i t h o n l y a ve ry f e w of as m e e t i n g up, but 1 h o p e the c o m i n g e l e c t i o n w i l l put s o m e new l i f e in to the m o v e m e n t a g a i n , aa it •••ems to me tha t any t h i n k i n g pe r son ough t ' o 1..- able to ace a n d f igu re out f o r h i m s e l f tha t both the t w o o l d par t ies a r e o n l y g i v i n g us a w h o l e lot of ' B l a r m y ' Just before the e l e c t i o n , a n d a f t ' - r t h e y a re onoe e lec ted to the off ice they a re a f t e r , that ends It, aa f a r as their in teres t in the peop le is c o n c e r n e d . "

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C o m r a d e ( jeo l l e l m r i c h a of G r e a t F a l l s c o n t r i b u t e s $1 to the l i n o t y p e f u n d .

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C o m r - . d e R a s t l i c k w r i t e s f r o m R o l ­l i n s : W i l l y o u aond mo the names of a l l ttM sec re t a r i e s In th l a c o u n t y ? \ Y . ha> •• c o m m e n c e d to boml>ard D a y ­t o n ; th>' l k t h e y w i l l a u r r e n d e r be fo re . 1. attest W e have no t r e c e i v e d o u r s t a m p s yet.

C o m r a d e M c l l u g h o f B u t t e sends $1 for the l i n o t y p e f u n d a n d a n o r d e r f o r 200 c a m p a i g n envelopes .

C o m r a d e J . E . B u s h of Z o r t m a n •ends f o r 100 Deba enve lopes w i t h i n -J n u c t l o n d e f i n i t i o n o n t h e m .

F r a n k J a m e a of R u a a e l l . I d a h o , •ends f o r 100 cop lea o f the I d a h o ape-c l a l , 100 c a m p a i g n enve lopea a n d the N e w a f o r a year .

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C. E . D a y of F l a h t a i l sends i n $2.50 f o r Bub ca rds . H e a l so w a n t s a l is t of l o c a l supp l ioa a n d i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r o r ­g a n i z a t i o n , a n d says they a re in a f a i r w a y to o rgan i ze a l o c a l at tha t poin t .

I. O. B e r g , l i t e r a t u r e agent of L o c a l W l l l l s t o n , N . D . , Bent i n s ix subs w h o m be aays "an- b e g i n n i n g to BOO the pos­s i b i l i t y of a new a n d bet ter o r d e r of soc ie ty . " H e also Inqui res a f t e r the " H e l p W a n t e d ' ' leaf lets .

S i x d o l l a r s and 50 cents f r o m C o m ­rade R o m e S a u e r of P h l l l p s b u r g f o r subs, assessments, a n d p a r t of i t f o r the r ed spec i a l . H e says, "because I t h i n k l ha t causes a sensa t ion a m o n g the people a n d adver t i ses s o c i a l i s m In up- to-date a ty le . "

W i l l i a m U w i , s ec re t a ry of LsSBl C o l u m b u a , N D . , aenda th ree auba and says, " O u r l o c a l w i l l moot aga in next S u n d a y and porhapa c a n get you a f e w more auhacr lbers in t h i s v i c i n i t y . W o u l d l ike to got y o u r p a p e r In c i r c u ­l a t i on a r o u n d here. ' '

T h l n , 8 a re l o o k i n g up n o w in the M o n t a n a N e w s of f ice a f t e r t he l o n g s t r a i n *e h a v e h a d to get t h i n g s b a c k to n o r m a l . W e h o p e the c o m r a d e B w i l l k o ^ p the pace u p . W e w a n t to get e v e r y b i l l p a id In f u l l b e f o r e the e l e c t i o n r u s h .

C o m r a d e B r a s t r u p of J a m e s t o w n , N . D . . sends f o r a b u n d l e of f ive h a l f -y e a r l l o s . a n d a c k n o w l e d g e s the r e ­ce ip t by the I.., a 1 of the N o r t h D a k o t a s p e c i a l . T h i s Is one o f the o l d c o m -t ades ttasl n< v e r quit-* no m a t t e r how cl lscouiaa- irf . the c i r c u m a t a n c e a m a y be.

T h e old M o n t a n a soc ia l i s t sVird'o . J o h n B e a r d , f o r m e r l v of L i v I n t s t o . i . w h o has i M - o n In O r e r o n the la« t ' v \ o y -ars. s t r u c k the M o n t a n a N e w a o f -t i o W e d n e s d a y . P e r h a p s we vv ** n t g l a d to see h i m . T h e c l e r i c a l w o r k has t M - . - n r o l l i n g out l i k e the -m «.f a l o c o m o t i v e M M s lneo. \ W .- • goiir . , to aeo i f we can ' t m a k e the lasso fast .

A m b r o s e , N . I) . A u g . 3. E d i t o r M o n t a n a N e w s .

I n c l o s e d please f i n d $1 f o r those 100 coo iea o f y o u r pape r tha t I re­ce ived t o m e t i m e ago . Y o u r pape r is qu i t e a he lp to us i n th is state. W o have -v-nt f o r one yea r s ' s u b s c r i p t i o n f o r it to the A m b r o B o loca l by ano the r b t t e r Y o u r s , etc.,

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A l o i t e r is at h a n d f r o m C o m r a d e G e o r g e W H a r r i s o f R a y m o n d , T e t o n c o u n t y , s e n d i n g s u b s c r i p t i o n to the N e w a and sub as m e m b < T - a t - l a r g e . Ho Bta-.-d tha t ho w r o t e us In A p r i l , but there la no rsSSfd to tha t effect i n the office. He a l so c l a i m s that he wro te C o m r a d e Muzze l l a n d never h e a r d f r o m h i m . H e apeaka f a v o r a b l y of o r g a n i z i n g a local at H y m u n G o o d s tu f f ove r t he re in T e t o n c o u n t y .

L a t e r comes a le t ter f r o m F r e d W U m b r e i t , secre tary of L o c a l A m b r o s e , c o n t a i n i n g $1.50 f o r aubs and spe­c ia l s . H o aaya, " W e have co l lec ted $4 i n ca*h a n d have $4 r,o pledged f o r the Soc ia l i s t Red Hp.-i l a l , ' a n d i-xp.et to p i ck up a few do l l a r s more f r o m sympathize ra. It w i l l bo groat f o r the cause ."

T i n - i o r i e s p o n d . n o . at the state of-tii • i s very h e a v y as the c a m p a i g n a d ­vances . S«. It Is Imposs ib l e f o r ua to do Just ice to a l l the b-tters tha t oome In. Th- - p t t < T B ahow r e n e w e d a c t i v i t y t h r o u g h o u t t h l a a n d o the r states, a n d we s h o m d l i k e to have every aocla l la t f ee l as t h o u g h ho w o u l d l i k e to do sum. th":-- f o r s o c i a l i s m th i s f a l l , a n d te l l It »o the N e w s off ice . W e are g l a d of y o u r hi Ip and e o - o p e r a t l o n . W o mus t w o r k toge the r f o r a bet ter day.

It's Hard to Find a m a n w h o is en t i r e ly b l i nd to h i s o w n Int - res ts ; yet a groat m a n y do not Malls* the necess i ty f o r l a y i n g aside s o m e t h i n g f o r the |{niny D a y , a ure to c o m e .

No Matter What You Earn you need a bank balance. M a n y o f o u r depos i to rs a re s m a l l s a l a r i ed men In e a s e o f a l ckness they have enough to c a r r y t l n m a l o n g . S ta r t an a c c o u n t In ou r sav ings depar tnn nt today a n d we w i l l pay y o u

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UNION BANK & T R U S T CO. HELENA, WONT.

GOT EM ON THE RUN Wholesale merchant* and manufacturers selling direct to consumers and there­

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A HIGH G R A D E C L A S S O F G O O D S AT LOWER PRICES

than others charge for inferior goods Satisfaction is guaranteed with every purchase. The pure food law has forced hundreds of dealers in trash out of business. The Meldrum goods have not been affected by it, as their goods are exactly as represented

^ J O Per cent Cheaper Than Any Other Dealer

Prove the truth of thi*. We sell anything and everything from a sewing machine needle to a threshing machine, and our goods are all of the same high grsde as our groceries and all bear the same guarantee. Money cheerfully refunded on any goods not satlsf&tory

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