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LIVINGSTON MACHINISTS

Send Open Letter to Sam (lum­

pers Demanding Political Action.

To Samuel Ooinpert, President Ameri­can Federation of Labor: Dear Sir and Brother—"The wisest

are those who aak much and then take half. It ia the coward who asks too little, and the fool who imagines that he w i l l receive without demanding.' ' —Henry Seton Merriman.

We have at hand your letter of A p r i l 17th, with b i l l of grievance* attached. Aa a specimen of the abject, servile, unmanly attitude to which honest worxingmen can descend, it is a gem. From beginning to end there ib not a single demand in it. From beginning to end there is nothing but the whine of the coward and the supplication of the slave to his master, supplication which labor has always found " ine f ­fective," " insuf f ic ien t , " "without re­sults," and " i n v a i n . "

HOT years, organiied labor has been begging and supplicating at the feet of organized capital, and always " in v a i n . " Every appeal for some amelio­ration in the lot of the working class has been met by the ruling class with subterfuge, evasion or downright in­sult. And why nott No one has any respect for a beggar.

For the attitude which organized la­bor has, in the past, assumed towards organized capital, reminds one of the fear of the lion for the mouse. Imag­ine some ordinary, weakly 130 pound man and James J . Jeffries being ship­wrecked together on an island on which there was only one spring. M r . Jeffries yanks the little fellow out of the water, and while he is busy saving some of the wreckage, the little fellow wanders about, and finds the spring. When M r . Jeffries comes along, tired out and thirsty, the li t t le follow says: " T h i s spring is mine . " Now, just imagine M r . Jeffries getting down on his knees and begging the little fellow foT a drink of water. The feeling of contempt which the little fellow would have for Mr . Jeffries, would be l ike that which must have been felt for the Oiant, Labor, by the "honorab le" gentlemen in Washington, when they read the b i l l of grievances which was presented, as usual, " i n v a i n . "

And Labor 's efforts for better con­ditions always wi l l be in vain so long as labor gives capital political power and reserves for itself, only the right of petition. And to remedy this con­dition, you say, " W e wil l stand by our friends and administer a stinging rebuke to men or parties who are either indifferent, negligent or hostile, and whenever opportunity affords, se­cure the election of intelligent, honest.

earnest trade unionists, with clear, un­blemished, paid up union cards in their possession.''

A hostile democratic governor dis­rupted organized labor in Idaho. A hostile republican governor over-rode all constitutional rights, established martial law, and bull pens, in, and de­ported union miners from Colorado, while an indifferent president (indif­ferent to the woes of labor) looked on in silence. At the behest of the Man­agers' Association, a democratic pres­ident sent the federal Hroops into Chi­cago to crush organized labor, and at the call of the mine owners, a repub­lican president sent troops into A r i ­zona to aid the mine owners in violat­ing the eight hour law.

Have you, Mr . Oompers, ever ad­vised organized labor to "administer a stinging rebuke" to the republican and democratic parties or to President Roosevelt t

In 1900, and again in 1904, there waa in these United States a candidate for president who was generally known as an "intel l igent , honest, earnest, trade unionist ." He has for many years, we believe, bad in his possession a "clear, unblemished, paid up union ca rd . " D i d you, Mr . Oompers, work for or advocate the election of this manf Or did you advise organized la­bor to scab at the ballot box and vote for the candidates of the parties from which you have for yeara been beg­ging " i n v a i n . "

Had one-half the money which has been expended by the American Fed­eration of Labor* in lobbying at the feet of your capitalistic masters in congress, been used to secure the elec­tion of class-conscious, union men. we would have compelled organized labor to be respected in our legis lative halls. Protest against the TafT Vale decision i n England was " i n v a i n " until the workers elected mem­bers of their own class to parliament.

Hut the past is gone. You are older now, and, perhaps, wiser. We hope that you wi l l learn sooner or later that there is no such thing as " i m ­partial j u d i c i a r y ; " that so long as corporate wealth supplies the golden flood that floats the office seeker to suc­cess, just so long wil l corporate wealth control the actions of its agents.

Whenever organized labor w i l l or gnnize at the ballot box, elect to of­fice, members of the working class, paid by the working class, pledged to working class principles, then, and not t i l l then, can we expect legislation in favor of the working class, and have hopes that wil l not be " i n v a i n . "

Fraternally yours, ROBT. B . N K 8 B I T , T. J . R O O N K V , J . S T R E A M ,

Approved National Park Lodge, No. 168, International Association of Ma­chinists, May 15, 1906. ('has. Q Simpson, H . T. Matteson

Rec. Sec. Pres.

Member of Butte Party Expelled The Socialist Party of Montana has

recently been called upon to go through the t rying ordeal of exposing the per-f id i ty of one of ita associates, and ex­pel him from the ranks of the organ­ised Revolutionary movement. The traitor is Nels Peterson, a member of U>eal Butte, and who, this winter, was sent out at his own request to do some work for the party. The trouble came up in connection with the election edi­tions of the News. Peterson was the secretary of the city central com­mittee that had the matter in charge. The money did not come to settle the bills, and an investigation was wade Secretary Graham sent a registered letter to Petersen, but he refused to take it from the office. Comrade Gra­ham then made a trip to Butte to look into the matter as about $75 was in­volved. Petersen refused to talk to him at a l l , even leaving the local openly.

The local ordered him to come be­fore them and report, but he never ap­peared. It transpired that be had col­lected at least $12 on advertising that he did not turn in. The News bi l l is s t i l l unpaid although the Butte local is gradually making it up.

Because of these circumstances Local Butte expelled Petersen, and the Local Quorum has taken the following action:

"The members of the L o c a l Quorum desire to call the attention of the com­rades to the action of one N . L . Peter­son of Butte. Comrade Graham re­quested him to assist in securing Butte advertisements for the campaign edl-tibn of the News. Peterson secured three advertisements, collected the money, twelve dollars,

turned it over to the News. He wi l l not answer Graham's letters and re fused to be identified at the Butte postoffice to take out a registered letter sent him by Graham. He has been expelled from Local Butte and we warn all comrades against him. The most dsngerous enemies we hsve are these grafters inside the party. We advise s l l locals to be careful in admitting new members. Our state secretary says he wants ' fr iends behird him—foes in front ' . Let us guard carefully'against the News being kicked in the back.

J . F. M A B I E , J . H . L Y O N S ,

R I C H A R D C O R R I G A N Members Local Quorum.

Peterson is s cook but he would not join the union and could not work in Butte. These fsets sre published not because publicity to unfortunste oc­currences within the party is desired but in order to protect it from other possible demonstrstions in the same direction.

STOCKMEN'S PETITION.

Carbon county means business. The stockmen arc being crushed by the octopus and the sentiment of fierce re­sentment is rising into conscious ac­tion. The following petition was sent to the Montana News for publication, and to the governors of the two Rus-sionized states:

" T o the President of the United States, and the Governors of Colorado and Idaho: We, the undersigned, stockmen and farmers, residing in the vicinity of Nye and Dean, Carbon county, Montana, do, respectfully, but firmly, protest against the illegal ar­rest, deportation and imprisonment of the officials of the Western Federation of Miners, in violation of the consti­tution of the states of Colorado and Idaho; and further, we demand that these men bt' liberated, arrested and tried legally. Signed, Dudley White, Ralph Southworth, B. F . Pratton. John Dunbar, Ed. R. Pratton, F. R. South-worth, F. G. Southworth, Andrew P . Wheat, William Hawks, Robert Hud­son, J . M . Brown, R. M . Fry , J . 8. Hawks, John Lyons, H . W. Wright, C. L . Lehmer, Chas. Richards, Ous Johnson, C. W. Adams, 8. H . Grinstead, L O. Shaw, G. F. Austin, F. E . Wynn, E . A . Gun, O. O. Anderson, O. O. Adams, J . J . Weikel, W. H. Jones, Win. T. Mil ler , B. Cupp, T. A. Holt, J . B, Gier, 8. J . Decker, John Hudson, C. C. Murphy, John Oaner, 8. C. Yonce, . O. Holt, Magnus Tuncem, A . J . Har­ris.

R E S O L U T I O N S OF GREAT F A L L S

lu regard to the kidnapping ami un prisontnetit of Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone, charged with the murder of ex-dovernor Hteunenberg, and be­ing cognizent of the absolute disre-gnrl of the mineowners' association for law. justice and decency, and the ••savory reputation of the Pinkerton detective, McPartland, compared with the aphis characters of the officials of the Western Feleration of Miners, We desire to make the following state­ment-

1. Wi direct attention to the fact that the W. F . of M . ever since their existancc have been opposed and per­secuted by their economic masters. The eventH of dire labor troubles of recent years are quite fresh as yet in the public mind.

2. We request due consideration of the fact that the murder of Steunen berg could not have helped the miners, and that i f they wanted to commit murder that they would have more likely murdered ex-Goxernor Peabody, Sherman Bel l , Bulkly Well , and others who have tried their patience to the sorest limits.

8. We submit to all fair-minded peo­ple of the land the question whether i t was probable or wise of experienced labor leaders, such as Moyer and Hay­wood, to commit crimes, which from any point of view could only work barm to them and their cause. Where-ss, on the other hand, many previous attempts have been made by the mine-

owners to fasten criminal conspiracies on the members of the W. F. of M . , and although they had the judiciary on their side, the record showes only failures to convict them.

In conclusion, we repeat, that we are not in sympathy with crime, legal or illegal, but demand fair dealings, and that no man be pronounced guilty until he is proved guilty.

Be It Therefore Resolved, That we, the members of the Socialist party of Great Falls, condemn such highhanded and unscrupulous actions of the mine-owners' association, and Governors Mc­Donald and Gooding, and extend our heartfelt sympathy to our imprisoned comrades and pledge to them our mor­al ami financial help and support.

W M . P A L 8 G R O V E , Sec.

Superior Judge Oaynor is saying some things aobut the railroads. Where does he expect the matter to endf The following was in the course of a speech made at a civic federation dinner:

"Corporations have taken private property which can only be taken pos­session of upon the assumption that certain rights are to revert to the owners of that property, when in fact they are providing no return to the people. We have recently had ex­plained to us how a certain man or a certain interest can carry freight from one section of the country to another for one-half of what other men have to pay. 8uppose a man with 100 head of cattle had been allowel to pass through a toll gate by paying one-half of what his neighbor had to pay. What do you suppose the people at that time would have donet Why, they would have torn down the toll gate, and ultimately we will tear down the railroads, destroy them peaceably i f we can, forcibly i f we must."

Milwaukee, Wis., June 2.—The so­cial democrats of Wisconsin in stats convention, which met Isst night and adjourned sine die at 4 o'clock Sun­day morning, nominated the fol lowing ticket:

Governor—W. E . Gaylord. Lieutenant governor—William B .

Kauffman.

State secretary—Charles Schmidt. Treasurer—Charles Amann. Insurance co.i.missioner—H. W. Ris-

torius. " P r i v a t e monopoly," the document

says, " i s s curse to the na t ion . " The nationalism of al l trusts, the national ownership of the rsilroads, telegraphs, telephones, express companies, and

and has not steamship lines are f svored.

T H E R E C A L L . One of the greatest aids to secure

to the people favorable legislation is the initiative and referendum. Thi> operation of that principle in lawmak ing would be pure democracy. An­other lever in the hands of the people is the recall. It is the recall that wi l l be the most serviceable within the en­suing few years.

This government of the people by the politicians for the capitalists is not a democratic government in which the people have a direct voice in mak ing laws. It is a representative gov ernment bv legislators holding dele gative powers conferred by the con­stituency, and until the masses become quickened to a realisation of the power they hold in the ballot box and then demand and make nse of the init iative and referendum, laws wi l l be made by their supposedly representatives In the halls of the legislature, the lobbies of which are filled with sulking bribers, peering with trained eyes for the open hand of the thieving "servants of the people."

It is for this reason that the recall is an imperative, immediate necessity to insure the Voters the mastery over their delegates . Tt is sn immediate, indispensable necessity.

The recall mesns that when the voters are dissatisfied with their representa­

tives, they may lawfully take away his commission and place another man in his position. A nominee may make election promises and get elected on tlic strength of them and after he is •Swf to office he breaks the trust. Lot us say he is recalled, does that remedy iii . i t terst .No. He has done an act in his official capacity and it is law. Where is the voter protected in thist Nowhere! When an officer is recalled in s chsrge of casting his vote on a <ertain piece of legislation, his vote on that b i l l should also be recalled. If this last point was included in the recall ordinance the people would be entirely protected against dishonalt, corruptible, lying and fake representa­tives

H K R M A N B R O W N .

Death k Co. Money Makers. We k i l l 57,511 and injure over 232,

000 workingmen every year in our mines and factories and on our rail­ways, says the Rev. Josiah Strong.

Railways alone k i l l over 10,000. On an average a man only lives 10 yesrs in some departments of our steel mills before he is kil led. In some pottery works in New Jersey he is doomed to die of white-Iesd poisoning in two years, but there are plenty of men waiting for the job when the under­taker takes the victim away.

Young Fred Merrick, editor of " T h e Social R e b e l " of Parkersburg, W. Va. , who ha* been sued for libel by prominent citizens of that place, was acquitted by the jury in 38 minutes. The verdict was received with demon­strations of joy throughout the whole town, as it was known that the liberty of the press was on tr ial . The defend­ant 's father has stood bv the courage­ous young socialist throughout the whole business. Senator C. T. Cald­well, the attorney on behalf of the state, said in his closing argument, " I f this jury finds a verdict of not guilty, it not only condemns Archer and Jackson as thieves hut brands them as perjurers." These men were accused by the 'Rebe l ' of fraudulently securing money on the representation that they would build a bridge across the Lit t le Ronawha. open up a coal field, extend the road to Burnsville. and make it a standard road in every particular, none of which things were ever done. The cause of socialism is making tremendous strides when it can make such wholesale cleanups of the filth of capitalism as Merrick and Sinclair are doing.

MEXICAN REVOLUTION

Manifesto Issued By Strikers of Cananea Was Class Con­

scious Appeal. The outbreak at Cananea, Mexico,

was of a revolutionary character. This was proven by the discovery of the following circular, copies of which had been -distributed among the Mexican miners:

'Mexican Workmen—A government is elected by the people to guide them and satisfy their necessities in all re­quirements. This Mexico does not possess. On the other hand a govern­ment exists which is composed of am­bitious persons, who criminally eon-template oppressing the people, being elected by the worst of them in order that they might assist them in en­riching themselves. This Mexico does not need. That the people elect their officers to govern them, not to ridicule and humiliate them, is what the repub­lic should be. Arouse yourselves and act. Congregate and discuss your rights. Demand the respect that is due you. Every Mexican, whom the foreigners despise, is worth just as much, or more, than those foreigners i f he wi l l join with his brothers and claim his rights. Curse the thought that a Mexican is worth less than a Yankee, that a Negro or a Chinaman is to be compared with a Mexican. That this is a fact is the result of the very bad government which gives the advant­ages to the adventurers, rather than to the true owners of this unfortunate land. Mexicans awake. The country and our dignity demand i t . "

Senator Dolliver of Towa has been talking against socialism at a Y . M . C. A. mass meeting at Jersey City. He says, "Those of my acquaintances who have rem lied tins desired heaven sre either dead-heads or wards of govern­ment institutions." The senator cer-tainlv makes a frank confession; dead-o head and parasite himself, supported by the government, the people he knows are mostly of the same stripe. Funny isn't it . that all the big political guns are opposed to socialism? They are just that way in Russia. They are afraid of losing a mighty soft job. Ami these lying saints are always aim­ing to make their shots before some kind of a religious crowd. They judge rightly that i f they can just keep the shackles of superstition upon the peo­ple they will have a powerful ally against the reception of the scientific truths of socialism. They remember that the church has opposed the law of gravitation, ami the Copernicus theory, and Kepler 's laws, and the progress of • M M But it won't work now, Mr . Dolliver, Capitalism has at least brought us individual initiative.

Addressed to the State Secretaries Desr Comrades—The consideration

given to the pending congressional campaign and finances for the same by the national executive committee at its recent meeting resulted in the following action and recommendations:

" T h e congressional elections this year promise to be the most important that the country has had for many years, and the Socialist party wi l l be a factor in these elections in propor­tion to its ability to take advantage of the opportunities which are gain­ing in number every day. We, there­fore, deem the raising of funds for the congressional campaign of the ut­most importance, and we believe the entire party should prepare to be fi­nancially equipped for the struggle.

" I n keeping with this we reeom mend that a call he issued to all parts members and sympathizers to give an amount equal to one day's wages in July toward the congression-s i campaign fund; one-third of the amount thus raised to tie retained by the locals; one-third by the state or-ginizations, and one-third to be remit-tel to the national office. Where there are no state organizations, one-half of the amount to be retained by the locals and one-half remitted to the national office.

" I n this connection we would point out that the perpetual campaign cou­pons gotten out by the national office last year have not received the sup­port which their efficiency as a meas­ure of raising funds for the party warrants. The perpetusl campaign coupons sre gotten up in a style which makes i t easy to collect funds in large or Small amounts for party purposes

and as the proceeds from the sale of coupons go to the local and state or­ganizations, as well as to the national party, it is to the interest of every branch of the party to handle these coupons and dispose of them. We hope that this matter wi l l receive special attention from the party members."

"Numbered lists in sufficient quanti­ties on the "One Day Wage F u n d " will be supplied in time for distribu­tion before the first of July .

I would suggest that in your next communication to the locals, attention be called to this mntter. The subject should be mentioned at every local or public meeting. It is fa i r to assume these funds wi l l be gatherel almost exclusively from party members, anl its operation is confined to one month.

The perpetual coupon books, as the nams implies, are ever active and were designed to reach non members and sympathizers, affording them the oport unity to eonvenientlv contribute small sums at regular intervals.

Hoping for your earnest SS o|>era-tion.

Fraternally yours, J . M A H I . O V B A H N F S ,

National Secretary.

The I'nion Sentinel, the Pennsylvania socialist paper, recommends the plan of a series of meetings for all speakers. We would say that Montana lias em ployed this plan for several years. The editor has insisted on this plan in her own work for the Inst five or six years. Star routing is absolutely of no use in thle socialist movement except with special speskers on big occasious. The first meetings advertise the others. It tskes almost half a dozen lectures to develop the subject and the series of meetings is the only method that wil l do the work and get the results.

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Man must inak(> better material con-(iitinna around him before the higher faculties can develop. The socialists are striving to bring theso better ma­terial conditions. They are trying in the only way that is possiblo. The hotter material conditions, the better human lieing man is, and the better higher life he can develop. This is the basis and purposo of socialism. What person with a heart in his body could gainsay so noble an ideal 1

IN THE FIELD.

• MENACE OF S O C I A L I S M . " The Forsyth Times is getting scored.

It has liiecuped thus: "The socialists of Montana have added an impetus to their state propaganda by making dates for seventy meetings in various towns. The menace of socialism is not prop­erly heeded by old party members as it should be." No, Mr. Times man, it is not. Let us give you some more material to sleep on. Those seventy meetings are for June only. In July we shall have ninety; and we shall in­crease the dose each month till after election. Now, when your old party leaders know this, what are they going to do about itf Forbid us talking and putting up tickets? Just try it.

L I V I N G S T O N POST M A K E S B R E A K From an editorial in the Livingston

Post commenting on resolutions passed by Local Chico condemning the actions of the authorities of Idaho and Colo­rado in kidnapping the officials of the Western Federation of Miners it is evident that the Post is ignorant of the facts concerning this case. The Post accuses Local Chico of "Prejudg­ing Cases." Now it is just against the prejudging of cases that these re­solutions of Local Chico and hundreds of others that have been passed in the last two months are protesting.

The Post says: "Chico Local would find no words harsh enough to con­demn a newspaper that should declare these men guilty before their tr ia l ."

What warrant lias Chico Local for declaring them innocent before a trial?

What warrant has the governor of Idaho to declare them guilty before a trial? What warrant had he to place them in the penitentiary like condemn­ed felons before a trial? What war­rant had the governors of Idaho and Colorado to honor requisition papers which they knew were based upon a lie? What warrant had they to resort to methods which they acknowledged to have been unconstitutional to get possession of these men? What war­rant has I>etective McParland to de­clare these men will never leave Idaho alive before a trial? What warrant has the President of the United States to insinuate Hiev are guilty of murder before a trial? True Local Chico can Hind no words harsh enough to con­demn these newspapers and officials who have evidently conspired to rail­road theso men to the gallows.

The Post saA-s: "This newspaper would despise itself should it intimate by any word that it considered these men guilty. It holds in contempt any aet of men who prejudice judicial de­cisions." Then the Post must despise the greater part of the capitalist press of this country and it must hold in contempt the officials of Idaho and Col­orado and the President of the United 8tates.

The Post says: " I f they were kid­napped from Colorado they should be given a hearing upon habeas corpus proceeding." Yes, they should be, but were they? In suing for a writ of habeas corpus before the supremo court of Idaho their attorney was told "Tlicm mm are here • • • the methods by which they were brought here M l no figure." And when the supreme eon rt of the United States was appealed to that august body "ad­vanced the case" till October.

Let the Post learn the facts in this case and it will find that Local Chico is condemning the same things the Post daimn to condemn.

Requests for information have been received at the News office asking if we had a copy of the fair list of firma doing business in Billings. To all those we would say a postal card to the Billinga trade Council will get you the same.

The Trades council should send out such a list at once to all the unions of this state and northern Wyoming.

Hurry up, boys. Get out your fair list, the union men around the state are with you and awaiting further in­formation.

The trades council of Billings should demand a federal investigation of the vast tracts of land that are fenced up in the vicinity of Billings in Yellow­stone county and claimed by certain members of the citicens' alliance.

Many have been the tales that have been told in the lower Yellowstone county about the huge land grabs that have be^n committed in the neighbor­hood of Billings, and an investigation of such might put certain individuals who think that they own the earth, in the same predicament that senator Mit­chell of Oregon found himself in.

On with the fight. Turn on the light. The alliance wanted to wipe the unions out of existence. The alli­ance would bull pen the unoin men. The alliance would give the union men a diet of bayonets and bullets. The alliance started the fight. The unions of Billings shoud reply in the language of Shakespere: "Damned be he who says 'hold! enough!' "

Carry on the fight Take steps to have a federal land investigation made, and perhaps some of the law and order haters of the unions will find them­selves wearing the stripes (not the militia stripes).

The unions of Montana will support the Billings trades council in such a move.

Show up the grafters.

Bates for Miners' Union Day, June 13:

John Collins, Aldridge; Ben Wilson, Butte; Murray King, Gilt Edge; Ida Crouch-Hazlett, Townsend.

The following are John Collins' dates: Fridley, June 15; Livingston, 16; Chestnut, 17; Salesville, unorgan Ized, 18; Bozeman, 19, 20; N'orris, 21: Pony, unorganized, 22; Butte, branch No. 3, 23, 24; Anaconda, 25, 26; Butte branch No. 1, 2", 28; Basin, unorgan ized, 29; Clancy, 30; Helena, July 1 Helena, Sixth ward, 2; East eHlena, I ; Later, 4; Great Falls, 5, 6, 7.

Murray King's dates: Lennup, tin organized, June 14; White Sulphur Springs, unorganized, 15, 16, 17; Town send, unorganized, 18; Hassel, unor ganized, 19, 20; Helena, 21, 22; Rim ini, unorganized, 23; Baxendale, 24.

Ben Wilson's dates: Butte, June 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; Anaconda, 15, 1C:

Murray King's Report Have gotten around as far as Oar

ueill, although, of late, with consider­able difficulty. Kendall: Spoke first night on street and second night ad­dressed miners in Union hall on Idaho outrage. Was somewhat surprised at the attitude of the people first night. They stood off in groups and viewed ma from afar and when a few mustered up courage enough to get within hear­ing distance they were careful to edge .pilotly away lest they be suspected of sympathy. Only about eighty lis tenet! and about half that many re­mained. However, their is a good Ut­ile fighting corps of socialists in Ken­dall, and although the local is not ac­tive, they are pushing the work stead­ily Unfortunately, most of the re­volutionaries were on the opposite shift afl has always been the case when so­cialist speakers have visited Kendall. Comrade McMillan of Maiden savs

Basin, unorganized, 17, 18; Clancy, IP; that one shift at Kendall has never Helena, 20, 21; Helena, Sixth war.l 22; East Helena, 23; Helena, 24.

Secretary Graham has the follow ing communication from Ben Wilson Ben always makes things hum. The sub cards are coming in as thick as snow flakes:

yet heard a socialist speaker, and that the next Speaker should cover change of shift time. Sold considerable lit­erature, and the collection first night was good. Second night was greeted by a fair sized audience at the union hall. All the seats were filled. A much different spirit was manifested

Dillon, June 9.—I write you just a f r a m t n » t <>' t h « flrst night, and al note for fear I may not have time later though T did not call for a collection, today or tomorrow.

I arrived in Lima 1 o'clock yester day. Billed the town for an open air meeting at 8:30 to which a crowd aaaembled, notwithstanding the weather was very cold. The men Its tened attentively and after the meet ing I tok four subs for the News, which I herewith enclose.

The men are anxious for another meeting. Last night's meeting was pioneer in character, and the appe tite of the people is now awakened One of the men pledged securing the opera house for the next meeting, at which time I believe a local club may be organized without difficulty. Write C. Mullins, who will secure you a good list of subs among the railroad men. The town is small, only 300, but the railroad men are intelligent and good material to work on, who after their conversion make good workers along the line.

Am hoping to do some good here to night. Will leave on the midnight train for Butte. Yours in the revolu­tion,

B E N J . F . W I L 8 0 N .

miners came to me with voluntary con­tributions and bought considerable lit­erature. Did what I could to get the

. local on its feet, and believe there will g O O U

be a revival there. One of the latest converts is a man who was formerly • prominent democratic politician in the county. The democrats importuned him recently by letter. He wrote back " I can do nothing for you; I am a so­cialist."

Comrades Mr. and Mrs. McMillan surprised us all at Maiden with an ice cream and cake treat after the meet­ing. Everybody, practically, in Mai­den was out as they were the second night. Even in Maiden, where the local has done good work, it is pos­sible yet to make converts if I am to rely on admissions that were made per­sonally to me. The local is now bad­ly scattered, but will rally when times in Maiden become more active. One man, after the second meeting, object­ed to the principle of internationalism.

"The recognition of the common in­terest of all nations," said T, "does not mean that one should marry a negro, or sleep with a Chinaman,"

" I have done both," said he.

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We have the following interesting communication relative to Mrs. Lewis:

The U. S. Senate, by a unanimous vote, has confirmed the appointment of E . E . Esselstyn and C. C. Bever as re­gister and receiver of the Billings land office.

Bever is an active member of the citizens' alliance of Billings, and would not have reerivod this appointment without the endorsement of Tom Carter who represents the Amalgamated Cop­per company and Standard oil interests in the U. 8. Senate. Union men when Senator Carter comes to you next fall asking you to vote for the O. O. P. tell him to go to the citizens' alliance and get his votes.

I N T H E PROCESSION . Bishop Carroll along with other

scholars and thinkers joins the pro­cession.headed towards the co-operative commonwealth. Ho could not. help i t i f he would. He says in his State University commencement address that socialism is good—that It moans bro­therhood—so far so good but ho ob­jects to the materialistic trend that runs through the teachings of the soci­alist. There is also the time honored accusation thai some atheists are soci­alists. Tn regard to the latter c r i t i ­cism we would repectfully call atten­tion to the fact thnt there are twenty athc Wt-i in the republican nnd demo­cratic part lea to one in the socialist party, yet the church has never found that n legitimate reason for discarding thent. As to the matoriulistic bnsis of the socialiM philosophy we would sol­icit the good father's attention to the fact that it Is i'npossihle to develop the altruistic sentiments of kindness, gentleness and brotherhood, the ethical and intellectual l i fe amid .1 squalid, brutal and poverty-cursed environment.

The question is frequently asked us whether the I . W. W. is a socialist or­ganization. We wish to state that it is not in any sense of the word a soc­ialist organization. Its platform re­pudiates all political affiliations and its membership does not vote the soci­alist ticket any more than the member ship of other unions. Few of the mem­bers are affiliated with the socialist party.

The T. W. W. is entirely an economic and not a political organization in fact.

Globe, Ariz., June 5.—Editor Mon­tana News, Helena. Mont.:

Dear Comrade—Kindly insert in your |>aper the following:

Comrade Lena Morrow Lewis com­pleted her tour of Arizona May 31, having made 22 speeches.

Reports have come in from all the locals commenting on her excellent work, which was constructive as well as instructive.

Her fight against the Hearst posi­tion is very effective, and opened the eyes of a great many of the Hearst supporters. It also had the effect of clearing away the chaotic ideals of a great many of the party membership who were more or less partial to the Hearst position.

If there were more speakers in our party of the Lena Morrow Lewis type our party membership would In a very short time be what they should be, "clear revolutionary socialists."

Another great feature of her work is the successful method she has in disposing of l i t e r a tu re , which is >» great help in building up the depleted treasuries of the locals.

On her tour through the territorv she sold in 20 meetings 1,086 pieces, the profits of which were turned over to the locals.

After all expenses were paid, a neat balance was turned over to the terri­torial treasury.

Educational work of this class must be kept up until the working class be­comes the dominent power. Yours for the revolution,

MONTANA NEWS E Q U I P M E N T F U N D

Since last report. Cash: Paul Castle CCentral Park) * 15.00 Hans Prevost (Helena) 10.00 Butte Brewer's Union 20.00 Pledges T>ewistown: Herman Sehnick * 15.00 Herman Brown 15.00 W. H . Greatson B!00 Mbert Brooks 2.50 E. J. Christie 5.00 T IT. Woody 1.00 Paul Castle (Central Park) . . . . B.00

This brines the totnl nmonnt received in cash up to date Ir203.00. Total amount of pledges •515.00.

Terr. Sec. J . G. KTtOON,

S. P. of Arizona.

Br. Willett expects to make n trip to the western part of the state the latter part of this month, starting the 26th or 27th if his business engagements will permit. He expects to visit the towns of Missoula, Hamilton, f'omo, Stevensville, Victor and Gnrnet. The locals will receive word of the date* of his arrival. Tt would be well for them to plan some sort of a festival for his visit; a social, ball, car,] party or something that will make a pleaeaai social nffnir on which to meet the doc­tor nnd his wife, tind w i l l serve to raise money for the News equipment fund.

The old idea was thnt the President was the real head of the nntion nnd that, i f he held office too long, ho might be a Nnpoleon. But that theory is nil dead and gone. The power todny lies in the capitalist, and he already is an hereditary officeholder.—Wnlshirc's.

Tt is expected thnt Comrade Wilson wi l l be sent into Fergus County the last week in June. Bates not arranged vet.

Mrs. Hnzlett goes up the I{n . i lton branch the last week In June. Will be at Lake Como picnic June 30. Diets t r ip Inter.

He afterwards admitted he was one of the officers who helped to bull pen the miners of the Couer d 'Alenes.

A comical character in Maiden, whom the residents call "Butch ," had part of his meat stolen. He threat­ened to break up the socialist meet­ing but what he found the offenders.

"What makes you think it was so eialists," was asked him.

"Because they only took half; if it had been democrats or republicans they would have taken it a l l ."

A miner in Kendall remarked that he didn't go much on the socialists; he didn't propose to work hard and di­vide up hia earnings with some one else. A socialist standing near coolly eyed the rags and shoddy clothing that made up the attire of the complainant and remarked:

"Don't worry, Billy, you will have something coming."

At Gilt Edge I got caught in the rain from the start. Although the blizzard began before the first meet ing, about thirty braved the storm and came to hear me. Had a good lit­tle meeting. Made arrangements to address the miners following their un ion meeting next night on the Colo rado Idaho outrage, but the blizzard increased so in fury the miners had no meeting at all. Endeavored to do something toward getting the local in­to fighting order, but between the work in the mines and the awful fury of the storm which isolated Gilt Edge for two days, could do nothing. Got a doctor interested enough to inquire for the heaviest kind of literature and take besides other books, Untcrmann ' "The World's Revolution." There are not many socialists in the town, but are a few in the mines. The union needs a severe jolt, as it has engaged the services of a notorious citizens* alliance man from Lewistown to address It Miners' day. Comrade Charles Johnson, formerly of Maiden proposed to pay mv expenses if will remain in Gilt Edge four or five days working both as n speaker to spread the propaganda and as a single hnnd talker to work up the organiza­tion. There fs in Oilt V.,]go, as in Ken dall und many other places, n great deal of unclassified socialistic sent! inent which is our opportunity or our failure in the present enmpnlgn. The offer wns made me to speak from the siime stand with the Alliance mnn Miner's day and T have accepted which will cause me to re arrange the dntes you made, which T am engaged In do­ing today. Hen in the new itinerary: Onrniel, tonight; Moore, 10; Lewis town either 11 or 12; Gilt, Edge, IS; Tennep, 14; White Sulphur Springs, 15 and 16. Couldn't break into Bar

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Had to abandon my grips and ride out of Gilt Edge in a raging blizzard yesterday in order to make here, ac­cording to arrangements for the 8th. An open buggy for the mail was the only rig that left in two days.

Didn't get the letter you forwarded to Maiden but got the other and the papers.

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All Socialists should subscribe for to make an end of government by in-tho News. junction."

MONTANA NEWS, H E L E N A , MONTANA.

I S H A L L H A V E L I V E D .

(Written for the Arkansas Socialist by Dan Hogan, Socialist Candidate for Governor of Arkanaaa.)

If I can wreat from cruel might hia ancient power,

A n d give imperial right her priceleaa crown j

If I can wreck deep error'a frowning tower,

A n d hurl dark auperatition'a idols down,

I ahall have lived.

If I can plant the seed that in thia •eaaon

Wi l l aprout and grow for peace and happiness;

If I can help to win the rule of rea-aon—

O f Justice, joy and blessedness, I shall have lived.

If I can hush the widow'a mournful 'plaining,

A n d dry the tear of hopeless orphan­hood—

If I can stay the tyrant's hold, now gaining—

Now throttling and destroying brother­hood—

I shall have lived.

If I can build a hope, sweeter, fairer, brighter

Than they have dreamed, who've suf­fered, Oh I to much;

If I can make their heavy burdens lighter

A n d l i f t them up with truth's im­mortal touch,

I shall have lived.

If all who labor and are heavy laden W i l l claap the hand of conscious

brotherhood I f all the toilers of the world awaken, A n d they be joined in love—and un­

derstood, I shall have lived

Women's Clubs

T H E KINO MEETINGS. Comrade B r o w n of L c w i s t o w n sends

t h i s report of the K i n g mee t ings : " Y o u have a l r eady r e c e i v e d M u r

r a y K i n g ' s le t te r t e l l i n g of the meet i n g here, etc. B u t lest he should be too modest, I thought i t a good p l a n to w r i t e a note conce rn ing h i s advent here. I t was a huge success i n eve ry respect, a n y t h i n g w h i c h he m a y have s a i d to the con t r a ry no twi ths t and ing , H o w e v e r the s t a lwar t s separated and h i e d themselves to the wools , whence t h e y r i g h t about f a c e d and swept the open places c lean on the re tu rn , d r i v i n g and c o r r a l i n j j a good c r o w d i n t o t h e Y . M . C . A . h a l l . W e were more t h a n pleased w i t h the c r o w d w h i c h h a d been co l lec ted b y o p e n i n g t ime a n d more con t inued c o m i n g u n t i l qu i te l a t e i n to the speech. H e spoke v e r y c l ea r ly upon v i t a l subjects , a n i l caused serious ruptures i n many an obdura te s k u l l . Seve ra l h u n g a round a f t e r meet­i n g , anxious to l ea rn more o f the new gospel acco rd ing to socia l i s t s .

" T h e second mee t ing was held on the street corner and many o f the • " p i k e r s " were g i v e n a chance to hear the g l ad news. H o b s o n , the president o f the Fergus C o u n t y hank, happened a long oppor tune ly and stopped to hear K i n g ' s eloquent d iscuss ion of the bank­i n g quest ion, t he i r p a r a s i t i c a l pos i t ion on society , etc. M a n y other of the " b i R u n s " heard ha rd news and saw w i t h heavy hear ts the largo c r o w d o f eager w o r k i n g m e n l i s t e n i n g , in tense ly in teres ted f n the earnest a n d f o r c e f u l appeal f o r them to emanc ipa te them­selves at the ba l lo t box I t was one o f those co ld , c lea r n igh ts w h e n s tand­i n g s t i l l meant g rea t d i s comfo r t , how­ever , f u l l y f i f t y men remained through­out the two hours K i n g spoke and bough t us out of l i t e ra tu re a f t e r that . Pe rhaps three hundreds persons heard a n d apprec ia ted par t o f the speech. T f ee l sure tha t L e w i s t o w n w o u l d vo te a heavy number i f we c o u l d keep the issue be fo re t hem toy hsxving more good speakers. W e are l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to B e n W i l s o n ' s a r i v a l here w i t h the utmost expec ta t ion . H e w i l l mature a lot o f sprouts Hml l and a lo t of new ones, too, we are sure. K i n g ' s v i s i t p r o v e d that these par ts are ready "Route us a l l the good speakers y o u c a n ; t h e y w i l l got results .

" W e have not used these meet ings as propaganda f o r the enlargement o f the loca l membersh ip as we t h i n k i t be t te r po l i cy to first make soc ia l i s t s and recuperate the membersh ip f r o m them, ins tead of t a k i n g in those who are on ly on the f o a m y crest of the wave , ready to s i n k back i n an i n ­stant Though those tnc t ics keep the sale o f duo s tamps down, it keeps the loca l down to (hose who nre aggress ive fighters and nro i n the loenl f o r bet t e r or worse. U n d e r s t a n d m i ' , tluit we do not make the local nn exc lus ive c l u b ; not nt n i l , but we mere ly make sure that the npp l i cnn t means busi ­ness nnd does it when d u t y ca l l s .

' T h e plutes o f the town nre al ready h o l d i n g secret conferences in regard to the c o m i n g e lec t ion , nnd the local sub s i d i r e d papers are a l r eady spend ing considerable spnee to the o ld gag o f prospe r i ty nnd Roosevel t 's squnre deal —to the trusts in terported l i e tvoen tho l ines . B u t you help us >»y rout­i n g more good speakers over th is w a y and Fe rgus w i l l d e l i v e r up a cred i t ­able, dependable class-conscious v o t e . "

A unique document has come to th i s office. I t is m p e t i t i o n s igned b y wo­men, the wives , mothers and daughters of the w o r k i n g class against the atro­c i t ies perpet ra ted i n Idaho. W h e n even the women o f th i s na t ion rise i n protest aga ins t such v io la t ions of the r igh t s of i t s c i t i z e n s the bru ta l anar­chis ts who have se ized the govern­ment of th is c o u n t r y may w e l l t rem­ble f o r the f u t u r e of the i r v ic ious -usurpa t ion . T h e p e t i t i o n f o l l o w s :

T o the P re s iden t of the U n i t e d S ta tes and the G o v e r n o r s of Idaho and Colorado. W e , the unders igned, w ives , mothers and daughters of the w o r l d ' s workers , r e s id ing i n the v i c i n i t y of N y e and Dean , C a r b o n county , M o n ­tana, do, r e spec t fu ly , but firmly pro­test agains t the i l l e g a l arrest and de­portment of the of f ic ia l s of the West­ern F e d e r a t i o n of M i n e r s i n v i o l a t i o n of the cons t i tu t ion of the U n i t e d States , and the states of Idaho and Colorado and f u r t h e r , we demand tha t these men be l ibe ra t ed , arested, a n d t r i e d l ega l ly . S i g n e d , M r s . E . J . Sou thwor th , J u l i a P r a t t o n , Orace P r a t -ton, C l a r a H u n t , M r s . J o h n H u d s o n , M r s . A . P . Whea t , M r s . W m . H a w k s , Jos ie H a w k s , M r s . A d d l e H a w k s , G a i l F r y , M r s . H . W . W r i g h t , F a n n i e M a r ­sha l l , M r s . A . M . R i d d l e , M r s . R i c h ­ards, M r s . Ous Johnson , Dean H a r r i s , M r s . C . W . A. lams . M r s . L . L . A d a m s , M r s . 8. H . G r i n s t e a d , M r s . E . A . G u n , L i l l i a n T . H o l t , M r s . 8. J . Decker , M r s . A . J . H a r r i s , M r s . O . E . H a s k i n .

The W o m a n Vote In Russ i a .

A t one s w i f t bound Russ ia has br idged the chasm o f the ages and es tab l i shed u n i v e r s a l suffrage, tha t means f o r men and women also. A n d this i n a coun t ry tha t the w o r l d has been c a l l i n g so barbarous that i t w o u l d t ake long years o f " e v o l u t i o n " to develop. I t has passed even the U n i t ed States , and i t s w e l l developed and persis tent woman su f f rage movement T h i s is what H u g o de V r i e s ca l l s " e v o l u t i o n b y m u t a t i o n . " I n the de­velopment of species sc ient is ts have d iscovered that species w i l l f r e q u e n t l y cont inue w i t h o u t mod i f i ca t ion f o r an indef in i t e pe r iod o f t ime, u n t i l sud­den ly a new and e n t i r e l y d i f ferent i n ­d i v i d u a l w i l l s p r i n g f r o m the parent , and i t s o f f s p r i n g never re turns to the old type . The new species is the re­sult o f the p reced ing process of pre­para t ion i n the c h a n g i n g envi ronment of generat ions of parents.

T h e env i ronment of in jus t i ce and oppression has been press ing b i t t e r l y upon the socia l l i f e of R u s s i a f o r gen­erat ions. T h e b a r r i n g of women f r o m human a c t i v i t i e s tha t concern her is pa lpab ly unjus t , a n d on ly ma in t a ined b y fo rce—economic fo rce , and phys i ­cal fo rce . B u t t rue to the socia l i s t i n ­te rpre ta t ion of h i s to ry , baaed upon the compe l l i ng p r i n c i p l e of mater ia l neces­s i ty , the Russ i ans have demanded righteousness and jus t i ce , accord ing to un ive r sa l p r i nc ip l e s that have perco­la ted through the b ra in s of the w o r l d ' s t h i n k e r s f o r ages. A n d the govern­ment was under the necessi ty of grant­i n g the i r demands or do ing worse. Thus do revo lu t ions burst f o r t h i n spite of the howl of the conservat ives f o r " e v o l u t i o n . " Ca tas t roph ic changes are a par t of e v o l u t i o n . B u t they have been prepared i n the w o m b o f the past.

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W e are h a v i n g a l l the tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum as to w h y the meat inspec t ion amendment should not be passed. I t won 'I be passed. I f i t i s passed the go ld of the beef t rust w i l l see tha t i t ia i nope ra t ive . The t rus t contro ls the gove rnmen t ; the t rus t is the government . T h e only way f o r the government to cont ro l the t rus t i s f o r the government to own the t rus t an ownersh ip t ha t i s democra t ic where every human b e i n g has an equal show in i t .

A l l states i n wh ich the proceedings

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havo been presented have tu rned them

d o w n .

A l l the state convent ions of the So­

c i a l i s t p a r t y tha t have met so f a r have

adopted resolut ions condemning the

Colorado-Idaho outrages.

Comrade S i n c l a i r is now engaged i n

d r a m a t i z i n g " T h e J u n g l e , " and ar­

rangements aro be ing concluded f o r

the p roduc t ion of the p l a y th is f a l l .

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The four t een th annua l convent ion o f the W . F . o f M . vo ted unan imous ly to b u y $500 w o r t h of s tock i n T h e C r i s i s P u b l i s h i n g Co. , and declared f o r the I . W . W . p o l i c y o f the paper, a n d f a ­vored con t ro l b y the r evo lu t i ona ry un­ions i n U t a h so as to make The C r i s i s an o f f i c i a l I . W . W . organ.

The y o u n g Argansas T r a v e l l e r , " A r ­kansas S o c i a l i s t , " i s ce r t a in ly one of the most unique pub l ica t ions of the soc ia l i s t movement . I t is e x a c t l y 9xf i inches, 8-page. I t is b r igh t as a s i l ­v e r do l l a r tha t the w o r k i n g man hasn ' t got, and is a s h i n i n g example o f m u l -t u m i n pa rvo . J . W . L o w r y is the edi­tor , and S. W . H a r v e y associate edi­tor . T h e pr i ce is 50 cents. Send f o r a sample copy to L i t t l e Rock , A r k .

M i s o s u r i he ld i t s state convent ion of the S o c i a l i s t p a r t y at Je f f e r son C i t y , M a y 30. Twen ty - f i ve delegates were present. L . G . Pope was elected chai r ­man. T h e state secre tary repor ted 51 locals i n good s tand ing and 11 mem­bers at large. The nor thern part o f the state i s repor ted beh ind the south e rn i n respect to organ iza t ion . T h e f o l l o w i n g candidates were nomina t ed :

L . A . Pope, judge of the supreme cou r t ; C a l e b L i p s c o m b , judge of the supreme court , short t e r m ; J . S. Iden, r a i l r o a d and warehouse commiss ioner ; E . T . Behrens , super intendent of pub l i c i n s t r u c t i o n .

Tho s tate convent ion o f the Soc ia l i s t p a r t y o f N e w Y o r k was held J u n e 1 it tin- N e w Y o r k L a b o r Temple . Sev en ty- f ive delegates were i n at tendance. John 0L Chase, the state secretary , re­ported the dues p a y i n g membersh ip to be 2,552. The name " S o c i a l i s t P a r t y " was adopted ins tead of the o ld Socia l -1 b m o c r a t i c par ty . The f o l l o w i n g t ic­ke t was nomina ted :

Gove rno r , J o h n C. Chase l ieutenant governor , W m . Applegf t t e ; secre tary of state. M a x D i l f a n t ; t reasurer , E m i l G o r i a ; comptrol ler . A . B . Cross ; at tor ney general , Eugene T o o n e y ; congress man-at- large, B . D . L e a v i t t .

The state conven t ion of the Socia l ist pa r ty of N e w Je r sey was he ld M a y 30| One hundred and fifty-six delegates were present, m a k i n g the larges t so­c i a l i s t conven t ion ever he ld i n the state. There i s no state e lec t ion to be held t h i s year and the business o f the conven t ion was d i rec ted to the dis­cuss ion of pa r ty a f f a i r s , and matters o f p ropaganda and o rgan iza t i on .

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T h e enemy, g e t t i n g more and more desperate, are now t r y i n g the argu­ment of persecut ion against the M i l waukeo Hoeial Democra t s . Comrade E c k e l m a n n , one of our oldest members, has been arrested f o r " c r i m i n a l l i b e l " because he d i s t r i b u t e d some leaflets c o n t a i n i n g the record o f one of the old p a r t y a ldermen. H e was t r i ed b y a c a p i t a l i s t i c judge , before a cap i t a l ­i s t i c j u r y , nnd fined $50 nnd costs. A sort of drag-net su i t is now brought aga ins t a number o f M i l w a u k e e com-r.'idcs nnd the Soc ia l -Democra t i c P u b ­l i s h i n g Co . f o r $25,000 f o r the snme leaflet . The nlderninn whose record was exposed has v i s i t e d . other com­rades whont he threatened w i t h d i re consequences nnless they should g i v e tho tes t imony he wanted . T h i s mnn b y the way , is the head of the Ca th ­ol ic c lub whose members a l w a y s have fought the soc ia l i s t s so b i t t e r l y nnd impor ted F a t h e r K r e s s and others to a t tack soc ia l i sm i n thei r serinoiui nnd lectures. H e has made eve ry ef­f o r t to prevent the spread of our principles' in this c i t y , but this lust at­tempt w i l l s i m p l y react i n f a v o r of our enuse. Persecu t ion w i l l on ly mnko us f r i e n d s .

The twe lve Soc ia l -Democra t i c alder men are m a k i n g themselves f e l t i n the M i l w a u k e e c i t y counc i l . A t the last mee t ing , the Socia l -Democra ts intro­duced a resolut ion demand ing tha t a l l i n c i d e n t a l p r i n t i n g f o r the counc i l shal l be done in un ion p r i n t i n g plants . They also i n i t i a t e d a move f o r a mun ic ipa l d r e d g i n g p lan t . The c i t y o f M i l w a u k e o i s now p a y i n g thousands of dol lars to a con t rac to r f o r d redg ing i ts r ivers . M o s t of th is money migh t he sr.ved to the c i t y b y n mun ic ipa l plant , and at the same t ime the laborers on the dredge, who now get v e r y poor wages, w o u l d rece ive decent compensation. The I l l i n o i s S tee l Co. , i t i s reported, hns tapped tho c i t y flushing t u n n e l ; the S o c i a l Democra t s moved tha t th i s mat­te r be inves t iga ted . T h e f a t h e r of our present mayor hns nn interest in M M M i l w a u k e e (las Co. The mayor has just appoin ted ns gas inspector the son of another of the owners of tho M i l w a u k e e Oas Co. The Socia l Dein

The " A v a n t i , " I t a ly , ran off more

t h a n 10(1,000 copies o f i t s spec ia l M a y

D a y edi t ion.

The trades un ion is t s of G e r m a n y have raised $76,000 f o r the R u s i a n revolu t ionis t s up to the present.

In A u s t r i a the soc ia l i s t s are consid­e r i n g the necessi ty o f re so r t i ng to a po l i t i c a l s t r i k e i n order to ob ta in the i r suffrage demands.

A t tho A p r i l e lec t ion a t D a r m s t a d t , Germany, the socia l -democra t ic candi ­date was elected b y a vote o f over !«,<

The Socia l i s t pa r ty a d m i n i s t r a t i o n i n A u s t r i a has decided to declare a general s t r i ke at the first i n t i m a t i o n of the government of d e l a y i n g the i m ­mediate app l i ca t ion o f the un ive r sa l suffrage l aw.

There ia encouragement even f r o m S p a i n regard ing the g r o w t h of the So­c ia l i s t p a r t y and the w o r k i n g class movement. A s a result of the elec­t ions there are 74 soc ia l i s t m u n i c i p a l counci lors s i t t i n g i n 33 towns.

Professor R a d e t s k i , d i r ec to r of the h igh school at T u l a , was k i l l e d on the street by a 15-year-old boy . P r o f e s s o r R a d c t s k i ' s e f for ts to suppress the pro­pagat ion of r evo lu t i ona ry ideas i n the school led to his assass inat ion. T h e y o u t h f u l assassin escaped.

There was a scene i n the re ichs tag when Bebe l proceeded to d e t a i l the acts of the P r u s i a n po l ice f o r the past f e w weeks. H e sa id the R u s s i a n J e w s had Keen expel led s i m p l y because they were suspected of b e i n g hos t i le to Russ ia . There was a t remenduous up­roar when he a t t a cked the pol ice .

D u r i n g a meet ing of r e v o l u t i o n a r y workers held i n the woods near M o s ­cow recent ly , two members o f the secret pol ice were d i scovered among the audience. The m e t i n g p r o m p t l y t r i e d them and sentenced them to death. T h e y were i m m e d i a t e l y t i e d to a tree and shot.

The largest deputa t ion ever assem­bled in the government b u i l d i n g i n L o n d o n was composed of 400 dele­gates represent ing h a l f a m i l l i o n or­ganized, and many m i l l i o n unorgan ized women, to plead the cause o f woman suffrage. The B r i t i s h women are put­t i n g up a w o n d e r f u l fight f o r repre­senta t ion i n government .

A v e r y r i ch d i scovery of a deposit o f cobal t was made i n Canada the other day. Jus t when the m i n i n g sharks were about to gobble i t up, the C a n a d i a n government decided to keep the whole m i n i n g d i s t r i c t—abou t 100 square miles—as pub l i c p roper ty fo r ­ever , and to mine the cobal t f o r the benefi t o f the nat ion at large.

C a n a d a has taken a lesson f r o m N e w Zea land .

Comrade F e r r i of Ttaly, the great socia l i s t and scient is t , was sentenced to 14 m o n t h s ' impr i sonment f o r l i b e l ­l i n g j I K n a v a l con t rac to rs o f t h a t count ry . B u t since then an inves t iga ­t i o n has shown that he d id not pa in t the s i t ua t i on b l a c k enough. A s he i s a member of par l i ament , pa r l i amen t must sanc t ion the sentence, bu t th i s it w i l l not now do.

Men's Suits, $16.50 nnd $18, now - - $°-Monarch Shirts, $1.50 values, now • - 9 Princely Shirts, $1.00 values, now 4 Men's Gloves, Buckskin, $1.00 values, now - 7

Boys' and Children's Suits at one-half original price.

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T h e K n g l i s h papers state tha t the result o f the F r e n c h elect ions w a s v e r y much the same as i n E n g l a n d . T h e o ld par t ies have a l l been h a r d h i t , and those that have p rof i t ed most are the socia l i s t rad ica ls . These h a d 1,200 commit tees at w o r k i n d i f f e r en t pa r t s o f the coun t ry , and were se rved b y an able p r o v i n c i a l press. T h e F r e n c h f ight in now sa id to he na r rowed down to an issue between tho socia l is ts and the socia l i s t rad ica ls .

The B e l g i a n socia l is ts i n a n t i e i p a t i o n of tho elections, have ca l led f o r 1 .000 volunteers to go about tho conn t r y , c a l l i n g nt v i l l ages and f a i r s , scat t e r i n g leaflets , nnd s|n-akers nt opon-niy meet ings . T h e y havo a sp lend id cause." 1 ' nde r tho rule of the l iborn l s taxes have been doubled on tho necessaries o f l i f e and press hard on the purses o f poor men, wh i l e the duties on the

DAILY SOCIALIST will be issued June 1 2 , and each day thereafter and will contain Hermon F. Titus' reports of the great Moyer, Haywood, Petti-bone trial. It will be the only daily issued

ON THE SPOT nt Caldwell, Idaho, and will tell the truth about the trial hot off the bat. In order to insure publication 3 , 0 0 0 cash subscriptions must be received by June 1 a. The price is only

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THE HUMPHREY JEWELERY CO. The fisest work done at the lowest prices. We make anything yon want in this line. Our shop is all run by electricity. If you want any special design in a ring, bare us m i k i it.

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gemtit , H » m s , S u J l l l S i to th is sf-I * T * S * M * - « J ptodnes less revenues than rangoment , b y which e v e r y t M a g would be " k e p t i n the f a m i l y , " and com­pel led the ocunc l l to l a y over th is np-poin t inent . A s i n the Inst counc i l , ni l tho Soc ia l -Democra t i c a ldermen work Ike one man and cast n s t ra ight vote on e v e r y measure. T h u s they make the i r s t rength fen red.

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T h e t e r r i b l o mine disaster at Lodge took f r o m the ranks of the so­c ia l i s t movement one of i ts most ac t i ve members. Comrade M a t t K e i k k a of Bel t was one o f the v i c t i m s . T h i s comrade hai l been one of the foremost among the worke r s nt Bel t i n e f fec t ing o rgan iza t ion among the I ' in landors there. T h o Socia l i s t pa r ty o f Be l t a n d Montana w i l l suffer an i r re t r i evab le loss in the death of this comrade, but his memory unci example will be M ineent ivo to his f e l l o w workers to put f o r t h s t ronger ef for ts to better tho con-

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J5he Mint lcwistown, Mont.

The social, card party and dance given nt the Workers' Club on Min ers' Union Day was a grand success

and left a neat sum in the coffers of the club.

There nre now 73 socia l is ts i n the French chambers as contras ted w i t h IT in the last par l iament . A t present burenucrncv rules to the interests o f the F r e n c h capta ins o f indus t ry . b u t ! , l i , i , " » ° ' ^ h " i r

•Twin Ouesde has amiouneed tha t he w i l l i n t roduce a l aw f o r b i d d i n g em­ployers to bo candidates f o r par l i a ­ment In the d is t r ic t where they em­ploy a la rge number o f w o r k m e n .

Send i n your orders f o r b i l l heads, let terheads, cards ote., to the News .

K. T. Hamilton. Livingston. Mont. Concrete contractor.

Remember Tho N e w s does n i l k i n d s of j ob p r i n t i n g at reasonable pr ices .

One o f the most commendable fen tores of the M i l w a u k e e social is t move­ment is tho number of enter ta inments , p icnics , bul l s , c a rd part ies and eclo-l . r i t i o n s of var ious k i n d s i n wh ich the par ty membersh ip in a lways • Hanged.

B, T. Hamilton, Livingston Mont, manufacturer of concrete blocks for building, a specialty.

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MONTANA NEWS, HKI.F.NA, MONTANA.

State Department ^

No first class, well read socialist pretends to be without the Interna­tional Socialist Review. The Newa wi l l give one year's aubacription to it as a premium for twenty subscribers.

In order to keep your section of the community thoroughly posted on what the Socialist Party is doing in Montana during the casapaign, and let the ignorant know there ia some other party besides those engineered by the Amalgamated, each local should take weekly bundles of the Newa from now on t i l l after election next fa l l . To any individual or local contracting for these bundles we w i l l furnish them at the rate of $2 for ten copies pel week t i l l after election. Larger bundles w i l l be at the same rate. That it 100 copies a week w i l l coat #20 from now t i l l after election. Order your bundles early ao you can be educating your neighborhood.

Comrade Collins writes in regard to his Wyoming meetings:

• ' I hsd a very large meeting at Diets. Took up collection of $7.50, and sold al l the booka I took with me to the meeting. I did well in Billinga. Waa hoarse when I got to Bed Lodge account of taking cold after speaking outside in Diets. They got nine new members in Sheridan the last night T

there."

There are numbers of socialists in this state that get their job work done at citizens' alliance office*. It would be well for them to take a ponder as to whether such action arguea much of a protest against the existence of the capitalist class. I f the socialists alone would send their own job work and what they could ruatle to the printing office that is suporting their aide of the claas struggle, this office would straighten out its kinks in a month. See that you stand by your socialist profession, comrades.

The locals must send in their reports to the state secretary promptly. It la ridiculous in a state that does the work that Montana doee to have the locals lagging behind and making a poor showing so far as organization is concerned. Tf the secretary don't do his work, put some one in that wi l l .

The locals of Montana should get ready to get down to business, ami render able assistance when Lena Mor­row Lewis comes. She is a good work­er, and the socialists owe it to her and the state to see that she works nnder every advantage. Tier main point is the placing of first-class read­ing matter in the hands of the work­ing class, and Montana needs this badly enough, goodness knows. We have got the reputation of being a half-baked movement in the West. The antics of the unions do not serve to dispel this presumption. Collins is al­ready complaining of the superficial, unposted character of our locals. We wrote h imJha t there was no help for it except hard and patient work, and that was what he was expected to do. The working class must understand what socialism means before they can take a class-conscious line of action, and to do thia they have got to be familiar with the literature of our movement. Socialism is the triumph of the thought power of the human brain brought to bear upon the order­ing of human l i fe . You can't just fa l l into it you have got to learn it. We print the letter of Comrade Barnes upon Mrs. L e w i s ' route:

Chicago, June 5.—J. D. Graham, Hel­ena, Mont.

Dear Comrade—I can now state def­initely that Lena Morrow Lewis wi l l eome under your direction on the 16th day of Ju ly ; her last date being at Pocatello, Idaho, on J u l y 15. You can reach her at Denver, Col., general delivery, up to the 17th of thia month. She wi l l be in M t . Pleasant, Utah, on June 28 and 29 Salt Lake, June 30 and Ju ly 1; Eureka, Utah, Ju ly « and 7; Park CUv, Utah, July 12 and 13.

Hoping this wi l l he satisfactory, and her tour under your direction may be successful in every respect, fraternally

yours, J M A H L O N B A R N E S ,

National Secretary.

We have a letter from a comrade at Kalispell , a minister, that is f u l l of food for reflection A movement that can command such devotion of intel­ligent minds is worthy the support of those who want to see the true and the right and the good prevail—for there is a true and a right and a good. Here is the letter from Comrade F. L . Bnzzel l :

Dear Comrade—I appreciated your letter. I am at present an old worn-out horse—little good to myself or the world. I am trying to recover my health by out-of-door labor. A m mow­ing lawns, and also have a garden. I supplied the pulpit four weeks at Mal ­ta lectured on aocialism once and had to quit. I was going to lecture at Qlasgow, Chinook, Havre, Box Elder, Benton, Great Falls, Stockett, Choteau and Conrad, but I had to come home. I tried to lecture here once in March. Had 300 out, but almost failed. Did quite well at Mal ta . I must not lec­ture any the next two months; then i f I keep gaining I wi l l write you.

M y comrades here all think I ought to go back to the pulpit as soon as able, as they think I w i l l reach more people. I preached here on socialism three times before I took sick, and had a congregation of 400. But I don't know yet what to do. I have four girls that I must educate. I am talking ao­cialism with all I meet and loaning them books. I expect to begin to sell hooks soon, and alao to work for your excellent paper, which I read with great interest. Wish T could go to Helena and meet you, which I prob­ably wi l l this f a l l . T am only a " b a b e " in socialism, and have not had the benefit of meeting experienced socialists.

Whether in or out of the pulpit, I shall declare socialism as the applica­tion of real Christianity to real l i f e .

We socialists here meet at our homes every second Monday night, and some one reads a paper, anl we have inter­esting discussions. A . J . Chapman reads a paper next Monday. C. A. Cooley read a fine paper at my house at the last meeting. There wi l l be a big socialist vote here this f a l l .

Hoping to see you soon, and wishing you continued success, I am yours fra­ternally,

F . L . B U Z Z E L L .

Comrade James Morgan of Dietz, Wyo., sends in six subs.

The Finn local at Butte sends in $2 for dues.

June 6 Comrade A . J . MacDonall sent in another bunch of subs that puts us into two new postoffices. He •ays he has collected $7 to apply on the press fund.

Four more subs in from Comrade Cragg. The list is beginning to climb again.

Comrade Lena Morrow Lewis writes en route from E l Paso:

" M y surplus over all expense* and salary for three weeks' work in A r i -

BANKING BY MAIL The Union Bank & Trust Company receives deposits by mail on ex­

actly the same terms as though made in person at the Bank. The mails are entirely safe and are convenient, and people in all parts

of the country transart banking in this manner. Deposits may be sent by registered mail, postofnee or express money

order, or by bank check or draft. As soon as we receive the first deposit it will be entered on our books, and a passbook mailed the depositor a* a receipt for the money deposited.

We have issued a small booklet telling of the simple way in which an account can be opened by mail and we will send a copy of it free to anyone asking for the same.

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zona was $15.00. Literature aalea at 20 meetings held in 10 place* were $133.30. Profits on same, $67.50. Con sidering that M r . Lewis sold $100 worth of literature in the territory just a month previous my sale* were very good.

" M y best sales were $50.35 in four days (four evenings and one small afternoon meeting) in Globe.

" W i l l be in Denver, Col. , Juae 12, for a week or ten day*. ' '

We have a good fr iend in Miaaouln. Thomas H . Sallender, who get* a sub for the News now and then, who writes us an interesting letter. The following is part of i t :

" I send subscription for a doctor here that I made a socialist out of H year ago by getting him to subscribe for the Appeal, and I now want hitn to read the News. He calls me the anarchist, only joshing, though. We remember Mrs. Hazlett speaking on the street in Colorado Springs five or six years ago. M y wife and I heard her speak at the opera house here and thought it was splendid. M y wife likes the News better than the Appeal. We are going to work for the News now. I am a socialist seeped anil dyed in the w o o l . "

Secretary Quandt of Local Butte send* us in $12, $5.10 per capita tax for the year, $5 on the debt to the Newa, $2 for local advertising.

The following letter shows how the sane reason and knowledge of social­ism is spreading to one after another of the ignorant souls that are today held in the darkness, superstition and suffering of bourgeois teaching. Those who know Socialism must never cease to talk it and spread it. They can never tell what light and joy they may bring into the lives of others:

Mrs. Hazlett, editor Montana News Dear friend—I went to hear you speak when you were here in Ovando, and I must say it certainly was an "eye-opener" for me. I always did lean a little towards socialism—that is, I thought I was not getting a "square dea l , " the way things are working now but i f asked I could not have told where the trouble was. much less think about a remedy. I had socialism con­fused with communism, a kind of a general " j a c k p o t " out of which every body received the same amount re­gardless of what he put in. and I want to say right here that I hardly knew the first thing about socialism, and 1 think there are a great many people in the same boat today. They think they know, but they don't. Well, i t put me to thinking. Now, when a poor fool like me starts to think a little, something out of the ordinary must have stirred him up. I am a com­mon miner and have worked in most of the big mines of Butte for the last seven or eight years, and T think I have felt the iron hand a time or two. I tried to keep track of politics, but they moved so fast and changed so often that I could not tell where I was at. I remember one winter, T think it was 1901 or 1902, the year of the copper slump, how I walked the streets of Butte the whole winter and could not buy a job how T used to go out to the Paul Clark home and get a bowl of soup for my dinner and eat i t with those little orphans. It was a pretty tough winter, al l right. I just got to wondering today i f there wasn't a little copper stock manipulation be­hind that winter. The ' Amalgamated people were t rying to get hold of H e i n e ' s mines, not so much for their richness, but so they could control the copper market. I can see i t all plain enmigh now. Heinr.e was wil l ing to do "bus iness" with the Amalgamated and " d u m p " the people all the time, but the terms were not " r i g h t , " so he gets the people on his side by pos­ing as their " s a v i o r " from the greedy Standard Oi l . I understand he is go­ing to run for the senate. I wonder what kind of a substitute he will tell the people for his old story on the court house steps in Butte: " I stand before you, working men, in the same position tod\y that I did two ami four years ago, fighting for your liberty from the Standard O i l . " Now that he has "throwed i n " with them he is a traitor to the working people just as much as Clark is, anl should he de­feated for any office he runs for. What poor, deluded dupes we working men must be to be taken in by either one of them. We have a l i t t le local started here, and we are going to do what we can. It is time the workingmen of this country are getting their eyes open."

Comrade Burns in Bil l ings is a house afire down there. He is a new ar­r ival , and was at one time state secre­tary of the Oregon Socialist party. He ia giving the Cit izens ' Alliance of B i l ­lings a race against time. Here is a sample of the letters we get here at this office every two or three days:

" ! forgot to tell you to let us have 300 or 500 copies of next issue of News, I mean Citizens' Alliance edition We can handle that number. I will sell them at forthcoming Collins meetings, making a quack medicine peddler's plea from the platform. You wil l re ceive promptly every cent realized. W*

used to sell at street meetings in Port­land, Ore., and Frisco, from 1,000 to 1,500 copies. Bill ings is not so large, but I think we ' l l surprise you with what we can do. I f you can enclose some of Rufus Weeks ' leaflets or (has. H . K e r r ' s leaflets, I think I can get a nickle per copy for News by giv­ing some such leaflet with your pa­per ."

Comrade Rrunner of Ovanlo sends in $2.50 for subs.

Comrade Griffith of Canyon Ferry sends in a list of Ave subs.

Comrade Margaret Palsgrove of (•reat Falls writes:

1 ' We aaked for dates for Ben Wilson weeks ago Outsiders are inquiring about them too. We notified the mem­bers to have a special meeting last night, but it being a rainy evening not many attended. We think the local wi l l be able to raise some more funds for the press equipment. The (•reat Falls local regrets to lose one of its most active and liberal handed members, Comrade W. Jenkins, but we wi l l try and console ourselves with the thought that the loss of Great Falls w i l l be the gain of Salt Lake City, the future residence of Comrade Jen­kins. Change of reaidence wi l l not effect the principles of this man, for he is a genuine socialist with plenty of backbone. We wish him and his family success and happiness."

Comrade David D. Wofford of Local Victor encloses dues for nine mem­bers. He writes:

" T h i s is the first time I have been able to get a meeting since Comrade K i n g was here, and I could not get the boys to pay up from the time that K i n g reorganized and started them. This is the best I could do. Please send us some supplies, due cards, stamps, etc. I think by September we wil l have a membership of 4 0 . "

A correspondent sends us a little ac­count of the "Hauserlake Graf t C o . " lie says:

" T h i s is the place to come, boys, for a blow-out for Mr. Hauser. The first on the bi l l is $1.50 for stage fare, then $2 for poll tax, $1 for hospital fee. If vou arc in need of medicine the com­pany is supposed to have all you need, and you pay two prices for it. Mr . (Jerry wi l l hire you in Helena, agree to give you $2.25 per day, and pay for vnur own Chinese wigs, sour bread and Mulligan, 25 cents a dose. I f you are honest, and do al l you can to make the work good the general fore­man wil l pat you on the back, and then give you the hardest job and the smallest wages. The company may hire you to do one thing, and then the Scotch terrior wi l l have you do something else. The body of Mr . John­son, who was drowned in the river, was found three miles below the dam instead of at Bear Tooth as stated by the Independent. Of course, the company wants to make out as though they searched the river for miles. So they did—in their mind. They would have some men sit down by the barn every day at noon, and see i f John son was coming round the bend for some Mull igan; but they could not pay a man to go down the river and try to locate the body, which was lodged in a tree top that had fallen in the river at the R. V . eddy three miles below the dam. Come out, boys, and try the dam game, and let M r . Hauser pull your leg for a fine dollar W i l l i a m . "

Comrade Mabie designates the con­tribution from the East Helena Smelt ermens' union as " the first real ap­

preciation that has been shown you by any of the slave pens of Montana ."

The Brewers' union was a aecond.

Comrade Paul Ckstle was in the office last week. He left $5 for the press fund, with a promise of $5 more next month. He says we are going to have that press. As we stated last week, Comrade Castle has made ar­rangements to take a column in the Whitehall paper to devote to socialism. The cost w i l l be a dollar a column. Comrade Castle, being a preacher, baa not got an over-supply of this world's goods. Some of the comrades from that part of the state ought to help him out on the proposition. A column of socialism in a country paper every week is a tremendnous source of pro­paganda. Comrade Castle says i f no­body helps him out on it, he w i l l take it every few weeks himself anyway, as he can afford it. Anyone who cares to help Comrade Castle out on this can address him, Rev. Paul Castle, Central Park, Mont.

A . J . "MacDonald sends in a list of 10 subs f rom Lewiatown, June 1, and $12.50 of job work. This i * the per­sonal work that alone can keep the Newa alive.

A n old comrade from Scotland, he who lef t the gold piece fo* the defense fund, dropped in and lef t a piece of the same size and color for the press fund. He finished up by cleaning out the office and taking the sweepings to dinner. W e ' l l have that press yet.

Comrade Louis Hansen came in from East Helena and lef t several subscrip­tions.

Local Dean reports 12 members paid up to date, two 2 months' behind in their dues, 14 on roll , 25 stamps on last month's balance, 20 bought, 14 sold, 31 on hand, 2 business meetings held during the month, 75 cents bal­ance from last month, $3.50 received, $4.25 on hand.

A . H . Floaten, of Colorado, one of the national organizers of the Social­ist party, sends us a letter that con­tains such excellent ideas on organ­ization that we herewith present it. Comrade Floaten is the merchant that was deported from Telluride on ac­count of his sympathy with the strik­ers; his business was broken up, his health ruined, his l i f e threatened, and he was otherwise shamelessly perse­cuted. He is now working in Iowa. He writes:

" W h e n I got your last letter in re­gard to the help Montana wished from the national office I got your idea cor­rectly and I submitted that motion, so as to enable your plan to be carried out, and yet not show favoritism. But you and I know that the expense in the mountain states is enormous to what it is in a state like this! Iowa took me from the national office at $2 a day and expenses, and I don't believe my tour w i l l cost the state organization anything. I have only 3 more dates of a six weeks' tour, but I speak only two days and rest one, as I am not strong enough to do more. On account of my weakness in my legs and back, I am not as fit for organizing as others, and I see plainly that organ­izers and canvassers are what is want­ed more than speakers. I have found places here where they have had eight or ten different speakers and not enough socialists to organize a local. In one place there had been nine dif­ferent ones and one three times, and one twice and they had six votes in the town. I hope my motion w i l l pre­vai l . T have not heard yet where I ' l l go after the 8th when T finish in Towa,

but 1 understood it was Nebraska. I don't know whether I would be able to do the work Montana wants or not on account of not being strong enough to stand it to tramp so much.

" I organized one new and reorgan­ized five locale in this state and col­lected dues for the state $8.30, and the national $4.15. Iowa takes 10 cents a month for the state organization.

" I ' l l be pleased to hear from yon any time. As I have no dates ahead of the 8th I can't tell you where I ' l l be, but either Fort Collins or national office wi l l reach me . "

We print the fol lowing gossipy let­ter from Comrade Arthur Morrow Lew­is, husband of Comrade Lena, who w i l l be in here in Ju ly :

Aspen, Col., June 2.—Dear Comrade Graham: I have been going to drop you a line such a long time, but have only just got around to it.

You have the reputation in Mon­tana of having completed an almost perfect system of routing speakers. That is just precisely one of the things most lacking in our party and I should like to see how your plan works.

I have made quite a study of that problem, and while I have acquired quite a few ideas, I have sti l l room for several more. I almost regret that I did not try to arrange to be in Mon­tana at same time as Mrs . Lewis. I am told you are never troubled about one or two speakers, more or less, i a Montaa.

M y first plan for the summer waa to make a flying trip from Los Angeles to Toledo, where I hope to spend a week with M a i l l y Barnes started out to get me nine or ten days per stats and ended by getting f rom 30 to 50, so now I shall reach St. Louis going east about Labor day, i . e., Yankee Labor day. That doesn't look l ike seeing Montana this summer. I had an ambition to load up with literature the workers of your state in a way that would insure their reading i t after they got it. Wel l , i f I can't make it this summer Mrs . Lewis w i l l sell them as much as they wi l l be able to get through next winter. Mrs. Lewis and I came to the conclusion long ago that the way to make a socialist of a man is to get him reading our best books. I f we can " g e t " all the work­ers who read and think they wil l swing the dead-heads. Hence our propaganda looks largely to that end.

" I have been out on this trip now two months, and perhaps the follow­ing account of my literature sales may interest you. I hear you are careful about what you sell, and I am glad to hear it. ^

Literature sales for two months, Apr i l and May, 190fi, in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado: 217 "Evo lu t i on of M a n " $108.50 31 "Science and Revolut ion. . 15.50

297 Lewis-Harriman Debate 29.70 222 " M o d e r n Soc i a l i sm" 55.50

1 " M i n d s in P l a n t s " 50 1 " E n d of the W o r l d " 50

134 " D a y of Judgment" 13.40 21 " U t o p i a to Sc ience" 2.10 46 "Science and L i f e " F e r r i . 2.80 4 "Common Sense," Corey. . .40

17 "Social is t Movement 1.70

Total $230.10x

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