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Abraham Lincoln Said: "The Man Who Will Not Consider Both Sides of a Question is Dishonest"
James M. Salter
For Public Works
James M. Salter, Socialist com
missioner of public works, was born
in Chicago II years ago, In early in
fancy he moved to Wisconsin with his
widowed mother In which state he
lived until 1906.
His boyhood was spent on a farm,
where he received a rural school edu
cation which fitted him to begin teach
lag at the age of eighteen. Saving his
earnings he was later ;(hlo to take a
course at a normal school. Failing
eyesight forced Mr. Salter to give up
teaching and he entered the well mak
ing business, which included well drill
ing and installation of gas and wind
power private water systems. In De
cember, 1906, leaving his wife and
family with her own people, Mr. Sal
ter started out to locate a home in
the West, and after working in lum
ber, mining and construction camps,
harvest fields and mercantile estab
lishments in Montana, Idaho. Eastern i
Washington and Oregon, decided that
Everett and locality was the proper j
place to locate his future home. So I
in the winter of 1907, in company with
his wife and two children, came to
this city where he has since lived.
He did not wait to pick out a soft
snap, but while deciding a future
course worked on tug boats, pile driv
er and camp as cook, and in the lum
ber mills of Everett, building a house
before and after working hours to
gether with lay-offs for a couple of j
years, when Mrs. Salter and he decid- j
ed to re-enter the teaching profession.
In that they have been highly success
ful and are known as two of the best
and most . popular, teachers; in Snoho
■nvfsti county.1
As a teacher Mr. Salter secured
state-wide as well as local publicity by ]
insisting that historical truth instead ;
of the usual romantic fiction be taught
to the pupils in the history classes. j
Also that the pupils be taught the ac-1
tual industrial conditions of the life I
they would soon enter instead of the j
unreal and misleading stuff generally
taught. \
Superintendents, school directors, j
and other reactionaries by various
methods have tried to muzzle Mm,
but with school manual as a guide
and his pupils enthusiastically sup
porting him to the last one, always
came off victorious. , -
As commissioner of public works
Mr. Salter has made good. His worst
political enemies admit that the most
they can say is that Salter insists on
placing his own associates in charge
of the various department! under him
instead of the other fellow.
Mr. Salter has stood squarely upon
the platform on which he was elected
and has saved the city hundreds of
dollars by substituting system for
chaos and placing specialists in charge
of the various departments.
He has proven beyond doubt the
superiority of the day labor plan over
the contract system and has in all
cases stood firmly for the Interests
of the workers.
Mr. Salter never loses sight of his J
social (dealt and is not nearly so in
terested in favorable comment on the
business-like and efficient manner in
which he has handled his department
as he is on the effect his acts will re
flect to the credit ef the Socialist or
ganization.
He firmly believes that the only
thing worth while today is the educa
tion of the working class in economic
SOMETHING OF IMPORTANCE TO YOU!!
The "war" talk lia^ become tiresome, Everyone is talking,
wiiiiiiL' and speculating aboul the "war" Hjrhi now
BUT WHAT OP THE FUTURE?
What after the war with its burdens to the future—to the
workers?
Would you care to hear an interesting, logical and entertain
ing lecture on the aftermath of war?
[f you do, then do not fail to hear tin- veteran Socialist
organizer and lecturer
EMIL HERMAN
Deliver his splendid lecture on
AFTER THE WAR- WHAT?
Sunday, Oct. :i. S p.m.
The Forum, 1612 California St. Music—Questions
This Paper Bears an Important Message to Every Man and Woman in Everett!
The Socialist
By Ella Wheeler Wllcox
Who is a SocialistT it is i man
Who strives to formulate or alii a
plan
To better earth's condition!, It is ho
Who, having ears to hear and eyes to
see,
is neither deaf nor blind when might,
rough-shod.
Treads down the privilege! and rights
which God
Means tor all men: The privilege to
toil,
To breathe pure air, to till the fertile
soil—
The right to live, to love, to woo, to
wed.
And earn for hungry mouths their
need of bread.
The Socialist is he who claims no
more
Than his own share from generous
Nature's store;
But that he asks, and asks, too, that
no other
Shall claim the share of any weaker
brother.
And brand him beggar In his own
domain,
To glut a mad, Inordinate lust for
gain.
The Socialist is one who holds the
best
Of all God's gifts is toil, the second,
rest.
He asks that all men learn the sweets
of labor
And no idler fatten off his neighbor;
That all men be allowed their share
of leisure,
Nor thousands slave that one may
seek his pleasure.
Who one the Golden Rule shall dare
insist, £y£
Behold"him, the modern' Socialist.
WATCH US GROW
Following are the figures of the
Socialist vote in municipal elec
tions held in Everett in past years.
There is only one conclusion to lie
drawn from these figures — WE
SHALL WIN. Everybody to the
fmns. If we must win, then let
us win by a good big majority:
— For Couneilmen—
Socialists polled __ 11G
1911—For Mayor—
Russell, Rep. 2415
Salter, Sue. 2079
Gillespie, Dem. _ 2070
1912- For Public Safety—
Brodeck, Bus. Man___ 3500
It. J. Olinger, Soc 2462
1914— For Public Works
Sailer, Soe. 3108
Thompson, Bus. Man 2271
For Finance —
Clay 3173
Bostrom, Soc. .2316
BLAMES ROCKEFELLER
Helen Ring Robinson, Colorado's
woman senator, boldly blamed the
Rockefellers for her state's recent dis
astrous coal strikes with this state
ment:
: "Our recent strikes undoubtedly
could have been averted —with all
their economic waste and loss of lite
—if a certain man at is Broadway
had not gone into a twilight Bleep and
declared there was nothing to arbi
trate."
and industrial truth and the organiza
tion of the workers to own and op
erate the industries.
BVBRBTT, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, SKIT. :«), 1915.
Twelve Fundamental Wrongs
Exposed in Manly Report On Industrial Relations
4th Installment—"Denial of Opportunity"
REFORMS SUGGESTED
Discussing unemployment and de
nial of opportunity to earn a living as
the second principal cause of Indus
trial unrest, the report makes the fol
low Ing recommendations:
"Certain measures for dealing with
these conditions which are discussed
elsewhere in the report need to be
pushed forward with all possible \ip
: or. but it may be confidently predict
led that the unemployment situation
jwill not be appreciably relieved until
great advances have been made in the
removal of the two prime causes—un
just distribution of wealth and monop
olization of land and natural resources.
"The most direct methods of deal
ing with the inequality of wealth,
have already been briefly discussed
and will be considered elsewhere in
the report With respect to the land
question, however, the following basic
suggestions are submitted:
"1. Vigorous and unrelenting pros
ecution to regain all land, water pow
er and mineral rights secured from
the government by fraud.
"2. A general revision of our land
laws, so as to apply to all future land
grants the doctrine of 'superior use',
as in the case of water rights in Cali
fornia, and provision for forfeiture in
case of actual non-use. In its sim
plest form the doctrine of 'superior
use' implies merely that at the time
of making the lease.the purpose foj"
which the land will be used must be
taken into consideration, and the use
which is of greatest social value shall
be given preference.
"3. The forcing of all unused land
into use by making the tax on non
productive the same as on productive
land of the same kind, and exempting
all improvements.
"The unemployed have aptly been
calll d 'the shifting sands beneath the
State. Surely there is no condition
which more Immediately demands the
attention of congress than that of un
employment, which is annually driv
ing hundreds of thousand!! of other
wise productive citizens into poverty
and bitter despair, sapping the very
basis of our national efficiency, and
germinating the seeils of revolution."
DENIAL OF JUSTICE
Under the head "Denial of Justice,"
found to be the third principal cause
of unrest, the report cites numerous
typical instances to prove the follow
ing chargeß:
First, with regard to the enactment
THE
of laws, it is charged thai the work
ers have been unable lo secure legis
lotion to proteel them against griev
ous wrongs except after exhausting
struggles agalriflt overtrfcelmlng odds
ami against Insldloni Irtflui uces.
Second, it in charral tb.i' after
wholesome and neceSWr) laws arc
passi ii, they are in birr part nulli
fied by the courts upon technicalities
of a character which would not be
held to Invalidate legislation favorable
to the interests of manufacturer;-, mer
chants, bankers, and other property
owners, or thrown out on the broad
ground of unconstitutionalily through;
strained or Illogical construction of
constitution provisions.
Third, that In the administration of
law, both common and statute, there j
is discrimination by the courts against |
the poor and In favor of the wealthy
and powerful, and tb.-it this discrimi
nation arises not only from the eco
nomis disabilities of the poor, but also
out of the actual bias un the part of
the judges In favor of the wealthy and
influential.
Fourth, that courts have not only
neglected or refused to protect work
ers in the rights guaranteed by the
constitution of the Unitjefl States, and
of the several states, but that sec
tions of the constitution framed pri
marily to protect human rights have
been perverted to protect property
rights only, and to depr ye workers of
Him protection of right*? secured to'
them by statutes.
Fifth, that the ordinary legal ma
chinery provides no adequate means
whereby laborers and other poor men
can secure redress for wrongs inflict
ed upon them through the non-pay
ment of wages, through over-charges
at company stores, through exorbi
tant hospital ani other fees, fines and
deductions, through fraud on the part
of private employment offices, loan
offices and installment houses, and
through the "grafting" of foremen and
superintendents, The losses to wage
earners from these sources are stated
to amount each year to millions of
dollars and to work untold hardship
on a class of men who can ill afford
to lose even a penny of their hard
won earnings,
CONTEMPTIBLE COURTS
sixth, that the courts, by the un
warranted extension of their powers
in die Issuance of injunctions, have
not only grievously Injun d (be work
ers individually and collectively, upon
"A Tree Is Known By Its Fruits"
BROTHER
Innumerable occasions, but have also,
by the contempt procedure consequent
upon disobedience to such injunctions,
deprived the workers Of the right, fun
damental to Anglo-Saxon Institutions,
to be tried by Jury.
Seventh, that laws designed for the
protection Of labor in workshops,
mines and on railroads are not effec
tively enforced except in a few states.
Eighth, that in cases involving in
dustrial questions th<9 workers are lia
ble to great Injustice by reason of the
fact that in many localities they are
excluded from juries either by the
qualifications prescribed (usually pay
ment of property tax) or by the meth
od of selection.
POLICE BRUTALITY
Ninth, that during strikes, innocent
men are in many cases arrested with
out just cause, charged with fictitious
crimes, held under excessive bail, and
treated frequently with unexampled
b utality for the purpose of injuring
the strikers nnd breaking the strike.
Tenth, that in many localities dur
ing strikes not only is one of the great
est functions of the state, that of po
licing, turned virtually over to employ
ers or arrogantly assumed by them,
but criminals employed by detective
agencies and strike breaking agencies
are clothed by the process of deputiza
tion, with arbitrary power and reliev
ed of criminal liability for their acts.
Eleventh, that, during strikes in
many localities the entire system of
civil government is suspended and
there is set up in its place a military
despotism under so-called martial
law.
Twelfth, that in some localities the
control by the employers of the entire
machinery of government is so great
that lawless acts on the part of agents
of the employers go unheeded and un
punished, while vindictive action
against the leaders of the strike is ac
complished by methods unparalleled
in civilized countries.
ALL CHARGES PROVEN
In each instance what Mr. Manly
considers convincing proof that these
charges are fully justified is cited in
the form of testimony before the com
mission setting forth specific cases,
Tie fuels of which are admitted by all
concerned. Evidence gathered in the
commission's Investigation of the Col
orado strike is cited in substantiation
of the twelfth charge.
(To be continued)
KATHERINE H. HODGINS
For Commissioner of Finance
[Catherine H. Hodgins, candi
date for commissioner of finance,
received the unanimous endorse
ment of the Socialists of Everett
;;il their recent convention. She
Ihsi been (in active worker in the
party for several years, and has
exhiliiled remarkable executive
ability aa an administrator and fi
nancier in various official capac
ities. Though born in lowa, her
girlhood was spent in Minnesota,
where at the af?e of eighteen she
adopted the profession of school
teacher, in which field she was
eminently successful. Possessing
jan aptitude for business, her va
cationg and spare hours were de
! voted to the buying and selling of
live stock, farms, etc., so that
teaching was abandoned for farm
in?,' and trading. Yielding to the
lure of the golden West, our can
didate went to California, engag
ing in the real estate business,
which gave her an opportunity for j
further study. Later years were
given to travel and extensive
[study along the lines of sociology
and political economy. Then came
! a visit to beautiful Puget Sound,
which she has since made her
home, teaching several years in
Snohomish schools, and later
I building a home in Everett. All
her leisure hours are now devo-ted
to the cause of Socialism and the
advancement of labor in general.
If elected commissioner of fi
nance, Com. Hodgins will bring
to the office a mind schooled in
the ways of business, a character
disciplined by education, and an
executive ability which is rarely
met with in public offices.
One-third of the male workers in
this country earn less than $10 a
week. Is it any wonder that we have
poverty, misery and degradation in our
midst? Will ten dollars support a
family in any part of this country?
Do you want your wage-earning ca
pacity reduced to this standard if It
is not already there? It is in your
hands to alter this condition of af
fairs. Will you help?
When you can point out one in
stance where Socialists have not made
good in office, then you have good
grounds for electing some other can
didate. If there is one instance tell
us of it at our Sunday evening meet
ing in The Forum, 1612 California St.
Our platform is always open for dis
cussion.
Don't let the other fellow tell you
what Socialism is. Get ii first hand
from a member of the Socialist Party.
The other fellow's brand of Socialism
is generally adulterated like the food
you sometimes get.
n you have any reasons for being
opposed to Socialism, let us hear
them at our Sunday evening lectures.
If we are wrong, then we are willing
to be shown. If your objection is not
based on facts, then you ought to be
willing to let us prove it to you. That
is fair, isn't it?
Volunteers are wanted for the
distribution of papers and litera
ture every Sunday morning dur
ing the campaign. Call around
Friday evening and offer your
services.
Patronize YOUR Advertisers
Don't Be a Slave to Your
Prejudices!
Read This Paper With Mind
Open to Convicton
You Owe This Much to Yourself!
CIRCULATION
6,960
BOOST FOR 10,000
G. W. CARR
(For Commissioner Public Health
and Safety.)
(I. W. Carr, Socialist nominee
for the office of Commissioner of
Public Safety, was born in New
Brunswick in 1862. He moved to
Bncoda, Wash., in 1H!§), where he
married. In 1897 he moved to Ev
erett and took a business course
in a college in this city, but has
not followed clerical work. His
trade is that of a millwright. He
is a member of the Christian
church and has had membership
in the Socialist Party for five
years.
In November, 1011, he was elect
ed on the Socialist ticket to the
city council from the fourth ward.
Tn April, 1912, the city electors
I voted for the commission form of
government'thus, unseating W. G.
Carr and the other two Socialist
couneilmen. The work done in the
council chamber by G-. W. Carr
and his colleagues must have met
with the approval of the citizens,
for when the election for commis
sioners came around the Socialist
votes increased by over 400.
Carr's record as councilman is
without blemish. No one ques
tions his honesty, while he has won
many friends and supporters by
his mental poise and his steadfast
devotion to high ideals. A de
pendable man is G. W. Carr, one
in whose hands the forward-look
ing people of Everett may well
place the health and safety of the
j community.
STREET MEETINGS
HEWITT AND WETMORE
There will be a street meeting ev
ery Friday and Saturday evening dur
ing the campaign. Comrade Maynard
Shipley will speak every Friday and
other speakers will be obtained for
the Saturday meetings. Street meet
ings will be held other nights in the
week providing the speakers can be
obtained. Get around and help boost.
Comrade Maynard Shipley spoke on
the corner of Wetmore and Hewitt
last Saturday evening. A good crowd
assembled, almost all being non-So
cialists. They listened attentively to
the speech, and during the evening a
number of "War, What For?" and oth
er hooks were sold. Some subscrip
tions to the Northwest Worker also
were secured.
BIG SUNDAY MEETINGS
BEGIN OCTOBER 3
With ©omrade Emil Herman's meet
ing, Sunday, October 3, the Sunday
evening propaganda meetings com
mence. These meetings are to be an.
important part of the municipal cam
paign and will be held every Sunday
evening. Arrangement! are now be
ing made to have prominent Socialist
speakers address each meeting. Ques
tions and discussion at every meet
ing. Every comrade should exert him
self to help build up the crowds. Put
out potters, telephone your friends
and neighbors, are but few of the
many ways in which you can help.
At next Sunday's meeting KmilHer
man will deliver his splendid lecture
entitled, "After the War —What?"
Curl Ulonska will also speak in be
half of the campaign committee.
Campaign funds wanted.
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