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MONTANANKWS, HELENA, MONTANA
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Anysubscriber not receiv^^ing the News regularly should^notify this office at once. It^only takes a one cent postal^card. Our mailing list is prac^^tically perfect, and many errors^are carlessly made at certain^postoffices, and our readers^can assist us greatly in prompt^^ly notifying this office of the^same.
PARTYWILL OWN PAPER
Themeeting called to gather at this^office on last Friday night was well^attended, and the discussion in re^^gard to taking over the MontanaNews^lasted until a late hour.
Thosepresent from outside of^the city of Helena were: Comrade^Powers of Hillings, Comrade Jesse^Selby of Ft. Benton, State Secretary^James I). Graham and Comrade^Ida Crouch-Hazlett.
Thereis no doubt but the party^will takn the paper and conduct it^in the future as a party owned pa^^per. The reports from all over the^state are practically unanimous in^favor of the proposition.
TheSocialists realize that we are^rapidly approaching a campaign and^that the necessity of a party owned^paper and job printing plant is^needed above all other things.
Thereferendum has already been^sent out for the vote of the party^membership as to the taking over of^the Montana News and will close^the 30th of this month. In the^event that the referendum carries,^and there is no doubt but that it^will, the party will take immediate^possession through the state com^^mittee, local quorum and state sec^^retary, pending time when the party^will make all necessary arrange^^ments as to how it shall be handled^in the future both as to the mechani^^cal department and also as to its^editorial policy, etc.
Ifhalf the comrades subscribe for^the press shares that have pledged^themselves to so do. the press will^be installed in a few weeks. All^who are ready to boost should begin^at once while the referendum is be^^ing taken. Remember the News is^not going to miss an issue. Hut^with your hely the change will take^place the first.
thatit was not the intention of the^writer to have said, or at least should^have been put in different language.
However,it is always the desire^of the Socialist papers to be correct^on all matters, land we grant a cor^^rection as requested by Mr. Aitken,^aa it is not the intention of the News^to libel or belittle anyone.
Rockefellowis the
Lawof the Land
Ifthere is anything that will tend^to bring the present administration^into disrepute or ^ought to make a^citizen hang his head in shame, is^the manner in which the supreme^court of Kansas turned down the^state oil refinery law.
Foryears the state has been op^^erating a binding twine factory and^everything was legal and constitu^^tional, but when the state butted in^^to honest John Rockefeller and the^Standard Oil company, that was an^entirely different proposition. How^the supreme court does respect the^law and the constitution. When it^does not, it don't amount to a hill^of beans.
Infact the Standard Oil company^is practically the government at the^present time. It dictates its finan^^cial policy, owns the courts soul^and body, controls the military^force of the country. Governs the^transportation lines, directs the in^^dustrial enterprises, organizers the^trusts. Says what shall be law and^what not.
Rockefellerand the entire trust out^^fit are nothing more than conspira^^tors and usurpers and should be^recognized as such, men who are^above all parties and all laws, whose^only purpose is to rob and skin the^people. Men who are foes of good^government. Men who will stoop^to any act, no matter how nefarious^to enhance their own private inter^^ests at public expense. Men who^have levied tribute upon che people^for more than half a century and^who will never let up until they are^thoroughly squelched and are de^^prived of their unlimited powers.
Underour present anarchistic^system, the people are utterly help^^less to protect their own interests.^The law is a dead letter. Public^sentiment which should be the more^potent force in organized society^has become so hopelessly corrupt^or besotted that the most vicious^acts against the commonwealth are^condoned and winked at by what^are termed, our most respectable^citizens. They are the true crim^^inals.
J.M. N.
STANDCORRECTED
Thefollowing letter has been re^^ceived at this office relative to an^article published in the Montana^News on the mentioned date:
LivingstonMont., Sept. a8 1905.^Editor, Montana Socialist Helena,
Montana.
DearSir: My attention has been^called to an editorial in your paper,^of date of August 24, 1905, in which^you take my alleged ^record^ as a^text and proceed to make some^serious charges against me. I take^it that you desire to be fair^(most newspaper men do) and when^I tell you there is no word of truth in^your charges against me, except^that I draw a salary from the Liv^^ingston Post. I feel confident that^you will publish a retraction of the^accusations and give it as much^prominence as you gave the editor^^ial complained of. I have never^received money from W. A. Clark^for any purpose whatever, and so^far as my recollection goes I never^wrote or printed a line in commend^ation or defence of Senator Clark's^political methods.
Yoursvery truly,^WALTER AITKEN.
Asthe Montana News desires to^be fair, we give our readers the^word of refutation of the article^as it appeared in our columns and^will say that the charges appear to^be pretty much ^rumors started by^ones without proof.^ The article was^rnixed-up in publican and said things
WisconsinNotes
Twenty-fivedates have already^been engaged by the state locals^outside of Milwaukee for lectures^by the state organizer. Many of^them are in territory where new-^locals may be organized.
TheRacine Daily News has^opened a column of its paper one^day each week for the discussion of^Socialism, the matter to be supplied^by the Social-Democrats of that^city. Racine is a typical American^industrial city [which, from all evi^^dences, cannot stay out of the So^^cialist column many years longer.^The Social-Democrats cast over^1,700 votes last spring at Racine,^electing four aldermen and three^supervisors. We are thus already^the second party.
TheSocial-Democratic mayor of^Manitowoc, Comrade Henry Stolze,^has proven to be a stubborn ob^^stacle in the way of the capitalistic^schemes in that city. The people^want a municipal electric lighting^plant. Comrade Stoltze has the^support of only one Socialist alder^^man and besides was elected by a^largely non-Socialist vote which^makes his fight very difficult. The^council is trying to defeat the muni^cipal lighting plant. Comrade^Stolze is pushing the matter so faith^^fully that the capitalist henchmen^have become desperate. He was^recently assaulted and anonomous^letters have been sent to him threat^^ening his life. All of which makes^the Socialists more friends and fi^^nally makes more Socialists.
Allrepublicans and democrats^look alike to the Socialists in Mil^^waukee. A week or so ago both
groupswere united in a most bro^^therly way trying to find some pre^^text to expel from the council, Com^^rade Frederick Heath, editor of the^Social-Democratic Herald and^alderman from the 10th ward. The^cause of the alarm in the capitalist^camp was a statement made by^Heath that the actions of certain^aldermen indicated shat they must^be under the influence of the rail^way corporation^. Needless to say,^the attempt to expel Comrade Heath^failed, resulting only in increasing^the popular confidence in the So^^cialist aldermen.
Nowcomes the report of the^grand jury bringing indictment on^ao true counts against Cornelius^Corcoran for illegal selling of mer^^chandise to the city. The Social^Democrats at once offered resolu^tions to have these indictments in^^vestigated and if found guilty to^expel President Corcoran from the^council.
Needlessto say that this resolu^tion created consternation in the^ranks of the the capitalists, republi^cans and democrats alike and the^various daily papers of all shades^flew together to the defense of their^brother grafter. The resolutions^of course, were defeated. Voting^for it^nine Social-Democratic al^^dermen. Voting against^all the^republicans and the democrats but^one.
Thegreat exposition building in^Milwaukee which would accomo^^date 10,000 people and has hereto^^fore been used bv the Social-Demo^crats for their winter carnivals is^burned, and the comrades as troub^^led to find halls large enough for^their crowds this winter. The best^that could be done was to engage^two halls, as near together as pos^^sible. This has been done and a^mammoth fair is to be held for seven^consecutive davs, February iath to^18th, inclusive. Every element of^strength of the working class locals,^labor unions and all is being concen^^trated upon the preparation for this^event and it is expected to be by^far the greatest affair of its kind ever^held in this city. The funds are to^go to the Milwaukee Socialist press^and to next year's campaigns in^which we hope to carry the city.
Anotherexample of what the So^^cial-Democratic officials can do,^even while a minority, is shown in^the struggle over the Milwaukee^electric lighting plant. The people^of Milwaukee have voted repeatedly^and by overwhelming majorities for^a municipal lighting plant. Hut the^republican and democratic alder^^men refuse to take the necessary^steps. And this proves, (the So^^cialists never lose the opportunity^of pointing out) that we must have^still more Social-Democrats in of^^fice, for the nine Social-Democratic^aldermen have stood firm upon every^vote in the city council.
Therepublicans and democrats^defeat the will of the people in spite^of the Socialists because it requires^a three-fourths vote of the .council^to pass the necessary bonds. Mean^^while, however, the Social-Demo^^crats in the state legislature at^Madison came to the rescue. Which^again shows the value and neces^^sary of having Socialist state as^well as city officials. Milwuakee^owns its water plant. Rates are so^ridiculously low that people laugh^when they go to pay their bills and^yet in spite of that fact, thousands^of dollars have accumulated in the^city treasury from this source. The^Socialist legislators at Madison se^^cured the passage of a bill allow^^ing the city of Milwaukee to appro^^priate this surplus towards the con^^struction of a lighting plant, thus^enabling the city to build without^the bonds. The vote to make this^transfer requires only a majority^This action has been taken, corpor^^ate interests are circumvented and^it now looks as though Milwaukee^is finally to have a municipal light^^ing plant in spite of the 'capitalistic^politicians. Thanks to the splen^did and persistent fight of the So^^cial-Democrats.
sendyou the following news:
TheDaily News-Advertiser, Van^^couver, B. C. Saturday Oct., 7 1905:^The eloquence of Mr. Arthur^Morrow Lewis, a Socialist orator^frow San Francisco, attracted so^large a crowd at the corner of Ab^^bot and Cordova streets last even^^ing, that officers Deptford and Hart-^ney came along and told the speaker^to move on. Mr. Lewis refused to^budge, and the officers placed him^under arrest and took him to the^police station where he remained in^gaol for about three hours, after^which he was allowed out on $200^bail, on two sureties, and $200 on^his own recognizances. This morn^^ing Mr. Lewis will appear in the^police court to answer to a charge^of obstructing the streets.
Thereason Comrade Lewis had^to lie gaol three hours, was that the^magistrate who fixes bail etc., was^at the opera and could not be dis^^turbed, and there was no one to act^in his place. Case adjourned to^Monday. Shall hold another meet^^ing tonight (Saturday) at same^place.
LewisArrested In
Vancouver,B. C.
VancouverH. C, Oct. 7, 1905^Dear Comrade Editor: Husy^fighting for free speech here, and
Gives$200,000 For^School of Socialism
NewYork, Oct. 10. ^Morris Hill-^quist, a social democratic party^leader, yesterday announced an en^^dowment fund of $200,000 for a^school of Socialism in New York^City provided in the will of Mrs.^E. D. Rand, of Burlington, Iowa,^who died in Florence, Italy, last^July.
Thisis the first Socialist school^endowment ever made in the United^States. Trustees are Mrs. George^D. Herron, Mrs Rand's daughter,^and Morris Hillquist.
Theprimary design of the school^is to provide for an intellectual cen^^ter for the Socialist movement in the^United States. It is hoped to pro^vide thorough instruction to men^who shall be teachers and workers^in the Socialist labor movement in^giving them not only knowledge of^the economics and philosophy of^the movement, but a general and full^rounded culture as well. The in^^stitution will be fully established by^the fall of next year.
SocialistNews From^State Headquarters
Alocal of 18 charter members^has been organized at Maiden, by^Comrade Hazlett, who also organ^^ized local Gilt Edge. During her^tour of Fergus county she spoke at^the following unorganized places.^Cottonwood, Garneill and Moore.^The Fergus county tour was one of^the most successful tours Comrade^Ha/lett has had in Montana.
Thefollowing dates have been^made for Ida Crouch-Hazlett. East^Helena, Oct., 13 and 13. Winston,^(unorganized1) Oct. 14 and 15.^Cascade (unoaganized) Oct. 16.^Belt, (unorganized) Oct., 17, 18, 19^and 20. Kibby, (unorganized) Oct.^ai; Monarch, aa; Neihart, (un^^organized) Oct. 33 and 34.
Tenthousand copies of Rufus W.^Weeks leaflett have been ordered^from national headquarters and will^be sold to locals at as near cost at^possible.
Areferendum is being submitted^to the locals relating to the party^taking over the Montana News.
JAS.D. GRAHAM,
Thefinancial report for the month^of September shows the largest re^ceipts from dues in the history of^the organization, exceeding by^goodly sum the receipts for April,^1904, when states were paying^back obligations to secure repre^sentations at the national con-^vention-
I20 received from Ohio State^committee this month entirely liq^uidates the old debt owing by that^state since 1903.
Thefollowing has been received^at this office:
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