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FREEDOM OF DISCUSSION
(Itv George !l. Klrkpatrick)
Steel-booted Militarism kicks De
mocracy in the face -always.
Long ago the Rights of Mall were
tl^ rights of all; none was master;
none whs slave. '
Hut war wreck* rights.
War spells destruction —not only
for wealth- and, health, hopes and
happiness, flesh and blood, but also
for Liberty, for lomQ of the most
precious rights- of man
War—long ago war erected and
protected depotism and then swiftly
silenced every slave's discussion of
despotism.
Here is a short preliminary para
ginph on the history of the Rights of
Man: In the first wars, in the
inter-tribal wars of long ago, the
defeated tribe (excepting the young
'i' women) was destroyed, slaughter
ed to tin- last man. Extinction was
the doom of the defeated tribe. "No
men prisoners!" was the policy of
the victorious tribes—for thousands
of years. __ Hut, on reaching a cer
tain stage ~ot~ industrial development,
i stage in which defeated enemies
could be effectively used in industry
as slaves, the policy of "Butcher the
captives" was changed to "Save
captives for slaves."
That change of policy was a revo
lution—the most deep-reaching, far
•caching revolution in the entirl his
tory of mankind. That revolution
split society into two classes, an in
lustrial ruling class and an indus
trial working (slave! class. The
.'ictorious tribe became a ruling class
—with every political right, every
.social right, and every industrial
is>ht immediately assumed and ab
orbed by and for the ruling class.
"All rights are our —and ours only,"
sneered and jeered this newly-risen
uling class. The defeated tribe —■
reduced to a servile working class—
was stripped naked of every right—
reduced to the level of cattle, horses,
\>gs.
Then and there and in that way
.van Bte class struggle, the Strug
:le of the ruling class to hold all
rights for itself and to deny all
righta to the working class, the
iruKtfle of the ruling class to grind
inder its heel every aspiring slave,
he struggle of the ruling class to
strangle every whisper of liberty on
the lips of the bravest slaves.
Then and there and in that same
ay began the struggle upward of
:1 by the working class —the strug
"le for freedom, the struggle for
ights, for full, complete political
iivhts, social rights, and industrial
■' vht.s—tho straggle f»>r tin; Rights
■ f Man for slaves, the Rights of
vlan for the working class. "Every
illii&n right in sight for the work
ng class"—became the mighty task
.' the centuries for the working
U'.ss.
Thus a new era opened: The fight
f Lhe masters to force down and
I i down the workers to his cruel
:\ue; anil the fight of the brainiest
■ 1 (.iie bravest of the workers to
berate the working class from the
i ill damnation of despotism. From
it hour until now in all this cruel
;tuiggle of the centuries the ruling
lass have logically and particularly
'eared and detested freedom of dis
ussion for slaves; alwa\s every
here the ruling class have seen dis
tinctly the special danger of giving
!o working class the rights of dis
cussion. Without the rights of dis
cussion for discussing wrongs and dis
cussing rights the working people
jould be held under the iron heel
f depotism—a dull mush of con
ceding, consenting, contented human
attle forever, accepting their fate as
he "mysterious will of the Lord"
forever. Discussion spelt disaster
for despotism. Every despot knew
this then. Every despot has known
it since. And every despot knows
his now.
Discussion clears the air of doubts
and lies.
Discussion explodes false teachings.
Discussion of meekness destroys
meekness.
Discussion puts iron into the soul
of the slave, of the serf, and of the
wage-earner.
Discussion flashes ideas from brain
'o brain.
Discussion ripens plans and plots
and ways and means of Freedom.
Discussion develops power for or
ganization.
Discussion spells hell for hypocrisy,
death for autocracy, and revolution
i'or plutocracy.
Discussion flashes fraternal heat
from heart to heart.
Discussion wrecks wrongs and rip
ens rights.
Discussion destroys despotism and
levelops democracy.
Therefore: "Down with discussion!
To hell with the agitator!"—is the
autocrat-plutocrat's policy — always.
'Silence!" is Caesar's way with
slaves—always. The ancient Phar
oahs of Egpyt demanded silence. The
tyrants of ancient Bablylon and
Greece and Rome always promptly
crushed discussion among the toilers
—of all colors. And this selfsame
policy of "Slaves, keep silent!" has
since been and is now the cunning
policy of the ruling class. The
policy of silence fogs the brain of
the working class, locks the lips of
the bravest slaves, seals the soul
of courage, prevents propaganda,
crushes co-operation, balks the work
ers whenever and wherever they long
for and look for freedom, and stran
gles their struggle for the Rights of
Man for themselves.
To day the employer ruling class
is bitterly, malignantly jealous of
the workers when the workers meet
to discuss wrongs and how to kill
wrongs, to discuss lights and how to
get rights, to discuss the curse of
militarism and how to destroy the
great Red Wrong—to discuss War
and drive the blood-stained Beast
from the world—to discuss the great
and ever greater welfare of the
working class—and how to get Jus
tice, Peace and Freedom. Every
where the iron fist of Despotism is
eager to bruise the lips of Democ
racy.
Under the circumstances that ob
tain at this time in this country—
and in every other warring country
—the supreme danger is that we shall
lose the mean.- 1, lose the supreme
prime rights with which to produce
and protect the intellectual condi
tion resulting in a healthy, hi
defiant demand for Peace, Progress
and Prosperity for the working class.
And what are the supreme, prime
rights most important in producing
such ;<" intellectual condition. They
are—the rights of discussion; name
ly:
I iivdoin of assemblage,
Freedom of speech, and
Freedom of the press.
With these moans,.with thm three
light*, and with these only, can we
clear the vision of the working class
—to tee further and ate distinctly
what tin* working class in and what
this Working class should be, to see
what it li.is and what it should have.
With these meant and with these
meant only we can stir the slave's
soul to see more and demand more,
more welfare, more light, more life,
more freedom, more Rights. With
these means and with thes means
alone— We can fire the slave to do
mand the next number on the pro
gram for human progress, Peace,
Freedom and Justice.
BIG CAMPAIGN DM YE
in PEOPLE'S COUNCIL
One thousand local People's Coun
cils in the United Slates before the
next Congressional elections in the
announced purpose of the national
executive committee of the People's
Council of America as set forth in
many thousands of circulars headed
"The Truth about the People's Coun
cil." The circulars are now being
sent out in bundles to local councils,
affiliated organizations and to or
ganizers. The work of organiza
tion will he directed by Scott Near
ing, chainaM of the national execu
tive committee, who is now conduct
ing a drive for 100,000 members-at-
large for the council in owater
New York. The national drive is
being launched by Dr. Nearing at
end conferences and meetings.
Under a subheading "The Next
Step," the circular referred to em
phasizes its plans to come in -to
closer relations- with the People-s
Councils of England and Russia and
to establish at Washington a strong
group representing the Council and
its affiliated organizations.
SEDITIOUS ARTICLES
IN N. Y. DAILY (ALL
One of the principal charges made
against The Call is that it dared
to print the speech of Morris Hill
quit, the Socialist candidate for
mayor of New York, at the ratifi
cation meeting in Madison Square
Garden, September 23.
The magnificent presentation of
the demand for peace for the whole
world, made by Hillquit on that
occasion, was read by the represent
ative of the postoffice department
as one of the "crimes" of The Call.
Said Hillquit at the Garden:
"The Socialist party is the only
party that has the courage to voice
this demand, this hope, this desire.
As the spokesman of the great work
ing class that is being bled to death
in this war, we are opposed to war,
to the killing of the flower of our
young manhood. We are opposed to
the straining of our resources in
pursuit of an unintelligible, ununder
standable, bewildering kind of "de
mocracy," a democracy that has the
support of those classes who have
robbed and despoiled the American
people—a democracy, which begins
with suppressing our liberty of press
and speech and assemblage and the
stifling of legitimate criticism at
home. We %ay to the powers that
be, to the ruling classes: 'Not war,
dear bread and terrorism at home,
but Socialism and social justice can
make the world safe for democracy."
MRS. OXMAN TAKES
HER HUBBY IN HAND
Investigators found out recently
that Oxman was fifty miles from
San Francisco at the time of the
explosion, so he was arrested on the
charge of perjury, arising from the
fact that he testified to being in
San Francisco at 2 o'clock on the
day of the explosion, when it was
absolutely impossible for him to
have reached town before 5 o'clock
that evening.
As soon as Qxman was re-arrest
ed Chamber of Commerce detectives
"reached" the new witness, with the
result that he refused to testify.
He agreed, however, that in case
Oxman did testify again that he
would then give impeaching testi
mony. Oxman's halcyop days as a
star perjurer are probably over.
"Oxman won't testify any more,
said Mrs. Oxman recently. "I would
leave him if he did, and you can
publish that if you want to. My
husband is not going to take the
witness stand again, not even if Tom
Mooney gets ;i second trial. They
will have to take him on a stretcher
first." Mrs. Oxman is a very de
termined woman, and had her hus
band sign over his ranch to her after
he had deserted his first wife and
family in Illinois.
So the "honest cattleman" has
safely retired to his ranch and will
confine himself in future to the
"identification" of mavericks and
the companionship of his fellow-bulls.
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ITALY ALARMED AT
ANTI-WAR PROPAGANDA
ROME—The conservative element
of the country is greatly alarmed
over Socialist anti-war propaganda.
There is fear that the agitators aim
to undermine the military power of
the nation. This would lead to a
situation similar to that prevailing
in Russia.
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PHI-; TWO VIKWI'OINTK
For some reason my views of the
causes anil of the aim-; of Hi" great
world war in Europe arc vastly tlif
ferent from those of >«> many that
sometimes I aRk myself if I am
wrong. Hut thus fur my brain has
not been able to find my error. Be
muse I have to "auk myself this
question I am going to pass it on.
Tell my views an dthoso of the
other fellow and let you answer
which is right. I am not mean
enough to want to use big words or
to want, to write a masterpiece in
prose, but want to just tell two view
points of full-blooded Yankees and
then ask for your judgment.
My neighbor snys thut (he Allies,
Kngland, France, etc, are non-mili
tnry nations, democratic nations, and
that they are fiKhtinj? for Liberty
for the people of the world. They
are fighting against the Central
Powers, Germany, Austria, etc.,
countries designated as military, un
democratic and warlike, who threat
en the liberties of the world. That
the fault is with the Central Tow
ers, that when they surrender and
let the nations opposing them name
the terms of peace, democracy will
be established on a firm busis for
the world. In short, the world will
be so much better off with a victory
for the Allies that it is the duty
of this nation, the peoples of this
country, to feed, support, and tight
with, the Kuropean Allies to de
feat the Central Powers. They
point with assurance to the tales of
barbarism practised by the Germans.
The invasion of supposedly invul
neruble Belgium. To the interfer
ence with traffic between this coun
try and the Allies. To diplomatic
irregularities on the part of Ger
many. To lavish expenditures of
money to spy and to buy advantages
in this country. They assert that
all intelligent people with the best
interest of the U. S. A. at heart are
vitally interested in victory for the
Allies. They maintain that war has
been forced upon us by Germany,
against our desires, in spite of our
not seeking material gain, and ni
spite of our strenuous efforts to
keep out of thr war. They state
that the great money interests, the
financiers, of this country are to
day sacrificing wealth that the Cen
tral Powers may be defeated in the
interest of a World Democracy. They
believe that the wealthy are losing
money in the war. That the bur
den o fthe war in life and property
is, or will be, as heavy for the rich
as for the poo*.
Now I disagree with every one of
their statements, with the excep
tion of their condemnation of Ger
many and the Central Powers as
foul beasts of prey, but I include the
rest of the nations in the war as
belonging in the same class, in so
far as they are in the war. Yes,
thus far I am compelled to maintain
the negative to each assertion. The
cause of the war is not to be laid
at the feet of any nation. It lies
in the fact that the products of the
countries on both sides of the battle
line are much more than the amounts
paid in salaries and wages to those
who produce. That a surplus prod
uct which cannot be purchased in the
producing countries, nor its equiva
lent in other products, because there
is a vast profit, is constantly ac
cumulating in the hands of the few
people of each country who own and
control the machinery of production,
and distribution. This small group in
each nation, known as capitalists, is
anxious to have* ready access to the
markets of the world, for a large
part of the product of its nation.
These national groups of capitalists
have again grouped themselves into
international groups, or alliances,
triple and entente ,for procuring and
maintaining outside markets for
their goods. These Alliances are
just as jealous as rival lovers, or
rival pop-corn vendors at a country
fair. Both wanting the same thing,
briefly, profits, being so close to
gether, the stress and strain for
markets being so fierce, each being
selfishly and murderously wise, has
been teaching and continues to teach
the masses of its own country to
hate the people of the other group
and to obey the wishes of the small
number who get and always want
profits. Thus it is not strange that
the constant friction caused an ex
plosion.
The historic character of the sev
eral nations shows each in possession
of some grand good points, but each
about even in oppression of the
masses. Even in cruelty to weaker,
to less (?) civilized (?) nations or
tribes. To me the war in Europe
to-day is but the breaking out of
a rotton disease, the festering sores
of which are just under the outer
skin of the whole world. We, the
world's working class, must clean
I our commercial and industrial blood.
The two factions in Europe have
been about equally rude ami rough
to U. S. Equally insulting, equallj
inviting U. S. to mix up. But tht
masses of this country were long
ton clear sighted and NMonmbla to
permit the small number who would
profit by our entry into the war
to (.lunge U. S. in. Tali
marinas, but not of England's block
ade ot Qeraany, talk of this und
Mint but n"i "i England' censoring
of nil European nwil, and ;ill the
rest more of less one angled* newe
(?), havr nl last had their effect.
Now which cine of the countries of
Europe bus the Pcnjorracy for which
we are fighting or invited to fight?
I find little choice, anil not. any
to spare from U. S. Do WK now
have n Democracy? N», not un
less we mean just the few, then [
we surely d*) have Democracy .lust
like the Sultan of Zulu has De- j
inociacy. but that kind ha-; often |
been called Autocracy. I can see
nothing to be gained in this war ex
cept it.be the victory of the work
ing class of this country and of
every country over the heriditary
and monetary rulers. Each nation's
principal enemy is at home, within
iIR own boundary, and there its only
real worthy victory can be won.
According to law any male citizen
between the ages of eighteen and
forty-five if impassable health may
be mustered to Kurope any day, with
heavy odds against all of him re
turning. To sixty per cent of us
our lives is all we have, little else
really has another twenty-five per
cent to leave a family or depend
ents. The rich may (?) be equally
drafted with the poor but they have
tjie means of life left for their
dependents. Then unless the rich
are reduced to penury the burden is
not equally borne. The laws of to
day propose to make the masses pay
in direct and indirect tares the ex
penses of the war, 'tis true bills are
introduced with a big lot of words
und nothing done, to force the rich.
The poor are so accustomed to carry
ing the burdens of the world that
they do not appear to notice it.
For some reason I cannot help but
see it just this way, even with a
microscope. The work for you and
for me to do, the war to fight, the
one, the only one that has any gain
to offer in victory, is the fight to
educate the masses to their rights,
and to the proper use of these
rights. To the end that everything
needed by the masses may be pos
sessed by them in so far as they
desire to produce. That slavery
and profit taking, which are always
companions, may be known only in
history. That "master" and "slave"
may be no more obsolete than "em
ployer" and "employee." That all
may, nay MUST, work or starve.
That the Industrial Commonwealth
may be established. That we may
have Democracy and Liberty, that
the present cause of war, Profit,
'may be gone forever.
I may be crazy or simply half
witted, may be just thick-headed,
but that is just how the big prob
lem looks to me. Look and see
where lam wrong and tell me. If
lam right, say so. Look, Listen,
Think, Act.
TREMBLY JOE.
A LONG SUFFERING
PEOPLE
Nampa, Idaho,
October 18, 1917.
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Comrades:—Please find 50c in coin
and continue the Co-operative News
to the above address.
I see you are doing the best you
can to give us the REAL TRUTH.
The little Northwest Worker was a
hornet in the interests of wage
slaves, but the un-Democratic, un-
American and unwarranted construc
tion placed upon the censorship bill
would have put it out of business
in short order.
Americans are a patient, longsuf
fering: people, but surely they will
not always tolerate the infamous au
tocracy we have today. I hope and
believe that the 1918 elections will
take a fall out of many of those
who have stood in with the big
thieves rather than represent their
constitutents.
Yours for Democracy (in America
First).
H. J. STUART.
GRANGE ORGANIZED
ON PUGET ISLAND
Westport, Oregon,
October 20, 1917.
Editor Co-operative News,
Everett, Wash.
Dear Sir: For the enclosed dol
lar order move up the tag on my
paper, please.
My (school is in Washington, on
Puget Island. Our mail is delivered
from Westport, Oregon, by a gaso
line launch.
Last Sunday a Grange was or
ganized on the Island, and that with
the number of thirty-eight as char
ter members. Most of them know
little about Grange principles, but
the co-operative idea appealed to
them. "Yours truly," was selected
as Grange lecturer. All members
are Norwegians, and with the ex
ception of four, are fishermen. I
think we can accomplish something.
I wish you success under the new
name.
Yours for a better world,
HERMAN RENSING.
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