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INTEREST OF THE : a Or PRV
WORKING CLASS 1 lv . By Union Labor
VOL. 1, NO. 21.
VIGTORY NEAR
INN.Y. GARMENT
WORKERS' FIGHI
Victory is beginning to crown the
courageous struggle put up by the
100,000 gariment workers employed in
the men's and boys’ clothing indus
try of New York,
It was announced Wednesday at
A Leading Figure in the Garmen,
Workers' Strike,
headquarters of the United Garment
Workers of America, at,the Bible
House office, that agreements had
already been made with several
large concerns and that about 25 per
cent. of the strikers are affected by
the settlements made. The other 75
per cent, of the strikers will remain
out, the union officials said, until
every demand of the union is con
ceded.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Of the Secretary and Treasurer of
the Socialist Party of Rhode Island
From July 1, to December 31, 1912.
Stamps sold to Local Providence
Branch 1, $5O; Branch 2, $62; Branch
3, $18; Branch 5 $10; Branch 7, $2
Branch 8 $2; Branch 9, $B. Local
Pawtucket—Branch 1, $l2; Branch 2,
$10; Branch 3, $3; Branch 4, $3.70.
l.ocal Woonsocket—Branch 1, $2O;
Branch 2, $3.20; Branch 3, $4; Local
Cranston—Branch 1. $26; Branch 2,
$4; Local Manville, $l2; East Provi
dence $6. Total $255.90. 1
One day Fund: from Providence
—Branch 1, $12.96; Branch 2, $9.00;
Branch 5, $2.27; Branch 1, Cranston,
$25.02; Branch 1, Woonsocket: $4.04;
Total $53.20.
Account of Labor Advocate—Re
ceived of Marcus Fried, $155.83;
Providence, Branch 2, $10; Branch 5,
$1.55. Rooters Register account, $lOO.
Steve Friedigman, $11.50; Robert
Foulkes, $69.65; collection, $9.56; pa
pers, 56¢.; total, $358.65.
Excursion, Sept. 22, for tickets.
Providence Branch 1, $104.60;
Branch 2, $107.70; Branch 3, $20.75;
Branch 4, $27.80; Branch 5, $16.60.
Pawtucket—Branch 1, $.85; Z2ranch
2, $2385; Woonsocket, Branch 1,
$43.75; Branch 1, Cranston, $26.60;
Manville, $11.95; sold at the boat,
by Meyers, 53.00; by Carowe, $43.60;
at Newport, $3.25; for refreshments,
$281.10. Total, $790.40. Expense on
excursion—Boat, $350; posters, $0.44;
bill posting, $7; dodgers, $l3; tickets,
$6. Total, $385.44.
Hall receipts—rent from Branch 2,
$29; Branch 3, account of 1911+ $l2,
to July 1912, $26; July to November,
$8; Workman’s Circle, $lO,
Hall expense—month’s rent, $102;
electricity, $6.40; cleaning hall. $3;
window glass, $2; coal and wood,
$1.50; loan acct. Providence Branch
1, $5O; Branch 2, $154; Branch 4, $5O;
Branch 1, Arlington, $3O; Branch 1,
Pawtucket, $10; Odd Fellows $2.50.
Total $244.
Expense on loan account, returned
to Branches $204; to Odd Fellows
$250. Interest to Odd Fellows $1.25;
for circular letters $5. Total $550.25.
Account with Campaign committee,
received of C. S. Westcott: $254.78;
from H. Green, $5O; from Bramx 2,
Woonsocket, $5. Total $309.78. Paid
to Campaign committee for litera
ture, $225; speakers, $252.11; printing,
$lO. Total $487.11. © Propaganda
work: 32 days at s3—so6; car fare
$5.35; received for Appeal cards,
$12.25; for pamphlets, {2.30. Total
$14.55. '
Speakers and literature—Received
of Branch 1 Providence, $3.50
Branch 2, $1.20; Branch 2, Pawtuciet,
$3OO. Total $770. Paid out for
speakerg in French $37.50; literature
in French, $24.75; literature in Eng
| (Continued on Page 4.)
PROV. SOCIALIGTS
UNVEIL PORTRAIT
OF KARL MARK
Last Thursday evenning the oil
painting of Carl Marx, recently fin
ished by Comrade John Cavelti of
Providence was unveiled in the Party
Headquarters, before a large gather
ing of party members and friends.
The picture is an exceedingly lifelike
portrait of Marx and Comrade
Cavelti received many congratula
tions for his excellent work. During
:he evening an enjoyable entertain
ment was given, )
One of the most enjoyable fea
tures of the evening's entertainment
was the singing of little Gladys
Boehne, who gave a number of se
iections in a manner that evoked
loud and prolonged applause.
ENTERTAINMENT
COMMITTEE BEATS
ALL PAST RECORDS
The entertainment given last Sat
urday evening by the social com
mittee of Branch 2, was by far the
Jargest attended and the most enjoy
able of the series. The attendance at
these socials has been increasing
from week to week, and it was an
ticipated that the headquarters
would not be large enough in its
former size to accomdate the crowd
that would be on hand last Saturday
evening, A volunteer committee
came down to headquarters Saturday
atternoon, under instructions from
the state committee, which had rent
ed the room adjoming the former
room occupied by the party, and tore
down the wall separating the two
rooms. It wag a decided pleasant
surprise to the majority of the mem
‘bers as they viewed the en
larged headquarters, and it was well
that the work was done on that day,
«or the old hall would have proved
entirely inadequate for the crowd
that filled* the hall.
Mr, O'Connor delighted the aud
ience w'th a number of selections on
the accordion. Miss Gertrude E.
Wilson gave a recitation entitled
“Original Co-operation” {n a most
charm'ng manner, Misg Marion Nel
son won deserved . applause for her
simnging of “I'll Sit Right on the
Moon,” responding later in the even
ing with another selection, She was
accompanied by Miss Hilda Nelson.
Miss Harriet Diamond proved her
self talented in more ways than one,
and it is difficult to say which
pleased the most, her violin solos or
her readings both of which were
finely done. Comrade Sperber gave
a number of Hebrew impersonations,
.whick were unmistakably one of the
nits of the evening, and Comrade
Foulkes was also there with an
amusing vocal solo.
At the conclusion of the program
lunch was served by the ladies, fol
lowing which an auction sale was
held, presided over by Comrade
Fried, which netted the Labor Ad
vocate the sum of $6, besides leaving
a balance in the hands of the com
'‘mittee,
The next social will be held on
Saturday evening, Jan. 25, and the
committee has promised an eyen
better entertainment than that of
last Saturday, which is certainly
going some,
NATIONAL PARTY NOTES.
By a recent referendum in Oregon,
E. L. Cannon was elected State Sec
retary; F. C. Ramp was re-elected
National Committeeman; Viola Gil
bert Snell was elected State Corre
spondent,
Tht seat of the state headquarters
was changed from Portland to Sa
lem, Oregon,
The Publicity = Committee of
Miner's Union, No. 145 of the West
ern [lederation of i'liners, South
Porcupine, Ontario, Canada, requests
that workers be warned that the
strike is still on at that place, so that
they may not be deceived by agents
attempting to recruit strike break
ers.
W. S Bradiord, Labor Temple,
Phoenix, Arizona, has been re-elect
ed State Secretary and has been
elected National Committeeman,
Mary D, Loy, 336 South Alarcoon
St.,, Prescott, has been re-elected
State Correspondent,
The Hungarian Translator-Secre
tary, Armin Loewy, reports that
Hungarian branches have recently
organized as follows: East Cam
bridge, Mass.,, 6 members, Hartford,
Wis,, 15 members,
NEVER DOES.
“Pa, what are you so mad about?”
“l just had an argument with a
Socialist. They haven’t Igot a lick
of sense, these gocialists. hey ought
to be suppressed by law.”
“Did the Socialist get the better of
you, pa?”
“l should say not.”
“Then what are you go mad
about?” \
PARTY MEMBERS, ATTENTION!
Branch Secretaries and others hav
ing charge of Tabor Advocate
stamps are requested “to make re
turns every Friday ’xening.
PROVIDENCE, R. 1., JANUARY 19, 1913.
MORGAN AND THE MONEY MONOPOLY
By FRED HURST.
(Continued from last week.)
“I'he - management of the Fi¥st National Bank is a sort of
happy family,” said Mr. George F. Baker before the Pujo Commit
tee Jan. Y, and the following tacts, also admitted, suggest that,the
family have ample cause to be happy: The bank was organized in
1863 with a capital of $500,000, and during that time, 49 years, its
total profits have been more than $80,000,000, which is $1,612,244
for each year, and equals over 18,550 per cent., all told, or 378 per
cent for each year,
I hat yearly income of that “happy family’’ would, if vsed for
such purpose, maintain an increase in wages ot o 0 cents each day of
the 4V years for 10,748 people. It would give an income ot $2.50
per day to more than two thousand one hundred people. The aver
age wages 1n our manufacturing industries 1s $5lB per year. Con
sider the time of getuing to work in the morning about 300 days
each year and the time of arrival home in the evening, also con
sider how many hours each day and ecach year that the faithful
wife toils to enable her husband to make schedule time, morning,
noon and night. All for that wage of $5lB. Now contrast that ei
fort with a member of that “happy family” of bankers, who for
each $l5O invested in that bank stock received a yearly profit of
»ob 7 about $l.OO per week more than the useful worker received
tor working, thinking and voting lhike a mule. How much work
did the banker do for that ss6¢? How many legislators did he
pribe? How much manual labor did the $l5O pertorm? Did you
ever see a dollar saw wood, drive a nail or weave cloth? The fact is
that labor produced value for the $5lB and got it. lLabor also pro
duced the value which the stockholder got.
Mr. Baker also told the committee that concerns in which he
was interested “whipped the devil around the stump.” In other
words, they did what by law they were forbidden to do. “I'he report
also intorms us that he was good-natured and patient with the com
mittee. How nice! An editonal in the Providence Sunday Journal
said: “The New York financier, George I'. Daker, a master in the
mtluence that provides ‘control,” has acknolwedged to the PPujo
Committee that the influencesd centralized money power has gone
tar enough, and that in any event its benefits must at all times de
pend upon good financiers. e stops just short of declaring that
evil has actually been done on a large scale.” Yes, Mr. Daker said
m effect that it bad men possessed the power now in the hands of
onr bankers, they could do great harm. It does seem fortunate
that we are in the power of such good men, who only make us
earn 378 per cent. for them. They only take the golden eggs and
permit us to hve. Bad men would probably kill the geese who
supply the eggs, perhaps. Well, they have the power, have had it
a long time, and have on several occasions proven themselves hu
man vampires. It is a long time since Mr, Jefferson said: *l sin
cerely bel.eve that banking institutions are more dangerous to
liberty than are standing armies.” Some people know a bad thing
when they see it.
Among the revolutionary measures in the Communist Mani
festo written by Marx and Engels in 1848 the following is proposed:
Fitth—"Centrahzation of credit in the hands of the State, by means
of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.”
Some people sought a remedy.
««. Not long before he was shot and-killed, President Lincoln said:
“Although we have struck the chains and fetters from 4,000,000
blacks ot the South, there is a monitary system growing up in Amer
ica which will sooner or later fasten its chains on all the American
people.” My future letters will<contain sufficient evidence to justify
Mr. Lincoln’s alarm.
‘ But let us do a trifle more than just read history. Let uslearn,
if we can, why the money king is our real master. .
\ “Value,” said Marx, “requires some independent form, by
-means of which its identity may at any time be established. And
this form it possessed only in the shape of money. It is under the
form of money that value begins and ends.” And again he said:
“Lveryone knows, if he knows nothing else, that commodities have
a value form common to them all, and presenting a marked con
trast with the varied bodily form of their use values. | mean their
money form. Here, however, a task is set us. * * * "The task
of tracing the genesis of this money form, of developing the expres
sion of value implied in the value relation of commodities, from the
simplest, almost imperceptible, outline to the dazzling money form.
By doing this we shall at the same time solve the riddle presented
by money.” As Marx, says, all commodities, including labor, have
a money form, and that money form is their value form, it follows
‘that “all commodities are merely particular equivalents of money,
‘the latter being their universal equivalent.” Therefore the money
question is half of each and all questions of industry and commerce,
the protoplasm of civilization. Hence it is a social factor of great
importance and should be governed by the State for social security.
Money is a tool of commerce. Its only honest function is to
minimize the inconvenience of barter. Under Socialism the money
changers will be driven from the Temple, never to return,
BRANCH 5 PRAISES
WORK OF FORMER
STATE SECRETARY
At the last meeting of Branch 3,
Socialist Party, the following resolu
tions were unanimously adopted:
“Whereas, Ccmrade Fred Hurst
has done such efficient and faithful
work as State Secretary of the So
cialist Party of Rhode Island, and
thereby injuring his own business;
and
“Whereas he has loaned the Party
hundreds of dollars when in sore
need of it, and thereby helping it to
SUCCess.
“Resolved, That a vote of thanks
be tendered him by the undersigned
Branch as a proof of our apprecia
tion of his very valuable services to
dhe Party, further
“Resolved, That a copy of this
resolution be placed on our minute
book, a copy sent to Comrade Fred
Hurst, a copy sent to the Labor Ad
vocate, and a copy to the Jewish For.
ward.”
Branch s, Local Providence.
The fact that Harrison Grey Otis
is operating with the Southern Pa
cific railroad certainly (R;alified him
to speak about graft. That road has
grafted hundreds of millions out of
the workers of America in land
grants, bond deals and other nefari
ous ways.
(To be continued next week.)
FRED HURST
TALKS TO PRINTERS
OF PROVIDENCE
Fred Hurst gave an interesting
and instructive lecture on “Econo
mic Determinism” to members of
the Providence Typographical Union
at the Printers’ Club on Tuesday
aftcrnoon, Mr. Hurst was listened
to with the deepest interest by the
gathering, and at the close of his
addiess a spirttea discassion took
place between the speaker and Presi
dent Daniel O'Connor of the local
union, through whose courtesy Mr.
Hurst was invited to address the
meeting. The lecture and discussion
was very evidently enjoyed by all
present, 4
“When a farmer opposes Socialism
hecanse he will have to ‘divide up’
with the lazy non-producers, he has
been fooled by those who now force
him to divide up with them into mis
understanding the whole purpose of
Socialism.”
Dates Arranged for
Lyceum Lectures
The lectures which are to be givcn
under the direction of the Socialist
Lyceum Course will be held in Car
penters’ Hall, Providence, on March
3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. PFurther partic
ulars will be announced later.
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR STRIKERS AT
The Esmond strikers are standin
firm in their demands for a gencr:fl
20 per cent, raise and many other
concessions in the different depart
ments, among which is the paying of
10 cents an hour to all piece work
ers while they are waiting for warps,
boxes, filling, ete. A great injustice
is done the piece workers by tying
them up in the mill waiting for dif
ferent things that keep them work
ing. Among other demands, the
workers want the sanitary conditions
of the mill improved; also time and
a hali on day work and price and a
half on piece work for overtime,
Mr. Crocker, the Superintendent
of the Esmond Mill, came to the
strikers’ meeting and told them how
anxious he was to have them come
back, and then he would fix things
all right for them. The committee
extended him the courtesy of put
ting his arguments directly to “his
help.” During or after his talk there
was not & bit of noise in the hall,
They drank it all in, and after he
went out there was a unanimous
vote to continue the strike until a
settlement is reached satisfactory to
the strikers. Mr, Crocker tried to get
the strikers to talk, but was met
with the uniform answer, “The com
mittee talks for us.” All in all, the
strikers showed™ a discipline that
must have impressed Mr, Croker.
When he had concluded his remarks
\;nul had tried in vain to “get some
one going,” the Chairman politely
linfnrmc(l him that he might retire,
|as the strikers had some business to
‘transact,
An amusing incident occurred
Twesday morning on the picket line,
when the Assistant Superintendent
shouted at one of the fixers to come
in and set up some warps. The
striker retorted by saying, “Get
them to do it,” pointing to the
deputy sheriffs, 35 of whom have:
been on the job since the day after
the strike started. But the boys and
girls at F¥mond know that the best
the deputy sheriffs can do ils to
sleep on a blanket—they can never
weave them—and Mr, Crocker will
have to get the weavers back in
stead of more deputies if he wants
blankets turned out of his mill,
The different nationalities are
fighting shoulder to shoulder as
workers and showing a clear con
ception of the fight and what it
means and how it can be won, and
if Mr. Croker is determined to be
buil-headed he is going to lose a lot
of money for his company by hav
ing his plang tied up until he gets
reasonable.
The National Convention of the
National Industrial Umnmion of Tex
tile Workers, held this week in New
Bedford, has made arrangements to
assist the Olneyville Union, which is
conducting the hght. Mass meetings
of the strikers are held every day in
LACK OF PROPER CAR
APPLIANCES CAUSES
UNTOLD AGONY
Paul McCaffrey, of 108 Brook
street, Mawtucket, lay pinned beneath
the front end of a Brook street car in
that c¢ity for a half-hour Sunday
night, slowly bleeding to death,
while a gang of men worked f{ranti
cally with planks trying to pry the
conveyance up so that he could be
dragged from benecath,
When he finally reached the Mem
morial Hospital i an ambulance his
left leg was amputated below the
knee, and his condition was so seri
ous that no hope was entertained for
his recovery,
Had the car been provided with
jacks for raising it, the terrible
agony, which McCaffrey endured
while efforts were made to free him,
would have been prevented, and he
might have been released in time to
save hig hfe.
Cme of the nhrst acts introduced by
the Wisconsin Socialists when elect
ed to office, was a law compelling
the street railway companies to carry
a jack on every car so that the car
could he quickly raised in case of ac
cident, Will the Rhode Island Gen
eral Assembly ever dare to pass such
a law while the old partieg are in con.-
trol? Nog unless forced to do so by
force of public opinion,
It is useless to expect the Rhode
Island Company to install any device
for the safe-guarding of human life
unless it is compelled by law to do
so. These things cost money, and to
the officials of the company the mat
ter of dividends is far more import
ant than the protection of the lives
and limbs of human beings,
Feigenbaum to Speak
in South Providence
Comrade Feigenbaum of New
York will lecture in Bazar Hall,
Willard avenue, Sunday evening,
Jan., 19, at 8 o'clock, under the
auspices of Branch s, Socialisy Party.
A large attendance is expected,
ONE CENT—SO CENTS PER YEAR
ESMOND MILL
the Graniteville Hall, and the picket
work is being carried on effectively.
Nearly every striker has signed an
application blank to join the new
local of the Industrial Workers of
the World to be formed in North
Providence.
A meeting of the Esmond strikers
was held in Graniteville Hall Thurs
day morning. The committee report
ed their trip to the mill office and
that the Superintendent advised them
to organize in the A. I'. L., also that
he said he was coming over to tell
the workers what he had to say. The
committee said they would report
correctly, but he said he would be
his own errand boy. Dr, Reid was
present, and when the door keeper
said that Mr. Crocker was outside
and wanted to come in it was voted
to let him have the platform. After
he had said his say, a man in the au
dience got up and told him that
there was no price or fine list posted
up in the mill; that some were paid
so much for weaving and others
paid less. If a weaver could not read
EEinglish he was given less for the
same work. As to fining, the work
¢rs were never showed the imper
fections they were fined for, and a
number of other petty grievances
were mentioned,
The Superintendent promised to
have the fines system so arranged
that the imperfections would be
shown to the weavers, He also
promised to have the price list in
black and white given to the com
mittee, so that the raise demanded
could be figured out, Ie said, upon
being questioned by Dr. Reid, that
he had power to adjust all the
grievances without going to the
owners except the raise; he said,
however, he had been empowered to
offer a 5 per cent, raise. He con
cluded his remarks by inviting the
strikers to attend a meeting Thurs
day night in Esmond, at which
American Federation speakers would
talk gf his request. He said he
didn’t ~ think they needed a labor
union, but if they did, they should
join the American Federation.
After he left the meeting the
strikers voted not to attend the meet
ing L¢ had called in Esmond. They
also voted to hold a dance in the
Graniteville Hall Saturday night.
The comrades and fellow workers
throughout the city should attend
this dance, T:Rc the Centredale car
and ride to the end. The hall is a
few minytes walk. Ask the con
ductor anqtr he will tell you the way.
All who ™an, take the car that
leaves “The Loop” at 7:10 and
Olneyville Square at 7:40. , ;
The prospects look good for the
strikers. Comrades l‘assel, Reid,
Miller and 'Powers of the Textile
Workers are speaking at the differ
ent meetings, Mazanlli of Lynn is
assisting in the Italian language.
CRANSTON SOCIALISTS
GIVE CONCERT
AND DANCE
The concert and dance of the com
bined hranches of the Socialist Party
ol Craaston on Saturday night, Jan.
11, was well attended. Fenner Ave.
school hall was comfortably filled
with party members and their
friends who danced to the merry
strains of Shnltze Junior Orchestra,
(five preces) until midnight, An in
termission was had during which a
concert was enjoyed, consisting of
vocal solo, Dr, Albert 1. DeKert,
mayorality candidate; song, Mr, J.
Woaod; recitation, Otto Kochan,
A sofa pillow with the Socialist
emblem was won by Comrade Mrs,
Beske.
Financially and socially the time
wias voted an encouraging success
for the first managed by the Social
ists of Cranston, The committee in
charge consisted of Comrades M,
Boske, M. Wendel, Mitschke, Dr, A.
. DeKort and F. Smith., .. .. ....
A certain geek opposes woman
sutfrage because he thinks that wo
man's dress will be affected by her
changed mental attitude. Good
heavens! this will never do; why
some of the prudes might make the
startling discovery that woman is a
biped. <
A certain institution has been pre
sented with a painting showin
Roosevelt at Kettle Hill, suteg
astride a white horse and flourishing
a sword. The painting is absolutely
authentic except that %‘ed‘dy was not
seated upon a horse and that he
didn't have a sword, Outside of that
it's alright. 3
When two men get into an argu
ment and attempt to settle the argu
ment by resorting to a fist fight, we
call them brutes, low brows, rough
necks, ete. But when two great na*
tions go to war and resort to slaugh
ter and bloodshed to settle a dispute,
we call them civilized.