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NO. 604. Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Nov. 5, 1910. Subscription Price •■ *a mvu* 91.UB HOW IT IS DONE A Word From the Front With Some History So many moons had passed and 1 had not suffered the alter effects of enthusiasm, I was beginning to think 1 had outgrown that period. I was quite sure we could elect our candidate In the bye-election just pulled off in the Fernie riding. 1 felt like Ihe trademark of misery from the time we got the returns nt the outlying polling booth—where I was assisting ihe comrades—until we arrived in Fernie after midnight. A number of comrades met us al. the station. They were shouting victory, cheering, yelling and singing revolutionary songs. Then I began (o realize that I had allowed enthusiasm to he tht' predominating factor in the makeup of my hopes and desires. The first time wo Socialists had a candidate in the Fernie riding, he came so near being elected in a three-cornered-contest thai the Conservatives had to do a ballot box stunt. Since then their candidate Is known as Ballot-box Hill. In spite of the power of large corporations to blacklist, and prevent undesirable workers front getting employment in the riding, the Socialists were such a source of danger at the time of the next election, the Liberals nominated a very weak candidate, to pacify those workers who were Liberals on principle. Even he was going to get so many votes that it would enable the Socialist to defeat Ballot- box Bill. Just before election the leading lights of the old parties made a hasty trip across the divide and held a joint caucus In a small town in Alberta (so the plugs of the Fernie riding would not get Vise). As many Liberals as possible were turned Into the Conservative camp. Our candidate was beaten by about 60 votes. At the last election, less than a year ago, there were almost '',000 names on the voters' list. The Liberals came within a few votes of losing their deposit. Most, perhaps all of the votes that the Conservatives hail over the Socialists, were bogus. Leading business men who held tlrst pews in respectable churches, voted two and three times. Clarion readers will remember how Comrade Harrington exposed them. Their work was so coarse that IK brought the blush of shame to the faces of proletarians who, because Socialists in all the other ridings in Canada as we have in Fernie, bogus ballots won't help you. Then we will have the power. We may not lake your heads off as you did with the feudal nobility in France, but we will take your coats off and put you to j work, and many of you would rather lose your heads than have to go to work." Stay with it, comrades of the Fernie riding; you are doing a fine work. C. M. O'imiEN*. THE PRIVY COUNCIL. .Many Canadians cherish the notion that the Canadian Government at Ottawa is as supreme as the Capitol (lithe United States Supreme Court. That idea is unfounded in fact. The truth is that the Privy Council which always sits in secret in London are the government and bosses of Ihe whole of the British Empire. ' The composition of the Privy Council, and the methods nf deliberation in their chamber would make a splendid history. The publicity of its records, which are never accessible to the people, would soon convince the working class of the necessity of unrelenting opposition to the Capitalist class on the political field. The Privy Council Is always exist- ant. If the king dies the Privy Council rule. It Is they who permit succession to the throne. If Parliament dissolves the Privy Council are in evidence. No matter what political shade has the power, whether it be Asquith or Balfour, or Laurier or Borden, it is the Privy Council who have control over all legislation. It is the Privy Council who are the factor in the regulation of justice. The Privy Council are not elected, they are appointed by themselves, though of course the "King is pleased to approve, etc." The Privy Council it is, who, by their power, determine Ihe procedure of Parliament. Men who are Liberals, Tories, non-political (?) "Scientists" "Social Workers," etc. are members of the Privy Council. There in their secret chamber lies the good will that appears to be absent when in the House of Commons or the House of Lords. Whilst in the Commons Balfour and Asquith quarrel over mat ters that crop up In the various bills. they did not understand their class they, in the Council chamber are unani position, were Liberals or Conserva- mous. Men of all the pretended shad tlves. Very few of the actual workers can stay ln the riding from one general election to another. Each general election means largely a new bunch. This bye-election being so soon after the general, thinking they might not be able to use these proletarians again, when revising the voters' list last May, they fixed it so that only about 2,000 could vote. For several weeks before tbe election the mines only worked a couple of days a week. The sawmills were closed down or partly so. A number of votet-B had to leave the riding. Mostly our fellows. Only about 1,500 of the 2,000 votes were cast, A number of them were bogus, as we have proved. We cannot afford to prosecute them all, but a few will be dealt with, Just to show what they had to do to defeat ub. All these years we have proclaimed that there was no difference between the old parties, and some day we would force them into one camp. They ran the bluff just as long as they could, but we forced them to it. In this bye-election the Liberals did not nominate a candidate, but joined with the Conservatives. It was a straight fight. Capitalism and Socialism. Only eight dayB from the time the election was declared until it was off. Nominations Friday, voting Saturday. Unprecedented methods. Although our comrades were not as active as we might think they should have been, it is wonderful how they got busy, and, in such short notice, they put up the finest organized effort I have ever taken part in. Harrington told them after the last general election: "You have the power, you have declared yourselves elected. But when we have as many es of political expression hold com- muno there. The highest power that Canada can appeal to ls the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. They are the highest court In the British Empire. Its secrecy has been well maintained for centuries. For over fi00 years now the actions, speeches, circumstances of deliberation have been steadfastly rendered as quiet as the grave. You can get to know the Intentions and result of actions of any Cabinet, but never what transpires at the meetings of the Privy Council. There are, 'tis true, a number of public ceremonies, which are but for Instilling and inspiring fear into the hearts of the working class. Can any Individual tell you what occurs there? Not one dare! As well appeal to rocks, for your Information. The Privy Council numbers about 125 men and It they who rule. They have the political control. A Secretary of State in a Tory Government has no more say than the late Liberal minister, and vice versa. Treaties are made and laws are passed that do not come under discussion in the Houses of Parliament. If the king does anything it is by an "Order in Council." The King is but a puppet or a marionette used by this secret congregation of capitalists and landlords for* their purposes. One thing is certain at the present time, that the control of the political power (or rather that part of it known as the Houses of Parliament) does not necessarily mean complete dominance. The fact is, that in the lower house, there has been a broadening of the lines of its function, whilst in the upper house there has been an effort to clip the wings and narrow Its legisla tive function. This has come about after centuries of antagonism between the growing manufacturing class and the already obsolete landed aristocracy. Since the year 1625, the King of England has had to depend upon the House of Commons for his maintenance. Since 1649 it has been clearly shown that the King or Queen can only act subject to the agreement of the sitting Parliament, which again is ordered by the Privy Council. The struggle between the landlords and the Capitalists can be seen when one examines the various parts of the constitution of England. If the development of industry has changed the per- sonel of Parliament in the last two centuries, if the method of procedure is changing owing to the growth of another section in the comunity, there as certain is likely to he the growth of new actions arising out of the more highly developed forms of production. The Reform Bill of 1832 was a coffin blow for landed aristocracy; it heralded the victory of the Capitalist class. It, gave the latter power it had never previously possessed. It has shown that the material interests of any class in power are always considered as against the interests of those subject to that class. The landlords were always anxious for the betterment of conditions in factories. They were more energetic in their actions, to obtain legislative enactment for lhat purpose. But the landlords never did desire and always opposed interference with the conditions of agricultural laborers. Lord Ashley (Earl of Shaftesbury, as he was afterwards) was accused of that but never dared to reply to the charge. On the other hand the manufacturing class, the despicable Quakers in particular, were always opposing factory legislation because they thought in the beginning that it would not benefit them. They were very insistent upon obtaining relief for the working class who were occupied in agricultural pursuits. This warfare between the two sections of the community has now nearly closed. The landlords are becoming investors of capital in industry. The magnates of capital are becoming peers of the realm. The result is that the landlord is being slowly swallowed up. The attack hy the Liberal party upon the landlords is a fight for capitalist dominance in its supreme sense. The manufacturing class will win out. Now what is the relationship between the capitalist and landlord? Only this, that the development of industry in the past has broken down the line of deinarkation between the feudal lord and the capitalist. Old methods of procedure have been displaced. The new class in society made Its presence felt and was considered favorably. The increasing intelligence of the age, alone due to the scientific development of industry, has broken down such barriers, as the inability of the Jews to sit in Parliament after a fight of over 5 years. It has broken the silly religious prejudice that stopped nonconformists from holding office. It has abolished the Test Act. Perhaps more important, it has permitted an atheist to become a legislator and take an "oath" of allegiance to the sovereign. The relationship is this. The Privy Council while secretly in power as they are, not being elected, are not under the control of Parliament, but quite the reverse. How then will the CONFISCATION 'Present Expropriation Worse Than Any Proposed A stock argument used against the Socialists is that they contemplate a high-handed confiscation of property. This is quite enough to throw many a well-meaning person into a fit of the horrors. If, instead of wringing their hands and crying out against this fancied confiscation, they would first take the trouble to inquire into the nature and character of the par ticular property upon which the con- working class, if they obtain "political I nscation-inelihed Socialist has his eye, power," override the Privy Council? |tne matter would take on quite an- We are reckoning without an impor- jother form ana appear in an alto- tant factor. We must understand that j Bcther different light, the growth of society, will call for the I The Socialist has his eye Bolely upon abolition of antiquated notions and | capitalist property which is used for action. We must, understand that as ,tne P>»Tose of making a profit by the in the past the Star Chamber (which j exploitation of wage labor. In the was a committee of the Privy Coun-jnrst 'llace' !t stamls to reason tnat no ell) had its function abolished, as new ;nront ean be maue unless some •n,li* offices arise there are bound to be an i vidual or Individuals have suffered elimination of old offices, or an amal-1 corresponding loss. Profit does not gamation of them. This history of the English Constitution shows conclusively how each office has been a product of given social conditions. (I hope to write a series of articles on this subject when my tour is over). Since the discovery of America and the route to the East, one notes how the economic interpretation of history is truthfully borne out. The permanent officials and their control is granted by parliament and Is due to Parliament. The Privy Council, the greatest power, is not elected. It has control today, but the gradual intensification of labor, the increasing knowledge of the working class and their eventual disdain of the remnants of feudalism will cause our masters to dissolve that body. The primitive method of production brought forward political institutions that are gradually growing out of date. The Privy Council Is a growth of the 14th century, and in the 20th century its doom may come. In the future when mankind are free the records of the Privy Council will be opened wide to investigation nnd then we will see the impregnable rock of the economic interpretation of history, and its results. I will not anticipate my forthcoming articles on this matter but ask the readers to study for themselves and see what a gieat factor in our propaganda is the History of England. MOSKS liAltlT*-:. grow upon bushes, nor does it fall like manna fell from the heavens In the olden time. It comes from the products of human labor as a result of some peculiar process relating to their production and exchange. It will be readily seen that profit does not accrue to those who make the various things that enter into the channels of trade, and out of which all profit comes, but it falls to the lot of those who take possession of the things produced, and are thus enabled to appropriate to themselves such advantage or profit as may be attached to such possession or ownership. As the workers, they who actually make the things that enter into the world's market, coin their life force into them, while capitalist property takes possession of and thus extracts a profit from their production and sale, it is as plain as a pike-staff that whatever profit is realized by capital out of the transaction is that much of a drain on the life confiscation, and it has grown and developed to its present position ot world-mastery by the same process. Its devotees and apologists should carefully avoid raising the cry of confiscation, lest undue attention be called to this, its own lieculiar characteristics. The value of capital does not lie ia the past, but in the present. The capitalization of any concern, that is, its value as an investment, is measured or determined by the extent ot Its opportunity to successfully confiscate the products of labor. It will bo rated high as an investment. If it bolds a point of vantage whereby it is enabled to cheaply confiscate a large volume of the products of labor, and successfully checkmate the efforts ot other confiscatory concerns to share, in the plunder. That Is why the "Standard Oil," "Beef Trust," "Sugar Trust," "Steel Trust," etc., are generally acknowledged to be such good things. The point of vantage they occupy by virtue of their huge capital, the result of previous confiscation, not only enables them to confiscate daily the products brought forth by the expenditure of the life force of a a-f-aft army of their own employees, but ansa places lesser confiscators at tsMjst' mercy and forces them to disgorsja* to the big concerns much of the trali of their petty confiscations. The transformation of capilj property into collective or woi-jBBjf*- class property, and the establishi-Matf of production for use in place of tbe present production for profit, does not involve the confiscation of property,, but on the contrary the stoppage of such confiscation. If a band of thi*ves ■ armed to the teeth were intrenched bt some favorable place where they could'* hold up the luckless passer-by aud'de- prive him of his valuables, they w*«W force of the workers, lt represents Ibe denounced even by smug cnpitaltat that portion of their energy expended | society as robbers and outlaws. Wer*' for which they got nothing In return, ithe victims to Land together, oust tha A more flagrant act of confiscation robbers and turn their own weui*Mts could scarce be conceived. against them, even capitalist stu-letf Tile fundamental basis of capital is j would justify their acts and no ace the confiscation of the products of tlon of robbery would lie against t labor. This is the true significance I for so doing. The same rule will a| of capital. It is from this alone that with equal force to the case of THE MOVEMENT The lecture on "Socialism" by Ros- coe Fillmore, of Fredericton, at the Masonic hall Thursday evening, did not draw a large audience, but those present gave the closest attention to the speaker and at the conclusion of the address an intelligent discussion was evoked. Mr. Williamson, chairman of the meeting, Introduced the lecturer in a brief address. The object of the meeting, he said, was to arouse interest in socialism and help to propagate its gospel. While the movement in Halifax was as yet in Its infancy, elsewhere in Canada and the world it was making encouraging progress. He hoped that before long Halifax will have a strong Socialist local. What Socialism Stands for. Mr. Fillmore, in opening his address, stated he was in Halifax ln the Interests of the Socialist party of Canada. He said he did not intend to take up any particular phase of Socialism, but would give a general idea of what socialism stands for. It Is a working class movement and was at present being conducted along political lines. He claimed that labor produces all the wealth, and to the producer it should belong. He instances figures issued by a capitalistic government Bhowing that the workers get but one- fifth of what they produce, and he wanted to know where the other four- fifths went. The present economic system, he said, was based upon capitalistic ownership of the means of production, consequently all the products of labor went to the propertied or privileged classes. The speaker took his audience back to the early periods of the race and gave an Interesting picture of the early tribal days, when no such word as property was ever heard or thought of. Then the word "our" was used In describing ownership. Now we say "mine." From Chattel Slavery* to Wage Slavery. The onward progress of the human family was rapidly sketched through feudalism and serfdom down to chattel slavery. He said we had gotten rid of chattel slavery only to make room for a worse condition—wage slavery. Tho workingman, or the worker in any sphere of human activity, did not like the words wage slave, but slaves they were nevertheless. Every man who sells his labor, for so much per day or week, the speaker claimed, is as much a slave as the slaves jrho worked for bread and butter for them1 selves and families. The only difference was that the latter had shackels on his feet, while the former had them on his hands. Socialism proposes that machinery shall do the world's work, but that the whole people shall own such machinery and reap the benefits Individually and collectively. Under the present system the capitalist class. The point of tage it holds that enables It to it derives its value, from this alone it obtains that prestige and power that makes it today the dominant factor flscate the daily product of the w in civilization. Capita! was born in iers lies in its ownership of the mel of production. The weapon when t-klists, the workers getting one-fifth jtt llefen<ls Itself in possession of and the owning class four-fifths. po,nt of va"taKe is tbe power of _ ,, ... eminent. My this weapon It esl Co-operative Commonwea th. n_i.„_ .■. i ,,. , llshes the legality of confiscation, Socialism proposes establishing the defends itself ih the right to prac great co-operative commonwealth, •-. The v|ctims, the workers in evi substituting the principle of assocla- I country on earth, are awakening Hon for the present Iniquitous Bystem j realization of the true slgnincanco of competition; abolishing wage capitalist property, and manifest! slavery and establishing instead cooperation, securing to every honest worker the full value of Ills labor. The present and past government!!, the speaker declared, is and have been conducted in the interests of the capitalist class. He stated that so long as the privileged class remains in possession of the reins of government, all the powers of the state will be used to protect und defend the property rights of the capitalist class." The speaker gave Instances or militia being called out to nwe the workers in times of strikes, Cape Breton and Sprlng- hlll being cited. The grit and lory parties were Ae- scrilied as the ins an doots, 'an*' were characterized by Mr. FAton-re as toying outlived theit usefulness. Go*rern- Uieni for the people, he said, is now needed. Mr. Fillmore said that the battle must be fought out at the ballot box. The working class (and by this ho. means every worker, whether with muscle or brain), mnst get control of the reins of government. To do thlB there must be organization, education, agitation. Space does not permit of giving the tuli text of Mr. Fillmore's address. While all in the audience did not agree with the speaker, yet his sincerity waa never questioned. He Ib a pleasing speaker and goes directly to means ot production ls owned and .the subject in hand.—Evening Mail operated for the benefit of the capl-1 (Halifax, N. S.) disposition to oust the confiscatora" from their point of vantage by turning their own weapons against them. K. OBITUARY. Editor of Western Clarion,— Dear Comrade: I am sorry to have to inform you of the death ot out comrade, Hichard tyoore. Ho,' at/us injured In the Ussier-.--.*. Mine on So- tember 30th through a powder plosion, and'died ln Frank Ilosp|| on October 13th, and was buried*; Hillcrest Cemetery <>n Sunday at 3t Richard Moore, or best known Paddy Moore, was our secretary hel Be was a native of the County Waterford, Ireland, and was known through Nova Scotia and Caj Hr'.'ton as an agitator Tor the party,- Yours in the fight, jNj|( JOHN O. JONE**fl Hillcrest, Alta., Oct. 23rd. ' 1? Comrade Moore was one o. I hose .j '*" silont, hard workers upon whom our.';.. movement rests. Ever ready with fcl_ j ■--.- assistance, in ilnie of need. spcndlM v muc.h of his tinio in an endeavot_fc , educate his class. Our comrat^Vg:' loss will be keenly fell by those *mkK knew him. ' Work Is a splendid thing. TU are none so sure of tnis as those wn lives are spent trying to escape tgnmg. lt h'%, malim mm,m THE WESTEIj_N ; vanc^uve^ British ccjiiaMBiA 8ATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1910. t_T/>e WESTERN CLARION Published every Saturday by the ■Socialist l'urty of cu-arla, at the Offloe of the Western Clarion, Flack HlocK Basement, 165 Hastings Street, Vancouver, B. C. _>08T OFFICE ADDBESS, BOX 1688. SUBSCRIPTION: sa.00 Par Year, SO centa tor Six Mouths, 35 cents for Three Months. Strictly ln Advance. Sundles of 5 or more copies, for u a-ariod of not less tl.«m three months, at tha rate or one cent per copy per Issue. Advertising rates on application. If you receive this paper, It is paid for. In maklni* remittance by cheque, exchange must bo added. Address all communications and make all money orders payable to THE WESTER-"" CLARION. Box 1688 Vancouvar, B. O. bought and sold on the market, even as the steel rail and the fish plate? Should he not then be numbered, even as these? Assuredly! Nay, to our mind the ordinary method of numbering is indeed too good for him. The masters, instead of tagging their slaves as, say, numbers one to ten thousand, might do well to make it minus one, to minus 10,000. This would serve to distinguish ihem from the really valuable property of the said masters which, If destroyed, would cost soni?- thing to replace. BERLIN AND THE UNEMPLOYED. 605 Watch the label on your paper. If this number is on It, your subscription expires the next issue, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1910. THANKSGIVING DAY. "Berlin has solved the problem of making nonemployment respectab'e and self-respecting," said Harry B. Pardee of Pittsburg, Pa., who visited the various European countries, making an exhaustive study of the subject of the unemployed. Mr. Pardee was seen at the Raleigh. "The agency through which it Is accomplished is a central labor exchange maintained through the co-operation of the municipality, workers, and trade unions. In splendid and extensive quarters of its own in the heart of the east central wholesale district, the Arbeits Nachweis au Berlin places the man or woman in search of work on the same dignified trading level as the brokers who have produce to sell. It does more. On the Berlin Labor Exchange, while awaiting a market, labor is provided with a home which is a clubhouse and mart combined." The above clipping, from a United States paper, is illuminating. We do not know that we have ever seen a clearer recognition of the commodity nature of labor power. The workers of Berlin, who must sell themselves for a living have, we are assured, been placed upon the same "dignified trading level" as the brokers who have produce to sell. How explicit the language, and how full of unconscious irony! They are Indeed fortunate, having been provided by a patriarchal municipality with a nice clean market-place in which intending purchasers can see them at their best. One hardly knows whether to grin at the "TUmor, weep at the tragedy, or curse a class so sunk In slavery that it stands for it. MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS. A Soc1;. ist party is a poi'-.lcal party with a do'lntte object. Frequently we find comrades young in the nuvemeni, » io, of c.oi'se, are to be exomi.d, Thanksgiving Day has come and gone. Somewhat appropriately, viewed from our standpoint, the day in Vancouver was wet and miserable. Still, we doubt not, many workers faithfully wended their way to the various places throughout the city in which our metaphysical friends were returning thanks for the prosperity which, as they tell us, Is so rampant throughout the Dominion. For ourselves, we cannot see anything for the workers to be jubilant about. It is true that, during the past few months, times have been "good," or that, in other words, there has been almost a sufficiency of jobs to keep the workers employed. Work being, to judge by the conversation and actions of the average proletarian, all that he or she requires, it is of course perfectly logical that, getting enough of It, they should be thankful. "to some of us, however, the proposition to be figured out Is, not so much the amount of work we do, as what we get for doing it. Viewed thusly, there is very little for us to jubilate about. The wage of the average worker, on and others who should kao v letter. Jm K who thin1- thit our movement is too "narrow." It might be well to jot down, as points of information, a few things that a Socialist party is not— or anyhow shouldn't be. The reforming, palliating or patching up of capitalism is not our business. There are enough freak organizations in existence now devoting themselves to palliatives and reforms. Let them reform the system if they can—which apparently they can't. It's their business, not ours. Secondarily, we have nothing to do with the obtaining of a higher price for the commodity labor-powe.* (in other words, with the raising of wages). This isn't our funeral. It's the business of the various organizations (trades unions, etc.), which are In existence for that express purpose. If they can accomplish nothing along these lines—and judging from an analysis of results, if we can talk of analyzing nothing, they can't—it's little use our butting in. Also, we are not moral reformers. Most, probably all, of the so-called "evils of the day" come to us as results of the present system. We didn't make the system, therefore it Isn't up to us to attempt to mitigate, cover up, whitewash or in any way worry ourselves about, these same results. We are not here to fool round with non-essentials or side Issues of any kind. We believe In minding our own business. What Is our business? It can be summed up pretty easily. The flrst thing is education—solid, scientific education in working class language along the lines of economics The second Is organization. For the purposes of education, along these lines, it is necessary for us to have a correct and comprehensive analysis of modern production—to be able to damentally it was a means. Now it is an end. The be-all and end-all of production. Formerly money was desired as a means of obtaining commodities. Today commodities are desired in the flrst instance as a means of obtaining money, so it seems. Not an article would be produced if the owner of 'he means of production could not see his way to obtaining money therefor, and, at that, more money than he lays out In its production. Money —commodities—money, Is the rotation of the capitalists' zodiac. The demand for an article, its beauty, its utility, the fact that without millions would starve—all these are matters of secondary moment, merely factors that make the commodity marketable for money. Money is the god of the capitalists, and of their slaves. For it they will sell their lives below and pawn their hopes of paradise. So, after all, it is only fit and proper that it should be all a hallucination. That commodities should, in the last analysis, be the all-important element. It is not money the slave craves, but commodities; the wherewithal to fill his stomach, to hide his nakedness, to shelter him, to feed all his appetites or desires, or as many of them as may be. The money he has but for a brief space. Even before he receives lt, It Is no longer his. While its quantity looms large or less ln his eye, its quantity matters nothing. What count are the quantities it will buy. Those constitute his wages, not the dollars and dimes. To the capitalists likewise, it is not the money which is of import, but the commodities which that money will command. The wealth of the billionaire may be expressed or estimated in dollars, but it consists in purchase- able labor power. It will command the labor power of a sufficient number of slaves to produce surplus value to the extent of the average rate of profit upon a billion dollars. To express the wealth of the capitalist class in concrete and visible form would be impossible in currency of any description. It would be possible only by marshalling the ranks of labor and parading their thews and sinews before the observer. DOING IT IN BROOKLYN. the whole, has, during the past year, been enough to keep him, and no more. His economic position is in no way improved. As a matter of fact, it is probably worse since at no time of which •we know has the working class received a smaller proportion of the goods it produced than right now. Moreover, the outlook ahead is none too bright. If our prognostications be correct, the wheels of industry will run but slowly this winter, so that even the doubtful privilege of producing v cilth for others will be denied many oi them. And then, where will we b-.'" In the language of our es- tsetU'ili Mend Bill, "God knows." And he, pio'iaply, as in the past, will prove somevvhat reticent. fw-^d from another standpoint, lot the ruling class, we frelly ad- hat the goose hangs high. During |<i8t. year the industrial develop- oi' "oar country" has progressed . Many and rich plums have to the masters. Profits have Huh and dividends big. More- the working class are, on the if not content, at least not suf- Iti, educated lo do anything for ■kc.'1'os, and, therefore, the capi- . it rshlp Is not seriously men- he proletariat Is still to be re- dii to make a political ass of itself any time it gets a chance—a ' n*n •■jeti.,li!eh indeed would justify our • ' |io)i&pal and Industrial bosses in hav- 0 ri"*n h.-tv-kot one thanksgiving day In the ' 3"'mje,r,bnt sevsn in the week. 1 ,''>!*•>« ^^^ %e\v WHO WCRK THEY? iq'tf*'i; n«tl»» Portland, Ore., Oct. M.-*lve labor- j*^*i*rs ikre admitted to bave been killed t« <mt> ou« InJured late today ln a itiys line about twenty mile* west of Portlai****, k men were all foreigners aad names unknown to the company, h designated each man by a Bunt- Surely things have changed since the days of chattel slavery. Then, the slaves at least had names. The owner knew them. They were Tom and Sam and Hill. To-day the "free" worker, like the box car or the locomolve, Is merely numbered. And why not? Like the box car and Ihe engine is he not merely so much property to his masters, receiving through Ills wage, the necessary food, etc., to keep him In working condition, even as the engine is provided with coal nnd other things to keep lt running? Is he not, so far as these same masters ho concerned, D-t a things to be used In the production of wealth for their pleasure? Is be not moreover, but a commodity, Dear Mac,—With the little upset in your party In Canada, lt might interest some of you to know that you have at least one friend, though far, far from 'ome. Wherever I wander, there's no place like 'ome. Your umble left Vancouver close on two years ago and came post haste to New York, for economic reasons at which you can easily guess. At once plung ed knee-deep into the gore of cap! talism with the sword of the revolu tionary party of Canada. In other words, I joined the Socialist Party of America, while still retaining my membership in No. 1, Local Vancouver. I boosted my local here up so well that we had to hire a small club room, instead of a comrade's best parlor, and 1 think because I talked so loud they made me organizer, commencing last winter. My flrst trouble began when a poor wage plug wandered in seeking in formation on "this 'ere Socialism." I was deputed to explain maters to him I held forth for at least an hour, till I suddenly discovered my pupil sleeping peacefully in his seat, and the others looking at me with withering scorn. After I had finished mopping my fevered brow, one spoke up: "Say, comrade, this Is not we call Social Ism." "No?" replied I. "Then tell me what the hell it is." "Well," said he, "it's like this: The workers pro pose to own the mines, the mills, the factories, the railroads and run them for themselves for profit, which they'll keep, see!" "Jerusalem," said I, as beat a hasty retreat. Debs ls lecturing for the 'Appeal' and came to Brooklyn Labor Lyceum, where for -uc I heard him hold forth and got the Appeal sent to me for many months. I guess as a speaker there's none to beat hlm, and as a poet very few to equal him. But for Socialistic logic, there was never a word. The mixed multitude of all nations shouted till they were hoarse, and I went home a wiser and sadder man One of my chief duties as organizer so-called, was to carry the platform from the club room to the meeting place, where the speakers were ready to hold forth, to see the comrade with literature was there and help him to sell, to Introduce the speakers and to give headquarters an MSCunt. of the meeting, good, bad or irent. As the Beason advanced had many speakers, English, .r, Scotch and Irish. American born and of us know Wht» bare been oft the ■^'.■ftoported, Jew and Gentile, and I lis- very long, it's about all without butting Ian things Wl as Socialists, do not Batter the Pi verblal tinker's analhcma to OS. lion between'a runaway work ear ■• flat car am tbe United Railways, nhpv! the workers their position clear -*-—* * "' |y, ulaj-ply and without frills. It is necessary that we be able to point out ta* tbem where the power of their msatert- Uee—to the control of the -MChlnen■ at. tlw^nte. And. finally, When tbey beoo-nai,educated and class conscious wMfh lt is ni* to us to have a'real Socialist organisation for thorn to get Into, This It, oar b-Mlnoss, and, as say better conditions. They worked half time for their owners and half time for themselves. At last, through the introduction of machinery, the slaves became hired help or wage earners. And now, through machinery's productivity, many men are out of work and starving for want of food. Society, for its own existence, makes many Socialist measures. For its existence, it socialized a system of compulsory education; for its existence it compels its members to keep clean through the health and sanitary laws. For Its existence, it carries the mails and runs the post office. Now, can't you see the state might go a step further and give every man a job so that no one would be out of work?" Let's go and get an ice cream, I said to the first man near me. He happened to be a Japanese and allowed ine to toll him what It was all about. This was almost the last straw, but I persevered, and for revenge sent each one of these lights a Clarion each week, imploring them to read. At last I got word that tbey were sending me a lady comrade, one of my own kith and kin, for she was from the auld counthry, a good speaker and able to give out the dope; when ilo! and behold! the nicest and prettiest woman I had ever seen came on the platform. Bertha Fraser (Alee |Fraser's wife), and her dope was the j "shirtwaist strike," for "better pay J and shorter hours" and "the recognition of the union." "This is getting fierce," thought I, and went and took a refresher—this time NOT an ice cream soda. There is some hope yet, for Bertha Is running for secretary of state and stumping the country, while I post her every week a copy of the Clarion. May it rest her in peace. And now, to end It all, at the last street meeting I organized, the striking bakers had purloined our platform and our local sent me on a parcel of circulars for free distribution, which were to be given out to the crowd who might have arrived to hear our speaker. The bill read: "To housewives and mothers, and all whom it may concern, know ye that the bakers of New York and Brooklyn are out on strike for better conditions, and all the bosses are combining to make the baking trade a trust. Now. they can get plenty of scabs to do the work, but what will the bread be like? Better? No, but shorter weight, and made in most filthy cellars, bread containing the sweat and expectorations of these scabs who would do us out of our jobs. Therefore, don't buy any bread without the label. Don't buy Jones' Smith or Tomkins, but buy from the makers who give a living wage, Tomkins, Smith and Jones." What, said I, give these bills out? I, a revolutionary Socialist of Canada: No, never! At once I sent in my resignation as prganizer and as a member of the S. P. of A., saying that I considered it an absolute waste of time and energy to remainv that I could not assimilate the reforms and immediate demands as pressed for in their platform, and particularly as expounded by their leaders and speakers. I had never withdrawn my allegiance to the S. P. of C. and am a fully paid-up dues-paying member of No. 1, Local Vancouver. It Is ino use sitting on the fence, nor yet enduring what we cannot alter. There is a way, come right out of it. Now, it so happened that we had In our local a member of the "Intercollegiate Socialist Society," composed among others of men like Phelps Stokes, Upton Sinclair, Morris Hill- quit, Lee and Klrkpatrick, and a bunch of lesser lights, and with the academic knowledge possessed by them, and radiating on each other, he wrote me very kindly that "pessimism had overtaken me because of the melancholy surroundings of my employment.." That the differences of belief are comparatively slight when compared with the fundamental likeness of the philosophy, and I was to remember that I could work more effectively within than without the party. Well, Mac, did you ever! Please Increase the medicine to 30 per week; here is $5 on account. It will enable at least 30 to know something of the truth. Yours in revolt, C. McMAHON SMITH. Socialist Directory Every local of the Socialist Party of Canada should run a curd under tills head. *i.ui) per month. Secretaries please note. DOMINION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Socialist Party of Canada. Meets every alternate Monday. 11. G. McKenzie, .Secretary, Box 1CSS, Vancouver, B. C. LOCaL MOYIE, B. C, NO. 30.—MEETS second Sunday 7:30 p.m. in McGregor Hull (.Miners- Hall), Thos. Roberts. Secretary, BRITISH COLUMBIA PBOVINCIAL Executive Committee, Soeiullst Party of Cunuda. Meets every ultenuite Monday. D. G. McKenzie, Secretary, Box 16S8 Vancouver, B. C. kitted for Socialism. At last, ln my Station, I wrote to headquarters. ..JVt'foa send me a SOCIA1 ftttBAKBRr They replied: Suri good OHO this time. He came, Coin- rade Passage, I remembered his name ton I had read sontathing he wrote Originally money was a means of' Wmtm 1 WS» 'OHIO. TMjp is what he MONEY. exchanging commodities more conveniently than by barter. Its purpose was to enable the Individual to ob- tnln that which he required In exchange for that which ho had. Fun- sald: Society, after catching and isaiing their eiiemlee, d-*cl4od ty.eaaltm them ami compel,two*: to do ail, the work. A long time aft*-*, they gu* the slaves RESULT OF DRAWING. The Karl Marx Club of Hamilton, on behalf of local Socialists, begs leave to announce that the five valuable book prizes, recently offered for competition by the club, have been awarded and will be distributed as follows: (1) "Encyclopedia Brltannica," C. Dumbray, City. (2) "History Great American Fortunes," S. L. Landers, City. (3) "Economic Foundation of Society," H, .tose, City. (4) "Poverty of Philosophy," S. Kemp, Brantford. (5) "Origin of the Family," T. Mason, Brantford. TENTS fPR HMPTLY SECUREDI „ e eolici. the business of Manufacturers, Entnlieeru and others who realize the advisability of having their Tatent business transacted by Experts. Preliminaryadvice free. Charges modciati. Our Inventor'e Adviser sentu]S>n terniest. Marlon & Marlon, New York Life Bldg, Moutteal: .•' ud Washington, D.C., U.S.A. ALBERTA PBOVINCIAL EXECUTIVE Committee, Socialist Party of Cun- ada. Meets every alternate Monday In Labor Hall, Eighth Ave. East, opposite poslotllce. Secretury will be pleased tu answer uny communications regarding the movement In the province. F. Danby, Sec., Box 647 Culgury, Alta. MANITOBA PBOVINCIAL. EXECU- tive Committee. Meets flrst and third Tuesdays in the month at 12 1-2 Adel aide St. Any reader of the Clarion desiring Information about the movement in Manitoba, or who wishes to join the Party please communicate with the undersigned. W. H. Stebblngs, Sec, 310 Good St., Winnipeg. MABITIME PBOVINCIAL EXECU- tlve Committee, Socialist Party of Canada. Meets every second and fourth Sunday at Comrade McKlnnon's. Cottage Lane. Dan Cochrane, Secretary, Box 491, Glace Bay, N. S. LOCAL LADYSMITH NO. 10, S. P. ot C. Business meetings every Saturday , p.m. lu headquarters on First Ave. ,1. 11. Burrotigh, Box 31, Ladysmlth, LOCAL ROSSLAND, NO. 35, 8. P. of 0., meets In Miners' Hnll every Sunday at i :30 p.m. E. Campbell, Secv., P. O. Box 1)71. Itosslund Finnish Branch meets ln Flnlanders' Hall, Sundays at 7:30 p.m. A. Sebble, Secy., P. o. Box 54 Rossland. LOCAL NELSON, S. P. of c, MEETS every 1-lhluy evening nt. H 1 Miners' Hall, Ne sun, r <: I tin, Secy. LOCAL YMIR, B. C, No. 31, 8. P. of O. —Meeta every third Saturday in month, at 7:30 p. m. E. Anderson. Secretary; W. B. Mclsaae, Treasurer. Unattached Comrades in the district are earnestly requested to get in touch with Secretary, who will answer all enquiries. LOCAL CALGARY, ALTA., No. 4, 8. P. of C. Meetings every Sunduy at 8 p.m. ln the Labor Hall, Barber Block, Eighth Ave. K. (near postofflce). Club and Heading Room. Labor Hall, T, Machln, Secretary. Box 647, A. Maedonald, Organizer, Box 647. LOCAL VANCOUVEB, B. C, NO. I.— Canada. Business meetings every Tuesduy evening at headquarters, 'M'J7 Westminster Ave. F. Perry, Secretary, Box 1688. LOCAL VANCOUVEB, B. C, NO. 45— Finnish. Meets every second and fourth Thursdays in the month at 22.7 Westminster Avenue, Secretary, Wm. Myntti. LOOAL COLEMAN, ALTA., NO. 8, Miners' Hall and Opera House at 8 p.m. Everybody welcome to call. H. J. Smith, Secy. LOCAL VANCOUVEB, B. C, NO. SB- LETTISH—Meets every second and last Sunday in ttie month, 2 p. m. E. J. Weinberg, 40 Ave., South Hill. J. Schogart, Secretary, Box 1616, Vancouver, B. C. LOCAL VICTORIA, NO. 3, .8. P. OP C. Headquarters and Reuding Room, 523 Johnston St. Opposite Queens Hotel. Business meeting every Tuesduy evening. 8 p.m. Propugundu meetings every Sunday at Grund Tlieatre. R. Thomas, Secretary. LOCAL NANAIMO, NO. 8, 8. P. ot C. meets every alternate Sunday evening ln Foresters Hall. Business meeting at 7:00 o'clock sharp. Propugunda meeting commences at 8:00 o'clock. Jack Place, Rec. Secy., Box 826. LOCAL PERNIE, 8. P. of C. HOLDS educational meetings in ttie Miners' Union Hull, Victoria Ave., Fertile, every Sunduy evening ut 7:45. Business meeting first Sunday In each month, same place ut 2:30 p. m. David Paton, Secy., Box 101. LOCAL VEBNON, B. C, 38, 8. P. of C, meets every second und last Frlduy in euch month. Chas. Chaney, Sec, Box 127 Vernon, B. C. LOCAL FBINCE BUPEBT, B. C, No. S3, S. P. of C.—Meets every Sunduy in hall in Empress Thettter Block at 2:00 p. m. L. H. Gorham, Secretary. LOCAL MICHEL, B. C, NO. 16, 8. P. OP C, meets every Sunday in Graham's Hall ut 10:30 a. m. Socialist speukers are Invited to call. V. Frodsham, Secretury. LOCAL MARA, B. C, NO. 34, 8. P. of C, Meets first Sunday in every month in Socialist Hall, Mara 2:30 p.m. Cyril Rose man, Recording Secretary. LOOAL REVELSTOKE, B.C.S.P.C. Propaganda and business meetings al 8 p. m. every Sunduy evening in the Edison Parlor Theater. Speakers passing through Revelstoke are Invited to attend. B. F. Gaymun, Secretary. LOCAL EDMONTON, ALTA., NO. 1, S. P. of C. Heurquurters 622 First St., Business and propugunda meetings every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. sharp. Our Reading Room is open to the public free, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. dally. I-*. Blake, 6411 Athabasca Ave., Secretary. Treasurer, T. Blssett, 322 Fourth St., Organizer. LOCAL LETHBRIDGE,, ALTA., NO. 13, S. P. of 0.—Meets 1st and 3rd Sunday in the month, at 4 p.m. in Miners' Hall. Secretary, Chas. Peacock, Box 1PS3. LOCAL REGINA NO. 6, SASKATCHEWAN.—Meets every Sunday, 3 p.m.. Trades Hall. Scarth St. Secretary, Alex. Watchman, General Delivery. Socialist speakers wlll be greatly appreciated. LOCAL WINNIPEG, S. P. of C, HEAD- quarters, Kerr's Hall, 120 1-2 Adelaide Street, opposite Roblln Hotel. Business meeting every Monday evening at 3 p 111. Propaganda meeting Sunday evening S • p.m. Everybody welcome. Secretury, J. W. Hilling, 270 Young Street. LOCAL TOBONTO, ONT., NO. 94, 8. P. OP C. Business meetings 2nd and 4th Wednesdays ln the month, at the Labor Temple, Church St. Outdoor propugundu meetings, Saturday, 8 p.m., city Hall; Sunday afternoon, 3 p.m., at University and Queen St: Sunduy night, 8 p.m., at Shuter and Yonge St. Speakers' Class every Thursday. 8 p.m., at Headquarters, 79 Church St. Secretary, Arthur Taylor, 201 George St. LOCAL BBANTPOBD NO. 16, 8. P. OP C.—Meets every Thursday at 8 p.m. at 252 Dulhuusle St., for purty business and economic class. Wage-workers Invited. A. W. Baker, Secretary, 9 George St. W. Davenport. 141 Nelson St., Organizer. N.B.—No "leaders" wanted. LOOAL Of TAW A, NO. 8, 8. P. of O. Business meeting 1st Sunday ln month, and propaganda meetings following Sundays ut 8 p.m. in Robert- Allun hull. 78 Rldeuu St. John Lyons, Secretary, 43 Centre St. LOCAL OLACE BAY NO. 1, OF N. ■.— Business und Propuganda meeting every Tliursduy at 8 p.m. In Macdon- uld's hall. Union Street. All are welcome. Alfred Nash, Corresponding Secretury, Glace Bay; Wm. Sutherland, Organizer, New Aberdeen; H. G. Ross, Financial Secretary, offlce In D. N. Brodie Printing Co. building, Union Street. To Canadian Socialists On account of increased postal rates we are obliged to make the subscription price of the International Socialist Review ln Canada $1.20 a year Instead of $1.00, We can, however, make the following special offers: For $3.00 we will mall three copies of the Review to one Canadian address for one year. For 70 cents we will mail ten copies of any one issue. For $3.00 we will mall the Review one year and the Chicago Dally Socialist for one year. 0HABLE8 K. XEBB fe COMPANY 134 West Kinzie St., Chicago. Price List of Literature Issued by the Dominion Executive Committee "Slave of The Farm," or "Proletarian in Politics," to locals subscribing to the publishing fund, $1.00 per 100, to others 25c per doz. "Socialism and Unionism" to be published. "Value, Price and Profit," to subribers to publishing fund $2 per 100, to others 30c per doz, ' 'Socialism, Revolution and Internationalism" to subscribers to publishing fund $6 per 100, to others 76e por doz. PRICE LI3T OF SUPPLIES (To Locals.) Charter (with necessary supplies to start Local) $5.00 Membership Cards, each .01 Dues Stamps, each 10 Platform and application blank per 100 25 Ditto In Finnish, per 100 50 Ditto In Ukranlan, per 100 50 Constitutions, each 20 Ditto, Finnish, per dozen 50 GREAT EOOKS BY GREAT MEN Riddle of the Universe, by Haeckel |Sc The Rights of Man, Paine... 25c The Story of Creation, Clodd 25c Life of Jesus, Ronan 25c Age of Reason, Paine 25c Merrie England 20c Ingersoll's Lectures, 1st, 2nd and 3rd series each 25c Postage prepaid on books The People's Book Store 162 Cordova St. W. DENTIST W. J. CURRY Room 501 Dominion Trust Bldg. teL, THE CAFETERIA 305 Cambie Street The best of everything properly cooked. Chas. Mtflcahey, Prop. 65- F. PERRY TAILOR 834 PENDER Thro* THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF CANADA Tb'" Page Is Devoted to Reports of Executive Committees, Locals and General Party Matters—Address All Communications to D. G. McKenzie, Sec, 'Box 1688, Vancouver, B. C DOMINION EXECUTIVE. Meeting held October 31st, 1910. Present—Comrades Peterson (chair- iman), Karme, Matthews, Rivers (Sointula), the Secretary and Organizer Desmond. Minutes of previous meeting approved. Correspondence dealt with from "Maritime and Manitoba Executives, Locals Sellwood, Ont.; Reglna and Menzles, Sask.; Calgary and Edmonton, Alta.; Organizers Fillmore, Baritz, O'Brien and Gribble; Comrades G. W. Wrigley, Toronto and Thos. Foulston, Eybrow, Sask. Warrants authorized for Expressage, tf.1.75; Printing leaflets, $7.50; Clarion October Card, $1.00; W. Gribble, or- ;anizing, $50.00; Secretary's October Salaries $30.00. Receipts. IJanitoba Executive, buttons $ 2.00 jocal Menzles, Sask., stamps... 5.00 xical Sellwood, Ont., stamps.... 2.00 Jteralure—Regina, $1.50; Wm. Watts, $1.00; Edmonton, $4.00; Kamlops, $2.00; Calgary, $1.00 9.50 lllarion Maintenance —F. Dunn, $2.06; Bugs, $1.00; per Baritz, !$3.00; October surplus, $18.75.. 24.75 Total $43.25 B. C. PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE. '* Meeting held October 31st, 1910. Minutes of previous meeting approv- led. Correspondence dealt with from Locals Michel, Corbin, Nelson, Vernon, (New Westminster, Nanaimo, Courtenay, Ladysmith and Victoria, and Organizer Desmond. Warrants authorized Clarion, Octo- Jber Card, $1.00; Postage, $5.00; Coal, [$3.50; G. Desmond, $50.00; Secretaries' I October Salaries, $30.00. Receipts. ''Local Corbln, Stamps $ 5.00 Local Courtenay, Stamps 4.00 Local Nanaimo, Stamps 10.00 Local Vancouver (Llttlsh).... I' stamps 3.00 ) Local New Westminster, Stamps and supplies 3.00 I Local Fernie, stamps & supplies 10.25 i Local Ladysmlth ( FI n n is h ) stamps and supplies 7.00 I Local Victoria, buttons 2.00 Corbin Ukrainians, buttons 10.00 GRIBBLE'S REPORT: Since last report have held a number of meetings in Fernie riding at t\ following places: Fernie, Hosmer, j'Sparwood, Crow's Nest, Finch and .lones' mill, Crow's Nest, New Michel. Also at Corbin and Michel in com- -jpany with Comrade Bennett. That the capitalist candidate was returned is now history, so no need to dwell on it, but 1 venture to predict, judging by the spirit displayed by the comrades all over the riding, especially those at Michel, where the Socialist vote was 124 to 32 for the Conservative, that he will be the last old-party member for Fernie. In continuance of our constant campaign, a well attended meeting was held In the Miners' hall at y Fernie the night following that of the election, at which O'Brien, Harrington, Bennett and myself spoke. At the last meeting of the campaign committee, a motion was passed to suggest to all the locals in the riding that they take a vote of their membership on the advisability of calling a convention to discuss the organization of the riding as such, with the secondary view of keeping an organizer In the field for Fernie riding alone. They evidently mean to do things in this part of the Crow's Nest Pass; keep your eyes on them. Am at Michel just now and hold a meeting there tomorrow night, and then go on to the Rocky Mountain division of Alberta. I might mention that after finishing my talk In the open-air at Hosmer, upon asking for questions, someone threw a capitalist argument at me in the shape of an egg; it was a good shot, hitting me just below the eye and spreading all over my visage, and a good part of the rest of my person. I'd never have WATER NOTICE. Notice Ir hereby given thut an application will be made tinder Part V. of the "Water Act, 1909," to obtain a license in tile Division of New Westminster District. Alf. Wyngaert, ulbsons Landing B. C, Payne'i* Creek, back of District Lot 1667 on timber limit, 1-9 C, pipe from point of diversion, 8 cliains north of northwest corner post of District Lot 1657; Lot C West Subdivision, 13 1-3 chains wide, 1-3 part of west boundnry 1657, 53 acres I own; domestic Irrigation; 25 acres west subdivision of Lot 1657, being Lot C. This notice wus posted on the 1st day of October, 1910, and application will be made to the Commissioner on tho 9th day of November, 1910, at 10 a.m. Names and addresses of any riparian proprietors or licensees who or whose lands are likely to he affected by tho proposed works, either nbovo or below the outlet are: H. Hums. A. Wllkman, T. L. Wiren, J. Wiren, A. Rius, J. Chaster, Steinbruner, Walker, of Gibsons Landing. ALF. WYNOAE11T, GlbsiniH Landing. believed that one egg could have covered so much surface. I had a job to get It off my clothes and out of my whiskers afterwards; think I'd better shave, though can leave that till spring as shall not have any more outdoor meetings till then. It was nol a thoroughbred election egg, as I could detect no aroma. Perhaps the fellow who threw it will be sorry he wasted It some day, when he wants something to eat. Work Is very slack in the Pass just now, therefore money is scarce, and Clarion subs fewer than I anticipated, but hope to reach double figures next time. WILFRID GRIBBLE. RESOLUTION. Whereas, Toronto Local No. 24 at a special meeting held on September 7th, did pass a resolution containing false doctrines; and Whereas, No contradiction or repudiation of same did appear in ths Clarion of October 18th; and Whereas, We, like Local Toronto, find It very easy to resolut'.-; De it therefore Resolved, By Local New Westminster No. 15, that— The hope of the working class lies in the speedy development of capitalism in which development, technical education and the introduction of labor saving machinery are conspicuous forces. That these two forces wlll bring home to the mass of the workers that knowledge which socialists with but indifferent success are striving to impart. And, therefore, that so-cnllod ieto luttoii Is'.s, ly endeavoring to < ontrol the actions of one of their number relating to technical education, are allying themselves with the forces of reaction. ARCHIE liOGCr, Secretary. Saturdav, November 5, 19*1". VERNON, B. C. On the evening of October 11th Comrade Desmond held a meeting which put new life into Local Vernon. The collection taken was $11.00 and literature sales amounted to $1.25. Five of those present will join the Local. Desmond seems to understand the need of system, the division of labor and the specialization of work required In any organization, coupled with a knowledge of the curse of what is everybody's business is nobody's business. Moreover he recognizes the futility of jumping into a place and forthwith bounding out again and so also do the Comrades here. For this reason a move is on foot to place Comrade Desmond in the field in this district, for three months, thus giving him a chance to give each town and village at least ten days. If this proves successful It wlll mean that an organizer is a paying proposition and the position will be permanent. Yours in Revolt, GEO. PATERSON. OTTAWA, ONT. Western Clarion:— Dear Comrade,—At a special business meeting of the local held last night It was moved and carried—one dissenting vote—that the secretary send a report of the Baritz meetings to the Clarion, at the same time taking exception to a statement of his to the effect that "a Christian cannot be a Socialist, and a Socialist cannot be a believer In Christ or God." As a local we object to that statement. The report follows: Comrade Barltz arrived here Friday morning, September 30th. Saw some of the members timing the day, and Friday evening tried to attend a meeting of our executive, which, however, failed to materialize—a quorum not turning up. Saturday evening he held an open-air meeting, with rather a small audience. Sunday evening he attended our regular monthly business meeting and gave the members a raking up, with the result that the next day I received the following letter, which speaks for itself: Ottawa, Oct. 3rd, 1910. John Lyons, Secy. S. P. of C, Local No. 8. I beg to tender my resignation as member of the Socialist Party of Canada. As a believer in the International Socialist Party of which has been proven by Com. Baritz as a bunch of fakirs, and as I am not a believer in that unknown crew of 1905 who number that wholesome sum of over three thousand in the entire world. Yours sincerely, NEIL P. STEWART. Monday evening he held another open-air meeting, which was well attended, and, apparently, a success. Tuesday he became ill, and one of our comrades, an M.D., told him he was just on the verge of an attack of typhoid fever, and advised him to take a rest. Sunday evening, October 9th, he addressed an indoor meeting, whicli was another success, apparently. .Monday evening he tried to hold an open-air meeting, but. broke down after speaking about twenty minutes. Wednesday evening he left for Tor onto to rest up for a while. Financial results, so far as the local was concerned, are: Receipts, about four dollars; expenses, about eleven dollars. Had Com. Barltz's health kept good, and the weather been favorable for open-air meetings (it was just the opposite), the probabilities are, I think, that he would have had a very successful series of meetings. As It was, his efforts were more productive of results, no doubt, among the members and sympathizers than the general public. We were handicapped In the matter of advertising his meetings by not knowing just when he was coming; then—as I said before—the weather, his illness, etc., were against tho success of the meetings. This is a hurriedly written report and entirely from memory, so I trust Com. Baritz will overlook its incompleteness and inaccuracies. Should he find It convenient to visit Ottawa again, why, wc hope, . nd shall strive for better results. Yours in revolt, JOHN LYON. ON ORGANIZATION. Comrade Editor:— I noted with pleasure Comrade Les- tor's remarks in Clarion 004; why can we not have an efficient political machine? I consider that there is only one thing that the old parties can beat us at and that is, handing taffy to the workers. In that particular line they have a monopoly, no one is trying to compete with them, at least not the Socialist Party of Canada. But I firmly believe that there is material in the party to build a machine that would, or'could beat anything in existence if it wanted to. I would like to see some of the or-i ganlzers get together and formulate a scheme whereby a start can be made ln this direction. We are making good progress but there is no reason why we can't make better. We want all Socialist votes and we want every Socialist to have a vote. The more men we get in the legislatures the better, as it means more organizers paid by the government. At the present time I will not say more, as I feel I am approaching a big question. Somebody might ask if the present representatives are doing their share of propaganda work. Well, if they ask me at the right place and time, I will no doubt have quite a lot to say on the matter, and I have a hunch that there will be others. Yours in revolt, THE UNPATRIOTIC IRISHMAN... AMONG THE STUMPS. Enclosed flnd a sub. Not much show here for rustling subs, among stump ranchers, everyone of whom is looking forward to the day he can retire— not from the proceeds of farming, but by unloading the whole ranch onto some unsuspecting individual. Meantime he is putting uii some tall kicking about being robbed by the retailer. He himself is above such meanness. If eggs happen to be 50 cents he would 1x3 quite sallsfled with 30 cents; he ls no hog; just watch hlm. Having great faith in the Clarion Editor's ability to answer questions, I have one here that has puzzled me for some time. "Is the Appeal a Socialist Paper?" If so can you point out where Socialism comes in? Looking over the last issue I came across an article headed "The Money Trust, A Startling Reality," printed in large type. A great howl ls made about 'pin'ded currency," "flat money," "watered stock," "the Alton Steal," "Trusts robbing the poor," and more of the like. What's that got to do with us? Out- only concern is the overthrow of capitalism not the fixing il up so it will run smooth. The present scrap is among the capitalist over the surplus value exploited from us in production. Looks to me as though the Appeal is degenerated Into a muckraking, sub-getting, reform sheet for the disgruntled middle class. Yours in revolt, E. JOHNSON. Beaver Point. GOING EAST. BELLEVUE, ALTA. Dear Comrade,—I enclose you a list of subscribers to the Fernie campaign fund. Will you please flnd room for It In the Clarion? C. Stubbs $ 5.00 J. Woulla 2.00 J. H. Robertson 1.00 R. Livett 1.00 T. Phillips : 1.00 J. Davidson ..: 1.00 J. Cardie 1.00 J. Burke 1.00 V. Sula 1.00 F. Hensone 1.00 A. Bovio 1.00 I. H. Brownrigg 1.00 S. Lund 1.00 L E. Drake 1.00 T, Burnett 1.00 J. Ollphant f 1.00 P. Paul 50 J. Ulevlne 50 J. Lindsay 50 Total $22.50 JACK OLIPHANT. CLARION FINANCIAL STATEMENT. (October, 1910.) Receipts. Subs $165.70 Cards and Advs 79.00 Total $244.70 Expenditures. 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Hold u.f nil ii«-wHil--im:rs. liW* tte'!?*5lffli York Comrade Lestor is on his way east and will speak if the comrades can arrange meetings, at the following places, on dates specified: Revelstoke, November 6th; Nelson, 9th; uernie, 14th; Coleman, 17th; Lethbridge, 20th; Edmonton, 24th; Calgary, 27th; Medicine Hat, 28th; Moosejaw, 30th; Regina, December 1st; Brandon, 4th; Winnipeg, 11th; Toronto, 16th; then on to Ottawa, Montreal and St. John. Any place not mentioned can be accommodated by communicating with him at the various places en route. He will call for mail at every place visited. OUR MESSAGE. Have you ever noticed around a city railway station, or around some employment offlce, a crowd of individuals whose movements seem to be under the control of a vigilant agent, oft times armed with a six-shooter, conspicuously displayed on his hip? You have; and have you ever wondered who they are, where they are from, or whither bound; what their feelings are, their hopes, sorrows, or joys, what induced them to become one of such a crowd, for surely no one with a love of cleanliness or at all careful of his person would be one of such a motley company. Who are they? Slaves. The offlce is the modern slave market. Whence from? From all countries on the face of the earth, Poles, Germans, Swedes, Greeks, Dagoes, aye, and the salt of the earth, the Englishman and American, is also there. Capitalism, the great leveller, hunger, their goad, has brought these diverse elements 'together, in search of what? The means of securing a miserable existence, on conditions, not under their control, of producing surplus values for a master class. Where from? From the ends of the earth, the fairhaired Englishman, rubbing shoulders with the swarthy Greek, sharing the same bottle, for the spirit is there, not "Divine" with which they seek for a time to forget life's dull cares, and the miseries of their lot; forget the. miserable memories of the past, of the weary miles they tramped from the railway camp to the city, nearly shoeless, hungry, thirsty, maybe sore from their last friendly tussle with a loving brakeman, on a train on which they had endeavored to gain a few miles on their way. Forget also the high hopes with which they had started from home (?) to the new country, leaving behind, wives, sweethearts, children, to follow, when they had secured a competence; leaving, as they thought, forever, the terrors of struggling for an existence In a land where men were more numerous than jobs, only to be hurled Into a maelstrom of weath-producing units, deprived of their individuality, their nationality forgot in the scramble for a living. No wonder their intelligence is blunted, lhat they are sullen, that they curse the day they were born, or curse the boss. Anything, everything, is in their blind rage, an object to vent their feelings on. Let us look closer, see that crowd of them held In behind the Iron grating till the agent gives tho word to move; see the gates open, the rush for the seats in the hobo car, a vermiti-rltlden, filthy den, but good enough for slaves. Let us examine them. Hero n line husky looking foreigner, jabbering excitedly to his compatriots in his own tongue; perhaps it. ls his llrst trip on such nn.errand, his llrst job In this new country, and his hopes arc high, for will he not pain many dollars, and then return home lo his parents, pay off their debts and start life afresh? Ah, yes; perhaps, if not crushed to death or maimed in the rock work to which ho Is bound, where profits are considered llrst, Hlitves' lives last. Cast another,look over this curious crowd reeking of whisky, clothes dilapidated, and the unshaven appearance of most ol them, ask Oils Intelligent looking artisan why ho Ih here and Whither bound; he wlll loll you of a bout of sickness, how ho lost his job and ns a last rosori, with his lust dollar he has bought this worker's last hope—a job on the railroad, hit. holies to ninkn it stako, and then iiiny- bo take up a claim and be Independent! Hero n couple of Englishmen, green evidently, ns wll ness their high collars, knickers and loggings, quite out of place in this collection of hIiivoh In their uniform, I.e., overalls, "Going west to see the country, and maybe become ranchers; this Is quite a lark, doncherknow." Innocents, looking for romance, they will get It, too. This filthy-looking being next them, he had just blown in after a three-dayB' trip on the rods and the side-door Pullmans; he is heading west for the coast. Like many more of his Ilk, his filthy appearance notwithstanding, he Is Interesting, and can tell many a good yarn of how he dodged a brakey, or "had a picnic in his last 'jungle'." He does not intend to go to work, but to drop off near the slaves' destination, and hit a fast freight; he hates work, despises those who do work; he has been up against it too often to mind going hungry once or twice, and! anyway he can nearly always be sure of a hand-out, and as he puts it, what is the difference between begging for work or begging for bread? Here again, a man' with a look of resignation on his face, which tells of much trouble patiently endured; lt tells of a fight with adversity, which he took to be his lot, for mayhap he had sinned and this was his punishment. But beware, ye who have instilled the pernicious doctrines of patience and submission into the minds of him and his class, for when they are roused, no more angry slave ever marched to freedom than this same, once apathetic creature. In the far corner a bunch of husky fellows whose lives are a continual round of hard work in camps, then' a wild debauch ln the city, till an empty pocket and a sobered head tells them it is time to once more take up their burden. Anlmal- Uke, they live, and animal are their enjoyments; yet good hearted withal and generous to a friend down on his luck, not so. dull but they cannot be reached by a spark which will kindle their sluggish nature to revolt. That fit of coughing followed by bloody expectoration proceeds from a poor emaciated wreck, whose racked body and wasted features tell of a life spent in unsanitary factories, in fever- laden dens of tenement houses; whose body is a living monument to the greed of our masters aud lords, behold ye slaves, and ponder on the causes that brought him to the pitch he is in; let your minds rise higher than to ceaselessly revile him for his hacking cough, which, poor wretch, he cannot help; and rather bend your energies to raising the manly spirit, which must lie latent In all slaves, downcast anil crushed though they may appear, and that raised. It must cry aloud for revolt against this hideous system of traffic in human flesh. Aye, even in this collection of human packages of physical energy, bought and sold at their market price, this apparently hopeless mass, some brutal and callous, others apathetic and indifferent, some sullen or defiant, lies the spirit of revolt, which can be brought out by proper teaching. Despised and hated they are, aye, oven some Socialists who never know what it was to be there say they are hopeless as a revolutionary force, "for they never have a vote!" That vote, which so many over-value, whicli prop, erly used is our chief weapon against our masters, which, and this must be considered, when un Intelligently cast, can be a great danger to our cause by breeding a new class of politicians, who by trading on the seml-elnssoon- scious element create good jobs for themselves. But these despised floaters, those hoboes, can be useful to our cause. Discontented as they are, they form splendid fuel for the fire of revolution; education they need, organization they need; voteless they may be, but theirs not always the fault; as propagandists they can be, nay, are useful, for after all one danger to the apltalUt class lies In the Intelligent organization behind our mouthpieces, wherever they may be, in the legislature, ta the press or on the soap-box. Let us then keep our motto lo the front, "education and organization," for the purpose of capturing control of the Instruments for creating wealth and using them in our interest nnd ours alone, Let those who wlll, build upon the shifting hands of reform, an Organization which will not stand the test of time, which will not be the force which will demand, when the lime comes, the transfer from capitalist control, to the workers control the means by which we must. live. But rather make quality, not quantity, our object; strength lies not In numbers. but ln intelligence, and on Ihls rock tjVere and Tfow "HMITH." SOME GOOD ADVICE. Tho following appeared In tho St. John "levelling Tliucx and Slur," Oct I lth I Canada the Paradise of the Workingman. London, (let. II. Judge (limithum, HpOllltlllK Ut Lewes yOHteidu)', Hllili that "('iiniidii wus Ihe woi'lilngniun's puruillHo, wllh no idlers, no unoiu- ployed, no unemployable, ami work with high wages for ull." Many Can- n.linns complain bitterly thut tbe Mother Country would do nothing to nsslsi their economic illlflciiltlos and iinnnciiii arrangement*, I routing them no butter Hum her commurclul enemies. There wus danger ot losing Camilla If she were deceived by the tempting bait of reciprocity. Mr. Grantham sulci Canadian t-u.ll- wiiynten and miners hud sent a roes- sugo hy him to fellow-workers In Brlt- uln: "Give up your false pride in strength of numbers. You are fighting for shadows, und losing the substance. You are killing the bird that lays the golden eggs. The capitalist Is your greatest friend. He ls the only man who can create work. Without work you cannot live. Help him, do not thwart him at every turn." • • • We really don't know whether to laugh or weep at this pathetic tale. If the Judge was serious, we Bhould mourn with unfortunate capital; but If the sly fellow has been having a round or two with the boys and is trying to see how big a bluff he can rnn, we should allow a guttural laugh or two to rumble up from our abdomen. Doubtless, like many another "eminent authority," Mr. Grantham gathered his impressions ot Canada from studying the carrying capacity of waiters in dining cars and hotels. We don't like to be rash, but feel free to state that he never worked for the 'high wages" referred to. Otherwise he would never have been guilty of formulating that touching "message." He hit upon an interesting truth when he mentioned that there are no unemployable in Canada. Most of them are in Britain, drawing dividends. As for unemployed, one ham" only to see the dejected bunch of dU> .' apidated slaves that collects ln froot. of every employment offlce, to reaMW the extent of unemployment ln Cgav*'"(' ada, even when times are "good." {■ibZhzt We might quote statistics by tha , yard to show that, wages in Canada, are exceeding low and the cost of lhr» lng high, but what's the use? Whena- ever there is capital, conditions are practically the same, varying in t*-> tensity according to the height of It* development. In parts of Canada labor Is perhaps scarce, causing momentary relief In the general slare, condition. We may trust, however, to such soft-soapers as jingo judges aM Salvation slave-dealers, to quickly rej»f edy that condition of affairs by ushep. Ing hordes of unfortunates from the) ".Mother Country." "Don't thwart the capitalist at at- ery turn; he Is Ihe only man who caa create work." Quite right. That la, we are very wrong in thwarting tha, capitalist if he can create work. Bt) should be at full liberty to not oalir create work, but do It himself. Certainly the working class Is "light*****' for shadows" ln making things hard for the poor capitalist. He should be quietly led off Into the Sahara Desert and told to make himself comfortably 'creating wink" to his heart's content. • • • We are pleased to acknowledge receipt of following subs: — Local Brantford 10 Desmond S Smith" .5 L. Wllkle, Windsor, Out J W. .Incson, Winnipeg I A. Taylor, Toronto .,; S E. Waterson, Salmon Arm. B.C t. . Bundles, Etc. L. Wllkle, Windsor, Ont' '* Local Port Moodjr,''B. C. • '•' • ^^^^^^^^^ Burgess, Viinrouvir; C, Kilby, Cbtay ton, li. C; Cosgro****, Fertile; l-Wtor, . Vancouver; Meualee. Merritt, '*■., C.i i . L. il. Mclnnls, j-u-dem, B. C.i .ttOAe .'"•'"• Parkin, Sutnlwlck, li. ('.; Tims. tlughBrT' Blairmoro, Alta.; Miss Mushkat, Win-', v nlpeg; .lohn Lyons, Ottawa, Ont..; ny >; J. I'aine, l.adnor, 11. ('.; W. MltchajO., Powell River. II. C; R. W. Abhett,'' ** ('nuking Lake; Geo. Bowman, Wat- rous, Sask.; J. Howe, Southey, Saak.; Mrs. H. Harvey, I.lepzlg, Germany; Norman, Vancouver; P. Garvle, Vancouver: Earl I/mle, Gifford, Wash.; I. V. Hull, Port Moody, B. C. **^ v-i shall wo of the Socialist Party of Canada build up ono organization; our battle-cry, "i\'o compromise; the eartjh for those who toll;" This onr message. Take It, ye workers, or leave It. We know that yc must eventually come to us by the law of economic necessity. Sliced the/ day. F. S. F. . i il tonr THE WESTERN CLARJONT "Eft*. H COLUMBIA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1910. CONFUSION IN CONFERENCE. So-Called Socialists Meet at Copenhagen. W '$# I* Confusion was the keynote of the proceedings of the International Socialist (?) Congress held recently at Copenhagen. A babel of tongues spoke every language but that of Socialism. The "Impracticable theory" of rallying the workers to the fight for emancipation has been deliberately discarded in favor of the "saner and more practicable policy" of devising ways and means of begging, coaxing, threatening reforms and palliatives out of the capitalist class. The Red International, founded by Marx and Engels for revolution, has been so completely prostituted to reform and compromise, that the bulk of the delegates at the Conference, and the "Labor" press throughout the world, recognized unhesitatingly that the British Section were the "most advanced, the most revolutionary" of all the delegates. What unspeakable tragedy! The most uncompromising fighters for Socialism were these representatives of the labor party, the LL.P., the S.D.P., the Fabian Society, and the Trade Unions —the chief wire-pullers of wire-pulling organizations and the arch-betrayers of •working-class ignorance; the very scum of the "Labor" political infetno, sitting cheek by jowl with the embodiments of buorgeois arrogance, conceit and condescension. The British delegation had twenty votes at the Congress, ten being controlled by the Labor party and the remainder being distributed among the other organizations of the section. Thus the open defenders and supporters of the Liberal Budget, Taxation of Ground Values, Reform of the Poor Law, Free Trade and other allurements of their Liberal masters, were the "revolutionary" element of the Copenhagen Congress. What other proof is needed that the International Socialist Congress has been Captured by the Capitalists? But the "revolt" of the British delegation against several "important" resolutions was not due to any sudden Socialist conviction. These "uprisings" had a much more mundane cause. The resolutions "rebelled" against embodied the ideas of measures either passed or promised by the British Liberal Government! And the truth of that allegation was openly insisted upon by the various British delegates who addressed the Conference and the International Bureau. And .needless to say, the calibre of the Other delegates was similar to that of the British section. The German Social-Democratic party, steeped to tho hilt in a parliamentary reform policy; the Austrian Social-Democratic party, an effective mixture of such elements as the British Labor party, I.L.P., and S.D.P., whose greatest achievement is supposed to have been the- obtaining of the suffrage for some hundreds of thousands of Radical Laborites (alias Social-Democrats); the "United" French Socialist party, in which the bourgeois republicanism and political diplomacy of .laures has obliterated revolutionary action; the Russian twin "Socialist" organizations whom bitter experience of the oppressors has not saved from the fatal mistake of seeking "Blessings From Above"; the Italian Socialist party, still boastful of their "unity" of all factions (including those who have grown tired of fighting for Socialism); all these and many more such sections formed the material for which this apology for a Socialist congress was made up. It is a sad reflection that, except the S. P. G, B., every body that contained the germ of Socialist existence has been swallowed up by that congress of compromise.and confusion. In France the Ouesdists, who at one time, in spite of their small number, wielded enormous power for Socialist enlightenment, are absorbed by the reformist followers of .laures and Vaillant; in Italy the United party had forced Its compromising policy on Its members with the result that the Socialist element has been swamped; in Russia the parliamentary possibilities for the "political genius" have caused wholesale desertion of the Socialist flag. , Even the once alleged Socialist organl- ^-zaiion, the S. L. P. of America, has given up every vestige of independence, and sent its delegates—to whine to the S. P. of the same country for fusion—and to'be Sneeringly Spurned! [Nhw'to survey the happenings at it Congress. The delegates sat ln a H^HlaH. decorated with banners indica- ft*(ve,.'of the character of the Congress: [^Religion Is ti Private Concern"; "A ^ilaximuni Working Day of ICight \ JJtnirs"; "Disarmament Means Peace"; ttfich were the mottoes they bore. a* The boast of Stauning, the Danish president, that his party showed by their 100,000 votes and 28 successful candidates at the last parliamentary election, and their 23 newspapers with 120,000 subscribers, their triumphal work for Socialism was exceedingly hollow in the face of the speeches of the Danish delegates and the resolutions they supported. Vandervelde's opening speech on behalf of the International Bureau was a glorification of the un-class-conscious labor movement. Instead of deploring the fact that in every country represented at that congress the ascent of the Parliamentary reform policy has in the last three years more than in any other similar period, Played Havoc with the honest proletarians seeking enlightenment, he crowed over the fact that 33 countries and eight million followers were represented at that congress, and that in many countries the "Socialist" parties have experienced a large influx of votes and "Socialist' representatives since the last con gress. The agenda was one that would be considered mild by a Radical Free Trade gathering. The main items were the Unemployed Question; International Arbitration and Disarmament; International Results of the Legislation for the Protection of the Workers; Organization of an International Pronouncement against the Death Sentence; Question of Co-operative Movement; International Trade Unionism and the General Strike. Some of the arguments on the questions on the committees and in open congress will be of interest to our readers. In the committee on Disarmament and Peace, Vaillant (France) said: The abolition of war will naturally only be made possible by Socialism, but for that we cannot wait. It is therefore necessary to make a stand against armaments and militarism in the different parliaments." Keir Hardie said: "If now the German and English governments came to an understanding about the limitation of armaments it would not be due to their Love of Peace, but because these two countries can no longer bear the burden of armaments. The workers are strong enough to prevent war. On the day of the declaration of war the workers must cease work. That is not a general strike. It is also necessary to make a stand against the vile action of the capitalist press." Bruce Glasier said: "Christianity has been unable to abolish war. There are already Socialists who are prepared to sacrifice their principles of peace. The fighting instinct can unmistakably be found in some Social-Democrats. That is the animal instinct which one must overcome. Let us unfold the most far- reaching agitation for peace, then the United States and Europe will soon become an accomplished fact." Radec (Poland) said: "The attitude of Vor- waerts and of the German Socialist- Democratic party in parliament con cerning the Anglo-German arrange ment Is nothing short of an alternative to the defense of naval armaments advocated by Hyndman & Co:, which has generally been condemned." Hill- quit (U. S. A.) said: "No word has yet been uttered concerning the main point. The debate has until now only been a continuation of the Stuttgart discussion on anti-militarism." Dessin (England): "We must Abolish Capitalism to ensure peace. But we can already now contribute towards a diminution of the dangers of war, and that is what the resolution of the British delegation is aiming at." In the committee on the question of the co-operative movement the follow Ing speeches are characteristic of the main position. Vendervelde (Bel- glum) said: "The criterion will be that the co-operative societies must be organizations ln the class-struggle The German workers will see to It that the co-operative societies remain Socialist. The German co-operative societies propagate Socialism secretly; those In Belgium openly." Guesde, speaking for the French minority, said: "The conquest of political power Is necessary. Only when a cooperative society furthers this object Is It of use, that is to say it must not be Ignored, but given Its right place. In Germany the co-operative societies are limited liability companies with small shares, but wherein consists their Socialism? We have been told that the profit te distributed according to consumption, but that is capitalistic. We must not only tell the workers to join these societies, but to use them as a means in the class struggle." Whlteley (England) said: "English Demand Cigars Bearing this Label •,***3|; Issued Uy AuUiotityot tae Cihi Minus' InttiniUonii Union ot America. 9 Union-made Cigars. Jlirl Crrilfl**;. '*..*lm,,m^,'r.m,lm,..m,m»t,.faQc,ttlnXa I j»Wlt«t»ttXAllium'linu*ll-li0-MUl-0«<l-^™.--«l--o«-«ileviil1dhiltoid. asm cmrt i» m tmSi mi—j*mn m SB u u-m Um Imi *lte pvnuM vartm touw. % HC 6LUtiu4, ntaeim ' 'cm Iti.f. taagafg t*l"Hl"'ff' K— Vancouver Local Which Stands for a Living* Wage 367. 566 co-operative societies have already proved useful in politics, and have joined our parliamentary committee. Socialists have until now done nothing for these societies, but will do something for ihem in the future—that is, carry Socialism into their ranks." The first resolution proposed in open congress was one on unemployment. It started out by stating that unemployment is Inseparable From Capitalist Production and proceeded to say that It could therefore not be a question of abolition but of amelioration. For this purpose the congress demanded from capitalist governments, statistics; wages as paid by co-operative societies; support during industrial crises; safeguarding of political rights; support of all arrangements for finding employment; diminution of unemployment by legislation; compulsory support of unemployed. Dr. Adolf Braun (Austria) moved the resolution, with the approval of all delegates except the British. On the motion of its adoption Maedonald said: "For the British section the present resolution is too weak. We would have liked to hiive seen the right to work at fair wages insisted upon. The British section is especially of opinion that the capitalist method of production is to blame for unemployment, and that it therefore must be made responsible for its consequences." Quelch said: "If we go home with this resolution we shall considerably damage our own movement for the amelioration of unemployment, the resolution being too weak." On the "unity" question De Leon declared that "After the Amsterdam Congress, we, the minority, the S. L. P., declared ourselves prepared to negotiate with the S. P., which they have declined to do. Therefore this congress must decide that the other party is obliged to negotiate with us. In the name of the S. L. P. I may declare that we are Ready for Negotiation with the S. P. There are prospects of a powerful movement in America, but it cannot flourish because we fight each other." Hillquit replied: "The Socialist party has long become an object of unity and asked all Socialist bo.dies to unite. All accepted our invitation except the party—let us say De Leon. (Laughter.) Since then we have made rapid progress, most members of the S. L. P. having joined us. Now, Comrade De Leon, if you are prepared to abandon your last creation, the I, W. W., and your non-Socialist tricks, no conference or convention is necessary for that fusion." To which Berger (Milwaukee) added: "Ten years ago we had two organizations, each with 5,000 members; now the S. P. have 53,000 paying members, the S. L. P. less than 1,000. That Is nearly unity. ' The remaining 1,000 are welcome if they will give up fighting the trade unions. We shall solve the fusion question within the next three years because then only De Leon will stand outside our party. You see we are working strongly for unity." (Loud Applause.) The resolution on disarmament and peace was, like all the other resolutions put before the congress, Full of Contradictions and inconsistencies. It started with explaining the necessity of war under capitalism, and finished with a demand for suppression of hostilities by the democracy, and giving directions to the international bureau how lo act in case of a declaration of war. Social- Ism would stand a poor chance indeed if it were as impossible as this resolution. Vaillant and Keir Hardie moved the following amendment: "The congress regards the general strike as a means for the prevention of war, more especially a refusal to assist in the production and transport of arms and ammunition." This was rejected by a vast majority and the amendment carried. During this debate Keir Hardie, replying to an attack by Ledebour on the British delegation, stated that the English labor party is against war and militarism. Ledebour had taken the attitude of the I. L. P. to be that of Hyndman and Quelch, but his party had nothing to do with these. If his party had supported the Liberal budget that was Not a Question of Principle, But Tactics, On the question of unemployment, Hardie said: "In our country we are very near a radical solution of unemployment. We should flnd ourselves In a difficult position in face of the English government with the resolution passed by the congress, hence we ask the substitution of our resolution for the one adopted." In spite of the contradictory nature of the composition, agenda, speeches and resolutions, there is no mistaking the object and effect of the congress The German S. D. P. strained every nerve to make the congress an advertising medium for their approaching general election. They were in a position to obtain sufficient support to get the resolutions on the main questions shaped so as to appeal to the German Radicals and bourgeois Democrats who have grown tired of the orthodox Radical party and want a real, live reform party. Luckily for the German delegation, no other section but the British was out for a similar purpose. In France, Austria and Italy the elections have recently taken place, but ln England a general election is not at all unlikely within the next three years. Hence two rival "Socialist" parties fought each other tooth and nail, the Germans anxious to pass resolutions acceptable to Radicals; the English striving to prevent the passing of anything the Liberal government could conveniently act upon to the detriment of the Labor party, I. L. P. and S. D. P. The German delegates expressed their gratification at the results of the conference, and congratulated themselves on having gained A Hundred Thousand Votes through its agency. So another congress has come and gone—in the way the capitalists delight to see—in confusion. But, despite the forces of reform and reaction, cunningly striving to turn the working class upon itself, the future belongs to the revolutionary. The ever-growing economic pressure must eventually demonstrate the utter futility of reform, and at the same time unmask those who advocate It. May the awakening come soon. H. J. N. in the Socialist Standard. FERNIE ELECTIONS. The delay In capturing Fernie riding for the working class is tine apparently to the fact that the old voters' list was used. The residential qualification necessary for electors hits the wage earner (as it was intended it should) more than any other individual, and so we have the farce of some SOO voters electing a "representative" in a population of at least 10,000, and when there are not much less than 3,000 British "objects" over the age of 21, who are thereby qualified to vote if they could by any means be coaxed into putting their names on the voters' list. To see a vote of about 150 where there are at least 1,000 men working is laughable, if it were not so serious. Now, what is to be done to remedy this matter? Just this, that in conjunction with the regular propaganda, strenuous efforts must continually be made to get every worker on the voters' list. The chairman and speaker at every meeting should draw the attention of the audience to the fact that applause and hot air will not elect candidates, that it is necessary to be in a position to put a cross on a little bit of paper, and how to qualify for that position. Every bit of literature, every pamphlet, every copy of a Socialist paper should contain at least these seven words: "Get your name on the voters' list." The best proven method of reaching the mass of the working class with our message is by the distribution of literature. Begin by dividing your district into four, as near as possible, equal parts. Cover one part each week, or the whole in one month with leaflets; keep It up month after month until all opposition Is worn down and success is won, which the writer ventures to say would not be long, and far sooner than by any other method. Let every pamphlet or leaflet used in distribution contain briefly the qualifications for electors, a request to get on the voters' list, to subscribe for the party paper, the address of the local's headquarters and secretary, as well as an advertisement of the regular propaganda meetings. These dodgers should be carefully delivered— volunteers will be forthcoming when necessary—not thrown on the lawn, but put in the letter drop or underneath the door, none should be wasted. At the next Dominion elections there will likely be 12 electoral districts in British Columbia instead of seven as at present. NOW is the time to win them for the working class. It has been demonstrated that we cannot elect in a week; it takes time. So let's take the time and DO IT. "URANUS." P.S.—It would be an eye-opener if the chairman at a propaganda meeting would request those who have their names on the voters' list to stand up. Not one in Ave of the average audience could respond.—"TJ." r Propaganda Meeting Empress Theatre Sunday Nov. 6th G. O. DESMOND PLATFORM Socialist Party of Canada We, the Socialist Party of Canada, in convention assembled, affirm our allegiance to and support of the principles and programme of the revolutionary working class. Laubr produces all wealth, and to the producers it should belong The present economic system is based upon capitalist ownership of the means of production, consequently all the products of labor belong to the capitalist class. The capitalist ls therefore master; the worker a slave. So long as the capitalist class remains in possession of the reins of government all the powers of the State will be used to protect and defend their property rights in the means of wealth production and their control of the product of labor. The capitalist system gives to the capitalist an ever-swelling stream of profits, and to the worker an ever-increasing measure of misery and degredation. The interest of the working class lies in the direction of setting Itself free from capitalist exploitation by the abolition of tho wage system, under which is cloaked the robbery of the working class at the point of production. To accomplish this necessitates the transformation of capitalist property in the means of wealth production Into collective or working-class property. The irrepressible conflict of interests between the capitalist and the worker is rapidly culminating in a struggle for possession of the reins of government—the capitalist to hold, the worker to secure it by political action. This is the class struggle. Therefore, we call upon all workers to organize under the banner of the Socialist Party of Canada with the object of conquering the public powers for the purpose of setting up and enforcing the economic programme of the working class, as follows: 1. The transformation, ns rapidly as possible, of capitalist property in the means of wealth production (natural resources, factories, mills, railroads, etc.) into the collective property of the working class! " 2. The democratic organization and management of industry by the workers. 3. The establishment, as speedily as possible, of production for use instead of production for profit. The Socialist Party when in offlce shall always and everywhere until the present system is abolished, make the answer to this question its guiding rule of conduct: Will this legislation advance the Interests of the working class and aid the workers in their class struggle against capitalism? If it will, the Socialist Party is for it; if it will not, the Socialist Party is absolutely opposed to it. In accordance with this principle the Socialist Party pledges itself to conduct all the public affairs placed in its hands In such a manner as to promote the Interests of the working class alone. A POINTER TO THE POINT. To the Editor of the "Clarion":-- I was at a Socialist Propaganda meeting the other night. The young Comrade in the chair lounged on to the platform, hands in pockets, chewing gum, and, whether in the chair or addressing the meeting, his attitude was a careless lounge and he chewed gum all the time. What he said—sensible enough when It could be heard —was mostly a mumble in ihe intervals of mastication. This Comrade I believe to be an earnest arid capable student of Socialist economics, gifted with a persistence that will in time bear good fruit, but his behaviour always suggests irresponsibility, if not slovenliness. Now Socialism is a serious subject and the lecturer's address was a thoughtful and able educational effort and could not fail to carry weight with the audience, but the effect was mar red to my mind by the behaviour of the chairman, which I consider was— unintentionally—lacking in respect to the audience. If any man In the world should feel a share of responsibility, it is the revolutionary Socialist; the man who carries the key to the vexed problems of the earth, as far as they concern the human race; and especially so at those times when he stands forth as the representative of the fighting proletariat, the only class that can work out the solution of those problems. This privilege, the highest on earth, should inspire a man with self-respect and the sense of a serious purpose and a proper pride in his work in the movement. There is no reason why a member of the class-conscious proletariat should be a clown; there Is every reason why he should be a man, and we may expect that, as time goes on, and wealth and Bnobbery work their dismal and demoralizing effects on the parasite classes, the best type of manhood, the only kind of man worth his salt, will be developed by the revolutionary working-class movement. He is here already—in essentials; it only wants the sense of class-solidarity, pride in the movement and time to make him so in the qualities that reflect the Inward worth. This may savor of sentiment. If so, J suggest that it ls a natural and not an affected sentiment, and that it will help, not hinder the movement. In any case, "what is worth doing is worth doing well," is a rule for free men, and we should be mentally free, if we cannot be so materially. R. G. GREY. DETAILED RETURNS. Complete returns from all over Fernie electoral district give Ross a majority of 249. Con. Soc. Fernie 366 251 Hosmer 90 37 McDougall's 13 3 Sparwood 5 1 Now Michel 74 66 Harmer's Ranch 12 2 Michel 32 104 Corbin 32 26 Morrissey 17 1 Elko 27 3 Jaffray 33 3 Baynes 14 2 Waldo 12 3 Krag 20 3 iFruitlands 10 1 'crow's Nest 34 S Wardner 14 7 Coal Creek 61 94 Flagstone 4 2 Total 860 611 How the Vote Went. In 1907 the following vote was polled:— Ross (Conservative) 350 Moore (Socialist) *>85 Dlcken (Liberal) 66 Total 791 In 1909 the vote stood:— Ross (Conservative) 750 Harrington (Socialist) 598 Fisher (Liberal) 408 Total 1751 TO HOUSEKEEPERS q\i you would like to spend less time in your kitchen and woodshed, and have much more time for outdoor life, recreation and pleasure, look into the question of doing your cooking with a Gas Range. Telephone your address to our office and we will send a man to measure your premises and give you an estimate oi cost of installing the goc pipes, Vancouver Sas Company, Limited. BSfSfcl
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