@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "fe2702ec-2f37-4801-979d-e2fa309a3148"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:issued "2016-03-31"@en, "1913-07-19"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/wclarion/items/1.0318895/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ .:? Owned and controlled by the Socialist Party of Canada WE STERN CLARION Published in the interest of the Working Claw alone NUMBER 724. VANCOUVER, BBITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1913 Subscription Price -scrip-ion mee mm a j-***-,/-*. PER TEAR ifl.UU GOVERNMENTAL THEORY AND PRACTICE GOVERNMENT IN ACTION On Vancouver Island Gives the Lie to the Professions of Its Beneficiaries. The wage war between the mine owners and the mine workers of Vancouver Island ia still on. But Instead of !..-inK routined to Cumberland and Ui!-smith, it has been extended to Ui-: rest of tbe mines throughout the Island, the miners everywhere responding to the call almost to a man. The apathetic attitude of the miners nt Nanalmo, prior to being called on to take part In tbe scrap, has been the cause of much speculation. Commercial Travellers Said ,.,.,„. „ ... Ths miner, of Nanalmo are well .at* \\ Vancouver™ and" fear most°7h-? «* M«d with their condition, and have nol on strikeor themin,?m £ w ^. J?eD desire to be drawn Into trouble which »d c^e^S ^'fft'^ would affect tbe harmony tbat exists financing the™ ~: Washington to organize the miners of Vancouver Island, gain them Tn in- crease lo wages and thereby give the mine owners of Washington an advan- Imrfc "uCr competitors for the Fellow-workers, this is worthy of your consideration. While It ls true that the coal barons vie with each '* her for the markets, they can't afford to help the miners of any one district to help defeat their employers, lor by doing ho they beat themselves, and they Wouldn't thc oper afore of Vancouver Island readily subscribe to a fund to break aucb or.-au- between tbem and their employer*.' The whole capitalist pre., stated that "The men of Nanaimo were good, re-i Itanium *> Ymi 1^.1 ,\\,7.Z"m77'.7i.:,, . a | .pectful and loyal British subJeVwho «S!: ,be Wa.hSgton^op^trs reaf. I realised the necsaahyof tbe mutual ire that If they helped tooS-te per-ct, and Itannony of employer and \\ miners of Vancouver Island that thel i employee, who*. InUresu are iden- j would be forging a weapon to be wield- | ileal If tne proapemy whien may bay. ed against them ft, the* ^ruggle,Vwii in tbe past and still are enjoying, | their employees? *niggies wim Til. be^CO?i!?ttod.M ****. e,UU5! Th,>y *ouid have you believe that in ■ sharks said: The mlnera of Nanaimo,{their struggles with labor, they are infer the most part, own their own dependent of (ach other. It is not so homes; they are property holders and In their struggles against labor tbe | tbey realise tj*at if they Join the or-1 mlneowners are as much dependent on -tanlMtlon In siiflkleat numbers, tbey leach other as the mine workera In •will tm called out In sympathy with their struggles against tbe mine own- Cu»t*rUvnd and Udyamltb, and era. and what is true of the raining they would run the risk of losing their industry Is true of all industries i-roperty. hence, they refrained from Everywhere where increased wages Joining tbe union, tie-side*, they have I are demanded no use for any foreign organization, i it they must have a union It must be * good Canadian union." However By a Tine Stroke «f Tact and Strategy which could only be accomplished by men of long aad bitter experience in such wars, the business element woke up from slumber one morning to find all their theories exploded. Tbe miners had struck. Tb* paper* aay*. This shock came like a bolt from the blue." Inside of a week, every man in Nanalmo had Joined the union. The reaaon The Employer. Have the Same Cry: "We can't de It and hold our markets." and although he doesn't make this remark wben you approach him for a Job, the same thought Is uppermost |» his mind. He may be a Sunday school teacher a. J. P. Morgan once was. and president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and wild birds to hoot. He may teach his pupils to love their neighbors as themsi-lvra. But all this sentiment THEY'LL A WAKE By Wilf Gribble. The workers are sleeping, aa we were one day, Till somebody gave us a shake; The worker, are easy a* suckers to play. And be robbed of tbe wealth that they make; The workers are foolish, the worker, are tame, But we can look back to when w* were the came, And though we should Jar them, we never should blame, By blame we can never awake. sf On their eyes it's our duty the light to direct, As someone once did on our eyea; They will, as we did, in time stand erect, Intent on the world as a price. They'll come, they are coming, In power sublime, To combat and to punish old Capital's crime; They will strike off their chains in the fullness of time, When enough shall, resistless, arise. WHAT GOVERNMENT IS Which Is Not What the Rulers Would Like Us to Believe. NEW WAR MENACE AND THE WORKERS (By 0. Dimltroff, SecreUry of tbe Bulgarian Trade Unioi? Central.) The cloud, so long overshadowing < they flnd themselves: a picture of dis- tbey didn't Join before waa becauae v!nU1T- when h* *** forth to pur- lhe bos* had so many eucker* tB*i i «*h*a* labor power, spl*. on hand that wad* -affective or- He la a Capitalist and He Intend, jtanimtoo Impassible. This action of ts remain a capitalist and to do so be the mine-* of Nanaimo Is evidence tbat I must hold hi-> own tn the market He ihelr condition, no matter bow good)must produce as cheap and if possibie the Balkan Peninsula have not yet been dispelled, but seetn to bave grown blacker and more terrible. We are ob ihe eve of a new and more frightful war—-a war between the Christian allies over the dividing up of the spoils won from Turkey. Only the slightest probability extols of this appalling catastrophe, the consequences of which are beyond the pale of human imagination, being averted, lt seems that the Menu—provocateur* of European Imperialism ih the Balkan Peninsula, hare a special interest tn such a catastrophe, in order to realise their dreams of freebootery. On the other hand, the blindness of tbe government and the authorities, especially lu Bulgaria and Servia, has reached such a stage that they neither | with Turkey, or prevent a war with shrink from seeing their people com* Servia, on account of the exceptional pletely destroyed, nor from the mutiny state of affairs prevailing. Our mem- ■vhi<-h so frequently takes place In the jbers, as Is well known, are on the army. The mutineers—i.e., the majo- battlefield, held fast in the chains of the rity of tbe troops—openly demand that military. The small number wbich re- the war be concluded and the army de-j main are endeavoring to maintain the mobilised: they want to return to their Social Democratic Party and the trade traction and misery Such a demonstration on the part of the women bas recently taken place at St. Sophia, and It will certainly not be he last. In many of tbe provincial towns similar demonstrations have taken place. It ia reported from Jam- bol and Pbillppopel that several hundred women who. organized protest meetings refused to go home before nelp had been accorded. Instead ot help, the cavalry with drawn aabrea appeared and dispersed the unfortunate women. Several were injured and trampled upon. The -.resent situation ia growing more and more tragic as the Social •mor ratio Party Is not in a position to exercise the necessary influence to bring about the conclusion of the war It may be, Is not to their satisfaction That tbe Interests of employer and employee aro not Identical. That they are not the simple patriots our satellite editors woull have us believe, and that even though they do own property, that they prefer a Fighting Organisation and Ne Property than property aad ao organization. The sulMldlsed press tell u. that the output ts continually Increasing, but they don't say what ia Increasing. As we watch every coal train that goes out. w. know it can't be coal. But .'•i'!>'ing from the frequent proceestons to the capitalist repair shop, or hospital, and the scrap heap, or grave yard, and the number of men coming heaper than his competitors. He must work bl. laborers a. long, and if postible longer than they. He must pay as low .and If possible lower wages then they, aud it matters not if he ls president of the U-agu" of the Cross, whether he likes It or not, to remain a capitalist he must beat the laborers down to such a low point, from which tt would take them many year, to recover. Or. us Marx says ln "Value, Price and Proflt." "They would be crushed down to One Level Mae* of Broken Wretches past salvation." But higher wages is no remedy. Bo long aa labor-power ls a commodity, bought and sold, ita exchange value (which belongs to the In from all parts of the globe st the; laborer) being determined by its cost rompany's expense and refusing to Iff production and Its use value (which work when they know tbe truth of af- i»-- longs to the capitalist that buys it) fairs, we presume that this Increased | determined by the value It creates output referred to Is over and above Its own exchange value increased Output ef Cripples, '*" ion* *•'■ th-* condition obtain, oorpsea and cold cart. The merehant* j »«■"«■ Jj *■"'"' « »"« " ^ ^J- **l dealing In actual necessark-. are »'• °* "***•'»•■»•J* v?*"h prodU°- aim *,«,ni-,» •.•.-! ...mr, ■.*.,- «-.«h. !•!"»■■ ■"•d they will own them As Long As They Have the Power 1<» hold them. That power Is the pow- undertake,-*.. The etrlkebreakers are j or lhat Is everywhere used by the homes and declare themselves against war with Servia. Meanwhile the poverty of the work- '..;j; classes beggars description. J8** further help is forthcoming from the municipalities. The state displays absolutely no concern for the poor working pop-nation. Things bave reached such a pitch that masses of starving women and children are meeting in the streets and before the town halls, protesting against the plight tn which unions, but find themselves very much fettered by tbe ruthless censor and barbarous conditions attrlbnteble -"jei-^dBais, and ■Ji ",*•**-.• Our hopea In these hard times lie in tbe International proletariat It Is also possible that the great capitalistic .•sowers, which are chiefly responsible for the present state of affair*, and also possible future complications, fear the power of the proletariat and therefore want to make an end of the war. WOMEN IN INDUSTRY The position of women in the claaa -women In the same time aa one pro- still weeping and walling and gnash lng their teet. The .«nly people to "report progrews." are the doctor* and reaping such benefits that one wa* fine-i fto and costa for stealing another's blankets. * U«t pay day a few strike-breakers ii-n-i-T claaa, ao successfully to defeat any aim on the part of the working cI»>sb to bettor their lot. The same power thst the Belgian workers strove Political Power which must be acquired, no matter how, before the worker* can attain their freedom. ROUT. WALKER. who were out drinking together got to attain by n general strike, viz.: quarrelling as to which was the most loyal eubject. Words came to blows. Ah a result a striker wss arrested for fiK-auK. The man arrested was a Russian who haa been very Instru- rn< ntej lu conveying the truth of af- '•Irs to hla fellow countrymen that have been cajoled to come here to *?rk. Although there was Not the Slightest evidence to prove the man's -guilt, one of our t'rnvinclal ■-.-lire appealed to the judge to convict thla man "that an example h>«y be set to the rest," However, the msn wa* released This same "rlker waa told by the chief of police 'hat he had no right to walk around «'ith rubber sh-sos ou. That he was a "usplclou* charaoter. and he should wear shoes that would enable people to hear him approaching! Tbe chief -"dn't know that the soles were out nf his shoes aad that hla bare feet *<*re on the ground. Another Provincial policeman wa* up before the court Por Assaulting a Striker being accused of knocking a man down, without any provocation, and ••'■•king him. In spite of the abttn- dunre of evidence to prove the man *"»ty. sufficient evidence waa procured to convince the Judge that ha was Innocent henee he wa. dismissed. AH maner of means and devices are Mng resorted to to Inolte the men to violence, bnt all their efforts are In v«ln. The men on strike are for the most part survivors of more than one "trlke. They have provod that they ar*-* not only fighters but that they also •tnow how to flght. Th* Latest Bugaboo ■" the charge of the union officials con- ■Wrlng with the mine operators of r™*i**^^^-^^***-*******Bic*^^sr'ifiss3J^^^* ■ -■ - Propaganda Meeting ■mftlham Sastlag. et Boat ** the SkMtest. of «ke Working Olass alone. Iiixirn open ".to. QOBsnow* _ O1S0USSI0W MARTIAL LAW IN BOSNIA. During the recent rrltlcal situation In the Ralkan trouble, when a general (vmflagratlon seemed Imminent, the Austrian government declared martial law ln the frontier province of Bosnia. The movements of the people of cer- taln dlrirlcts' and certain Individuals were restricted at the will of the authorities. All clubs and associations, trade unions, etc., were dissolved, and members forbidden to participate In any meetings. Newspapers had to submit a copy of each Issue six hours before publication. All mall was censored, telephonic communication between eome towne was cut off. all arms had to he surrendered, and the property of the Socialist Party confiscated. An appesl has been Issued hy Ihe International Bureau for financial aid to the party In Bosnia. These measures are directed by the ruling class of Austria against their own working class. War with a foreign power haa not materialised, yet the Austrian workers are suffering as much from the oppression of their own rulws as they would do If the country was In possession of tholr rulers' enemies, "whatever may be the degree of clnss-conselousnesa attained by the slaves of capital In Bosnia, It oannot surpass that reached by their masters. It Is an encouraging sign. Twenty years ago these precautions would not have been necessary. Capitalism Is very considerate of womankind. It may deny woman the ballot, but It haa given four nnd a half million women work nt less wages than the four and a half million men It threw out of employment that It might exploit the women more. struggle today should be seriously considered by men and women alike, for it Is obly by the abolition of this system that emancipation of both can be accomplished. This vital problem finds its solution ln the quotations ef Marx and Engels. They say that the more modern industry becomes developed, the more Is the labor of man superseded by that of woman: difference of age and sex have no longer any distinctive social validity, for under capitalism the working class are but instruments of labor more or less expensive, according to age and sex. When we consider the accelerating duced by man, the values would be the same: again, the beginner may say that a woman cannot produce as much as a man, but we are now in the machine age, and the machine produces the quantity. So the only thing left to determine the value ot a commodity is the socially necessary labor time taken to produce it Therefore we find that women aro employed because they are more remunerative to the employer than men are, the same duration and quality of service being obtained at a cheaper cost in wages. Taking an analysis of the leading industrial countries of the world, we flnd that 35 per cent of the women of rate at which women are taking the:these countries work tor wages. In places of men ln every sphere of In- New York 60 por cent, of the women dustry possible, It is obvious that in!work for wages, and 76 per cent, of the near future, owing to the high j these receive less than $5 a week. In efficiency and simplicity of the ma-1 London women work 9 to 14 hour, a chine, man will be a rolnua quantity In j day. in some of the sweat ahopa, for some of tho Btaple Industries. less than $1 a week. Here we must Here Is where an error ta some-; pause and consider the reflex of these times made by tho beginner studying conditions, which can be classified economics. He at once concludes that because a commodity has been pro- under two heads: Women either become beasts ot dured by female labor, and the labor | burden, or the prey of what Is known power of woman Is cheaper to the em*|»s the soclsl evil. What I mean by plover than that of man. the value of beasts of burden is, that tn ordhr to the commodity produced will be affect- \\ ''cep the home together, the wife Is ed thereby. Thla la erroneous, be-j compelled to work, and the machine cause If a commodity la produced byi method of production ia more and Chas. Edward Russell haa been nominated for mayor by tbe Sociallata of New York. ATOMS--AND THE MASS (By Wilfrid Qrlbble.) (ln answer to a comrade who wrote asking for "advice'and encouragement") You ask advice of me. comrade and friend?— Be patient to strive, Impatient for the end; That you can do, but little need I tell. It is tor you to do thai little well. v.ncouragement? The fight fe hard. I know; There's little for your efforts yet to show, As you see weeks and montha and years fly pass: Be not discouraged—atoms make the mass. Vou do a little. I a little too, And millions more are doing as -we do. And millions more to come will do as we, And when enough—-thw worker* will be free. Comrade, take heart of grace; your work wlll last. As has the work of rebels of the past; We share some freedom by their efforts won; ' We'll add what more wo can—and pas. It on. What would we do without government? How often thl. question i. asked of tbe Socialist who endeavora to explain the state of affairs to his fellow slaves. Without government! Would it not be Just as sane a question to inquire what we would do without masters? To the Socialist either question must seem absurd when he glance* back to review the centuries of social evolution; wbiie to the non- Socialist both must seem the expression of high Intelligence, as anything else but masters and government wonld be in contradiction to existing conditions. In ail tbe different avenues of learning we are given to understand, by "ose wbo instruct us, that government Is merely an agent for regulating as smoothly as possible the mechanism of society. That by lt the rights and freedom of all the people is assured. That when one person, or number of persons, begin to encroach oi the risrhts of another or others, that the machinery of government is always at the disposal of those who ere treat* ed wrongly. Quite a nice definition I But they forget to tell us that government ls, and has always been, ths tool of those who own, to keep in subjection tbose wbo are dispossessed That other societies before the inception of slavery have got along without it. That only when a certain stage of evolution had been reached, the Institution of paternal law; the inheritance of property by the father's children, thus centralizing wealth In the family and forming a power apart from the early gens; the enslavement of the less progressive of the primitive tribes by those who were more advanced; that only when these changes were accomplished was another institution necessary to shatter, pr rather to extend, tbe machinery of gentile rule, and have it replaced by a system that secured the property of private indl- later on, of a class, against the communistic form that previously existed. And this was provid COP1E8 WANTED (To complete bound volumes ot 1912.) Comrades who have the following issues of the Clarion oa hand will confer a favor by forwarding them to this office hy return. 1912—Nos. 680, 677. "(About 12 copies of each are required.) The Columbia University ol New York require one eopy of the following issue to complete the bound volume: 1910—No. 570. for the good of another. Exploit them by all means. Take from them every last thing they are able to produce, but do it all in such a manner that Equality Appears to Reign Supreme, when in reality, instead of the government acting as an organ to give voiate to the needs of society, we find that, like all institutions of today, it sprang into being when the mode of production demanded such an instrument, tb keep in subjection the great majority of the people for the benefit of a -favored few; and that instead of taws being made, in the interest of those who are exploited, it is, at aB times, to guard the rights of property owners; to preserve intact tbat preaent form of ownership and control, that every branch of government from the police court to parliaments, and privy councils, is operated and maintained. But the workers are gradually opening tbelr eyes and noticing the trend of events. Never before in history was the mode of production so keenly the class dispossessed of all property' in the means of life, ae lt is today. And that such is the case is not hy any means a matter of surprise. Capitalist society like other slave systems before it, can last only so long as the conditions that brought it into existence demand, and it is being gradually undermined by the very contradiction* TTtT^luriSiyZNt which Itself engendered. l^^^^TC1 0Jj°Vern'\\ « is only a question of ment—an institution that was Never meant to voice the Interests of all the people or tdo do away with the evils thst existed ln early society, hut on the contrary, organized for the purpose of perpetrating the division of classes on a property basis, giving to those in control of property the power to rule and exploit the masses, whose only means of existence ts in selling themselves to a master, either for life. as in the case of the chattel slave and feudal serf, or by the day. or the week. as in tbe capitalist system of today. Being founded In early years to perform this function, for the very same purpose it is still still maintained. It Matters Not What Form that government may take, whether a monarchy, an aristocracy, or a democracy, one thing Is certain, that where such an institution as government is necessary there must also needs be something to be enslaved or governed. As it appeared in early history the state was openly snd above board on or- studled. and ao clearly understood by ganlsed power tn the hands of the masters to maintain their Authority over the Slavea who were bought and sold like cattle and sheep. There waa no hypocritical pretence, such as exists today, to make believe that the government repreeented the interests of all the people, for the slaves were not at that time recognised as members of the state, and were not supported to share in the benefits accruing from Its existence. But in bourgeois society—a system supposed to be founded the liberty, freedom, and equality of atl. It Must Not Appesr that any institution remains for the purpose of coercing one class •RITI$H "REPRESENTATION" The Pally Cltlien, the organ of the lAbor Party, has published a table showing the different Interests represented In the House of Commons. The rich classes 11,000,000 persons) are one in nine ot the nation, and they hold eight In nine of the seats, shared almost equally by the Tory and Liberal parties. The working class (40.000,000 persons) are eight In nine ot the nation, and they hold one ln nine ot the seats. And the workers send them all there. De la Barra, Mexican minister of foreign affairs, takes flrst prize ss humor- let. Formally and solemnly hu declares that Mexico cannot for the present recognize' ths new Chinese Republic since "conditions there are too unsettled." more facilitating the Installation ot women's labor for men's (to satisfy the greed of tbe capitalist claas, because tt ts cheaper labor), with the result that the wife finally Is the only wage-earner. The husband can no longer find employment, therefore, ln addition to her domestic and biological functions, she has to carry the burden of provider The consequences are that the woman either becomes a mechanical automaton, or loses the domestic instinct, the veritable ideal of marriage. C. NEL. time Ull It too must fall. Prom the position ot managing or superintending the production of wealth which he occupied in the early years of the system, the capitalist of today has evolved, and plays no part whatever, in producing the needs and requirements of life. The Wage-Slave is the Only Useful portion of human society. He digs the mines, and prows the fields. He Invents and builds the machinery, changing the raw material into articles ready for the market and manages the whole system of production and distribution without further aid. Performing this function, and beginning to realize their position, it is little wonder that the workers are also beginning to take part in a political struggle to take possession of the state; a struggle that muit continue till the abolition of governments, aad the claas property upon which aB slave societies were built j. a. Mcdonald. IN THE NAVIES. The seamen of the Russian mercantile fleet in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azof established a trade union Journal abroad. As a consequence many arrests were made. 70 sailors now being in prison. The editor was arrested in Egypt and transported to Russia ln spite of the great protest movement in England, the government protesting that it was unable to stop it aa Egypt was not a "British possession.'* Men belong to unions nnd pay dues all through the year to protect their economic Interests, and on election days go to the polls and vote men into power whom they have been paying out their money to flght.—Ex. Thc Socialist movement ia going ahead In the Argentine. In spite ot corruption that baffles description, two seat, were won In recent bye-election, for the Congress, making a total of four aeats In that body held by the Socialist Party. The Socialist Party tn Virginia have cc«*-e out of the contest with the mine owners' executive (the state government) with dying colors. All the suppressed papers are coming out again, and a state-wide campaign with meetings and literature is being organizer which wlll reach every square mile of the state. "Here's freedom for him that wad read; Here's freedom for him that wad write; There's nane ever feared that th* truth should be heard. Save them the truth wad indict" —Bums. The first of May was celebrated ln Servia on what corresponds to the 18th of April, new calendar. Belgrade saw the spectacle of 7,000 demonstrators parading thc streets demanding the cessation of the war. They marched through the streets lined with military. Similar parades took place throughout the country. STAY AWAY FROM VANOOUVER ISLAND COALMINES. ALL1 ARE NOW INVOLVED. "" k J".. PAGE TWO THE WESTERN CLARION, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. SATURDAY JULY 19, 1913 -PBkUahcd r. ?r.' tw*» • Mki by the e-K-KUIirt Party of .»naaa at the offlc» at trnt yraatan. Ciitttn, SIS Mat** at., Was*-: saver, 7 C I ■ I 'i« (,<-r j-ear, SI cents (or six montlui, *8 t. its tut thtee nonilu. In ..' ft. »l 8« Mibe.iripUons f 1.00 per yarn-. 1 Lrtotw u. Aura-Ma. t jui'les ot ( o - mor« copies, tor a I*e»i)'" of riot .-w'. -ban three months., a the rate t 2 ejs tn per copy i/<>r Issue. Advertising istea oc ap;>lH*s,tioi. If you recel x this paper, it l» paid for. In mai.ing itmittttr.ee by cheque, ex* thai.e - -..list be add'J. Address all con- muni;tii" 1 and r.iftke all money orders payable v ism wtxmtrgBM oxaaxos si* malts w\\. TaasomvT. a. o. TytX WutrJi the ,'-i ,ul 0:1 your paper, lf ' f* thlt number I. on It, your sub- e n.tlon expirog with the next lasue. '4Bjj 8***** SATrRDAV -JULY 1». 1913 OOl-iSTR'JCTIVC PROGRAM. qii'-.-tlr.n ol our constructive our Tin., qii'-.'lr.n ot our p. -gnu.. Is i point tbat has been rsih "i, aud ill always be raised. It is a i-oli.t upon which the future of fH< s-oc allst movement depend*. The ,u( * ion is, of course, what the exact sha ie -' this program shall be. There v * hose wbo, regarding the education) .1 v/'i.y nt the Socialist Party as no w...... ructive, look forward to re- ft.rms ana pulliative* as a program •Thereby -jocuilsm can eventually gain -•scendeocy over capitalism. ..'-it edi'Ciition,'such a* I* carried on by t « Socialist Party to construe* t't*«-. c id, on the other band, reforms, wuen r. iginated by the working elsss, S'-e lee rut-live. This is easily seen rfteo t thorough analysis to made of 0, •*** -n society, tor which, however, "■er- 0 not space in this article. Bu. ■ e shall make a rapid review. Wo lavt capitalist society with its clear, clean-cut division of classes— the capitalist and tbe wage-slaves. Between these two classes there is a t'-isn struggle relative to the owner- jip i>t 'he tool* of production, of ■ f vhi..;n tbe capitalists are the owners The ownership of these tools is ut'ldta'i"t.d and safeguarded by the tUte. Now the state Is that institu- t'on in a society based on class-property, through and by which the min- *H> nue over the majority, and its chief object is to preserve an equilibrium between the economic inequalities existing in such a society. Ire special form which the state tikes, on has its significance. For as ajt in.*titution through which the minority ru'3 the majority the ideal state, if each there be, is one in which the v^r-Tdlnste class or classes bave no voice. Tbe modern state to capital* if A, and it enacts laws which favor i.-apUai'st privileges, yet at the same time the subordinate claas, the working claa**, bas a voice in its administration. • It-t'-jre tbe ruling claas can enact any 'legislation which to of special benefit tn Itself, it must first obtain the con- sect of tbe subordinate class, for •. ilf h purpose a great deal of time (jr»d Large amounts of money are annua 11<* spent Moreover, concessions, reforms and palliatives are continual!: er:nted to this class in order to keep it quiet and submissive. These tfrants nnd reforms disintegrate the state; tbat is lo aay, they place the tbe revolutionary spirit ln the workers, that will be oopped in and glutted uy capitalist reforms. And tor this purpose we need tbe r. j.lend Id Program of Education which has been the guide of our activity hitherto. Thla program can surely be called "conatruc**ive' If It prevents society from paaslng into a state of social stagnation; if it "constructs" intellectually a rebellious feeling among the workera, that will tide them safely over the shoals of the dissolution period of the capitalist system, and have thme ready, a solid phalanx, keen, alert and intelligent, to begin that work of arrangement for which some practical souls are so anxiously waiting. Education Become^ Doubly Important when we comprehend theae two facts: First, that the working class is yet too Ignorant and unorganized to direct tbe complex process of production and exchsnge; second, that while intelligence Is absolutely essential to! social progress, it Is not necessary to social existence, that ia to aay, social action springs from the feeling* (the desire to preserve and procreate the race), but whether this action shall be progressive or not depends upon whether It. is guided by the intellect Therefore educate! Educate and organize! If every member of the working clasa ln the Rocky Mountain district was properly educated they would all have voted the Soclaltot ticket. C. M. CHRISTIANSEN. ATOMS OF THE TRUTH. An P aanixer*s Plaint. When we try to analyze the mind of tho workers aa a claas, snd see the apathy displayed, especially by those who are the most oppressed, we may ask ourselves the question: Of what use to the state? Mills says: "The worth of a state, in the long run, Is the worth of the Individuals that compose it" ~ Therefore, any state that allows obstacles to be placed in the path ot education for no other purpose than to obtain and amass fortunes, and make us become more docile and submissive, will find thst great things never develop from small minds and dwarfed bodies. This system of society through which we must evolve has reached an advanced stage of decay, and human society is transmuted into a state of mental and physical degeneracy. A mere statement may only remain aa such, unless in the analysis we find a modicum ot truth; then it may probably be persecuted, or perhaps it may receive a llttte consideration and be confined to the files of / '.oms of Truth. "Human actions are governed by hu. man knowledge," so saya Buckle. We must admit that a certain amount of truth is contained in that statement, for the actions shown by tbe majority of workers at the tost election in Alberta did not show a very high standard of knowledge, especially of things t < rtalning to our own material inter- fr-'A. Our brains must have undergone ". process of ossification, because our ,iO\\- r of observation, calculated tn fundi ms cf the state more and more- trviatlons, does'not seem to have de- ia "t*> tads of that class which Is veloped very much above that of the _...■__ .t.^ .-..._ i„t..n,i.,.i I anthropoid world. not th*. uilng class, thus detracting fro. 1 th. 'lower by which this class malx,f*-*li. Its--It. This f>". nan led some Socialists to believe Ini.t by earning a number of refc-uis Into effect the state would lose ui C'hes'on and dissolve, thus overth-rwi'5." capitalism. But this vie***-, is ei .-**••*.-.cm-. The state is a form of association imposed by ceriLair -ieoB-y-nl. relations which develop it | "Actions being governed by know ledge—" If thst be true, what is knowledge, and bow Is It obtained? Man's sense activity Is thee starting point of all knowledge, and it has been slowly and gradually developed from that of hi* nearest relatives, tbe pri- mmmm^^^^^^^^^^^^—^—iR-btu. It Insists of presentation of tned conditions. Until these I „ ,...,_ , .... ,. .. ■mtmwV**-;. ird therefore veh.tlozn,, are' •»***riial -*-*** -* «•• aormal function outing''1, d .Lt-tlism cannot ai-tappea,. Wha- •' 1 -nay or may not be the et tfect of t* ..-1 reforms on the state and the xtlve position of the two classes, it cannot be gainsaid that re- formi i -. not "nd or even aim to over- thrO*** apitaiUm tar* eliminate the war system. They tend, however, to mln, ■"* the intensity of the class strug >, - endeavoring to equalize the econoi. 1.1, c unlltles. Herein lies one nf thel' cn-ef -litrisers, furthermore, they art always granted in the greatest i-imVors «■< such times as the sub- •r floate • har, show the surest signs of 1. -ell'iAt! th is the whole tendency of in. 11 us to retain society in a ataxic ..-, v.{on. If *< ke>n this fact continually In mln- 'i-nt *i<* law of tbe ruling claas is alw y-t niiicme in a given society- It ls <■ 1 > re that the reformentbus- last, 1 siltf of his occasional out- horsts Lgalnst what he call* abuses, ex. presses his satisfaction with tbe state In Its- general make-up aad administration, and, above all, wltb the economic structure upon which the state \\n based. Consequently, should the Socialist Party launch a program of reform it would merely give Its approval of the whole gearing of tbe capitalist state and society, with tbe exception of tbe few abases, so-called, which it would have changed in tbelr outward forms. But aot at .ne that. When the working claa. part; originate* reform* that party bee no* reactionary, a* witness the labor parties or Great Britain, and Ant.rif:*. Thla ls true for the reason that nv>t a party love* and tries to ehlelJ, tux.****- the protection of capitalist* laws the child of Its geni- •*, watch Is a tW^v-rootod maternal taetlnct. tt la of no use to rave against reform*. Thev wl!I cmie, like the ap- paUlag hosts of disease, In spite of protests. The capitalists wtll grant than to maintain their p^rer, and the worker*, stnxggtlng along without any Ideal or fixed purpose, will demand than to secure relief from som-*- of the AtoM oppressing clrcumstar -«■ of tbelr Uvea. The only redeeming feature about reforms is that, like car hoik acid, they are comparatively aafe If handled by sMIted bands. Is the working claa* skilled enough to nan die them? At all event* the Socialists night aa wall take thl* lam* philosophically, ATOM orlglaaUng any rofonn* them •aire*, aad try to direct ana keep alive of thought, the subjective, and sucfi impression* as are formed by the objective. We can thus only perceive with our sense*—chiefly by the eye, and the more we see of this boasted civilisation—or in other words, scientific barbariam—the more we are convinced, that the world Is becoming in sane. I did not think of writing such a lengthy epistle, but the way In which the Cringing, Crawling, Fawning lickspittles, hirelings, and puppets of their brutal masters treated me at Kananaakls and Exshaw requires a little exposition, so that readers of our' paper will understand the conditions as they exist at present In tbe aforementioned places. At Kananaakl. the Calgary Power Co. are building a dam, aad between 600 and 600 men are employed tbere. Tbe condition* under wbich they live are not of tbe best, by any moans. Sanitation seems to be out of consideration. A drove of pigs are alio .-red to run around the bunk houses and teats. It would show a little Intelligence for the welfare of tbe people of Alberta if tbe health officer would take the time to go and examine such fever breeding dens; It may be tbe case that he la afraid to lose his Job, if he offends the president who is an M.P. and e-so s lawyer. Having viewed the place over I concluded that a few words spoken to the men would relieve the monotony, and perhaps move tbe willing slaves from their apathy; ao I made arrangement* to address my fellow worker* after supper. But In tbe meantime some fawning lickspittle had told tbe slavedriver that A Socialist Was in Campt with the reault that I was forbidden to eat, also told to get off the premises and be glad of the chance. Think of the gloated freedom of our paper constitution and then we "Britons I never shall be slaves!" Not being one of the type who are easily discouraged, I thought it wise to give tbe puppets a week to consider, and perhaps they would come to their senses. On my return the slimy swamp snakes had accumulated a little more poison. I was again refused to partake of a mea] In the Company's eating house ".r.d was told to go from tbe place; but I was determined to speak, so as the men vere finishing aupper I started to address them. After speaking for about ten minutes one of the special thugs employed by the Company to do dirty work came along and told me to stop speaking and go from their property. (Snch a swell headed notion some blatant fools do get, but they are more to he pitied than censured: tbelr condition is one to be blushed at with shame). I did not quit, so he politely stood by snd] listened, then Along Cam* the Manager, McAllen, and another plug ugly with him.' They demanded me to beat It, while tbe going waa good. I told htm If he could make the going good to wade right in. It would almost seem that no manhood was left in the vast bnlk of the working class, for while McAllen and I were exchanging remarks, a few hundred men ran into their filthy hovels, hiding their head for fear they would be seen and tbey might possibly lose their 27tt eent Job. Some of the docile, submissive Job-hunters wbo ran sway had the false courage to tell me they were I. W. W. men; with such men the spirit of direct action most have died a natural death in the face of competition for who must eat the next meal. I then moved towards the C. P. R. track and the slave-driver. Allen, told the hired thugs to see that I was off the ground that belonged to them. After waiting for about 20* minutes, 19 slaves crawled around. When the meeting was over I walked on to the next station, and Flagged the Train for Exshaw. where tbey manufacture cement. About 400 slaves are employed in and around thi* factory, some of them being paid as low as 22H cents per, hour, and they hug their chains, as If working ln an atmosphere laden with cement dust was tbe only means of existence on this earth. We see and hear of many pictures portraying tbe conditions existing in Siberia, hut for them to describe one to equal Exshaw our romantic novelists must go down' to tbe peons of Mexico—and then I fear that tbey would not get conditions equal in torture to those in tbe cement town. The look on their faces was not tbe look of a slave in revolt, but the impression of a subservient slave under the iron heel of oppression. After distributing Clarions and other literature around tbe town I went chasing the manager* for four or five hours to ask their permission to speak in or around the hunk house. They treated me very civilly, but said tbey could not allow me to speak on their property, ao I concluded to speak ln tbe street Tbere is one thing more which I must not allow to go unmentioned, and that la the spirit manifested by many of the workers, especially the miners throughout the Kicking Horse Pass. They asked me question'*' concerning the actions of certain Individ- dais, some of tbem in Vancouver, Calgary, Lethbridge and other place* who were supposed to he Socialists and leaders of labor. In answer to such questions I state tbat peoples' actions are sometimes governed by a desire to please the spectator. At least, it appears that way, and for any Individual to aay that tbe Socialist Party la destined to go out of existence Is Incredible Ignorance. It prove* the fact, that we must not place too much confidence in any "leader*," but atudy and tblnk for ourselves. Let us get away from these apish methods of Imitating or placing too much trust in men who pose as leader*. Let u* learn the lesson to think for ourselves. Then we will not he led by men who sre ready to discriminate against their conscience and prostl-j A Socialist should always be a confirmed optimist, and not only that, but an active one also. He should always be firm In the knowledge that his prut lipid- are absolutely Invincible, arid he certainly ahould not allow hims lf to be discouraged by the altitude of tbe ayerage ""irker towards Socialism. N( ver dc ■ ■< .. No matter how black things may. look for Socialism, never forget that Socialism is right, and ket-p I busy. Socialism does not thrive on in activity. Tbe half dead Soelaliat it, a corpse in this act, and Socialism car. only be brought in by live men and women, lt is not passive agreemcnl that is wanted but—fighters—ORGANIZED WORKERS. It Is possible to carry on our propaganda without money, '.-ut. without workers never. The working elsss must proceed to its emancipation as a clasa Individual acts and Individual efforts can never throw off the capitalist oppressor. Every step must be taken as a class, every battle muat be fought on class lines, every activity of ours must be carried through as part of a clasa plan of action. What does this mean.' what can it mean but —ORGANIZATION? The basis then must be united actiou. Each one In joining the organixatlor lays hto Individuality upon the altar of those principles, and becomes a link in the armour, an atom in the whole machine. An Intelligent machine which must and will, to fulfill Its mission, reverse the present order of society. SOCIALISTS AND ORGANIZATION. Socialist Patty Directory Doaani aMcowta ooanonrvas S-.--tnll.it Party of Canada, meeta flrtH and third Kundr.y*. S p.m.. at &1I Main 8t -!_H._Bur-*oi«h.8--cret-«-y. BKiTisR oo£vnaza nonwexax. Kxfcuttve Committee. Bo-Mallet P»rt> of Cunada mwti ttaroe tu above. Ai.aaa-.Ta »au>*rafotax'.*b±bovvrim So.-iallNt Party of Canada, meeta every alternate Tuesday, at 42* Eighth Ave. Ka.idimrotaii »«- XCUT1VB COMJUTTII**, 0- 9. O.T C, Siivlt.-t nil i'(.„ 4», S. P. C. Meets f!r»t and n""; Sundaya of each month in Socialist Hall. J. J*. Hlnta-t, Secretary, Oil*,* Height*, B.C. mteaot, LO-OAX, COXMiAaT, AXTtC" BO t Miners' Hall and Opera Houae. Praia- ganda meetings at * p.m. on the m„i . and third Sundays 'if the mnnth business meetings on Thursday evenings following propoaanda meetings at « Organlaer, T. 'Steele, Coleman. Alts : Secretary, Jaa. Olendennlng, Box «■>' Coleman. Alta Visitors may receive Informatlnn any dav at Miners'* Hnll Secretary, Wm, Oraham, Box it. Cole- man. Alta Z-OCAX. OAXrOABT, tftXTJu, sTaTaT B 9 ot C—-Bui-liieeu meeting every gatur. day evening at S o'clock, at the hetui- quartera, 1S4 Ninth Ave. West. 11 Adle. Secretary^ Roa'jMT. "LOOAZ. BBOXBA Be. fl. BASK.. atBirrs every Sunday. Trades Hall, 130 -, „, Bualness meeting, second Friday, i p.m.. Trades Half. W. B. Bird, den Del.. Secretary. __^ _ IS, AX.TA., BO. 13, S, P. of C. Meets every Sunday si 1:30 p.m. in Miners' Half. Serrelarge m Larson. 1411 Ird Ave. N. Win. Kevoy. Organiser. LOCAI. atXCBBL. B. C Bo. IS, U. 9. Ot e, holds propaganda, meetlnga every Sunday afternoon at 211 In Crahan'x Hall. A hearty Invitation la extend- ed to all wage slavea within reach nf u« to attend our meetings. BuatnettN meetings are held the flrst and third! Sundays of each month at 10.SS am. ln the same hall. Party nrsaalaemi take notice^ T. W. Brown. Seerelary. LOCAL BBTBUrra-KB. B. O*. Bo. 7.'' 8.' P. of C. Business meetings at Soc la 1- 1st headquarters fourth Thursdays of each month. B. F. O-yrann. Secretary. LOCAL T1CTOBIA. Bo. S, 8. 9. of Cm hejujuuartera and reading room &7S Yatett St Bualness meeting every Tuesday. 8 p.m. Propaganda meetln* Sunday, * p.m.. Emprexs Theatre. LOCAL BOOTS *OBT OBOBOB. B. C. No. Si. meets every Friday nifht at t o'clock in Public Library room. John Mclnnl**, Secretary; Andrew Allen, Or-; ganixer. I LOCAL CtnSBBBLLABB Bo. TO, S. V. of C. Business meeting avery Sunday. •' afternoon at 2:00 i> m In Soclxllstl Hall opposite Post Ofltee. Kronomlci classes held Tuesday and Friday, " p.m. Pronaaniuta meeting every Sunday, t p.m. Headquarters: Social- lot Hall, oposlte post office. Financial Secy., Thorrta* Carney: Corresponding , Secretary. Joseph Naylor. LOCAL *fABOOOTBB Bo. L a 9. ot G. Business meeting every Tuesday evening at Headquarters. SIS Hastings J8t EasL_ H. Rahim. Secretary ▼A8COOT8B LSTTiaH LOCAL Bo. Se. S. P. of C—Buslnesa meeting every -M.-c<.n" -LOCAL OWTAWA BO. I, t f. »l C.t- B-ialnesa meetings the first Hunday In month In the Labor Hall. :i> rtani. Street, at I p.m. Secretary. A. Banen- sohn. 2S1 Laurier Ate (irganli-r. A. O. Mr<*a1lum. Recording secretary, Wm. McCallum. LOCAL MOBTBBAX. BO. 1, S. 9. 0» C. meet* fiuml»»» At Socialist Hall, e-nr. ner 8t Hrl-atn ami Prince Arthur 8U.. at t p.m. lUialness meellng. Wednee- .!*,«. S p.m. See retary. I'h. !"«uglinan, I' O Box I4». Station B, Montreal LOCAL OX-ACS BAT. Be, t, OP atABI- Uaaa—Ileadijuartera In Rukasln Hlk. Commercial St. Open every evening Business snd Propaganda meeting al headquarters every Thursday at I p m Harold O^ Boaa, Secretary. Box SOS. LOOAL OABMOBa, ALTA., Bo. 08. B 9. of C. Headquarters at Mlner-t" Hall Business meeting* evary Aral and second Sunday In the month. N. I) Thachuk. Secretary. Box 117. Canmore. Alta. ^ LOOAL BAB-DOB. B. C BO. SO. 8. 9. OT C—Meets every Tuesday al J.iO p 111 ta the Sandon Miners' t'nlon Hull Communications to tie *tdJr-*a«end-----*e dealt *'!iiii-i Local Vancouver No. I, bound ■JJ-, 11.00. BXpresa chsr*. ■*. JSe, Warrants ordered drawn. . Tli* Vancouver Island situation waa lisruased ainl secretory Instructed tn *i'rit« tli*- Iocs1* concerned. ■naaJMaat Kavort. RBCBIPlir Local I'limherland No. 70, stamps ■— j,* printing I.lti-rature aalea HJ, Th° Hroviscial executive wlll do ^r-.^rt,.aKnd U on,-¥ ***-*>** to'the do "Srs8 thr0UB,,oul th« »*™vlnce to (Note. ' & .■?elow» •uch as myself used to ,iook forward to the weekend, when ; we would go to a theatre or the town ; nan to hear a lecture from an orator, i such a« Phillip Snowden, Kier Hardie, Ramsay McDonald, Cunningham Graham, Hyndman, Victor Grayson and many others. Having been matured in I these surroundings no wonder that we reel as lf we were being held in sub- iJectlon by some subtle element that j we have not come up against or ex- j perlenced before. Re the financial position ot the SUMMARIZED REPORT of the PROCEEDINGS OF THE ALBERTA PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE. CONFERENCE * _. k D. McM. ine above was written be ' — ,.-„......... ... ,,re for** -Com, McMillan knew that the i c]arion- lf- **aa been suggested by one Winnipeg comrades had formed a Pro-i?f ,he m*embe" of this local here, to vlnclal executive for Manitoba andihave tbe mo»-thly stamp assessment waa addressed to th* locals and com-i ral8ed t0 15 cenU-- B centB to he used ■*"-'-"-■•■■■■ The lstifTA.tpr I'larlon maintenance purposes. Wa as a local would be prepared to support such a proposition, providing; tt was generally entertained in the or- Kanl7.at.on. ■ dues I too 1.70 S.20 KXPKN8KH. jtt iier *arrani» 114*0 J. II. 14,3**. BirimouoH. H*cr<-tsry. DOMialO* June SO. lt!i. (V-ivi-ned aa Sttove. air oomaui-raa Pritchard In the Minutes of previous meetlns adopted at n 1 l«„, m« --oiTesjEHmdeoca dealt with mil,. K- T. Klnaraloy. nrtntinj* 5.000 ««lalistu and Surv" xl of the Pltteat !T .■•-•-..■ml. $4*; 1,000 blllheada. II .0. *~cr«t»ry'a was** to July «. #18.; Bun- ,'lrv satH-UeS, ll.tB: P. O. stamp-.. It*.*.*); H it l«t>t- 'No. 7»). 82.68. Warrants -.if-Jv-r-*'! -rtr-swii. Chartar si-anted to Local Reld Hill. * Wl'nnlpaa i-oeal having foi-m«d a Pro- iinrisl Ksetutlve Commutes for Manitoba riet-rmtary was Instructed to no- ■Ifr then lhat Ihe Commute* would W tfrnicntaed as a provisional body, pending rttlflrallon by th* provincial mem- A.iv-rtlslnf offer from Th* Milwaukee Ueder refused. All correapon-lc-nc* T'-.r prir* of th* new pamphlet*. "8o- nslloni snd the tar-rival of the Piltest." sail "The Way lo Power."' was oOSSld- *,.-,! and i-nlered advanced to II Ti pe> i.w. ,„plwi to cov»r express eharoe. and ,-t r.f IM. MW of Ihe .alter Th* sds'-a'Mlltv of devlelfia* l»etter u.innor'.y Keport Catr-la waa ronaiderrd *-.,! L-f! over for future cnn*!d«-rstlw-, RBCnWPTa: Ural Ij-IUbrldx*. So I*, on aie .*.»M-rta Kxee. Com. Charter fee Clarion Hubs A Bdle Uteist-f- sales rades of both provinces. .... ,,,,,, . . executive has been Informed of the a* a local wou, the mountains. Lightning flashed j,- R0 along the southern borixon, boding III i for the success of our picnic. Heavily ,.■■■■ „.™ :si«-«-nt drops fell on the platform. How- ^•retary rv*r' on arr1val at Innisfali bright and early at 4 a.m , the rain stopped, and the sun arone with the promise of good {weather. Alsa! it was not to be. His.-olsix hours' drive through the mud fcheers-d bv the ever enthusiastic con- I i.soI ... - ... j- i — -. u- ... IS .„ dress below) of your acquiescence or ahead. "Do you think this pale-blue otherwise In the action taken. ribbon suits the color of my hair"-"! Tne committee Is composed of the What do you think about that new' following comrades: cinch? Figure It wlll help any-In the Secretary-*-*. C. McCutcheon, Room races?" Older and wiser heads con-1 4- 53° Ma,n 8t- Winnipeg. spired over the delicatessen- Icecream ' Treasurer—W. H. Stebblngs G. Armstrong, W. Breeze, J. Watson, A. Parsons and J. Co-ion. The D. B. C. bespeak your wholehearted and generous support for the new executive in the strenuous times ahead of us. HERE AND NOW. KXPKNHKH A» per warrant'. J 14 IU or. l,.ind June Si BrttJsa Oa-t-aaaMa. T Tumashansky W*. June* N l.nmhert C H.»ile A l-'Mllsnd U«*l Va*H-<*uv->r No. 44 (Pin Oesefte. !,<>< ul St, Catherines, tin Wrt-Bllutn Bros J" I'm- Prov, Rs*e. I'-.mmltlr ■■<•.■ t.t.w , oo 10 00 Tuto . I 00 1.00 "as.ooi ,11 cxaaioa Poa-uaazMO aocotnrr, at*. IH Hun-lles . I'lrt-ctory A--riul defiance of the rain running down their necks and leaking into • -.»-■• hosts, boys and girls held tenaciously to tho Idea of merry-making. They had come tbere to picnic, and picnic they would. There were races. Ponies sliding and slithering through the mud. He- ., mired riders, delirious with the ec- i 00 j stacy of rapid motion and the element 5,,0!of real danger, vociferoualy defied the tiiTti weather authorities and played the game. Tbe speechee were not forgotten. Comrade Hanson spoke In Danish to the Scandinavian comrades. iiiilo while Woods and Hudden gave the I3«.«& Kngllsh for revolt- A quantity of literature was sold through tbe actlvl- Hiea of Charlie Woods. With tbe aproach ot evening, the dull Indlgo-tlnged clouds closed In more gloomily. "Mist, like wreaths of departed days, arose In the glades and I woodland reaches, tilling ail the land- scape with ghostly dream trees and To the locals and comrsdes of 8as-| phantom thickets. Tall spruce trees katche-Vhn: The Provincial executive j towered In the weird dying light, wmmmlttee have decided to start out | gloomily maj*-stlc. mysteriously funer- 'otnrado Harry Peters on sn orgaais * TO THE SASK. MEMBERSHIP n« tour through the districts of Her '"•rt and Collins tn t-taskatchewau, ui. "le Kith of July. This decision haa been arrived at as 'I'" youngest local in Saskatchewan, namely, Roseland. bad aaked for a »i"«ker to tour through tho farmers '" their district and offering to defray i'i* exiienaea. Comrade Peters is a fin., speaker and understands both the '"rt'istrlel and farming sides of tbe •'■TKgle for existence. Thi* being so **'■* wish to keep Comrade Peters In 'he Held for good until we have ' a •"ring of locals throughout the prov- Me, Hut this can only be done by all •'»■ loeala to whom I havo sent orgsnlx- •nn cards, snd all the acattered corn- fades throughout the province to be up "n-1 doing their very beat to roll In the oollara necessary. Surely we older ''--sis and comrades will not let It be »»ld that after the youngest local •hawing us such a splendid example w« failed to respond. Therefore, let [>« he up and doing, and -rest assured "■at every dollar and dime sont In '"oana another nail In tho coffin of the R'o« hellish ayatem that man has ever •laved under. Now, boya, lets see how you can hus- '''• for the only cause worth working* Jor-the emancipation of the workers ""oat the chains ot wage slavery. All contributions to bo sent to D. Mc- •■■•■Ian, Provincial Secrotary-Troas- uror of Saskatchewan Executive Com- ■""toc, 82 Main St., South Hill, Moose Jaw. » 1 feraaln, yours In anticipation, D, McMUXAN. •*•■.—1 am tryln*. to arrange a series 2,r lectures through Saskatchewan for V,""*rad» Moses Barlts ot Manchester. u,.u.„?,t wh0 '• ■l»eaklng In Winnipeg tt ni • ,Un- "ft,9r which ho goes '* '*randon. Any local or comrade "no wiahes his servlcos for propagan- •■ • wm he pleased to hear rrom. If -"".''■-'■■Ponse to Comrades Peters and Jn.1 tour •» eatlafactory, wo will endeavor to have a aeries of tours by "fnmlnrnt apeakere. So It is up to (By "Little Yorkie.") The circulation of this paper is grow* ing slow but sure, but too slow whea we consider the quality of tbe dope which this Western Clarion puU before tbe wage slaves of Canada Thla paper has the reputation of being the best-Informed paper on tbe whole of the American continent in the way of advocating scientific Socialism, and yet we receive but scanty support Of course this paper is not out primarily for a large circulation, but we muat have a larger one than now in order to keep it tn existence, and we, who are Socialists, are not going to see It die. Therefore, be it resolved "that each and every reader ot the Western Clarion do his 'darndeat' to send in Just one sub. before the next issue." This should not be too difficult when we consider tbe famous story of Jack London's "Iron Heel," commencing to mn through tbe columns of this paper. The comrades in Vancouver have been very active on the streets this [jast month, and to their credit is tbat { about 700 of the 1-at issue ot tl * Western Clarion wat. .to.J, along with all kinds of other literature. Can other centres of population do tbe same? The following comrades keep on digging sway at the mass of igaoranee prevailing in Canada, and will persist in doing so. Watch and see how frequently their names appear in this column. Y. J. Jenkins (City) 5 I). Thomson (St Cats.) 3 J. Sidaway (City) 4 W. Wilson (City) 3 C. Steen (City) 3 \\V. Cribble (Regina) 8 .1. C McCutchan (Winpeg) 3 J, Mclnnls (S. Ft. George) 3 W. L. Phillips (Fernle) 2 M. Llghtstone (Montreal) H. T. Bastable (Brandon. Man.) 1 1 1 H. Henderson (City) 2 .... Single* (Yearlies) C. J. Corbmen, T. D. Pratt, Local Rossland No. 10, Sask.; H. G. Hills. W. Jones, B. B. Polinkas. B. Simpson, T. Terkula. W. P. Black. Half-Veariiea II. Adle. G. Borland, H. Radford, W. Hayes, N. Macauley. Alf. Budden, A. Yonker, A Goldsmith, W. B. Harden- l.iirir, Miss Sophie Mushkat, A. R. Pearson, C. Champion. Quarterlies W. B. Bird. J. Churgin. S. 1,-arsen. C. P. Robertson. A. D. Codling. H. 3 Held In Calgary, May 20-21, W3. The Conference, which was called by the regularly elected Executive, and at which delegates from locals otusidc tbe seat of the Executive met, was held ln the headquarters of Local No. 4, at 134 Ninth Ave.. West Tbe assembled delegates were called to order at 3:20 p.m., May 20, by the Provincial Secretary, aad on calling for nominations for a temporary chairman, be was elected as such by ac- ciammation. In a few words the chairman outlined the object ot the Executive ln calling the Conference, pointing ont to those present, the fact that, at m special meeting or the Executive called for the purpose of discussing "Organisation aad Tactics," the following resolution waa adopted: "That an Executive Conference, aa provided in Article III.. Section 1, of the Constitution, be called for tbe 20-21 of May, for the purpose of discussing and determining on waya and means for carrying out plans for more thorough and effective propaganda and organization ln this Province; and that the Secretary of the Executive be instructed to write to all Alberta locals, inviting them to send delegates to the aforesaid Conference." A copy of the following circular letter, issued to locals by the Provincial Secretary, in compliance with the instructions in the foregoing resolution, was read to the assembled delegates. Calgary. March 2», 1913. Comrades: At a special meeting of the Alberta Executive Committee, held March 18, the matter of holding a Conference in' Calgary with delegates from the various Alberta locals, was discussed. It was decided to ask each'local to send one delegate to meet the P. E. C. In conference on May 20*21, In Calgary, such delegate to bo constituted a member, temporarily, of tho regularly elected Executive. The object of the Conference will be the discussion and consideration of organization and tactics of the 8. P. of C. in Alberta. Bach Local sending delegate will be expected to furnish the railway fare to and from Paltrary. and pay the hotel expenses of the delegate during the two days of the Conference—Msy 20-21. The place of meeting will be decided upon later, but each delegate, upon arrival will immediately report with credentials furnished by his or her local, at the headquarters, 134 Ninth Ave. West This meeting; will not be -recognized as a Convention: which requires a general vote (see Constitution), but as a meeting of tbe Executive, with additional deleeates from locals outside the seat of the P. E. C, aa provided In Article III., Section 1, of the Constitution. Please communicate the action of your local in this matter at the earliest possible date. The Alberta Prov. Ex. Committee, per Burt B. Anderson. Sec'y. The chairman, announcing the next bualness In order, the election ot a Committee on Credentials, a motion was made "that the chair appoint a committee of two." The motion carried, and the chair appointed Wm. Scott and Leona Anderson sa a Committee on Credentials, instructing them to exami--- the credentials ot delegates, and report to the meeting. The Committee, having completed its work, •, reported ten delegates asd two proxies •■ present. Th« fnllnwlni? lo-*ala uiivsr. 8 The following locals answer* PAGE THJREE eal In poise and color. The pltter, patter of the ceascleai rain and the drip, rlrip. drip of wAtcr shed frotn unnumbered leaves, tended to produce a feeling of gloom In the minds of those present Realizing this, the manaRcrs (amongst whose number Hen I*ee is conspicuous) summoned the forces, and a dBsh wa* made to a nearby empty house to finish the day as well ss possible. And we danced, wet and i^Ta^ilnw?-^ "9n**° Va,,*y " whlch m"»* ln girls and teUtfOTtoad It down. wai«e ^ c ^.g^.., Tntt i^I^^lJaJIatt"M^^II4SM^^ «**™*~ * ^*nh*X Sch0°1" ever-popular quadrilles were1 pent rmea ^^ ^^ TotM wero ^.j for Alf. Budden. the Producers' candidate, 'at the last election. Thirteen beats nine, but 'tis but a commencement "Throw off the bareback riders, and down with Capitalism" ia the greeting from Snake Valley Local to Its com- BIRTH Champion, Alta.. June 19. 1913. To the 8. P. of C. a thirteeu pounder on Sunday, June 15, 4 p.m. Doctors Vincent Frodsham and T. E. Smith In attendance, and assisted the new-comer Into this world, and pronounced him ss henlthv and vigorous a youngster as --osi-lb.e under the Capitalist system. Tremendous growth In the future is assured. The youngster was chris with energy. In a room filled with vs por arising from rapidly drying clothe* ami the haxe from pipes and cigarettes. More lt;o cream and still more, soft drinks, cakes and sandwiches, llavor- ed with good fellowship, sustained the whirling lads and lassies until the sun nut mo-^nt end all trooped ra?~;„ from t ktcker at capjuH,,,,, arose home to bed. . .. Better luck next time, comrades, uo to it. you are doing too! ^^ ST. CATHERINES. ONT. Editor Clarion.—Well the fight Is GEO. R. DENNIS. Champion, Alberta. A MONUMENT TO LABOR From one of the concrete pillars ot „„ The matter bas been considered at j the Mississippi river, at Keokuk, Iowa a few trade union locals, and a rather l protrudes a human hand. Beyond that i,*.o»«,i -Hsnmalon was experienced by hsnd lies the body of a laborer who on heated discussion was export the delegates ot the trades council. At their last meeting, the Individual, nn alderman of the city corporation, ana a trade union tailor was the sucker of the capitalist system, who submitted the by-law and* carried the measure through. He la also en official (or runner) of the Trades Council, Incited In all probability by some holy aspiration. There is some talk of forming a freo Speech league here and with the combined efforts of other collective associations some action may be taken In the near future to have the measure withdrawn. Tho majority of our members here aro British and to have this sort of decree handed ont Is foreign to ua, in disappeared several weeks ago. His hody cannot be removed without destroying an Important portion of the dam. and therefore it muat lie embedded In the cement for many decades and centuries which will pass before the dam yields to the action of the elements. Never had labor a finer monument Never waa there an object lesson more likely to Impress on the world the truth that every great work of even civilisation In built with the flesh and Mood of the tollers.—-8an Francisco Bulletin. On the anniversary of the murder nf 250 strikers ln the gold mines, April 17th. 1912, numerous one-day atrlkea this^boasted land of plenty ami privl- took place all over Russia. ft ed to roll call: Edmonton, Lethbridge, Diamond, Canmore, South Raven. Red Raven (proxy). Red Deer, Erskine, -] Linda (proxy), Calgary. '•- The next bualness being the election of a permanent chairman. Delegates David Metkle, of Calgary Local, and Sam Larson j*f Lethbridge Local, were nominated. Larson withdrew in favor of Meikle. and on ballot the latter was elected and took the chair. Wm. Scott of Local Calgary, waa selected to act as Recording secretary of the Conference. The minutes of the special meeting of the Executive referred to in above letter were read and approved. A letter to the Committee from Organizer Frodsham. relating to hla work in the Province was read. Ordered filed. A letter of greeting, addressed to the delegates, from Wilfrid Gribble, was read. Ordered Died. Reports of delegates were then called for. Delegate Delaney, of Local Diamond No. 48. took the floor, and reported" that propaganda in his district waa going fine. Anent the recent election, he emphasized the need of more efficient machine work during campaigns In order to more effectively carry on the Party work, and show better results at the polls. He spoke tn glowing terms of Joe Knight the Lethbridge candidate, and described his campaign aa clean and vigorous. ' Delegate Larsen, of Local Lethbridge No. 13. next obtained the floor and reported that Local to be in a healthy and vigorous condition with a membership of 45. He also referred to the clean manner ln which the campaign of Joe Knight waa conducted, and deacrlbed the vilifying and mud- si Inglng tactics to which the supporters ot J. O. Jones stooped in their frantic efforts to prejudice the Lethbridge electorate. Delegate Thackuk, of Local Canmore No. 52, reported much opposition in Canmore and its consequent result- further progress along the line of So- -Mallst agitation and education. Meetings were highly successful and great interest was manifested. He reported discrimination by the mine management against miners who had been active during the campaign. These, he said, were rapidly being dropped from the company pay-roll. Delegate Knight, ef Local Edmonton No. 1, obtaining the floor, reported things moving in the right direction in Edmonton. After a period of apathy the Local manifested symptoms of renascent activity. K rich harvest waa there, he said, ripened and ready tor the reapera. He also reported that the aeries of splendid lectures being delivered in that city by Co-mad Alf Budden, and successful open air meetings, were doing a great deal towards the growth of interest in the Socialist philosophy. Comrade Knight apoke at considerable length and hla report waa most encouraging, indicating as It did, that the movement in the capital was rapidly reviving and assuming a positive attitude. Delegate McNeill, of Local Ersklne No. 32, late Socialist candidate in the Stettler District, reported good progress being made. He described the growing strength of tbe movement la the District, and compared the Socialist vote with the vote polled for the old-party candidates. (Soc. 198* Con., 907: Lib., 928). Two new locale of the S. P. C. were formed in this district by Organizer Frodsham, in April, 1913. (Star Ridge and Nevis). Delegate Andersen of South Raven No. 44, reported the movement In the territory west of Red -Deer In good shape, considering the sparsely settled nature of the country; and tbat the Socialists of the District were awake to tbe possibilities of educational work among tbe benighted. As proxy for Local Red Raven No. 46, he called the attention of the Executive to the tact that, owing to the poor mail service, and the distance ot some of the comrades from poetofflces, it waa difficult to arrange meetings, and requested that ample notice be given when organizers were to be sent into tbe district. Delegate Snell, of Local Red Deer No. 11 reported that Local In a flourishing and healthy state, holding successful propaganda meetings every week. This Local took the Initiative, and together with tbe other S. P. C. locals In the riding, was flrst to place ln the Held a candidate for the Provincial elections, Oeorge Peton, of Con tent who was nominated at a conven tion ot the combined locals (8. P. C.) of the Red Deer riding, on January ;3 Comrade Sjell stated that in addition to the very apparent progress in the town ot Red Deer, they were extending their lines into the surrounding countrv. finding among the farmers growing Interest and a ready reception for the philosophy of Socialism. Deleoste McNeill, ae proxy fer Local Linda No. 45, renorted that this Local, composed of enthusiastic Finnish com* rades. was an activ? factor tn the late campaign, and cotert solidly Socialist Deleqate Christiansen, ef Local Caf- irary No. 4. reported the formation b" Organizer Frodsham. of a branch local In North Calgary, having 15 members to start with. In the course of his remarks he referred to the difficulties which were hampering the efforts of the Calgary boya in carrying on propaganda; particularly the fact that the use of locsl halls and theatres had been denied them upon one pretext or another; and the exodus of the members (in search of masters) to other industrial centers, until only a few were left. Notwithstanding the necessity of vacating the present headquarters, he aaid, the remaining members of Local Calaary bad indicated a determination to carry on. an best they could, propaganda hy imans of street meetings, and the distribution of literature. C. M. O'Brien, ex-member of the Alberta Leclsletive Assembly, had entered the hall a lew moments before the conclusion of reports of 'elegatea, and upon Delegate Christianson resum* tne his seat there were shouts of "Charlie O'Brien'" "Speech! Speech!" On a motion to suspend the rules, the xenial and popular exponent of working-class polities took the floor and spoke for several minutes on the larger aspects of the movement in Alberta, reviewing the progress made by the Partv during the last four years. Tn cloning be referred to present conditions, and emphasized the need of a larger membership and the consequent increased per capita, for the purnose of carrying on the work of the Party ln this Province. He endorsed the recent action of the Alberta Executive in instituting a referendum for a paid secretary, aad pointed out the need of having a Secretary who could devote his time to such work as would further the interests ot the Party; showing how such a policy would tend to more systematic and effective organization. At thla point Deleqate Delaney Inquired as to the result of the referendum on the paid secretary. The Provincial Secretary replied, that while 8 locale had failed to vote, those locals that had submitted returns voted tn favor At the first and second propositions by large majorities; the third proposition being lost The "propositions' were embodied in a circular, letter, dated March 16, to all locale, of which the following is an extract: "1st Is your Local ln favor of establishing a Provincial Offlce of the S. P. C. In Alberta, with a paid Secretary to devote his time wholly to the proper handling of Provincial Party matters? "Und. It so, are you In favor of a monthly asseasment being levied upon the Alberta membership, on a per capita baaia, tor the purpose of meeting the necessary expenses? "3rd. Or are you in favor of each local ln Alberta contributing to a 'Contingent Fund.' a stated sum per month for the same purpose, as a local, and to which Individuals could subscribe?" 1st Proposition: tor, 139; against. 10; total, 149. 2nd Proposition: for. 93; against. 39; total, 132. , 3rd Proposition: for. 57; against 67; total, 124. Motion that thla Conference tale steps to carry out the provisions of the referendum which bed carried. After some discussion on the amount of the assessment *~3cesaary to maintain a paid offlce, the motion was put and carried without dissent. Motion that the membership be assessed 20c per month per capita. Carried. Motion that the srlary of the Provincial Secretary he 875 a month. Carried. Motion that the present Incumbent B. E. Anderson, be aaked to continue in offlce for the remainder of the term. Carried. % The matter of the maintenance of the Weatern Clarion was introduced and aroused considerable discussion. The suggestion waa offered by Comrade Conway of the Executive, that we consider starting a local bonus scheme, but received no support. A resolution "that we should rather consider means ot increasing the circulation of our Party paper" was adopted. Comrade O'Brien suggested that the comrades should do more toward contributing abort, pithy articles, and local newa of interest to the Party. He also gave many valuable hints relative to the writing for publication, of articles suitable for beglnera In the movement The following resolution was introduced, discussed and unanimously adopted : "Resolved, That this Conference recommend to all Alberta Locals of the S. P. C, tbat they adopt a rale requiring all members to sabecrlbe to The Western Clarion for a period of one year; and that the price of tha said subscription be paid with ihe lint month'a dues." The Conference at 6 P. II, took a -recess for one and one-halt boars. Called to order at 7:30 P. M., with Comrade Meikle in the chair. All dele* gates answered. Ja roll call. The value of Socialist (-amp-meetings and picnics, both in towns aad ia rural communities, as a meaas of *«^ttfws; the movement more closely together, was discussed at length. Information yas requested as to what had been accomplished hy the Executive along this line. In reply the Provincial Secretary stated that the Executive had. at various times, discussed ways and meaas for bringing locale of the 8. P. C. into closer and more Intimate relations; and at the special meeting held March 18, had endorsed the idea of holding picnics and camp-meetings on aa extended scale throughout tbe Province. The Executive had already recommended to various locate the holding ot social gatherings of this nature, aad were doing their best to promote the move. Arrangements were being made to hold Socialist picnics la the following districts: Innisfail riding, Jane X0; Lethbridge. July 1; Little Bow riding, (about) July 9; Canmore, September 1. The following resolution waa adopted after considerable discussion. "Reeolved. that thla Conference re- commend to all Alberta locals, that steps be taken to select some oae local In each electoral division, suitably located, as a central point in these divisions, from which operations might he conducted during campaigns." It was suggested by Delegate Knight that we encourage locals to correspond with each other, and with the Executive, keeping in touch wltb conditions ta the Province. -Comrade C. M. O'Brien eeggestsd that the Executive send a good organizer Into the Crow-meat Pass in the near future. He pointed ont the tact that fa the region mentioned there fat much material for the Increase of onr membership, and the strengthening ot the Party, both In forming aew locate and getting sabs and funds to keep the Clarion going. Such a man, he stated, should have organising ability, and need not be a speaker, or propagandist in the ordinary sense, bat a rustler wbo could go from town to town, organizing loeala, getting new members, and gathering subs for the Clarion. Delegate Knight, in the coarse of a few remarks relative to organizing work, pointed out some ot the many difficulties encountered by organizers when on the road, the elimination of which wonld enable them to make their tours more profitable. For example, organizers are obliged, ln many cases, to pat up at hotels at their own ex*. peaae after holding meetings, and are per"iaps complimented oa the "auc* ceai" of the meeting hy local comrades who name with evident satisfaction the amount of money cleared and pat In the local treasury. (!) If organizers could be put up with some comrade ln each case, or their hotel expenses arranged for, the organisers would not be compelled to dig Into their owa parses to such a large extent Comrade Knight described some of hla own experiences aa an organiser, and in many instances he was evidently expected to consider himself the recipient of a favor in being permitted ta speak, and after the meeting would be allowed to go on bis wsy without any effort being made to ascertain bis expenses. A lengthy general discussion took piece aa regards the relative positions of the 8. P. of C. snd the S. D. P., and reformist tactics ta particular, upon the introduction of the resolution, "Resolved, That nothing abort of the complete overthrow of the capitalist system. Is the mission of the revolutionary working clasa of which the 8. P. of C. la a part" On bet-fig put, tie resolution waa adopted. Comrade O'Brien suggested te the comrades that by sending in their reports of Party newa promptly, they would he assisting the Clarion In keening members ln touch with condltioos, and each other. Comrade Meikle offered the suggestion that something might be done by local comrades in securing ads for la- sertion tn the Party organ. "Resolved, That we endeavor to increase, by every means possible, the circulation of the Clarion, as being the best means ot maintaining onr paper," Adopted unanimously. "Resolved. That this Conferenec recommend that all donationa to the Weatern Clarion Maintenance Fund be accompanied, whenever possible, hy a list of possible future subscribers, to the amount of the donation." Adopted unanimously. Adjourned, 9:15 P. M.. Mar tl. WM. M. 8COTT, Recording Secretary. Nearly 10.000,000 votes were cast for Socialist candidates laat year, divided aa follows: Germany .4438,000 Auatria 1,060,000 France „ 1,106.000 Italy ._.. 338.000 Norway 1X0,000 United States 800.000 Finland .„ — SSO.OOO Sweden - „ ~~ 178.000 Switxerland -.. 105,000 Denmark „. 88,700 Belgium - - 680,000 Other countries "182,000 Of parliamentary representatives Germany haa 110. Austria 82, France 74. Finland 87, Italy 43, Sweden 64, etc. —in all, 681 parliamentary deputies. The French represent 13 per cent, of their chamber, and the German Social- tats 27 per cent, of the Reichstag. You can Jail thinkers, but not their thoughts. The "Labor" government haa been defeated in the Australian elections. For this small mercy give thsnks. What Is the reaiion you don't ptussas anything now? Is Socialism to blame for it? Socialism has no objection to your saving your soul. What it urges oa you Is that you also save yonr ba«L-(a.— 1 Exchange. PAGE FOUR THE WEfTERN CLARION. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. SATURDAY JULY 19 m THE IRON HEEL BY JACK LONDON Bynopsls of Previous Chapters: The story la supposed to be published about seven centuries hence, and copied from MSS. found ln the heart of an old oak at Wake Robin Lodge, and purport to be written by Avia Everhard, wife of Ernest Everhard, who lost his life In the first proletarian revolt I*. 1932. They tell of the failure of this flrst uprising of the workers, which was aup- pressed by the thoroughly organized and merciless coercive forces of the ruling oligarchy of that time. They tell also of a second revolt in contemplation, which, in the opinion of the authoress, will prove a success. Tifite, toiVproved to be a failure, and It is supposed to be at the time of thia second suppression of the workers that the MSS. were deposited by the fleeing* Avis Everhard. The story opens with the account of the first meeting between Avis and Ernest Everhard, which takes place in her father's home in the year 1912, when he is Invited to a dinner at which the majority of those present are clerics. During the repast, Ernest ls drawn Into the conversation of the parsons, who rather look upon him with disdain. However, he attacks them. fearlessly and clearly, and ln the verbal battle, so far aa it has proceeded, he shown himself more than able to hold hla ground. "There is another way of disqualify ing the metaphysicians," Ernest said, when he had rendered Dr. Hammer, field's discomforture complete. "Judge them by their works. What have they done for mankind beyond the spinning of airy fanciea and the mistaking of their own shadows for gods? They * have added to the gaiety of mankind, I grant; but what tangible good have they wrought for mankind? Tbey philosophized, if you will pardon my misuse of the word, about the heart as the seat of emotions, while sclen- tlon of blood fists were formulating the circulation of the. blood.-, They declaimed about famine and pestilence as being scourges of God, while the scientists were building road and tists were building granaries and draining cities. They builded gods in their own shapes and out of their own desires, while the scientists were were building roads and bridges. They were describing the earth as the center of the universe, while the scientists were discovering America and probing space for the stars and the laws of the stars. In short, the metaphysicians have done nothing for mankind. Step by Btev*. before the advance of science, they have been driven back. Aa fast as the ascertaned facts of science have overthrown their subjective explanation of things, they have made new subjective explanations of things, including explanations of the latest ascertained facts. And this, I doubt .not, they will go on doing to the end of time. Gentlemen, a metaphysician is a medicine man. The difference between you and the skimo who makes a •"fur-clad blubber- eating god Is merely a difference of several thousand years of ascertained facts. That ia all." "Yet the thought of Aristotle ruled Europe for twelve centuries," Dr. Ballingford announced pompously. "And Aristotle waa a metaphysician." Dr. Ballingford glanced around the table and was rewarded hy nods and smiles of approval "Your illustration is most unfortunate," Ernest replied. 'Tou refer to a very dark period in human history. In fact, we call that period the Dark Ages. A period wherein science was raped by the metaphyalcana, wherein "hysics became a search for the Philosopher's stone, wherein chemistry be. came alchemy, and astronomy became -'roldgy. Sony tho domination of Aristotle's thought." Dr. Ballingford looked pained, then he brightened up and said: ■""Granted this horrible picture you have drawn, yet you must confess thst metaphysics was inherently potent in so far as it drew humanity out of this dark period and on into the Illumination of the succeeding centuries." "Metaphysics bad nothing to do with It," Ernest retorted. "What?" Dr. Hammerfield cried. "It was not the thinking and the speculation that led to the voyages of discovery?" "Ah, my dear sir," Ernest smiled, "I my definition of philosophy. You are it is the way of the metapbysicans, now on an unsubstantial basis. But have not yet picked ont the flaw in thought you were disqualified. You aad I forgive you. No, I repeat, meta- pbisics had nothing to do with it Bread and butter, silks and jewels, dollars and cents, and. Incidentally, the closing up of the overland trade-rout* es to India, were the things that caused voyages of discovery. With the fall of Constantinople In 1453, the Turks blocked the way of the cara* vatiS to India. The traders of Europe had to find another route. Here was the original cause for the voy. ages of discovery. Columbus sailed to flnd a new route to tbe Indies. It It ao stated in all the history books. Incidentally) new facta were learned about tbe nature, sise. and form of the esrth, and the Ptolemaic system went glimmering." . Dr. Hammerfield snorted. "Tou do not agree with me?" Ernest queried. "Tbea wherein am I wrong?" phers could never stand the test of truth. Dr. Hammerfield suddenly de- mended; "What Is the test of truth, you man? Will you kindly explain what haa so long puzzled wiser heads than yours?" "Certainly," Ernest answered. His cocksureness irritated them. "The wise heads have puzzled so sorely over truth because they went up into the air after it. Had they remained on the solid earth, they would have found it easily enough—ay, they would have found that they themselves were precisely testing truth with every practical act and thought of their lives." The test, the test," Dr. Hammer- leld repeated Impatiently. "Never mind the preamble. Give ua that which we have sought so long—the test of truth. Give It us, and we wiell be as gods." There was an impolite and sneering scepticism in his words and manner that secretly pleased most of them at the table, though it seemed to bother Babop Morehouse. "Dr. Jordan 1 has stated it very clearly." Ernest said. ''His test of truth Is: 'Will It work? Wlll you trust you life to it?'" "Pish!' Dr. Hammerfleld|"neered. ^ , ^ u to , h he Y0%^D0t **•£■ w^EL^™ 'TH wager Dr. Hammerfleld ley (2) Into account. He has never]never n Bagaln8t „-*„-*.,- im lt --. been answered. I h,a ,,t .. ne laughed. «The courteg. "The noblest metaphysician of them ,. of e(iCle8lagtlca, controversy! "Oh, 1 am not challenging your sin. cerity," Ernest continued. "You are sincere. You preach what you believe. There lies your strength and your value—to the capitalist class. But should you change your belief to something that menaces the ee- tahlished order, your preaching would be unacceptable to your employers, and you would be discharged. Every little while some one or another of you is so discharged. (5).. Am I not right?" This time there was no dissent. They sat dumbyl acquiescent, with the exception of Dr. Hammerfleld, who said: "It Is when their thinking ia wrong that they are asked to resign." "Which is another way of sayint; when their thinking is unacceptable," Ernest answered,, and then went on. "So I say to you, go ahead and preach and earn your pay, but tor goodness' sake leave the working class alone. You belong in the enemy'a camp. You have nothing in common with the working clasa. Your hands are soft with the work others have performed for you. Your stomachs are round with the plentitude of eating." (Here Dr. Ballingford winced, and every eye glanced at his prodigious girth. It was said he had not seen his own feet in yeara.r "And your mlnda are filled with doctrines that are buttresses of the established order. Yo uare aa much mercenaries (sincere mercenaries, I grant) as were the men of the Swiss Guard (6). Be true to your salt and your hire; guard, with your preaching, the Intereata of your employers; but do not come down to the working class and serve false leaders. You cannot honestly be ln tbe two camps at once. The working clasa has done without you. Believe me, the working class will continue tp do without you. And, furthermore, the working class can do better without you than with you." CHAPTER 11 Challenges. After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to**roars of Gargantuan laughter. Not since the death ot my mother heartily, was EMPIRE DAY8 AND SUCH. This is the greatest era of all times. We all ought to f»el proud to live in this age, in this glorious freo couu'.ry. under the folds of that flag, which has "braved a thousand years, the battle and the breeze." O how nice this did sound when wo went to school! How we did cherish the thoughts, thst one Canadian was equal to five Frenchmen, and how one Englishman was equal to Ave Germans! What glorious days they were to ls. We all waited In Impatient anticipation, when we would be able to flght for "our" country, and think that the heritage handed down to us by our great-great-grandfathers would be preserved by us, and handed down once again to our children. And to this day there are children who think like we did, and others, too, who with ub, were impregnated with this deadly virus. These last were of a nature more amenable to the absorption than ours, and consequently capitalist cruelty has not yet destroyed tbe work done, by its paid hirelings, in tbe public schools. These men are not hopeless. They are human, and have to a great degree the feelings of the highest developed animal. The must recognise as such, that atrlfe amongst them selves Is harmful,and that the greatest factor that has helped not only man kind, but species ot all descriptions to survive, haa been mutual aid. Thia mutual aid is an organizing agent, whilat war ia just the very opposite. Organized by capitalist pressure and capitalist eystem, these men gradually get wise, until some lost factor comes to their notice in one way or another and they swing to another viewpoint. Then they aay. "War divides us, War destroys ns, and whilst we are divided we lose all." Existence ls like a panorama. In relation to fresh experiences garnered In, we see differently—a fresh view- himself attested, his metaphysics did ijJe^be^nVe V****oa^^ gradually becomes ours, and we ""* \"""** " ! splendidly disciplined mind. He j change, change all the time. would have have made a good sclen- This is our experience. We go to tis, if his energies had been directed j Khooh we leani capiulist ethica and capitalist everything, nntil one day Did all," Ernest laughed "But your ex-j ^ how he ^ ,,ke a to b ^PJ!,A-U°??ue^^ I mean, and how quickly; not work Dr. Ht-nmerfield was angry, righteously angry. It was as though he had caught Ernest in a theft or a He. , ._ . "Young man," he trumpeted, "that' statement is on a par with all you have uttered tonight. It ia a base and unwarranted assumption." '■I am quite crashed," Ernest murmured meekly. "Only I don't know what hit me. You'll have to put it in my band. Doctor." "I will, I will," Dr. Hammerfleld spluttered. "How do you know? You do not know that Bishop Berkeley attested that his metaphysics did not work. You have no proof. Young man, they have alwaya worked.' way. I need scarcely say tbat I was deeply interested In Ernest Everhard. It was not alone what he had said and how he had said it, but lt was the man himself. I had never met a man like him. - I suppose that was why in spite of my twenty-four years, I had not married. 1 liked him; 1 had to confess lt to myself. And my like for him was founded on things beyond Intellect and argument Regardless of his bulging muscles and prize-flghter's throat, he impreased me as an ingen- I'take' it h pi^of'tbit" Berkeley's »•*•«■ -W- ,„w*.tJ»t und?r **• *--** of an intellectual swashbuckler was metaphysics did not work, because—' Ernest paused calmly for a moment. "Because Berkeley made an invariable practice of going through doors instead of walla Because he trusted his life to solid bread and butter and roast beef. Because be shaved hmself with a razor that worked wben it removed the hair from his.face." "But those are actual things!" Dr. Hammerfleld cried. "Metaphysics is of the mind." "And the work—in tbe mind?" Ernest queried softly. The other nodded. "And even a multitude of angels can dance on tbe point of a needle—In the mind," Ernest went on reflectively. "And a blubber-eating, fur-clad god can exist and work—In the mind; and there are no proofs to the contrary— in the mind. I suppose, Doctor, you live in the mind?" "My mind to me a kingdom ls," was the answer. "That's another way ot saying that you live up in the air. But you came back to cirth at meal-time, I am sure, or when an earthquake happens along Or, tell me, Doctor, do yon have no apprehension in an earthquake that that Incorporeal body of yours will be hit by an immaterial brick?' Instantly, and suite unconsciously, Dr. Hammerfleld's hand shot up to his head, where a scar disappeared under the hair. It happened that Ernest bad blundered on an apposite illustration. Dr. Hammerfleld had been early kill a delicate and sensitive spirit. I sensed this, in ways I knew not, save tbat tbey were my woman's Intuitions. There was something tn that clarion-call of hla that went to my heart It still rang in my ears, and I felt that I should like to bear It again— and to see again that glint of laughter ln his eyes that belled tbe impassioned seriousness of his face. And there were farther reaches of vague and Indeterminate feelings thst stirred in me. I almost loved him then, though I am confident, had I never seen him again, that the vague feelings would have passed away, and that I should have easily forgotten him. But I was not destined never to see him again. My father's new-born Interest in sociology and the dinner partes he gave would not permit. Father was not a sociologist. Hie marriage with my mother had been very happy, and in the researches of his own science, physics, he had been very happy. But when mother died, hla own work could not All tbe emptiness. At first. In a mild way, he had dabbled In philosophy; then, becoming interested, he had drifted on into economics and sociology. He had a atrong sense of justice, and he soon became fired with a paasion to redress wrong It was with gratitude rthat I hailed (these signs ot a new Interest In life, though I little dreamed what the outcome would be. With the enthusiasm of a ed In the Great Earthquake (3) by a!boy he plunged excitedly Into these falling chimney. Everybody broke)new pursuits, regardless of whither out into roars of laughter. i they led him. Well?" Ernest asked, when tbe merriment had subsided. "Proofs to the contrary?" And in silence he asked again, "Well?" Then he added, "Still well, bnt not so well, that argument of yours." Bnt Dr. Hammerfield was temporarily crushed, aad the battle raged "I can oaly res-arm my position." in new directions. On point after point, Dr. Hammerfleld retorted tartly, "it'Ernest challenged the ministers, ts too long a story to enter into now." -When they affirmed that they knew "No 3tory Is too long for the sclen- the working class, he told them fun- tteV* Ernest said sweetly. "That ls.damental truths about the working Why the scientist get* td places. That la why he got to America." I shall not describe the whole evening, though It is a Joy to me to recall every moment, every detail of thee first hoars of my coming to know Ernest Everhard. l Battle royal raged and the ministers rrw red-faced and excited, espectsl- at the moments when Ernest called tbeih romantic philosophers, shad* ow-projeetors and similar thlnge And always he checked them back to facts. ♦The fact, man. tha Irrefragable fact!" fa* would exclaim triumphantly, when ha had brought one of them a croo- per. He bristled with facts. He tripped them up with facts, ambusead. ed them with facta, bombarded them With broadsides of tacts. *Tou seem to worship at the shrine of fact,"' Dr. Hammerfiel taunted him. "There it no God, but fact and Mr. Everhard Is Ita prophet," Dr. Ballingford paraphraaad. Ernest smilingly acquiesced. •Tib like the maa from Texas." he aatd. lad, on being solicited, he ex- pMaed. "You ase. the nan from Missouri always sayu. ""You've got to show me,' But the man from Texas says. TOBTe got to pat It tn my ■naod.' From wh|4*_Jt _„ apparent that ha it oo metaphysician." Aao-ther time, when »aeat had juat said that the metaphysical phtloso- class thst they did not know, and challenged them for dlspr-wfs. He gave them tacts, always facia, checked their excursions into tt air, and brought them hack to the * did earth and its facto. How the scene comes back to me! 1 can hear him now, with that war note In his voice, flaying them with bis facts, each fact a lash that stung and stung again. And he waa merciless. He had been used always to tbe laboratory, aad so it was that he turned the dining room Into a sociological laboratory. Here came to dinner all sorts and conditions of men,—scientists, politicians, bankers, merchants, professors, labor leaders, socialists and anar* chlsts. He stirred them to discussion, and analyzed their thoughts on life and society. He had met Ernest shortly prior to the "preacher's night" And after the guests were gone, I learned how he had met him, passing down a street at night and stopping to listen to a man on a soap-box who was addressing a crowd of workingmen. The man on the box was Ernest. Not that he waa a mere soap-box orator. He stood high in the councils, of the socialist party, waa one of the leaders, and waa the acknowledged leader in the philosophy of socialism. Bnt he had a certain clear way of stating the ab* truse tn simple language, was a bora He took no quarter (4) and gave none, expositor and teacher, and waa not I can never forget the flaying he gave them at the end: "You have repeatedly confessed tonight, by direct avowal or ignorant statement, tbat you do not know the working class. But you are not to be blamed for thia How can you know anything about the working class? You do not live ln the same locality with the working class. You herd with the capitalist class In another locality. And why not? It Is the capitalist class thst pays you, that feeds you, that puts the very clothes that you aro wearing here tonight, on your backs. And in return you preach to your era^hyers the brands of metaphysics that are acceptable ta them; and the especially acceptable brands are acceptable because they do not menace tho established order of society." Here there was a stir of dissent around tbe table. above the soap-box as a means of interpreting economics to the working* men. My father stopped to listen, became interested, effected a meeting, and. after oulte an acquaintance, Invited him to the ministers' dinner. It was after "H* dinner that father told be what little he knew about him. He had been born in the working class, though be was s descendant of the old line of Everuards that for over two hundred yeara bad lived ln America (7) At ten yeara of age he had gone to work in the mills and later he served his snnrentlceshlp and became a horse- shoer. He wss self-educated, had taught himself German and French, snd at that time was earning a meager living by translating scientific and philosophical works for a struggling itoctalfst publishing house In Chicago. Also his earnings were added to by the royalties from tbe small tales of also see that all the blood that is shed Ib working class blood and tbat wars only mean more wealth to the capitalist class, because It means more slaves to exploit. No more after this do capitalist ath- les control us. We see the hollow fraud of classifying one person as a hero on the death of thousands, and one as a vllllan because of the death of one. We also see that liberty Is merely a high-sounding phraso and comparable with the sound of a drum, it is hollow and meaningless for us. as slaves to the capitalist. May 24th mado no difference to tbe morning after, when we once again obeyed those up-to-date Instruments of torture known as the alarm clock and the hooter. We still live in the worst houses, eat all the refuse, wear all tbe ahoddy stuff there Is In existence. What have we to about "The Empire" for? How much of it do we own? Abaolutely nothing. We do not even own a 2 by 6, suitable for our burial. The capital 1st owns everything becauae he owns us. He pays for our municipal car rides, our Empire days, and our burial also— that la if we do not manage to get shot to pieces. Of course if we did that then we would be good bone manure for the land, which also la a part of onr magnificent Empire. Fellow workers, what are we going to do about lt? Shall we aak for some reform, a little humanitarian feeling thrown in? No! a thousand times, for several reasons. One la that we could not benefit, owing to economic lawa; another reason la that It ts childish and slavish, and although we are slaves In the real sense of the word, yet it would seem more self-respecting to give him bis quietus by putting the capitalist clasa out of business as such, not merely by voting, but hy let* ting him know a man Is behind ssch ballot. Vote catching is no use to the work- lag claas. If the workers allow themselves to vote for personalities and opportunists, then they cannot be elsss- conscious. Those that they vote for are their leaders, and they are tbe bleeding lambs. All that they have got Is coming to them, snd they deserve it. They asked for It when they voted and what they have got is only their choice. Empire days. Dominion daya, are given us, as I said, by the master class. It Is to fool us. and they do It successfully apparently. This Is supposed to be a golden age. I would rather think of It as the fooling age, when slave* are fools enough to offer our bodies ss food for cannon. In defending a mythical riirht of ownership. Summing everything up, we must admit that the capitalist owns everything worth owning, consequently we elsves own nothing. We are merely allowed to exist on sufferance. The capitalist lets us live because *e produce hla good times We give him the beat of everything—whilst we have the worst strong His masterfulness delighted j w* ■•*■ blm exploit us and our chll- me and terrified me. for my fancies i dren, whilst be snd his children scoff wsntenly roved until I found myself at us. considering him as a lover, as a bus- Trili- _,4 _„ --,_ _.., «,,„,,.,,„ _„, band. I had alwaya heard that thej \\nl* w* nn th* mo,t **?**** *** strength of men was an irresistible at- m*u »■•**• traction to women; but he was too, "To us ail praise be sung." strong. "No! no!" I cried out "It Is impossible, absurd!" And on the mor- A Good Place to Bat at MulcahysCafeteria 187 Cordova Street West Beat of Everything Propsrlv Cooked * 25c 2&c 25- 75c something comes across our thinking horizon, a new experience ls ours, and wn see just a little differently. Thla new thought may be the means of producing new thoughts. 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He laid too great stress on what he called the class straggle, the antagonism between labor and capital, the conflict of Interest Father reported with glee Dr. Hammerfleld's judgment of Ernest, which was to the effect that he was "an Insolent young puppy, made bumptious by a little and very Inadequate learning." Also, Dr. Hammerfleld declined to meet Ernest again. Bnt Bishop Morehouse turned out to have become interested In Ernest, and was anxious for another meeting. "A atrong young man." be said; "and very much a-H*?-**-- Very much alive. But he la tod sure, too sure." M) A notcd-e-Jut-ator* of the late nineteenth and early twentieth canturlea of the Christian Era. H* was prMldent of thi- Stanford University a private benefaction of the times. (:>) An Idealistic tnonlst who long pus* alert the phllosopbers of that tlm* with hla denial of the existence of matter, hut whose clever argument waa finally demolished when the new empiric facts of science were philosophically generalized. (1) Th* Great Bartliquake of 1*04 A.D. that d<-*itroyad Ban Pranclaco. (4) Thla flaure arises from th* customs of th* times. When, among men firhtlng to the death ln thalr wlld-antmnt way, a beaten man threw down hla weapon, It was at the option of the victor to slay hlm or spare him. (B) During this period there were many mlntMtera eaat out of tha church for preachlna- unacceptable doctrine. Especially were they cast out when tlie'r ftreacliing became tainted with social* am. >> enemy. I was carried along by the surplnp crowd, and at last at the turn of the street, the wagon hit sgalnst n tele graph post, and threw IU precious charge. Hundreds of bands were ready to assist, hundreds of mouths to .««• a consoling word. The mother wan slightly injur*, the child got away without a scratch. Congratulation** coming from the depths of numero*i» hearts, filled the air, showered on tlm' trembling mother still clasping her bsby to her breast The human family rejoiced ai the-