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THE SCRANTON XHIBUNK-THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1,)01.
.
i
lOMMITTEES
ARE RATHER
BACKWARD
iPotiL'titflcil from I'liije 1.)
Jion, of the Htrrot railway men. nntl
I'rcsUlpiH Joliii MltL'hull, nf tin' inlnci'H,
mi their vlull to tlctuTiil Miinuituf Sllll
imui witH iircHoiileri In writing mill wiih
lis follows:
J'o Hip UflHors .mil IMcitnlrs i( tlir 1rntv-llsl
Aniiiiil t'oiiMiitluii ol (lie AiihtIimii riilcr.ill'iii
of IlltlOtl
llrollici.! Wr, )nur (nininlllrp .iinliitril to In
tmlrw tlic trifle;! ol tlio S'liinlnn fluct Hill
iiy roiiiuny lor Mio iiitiisp nt lirltii'lnt; ntnuit .
If posillilf, .1 eltleinoiit nf llm irr'iil ill"ilt' I'1
turni that iiiiiipiuy unil llliliivii HW. .Viu.ilm
lii.itnl .Usoi'lJlinli uf Sheet IIiiIIh ij Cliipln.M't,
li'l Ic.iip to Mllnnll. I lie tolloulnK it putt :
On 'J iic'tLiy, llw. Ill, I'jul, mi- Miinrildl In
..n urtntr un liitrnl.'W ullh Mr, iillhii.iti, Rriifrll
luinjKir of tin niitip.iiii, .mil Mr, llurl.r, itm cf
Iip illrnlnrs. Af It r nur Inliiiiliittlmi In Hick1
yAli'inin nntl infmiNliiu' tlicin "' nur tukslmi,
spKi'r Mllliiuii Miitnl lirforc In- ttuiiM t.iku up
in' mutters Willi in lie ili'.lioil I" isk m mum
jiiptlnn, wlilili lie .nittil In klmw If t' hmiM
iivcr. WV Inlnrimil lilm f wmilil .uiswn .ill
rr3nili) niii'sll ms. Init miiiiM llrjst intlior Ihm.
1 r-.tlic que ins lii'fmc wi1 .mrtTil to ntmur tlii'in.
t vo ta'.u out liy nuUlnliiir Ihp niniiutij s mil1
Ufa r'(tirstlon, nml put Ills tiitMioM in miiIi
"1 W
Mil? tinvriril lliini wr wmilil
the
u'liip.iin In tin ir position
the nnplo.ici's. IIkw iiiicstlu.is
iiswer In llio iiiiinnir tli.il tiiy
t.itlnc lh.it iiv li.nl c.illt'il upon
Av.i'i possilili Id lirhr; aliniil .1
ill-1'iili" now mi, ami not to
Iroad iiiup.niy .iml uniilcuin tl'c
low tii.iiicil In thU colli psl
I lo loiisfiliT tin1 iii.Hlir .my iiif
HO -t.l(CrI fll ll 111' UUIllll Hilt 1111'nt
or tre.it Mllh lis as npii's(iit.itle- of the Ainr i :
can lVileratlnn nf Labor. W'v then, I'i'foir lclli
linr. iu.keil lilm If In1 wdilil mi el lih 1'iesliliiit
M.ilion unil .1 I'oniiiiittii' of tlio local orKiiil.illou
loolJliC lo .1 M'ttloinent of llm ili'piitc. 'Ihl he
hihIii nfiin'il, htatliiK tlut lie uonM not tu.il or
meet the lepre-inl.itlics of nuy oiRjiilralion. It
was oln sluteil liy JI ('., Sllllmin .iml IIir!o
fbit bill I in in. .is Kcncr.l1 in.misor ol the coin.
ipiliy, li.ul full .inthoilty in tin' pieinhes. IH'iiu;
hitiHliU' In Kit anv turtlier coiivldention we n ".
"submit the leporl nml le.ic the nutter to this
comclition for alien .iitinn .is llie.i iluin .uliii-
Me.
Vimu ripettfullv,
l. II. Malum,
.loliu Mltilull,
Conimlttir.
On motion of I'resliloiit Duncan the
,vejors was refen-oil to the executive
-uuncll. The motion was adopted
without discussion. President Malum
announced that the .strikers' side til'
(lie controversy would be presented to
the public at a mass meeting to be
held tonishl In the old armory.
Referred to Council.
The report of the executive council
Lvas read by First Vice President Dun-
ran. It is a 14,0011 words leview of the
"ork of the year by the council, anil
ft of It Is Interesting only to the
tlcular craft concerned.
i;onirary 10 oxpeciauoiis me i epni
foes not muke mention of the Snuffer
-Wltehell-Gonipers controversy frrowhiK
out of the failure of the steel strike.
Tills is accounted for by the fact that
It never came otllclally before the
'OUIlcll.
One of the features of the report Is
a pronounclamento aKalnst boycotting
n newspaper because of any expres
sion of opinion.
Appended are excerpts from the re
port in which matters of general im
portance are dalt with:
.- President McKinley's Death.
H whs with puifoiinil rrgi:t llm c Irjinul oi
the I'catli, mil pJituul irlv Ms ilcilli jt Hie
li.mils of .1 iowjpII- ..! i ii, ol I'li'-iilciil Wil
liam McKiuIe. UN fiiuii.il oitmwil iliuiiiK the
time lh.it i'.-1 mctc litlilliiK .1 .c...oii of the i ec;i
the idiiiifll .it K.isliiiiKlon, .mil, irpit'seiitnii; the
snnow .mil Ninp.ithy ol our follow wo'Ini-,
IllloUKhout Mil' tollllll, we took .lppiopii Ite ,tc
lion lie.uinK tt"tiiiioii,i to I In r-tirm in whiih
A Illi mi MoKinlcy .is hehl l.v .ill. We p.uti. i
p.i It'll in I lie t eriinunie.i of his Iiiiipi.i1, p.iiii' the
l.il hiliule oi our lipttt to In-, ltio.iui-.
llm .tt tc lit ion lus leteutly been t.illetl In ihe
f.it t tli.ll tlToll-. .lie ln'IllK Itllilc to tleit to h l
liiiiuory f-int.ilIt lintiioii -, cpie-'he of the
Keiiei.il cti'Liii in wliii h the peisuii.il ihn.iitrr of
I'H'siiltnl Milimlei w.is helil lo the Viueili.iu
tiiople. Motile ot our unions li.tvi .ihe.uly ion
tiibutcil, .mil the i mil oil it"-p?i'Uul Miliuiils
torthe I'lioiihle , on-iih union ol .ifilllatul uniniN,
the rtcoTinnt Dilation Hut they lellow the o unple
of tiio-e who h.m alieailv i olltliliiileil tor this
puipir-e I'm il. nt Mi Kiiilei 111 111 pulilii, a
well a in In- pmali lifi. was at im tune an
i iieuii ami we ofiiu toiiinl him ftieutlli to the
ttatle union tnoiiiie nt. In .1 iiiiiiilni of iutaut.cs
Ms pllMil.il iiitlueiiie wis tj-dl in linli.ilf nf lip
tl.ulc Ullloir-. We wulllil lespeelllllly leioliillien I
in aililitiiiii Id the aboo 1 1i.il tin iinoiiiln ei -
olive count il loiishl.-i the aiMsaliiliti, ot iii.ikliu;
Mini,- ilirtit appiopiiillon fiinii ihe fiiniN of t lie
friliiatlou to the iieillou ol Ihe miinoilals iilioiu
lelcruil lo.
Courts and Injunctions.
In liew- ol the cNliaoiilinar.i .lielth of pow. i
.15-iiiuul b the coiiiu in iviiiui; liijitiiiliotis in
labor tlispiitts, we 'lie In inly i oinlr.'eil tint tl.e
future ability of Ihe oiiriuii'il lalmr inouni'iil
of our ootintiy to iiitain rtouniiiie mnl mi1iI
iilourcsh by the peicilul .iml lawiul nie.ii s we tin-
ploy makes it cs-t iili.il that ihe iciln.il u.hkuss
Mull emit at Hie tatlii.st m-ilile moincnt .1
law prohlliltlni: the i .nfim of liipiin tioiis In lnli r
ilUputr.s; Hut is, u law whltli skill piohihll lb"
ts.sil.mte of ,m tinier of a mint ilrinlni; the wolk
rrs Hie rights enjoieii In all othtr tinmen-.
In our opinion t ho passage of an lice t Iv e anti.
iiijiiiiclinn law is n'conil onl in luuueillate im
port mm lo the le-eniiliuipt of llic Cliinmc c
iliislou law.
Against Compulsory Education.
Wc lull .1 iiiiiiiIm' nf i.ipe.ils liom stale (eilu.i
tlmis .mil iriitr.il lioihe.-, paititulirly (lie stale
of .New York .uul 'I'csas, asking l .u.l in il.'fca'
init ioi.iiul'or,i arblliatlon bills prmliu in Mi.li
li'rpittiM' li'!isl.ttuiii. In Mniie ollur blatei, we
in. ii il nu our own inltiitlw. We iliieit.il i ur
'pioslileiil to nc ciciy mailable oppnituniit to
pieitnl the ciuetiuent of this spci ies ol IikIsI.i
tioii, wlin h ma well be ili-imialul ,i touioiib
holy iiiiUtiidc.
Wo .lie plri-ul lo report llul through our if
foin, Ihi'se bilU wire not p.isril, mnl lint the
niilliiiik teems omlivuis on tint woie, due liojoml
iloulil lo tlic illorlK put forth by our iiiouiueni,
piiriliularl in I lie campilKii ol uliiiiitioii upoi
tint bllhjcit,
Freedom of the Press.
Vt hair iippioiul n iimnlnr of .ippllcatlom lo
pi no films upon the "we tlon't patronize list," ,i
lull lli-l of wliiih is hriewltli biibmitteil.
Siicial .ipliiailon witc not upproied. Anions
1lie.-j was tlic application to plate the Ncteru
l.ihoiir, of (luulii, Xtbra.l,.i, iinm die iintilr
lt. We luil Kuod nml hiiflkient rcikon. for our
m lion upon the cnintiiu itciierilly uteired to;
but In tlic pattiiular ium? we explaiuoi! tint the
Kruiiml of our ilctllh.itl.iii was thai we did tun
belleiP we fliouM oliUlidly pine ,t paper uioii
the unfair list because of opinion. epii'sted. Our
nioiemcnt kl imlj for fretdom ol i.petcli .mil tlio
fieeilom of the prtM, and lliouuli Ihe uulit is tc.
unci! to cath union inunber, as wdl m ciciy
iltlzen, lo putilusc, nr iletline to purchase, nny
iiiIiIimIoii for .my icisoii, or for no icason nt
ill, jet coniti'nt) anil jinllce pmlude our move,
lient fixmi plicinir a iiwwpipkr 11(1011 (lie unfair
IUC for c'pirssions of opmluii.
As to Boycotts.
A will be Holed, wc iawi.nn i'.(etdin,-y ar
liiuiilier nf tttahllaliiuriitij on llu "wu-ilon't-p.u.
imlie lt" uf tlic 11111i1.111 l'eili ration if Lilwr,
Ihcio in nuiVmbt in our miiul but lh.il the huii
ill inullon lone been ni iiill.lk'onlsi il ami uitfilr
In oui fellow woikerij a In warrant as in wit e
buldint; our iotl will uml palrouaitc tioin tlieiu
We ,110 filing to the ioikIii-Iod, houelti, tint
ulna (lie "miair list" lonlaliis a laivc miiub.r
of llinis ill iijkuis the rlfnt of Mils patent
method ol miming reilu.ss. While wc ib not
it Mils lime rerpmiutnil (he tliopplin; of till Mn'e
Iiiiiis liom our niifjlr IUI," wo think u mi-leu
would lie advl.-aUe, eliiiilnatliik' tboo wlilili uuy
tac bciouic vbiU'U't and wc uik'c a rutra'iut
Uut liail
h. Mml
fin sHt'1
iBi
Ikti B
jinn mUMW
t-ttl tMK
Just 1 1. rlsBro
lie tlici H'fuSi
filer wltl us.
npiiti lis Increase. We also rernninienil, and bf
Kinlly tetpiesl, that the rfln cm nt Hie tulio'iil
nml inleruallonal unions lining otlkl.il Jaiirn.ib,
and Hie libor pirs 11101 ifetieriilly. publish Ihe
"nc-iliin'l'tMlnnl tbl," mid reilsy II niontlily
lo llic ullUl.il llsl.
Jurisdiction Disputes.
foiislder.ible filellon i"tlls rriMtillni' iiiclon
of Jurisdiction am nur llu' illiteiinl unions, audi
tintwIllistniiilliiB llic pi-lllon ol the list fomeii
lion. Me found il absoliilety ntics,sary In tnko
come ttiuiilMiiie of 11 number of deputes', othtr
wle they would hnr teillled III lery (treill ills'
iilliillou iiml tnnlllet aiiiiimr t lie Unions,
Coiuplalnt Was In oh to Ihe Am ilflinillril Mtl
fly ol t'.itptiiltrs iiini .tnliirM analml llic Itnllcd
llrolhtrliood nt t'.ilpniltis ittitl .Inhiri-. Iliroitih
our Instrumentality a t outfit in r was held by tlio
pxniilltp nllltiis tl both otitiinlratloiis, We are?
nibbed that an intieiiueid salLsfat lull lo ljjtli
oiitaiil'lllons has bun reatbed,
Coinplalnls mid loiinltrioinptilnls wcie mule
by ihe t'lillnl llinllirrlitniil of Carpenters nml
.lolmrs .iKitltut the Amalit.iiii.iUil Wootl Woiktra'
liitiinatluiiil t'liliui, nml tounler-itiiuililnls by
the 1 liter au'ilii'l ihe former, Its. rt init jit 1 tl
built oiitiitilrallons ii.no appenreil befoii' Ihe t"u
t til It i' I'liuiirll. and nllir a loiiuihy illiuslnii nf
Ihe in liter Mies wire ietiie.sletl lo, mid did, 1 'le
fit- with a It u of leaihliiK an amlcalile iluislon,
Western Miners.
Wc tturt I that ome nl our fello'v "nrkirs In
parlH uf llie wcslein tountry line mmlleltil a
splill taliulateil to tilvlde mnl Injure the libor
moMineiit. Wc Itaie niillier the Intuition rinr
ileslie In ImhilKc In iiiilrlendl iilliilsm of Ihe
toiir-e pursiiid, lint wc uiuiiot ltd iln from ny
Im; that all Ih'iiulilliil nml earnest mltoiatcs for
the iidianiimeiit of label's interests look askiete
upon any elfoit lo ilhld" the fonts of lilmr,
where iinlly l e-entlil. Aflir all, we ate nt the
opinion Mint the mllon of t.ui tellow worktrs in
the seitlon left mil to Is n tuisippitliiiislou and
his no fouiKl.it Inn in 1 itt. Wc, Hit 11 lore, leeoui
mriid Mill the incoming cxeuitiu touniil be lii
letled by Mils comentlon to appoint a committee
ot Ihiee lo atttiid lite conn ntbui of the West'in
Piiler.it Inn of Miners, with llic objctl nf brlti'ln
nlioiit 1111 .iitjiistiiient of whateiei illlTeiinies m iv
cll, mi tliil-rnliie biimouy ami unit 111 1 pic
i. ill in (lie ranks ut orix.itilzoil I iboi iipnu mil con
tllli'llt. Xatlon.il President ,Iames O'C'onnell,
at this juncture, arose to a iitientlon of
personal privilege and, calling atten
tion to an editorial In yesterday morn
ing's Tribune on "The Illtte Label and
the fJolden Uiile," charat'terli'.etl It as
unfair and absolutely wrong in its
statements and 1 (inclusions. He said
the leaders in the labor movement were
referred to us 'agitators." So far as
he and the organization he represented
were t'lincerned, this statement was
wrong, he said. The editorial, he said,
charges the leadeis with running nva
w 1th Ihe unioni.
Said It Was Wiong.
"I desire to say," continued .Mr.
O'Connell. "that in behalf of myself
and the men I lepresent that the edi
torial is absolutely wrong In Its state
ments nml wiling In Its purposes. In
stead nf tending lo liaiinony, which
It pretends to advocate. It has si tllret t
ly opposite effect. It would rather
tend to create discoid. I tin not think
It Is In good taste for a newspaper lo
print such an article while the dele
gates to this convention are guests of
the city."
A fervid speech was made by Wil
liam Henry Clay, (colored), of Dan
ville, Vn appealing for more organ
izers among the colored workers of the
South, especially among those who are
engaged in the skilled trades. He told
the story of the colored man who
prayed the Lord to send lilm a turkey
for Christmas, and when the turkey
was not forthcoming, changed his sup
plication to "O Lord send mo to a. tur
key." The American Federation of
Labor should not pray tor the colored
man lo come to him. It should go lt
the colored man. "Send your organ
izers at once into tlio South anil before
twelve months the American Federa
tion of Labor will have Its stotnacb
full of nigger." Mr. Clay advised that
colored organizers be engaged to work
among the colored people. Southern
politicians, he said, have made the col
ored man suspicious of the white.
A resolution looking to the organisa
tion of the colored workers was re
ferred to the incoming executive couo
til. Reported Adversely.
The resolution tailing upon the ex
ecutive council to make an effort to
organize the scbool teachers passed
unanimously, ll is proposed to end
oiguulzeis among them during the
coining year.
Th" following resolution was unfa
vorably reported fiom the toniinlttee
on organization and, after some discus
sion, sent back to the committee. Litter
In the day the committee agalli report
ed it adversely, and the convention
concurred in the committees recom
mendation, lte-obilloi' 'o. IT.:. -Ily HiIcm'c .loliu It.
O'l.ean, loiiinikus' liitunalioiial t'liioii of
Aiiieiua;
Wlieic.e., Ccitniu ni.miifai lureis line l.tl.ui ad
lanlai.'e of lertaln conditions niakiin: pnslble
the tmplo.Miiinl 01 f lit- laboi in foiiinhic.-, in
tliritt toiiipilitii'ii with woikii, ininibeis of
Hades unions, and alliliitul with the Ann mail
Pciliiatloit 01 l.iboi ; ami
Whiitas, ll is auMiiwt lot pnliev of the 11111011
tniitrolllm; said tl.ulc In ptimit Ihe initiation of
women in it loiaN; lie il
llesoUril, 'lli.it the riiK.nii.ilioil committee rf
the uniican lull ration be, and ll is liticbv
anlln lii il and diluted, in ou-tdii the aililsi
hllui ol tuvaiuliu Iln fi mail's now riiiploed at
(uri 111 iKnig in lailoii- p it.- oi the I'mlid Stales
into fitlei.il union
The lesolutlnn for the orKimizalion
of the dunce inlleih and prompter
lilts a union separate iiuiu the musi
cians was withdrawn.
The resolution to t evoke the charlei
of any local union refusing to alllll.ite
wllh a central body was ict'envl t'j
tin committee nu laws,
The coiuiulttee on labels in.nle a le
pi 1 1 1 econnnending that the '.eciitl"e
council endeavor to secure Iciilsl'ttlon
I hat will protect the union label, M'liu
Is a step towards the adoption of a
universal label, which was adveisely
II purled on Monday, because of the
fail that t would be UM'lt'.s.s without
piotectloll.
Favorable Reports,
A lilt! of lesollltlous tlealtn,; wllh
the organizing of various trades weie
favorably reported from the conuniiico
on organizations and loferred lo the
executive council,
The niaUe-uii of tlio committee which
Is to ileal with all trade autonomy
titcrl uih was announced by President
(lumpers. It mentions besides Presi
dent rjompors, who Is Included under
the provisions of the lesolullon, nie:
Vice Presidents James Duncan nud
John Mitchell, John Mtilhollaud, of the
allied mechanics, and C, N, Hughes,
nf tlio Han Antonio, Tex., trades coun
cil. The committee met yestenlny after
noon to lake up Its arduous and dell,
cute task. A majority of tlio commit
tee, l Is claimed, represent crafts
opposed to strict trado autonomy and
favorable lo community or liiilusliliil
jurisdiction when the same Is expetll.
rill, as In the case of cnllleiy llieiueti
and t'ugliU'ui.s unit the United .Mine
WoiUeis,
IK'lugulo II. Hell, of Oinnliu, Neb.,
lepresentlug the Drothui hood of Paint
ers, Decorators uml Paper llangern,
arrived yesterday from Detroit, where
their annual convention has been In
session this week, and presented lo the
convention u resolution dealing with
JYMg,
An Excellent Combination
The pleasnnt method uml beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
Svnut' of Vtao, intiuufttctureil by tlio
Camfoiinia Km Svnui Co., illustrato
thcvnltioof iibtiilninp; the liquid laxa
tive, principles of plants known to bo
medicinally laxative nntl prchcntltiR
them In thu form most refreshing-to tlio
ttisto and acceptable to the system. It
is tlio one perfeet Ktrcngthcnlnp; laxa
tive, cleansing the bysteni effectually,
dispelling- colds, headaches nud fevera
pcnlly yet promptly and enabling-ono
to overcome, habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every objeetiontiblo quality and sub
stance, nud its nctintr on the kidneys,
liver nud bowels, without wcukeninp;
or irritating- them, make it the ideal
laxative
In tlio process of nmmifncturlne- tips
nro used, as thoy tiro plcnsnnt to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of tlio
remedy nro obtained from senna nml
other nroinatic plants, by a method
known to the Camfoiinia Fio Syiiui
Co. only. In order to pot its beneficial
effects mid to avoid imitations, pler.so
remember the full name of thu Company
printed on tlio front of overy package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
BAN FRANCISCO, CftL.
I,OUISVH,I,E, KT. NEW YORK, N. Y.
Forsalo by all Druggists. PrlcuSO. per bottla
the trouble between their members In
Now York city and the membeis of
the carpenteis and other brother
hoods. The lesolutlou sets forth that the
New York painters, members of the
brotherhood, tin not recognized by
these other trades because of a local
light, ami as a consequence the
brothel hood painters are harassed be
yond the point of endutance. Pnless
this sort of thing census, the lesolu
tlou goes on to say, the brotherhood
painters will take a vote on the ques
tion of seceedlng from the American
Federation of Labor.
The resolution was referred In the
committee on grievances.
A letter was received ft tun the In
ternational Correspondence School, In
viting the delegates to visit and in
spect lite institution. It was unani
mously adopted.
NOTES OF THE CONVENTION.
Theie will be a mass meeting in
liuernsey hall tomorrow night, when
the Socialist leaders in altendatue
upon the convention will disci",
"Trades I'nionlMu ami Socialism." Ad
dresses will be made by J. Mahlon
Ramos, of Philadelphia: J. W. Slnyton,
of New Castle, Pa.; N. P. Gelger, ot
Payton. O. : Isaac Cowen, of New
York: Mux S. Hayes, of Cleveland, and
other.
The brewery workers entertained .it
the Klk cafe hist night, in honor of
their delegates.
The clerks will banquet their national
officers and delegates at Hotel Ter
lace tonight.
The sheet melal workers will enter
tain tonight at Carrolis hotel on Lack
awanna avenue.
There will be a meeting at tlio con
vention hall at 4 o'clock this after.Toon
to oiganlze a writers' union,
MAX S. HAYES TELLS
WHAT SOCIALISM IS
The convention has been enlivened
from time to time by the injection of
speeches from one or tin- other of the
many socialists among the delegates.
They are the most persistent of any of
the various classes represented, never
allowing an opportunity, for the injec
tion of some of their doctrines, to es
cape. What thoy are striving to attain
is set forth in an Interesting and con
else manner In fin interview laid ,cs
terday with Max S. Ilaye.i, the ac
knowledged lender of the socialist dele
gation: "It Is often asked by those who have
given little or no study to the labor
problom, what the socialists are striv
ing for.
"The ijuestlou Is easily answeieil.
The socialists are aiming, through 01
ganizatlon and political action, lo -,..
cure control of the governing powers,
for the purpose of overthrowing 1 Im
present cnpitnlisto system and estab
lishing a co-operative coinniouwealth,
or reitl democracy,
"The present system of product Inn,
in which the worker receives wages
and the capitalist piotlts, has anil docs
naturally cause contention between em
players unil employes. Holh sides are
leaching for the greatest portion of
the wealth produced; hence, we have
the class struggle, the effect of which,
strikes, boycotts, etc., are meie inci
dents. Owned by Capitalists,
"Formerly, the tools of production
were simple and owned by the indi
vidual worker. Today the machine,
which is but an improved and more
developed tool of production, Is owned
by the capitalists and trust magnates,
and not bv the workers, This owner
ship enables the capitalists to coutiol
the product and keep the workers de
pendent upon them,
"Private ownership of the means of
producing unil distributing wealth Is
responsible for the ever increasing un
certainty of livelihood and the poverty
and misery of the working class, and
It divides society Into two hostile
classes the capitalists and the wage
workers. Tlio once powerful middle
class Is rapidly disappearing In tlio mill
of competition,
"The struggle Is now on, pollthally
uml economically, between the capital
1st class and the working class. Tlio
possession of the means of livelihood
gives to the capitalists thu control or
the government, the press, the pulpit
and the schools, and enables them to
rediiiii the worklugmau to a stale of
Intellectual, physical nml social Infcti
orliy, political subservience and virtual
slavery.
"Capital has centralized so rapidly
during the past live years that today
over 400 trusts 1110 In existence, capl
Uiized at close to ten billions of capi
tal, nntl they control ucaily every
branch of pioductlon. Many of these
coinblnen are closely federated wllh
railways, and have the power to drive
Independent concerns off thu fate uf
the earth.
The t'coiitnnle InlereHtH or lite capital
ists class itomliiiilt? our entire social
system! the lives nf the working clasn
are recklessly sacrlltcetl for prollt, wnrn
lire fomenled between nalloti'i, Intlls
eliminate slaughter Is eiicouraisetl uml
the ili'Minicllon of whole ran- Is sauu-
I loueil In order that the I'upltallHls
may exieiid limit ctmtmerclal dominion
abroad and I'ltlinnee their siipiemiiey
at liotiie.
lends to Socialism.
"Hut thu same economic causes which
developed capitalism are tending to
socialism, which will abolish both the
capitalist class ami the class of wage
workers, And the iietlve force In bring
ing about this new and higher order ot
society Is the working class. Alt other
classes, despite their apparent or
111 1 mil eonlllcls, itri; alike Interested In
the upholding of the system of private
ownership of the Instruments of wealth
production. The Democratic, nepllbll
can, the bourgeois public ownership
parties, nud all other parties which do
not stand for the complete overthrow
of the capitalist system of production
are alike political representatives of
the capitalist class.
"The workers can most effectively
act as a class In their struggle ugalnst
the collective powers of capitalism, by
constituting themselves Into a political
party, distinct from and opposed to all
patties formed by thu propertied
classes.
"While we declare thai the develop
ment of economic conditions tends to
the overtlnow of the capitalist system,
we recognize that the time and manner
of the transition to socialism also de
pend upon the stage of development
reached by the protllurtut. We, there
I foie, consider It of the utmost import
1 mice for the Socialist party to support
an active eltorts of the wnrklus class
to better Its condition and to elect
socialists lo political olilces, In order to
facilitate the nttainment of this end.
What They Advocate.
"As such means, we advocate: First
The collective ownership or all means
of transportation and cominunlcali'jn
mid all other public utilities, as well as
of all Industries controlled by monopo
lies, trusts and combines. Nt, part of
the levenue of such Industries to be
applied to the reduction of taxes on
property of the capitalist class, but to
be applied wholly to the Inciease of
wages ami "horteiiing of the hours of
labor of the employes: to the impiove
tuent of the service anil diminishing
the rates 10 the consumers.
"Second The progressive reduction
of the hours of labor and the Inciease
of wages, in order lo decrease the shme
of the capitalists and increase the
shme of the worker in the product of
labor.
"Third Slate or national Insurance
of working people, in ease of accidents,
lack of employment, sickness and
want In old age. The funds tor this
purpose to be furnished by the govern
ment and to be administered under the
control of tile working class.
Fourth The Inauguration of a sys
tem of public Industries, public credit
to be used for that purpose. In order
that the workers bo secured the full
product of their labor.
"Fifth The education of all children
up to the age of IS years, and state
and municipal aid for books, clothing
and food.
".Sixth Kqiml civil and political
rights for men and women.
"Seventh The initiative and referen
dum, proportional representation and
the tight of iccall of representatives
by their constituents.
Working' Class Warned.
"Hut in advocating these measures
as steps in the overthrow of capitalism
and the establishment of the co-opera-
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You will pay $25 more per gar
ment in New York than you will in
our store. Some very exclusive ones
at $35.00 and $37.50.
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Don't fall to ftuimli your rooms with Oriental Rugs, while We are ena
bling you to buy them almost at the price of Domestic Ruga, We invite
your inspection. ' '
Michaelian Bros & Co.,
live commonwealth, wo warn the
working class ugalnit the so-called
public ownership and reform move
ments us an attempt ot the capitalist
class to secure governmental control uf
public utlllttles for the purpose of ob
taining greater security In the ex
ploitation of other Industries, uml not
for thu atnellorutlon of the conditions
uf the working class."
TEAM DRIVERS' UNION.
Entertained Visiting Delegates at
Raub's Hall Last Evening.
An open meeting of the Team Driv
ers' International union was held In
Itaub's hall, on Wyoming avenue, last
evening, where 11 number of thu visit
ing delegates to thu American Feder
ation of Labor convention were enter
tained. Addresses were delivered by Jaspe
Clark, of Toledo, O., International presi
dent; Oeorge Innes, of Detroit, Mich,,
International secretary and treasurer;
Delegates F. W. Fox, or Washington,
I). ('.; Thomas Westaby, of San Fran
cisco, Oil., ami J. J, Forrester, of Ak
ron, O.
Thu charter or the Team Drivers' In
ternational union wus Issued on Febru
ary 7, 1S!)S, and theie Is now S.'ll locat
unions throughout the ITnlted States
anil Canada, with a total membership
of 3,100.
The speeches last night were along
the line of what has been accomplished
by the organization since Its Inception.
A large delegation of local team drivers
were at the meeting.
NEGOTIATING FOR LAND.
Pnssionist Fathers May Build Mon
astery in the Round Woods.
Negotiations are under wnv between
the Passlonist Fathers, of New Yin It,
and tlic Hound Woods Park Land com
pany for the purchase of fifteen acres
of land on the tract, situated southwest
of Vnndevenler boulevard, and Includ
ing the grove.
I lev. James Kent Stone, known In the
religious world as Fathei Fidells, was
In the city a tew days ago and con
ferred with ltt. I lev. Ilishop Hob.tn,
who has given Ills consent to the erec
tion of a monastery in the Scntnton
diocese.
Father Fidells was much pleased wllh
the Pound Woods tract, and will report
his findings to the Pnssionist Fathei s.
who are located In different parts of
the country. While In this vicinity a
tract or land at Uuttonwood, near
Wilkes-Burru. was also looked at by
Father Fidells, and it is possible his
selection will be made between the two,
with the chances in favor of the Pound
Woods tract.
Books nt Reismnn Bros.
Kim. Crisis, Dri and i, The Cavalier,
The Victors, The Klernnl City, The
Octopus, Like Another Helen, J. Dev
lins Boss, Uullng Passion, The Uight
of Way, Eleanor, Lazarre, Grausturk,
Cardigan, Secret Orchard, To Have
and to Hold, Truth Dexter, Marietta,
ltulph Marlowe, The Puling Passion,
and all the others, at 105 Spruce street,
opposite Dime Bank. '"
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no here else can you buy as good a Piano, as
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