Welch's Weekly from Wichita, Kansas • 1

WORKINGMEN UNITE INDUSTRIALLY AND POLITICALLY WELCH'S WEEKLY WE'CAN CONTROL OUR OWN CONDITIONS BY COLLECTIVE ACTION DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THOSE WHO LABOR AND THEIR FRIENDS Price 50 Cents Per Year Vol. 2-No. 13. Wichita, Kansas, Friday, March 31, 1911 INDUSTRIAL NOTES I i POLITICAL ACTION I VOTE FOR Blase tayLor hAmlin leSem roE i I Is the Only Hope of the Working Class to Free Them- i selves from Exploitation by the Industrial Pirates who Be- lieve in Robbing Workingmen of the Fruits of their Toil. I Why the Working Class Must Struggle for Better Conditions in Hours and the Time they Serve their Masters for a Part of the Product of their Toil.

0 0 ior i I ii WHO FOR MAYOR? i The Candidates who Stand for a Workingman's Administration of Wichita and Believe in Giving Everybody a Square Deal. Wichita for Wichitans is their Slogan. A A. ROE FOR COMMISSIONER. The mayoralty race has been cut clown to two candidates; they are II.

Graham and A. II. P.lase, who will contest the final decision of the people. We are of the opinion that many will vote fur a change regardless of what the hi" dailies sav about us. When When you understand Socialism you will see that no wild moves will made.

Just good, common sense action and your wishes earned i ut, and tin law enfi-rced. Are you anxious for this? Ii si ote I ir the Socialist candidates. WHERE VOTES CAME FROM. Comrade Rot i. a i-ideiidul xpei mien of tin? lnuii with lulHir jotter to sell who has trams nough to com-mini I tik te-it on in the labor organization he is a intinher of lie resnles (Vntiul with los while mi tan ii nil him on an da lie not oat attending the ilnln of the Joh he hoals in lie Rail ro id 1 ramnien tort An able and irt ninl man is this giant of inteilettnal lninliood, who knows that the class he is a mem her of tuner will eome into hie of the force instrumental in the election nf the Socialist Milwaukee was the Federation of Civic Clubs.

1 1 i a tal membership of a tecent dub dimui a secret ballot showed that of eight i ii -eaUd at one table 'even had voted fr Seidel. Thice tliS.tt is, three were well 1 1 do nienhants, one a doctur and oik eie lawn N. them was a "pmfiing" Socialist. all1 AL II. BLASE FOR MAYOR OF WICHITA.

THE QUARRELING PAPERS. te, i a 1 litiml le ie in tlie-e das hen defeat would make peace for the sake that the their fear Socialism. Thev because of their fear Socialism, 1 be 'ate-' It ratter kn that 1 II 1 1 i a i axel I itii i a. a I.e aeon 1- catmc in the face, and land together the honest citien who earned Ins bread by tlie sweat e.f Ins fate will get a square deal sure enough when Socialism is fuliv matmurated I as bi rn he came I He I- a 1 iv. rente.

In Hi and tl rn-a tine In me and the vs ork innicn tv and (lies can- I Ml I i i i i a I 'I i land i' pp. I HOW THE LEADERS STOOD. WICHITA AND THE HOUR. I .1 it ret I is a ad Ii of is mini. ia's lie kiioVn the win kiliKm.it) lias to (olitend ns lc tins worked tils way up, 1 1 I I a 1 1 tv the i ut tit be spte i i i a i 'soi i ii hi 'onuab tb, as llt si te lit I a'ol '1 i et.M Hit I pet at tv 111 -of tin, criam i 1 1 in The following nre the candidates for 1nder Hie above caption the Deacon tnaor and the vote given them.

in Tuesday's Issue, undertook to pro-lllase 3 6S3 pliery the comlitlon of Wichita during Graham 3,052 the next two years should At Dlase Jewett 2.454 te seteeted mayor over John H. (Ira- Mrfherson 2,220 ham, the Deacon and special Interests Dradford 1.318 eandilate The candidates for commissioner. We quote: If she (Wichita) wish- four to elect, made the race as fol es to have the advertisement go out know the tr.als tno-e ho Inlair tmn from pe rsim.it expertetue His teisl Hess till) integrity are lout tied for to allwhoktow him The i Itiietm of Wii i.ia tie ntdj repre i nt-it li an nr' re tit of go( rtiinent should lie he one of the etiosen BUSINESS GROWTH IN MILWAUKEE. March 27 1911 PM -tal of (From the Christian Suemc Milwaukee Mdn.tu! ei bo with investments ours, t- l.n or, 'i-utT- i i it 1 I 1 It, .1 bill I CHAS. A.

HAMLIN. their own until the cooperative eom nionwualtli Is established. However, he knows they can secure much relief by the administration of government by the workingmen who wilt give clean decent governetnnt. Milwaukee. 'Watch Candidate for Commissioner, Comrade Hamlin is a nrp-ntir amt lias lived ill Wlihita 7 years.

He the treasurer of the Carpenters Inion being reelected against his wishes The carpenters knowing they tiave an honest man in barge of their funds In each 1 the wars poet lpu tin Iiuhs had remind thus nuking the toRtl thne vi irs $., oini.imo On March the fi one was the three months of that ear, on 1 tb. VT. thi- vcar. tin total already ha 1 readied a giovvth at the rale of 1 2, mu hi" per ca r. If the present rate of go wth keep.

ut, there will have been invested in new corptirati and lc 1 the capital of Id ones, in ilw ee, 4-mi in nr years. Ibis showing don't sustain the Beat 'n in its ''holler about capital getting ami in Milw.iuk.e, wlutt the Socialist admi-ii-fa-liows the ntrary, that the year be the most pri spetotts. Editor. Si that she. the busiest, and most pro- 4,649 grexsive city In Kansas, has turned to 3,132 Socialism, she can do it easily next 3.102 Tuesday.

2,767 It Is apparene that the evening 2.6S9 paper, prefer high minded rascality 2,498 and "crookedness," born of the "Inter- 2,367 eats, to a government fostered by Hamlin (Socialist) 2,359 clean, honest individuals who are prov- When you remember that we are en to have Inherent integrity and a going to win, you will have faith and conscientious regard for square deal- vote to give the workers a chance to tng, plain and above board, run the city Much of the opposition The election of Al Dlase and his ialism Is because of the people sooiates, will not be "cut and dried not understanding It. Socialism, but the demand of a civil corporation for a general clean-up of the sickening transaction so long In vogue among Its authorities an indignant cry against the degrading and ln- J. W. TAYLOR BEACON NOT CONSISTENT. Candidate for Comml-sioner, who has bven a reshh nt of Wichita for 12 years and nm loved (luring that time by the Wichita Right Dower and was general foreman for the Iiide pendent Telephone Kxchange fur several years Also ran trains out of Wiihita for the Missouri Pacific rait road.

Sim then he has been employed tiv the Klertiie Right Co. as general foreman Has untied hundreds of men and all like Old Dill, because he knows how to treat them, being a woi kiiigman himself. Now, In an editorial of Tuesday, March iquitous acts of a citys "officialdom' 2Stli, the Deacon refers to Comrade Dlase and his position as similar to that of Schmidt of San Francisco, The Ih'Pdliv tie at ivies that were ttm the Bom-. July IPPl, shows that a tuilhful staHment by a non Socialist, who was U'pottiiur the faet that the Sovialist administration was making is readin jttst now and manv Wichitans will recall tin sc articles. One i the statements tisid bv Miss Dale was emphasized w10 was elected a few years ago by as follows; union men as their mayor.

The The men in office seem to feel that they have been chosen to da Socialists also had a candidate In the tome work for the city, rather than merely to draw salary and play and never did endorse Schmidt politics or any man "ho stood for the system We qtt.de another sCCtioti this at tide: whereby they could graft. A system Rut the wrecking" question does not arise in Milwaukee. built upon the exploitation of those 'I he present Socialist administration ha the full sympathy of ho do the useful work breeds graft the Federation of Civic Clnhs, said llcnrv C. Campbell, president and disregard for others rights. So as civic social government we aie wo see the Deacon Is trying to set Mayor Seidel and his We don't an example of our comrade, by this are loath to let him go He lives at call the measures the administration stands for Socialism.

We call reference to a man who Is after the 729 Antlers with his family and 'being it spiral w-cm editors own heart, a big graft- a hard working man, his sympathies From July 13, 1910, Beacon: re always out for his class and he de- We find the article headed Socialist Officials Who Are Making Just the opposite and therefore we stating that the Socialist meet behind plores the conditions that make them Grod in Milwaukee and in this article the Beacons speical eorre-heg for work to that they might s-pon dent tells of the many improvements the Socialist administra-live, when by all the laws of nature tion was contemplating. That accounts for the bond issues, and they they should eptoy that right and will have hundreds of acres of land to show for the debts. Milwaukee is when society ,6 organized on a safte a Garden of Homes, as she puts it. base. He, therefore, works for the Co-operative Commonwealth as tha Will the people he fooled by the Beacons chars es against us only sane and practicable remedy Socialists? Read what Hie had to sav when the mayoralty con- those big papers you do so believing len and his campaign committee are from the evils of this uncertain sys- test wasnt to Socialist in Wichita The fear of losing the they know what they are telling you.

invited to attend our meeting next tem. graft has made the Beacon lower journalism to a point that makes This however Is often a mistake, they Sunday at 3 p. m. at the hall 123 S. all honest and fair-minded citizens shudder to think that ignorant are in this fight of city control by Main St.

cannot endorse men who stand for the closed doors or that it is a secret exploitation of labor. lodge, is a lie made of whole cloth and "Henri knew it. Our meetings ARE WE WORKERS BUSINESS are always open and the business as MEN 7 well as the propoganda work is done openly and above board. We do noth- When you take your advice from ing that we are ashamed of. Mr.

Al- Mr. Voter, if you are a workingman, Comrades, do you appreciate this people might take its statement seriously, and vote to continue in their kind to graft upon the peoples you must see the need of a man of paper? Wo have put up a hard fight office the same elements that has debauched all big cities. Be wise, privileges and rights. We, need men Regardless of the attempt of the your class in control of government and help land our candidates. Now and do what the citizens of Milwaukee did, elect a lot of honest who know how to run the city on capitalists to call forth the Jingo affairs, and Mr.

J. W. Taylor knows if you are not ungrateful you will help workingmen and get a clean-up sure and an honest, capable admin- jnechanical lines, Just as straight as spirit in connection with the Mexican Just what the people of Wichita need the paper by a few subs and dona- istration. Vote for the Socialists. it can he done and who will enforce war situation, reliable information is most especially the workingman.

A tions. the laws to the- letter. Come neigh- at hand that Socialist literature is vote for Comrade Taylor is a vote for clean government and a square deal. Why not try a real workingmens administration? Now you bors, let us' go after them the grafters more freely circulated than ever on We would like to meet our debts at have the chancg by electing Blase for mayor, Roe, Hamlin, Lesem and show who is who in Wichita for the warships of Uncle Sam. On a once.

500 subscriptions all in a bunch and Taylor commissioners. You working people have the votes and the next administration. This will number of the shipB copies of Com- nr I. LESE1 would do the trick. However, if we should have as much confidence in your class as that class who live mean that you rule by the right of rade Kirkpatricks striking book, en-had another 500, we could buy tii nff of your labor does in theic kind.

They stand together, so should citizenship. What, going to consult titled War What are going sem is a merchant doing equipment we need badly. Will you y0u, and trust members of your class. They know your needs. Try me you ask? Why not? Are you In- the rounds and being read with great OR COMMISSIONER, terestett eovot her straight tatanet Comrade business a them, our candidates 9 S.

Main and is a close help us out? r4.