Shawnee County Socialist from Topeka, Kansas • 1

fff i -mown jun mi ff 1 SOCIALISM is REAL Political and Industrial Democracy: odiaMst A sj VOLUME 1, NO. 87. JOIN, YOUR LABOR PARTY. TOPEKA, KANSAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1014. JOIN YOUR LABOR UNION.

PRICE FIVE CENTS. SHAWNEE COUNTY SOCIALIST. religion if they cant do that they make a change In their religion, REFUSE WOMEN IS GOING TO BE A I 1 If PUTS A MUZZLE TO DEFEND 110 VICTIMS DF POLICE Published every Saturday by the Socialist Co-Operative Publishing Topeka, Kansas. Published under the auspices of the Socialist Party of Shawnee County. Editor Hattie Olmstead 1732 Filmore Street.

VAssoclate Mary Avery 1334 Kansas Avenue. May Taylor 1612 Topeka Avenue. One Year 75c. Six Months 50c. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Topeka, under the Act of March 3, 1870.

Address all communications to Socialist Co-Operative Publishing Topeka, Kansas. A cross here means your subscription ei. pires next week. Topeka Local No. 1 meets every Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at tbelr hall, 418 Kansas avenue.

J. W. Wilson, Secretary, Y. P. S.

League meets every Tuesday evening at 1008 Kansas avenue. The membership and Interest 1b increasing every meeting. On account of the unions having rented 418 Kansas avenue, the Socialist Local, No. 1 met at 1008 Kansas avenue Sunday afternon, 12th. Several Oakland com-'rades were present and the Young Peoples Socialist League met with us.

Five new members were taken into the local. Comrade Effe Anderson Is now president of the Y. P. S. league.

Comrade Ferris, secretary-treasurer. How many know how the paper is getting on? THE GOOD GOVERNMENT ROWi As near as we of the unwashed out siders can find out, no oil that could he found at the present time could be poured on the troubled waters of that select and dignified club, and going back a few weeks, we trace the first open rupture to the applicant, the rest were against membership within Its sacred confines. Five members were for the the applicants, the rest were against her. As we understand there are about 150 names on the roles, wltn about 50 paid up, and now it seems that some of the fair-minded members are finding out that political rlngeters and society cliques are in the ascendency. Mrs.

Dostcr, Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Roby not being afraid to say so. The club hoodwinked some women into joining, by saying it was non partisan, which time has proven is not so and the end Is not yet. Bay, but they had Goldstlen on the run in Wichita, even the Knights of Columbus going against him.

Lies and liars never thrive, SOCIALISM AND RELIGION. To the Editor of The Capitol. I crave your Indulgence In making a concise and emphatic reply to the attaet made on Socialism by David Gold stein. I think that I can speak with authority, as I am one of the oldest scientific Socialists In the United States, though I am not affiliated with the Socialist party, nor have I been for over three years, for the reason that the trades union dog is wagging the Socialist tail, and there is a greater difference between Socialism and trades unionism than there is between Socialism and capitalism. The Socialist party does not card a hoot what the religious belief of the individual is, or whether the individual has any religious belier.

socialism Is purely au economic movement that believes, and teaches the doctrines, that the workers shoulu build mansions here and now and, after they are built, that the builders should occupy and enjoy them, instead of the workers building them for the non-workers use, while the workers live in hovels and trust to the promises of the masters of falsehood and duplicity to secure warranty deeds to mansions after death. That the artful priesthood and preacherhood, know just as much about as do the workers perhaps less. The Socialist party believes and teaches the doctrine, that as labor creates all of the luxuries and good tilings of life, labor should therefore enjoy all of the luxuries and good things of The creators of all wealth should enjoy all wealth. Even according to the teaching of theology, the Cr'eator is and should bo the supreme arbiter of that which he has created. The Socialist cares not whether those who conform to that doctrine are Catholics, Protestants, Mohammedans, Buddhists, Brahmins, Parsees, Chaldeans, Con-fucians, Atheists or infidels.

Either Mr. Goldstein is" Ignorance personified of the subject that he pretends to discuss, or else be wilfully misrepresents. J. W. KESSINGER, Emporia, Kan.

From the letter box in Daily Capital. HE KNEW. He emerged from' a greasy kitchenette Waved aloft a mal-ordorous serviette When his master said how dare lie just gave a haughty stare And remarked, Sir, my boss's a suF fragette! In national Monthly- Five dollars for a survey we know nothing about. What do you kno7 about that? Doctor, said a pretty girl so runs the latest joke "doctor I want you to vaccinate me, please, where it wont show. Humph, said the gruff doctor, I guess youll have to take It in-ternajly, then.

What Is your Idea of a preacher advertising a sporting house and then introducing the mistress of that house to his audience? Are you hardlng In subscriptions the paper? foil You may criticise women and their slit skirts, as much 'as you please, but we 'have noticed that when a man has a new pair of silk socks he generally jpanages to let people see them. 1 Everybody knows that our jails are filled with poor people. Men in easy clEcuWBtances find It easier to be or at least get off by ap pear! so than those that never really iiave enough of anything to house, clothe Or feed them. SUFFRAGE PARTY OF LOUISIANA. Bcllct womon as well JESUIT Paris, Count Boni de Castellano, the notorious rake and divorced by the former Anna Gould, has decided to renounce all his worldly affairs and join the order of Jesuits.

Following the example of another celebrated clubman, Count Castlllon de St. Victor, he will become a father of the Jesuit company and enter a monastery. Count Bonis debts amount to several thousand dollars. DONT FORGET, That the' angrier you grow over the Mexican situation the better you will please the people whose greed started the trouble; That every foreigners in Mexico knew when he went there that II was a dangerous place to live In; That no outsider went there for the moral, spiritual or material up-life of Mexico; That every foreigner In Mexico lift of Mexico; That the life of your son, you? husband, your brother, your sweetheart, is threatened every time you, in your natural Indignation, say Why dont we go in there and teach them a lesson? That when the principle of th thing means, in fact, the money of a few men, the wise motner takes count of her own family and tries to decide just which ones Bhe is willing to lose. Army.

Personally, I should welcome war with Mexico, or any other badly behaved nation, if we could send out the following army: Fighting Force. 1. All the officers and directors of all the companies financially interested. 2. All the politicians who talk more than twice before they think once.

3. Every man haled before a court for drunkenness. 4. Every bartender and saloonkeeper keeping open after hours, or on Sunday, or selling a drink to an intoxicated man or an habitual spender of wages on drink. Commissionary Department.

1. Women against whom a board of physicians would issue certificates of nervous prosperity (that is, of having so much money that they grow ill worrying about themselves). 2. Clergymen who know truth, but do not tell it for fear of annoying their wealthy communicants. Wouldnt it be wonderful? The rest of us could stay home and cheer.

Oh, yes, and pay faxes. You know that each 'of us pays, directly or Indirectly, every year, a sum equal to the cost of at least one pair of shoes, for the civil war that ended In 1864. Seriously, the time may come when, having failed in every honorable expedient to restore order on our Mexican border, we may be forced into war. We shall then be all the stronger because of our past moderation, and the American nation will respond with clear conscience. Delineator.

Mr. Mulcahy was dead and an elaborate wake was being held to 'his memory. Officer Kelly, of the police force, was tenderly consoling the widow. Never moind, Mrs. Mulcahy, said he at last, Ive always lover yez meself, and Id be proud to marry yez when your moarnin is over.

Sure Its mighty kind of yez, sobbed the Widow Mulcahy, but yez are too late Ive already promised Casey the barber, what shaved him. Here Is how the New York World describes Klingenberg, Germany: Klingenberg, a town in Germany, on the River Main, may lay claim to many of the characteristics of a modern Utopia, ft not only supplies every resident wltn paid work and relieves him of all his municipal and state taxes, but gives him an annual allowance of $400 (or pin money, with occasional gifts for holiday celebrations. BALLOT Paris Frenchwomen have not the right to vote, according to a decision pronounced by the court of caseation. The Womans Rights league of France has tried to have its members register as voteVs for the coming election and applied to the court, which ruled against them. HIS SEX.

Yer name, said the back-woods census taker. Hiram Hardscrabble, replied the native. Yer age? Sixty-one. Whar were ye born? Right hyar. Yer sex? Huh? Yer sex, I sed.

Marthy, said Hiram to hie wife, who was taking it all in, what does the feller want what does be mean by sex? Hiram, replied his wife, Im ashamed of yer ignorance. Jes tell him we air primitive Melting Pot. SOCIALIST MOVIES. t- You can make good wages and make Socialists at the same time byprocuring a picture machine outfit with picture lectures on some of the many red hot subjects as put out by Dr. E.

E. Sonnanstine of Girard, Kansas. Write him for particulars. Adv. THINGS NOT NEWS IN CAPITAL- 1ST PAPERS.

1 in 0-O-OH! heres something our Day-, ton Journal, Herald, and News overlooked! And It happened at Washington, D. too, on which the eyes of the country are focused! And in the house of representatives! Resolved, that the house strongly condemns the conduct of the officers and agents of the National Mann--facturers Association, namely J. C. P. Byrd, John Kirby James Emory and M.

M. Muihall, in carry-, ing on improper and reprehensible, lobby practices and in engaging in systematic, secret and disreputable practices against the honor, dignity and Indianapolis have been sending resentatives as disclosed in the testimony taken by and in the report and findings of the select committee appointed under house resolution 198. Pretty stiff language, that! Improper and reprehensible lobby, practices. Hm! Systematic, secret, and disreputable practices against the honor, dignity and integrity of the house of represent-' atives. Hm! But our esteemed fellow townsman, Mr.

Jobu Kirby, is one of the staunch suporpters of ur local Y. M. C. A. He Is great booster for our G.

D. A. and, community welfare. Unless we err, he attires himself in white linen every Sunday and sits at the feet of the Rev. Dr.

Campbell of the Presbyterian church to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ expounded. We think, we really do think its about time the Dayton Y. M. C. A.

and G. D. A. and the official board of the Presbyterian church passed resolutions condemning in vigorous terms this attack by the house of representatives upon the fair name of one whom Dayton delighteth' to honor. If they keep silence longer, we do much fear that the impression will get abroad that our Y.

M. C. A and G. D. A.

and our PrcsbyteriJ.il church are willing to bestow fhoir respectable membership and high seats on the very devil himsolf-Mf he comes across with the' pioncj. In fact we suspect theres tut, one sin which would cause these' eminently respectable bodies to 'cast Mr. Kirby into outer darkness and thats if he advocated Socialism. And thank goodness, theres no pro-pect of that! -Miami' Valley Socialist. I would rather see a man whlti inside and black outside than to set one white outside and black laaidtt men should vote, I hereby Join the Womens Suffrage party of Louisiana with the understanding that It non-partisan in character, and that this action does not Interfere wltn my political affiliations.

Name Address Senjl when signed to 309 Godchaux New Orleans. Platform. Our aim is to secure the submission of a woman suffrage amendment to the state constitution and its adoption at the polls. To this end we propose: 1. To diffuse among voters a wider knowledge and deeper understanding of the underlying Justice and expediency of woman sdemand for the ballot.

2. To enlist the active co-operation of men and women by means of a systematic, vigorous, educational campaign. 3. To conduct a non-partisan campaign with the object of securing the pledge of all candidates for the legislature to vote In favor of the submission of the woman suffrage amendment. Sent by Mrs.

Averys daughter. LET THE LASSIES TRY (Air Cornin Through the Rye If a lassie wants the ballot To help to run the town, If a lassie gets the ballot, Need a laddie frown? Many a laddie has the ballot Not so bright as Many a laddie votes his ballot Overcome with Rye. CHORUS: Every laddie has the franchise, None, they way, liav f. Hands hearts and brains service Let the lassies try. for If a lassie works for wagrs, Toiling all the day, When her work the laddies equals Give her equal pay.

If a body pays the taxes, Surely youll agree That a body earns the franchise, Whether he or she. CHORUS. 11 SOCIALIST EDITOR ACQUITTED Milan, April 15. The Socialists of all Italy are rejoicing over the victory scored by lAvantl, the official Socialist dally, when the Jury trying Its editor In chief, Benito Mussolini, on "charges of having Insulted i the king and the army In articles on the massacre at Rocca Gorga, tendered a verdict of acquittal. While the capitalist class ha? control of the machinery of the' government, it Is not afraid toU the workers.

--Kelso (Wash.) 1 Highland ON PAPERS Peking, April New press laws were just Issued by the government. They were more severe than were the old Manchu laws and seem to be aimed especially at young China. Publishers, editors and printers must be more than thirty years old, and must not be officials or students. All publications must be 'licensed by the local police office and security must be deposited. They must not misrepresent the system or government under penalty of confiscation and imprisonment of publisher, editor and printer.

Articles disturbing the peace or revealing diplomatic, political or military secrets are punishable by fines. COOPERS UNION. Local No. 47. Paragould, April, 1914.

Dear Brothers: You doubtless re ceive many appeals for help in cases strikes and lock outs, but we doubt very much whether any really touches your own future so much a3 this. The Coopers in this city went out on a strike on September 23, 1913, on account of the manufacturers refusing to recognize their organization, and have been unable to make a isettlement since. As a result of this long fight the national treasury of the Coopers has been depleted, as far as strike benefits Is concerned, and every organization! In Paragould have done- what they can to assist the distress. There are about 50 families of the members, most of whom are in distress, really suffering for the necessities of life. -These are within our own state a part of your organization, and their destruction means the ruin of several other crafts in Paragould.

You can prevent this by a small donation. Send something and Bend It quick, relieve hungry children and put shoes on the barefooted offsprings of as loyal union soldiers as eve? did battle for a cause they believed to be right. We refer you to Secretary L. II. Moore, Little Rockand J.

Mahon, deputy labor commissioner, both know the details of our trouble ana sanction this appeal. Help, and help at once. Fraternally R. M. LYNCH, Seq.

Endorsed by Trades Council. E. I. Coopers Union No. 47.

Send all donations to R. M. Lynch, Sec. Dont call yourself a Socialist un" less you liavo a red cuid, it is your actions Unat count. I Nine Attorneys Will Defend Unemployed Imprisoned In Los Angeles After Being Deceived by Police Chief.

Dy C. M. Wright. Los Angeles, April 14. Nine attorneys are preparing for the defense of the 110 members of the army of unemployed, thrown into prison here by the police after they had been deceived by the humanitarian chief, Charles Sebastian, These are the circumstances leading up to the arrest: The police chief told the men there was a city ordinance forbidding them to camp in the river bed.

The chief then gave them a permit to camp there, thus setting aside the law of the city by setting himself above it, which was indeed an accommodation to the workless men, but which later proved a trap. The permit to the army read for 10 days or until revoked. Offer No Resistance. There was no word of revocation issued by the chief, but on the morning of the twelfth day of camp life the 110 men were surrounded by police and marched to the big stockade capable of holding 2,000 men and built especially for labor troubles. -The unemployed offered no resistance, following out a plain arranged beforehand for such emergencies.

Fall in, was the order given by Capt. Frank Kelly when the police surrounded the camp. Singing America the men marched into the stockade between lines of police. Later the men were taken to central station and en route they sang the Marseillaise, giving three cheers for the army of unemployed as they entered the city prison house. Herded Like Sheep.

In the city prison the men were herded into one cell 110 men to 44 bunks and three blankets. The men examined one blanket and found four bedbugs. They were afraid to look further. In camp they had no hugs. They had clean food, plenty of it, fresh air, an atmosphere of cama-raderle and a moral tone remarkably high and pure.

But camp the men presented a concrete example of the failure or the system and it was too much fop the powers that prey, so the order was given to pinch the wops and they were pinched. They are charged with sleeping in the river bed, tru'y a heinous and terrible crime for which society can not stand anyhow not the sort Of society composed of Harrison Gray Otis. Uncle Sam is confiscating the ex- i press companies by the parcel post 1 and everybodys -tickled, but they 'still oppose Socialism. Justice. A committee of two from the So- I cialist Local, No.

1 will meet wits 1 the Young Peoples League Tuesday evening, April 14th for the purpose of renting a hall where both cietles can hold their meetings. -A'W A Comrade Ethel Whitehead will soon be with us, and state her plans lor plays and organisation to tne young people, who if pleased with it, will take up the work here. MEXICO. Mexico needs a whipping if ever a nation did teed one. There can be no doubt of it.

About one hundred lives have been sacrificed because of the murderous brutality of tthe Mexican rebels and federals. Many are clamoring for war but after all would It be best. What would it cost? Instead of one hundred lives sacrificed, waf would mean tens of thousands and 1e. the years to come, when the ques- te world would say It was a mls- There never was' a war that was Necessary and probably -never will e. sometimes they seonTuhavold-it)le56ut in truth nothing 'as brutal war is ever necessary Undor the lash of necessity men prill He and then dig up some excuse (for It that will harmonize with their for free school books,.