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With election over and a large proportion cf tfye
population satisfied comments are in order.
The Socialists have good reason to cong.W.mi e
themselves. Instead of polling less than last yeai as was
prophesied by those opposed to putting up a ticket, with
a smaller vote cast than last year, the Socialist candidate
N. R. King received nineteen more votes than he did
‘last year. This is distinctly encouraging as the only cam
work done, was that done by the Socialist Press, and
besides we had an element to fight which wdl get less po
tent soon We were sorry to see the one-time Socialist,
“Andy’' in the ranks of those who are delaying the game,
though thankful for the free advertising he gave uS,
The recent dispatches from Juneau, tell us that the
bill introduced by Mr. W. T. Burns in the legislature,
providing for the continuation of the roll tax, lev ied on ah
male persons between the age of 21 an 1 50 years in the
territory,the proceeds to be used for the creation of a fund
for the relief of indigent persons an t orphan children' in
in Alaska, was laid upon the table 1 y that retrogressive
body. It was not thought worthy of a moment's
ation. It is evident that there still remains som
iat feeling in Billy, although he has a!r ’ c.;r
consul er
5 oroleta-.
X:. 4 L
Will!
the labor haters of this division. Kiabiii was a meritorious
one, and in justice to the unfortunate wrecks of this terri
tory deserved mature consideration by ouv lawmakers, but
Billy’s ideas of the treatment that should be accorded to!
the orphan aud indigent of Alaska, do not conform with
those of his yoke-mates, Driscoll, Collins and Gaustad. Hei
is much like a willing horse in a team of six, where the oth
er five are balky. He may vainly endeavor to go ahead
while the others persist in standing still or backing up.
The idea of providing such'a fund/ for the indigent
or orphan is not an original one as’mahy other states and
territories have had similar laws on their statutes, 'but is
apparently an advanced idea for the troglodytes assembled
'at Juneau, under the name of legislators. They are all
quite willing to levy a poll tax for the purpose' of construe
ting roads for the sole benefit of property and to furnish
a sinecure for some road supervisor, but very hostile to
converti^j such poll tax to the benefit and relief of indi
gent® and orphans. The orphan, like Topsy, “can just
grow up,” and the indigents or infirm can become objects
of charity, or be arrested as vags, then they will be provi.
;ded for like any other criminals. Great, wise and benefi
cent are our legislators!
PROPRIETOR.
Communication j
It is an axiom that every age ha3
one or more problems confront
ing it that the past did not have.
Nor is the timo we live in an ex
ception. When we look back over
the tortuous and painful route
that our movement has traveled,
it can be truthfully said its life
is notunlike the life of joy arm
sorrow that befall the various u>
dividuals that constitute the
human society and consequently
the International Socialist Move
ment, having passed through it?
infancy and childhood with id! d.
attendant sicknesses and ills; u,
the International Socialist party,
now enters on another period oi.
life in which it. is. supposed uj
face the stern realities,, of life.
Having received, .its, instruction
and knowlege from such masters
md teachers as..Marx, LaSalo.'
Mngels. LaFargue etc., the lute.'
national Socialist, party ncv.i
stands forth in its first flush oil1
youth, expectant, wondering
. what the future has in store foi
humanity, eager i*>r tae fray,
yet hesitant lest it be accused o;
tolly, and then, when the stem,
broke loose, did the Socialist pa.
ty of the various countries star,,
forth like men for their ideals, j
did patriotism become a second- j
ary consideration to- internation
alism? I fear not. Like the ras.
youth who often causes sorru>
-0 his parents and heaps up io
idmself regrets for the iu.uu
i ,.ars, so have the Socialist par
lies in the war ridden countries
allowed themselves to beconu
antagonistic to eachother, eac.
one dancing around its own na
cional • golden calf, patriotism. I
Drunk with the bestial mstinei f
I of the primeval man or savage, j
who under the nypnotic influence |
of his chief or medicine man’s o
ration about valor and glories o.
iiis fathers, will murder a visito,
because he Is not of his owi
tribe. That is as far as you wilr
ever be able to lift humanity
some will say. The primeval in
stinct is stronger than any res
traint ever invented by man. 1
say no! Was there not a time
that our forefathers settled their
personal grievances by sword or
other weapon. Have we not ad
vanced so that'today we settle
those things in court. If the in
(Continued on last page.)
What the National and
Internationa! Stand For
' 1, For a single world power to be ad
ministered by. an interna, ionaj congress
with authority to' investigate and to
settle the questions involved in the pre
sent war, to disband all armies, and to
dismantle all forts and warships, to be
a permanent world government to take
over the ownership of the high seas, to
administer all protectorates, to decide
alt rjn st.ions of international controver
“v cov jring international trade and inter
national credit, and to maintain a suffi
.-i-ont army and navy to police the seas
»nd to enforte its decisions and that
the Unitod States should tako the initia
tive in establishing sdc’h ft worl<j[ poiver.
2, For tlie 'na.tionaUwier«h»P and ad
ministration of all industrial andcom
I c.ercial monopolies of every sort.- •>.
3. State,For a land system which will
bring into the most productive uae all
natural resources and guarantee.to all
•copiers of the land all values created
i y them an i appropriate for public pur
oses all values, collectively created by
ie pe ople.
2, For state ownership and adminis
tration of markets, pqilecliomj trans
portation and delivery of goods direct
from producers to consumers without
the intervention of any privatoagency;
for the reclamation of arid and swatap
lands, for1 State building, improvement
and manufacturing enterprises to tje
carried on only when there are more
men thap job3, and to be closed always
when there are more jobs than men. ,
3. For State medical aid, sanitation,
hospital care, industrial and education
al employment for tha defective and
j dependent, free education with provi
I sions for self supporting employment
and industrial training in all grades of
school work including university courses
pensions, fof ,the aged, deforced and
permanently disabled. ,
4 j^oijmunicipal ownership and admin
istration of the water, light, heat and
power, gas, markets, playgrounds, ci
vic centers and municipal dwelling
houses.
5, For establishing ard adm.niatering
these, things on an industrial, sqlf gov-^^
erning, democratic basis to the end tha^P
regular employment rt.ay bo provided
for all. Education and all else on a ba
sis of equal opportunity.
Are You One Or Tiie
Socialists wi
tv.
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««Yes I am a socialist—been one for many years-always vo;
the ticket—but 1 do not belong to the organization.” If you ar.>
n that dsns, you should get out of it The only Socialists <ti. at
t*c fVinnaa ml 1 1
count are the onaa that pa/ meir
little 25 cent dues per month, and
aid in the work of the party organi
sation. These are the fellows tnat
are making the Socialist Party the
great force for the common good in
America. The capitalist class won’t
dnance our party and wo 'don’t
want them to. • Its the twenty-five ,
of real Socialist* that keep tin
wheels of tha organization gol ig
Come on in and find out how wa
run things. You will hare iust as
much to say as another. We have
made it easy for you to take the
first step—below iB a coupon whiob
you should
Cut Out, Tear Off And Mail Today
r„ N. R. King, Fairbanks* or L. Westenvik,
Cleary City.
I am convinced that I should b« amember of the organisation you re»
reseat. Please soai some one to take my application, • ‘
Name...
Address.
I will be at home.
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