The Rebel (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. [5], No. 209, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 24, 1915 Page: 4 of 4
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A H1CKBY. State Sw. Hallettsville, Texas.
fol.:
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Fo/ttnJcer Membership
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Comrade Mr*, Alice S. Bronson,
Secretary Local Fort AVoith, in
the first one to order tfto Volun-
teer Stamps, which arc ijbw ready.
A Special Card for the nse of the
! Volunteer Members will be issued
a little later, but at present the
Ked • (Jard will have to be used by
marking it "Volunteer.". For th.3
$3:30 sent in by Comrade Mrs.
Bronton, the Local received $6-60
worth of stamps. Every Ixical has
had experience with the men who
say they cannot take full member-
ship, but wish to assist in such way
us they can. Here is the way pro-
viding to get these men interested,
and every Local should provide it-
self. *
• • i
Han Antonio, Tex., July 12, '15.
For information and guidance
of the Socialist Party of the State
and Nation!
A few persons in San Antonio,
have severed themselves from the
Socialist movement, and have
caused the same to have l>ecn pub-
lished in the San Antonio "Ex
presp", a capitalist paper. There-
fore we, Iiocal No. 18 Socialist
Party of San Antonio. Texas,
warn all Socialist# In the state and
nation, to beware of any invitation
or contract to speal^ or to other-
wise officially recognize any ac-
tion or deliberation of these
"BOLTERS", whose so-called of
1'icern as reported by them and
published in the Express, .lunc
28th, 1915. We recognize any and
all peoples right to secure speak-
ers, do any other business they
may choose, but this is to notify
all Socialists, that the names be-
low have nothing in common with
Local No. 18 Socialist Party of
San Antonio, as officials:
J. T. Horner, Cor. Sec'y;
A. M. Howard, Fin. Secy;
W. V. Newton, Treasurer;
E. Davilla, Organizer (of what
wc don't know).
Fraternally,
P. Lorenz Petersen,
Secretary Local No. 18, Socialist
Party Sun Antonio, Texas.
• • •
Picnic Team.
William J. Loe, of Fort Worth
and Leland 0. Baker, lute
Oklahoma, (known as the "singing
Socialist") have formed a team
and are ready to fill dates ove
the state, They recconimend one
day pfenies at which they wil
deliver three speeches a day, wit
Comrade Baker singing as well as
lecturing. Terms are $15 a day
the speakers paying their own
expenses. Address Win. J. Lor
Main street. Fort Worth
• • •
ENCAMPMENT DATES
Team No. One.—T. A. Hickey
E. R. Meitzen, Arthur LeSueur:
Big Springs—Wednesday,Thurs
day and Friday, July 14,15,16.
Fort MeKavett—Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday, July 20, 21
and 22.
—Starkweather K IT. (nenr
Oouldbusk) — Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, July 23, 24 and 25.
North Roby — Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday July 26, 27
and 28.
Weinert — Thursday, Fridaj
and Saturday, July 29, 30 and 31.
Bomarton, Sunk lay, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 1,
2, 3 and 4.
O'Brien—Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Aug. 5, 6 and 7
Electra—Sunday, Monday anil
Tuesday, Aug. 8, 9 and 10.
Wellington—Wed nesday, Thurs
day and Friday, Aug. 11, 12 and
13.
Vernon—Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, Aug. 14, 15 and 16.
Crowell, Tuesday, August 17
Ballinger, Wednwday, Thurs-
day and Friday, August 18, 19
and 20.
Burkett—Saturday,Sunday and
Monday, Aug. 21, 22 and 23.
Brown wood—Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, Aug. 24, 25
and 26.
• Sweetwater, Friday and Satnr
day, Aug 27 and 28.
V
[\
Houston County Organizing,
A Mass Meeting of the Social
ists of Houston county is hereby
called to he held at Crockett, Tex
as, on the morning of August 7th
1915, for the purpose of organiz
ing the county, and attending to
some other very important busi
ness. All Socialists in county an
urgently requested to be prompt-
ly oil hand.
W. F. Melton.
• • •
Comrade Rev. J. W. Brice Jr.
spoke at Corsieana Saturday am'
Sunday, July 17 and 18. From
there lie goes to meet He v. J. S.
Newman in debate at Shiloh near
Maev. He asks dates in counties
adjoining to Call&han and can Ih
reached ;it Clyde, Texas. He clos-
es with: " If you are troubled with
preachers, 1 \?ill be glad to at
tend to them. No cure — no pay."
• • •
Because of the change neces-
sary in the distribution of tlui
work of the'Office, since Comrade
Hickey and Meitzen left for the
encampments, several State Notes
were omitted from last week's Re-
bel. If the Comrades will over-
look this wit / .ut too much kick
ing, the buiKM ; remises to do bet
ter hereafter. Machino'y break-
down and sickness additional
cause.
• • •
C.mrades are writing in for
Encampment circulars to be sent
them. The State Office lost mon-
ey last year" and is not going to
print any this year. The Office
is furnishing the best Teams ever
sent, to* an Encampment in Texas
and docs not propose to have tin
same harping criticisms that were
handed last year about the circu-
lars, because a profit was not
made.
Team No. Two.—l)ora Merts,
W. S. Noble, Clarence Nugent:
Santo—Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, July 16,17 and 18.
Wills Point—Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, July 19, 20 and
21.
MuAchison— Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, July 22, 23 and 24.
(July 25, open)
Simms-*-Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, July 26, 27 and 28.
Miller Grove—Thursday, Fri-
day and Saturday, July 29, 30 and
31.
Point—Sunday, Monday an!
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2 and 3. ...
Tool—Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, Aug. 4r 5 and 6.
Palestine, Aug. 10, 11 and 12.
Conroc, Aug. 13.
Burke, Aug. 14, 15 and 16.
Encampment location Changed
Comrade J. L. Seoggin, of Gol
den, writes asking that The Rebel
announce the Wood County En-
campment has been changed from
Golden to Winnsboro, with dates
August 2, 3 and 4. Ordering 200
cards for a Rebel-Clark Encamp-
ment date (August 2.),, lie asks
that we also announce the change
of Comrade Kate O'Hare's date
of August 3rd. 7:30 p. in. from
Golden to Winnsboro.
• • •
The Lueders Encampment.
Wed., Thurs., Fri., and Sat.,
July 21. 22, 23, 24, promises to be
one of the greatest ever held there
Til is is the tenth year that these
enterprising Comrades have ar-
ranged to enlighten and enter
tain tho people of Jones and sur
rounding counties. Speakers o4'
National repute, among them Be?
F. Wilson and Geo. G. Hamilton
will address the throng, three
imes daily. W. M. Williams and
M. S. Graham, are the managers.
ENCAMPMENT NOTES.
" ^ .
Comrade iCounty Secretary J.
G. Wibon, writes under date of
J illy 19th:
"Pleaae see that flotice in re-
gard to the Encampment here be-
ing called off, i„ published this
week ae it will save a great many
comrades being disappointed.
Please do this favor to the Glen
Cove comrades."
• • •
Kirkland hag taken advantage
of the offer for one day -contracts
and Comrade Joe Meece writes
^We wouldn't miss it for any
thing and are only sorfy we can
not make it a week." This will
catch the team in early September
(No. 1.)
• • •
Belmena local holds its Encamp-
ment seveu miles north of Camer-
on, Aug. 1, 2, and3. P. G. Zimmer-
man and G. G. Hamilton, of Okla-
homa t are the speakers. Paul
Pierce, Co. Sec. Cameron, an-
nounces good grounds shade and
water. . ' .
• • •
Wellington Encampment, Aug.
11, 12 and 13, with Comrade D.
in charge will have
and probably other
C. Lanier
Team One,
speakers.
* 9 «
Comrade E. H. PerkitiB an
nounceg the Bruccville Encamp-
ment "was a great success from
start to finish. "Mrs. Merts was
the center of attraction and the
speakers made the fundamental
principles of Socialism so clear,
hat even a wayfaring Democrat
could not err therein."
• • •
Ballinger, with R. R. Field as
Manager, has stepped into the
Aug 18, 19 and 20 dates, cancelled
>y San Angelo.
* • k •
Sweetwater cancels the Sunday
date for Team One and use them
only 27th and 28th of July. The
Encampment opens without the
Team on July 26th.
• • •
Eugene V. Debs will make his
annual visit to Texas in early Sep
tembcr when he will speak at the
Seymour encampment. Team No.
1 will also be there. From eight
o ten thousand people will meet
their standard b<iarer. /
• • •
The next two greatest encamp
me tits in west Texas for July, will
>e at North Roby, Fisher Co.,
July 26, 27, and 28, and at Wein
ert, Haskell .fipnnty, July 29, 30
and 31, Team No, 1, Stanley
J. Clark and Kate Richards
0 'Hare are among the speakers.
Five thousand at the least will bo
,he attendance at each.
Encampment managers will ar-
range not to have tliV priviliges
interfere with the speaking in the
east. Just a bint to the wise.
• • •
The Fisher county encampment
takes place on July 26, 27 and 2<l
at North Roby. Team No, 1 ant'
\atc O'Hare will be among tin-
speakers and it will be the great
est gathering in that part of Tex
ns. Mrs. O'Hfirc will not speak a'
Hamlin on the 28th.. as aunounc
ed, but at the North Roby En
campmcnt.
• • •
The place of holding the Has-
kell county encampment lias been
changed from Haskell to O'Brien.
The dates remain the same Aug-
ust 5, (!. and 7. This will be the
second encampment at O'Brien
thiw year, the first one being on
July 9 and 10,; and a wonderful
success. The second one will be
still greater. Among the speakers
will be Stanley J. Clark, Ben
Wilson and Team No. 1. Change
your «(.'orc cards to embrace all
speakers.
• • •
Another day lias been inhled to
the Bomarton encampment, the
dates being August 1, 2, 3. 4.
Haskell Encampment to O'Brien,
August 5, 6, and 7.
Co, Sec. Joe F. Hudspeth, of Has-
kell Co., encloses the following let-
ter from Comrade C. T. Crane,
Secretary of Haskell, Local:
"Mt. Joe F. Hudspeth,
"Dear Comrade:—
"In answer to your letter ad-
dressed to Russell and myself will
say that our Iiocal decided they
were not able to hold the encamp-
ment. We have ni>* funds, and
went in the hole last year. If you
can use Wilson and Clark some-
where. elsey- it would be better.
Don't send us any more speaker*
until we get more money. 1 haw
not collected anything thi« month.
Will send nay reports in a few
days."
Comrade Hudspeth adds that
the Comrades of Haskell county
met last September and decided
the Encampment should lie held
August 5, 6,^7, 1915, at Haskell.
Great crowds were expected. Tri
addition to State Office Team No.
1, (Hickey, Meitzen and LeSutur)
Ben F. Wilson of California and
Stanley J. Clark of the Rebel-
Clark opportunity, were contnet'
;d for.
The Haskell County Comrades
cpnnot be beaten, however, and
have decided to hold another en-
ampment at O'Brien.on the Has-
kell dates, and use all speakers
contracted for. The assistance of
Comrades in Knox and adjoining
counties ig asked. T. W. Langston,
County Chairman, O'Brien, is in
charge of all concessions. Com-
rade Hudspeth closes: "Other
•ocialist papers announce our En-
campment.
Motion for State
Convention.
Eastland, Tex., July 18, 1915.
To the Socialists of Texas!
Dear Comrades:—
Whereas, a gathering of the So-
cialists of Texas at some central
point this fall would be of great
help in aligniug the forces and in
the suggestion of plans and tac-
tics for the 1916 campaign, there-
fore the following motions are sub
mitted to the membership. If you
wish to secure these motions you
will clip, and paste them on a sheet
and sign your named thereto, and
send seconds to T. A. Hickey, state
secretary, Hallettsville, Texas.:
MOTION, that a state con-
vention of the Socialist party
of Texas be held at Waco, Tex-
as. during cotton palace week.
1915, when low rates are in
•effect, the exact date and
time to be fixed by the state
secretary, state chairman, and
i&tional committeeman who
shull also arrange for a meet-
ing place and shall formulate
rules for the convention, such
rules to be adopted, repected.
or amended by majority vote
of the convention.
2. That the said convention
shall act only in an advisory
capacity, and any suggestions
made by such convention, shall
first have secured the requir-
ed number of seconds before-
being submitted to the vote of
the membership.
3.- That the basis of repre-
sentation shall be one dele-
gate for every ten members or
major fraction thereof, pro-
vided that a local with five
members is entitled to one
delegate.
Yours for victory,
W. T. Webb, Member at Large.
WHY THIS DIFPERESG,
Encampment Crew No. 1 hat
had its clothes washed and ironed
inthe (Jneeda Steam; laundry. The
owner of this laundry has quite a
little history behind him. Here it
is: He was born in this burg of
20,000, forty years ago, and from
his earliest years was a worthless,
no-account boy and after reaching
his majority he became known as
a regular Uriah Heep —mean, tri-
cky, covetous, lazy. His eyes were
two narrow slits and when you
could look behind the lashes you
could sec deep cunning shining out
from the soul. His nose tapered
down until it caressed his uper lip
and he hrfd hands like the talons of
a bird of prey.
However it happened he married
a good woman, and borrowed twen-
ty dollars from her on the wedding
(lay to put some furniture in a
rented shack. The morning after
the wedding he led his bride to the
back yard and there pointed out to
her a large tub and a washing
board and told her that she could
make, their living in that tub or go
inside to the liedroom and gaze in
the cracked mirror at herself starv-
ing to death. "In the meantime,"
said he, "I will go out and rustle
up the laundry."
Such cruel conduct made the
neighbors wildly indignant so at
ten o'clock that night they sur-
rounded the house, took him out
from beside his wife and treated
him to a most elegant coat of tar
and feathers. When he escaped
back into the house chattering with
cold and terror, the poor wife heat-
Anti- War Cards.
A steady demand from many
qrarters continue to come into our
office for ANTI-WAR CARDS.
The Socialist movement has
been, historically and philosophic
ally opposed to war. None better
than the Socialist, knows that the
working class always loses by war.
Wars are made by the rich and
fought by the poor. It is true that
the European Socialists were
caught in the frightful European >
war! simply and solely because
they had not yet reached the point
where their organization was
strong enough to prevent the war.
Here in the United States we
must set our faces like flint not
only against a war of invasion in
Mexico, but against all appropria-
tions either for army or navy, ;
knowing full well that the more wo
prepare for war, the more certain !
we are to have it.
These Anti-War card« act as a 1
splendid means for anti-war pro- '
paganda and show to the people
who are unacquainted with our
philosophy, what our attitude is
on this vital subject.
The prices of these cards are
First 10, one cent each.
After ten, one-half. cent each,
and if you are willing to distribute
ana haven't the money say so, and
well send them free.
OLD LAVACAITE WRITES TO
THE REBEL.
t
Ballinger, Texas, July 7, ±915.
^ t Mr. T. A. Hickey, Hallettsville,
ed up some water, put him into the Texa3- Very Dear Comrade: I
aforesaid tub and after working on ;have just read your sentiments to
him for four days, scrubbed him Joe Bailey and you could not beat
fairly clean. f if you were to try, according
During these four days the cun t*° r,n-v understanding.
ning one was thinking deeply and I I am son-in-law a subsenb-
when he was able to go down town er ^'our paper and am an old
again, he rented a store building •w°ee^ horse Socialist in my 85th
and got the first month *s rent free year- I ^m alone except for my
and stood off a sign painter for a ^ear children and some of, them
big sign reading "Uneeda Laun- We capitalists. I have but very
dry." He then canvassed the town patience with any one that
thoroughly for soiled clothes and ^ "8^*' the best policy
hired ten girls at fifty cents a day ever wa8 proclaimed for the
to wash and iron the^n. His busi- irking class. I have asserted that
ness grew until he had fifty half- * would give everything I have if
starved women and girls working Socialism was here now. I am sor-
themselves to death for a pittance, ^ * ^ave nx)^, ability to
while his w;ife sat in a wicker en- ^ht for the grand cause that 1
closure and took in the money.,He 80 *oVC — the cause that would dp
is now a director in the First Na- so much for the poor sufferers in
tional Bank and the principal Kre&t time of need.
deacon in the Methodist church. ■ * hope that you may live
and succeed in your great under-
The Rebel would point out that taking, for it is a great task, in
the moral of this story is: DonVdeed. So may the Dear Lord bless
work you own wife. Work the oth- you comrade, and all that are con-
er fellow'g and you will sit in the .tending for the great cause that
seats of the mighty.
"15
QUESTION BOX.
An Inquiry From Russell.
Washington, D. C., June 22,
Editor The Rebel:—
I wish you would let me know
about the physical standards in
the British army, referred to in a
recent issue of The Rebel. These
figures are useful if they are
authentic. With best wishes always
Yours fraternally,
Charles Edward Russell.
The figures Comrade Russell re
fers to were compiled from the re-
cords in the British war office and
published extensively in the daily
|press and magazines in 1901 at the
close of the Boer war. The mini-
jmum rttMhat time was 5 feet 2
j inches and if newspaper reports
j were true the men who recruit mi-
lder "K" now pay no attention to
standards of hcigth.
you are espousing. Your Old Com-
rade, W. B. Mauldin.
P. S.— I used to live in Lavaca
county in 1860, with my father.
Dr. E. C. Mauldin, and broth-
ers, J. W. and G. Mauldin.
Bundle Rates.
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RICIFEY D ALEXANDER
LAWYER
Chil nt'<l Criminal Practice in all St,at
and Federal Courts.
Grand Saline, Texas.
THE MONEY TRUST.
Kate Richards O'Hare.
Clovis, N. M., Saturday, July 24
Plainview, Te*., Monday, Julv
26th.
North Roby, Tex., Wednesday,
uly 28th.
Weinert, Tex,, Thursday, Julv
29th.
'\irt Worth, Tex.,. Fridav. Julv
30th.
Denton, Tex., Saturday, July 31
Cleburne, Tex., Sunday, Aug 1.
AthenR, Tex.. Monday Aug. 2d.
- Winnsboro. Tex.. Tuesdav, Aug
3rd.
Then she goes to Arkansas,
The only two encampments ttf be
filled by Kate ^O'llare, where
State Olfice Teams will be speak- deposits.
ing, are -North Roby July 28th.
and Weinert July 29th.
• • •
Mrs. Dora Merts will not. he
available to any Western Texas
Encampments. She will l*e in Hast
Texas from July 1(1 to Aug. 20th
inclusive.
• • •
Goree Encampment, the lirst in
the history of the town, on July
12 and 13, had an immense at-
tendance for a iiew one. The at-
tendance on the first day was
3000.
BROTHER — ACCIDENTAL
'v discovered root cures tobacco
habit and indigestion. Gladly send
particulars. T. 8. Stokes, Mohawk, JaU their own voting.
Florida. vote for vou.
The L&nd League. j
Lon D. Can thorn, St. Elmo. Tex.
— l<irst, the Land League is not a
Socialist organization. It is an in-
i dustrial organization of actual far-
Bankers are the only business mcrs. No one is eligible to member-
men who draw a real income out ship who li\fs from rent. It is non-
of the interest which they earn political and non-sectarian. Men
ppon their -debts. The larger the of all shades of political belief he-
deposit "the more they owe. The long to it. The only feature of the
larger the loans they make, the Land League that can be said to
more interest they draw on their give it a Socialist tinge is that the
Sociolist party in its national and
* * * state platforms' demands the en-
Tlie government gives the Banks actment into law of the two fun::
a monopoly of drawing interest on damental principles on which the
your money. Will it do that for Land League is built, to wit, "Uso
you? If not, why not? Ask some'and occupancy as the title to
Donk to answer. land" and, second, "a tax on all
* * • | land not used and occupied by the
The Banking business #s the owner." In the nature of things.'
most colossal skin game since Pha- all Land Leaguers who are true to!
raoh .compelled the Jews to make,their oath connot sunnort the par-
bricks without straw. Will you ties that do not carry these two
forever stand an injustice just, as'Land League principles in their
great as made them rebel? tplatforms. In short a LandLeaguer
• • • cannot support the Democratic
The Banking business is a legal party and the Land League at the
monopoly — shjee the Donk admi- same time un}cgg the Democratic
nistration for which you voted party accepts these two fundamen-
made it so. Time to turn over a tal principles. We hope you are
new leaf, and let the bankers do now perfectly clear on the reln-
They don't tioy of the Land League to the So-
cialist party.
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