The Rebel (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. [3], No. 113, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 6, 1913 Page: 3 of 4
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The attention of oar Beta Is
called to *lie v«ry important double
Oolumn «torjr on the front page of
week's Rebel From this story
be wen that we are braeldng
into the higheat places in this state,
ffcja is largely due to the Rebs
who haye supported The Rebel so
splendidly in ita campaign for the
freedom of land in Texas. Did
we have one hundred thousand
subscribers the influence of The
Rebel would be so great that the
iwue would be met. and fought be-
fowr^SJfj A word to the wise is
sufficient. Pile in your subs now
and know that you are doing the
greatest work ttrat~nm~pos8ibly be
done for human liberty. Remem-
ber four years for $1 and don't for-
get that every neighbor that you ap-
proach will be glad to go on the
list for forty weeks for 25 cents.
Send in your subs and watch us
grow.
Among the sub-getters are:
J M Meadows, Harris Co.; Mark
Bean,San Patrieio Cot; B W Mcintosh,
Eastland Co.; W G Henderson, Eastland
Co.; J 1/ Walger, Denton Co.; G W
Searcy, Grayson Co.; W B Dennis, Mil-
am Co.; T J Knight, Nueces Co.; E B
Roberts, Dalham Co.; B W Legg, Tom
Green Co..; N L MeBride, Coleman Co.;
A A Long, Leon Co.; W J Morgan, Er.
ath Co.; S O Smith, Wharton Co,; J D
Ingram,Coryell Co.; A T Hoilmau', Har-
ris Co.; Geo. W Lee, Runnels C0); H A
Neal, Baylor Co.; Alex Schaefer, Don-
ley Co.; J J Shelton, Erath Co.; M J
Buggies, EUis Co.; S W Waller, San
Saba Co.;'A A Miller, Crosby Co.; W
H Callihan, Jefferson Co.; John I Green
Dallam Co.; J H McFarlan, Smith Co.;
John F Blair, Hamilton Co.; BF Tay-
lor, Eastland Co.; J W Page, Nunley,
Art.; G C Johnson, Palo Pinto Co.; D
A Bell, Knox Co.; Joe McWhorter, Ra.
ton, N. Men.; C L Frith, Argenta, Ark;
Geo W Teagqs, San Saba Co.; J A Nash,
Stuttgart, Ark.; L B Su0w, Noxapater,
Miss.; Fred Batchelor, Baylor Co.; H J
Walker, Angelina Co.; B B Schrock,
Montague Co.; J C Fails,; L L
Dodgen, Cherokee Co.; H G Toggle, Er.
ath Co.; J K Squires, Navarro Co.; J X
Smith, Clay Co.; J W York, Rusk Co.;
J W Griffin, Angelina Co.; A B Henry,
Fl0yd Co.; A M Hemphill, Parker Co.;
W A Wright, Wood Co.; J A Phelps,
Nacogdoches Co.; J W Hester, Leon Co;
Scott Layeoek, Armstrong Co.; F N
King, Bastrop Co.; B H Hubbard, Mont-
gomery Co,; A J Sanders, Leon Co.; G
B Waters, Grayion Co.; J A Bradley,
Eldorado, Okla.; A O Ellthory, Dough-
erty, Okla.; G W Click, Atascosa Co.;
J A Wilson, Wood Co.; J P Brunner,
Hays Co.; A Kunze, Cupertino, Cal.;
G W Cooper, Cleveland, Tenn.; Qeo E
Allegar, Stroudsberg, Pa.; John F Put.
nam, Dan vera, Mass.; B F Ellis, Elmer,
Okla.; J H Nance, Marlow, Okla.;
Jam** Swift, Loeo, Okla.
These are but a few of the big aub
getters and another bunch of the march-
ing fighting army will be published
next week. If ybu don't find your name
in this issue it is because you have not
sent enough subs or we haven't got
enough space to publish, our growing
list of militant Rebels.
the oncoming war with
mexico.
(Writtsa-for The Rebel.)
COPY CHALLENGE TO DEMS.
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August 23, 1913.
To the Executive Committee,
Young Men's Democratic
Clubs.
Gentlemen:—
I note that October 1st has been
set aside by the management of the
State Pair as "Democrat Day" to
be tinder the auspices of the Young
Men *8 Democrat Clubs.
Inasmuch as the same manage-
ment has granted September 30
as "Socialist Day," the occasion
affords an excellent opportunity
for a discussion of matters at issue
between the Socialist and Demo-
crat parties.
Since practically all the_ best
speakers of your Democratic or-
ganization will be in Oklahoma
City on September 30 and October
1, an open debate can easily be ar-
ranged.
The subject for discussion and
other arrangements can easily be
perfected. All we ask of you is to
accept this challenge for a debate
and I assure in advance that it
will always be a pleasure for the
Socialists to meet your speakers in
joint debate before the citizenship
of Oklahoma, I am,
Yours in the Revolution,
H. M. Sinclair,
State Secretary, Socialist party,
Oklahoma.
American Diplomacy vs. Mexican
Pelicy.
The Brutem Fulmen or harmless
diplomatic thunderbolt of confi-
dential agent Wilson, has pro-
duced much laudation from these
whose opinions are but the echo of
Bryan and Wilson. The masterful
replies of Senor Gamboa have ex-
posed the weakness of the Ameri-
can pretenses.
Confidential agent Land is in
Vera Cruz, Lord Nelson O'Shauc-
essey is in Mexico City on this the
,30th day of August. President
Wilson has gone to his summer
home in New Hampshire, prince
of peace, Bryan, has gone to fill a
lecture date in Pennsylvania, Pri-
vate secretary Tumulty is at the
helm in Washington transmitting
the messages of his master the
Pope to Lord O'Shaunessey at
Mexico. Felix Diaz is in London
on his way to join former presi-
dent Diaz to negotiate a loan in the
interest of Felix Diaz and Huerta.
Some three weeks ago the Asso-
ciated Press dispatches stated that
there are 100,000 Japanese in and
around the immediate vicinity of
the City of Mexico and 200,000 in
the republic. Felix Diaz It was
announced had started on a mis
sion to Japan, butfptrange to say
he is now in London and will be
kin France, before this article is
published, closing the loan that
has been pending sometime, Which
will be secretly closed through the
personal influence of Porfirio Diaz
and Felix Diaz.
On) August 14 the press dis-
patches from Honolulu contained
the following item: N
Mexico Gets Arms From Japan.
Col. De Aleman, of the Mexican
army, who is on his way to Japan
admitted that he had been sent
to inspect and receive 75,000 rifles,
and ammunition which the Huerta
government had Just purchased
from the Mikado. The rifles are
to be shipped to Mexico immedi-
ately after Col. De Aleman ap-
proves them. This is understood
here to be the second large pur-
chase of war supplies by Mexico
from Japan. Provisional Presi
dent Huerta recently)admitted
having purchased 50,000 rifles.
The purported visit of Diaz to
Japan was to cover and conceal
the mission of Col. De Aleman and
the secret negotiations that are be-
ing carried on between Japan and
Mexico. 'T*he real destination of
Felix Diaz was France where he
and his uncle are tp close financial
deals in the interest of the young-
er Diaz, and Huerta government.
After Confidential Agent Lind
had started on his mission, it was
announced7from Japan that Japan
approved the policy of President
Wilson. Americans mistook the
meaning of this approval and laud-
ed Japan. Japan countered by
.sending another message to Grape
Juice Bryan on the California sit-
uation. Since the arrival of Mr.
Confidential Agent Lind in the
City of Mexico, it has been an-
nounced that a large Japanese
colony was to be immediately lo-
cated in Mexico and incidentally
stated that it was not the concern
of the United States.
Since Confidential Agent Lind
started on his mission the Huerta
army haa won the moat important
and largest victories that have oc-
curred since Huerta succeeded to
the head of the provisional govern
ment. We suspect that these vic-
tories have been largely through
the means furnished by Japan and
Japanese volunteers in the Huerta
army. Germany ha8 not backec
up the position of the Unite*
States, England is ridiculing the
embryonic diplomatic efforts o
the United States. As we.have
heretofore stated Rome is dictat-
ing the policy of America through
the confidential suggestions of Mr.
Private Secretary Tumulty.
not the miasjoaaries call on God to
route the hefcthen as did Moses?
The aetion of Wilson is very pe-
culiar. Why did he not send a
confidential agent to Carranxa,
>ata &nd the rebel chiefs and de-
mand that they lay down arms as
he did to Huerta. The demand oh
Huerta was at most polite imper-
tinence, if not arrogant insolence,
although veiled in language pre-
tended of friendship.
The Catholics want their power
reinstated. Huerta and Felix Diaz
stand between the Catholic church
and temporal power in Mexico.
The capitalist want intervention
army contracts and to exploit the
rich resources of Mexico.
The masterful replies of Gam-
boa to Lind are unanswerable and
Mr. Wilson now says he will wait
and give time for his policy to sink
in.
The Carranza adherents are ov-
erjoyed. They say that they will
not disarm, but will drive Huerta
and his cohorts from Mexico.
Mr. ^Vil8on has not even at-
tempted to induce the rebels to eon-
sent to a peaceable settlement.
Japan has fooled the United
States. F.elix Diaz put one over
the credulous and unthinking
Americans.
France will aid Felix pud Por-
firio Diaz with secret financial aid.
Japan will furnish the arras and
ammunition and Japanese colon-
ists to fight the battles of Mexico
with her enemies. America must
Sack out and become the object for
universal diplomatic ridicule, or
must intervene and bring on a war
that will cost thousands of lives
and millions of money. The soon-
er that Wilson cuts loose from the
cunning suggestions of his Cath-
olic advisers and consults common
(sense and humanity the sooner will
peace be assured in Mexico.
W. W. Ballew.
Corsicana, Tex.
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Texas Notes.
A. Green, Sec., Rockdale,
1 Texas.)
(This week we( publish under the
head of state notes the amendments
of the state constitution adopted
reeently. These amendments
placed the Socialist Party organi-
zation in Texas in the position of
being the most scientifically con-
structed state organization in the
United States. The spirit of dem-
ocracy breathes in every line. If
there are any comrades who think
that he or she win make our state
institution still better let us hear
from yon at once.—E. A. G.)
The gross farm products of the
United States for 1910 were val-
ued at a little less than $9,000,000,-
000. There were 6,300,000 farms,
of which 1,300,000 were mortgaged
but cultivated by the title holders,
and 2,300,000 were worked by ten-
ants. What the net income of the
working farmeri was we do not
know, but the necessary expense
of farming* the interest, on mort-
gages and the rent of rented fartas
must have made quite a hole in the
gross product. Let us hope that
the farmers made at least as much
the corporations.
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"I- am ashmed of civilization
that makes five thousand needy
men dependent on one.—Wendell
Phillips. x
President Praised in Italy.
Rome, August The ener-
getic, "but courteous attitude of the
United, States !toward Mexico is
favorably judged in Italy accord
ing to the Giornala d' Italia in an
article today commenting on the
Mexican situation. It says
"President Wilson has given proo
of political and diplomatic ca
pacity of the first order." Thus
speaks the organ of the Pope
whose policy, suggested by Tumul
ty to Wilson ,is being carried out,
tittle Morris Sheppard wanw
Carranza recognized and arms fur-
nished. • ; y
Governor Colquitt would rush
the army into'Mexico and raise
HelL >
The Americans have been or-
dered to leave and the missionaries
have been called home. Where is
a
JUSTICE" IN BOWIE, TEX.
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BW AMENDMENTS TO STATE
OOKBTITUTION ADOPTED JULY
11, 1913, SOCIALIST PARTY OP
TEXAS.
Amend Art. IV, Sec. 3, 4 and 8 ju fol-
lows.
See. 3. The unit of organization
shall the local, consisting of not less
than five members Not more than one
loeal charter shall be issued to the mem-
bent in one voting precinct or in one
ward in art incorporated town or city.
Bee. 4 Locals may be divided into
brauebe" within the voting precinct or
ward'of not less than five members
each, for convenience in meetings whre
such I* dsired.
Sec. 8. When the first branch is
chartered, charter shall issue from the
parent local, and it shall be known as
branch No. 2, parent local becoming
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Transfer Sec. 6, Art VII to Art IV,
and amend as follows:
See. 11- Each organized county and
local shall have ekclifcide direction
of the business, agitation and organ-
isation in its territory and ia unor-
ganised localities within their terri.
tory. All local dfferenees shall be set-
tled Only by locale affected.
Substitute for Sec. 11, Art TV, the fol-
lowing:
Sec, 13. No party member admitted
within two months immediately pre-
ceding any election for state party of.
fleers or delegates shall be permitted
to *Ote in Ouch election.
BAGBY INTERVIEWED.
Representative W. T. Bagby re-
turned from a special of the legis-
lature to hia home in Lavaca county
last week. The Rebel sent a man to
interview him on the question of
the make-up of the legal legislature
what real farmers were there and
what was the outlook for the revol-
utionary land amendment of the
Hcnters Union. The interview is In-
deed good, our legal friend strips
the cloak of hypocrisy from the
fanner who farms the farmer. He
excoriates prohibition fakfe and re-
cognizes that something must be
done to loosen the grip of the land
lords in Texas. The Rebel's repre-
sentative turned the following ex-
cellent story which We gladly pre-
sent to our reader*;
Renter's Union.
•TV,
S. O. HUtno, <oe.-Trees ,Hanttarffls
Less than one year ago Rev. J.
W. Manney organized the Socialists
of Bowie into a local Since then
we have been active in the promo-
tion of Socialism.
A few months later a small print*
ing plant was secujred 'and fehe
Bowie £cho was launched in the
interest of our local work with
Revs O. B. Kelley and J. W. Man
ney as editors.
Of oourse persecutions quickly
arose, but sorry to say it came from
the church of which one of the
editors is a member.
A few months later while the
editor Rey. 0. B. Kelley was in
the Echo office busy at work, two
of the city officials and one of the
leading bankers entered the office
and quickly prooeeded 'to prove
the editor and his godly wife to be
liars and thieves. And when the
editor denied their charges he was
collared, choked and his nose
mashed. The editor's sister am
the office editor rushed from the
rear of the building to stop the
confusion; they were stood off by
the official, who carries a gun
and brass knucka. ,
Finally they said, "we will go
out if you won't bother us" "ou
with you" was the reply from the
bloody editor. But the "body-
guard" or the man with the brass
knucks lingered behind; when he
was requested to leave the building
the editor was again struck, but
those departing officials quickly re-
turned to pull the editor off of
their bloody and whipped co-lab-
orer
They were arrested, tried and
acquitted. The editor was arrested
tried, convicted and jailed, just be-
cause he denied their charges and
said they were "falsehoods."
It is a violation of the city ordin-
ances of Bowie to curse on the
streets, also to spit on the sidewalk
alao to keep open stores and sell
cold drinks on Sunday, but these
ordinances are violated every week
and some every day in the week,
but no one has ever been arrested
or fined for it. s We need a change
here badly.
Bowie, Tex.
The striking copper miners in
Northern Michigan seems to have
the whiphand as The Rebel goes
jo press and therby hangs a tale
vour exchanges have failed to dwell
,upon. Just this: Copper miners in
Butte, Montana, are organized In
the Western Federation of Miners,
Add to Sec. 1, Art. V:
•—provided that in organized eoun.
tiee the branch secretary shall report
to,.the county secretary
Add to Sec. 3, Art. V:
r-f£n addition to duties enumerated
in Other sections county secretaries
shaU within iheir respective counties
route speakers, collect campaign
funds, distribute literature, send out
ballots and other official matter in-
tended /or locals, and otherwise have
tt same powers and duties as to a
eonnty that are vested in the state
secretary n* to th-! state. -
A4I * new section to Art V:
Sec. 10. The three state organizers
shall be selected at the Bame time and
Change Sec. 8, Art VI, as follows:
Ho tkat nominations be called for
October 1; 15 days each shall be al-
lowed for nominations nnd acceptances,
and so that returns reach the state
office not later than December fi.
Add to Sec. 2, Art VII, the words:
and three organizers.
Add two new sections to Art XI: —
Sec. S. Any motion for state refer-
endum endorsed by three or more locals
shall be mailed by the state secretary
to the various secretaries and members,
at large together with his monthly re-
ports. Such motions and accompany-
ing comment (if any) shall be fur-
nixhed the state secretary in sufficient
quantities in printed ,t>r manifolded
form.
8ec. 6. Beferendums for the recall
of the state secretary treasurer shall
be conducted as follows: All seconds
shall be sent the chairman of the audit-
ing.eleetion committee who shall, if
the required number of seconds are re.
ccired supervise the mailing of ballots
to all locals and members-al-large. Bo-
tunss shall be received by *he secretary
of said committee and canvassed as in
regular elections by the entire commit-
tee. The secretary and chairman men-
tioned herein shall previously have
tieen elected by and *Trom among the
committee. AH necessary xpenses in
curred herein shall be borne by the
state organization
ijTianner t # the ftatc scertary treas-
urer. They shall be routed in prefer-
ence to all other organizers, the organi-
sers receiving the higheht number of
voteg to be given the preference if at
any time it is not practical to route
all of them.
Amend Sec. 6, Art III as fellows:
Sec. 6. The apportionment of dues
aside from local and branch dues shall
he 7 cents for the county organization
that hag four or more locals, 8 cents for
the stiate, provided that when a county
is unorganised or when it has less than
four locals in good standing 15 cents
shall accrue to the state.
Amsnd Article IV as follaws:
8ee. 8. A local shall receive its
charter from the county secretary if
the ceunty is organized, but if the coun-
ty is not organized th^ charter shall be
issued by the state secretary. Within
ten dnys after he charters a local the
county secretary shall report the
name and address of its secretary to
the state secretary, who shall give the
new local its number.
Amend Sec. 2, Article V:
If the county fs unorganized ot has
less than four locals he (the local eee-
"Theie is much discussion among the
public generally as to the fitness of
lawyers as member* of the legislature.
Were it not for the advice and counsel
of them in legislative matters, in draft-
ing and determining the legal effect
of measures presented, there would be
many more diffic,ultieg in the final con
struction of law* than there is. There
are a great many men who poise as farm-
ers in the legislature and decry the in
fluence of lawyers, who are hurt only
because of the fact that their eloaks
ar<$ torn from them and their real mot-
ive and interos) exposed. The leader of
the fight against the warehouse Tblll,
as a farmer, was Representative Raid,
en, who haR successfully represented
himself as a farmer in that body until
this discussion arose. We then discover,
ed that he was not a farmeT J ut a land-
lord working tenants upon shares, they
rnislng more than four hundred bales
of cotton eaeh year; that he was n
ginner, with stock in an oilmill and re.
ceiving upon the seed obtained from
his renters from two snd one half to
three dollars per ton more than they
received; that he was a principal stock-
holder of a bank and wns therofore
moved by every selfish intorest in Its
defeat.
"The real farmer, that is the man,
who together with his family, by thetr
own industry produce the wealth of the
nation is not represented by one«f his
kind in the legislature. And if the rent
er is represented at all, by one who ts
a renter, his voice has not been lifted
in legislative matters.
"It wa farmers of the class referred
r.o, who defeated labor measures intend-
ed for the relief of working men, in the
name of the Farmers Union of Texas
"The condition of political affairs In
Texas is lamentable. Until the people
of Texas make up their minds that
they will not be governed in their choice
of men for office by his position upon
the liquor question, the judiciary will
be filled with incompetent lawyers and
the executive and legislative offb'es
filled by partisans upon this <juestlon
who desire to keep it alive for selfisti
political purposes.
"Texas should be great, not ouly In
area, but should be great because of
the featlessnesg of her state officers tn
the discharge those duties which will
promote the development of her re-
sources the betterment of her laborers
and the advancement of her education-
al interests, but so long as the prohibi-
tion question is made the chief issue
we can hope for nothing except bitter-
ness and strife, the useless expenditure
of the peoples' money at an increased
tax rate.
"I believe that now is the opportune
time for some real statesman with a
mind fixed wholly upon the aeeompllsh-
ment of this great benefit to Texas to
be elested Governor of this Stote; one
who has no other ambition than to
serve the people as their governor, and
to select a legislature of men who will
forget emotional issues and fix their
mindg upon the interegt of the people
whom they represent.
<<I verily believe that the time is
rapidly approaching when by consti-
tutional amendment s plan will be de-
vised by which men will not be permit,
ted to hold large bodlee of tillable
land for speculative purposes and un-
til this time arrives legislation which
protects the interest of the small
farmers and renters should be enact,
ed
"T am one of those who thieves
that there are great interests as well as
the selfishness of petty politicians who
ilesire to keep the public mind excited
over the prohibition question in order
that they may continue their depreda-
tion upon the common people,''
Eustace, Tex, Aug. 25, 19J3.
Mr. £. O. Meitzan, Ilallettsville,
Texaa.
Dear Comrade:—
1 have just received a letter from
Bro. J. L Meek, he says that he is
getting inquiries in most every
mail in regard to R. U. C. H. B.
Association. Some want to know
about the prices olT land in East
Texaa.
I have received several very
reaaonable and liberal offers on
land and for the benefit of those
interested and The Rebel readers
generally, I submit for publication
a few of the many offers, as fol-
ows:
'3.000 acres—East Texas, cut over
land 3 miles from raliroad town
in good community near church
an school*—good land—will sell
all or part. Price $9.00 per
acre.
20,000 acres—Cut over land, rail-
road town oi. tract, part bottom,
well watered and well drained
Soil rich and fertile. Price
$5.50 per acre.
20,000acres in East Texas—A
small river forms one boundary
line. A portion being bottom
and a portion upland. Well wa-
tered and well drained, three
miles from railroad town, well
adapted to fruit, truck and gen-
eral farming. Price $5.00 per
acre.
3,000 acres in East Texas—Rail-
road runs through the land one
station on the land, 20 small
houses, several good wells from
15 to 30 feet deep and one nine
months school on the land, flVft
small spring fed creeks runs
through the land. Practically
all the land is tillable and level
—soil is a dark sandy rich loam.
,, Price $8.50.
If you are interested you should
write at onqeVor particulars to the
General Secretary, J. I. Meek of
Newlin. Texaa, for time is passing
and land prices are going higher
and we must get busy right now.,
Fraternally.
A. J. Rasco,
General Business Agent.
pay t In next week's issue of The
Rebel we will dwell with greater
the omnipotence of Godt Why do f length up this grefljt fight.
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work eight hours and the minimum . „ t . ..
:Ji ^ Shall report and remit to the
wage^is |3.50jw.|a^^bCTraen;),uu #tcfttaly
pet $4 and $4.50 and shaftmen
receive about the same. In Calu-
met wherfe they are not organized
the average wage is $2.75 and the
hours of labor 11 each day. Who
will say that organization dees not
SSElenr.
Add to 11m first sentence in Sec
Arttdo V, the words:
■ ■ nnd. In each such monthly re.
port he, (the secretary,) shall give the
names and addressee of all local seore.
tariee and members-at-large and the
number of member* in good standing
in nach Ideal la his county.
Add a mw SMtton to Ail ▼:
See. 11. Under no pretext (hall the
state secretary or any other state offi-
cer interfere in the internal affairs of
any local or county organization.
Amned Sec. 5, Art. V as follows:
Sec. 10. The state secretary shall
.publish a revised list of local and coun-
ty secretaries and members-at-large not
later than the first day of May of
each year, and shall incorporate with
each monthly report the names and ad-
dresses of secretaries of locals and
counties organized during the previous
month.
Amend Article V as follews: '
Sec. 11, Ho long aR the national con-
stitution provides that certain commit-
tees of a state may initiate or second
national referendums the eonnty secre-
taries are hereby designated a special
committee with power, by majority
vote, to initiate or second national ref-
erendums, but they shaU have no fur-
ther duties as to the state at large. Mo.
tiong to this end shall be polled by the
state secretary though no motion ghall
be submitted until seconded by five or
more county gecretarles.
Amend Bee. 5, Article VI: (Duties of
anditise ftocttim oomgitttoto.)
Place the word "state" before the
word " referendum " in eaeh ease.
Amend «ho same section bjr aiding the
following words:
committee shall
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The Fish and Oyster Law.
Do you know we have a fish and
oyster law in Texas! It was amended
by the last legislature. Do you know
we have to pay state and county tax
on our boats; do you hnow every man
that fishes for 0y*ters has to pay a $t
license; do you know that «very_man
who owns a boat has to pay $1.50 li-
cense for hig boat; do yon hnow that
on every obe hundred pounds of fish
we have to pay 20 seats tax; do you
know we have to pay S cents oa every
{bsrrel of oysters we fish; do you haow
we are prohibited from seining from
the first day of Juno to th eflrst day
of September; do yon hnow that wo
are' not allowed to sell more than BO
pounds of fresh water fish in oae week
o£ .devea days; do yon hnow Mr.
Voter that this money goes to the fish
and oyster fund and ont of this fund
the head fish and oyster commissioner
gets $1800 per yearf He is allowed oao
deputy for eaeh eonnty bordering on
the coast. Eaeh deputy gotg $78 a
month and is furnished a boat too. The
duty of these mea is to sail the bine
waters of the bay, eat state grab and
drink eold beer. As for protection to
the industry they give NONE.
They have allowed Joha Oaiaes to
dam p Lake Austin so that a boat
cannot get in there to fish. They let
the 8ulphur Co., at Bryant Heights
run their refusals in the Later-coastal
canal and hill fish by the ton, bnt they
do not want a laboring sua to mahe a
living out of thoee fish.
Now Mr. Voter do you thiah it is
just and honest to t* hard worhiag
people to keep up a set of old droaes
of no earthy use to the industry!
If such laws did any good and this taj
was spent to benefit the industry it
would be all right, but it is aU taken up
to pay a bunch of useless old snipes.
no use to the industry.
Now Mr. Voter look into this law.
,J. E. Vanderpool,
I Matagorda, Texas.
"No ;
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John Stuart Mill wrote:
man made the land, it is the origin-
al inheritance of the phole spe-
cies. " If so, where is the share of
the young men of Texast Her-
bert Spencer wrote:'' The world Is
God'8 bequest to mankind. All
men are joint heirs to it, you
among the number." If so, where
Ib your share of the heritage?
Emerson wrote: "Have the good-
ness, gentlemen of the world, to
show me my wood iot where I may
fell my wood, my field where to
plant my corn, my pleasant ground
wh^re to build my cabin." That is
it—show us vfhere it is.
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to be
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ber.at.large a report of all such elec-
tions showing how each local and mem
ber-at-large voted.
sent to every loeal secretary
rt of all
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