RESOLUTION ON SOCIALIST
UNITY IN AMERICA
The National Executive Committee,
,,f the Socialist Labor Party, United
States of America, at its regular semi
annual session held at New 1 ork city
from January oth bo January 8th,
adopted unanimously the resolution
ou Socialist Unity to he found below
and instructed the National Secretary
of the Party to forward a oopy there
of to the Socialist press of all coun
tries.
WHEREAS, The International Soc
ialist Congress, held in Amsterdam in
ipCH, adopted under the title of “Uni
ty of the Party" the following resolu
tion:
“The Congress declares:
“In order to give to the Working
Class all its force in its struggle
against Capitalism, it is indispensable
that in each country there should be
but one Socialist party against the
Capitalist parties, just as there is but
one proletariat.
“Therefore, all comrades and all fac
tions and organizations which claim
to be Socialist have the imperative
duty to do all in their power to bring
about Socialist Unity on the basis of
the principles established by the In
ternational Congresses and in the in
terest of the International proletar
iat, to whom they are responsible for
te disastrous consequences of the con
finuation of their divisions.
“To help reach this aim. the inter
national Bureau and all parties of
Nationalities.where Unity exists place
themselves at their disposal and offer
their good services."
WHEREAS. After this call was is
sued the various warring factions in
the Socialist, Movement of France—
the Socialist Party of France, the
French Socialist Party, the Revolu
tionary Socialist Labor Party and
four Independent Socialist Federa
tions of different parts of Franct—
after some preliminary work of a Un
ity Conference, met in a joint Unity
Convention in Paris and established
the present Socialist Party (French
section of file Workers’ Internation
al : and, likewise, the warring fac
tious in the Social Democratic Move
meat in Russia—the “majority” and
“minority” factions of the Russia*
social Democratic Labor Party, Let
fish Social Democratic Labor Party
.and the General Jewish Labor Uuioi
of Russia, Poland and Lithuania (Th(
Bund met in a joint Unity Conven
tion in 1900 at Stocholm, and orgau
azed the united Russian Social Demo
•ratio Labor Party: and,
WHEREAS. The experience of th<
Socialists of the above two countries
as well as that of other countries
• where a united and developed party
of Socialism exists, demonstrates—
lirst, the possibility for all Socialists,
recognizing the principles and deci
sinus of the International Socialisi
Congress, to present with immensely
increased effect a united solid from
against the common enemy, tin Capi
talist’and to address a united, har
mouious appeal to the Working Clas
which is so much more responsive
when confusion,distrust and demoral
izutin created by internal strife am
division in the Socialist camp, ar
-eliminated; and second—it demon
strates the possibility of such cc
operation based upon the recognitio
of the right of minority divisions c
a United Party, to advocate their pai
ticular views through their own put
licatious, and their own minority
delegates to National Conventions
ami International Congresses; and,
WHEREAS, The necessity for a Un
ited Socialist Movement in America
is ever more keenly felt and the de
mands for it are ever more, persist
ently and insistently voiced by the
most active workers, the rank and file
of both parties; and
WHEREAS, The decisions of the
recent International Socialist Con
gress, held at Stuttgart—both upon
the matter of immigration, which
recognizes the soundness of the Marx
ian motto for the Working Class,
“Proletarians of all Countries Unite’’
and, even upon the vital questions of
Unionism, which while the Congress
has not yet taken the advanced In
dustrialist position, does take a posi
tion that clearly rejects the principle
that the economic organization is a
“transitory affair,” accordingly, a
positiuu that holds that the economic
organization is sometihng more than
simply a recruiting ground for votes
and funds, but is essential to the
revolutionary act of tlie proletariat—
are, in so far as they affect the jssues
of the American Movement, of a char
acter to present a more acceptable
common working basis for the two
parties, and in view also of greater
* necessity for unhindered constructive
Socialist work and greater opportunity
for it furnished by the spreading of
the present industrial crisis in Amer
ica : therefore, he it
RESOLVED, That, we the National
Executive Committee of the Socialist
Labor Party, in semi-annual session
assembled, desiring to free the So
cilaist Labor Party in the eyes of the
Working Class of America and of the
International Proletariat, of its seem
ing share of responsibility for the
divided, demoralized and retarded
state of the Movement in this conn
try, hereby take the initiative toward
remedyiug such conditions, by elect
ing a committee of seven members
and inviting the National Headquar
ters of the Socialist Party to elect a
committee of like number to a Na
tional Socialist Unity Conference, to
meet not later than the third week of
the mouth of March of this year, in
order to consider whether Unity of
the two parties of Socialism in Amer
ica is possible, and on what special
basis; and be it further
RESOLVED, That if such confer
ence takes place and succeeds in
agreeing on conditions for uniting the
i two parties, such decisions of the
Conference be immediately submit
ted to a general vote of the member
ship of both parties for approval, and
| the date for the closing of such vote
be such, that, in the event of the vote
being in favor of the proposed basis
of unity, steps be immediately taken
that one joint National Convention,
instead of two seperate ones, be held
to adopt—on behalf of the United
Party and in conformity with the
Unity basis accepted by the geneial
vote—a platform, constitution and
resolutions, and nominate eandidaes,
1 etc., and finally,
» RESOLVED, That copies of these
- resolutions be sent to the National
- Headquarters of the Socialist Party of
i America, the International Socialist
f Bureau at Brussels, and the leading
- Socialist and Labor publications in
- the United States and other countries.
The Robbery of
Meadville Bank
The directors of the Commercial
jiauk of Meailville had two great dis
turbing matters to consider at the
special meeting. One of the serious
tilings before them was the robbery of
the bank of 815,000 during the noon
hour by some bold and clever thief.
It seems that the cashier's habit was
to close the bank at 12 o’clock and to
turn the combination of the time lock
hut slightly. In this way at the close
of his hasty lunch he could return to
the bank and open, the vault without
waiting for the hour of one. Evi
dently this habit had been noticed by
some busybody who had passed the
word along until it reached the rob
ber. The news quickly circulated
through the city. There was danger
of a run on the bank in the morning.
Besides this unfortunate event the
other source of worry was the fact
that cash was at a low ebb every
where, so that the problem of replac
ing the stolen funds was a serious
one. There were plenty of well se
cured notes and bonds in the vaults
of the bank to insure the solvency oi
the institution, and while 'the rob
hery would have been severely felt it
times of easy money, it would hav<
been easily remediable by using col
laterals to raise cash, but now con
ditious were such that it looked lik<
the finishing stroke.
The president of the bank, Johi
Wilmot, had some business counec
tious with Amos Wilmerdon of Nev
York and he wired Amos for help
stating explicitly the predicament o
j the bank. The enigmatical repl;
was now being considered by ttr
directors. It read as follows:
“New York, Nov. 1, 1907.
“Have sent Lawrence Rawlins t
take charge. AMOS WILMERDON.’
They looked up this name in thei
directories, but could fiud nothin
except in one of the commercial re
porters the Lawrence Rawlins Dete^
tive agency was rated at $3,000,00f
They rather concluded from this tha
they were to be favored with a visi
from the head of the detective trus
nimself. Wilmot exclaimed:
“It's all very well for him to send
defective, but what we want now
cash. If he couldn’t send us thi
there was no use of goiug to tl
trouble and expense of saddling on 1
our backs a sleuth who will force i
to throw good money after bad.
have no expectation whatever of ca]
luring the robber. lie did too smool
a job.”
So they waited in gloom the arriv
of the late train, which was to brii
in Lawrence Rawlins. At 11:30 p. t
a hack drew up in front of the sii
i entrance of the bank and a tall nn
in a Scotch cap stepped out. I
i hung his long checked ulster over h
irm and nonchalantly walked into the i
bank and greeted President Wilmot. 1
Without more ado he seated himself
rt the director’s desk and pitched into t
the subject at hand. c
“Gentlemen, ” he stated, “1 was £
sent here to assist you in discovering
the robber of the bank and getting i
*11 or part of the money returned.
1'hat is auseasy task and 1 would not .
have come all the way from New York I
Uist for that, but the second assist- I
auce I am to extend to you is of a
much more critical nature; it is to
get enough cash together to ward off
a run on the bank. Am I right?”
“You certainly are correct, that is
what we should like,” replied Wil
mot.
“Well,” went on Rawlins, “I think n
the second problem will be as easy of '
solution as the first was. Here in c
this satchel you will find 810,000 of
the money that was taken from your c
bank. The robber was the artistic f
William East, who after he had made (
the haul came directly to me for pro
tection, but at the same time my t
friend. Amos Wiltuerdou, dropped in (
and told me that this bank must be
saved. I showed East it was no go
this time and he would have to turn j
the graft over to me, less his expense ]
and commission, which amount to
85,000. He turned over the 810,000 ^
unwillingly, as he stated that,such a
haul was a very rare occurrence, es
pecially one so free from danger. Hut
of course he couldn’t well refuse any
such request from me, for he knows
that I could soon put him out of
business. ”
Rawlins then opened the satchel and ,
took out the money, laying it on the
table where they all could see it. I
“Now,” he continued, “the next j ]
thing before you is to guard against
the run, which you undoubtedly will
have in the morning. 1 have thought | j
that over on the train coming down i .
and 1 believe we can handle it all1
right. You must announce that the
robber was captured by me aud the >
funds returned. Next, you get sopie
carriages together to drive over to ;
Srnilax, to Wilmerdou’s works, and
fetch about sixty of the force here by
9 o’olock in the morning aud have i
them form in line in front of the1
bank. Let your cashier bold ’em at
the windows as long as possible. He
caii give ’em small sums of money aud
they cun pass on around to the line
again. They can step up aud rede
posit and in this way they'll help re
store confidence to the institution as
well as prevent others withdrawing
their balances. How does that strike
you?”
The directors were somewhat dum
founded at the brilliant ideas of the
resourceful Mr. Rawlins and without
discussion agreed to his plans. Bulle
tins were hung out announcing the
discovery of the identity of the theif
and a partial recovery of the booty.
Also the readiness of the bank to
pay all depositors in full.
The city of Meadville was tom in
two by the excitement. The news was
the universal thenie of conversation
and stragglers gathered about the
streets to discuss the stirring events.
At 9 o'clock quite a line formed in
front, of the bank aud the anxious de
positors began to clamor for their
money. The men from Smilax con
sumed about the whole day, however, j
drawing out aud re-depositing the
810,000 furnished by the eminent
Rawlins ;so that the bank had on hand
about the usual amount of cash at the
close of business. The directors felt
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confldent by nursing the fund care
fully for a day or two more they could
tide over the run. They sighed with
relief as they saw they were saved.
That evening another special meet
ing was called to which Rawlins was
invited. The spirit that prevailed was
quite different than tho one which
permeated their body the night be
fore. Gloom gave way to gladness,
foreboding to joy, the darkest fears
to the fondest hopes. It had been il
peuse rosa, jjow it was l’allegro!
President John Wilmot voiced this
feeling very happily in a short speech
expressing the gratitude of the bank
for the able manner in which the Hon.
Lawrence Rawlins had handled the
crisis. Also expressing thanks tc
their good friend ia New York, Amos
Wilmerdou, for sending them such
timely assistance.
Then settling down to business thej
called for the detective’s bill. With
out ado it was approved and a furthei
gratuity of 81,000 was granted as s
testimonial. This was, however, ii
a draft of GO days with notice, whicl
was done to preserve the cash reserve
After the meeting adjourned a gen
uine love feast took place and th<
noted room was filled with peace an<
the flavor of Havanas. Iieluctantl;
they departed for their homes,as tbe;
all felt it a pleasure to be in the pres
ence of so great a man as they knei
the Hon. Lawrence Rawlins to be.
When this modem Corleoul return
ed to New Y’ork he reported tho sue
cess of his mission to Amos Wilmei
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don.
“Fine, old man, fine!” euthusiai
tically exclaimed Wilmerdou. “Be
what would you have done in case th
cash gave out ?”
“Well,” replied the sleuth mediti
tivaly, “there was the expedient <
issuing clearing house certificates
left.”
‘‘So there was!” agreed Amos. ‘‘If
those stupid directors had only tnot
of that they might have saved their
*10,000!”
‘‘They may'yet,” said Rawlins; ‘‘it
is not due until ">9 days more!”
FROMW
RECORDS
MARCH 11. 1908.
Locations.
Foothill association on tundra
aliout one-half mile north of lleriug
Sea, and one-half mile west of Rodney
creek, Jan. 1, 1908.
Port Rodney association on tundra, j
one-halt' mile north of Bering Sea, i
and one-quarter inilo west of Rodney |
Creek, .Jan. 1, 1908.
Jupiter association on tundra be- j
tween Rodney Mountain and Rod»ey j
creek, Jan. 2, 1908.
Rodney claim fraction association,
on tundra about two miles north of
Bering Sea, on Rodney Creek, Jan. [
1908, F. Embach et al.
Sabina bench claim, on left limit'
of Nome river, Jan. 1, 1908, Chas. !
Sinclair.
No. 5 above discovery on Solomon
river, Jan. 1, 1908, Harry Cox.
No. G bench claim, first tier on
right limit of Dexter Creek, Jan. 1, i
1908, B. Sverdrup et al.
American, on right limit of Snake i
river, Jau.l, 1908, B. Severdrup et al. j
Paystreak fraction, on Submarine j
beach line, about two miles west of!
Nome, March 11, L. G. Polsky et al.
Bill of Sale.
Chas. Petrson to E. E. McGavack,
a eabiu located on No. 1 and No. 2
Anvil Creek, Nov. o, 1907.
Proofs of Labor.
No. 1 above Bredes discovery on
Shovel Creek, W. L. Betteley.
First Tier bench on right limit No.
2, Holyoke Creek, J. A. McFarland.
MARCH 13, 1908.
Locations.
Paris bench on 1. 1. of Dry creek,
March 12, 1908, G. Thiry.
Pocohoutas fraction on 1. 1. Glacier
creek, Jac. 1, 1908, A. D. Jett.
A. B. asso. claim, r 1. of Nome
| river, Jan. 1, 1908, Laura Snyder
et al.
No. 0 association claim on right
limit Nome river, Jau. 1, 1908, Laura
Snyder et al.
Helen claim at head of Short Creek,
Jan. a, 1008, T. Tallasen et al.
Thelma lode at head of Short Creek,
Jau. 8, 1908, T. Tallansen et al.
White Horse lode on r. 1. of Dor
othy Creek, Jan. 8, 1908, T. Tallasen
et al
Oil'ord lode claim, about one mile
fronj Dorothy Creek, - Jan. 1, 1908* T.
Tall sen et al.
K 'roup, westerly of Blaok Moun
taig Jau. 10, 1908, Wm. Kernan et al.
Ir lian group on west fork of Jack
Creek, Jan. 1, 1908, Geo. Odell
sou
et
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Deed.
oni Frank Brown to Arctic Placer
Mi iug and Milling Co., the Enter
e association claim, situated on
SnJke river at mouth of Bangor
Ci ek, Nov. 22, 1907. .
Proofs of Labor. m
’ Sea View, Ocean View on tifndra
about five miles west of Nome, Ad
diew Anderson.
Oakland group, Sommer group,True
Blue association group, Sour Dough
association group, all being on Flam
beau river; Myrtle group, |ou Myrtle
Creek ; George group on Sommer Cr.
N. O. Weregurst et- ail.
No. (i creek claim, on Laurado
Creek, No. 7 on Laurado Creek, No. 0
on Laurado Creek, Happy group on
1. 1. of Laurado Creek, Monte Christo
on 1. 1. Laurado creek, J. P. Stubr.
Contoocook tract on left limit oi
Bonanza Creek, C. II. Soule et al.
MARCH 1C, 1908.
Locations.
Pasha claim on tundra, about nine
miles west of Nome and about one
mile east of Penny river, Chas. Ras
mussen.
Hunter claim, about one and one
half miles east of Penny river, Feb.
15, 1908, Chas. Rasmussen et al.
Beaver olaim on Bering sea, about
one mile east of Penny river, Feb. 15,
1908, Chas. Rasmussen et al.
Independence lode claim on Mon
arch lode. Jan. 1, 1908; discovery lode
claim on Eureka lode, near American
j-iver, Jan.l, 1908; Sinrock lode claim
on Monarch lode, Jan. 1, 11(08, ueai
Sinrock river; Mexico lode claim on
Eureka lode ; Monitor lode claim on
Monarch lode; Midnight lode claim
on Monarch lode, Jan. 1, 1908, S. D.
Waysmau et al.
Josephine Good Year bench, on left
limit of Sweed Gulch, Jan. 1, 1908,
A. S. Lucker.
Edward the 1st bench on left limit
Fox, Nine Miles creek, Arthur S.
Lucker et al. Jan. 1, 1908.
Surprise lode claim on Sunset lode,
on left limit of Sunset creek, Marcl
12, 1908, J. J. Miscall et al.
Climax lode claim on Sunset lode,
left limit of Sunset creek, March 1^,
1908, Joe Fortune.
Proofs of Labor.
Eagle bench claim on right limit o:
Darling creek; Arizona bench, or
right limit of Darling creek, J. O
Davidson et al.
Alaska Sanskeru lode claim, abou'
three-quarters of a mile in easterly
direction from Bluff near beach, A.S,
Tucker.
Myarluck claim about one and one
half miles east of Bluff. A.S.Tucker
Fendigo claim about one and one
half milea east of Bluff; discover;
claim on Sparuey gulch, S. N.T. bencl
on Fromm creek; Cinnabar lodi
about three miles east of Bluff, dis
covery claim on 9 Mile creek, A. S
Tucker.
Mortgages.
From Champion Mining and Trad
ing Co. to Chicago Title and True
Co. on 66 association claims, wate
rights and ditches, amount $85,877.
Deed.
F. I. Reed to S. D. Maysman, west
erly 20x50 feet in block 56.
Lease.
J. W. Lutschinger to Bert Hestnes
et al.. portion of the Paystreak claim
situate about one and one-half mile
west of Nome, Nov. 15, 1907.
A. A. Chagnon et al to W. A. Hos
kin, portion of bench claim No. 5 oi
right limititf Center creek, Sept. 14
1907. _
The City Bath and Barber Shop i
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LETTER FROM
OLD IRELAND
Ireland, Jinuary 11th.
, My Dear Nephew Patrick,
Pawtucket, R. I.
I haven't sint ye a letther since the
last time I wrote ye, bekase we have
moved from our former place of
livin’ and I don’t know where a let
ther would find ye now; but I bow
with pleasure take up me pen to in
form ye of the death of yer own livin’
unkle, Ned Fitzpatric, who died very
suddenly a few days ago after a lin-*
gering illness of six weeks. The poor
fellow was in violent convulsions the
whole time of this sickness, lyin’
perfectly quiet and intirely spachleBS,
all the while^lking incoherently and
crying for water. I had no oppor
tunitv to inform you of his death
sooner, except l wrote to ye by last
poste, which same went off two days
before he died, and then ye would
have postage to pay. I am at a loss
to tell what his death was occassioned
by. but I fear that it was by his last
sickness, for he was never well ten*'
days together during the whole of his
last confinement, and I believe that
his death was brought about by his
atin' too much rabbit stuffed with
pais and gravy, or pais and gravy
stuffed with rabbit. Hut, be that as
it may. when he breathed his last the
dootor gave up all hopes of his re
covery. I needen’t, tell ye anything
about his age, for ye well know in
June next he would have been just
seventy-five years, lakiu’ ’leven
months, and, had he lived till that
time he would have been just six
mouths dead. His property now de
volves to his next of kin, which all
died some time ago, so I expect that
it will be devided betwixt us, and ye
know his property, which was very
large, was sold to pay his bets, and*
the remainder he lost at a hoss race ;
but it was the opinion of everybody
at the time he would have won the
race if the baste he run aginst hadn't
been too fast for him. I never saw a
man in all my life, and the doctors all
said so, that observed dirrections or
took medicine betther than he did.
He would, he said, as leave drink
bitther as sweet, if it only had the
same taste. But, poor sowl, he will
never drank any mere, and ye haven’t
a liviuz’ relation in the wide world
except meself and your two cousins
who was kilt in the last war. I can
not dwell on. this mournful subject
any longer, and shall sale my letther
with black sailin’ wax and put it in
your unkel’s coat of arms, so I beg
you not to brake the sale when you
open it, and don’t open it until two
or three days after ye resave it, and
by that time ye will be well prepared
for the sorrowful tidin’s. Yer old
sweetheart sends her love unknownst
to ye. When Jerry McGehee arrives
in Pawtucket, ax him for that letther,
and if he don’t bring it from amongst
the rest, tell him it’s the one that
spakes about yer unkle’e death and
sailed in black. I remain, your affec
tionate old grandmother,
BRIDGET O’HGOLEGAN.
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