Foreign Language Press Service

I do not pretend to retract my Socialistic beliefs. I write what I think and think what I write. The American government is not frightful to me because I like it for its democracy, regardless of the fact that my democratism is radical. The American nation and its government are orga

The firmer the Zionists and Poale Zionists become in their convictions, the more strained become the relations between these two parties. The following sharp conflicts between the two party organs. Dr. S. M. Melamed, the editor of the official Zionist organ, attacked the Poale Zion as though

John Spargo is a scientific socialist. His books on economic problems are accepted as textbooks in many universities. He is also a man with a very clear head and great insight. And he is not a Jew. Therefore an argument presented by him that coincides with the ideas of a Jew apropos the Jews

"This is a capitalists' war. It does not concern the working people. The capitalists of one country want to ruin the capitalists of another country, and the capitalists of all countries want to slaughter the workers in order to so weaken their class that they will not be able to overthrow the

Brother Benjamin Schlessinger, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers of America, is well beloved and greatly honored by all who know him. It was therefore with a feeling of pain and chagrin that the Jewish workers of the United States and Canada read the news that last week at

Last Sunday, June 16, more than fifty thousand people took part in the picnic held at Riverview Park by the Socialists of Cook County. Americans, Italians, Irish, Germans, Austrians, English, Spaniards, French, Hungarians, Bohemians, Lithuanians, Dutch, Greeks, Bulgarians, Russians,

Joseph Laukis, former editor of the Industrial Workers of the World organ, The Workers' Voice, was arrested with other I.W.W. members, but has been released by the Chicago police. The prosecutor dropped suit against him and seven others. The case of the more than a hundred remaining members o

The Greeks of Chicago today are wearing the blue and white of the Hellenic kingdom, along with the red, white and blue of their adopted land, following a patriotic demonstration Thursday of Greece's entry in the War on the side of the allies. It was the anniversary of the day on whi

The Lithuanians of Chicago are preparing for the greatest celebration they have ever had. The "Loyalty Day" Celebration will take place on July 4 and it promises to be even greater than the recent Liberty bond demonstration, which attracted about ten thousand people. One can judge this from t

The great American nation declared its independence on the fourth day of July, 1776. It placed the fate of its great Republic and the government of its affairs into the hands of its free people. The country of the free became the refuge of the weak and oppressed. Multitudes from every corner

A man entered the State Bank of Chicago and presented a check for forty thousand dollars to be cashed. The check was made out to the order of Charles Kochones (Kisonas) and was signed by L. Wood Gilbert. The bank cashier handed the check to an assistant, Anthony Zalatoris, (who live

The Lithuanian Socialists of Chicago, as we have mentioned before, separated from the other Lithuanians and decided to have their own demonstration on Independence Day. This "demonstration" was a mass meeting which they held in the West Side Auditorium. The most important part of th

The Czechoslovak celebration was our own. For this reason contributions to defray expenses should be accepted only from within our midst, i.e., from Czechs and Slovaks only. Our loyalty to the United States was attested by that event. Our people revealed their faith in the institutions and th

The City Central Workmen's Circle was represented by Shorr, United Hebrew Trades by Hanck, Etkin, and Plotkin. Worker's Institute by Abrams, Nathanson, and Holland, Joint Board-Furiers Union by Weiner, Joint Board-Cloakmakers Union by Fogel. The City Central Socialist Party by Shneide Levin.

The trial of the industrial workers which has been continued for the past few months in Chicago is not far from its end. The plaintiff tried to prove that the defendants, member of the Industrial Workers of the World, are a detriment to the welfare of society. Their agitation and sabotage oft

A few months ago a person active in Russian politics warned the population against too great jumps to the left. "If you strike the pendulum with great force to the left, it strikes out with as much force to the right," he cautioned. Sad as this may be it must be conceded that the warnings of

And so by a vote of forty-eight to twenty the city council has passed an ordinance placing the streetcar system and the elevated lines of Chicago in the hands of nine trustees. The nine are to create a company operating these municipal systems until the year 1928. As a result of this the enti

Mr. V. Gaizauskas sends us the following letter: "It would be very desirable to know how the Lithuanians and other Russian subjects are looked upon in this country. I have had experiences which other Lithuanians also may have had, and I feel they should be revealed publicly so that

The author recognizes that there is much discussion in the press about recognition of the Bolsheviks. In his opinion, if the Bolsheviks can prove that their government is an expression of popular will, it should be recognized. Otherwise it should not. The Bolsheviks suppress everything that r

The commissars are now the actual government of Russia; the Soviets, the organs of government. As soon as tsarism was overthrown they re-appeared supporting the needs of the masses. Power came into the hands of the workers and peasants. The Soviets were more democratic than the government of