At its last meeting, the Slovenian Socialist Club, in Chicago, drew up the by-laws and regulations for the Slovenian Socialist Federation in America, and asked that these by-laws be published in Proletarec for the purpose of public acceptance. All comments pertaining to any changes must be sent to Mr. Anton Preshern.

The Slovenian Socialistic Federation in America is the propagator of the socialist program of the Socialist Party in America.

MEMBERSHIP

Every person, male or female, of Slovenian descent, who is 18 years of age, and who recognizes the socialist teachings, will be gladly accepted as a member of this Federation. All members, active or inactive, of any socialist lodge in America automatically become members of this Federation and may exercise their rights to vote.

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PURPOSES

Purpose of this Federation is to spread socialist propaganda either in writing or in speech, and to spread socialist doctrines in America and Jugoslavia.

In order to fulfill these purposes, the Federation will organize lectures, and will print books, leaflets, pamphlets, newspapers, etc.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

All affairs of the Federation will be supervised by the board of directors, which will consist of three branches: administration, editorial and controller.

The administration branch will be supervised by six members: president, vice-president, financial secretary, editorial secretary, archive secretary and his assistant. The editorial branch, as well as the controller branch, will be supervised by three members.

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ELECTION

In December of each year the Federation will hold an election for a new board of supervisors. For this election our first secretary will send a printed ballot to all clubs in America. On distributed ballots, will be printed the names of candidates. Because each club has its own election rights it is permitted to elect its own candidate. In such an instance the name of the candidate printed on the ballot can be scratched out and the candidate desired by the club may be substituted.

The final decision in the election will depend on the majority of ballots received by the substituted candidate.

In case of a tie in votes, a new election will be ordered.

All ballots received after the month of December will be valid.

Any changes desired pertaining to the election regulations must be not later than the month of November.

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FEDERATION PRESS

The official organ of the Slovenian Socialist Federation will be Proletarec. The owner of this publication can be any member of the Socialist Party in America or Jugoslavia, who belongs to some club. The editorial management is obliged to print any announcement, article, debate, etc. , no matter what the critics say.

In exceptional cases the editor has the right to request a correspondent's identification as a member of the club.

The treasurer of the Federation is requested to publish a financial statement every fourth month in the official organ.

SOCIALIST CLUBS

In every town or city in America, where a substantial number of Socialists live, they have the right to organize their own club and elect their board or supervisors. Monthly reports of their doings will be accepted 5 and published by Proletarec. Every Socialist living in Jugoslavia can be a member of any club in America, no matter what nationality this club represents.

SOCIALIST COURT

In case of a misunderstanding, or a quarrel between members of the Club, such affairs must be settled by the Club, or the Federation Honor Court.

Each court consists of five members. In case of a tie in voting the president's ballot will be the deciding vote.

If any person in a case shows dissatisfaction with the court's decision, he has a right to appeal to the Federation Court, whose decision will be considered final.

SUPERVISORS‘ DUTIES

In case the board of supervisors shows lack of interest in fulfilling 6 their duty, five members of the Federation can submit their complaint to the secretary-treasurer, who will ask the entire membership for its opinion by a vote of trust. In such cases the board of supervisors will be suspended from their offices until the members‘ opinion is crystalized.

In case of the resignation of any member of the board of supervisors, the secretary will announce new elections.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE FEDERATION

The official headquarters of the Slovenian Socialist Federation is in Chicago, Illinois.