The Labor enquirer., 1886-05-08

tne Worlu, organized eHecQVely, and de-
voted to the principles of international,
Revolutionary, Scientific State Social
ism, and proceeding upon the CollectiV-
ist theory of. the labor movement.
SECTION 2. DECLARED OBJEcs.--It
has for its specially declared objects the
effective organization, determination and
! education of the tollers of all nations,
necessary preliminaries to its fnal pur-
| pose. This final purpose is to secure the
happiness of each individual upon
the basis of Justice. Necessarily prece-
dent thereto ia the establishment of a
Cooperative Commonwealth.
! SECTION 3. SPECIALIzATIoN-In the
work of determination and education it
is the duty of every member to assist
and aid the organization of the Knights
of Labor, the various Trades Unions,
Oranges, Farmers Alliances and all
other forms of organization in which
the producers have organized or may
organize themselves, and after assisting
such organization to aid in directing
their future action on scientific, educa-
tonal lines. In addition, it is the object
of the l. W. A. to print and circulate
proper literature to hold educational
meetings and discussions to systematic
agitation, TO establish labor libraries,
labor halls and lvceums for the discus
sion of labor topics to maintain fhe
labor press to protect members from
wrongs to protect all other producers
| from wrongs to aid and assist all other
toilers to aid the establishment of
unity and the maintenance of fraternity
between all labor organizations upon the
common ground of Truth to aid an
alliance between the industrial and the
agricultural producers 10 encourage the
spirit of brotherhood and interdepend
ence among all tollers in every state and
land TO ascertain, segreg tie, classify and
study the enemies of the people, their
motives, habits and acts; to secure in
formation Of wrongs perpetrated against
us, and TO record and circulate the same j;
TO arouse and maintain spirit of hostil-
ity TO, and social warfare against and
ostracism Of that portion Of the capital
istic press which is in any way inimical
to the labor movement to Obliterate
sectional and racial rrejudices with a
view to the International Unifcation of
the producers of all lands.
SECrIrN 4. OTHER DECLARATIONS
We favor tie abolition Of war and the
continuous moral, mental and Iysical
elevation of the whole human race. We
propose to eradicate the false impress
sions that permanent redress can be Oh.
tanned bv the ballot as now used, by isO-
lated co ope1 alton or by strikes.
SECTION 5. ORGANIzATIoN.-We pro-
pose prepare for the coming class up
heaval, predicted bv science and pre-
saged bv history, by establishing a
thorough and effective organization, the
only way to secure the Rights of Man.
SECTION 6. SPECIAL Purpose OF North
AMERICAN SECTION.-Re stating and To-
Calling the above, this North A II erican
Section proposes to carry INTO EFFECT
the principles upon which the American
government Eas first founded and which
have suffered perversion at the hands of
and whose proper enforcement is pre-
vented by) the aristocracy and monopo
lists of America We further declare
that the actual enforcement of the fol-
lowing principles of American govern
ment" would be identical with and only
obtainable by the practice Of scientific
collective Socialism in the form of Co.
operative Commonwealth
l. That all men are created with
equal rights.
,. With the right to life and the
means of living.
3. With the rIgTt to justice and to
the things necessary to its enforcement.
4 With the right to liberty and the
conditions essential to liberty.
5. With the right to the pursuit of
happiness in all ways not inconsistent
with the equal rights, life, justice and
liberty of other men.
g. That the only province of "gov-
ernment" is to secure the establishment
of the above rights in fact and not in
theory.
Furth er, that since our existing
American government has become des-
tructive of these ends it is the right aud
duty of the people to alter or abolish it
and to institute new government; lay
ing its foundations on such principles
and organizing its powers in such form
as to them shall seem most likely to eff
feet their safety and happiness.
Viewing the course Of History and the
rise of Tyranny in all past times we de-
clare in our Judgment that as the slave
holders in 1861 precipItated an armed
conflict when they fund the people tri-
umpnant at the ballot box,-so will the
Aristocrats and Monopolists who hold
this government, strive by force to pre-
vent people from reforming 1t by peace
full means. And thus believing we deem
it necessary TO our very existence, and
in sslf-defense to prepare in time against
snch ATTEMPT. and to provide a body Of