Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-08-09
Preamble and Constitution of the InduStri/ Workers OF
PREAMBLE.

PREAMBLE
The working class and the employing class have nothing
mon he can be no long hunger and want found
among millions of working people and the w up
ploying class, have all the good things of life.
Between these two classes struggle until the toll
es come together the political well the industrial field
and take and hold that which they produce
economic organization of the working class without aaon
any political party
ment into fewer and fewer hands make
unable with the power employing
because the trades unions foster of things which allows
Of workers to be ped against another set of workers the
trades aid the employing class mad the
belief that the working class have interests in with their
EMPLOYERS
These sad conditions changed
working class upheld only by organization formed in such
work whenever strike lockout department
thereof thus making an injury to one an injury to all
Therefore the working GLASS; unite under following
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE l.
Section This shall be The Industrial
Workers of the World
Sec (a And shall be composed of thirteen 3) Interna-
ional Industrial Departments subdvded industrial unions of
closely kindred industries the appropre organizations for
sentation departmental The
national and National Industrial Unions shall have complete
dustra autonomy in their respective internal affairs provided the
These departments shall be designated follows:
Department of the Mining Industry.
Department of the Transportation Industry.
Department of the Metal and Machinery Industry.
Department of the Glass and Pottery Industry.
Department of the Foodstuff Industry.
Department of the Horticultural Stock and General Farming
Industries.
Department of the Building Industry.
Department of the Textile Industries.
Department of the Leather Industries
Department of the Wood Working Industries.
Department of the Public Service Industries.
Department Of the Miscellaneous Manufacturing
OBJ Central Bodies-Centra bodies of ()
local unions two N more industries and shall be known
Industrial Councils
@ Local UnionsIn such industries not organized and
represented on the General Executive Board
d) Individual MembersIn such places where there not
sufficient number workers local union
dusty complying with the following Constitution and paying such
dues and assessments hereinafter be provided for
Sec The financial and industrial affairs of each International
Industrial Department shall be conducted by Executive Board of
less than ) than CD selected and
Department provided that the Executive Board and general member
ship of the said International Industrial Department shall at all times
be subordinate the General Executive Board of the Industrial
Workers the World subject appeal and provided the
of such referendum shall be borne by the International Industrial
Departments of International Industrial Union Unions involved
Sec Industrial Councils shall have jurisdiction local af
the unions of which they composed but shall at all times
be subordinate the Industrial Workers of the World and submit
of their constitution to the General Executive Board for
Sec, Unions provided for Art Sec c) shall
directly Board of the In
dusta Workers of the World and local constitution for their
must be approved by the General Executive Board
OFFICERS SELECTED AND THE DUTIES THEREOF
Section The officers of the Industrial Workers of the World
General Executive Board composed of the above
member of each Industrial Department
Sec q President the General Treas
from the floor the Convention and the
@ candidates for each respective office receiving the greater
the Convention shall be submitted to the general
membership of the Organization for election
DUTIES OF GENERAL PRESIDENT
The General President the Executive Head OF the In
dusta Workers of the World and its chief Executive Officer He
shall be nominated and elected as provided for IN Art H. Sec and
shall hold office until his duly elected and installed He
shall preside all Conventions and meetings OF the General E
Industrial Workers of the World and he shall be
only deegaeaarge to the General Conventions He shall con-
General Executive Board whn his judgment the
interest of the Organization and he shall convene the General Ex
requested writing by majority of the
bers Board He shall the written request of one hun
OO representing not less than three @ indus
membership of not less than $1,000 members call