The Goodland republic., 1906-07-20
..SociaIist AgifatOrs.',

eating that they hold a socialist agi-
tatOr' in contempt, as they were
low class Of people to be looked down
upon and scOTned as If below them
And often this is done by a class de-
pendent upon labor for their existence
For this class we can but pity, In their
self-satisfed, self hypnOdzed cOndi-
ton it would not be humane to cen
sure them
Yet these same people belong to
unions, whose aim is to better the con-
ditiOn OF the working man. Their IN
ions or orders appoint good men OF
their numbers, which constitute what
they term "a grievance committee
In other words, a committee Of agita-
tors The business Of this committee
IS to agitate for better conditions. II
conditions were ideal, there would be
nothing to agitate. and nothing for a
committee Of that kind to do.
These committees generally look to
officers above them for better cOndi-
tons But these officers above them
vote at the polls for what they want TO
better their condition These are the
men who started the habit OF looking
upon socialist agitatOrs' with con-
tempt. and those dependent upon Ia
Dor who use the expression socialist
agitatOrS,' are simply parrots for their
sO-called suDeriOrs. II the labOrer
would vote for what he wants at the
polls, he would show much better
judgment than he does, running like
a pack Of slaves after their masters
when he waits upon the officials"
sometimes it's a long wait
But further: Thinkers never turn
their nose up in contempt Of anything
they are not informed in 1t is al
ways the superficial class who do not
think Remember this, and keep your
eyes open TO men about you VINO are
thinkers, and you will see they never
carry the cOntemptuOus turned-up
nose Thinkers are always open to
new ideas, always ready to analize ev-
cry new thought or system Of thought
presented They do not refer to the
author Of a thought new to them, as
a simpletOn or beneath their notice.
While the upturned nose is the facial
sign or expression Of the word ignOr-
ance-
The difference between grievance
committee agitatOrs and socialist agi-
tatOrs, is mainly in the manner in
which they would have their griev-
ance settled They are alike in desir-
ing better conditions. The order ap-
points its committee OF agitatOrs,"
while each socialist is a self-cOnstitut-
ed committee of one to agitate, as the
proprietor Of his own vote, votes for
what he wants at the polls, and agita-
tors between elections wherever Op-
pOTtunity opens, and is not Influenced
by some SO-called superior to vote the
sUperiOr's way and against himself.
When capitalists hear you say so
cialist agitatOrs," they think to them
selves, There is one parrot I can de-
pend upon to vote against his own
needs and in my favor" If you want
intelligent people to form a respect
ful opinion Of you, don't turn that
nose up.
The ''agitaung committee" is a good
temporary plank to walk over and get
a little at a time, until, by our votes
we settle things once for all, and get
what we produce, that is, the profit on
our work that now goes to the rich
who toll not neither do they spin"
If you are a member of an order
that has a committee of grievance
agitatOrs," do not refer with contempt
for socialist agitatOrs" until you have
discontinued your committee, for the
existence Of your committee, testifies
to the fact that your real aim is a
unit with the socialist agitatOrs'' in
at least one thing, namely-better
conditions.
The next thing the natural order of
the evolution Of society Cor one Of the
things) is smashing the union" A
slight exemplificatiOn Of this may be
seen in the COlOradO-IdahO conspiracy
to hang the officers, Meyer, Haywood
and PettibOne, thus intimidate other
members, causing them to be afraid
to accept official positions where there
is danger of being hung, and in this
way break up the union. Then cut the
wages Of the working man to a point
Of absolute subsection.
Below we copy a letter sent from a
busting union" firm, soliciting pat
rOnage. Here it is, with a few re-
marks by the editor who published it,
which explains itself:
Busting the Unions"
A firm Of special agents in New
York city have started a new business
that Of creating the open shop for
employers Of labor The letter print
ed below was sent to every brewing
company in the United States CON
hdentially," but a copy Of il fell into
the hands OF a union brewery working
man, who very promptly sent il to
the Appeal to Reason for publication:
''Waddell & Malone. Special Agents.
Always on Duty. 1913 Broadway, New
York, June 1, 1906.-Dear Sir: We
have been requested by several prom
inent brewers, who have had cOnsid-
cradle labor trouble during the Dast
year, to formulate a scheme whereby
the brewers Of the entire country can
unite and move to have, at some future
date, to be determined later, every
brewer declare an open shop and es-
tablish q uniform scale OF wages. At
the request OF this gentleman, we ad-
dress you and ask if you are in sym
pathy with such a movement. We are
addressing every brewer in the Unit
ed States and have been assured that
this matter will be subject for discus
sion at the United States Brewers asso-
citation convention at Indianapolis on
June s, 1906.
"Our business is that Of creating the
open shop for large corporation and
associations We have successfully in
stituted the open shop for the follow
ing corporation. and Of whom we re-
fer to as TO our ability to carry out
successfully any proposition we may
undertake:
e p Ryan vice president and
general manager InterbOrOugh Rapid
Transit company, q Park Row, New
York Henry V. Boyer, secretary the
TypOthetae Of the city OF New York,
$50 Broadway. New York, for which
association we placed thirty-three
printing shops on the open shop basis,
having fought typographical union
No. s. with a treasury Of $4,000, 600,
and which you no doubt know is the
strongest union in the United States
both in finance and in politics; Mr..
Fred Blum. president United States
Price Dye Works, LOdie, n J., having
1,1O0 employees; J. A. Dryden, gen
eral manager Scranton Coal company,
whose business we handled during the
recent suspension in the anthracite re-
giOns; A. 3. Jennings, general man
ager Jeansvilie Iron Works company,
HazeitOn, Pa, for whom at the pres
ent time we are furnishing moulders;
A E Kaibach, engineer Of cOnstruc-
ton Rapid Transit Subway COnstruc-