The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-04-13
NO PLACE FOR TREASON OR
SOCIALISM IN GOLDFIELD

In its imms of April 6. "The Industrial unonB Bulletin, = If Chicago. which
eso the World devoted its entire editorial spacet TO a review and criticism of
editorials OF the local labor situation, appearing in The News of recent date
The article refers to he News as tn 'm0uthpiece Of the business an mining
the Industrial Union, Tor the Industrial Uniond oesno discuss the labor snua
tOn IS it exists in aoidheld. but contentsi itself with a defense and elaboration of
thu principles and theories of socialism. With this W have n concern, for in
the language Of an eminent statesman, it is a condition and lot a theory that
child in aoldheld who has a dollar invested, or who depends pom his daily labor
for the suaenance Of himself. wife and children.
There are two wen-dehned classes Of socialists. The educated theorist who
claims to have eliminated greed from his nature, ant who pirates Of the equality
any more this worlds goods AM more happiness than himself. The the0rst
is a fraud, and should be watched by the authorities, as mild forms of lunacy
son drift % violence His only danger is to himself and the bad seed h sow
The uneducated socialist is thu dupe ant tool of the theorit He is to be
piied and reasoned with. But as a rule. he las passed the stage If reason and
has arrived at that fixed position where he is actuated by prejudice, malice and
He is souredo OF mankind, an everyone is his enemy. He speaks of his
employer as his master his "owner,, and he is the wage slave, and his
condition is that IF hopeless. serfdom' 1t eve occurs to him that by saving
a little from his wage that he could soon release himself from wage slavery
but he has m TO the belief that the only way to gain freedom is to kill his
employer and loota and destroy his property. Pull all down tO his level and not
build up to a common level. is his idea.
1t is with this latter class W re have to deal in oodhed,. in this crisis The
theorist III is poisoning the minds of the toner. is to b found behind his desk
N IN nus se .ma0i's nws ,sns. TO- 30 saI mum .raaons .sm .s..o ~ svo,viua n,cturssa -
pattudes from he wreathes of fragrant smoke that urls above his he'd, as he
leans back kin his easy chairs and thinks IF the time when Ill me shall live like
monkeys without wage and without work. These theorists are to be found here
in ooldheld, wenfortfed ii thu inner ecesses Of the socialist headquarters
drawing fat salaries and living OF the best OF the land. They IRE thu fellows
that set up the job that puts the welpaid wage WORKER "on the bum and sends
him to HI bread line and soup house OF charity There are hundreds of gaut
moguls at headquarters finally consent to permit them to go to work. 1t is a
long wait The leaders must get a little more salary; they must make a little
while longer. : few more loave Of bread ill keep their starving wives and
children from tn mad house and mmgus until they can complete III cean-u up;
the nine ownersw will probably buy them off; that is the big killing So they
reason.
MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE BUT NO TRIBUTE
But let it be understood. the anime wner and business mel OF aoldheld will
let their ousesb burnt % The ground and their inc cave to the bottom and their
goods rot oil their shelves before they will ever pay a cent of tribute to these
nighwaymen. Millions for defense tut not a cen of tribute is IL watchword
10Y as when Patrick Henry flung it intot he teeth OF the oppressor. The social
it crowd preach that their is a fight lot so much for nfea as for principle So is
thu fight IN the part of the mine owners Their principle is that every man is n
titled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and the full enjoyment of
thu fruit If his industry, frugahty and virtue, lawfully and honestly acquired
has earned an saved, whether in the gmseo of an adherent # a prescribed
economic system or as a commons thief, should be regarded and treated with the
came dirrust he business interets of Godhed have already given II all they
intend to these malcontents. They have granted them the highest wage scale
the shortest om ant the bestm mine conditions of ny mining camp on the west
IN hemisphere. They stop at that They refuse to turn W to them their bust
ness and their property and live a commune with them The constitution of the
ness conduct, and our great prosperity has come about through a system which
permits the worker in mine, factory or office, to reap the benefits of his superior
and it vas intended that everyone who had a business or occupation should at
tend to it and let other people alone in the prosecution of their calling. Under
this system, thu wage worker of today may become the capitalist of the future
The business men of Godfed are patriotic American citizens, who will protect
the ag m thu constitution and claim for themselves the rights privileges and
immuntie thereby bestowed. They will grant to others all they claim for them
sslves-a just return on their capital whether that capital is money brians or
Drawn.
OF course in the discussion Of this question whether in general or as applied
locally it is fruitess to appeal to the patriotism OF the IndusuialW Workers OF the
World, to he flag and the constitution. This organization is seditious, revolu
tionary md reasonable. This vas show only recently in aOldheld when the
Gag and h constitution were revned and spit upon. 1t was shown in San Fran
cisco recently in a disgracefl public demonstration. 1t is shown in the very
organ of he Industrial Workers-the Industrial Union Bulletin of April 6
din the editorial which is devoted Ito The Godhsd News, in which the follow
ing appears:
.what thu L W. W. seeks is to enetuate in organization If. h working
classes for III sole purpose of TAKING POSSESSION OF, and operating and in
suriug to every workert the fruit of his ton-that collective product now as
capital If in the processo OF carrying out tisp programme We find it necessary
AND WE PROBABLY WILL-TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE MACHIN-
cry OF GOVERNMENT. WE SHALL DO so. and W e shall do that for the
sole purpose If CHANGING ITS POLITICAL CHARACTER"
The programme of the Industrial Workers of the World. is revolution civil
war. for the purpose Of changing the present form of government into a COM
nun Ev~y man and woman who adhers to that organization is a party to