Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-06-28
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grown q Il social parry lhdlcdLc
an irrurar,.a. Of lis objects and origin
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have hitherto n"cn able to give it.
J., 5n,.,,,..ntsnn un,n ine faction
we WISH ~ "' tNdct J"S''tV' "h" ~
accomplish that purpose. we quote
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rs History, structure anu htth"dN'
written Hv Vincent St. John, gener-
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gard-n5 It's tactics and methods:
As ro,.,l,,;ora,v ors,anizatinn the
IoIng,,;ai WorI,.,. ~ tLn WnyII aims to
,, and Ell ,ant;n. thot Vii ,,t the
r..-,,f,. l.I,',l.t Ni,L III. I..,s,nvnrudsnrq
n Time ana energy. The tactjrs used are
I.t.rn.;n.j .nIaiv NV tho uo,pr of the
,r.,,,';g,,;'n to max, rn,l in heir nse
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N,,t..,.,,. made with an .nnIover are
final All ne,rn So lone ,s the wage svs-
tnn1 lasts : In. an armed truce Al
ANY, favorahle .nportunitv the struggle
f,r mon. control OF industry is renewed.
.T6r Indu,trial workers realize that
fine dav If successful long strikes is past.
l-n1erall ordinary circumstances 4 strike
that is NOT won in iour to six weeks can
not he won bv remaining ont longer. In
trustitiel industry the employer can bet
for afford to tiphf one strike that lasts
six months than he can six strikes that
take place in that period.
THE organization does not allow anv
mart to enter into time contracts with the
emnlovers. If aims where strikes are
nspd. TO paralvze all branches of the in
dnstrv involved when the emplovers can
least afford a cessation OF work.luring
the hrsv season and when there are rush
orders to he filed
The Industrial Workers of the World
maintain that nothing will he conceded
nv the emnlovers eycent that which we
have the mower to take and hold nv the
strength OF our organization. Therefore
We seek no agreements with the en-
Movers
s;Faiiino 70 force concessions from the
eunloyers hv tho strike work ia resumed
and "sahotaoe" is used to force the en-
pioy,ers to concede the demands OF the
THE great progress made in machine
production results in an ever increasing
army o. unen1PVSep tH Wna1d a m
to establish the shorter work-day, and to
slow up the working pace thus compel
mns . ors e"'p''' n'0A' u ''''' = '''' ''
"To facilitate the work of the organi-
zatlon' large initla1lon N ie ty ana oueS are
"Dnrino strikes the works are picket
ed and every effort made to keep the en-
pIoyers rom se.l,ng "orAers s l nm ,. .ne
strike hound shops. All shipments are
refused or missent, delayed and lost II
Pas ad nc ,ho f, e9tent Of ,he nn ln Of
the organization. Interference of the
government orders gong TO jan en-
wbich are u" but another name for the EN-.
ploying class.
In snort me !: W. W. auyoca .;s me ne
the fnll extent of mower TO make good"
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