Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-08
ORGANIZED
DISORDER
Copy Of the Methods Of
Industrial Workers to
Paralyze Industry
WRECK PLANTS is URGED
Revolutionary Organization
for Purpose Of Making
Constant Trouble

The following Tactics or Meth
DDS" of the Industrial Workers OF the
World are reprinted from a copy Of
the same that is published and sent to
the members from headquarters.
These show to what length the mem
bers are urged TO go in order TO win
their end, and they also confirm the
impression made by the letter pub
lshed last week that the order IS
revolutionary in character and has
FOR it's chief purpose the overthrow
OF the government The Tactics
or Methods" of the order follow and
are worth a careful study by every
citizen:
Tactics or Methods
AS revolutionary organization the
Industrial Workers OF the World aims
to use any and all tactics that will
get the results sought with the least
expenditure of time and energy. The
tactics used are determined solely by
the power of the organization to make
good in their use. The question of
Fright and wrong" does not con-
Germ us.
No Terms Final
No terms made with an employer
are final All peace so long as the
cage system lasts, is but an armed
truce. At any favorable opportunity
the struggle for more control of in
dustry is renewed.
The industrial Workers realize that
past. Under all ordinary circumstan-
ces strike that is not won III four
to six weeks cannot be won By re-
naming out longer. In trustihed in
dustry the employer can better at
ford to fight one strike that lasts six
months than he can six strikes that
take place in that period
To Paralyze Industry
The organization does not allow
any party to enter into time contracts
when the employers can least afford
strikes are used to paralyze all
branches of the industry involved,
whe nthe employers can least AFFORD
a cessation of work-during the busy
season and when there are rush ord
ers to be filled.
The Industrial Workers Of the
World maintains that nothing will be
conceded by the employers except
that which we have the power to take
and hold by the strength of our Or
eauization. Therefore We seek no
agreements with the employers.
IT, ~ee+-ov "--hinery
Failing to force concessions from
the employers by the strike, work
is resumed and sabotage" is used to
force the employers to concede the
demands of the workers.
(The word sabotage" is a slang
French word, derived from the wood
en- shoe and means to hamper. to
muddle up or destroy. 1t came into
notice during the French railway
strike, when it was used to denote a
confusing of the trains, or obstruc-
tions placed in their way. In the
sense used here, it is taken to mean
a persistent tampering with the ma
chinery of an industry so as to rem
der operation unprotitable) Ed.
The great progress made in ma
chine production results in an ever
increasing army of unemployed 10
counteract this the Industrial Work
ers of the World aims to establish the
shorter day, and to SLOW UP the work
ing mace. thus compelling the employ
ment of more and more workers.
To facilitate the work OF organiza-
ton, large initiation fees and dues are
prohibited by the l. W. w.
During the strikes the works are
closely picketed and every effort made
to keep the employers from getting
workers into the shops. All supplies
are cut off from strike bound shops.
All shipments are refused or mlssent,
DELAYED and lost if possible, Strike
breakers are also isolated 70 the full
extent of the power of the organiza-
ton. Interference by the government