The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-26
The !. N. W.---vVhat It Is And What It Is Not

spread the message vi iiiNu'e
unionism. Today our agitation IS
bearing fruit. Today we are not
only propaganda power, but we are
the important factor in the labor
movement in the United States.
Today strike of 1000 industrial
unionists will attract more attention
than a strike of 10000 craft union
lists. Why? Because the powers that
be RECOGNIZE in the |. W. ". power
that is one day going 10 overcome
their power. Today the |. W, W. has
almost complete sway over the tex
tile industry. The lumber baronS
are also beginning to feel its power.
On the high seas tand--on the ShoreS)
we have organized the National In
dustrial Union of Marine Transporter
ton Workers. with strong organlZa-
tons on the Atlantic SeaDOard. in
nearly every state we have locals
that are recruiting more and more
workers to our banner. We have
mad more successful strikes in the
past year than the American Fedora
tim of Labor with it's $1,000 different
local unions.
In South Africa the great street
car strike at johannesburg. two years
ago. was conducted by the |. W. w.
In New Zealand and Australia we
have national administrations paying
a nominal per capita into the General
ORGANIZATION. In Alaska and Hawaii
local unions are sprinGing up. In
Europe the syndicalist movement
looks TO the |. W. w. for tactics and
methods of organization.
The |. W. W. is fast approaching
the stage where it can accomplish
its mission. This mission is reVolu-
tionary in character
The Preamble of the |. W. W. Con-
stitution says in part: By organizing
industrially we are forming the struc-
ture of the new society within the
shell of the old" That is the crux
of the |. W. W. position. We are not
satisfied with a fair days wage for a
days work Such thing is inpos-
Sible. Labor produces all wealth.
Labor is therefore entitled TO all
wealth. We are going to do away
with capitalism by taking possession
Of the land and the machinery of
production. We don't intend to buy
them either. The capitalism class
took them because it had the power
to control the muscle and brain Of
the working class industry. Organ
lied, we, the workingclass will have
the power. With that power we will
take back that which has been stolen
from us. We will demand more and
more wages from our employers We
will demand and enforce shorter and
shorter hours. As we gain these de-
mands we are diminishing the profits
of the boss. We are taking away
his power. We are gaining that
power for ourselves. All the time
We become more disciplined. We be-
come self confident. We realize that
without our labor power no wealth can
be produced We fold our arms. The
mills close. Industry is at a stand
still. We then make our proposition
to our former masters. 1t is this:
We the workers, have labOred long
enough to support oilers. From now
on. he who does not toll, neither shall
he eat We tear down to build up.
In the place of the present system
of society where crime, prostltutu-
ton and poverty are rampant, a new
society will arise---a real civilization.
Girls will no longer sell their bodies
when they can get for themselves the
full product OF their labor. Crime
will disappear as the incentive for it
is taken away. Poverty cannot eX-
isl where all are workers and none
are Shirkers. Children instead of
working in the mills will be in the
schools. Mothers will no longer
dread the ordeal of motherhood, from
economic reasons. We will grow,
physically. Intellectually and morally,
4 new race will result, race that
will live for the joy Of living, a race
that will look with horror upon the
pages OF history that tell OF our pres
ent day society.