Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-08
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!, there is an awful gap between per
maps and, the figures given) 100000
states, The facts again prove your
statements to be erroneous L4stated
that the A. F. of L. represents only
per cent of the working GLASS; you
purpoSely miSQuOte me and say work
|ers." The working class of the United
States represent 100000 people-the
real workers, those who must work for
others represent $4,000, 600; by a sim
lind that the A. F. of L. represents less
than Z per cent of the United States
workers, that is If the two millions
were organized here, bqt the facts are
Canada and the United States and as
there are over forty millions real
workers In the two countries, it leaves
per cent.
The latest figures regarding the A.
+. of L. are almost $4,000 short of the
two million mark-the figures are l.,
S52,131. Of course. such a mistake on
your part should not be noticed. There
is no doubt that the A. F. of L. has
shown an increase in membership, but
the underlying cause for this is "reVo-
lutionary industrialism" forced by eco
nomie evolution. The l. w. w. is fore
ing the A. F. of L. to wake up and do
something for the common workers.
Until the L w. w. began TO work
among the steel slaves. the A. F. of E.
bad forgotten about reorganization of
the dead Amalgamated.
One the one hand you call the I. w.
". program clap trap" and "drivel' on
the other hand you say you are accom-
plishing the l. w. w. program here in
Wheeling while they are talking about
it,
Again you state it is an utter false
hood that we have no choice of occu-
patton under the present system All
economic truths and facts prove that
we have no choice, and it takes a bigger
brain than yours to prove it is false
hood
When Industrial Socialism" or the
CO. operative commonwealth is estab-
liSh, then, and not till then, will we
have choice of occupation. l might ask
you what choice have the four million
unemployed?
In giving your reasons for not ac-
cepting my challenge to debate, you
the Socialist Party" has taken de-
cided stand against the /. W. W.; this
is not fact, as the Socialist Party has
never taken stand against any eco
nomic organization. A few Socialists
have taken stand against revolution
try, militant unioniSm, but they are in
the minority. A number of leading So
cialists have also taken a decidedsstand
against the reactionary A. F. of L. Vic
tor Berger declared on the floor of the
last National Socialist convention, held
at Indianapolis, that the A F. Of l.. is
q thing of the past" SO far as any
CO.. AoOA OAA1CS0 " lAAC WOA AAlA6 Chaps AS
concerned. Eugene V. Debs, in a speech
at Chicago, said, THE old craft union
has done its work and belongs to the
past.
The successful termination of the
Lawrence, Mass, TIE Little Falls strikes
and the Maryville7S Ala strike, where
the l. w. w. was organized, is my an
swer to your accusation that it's leaders
are not incompetents. Those who are
prominent in the 1. w. w today, ST.
John, Trautman, Haywood. and others,
were active in the labor movement be-
titution' as the editor of the capitalist
dialy.
Some of this mental prostitution is
still with you when you misrepresent
an organization of which you have
proven yourself grossly ignorant.
You agree with me that trade union
ism has outlived its usefulness when
you say trade unionism is being sup
planted by Industrial unionism." BY the
the sameR statement you disquaify your
assertion that the l. w. w. program is
clap trap and a delusion. That the
leaders in the 1. w. w. are fokers as
you state, is on a par with all the rest
\ OF your tumble; as you cannot prove it.
AS the /. w. W. does not make promises,
but tell the workers to accomplish their
emancipation themselves it explains the
soap bubble theories you advance.
While you fume and denounce, the l.
w. w. is busy organizing adm educating
the workers in real industrial union
ism, and is showing healthy growth.
Really. we can afford to smile
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