The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-07

I uniforms and let YOU know they'll
clean hell out of YOU IL you don't do as
they tell you to- Washington and Lin
coin didn't want the militia. We
didn't have the militia in their days,
but when they got into trouble they
lust cleaned hell out Of the gang. We
were Americans then. They'll tell you
that you're "A lot of foreigners now and
| that's why you need the militia.
thought God Almighty made us all
alike. That's what the sky pilots tell
us from their pulpits, and these for
eigners in our land must belong 10 us
or else these Jesus digging ministers
| lie like the devil. II il hadn't been for
the foreigners there'd be no nation
here. / don't see many Indians in
| front OF me But we love this land,
and by the God eternal, we are going
To own IL.
The foreigners who fought our wars
for us who led in our revolution and
made names i'm our history have left
us debt of gratitude. Your mining
companies leave you no debt of graf
itude. This nation was founded on
strike and no greater strike than the
great strike for liberty that is being
fought throughout the world today.
Use Your brains Teach your chill
dren. Give them all the education YOU
can get for them and teach them 10
elect sheriff who will enact the
| laws.
IF your governor was a statesman
| he would come up here and arbitrate
this strike" she continued, and if the
companies refused he'd say. We'll, I'll
close up your mines There is no
! need of involving the state in this
great debt for militia.
Recommends Use of Fists.
What's the matter with you fell
| lows? Why don't you elect the right
men to public Offices? You elect these
men and most of you take a glass of
beer-scab beer--for your votes and
let II sink into your groggy, scab
brains. You did that and you elected
a scab governor To bring out the mi
litia and camp on company ground
and take care of company property.
This ground belongs to you.
Don't carry a gun or pistol. Let
the other fellow DO that If he goes
after you use your fists and black his
two eyes and then he can't see to
| shoot YOU. I've organized strikers and
I've talked right up TO the 'supe' and
| asked HIM what he was going to do
about IL and he said. Not damned
thing But ] never carried a gun and
the only time ! ever touched one was
TO take il away from fellow who
got into a fight with a mine owner.
I've never had any fights I'm any of my
strikes, either. and | don't want any.
You don't need to have "A fight here.
Just be firm and be peaceful. They
can't operate the mines without you.
You've got the power and the mine
operator knows 1t, but they also know
that you don't know it. Just use your
brains and wake up To the fact that
YOU have the power.
THE capitalists are organized the
doctors are organized, the lawyers
| are organized and the corporations are
| organized to skin you. Everyone's
been organized right along but you
fellows. And today there stood along
the sides of the streets, during the
parade, all the little, sneaking lick
spittles, who bow and kowtow to the
BOSSES
Warns Against Drinking.
1T mas cost the mine owners hun
dreds of thousands of dollars for this
| strike, but they won't want to fight
YOU again They've no love for me.
the old woman, but I've got nothing
against them. They can bring I'm
strike breakers, but the dirty scabs
Will let the walls come in. The gen
eral MANAGER has right to skin you II
| you'll let him because he's got to earn
his salary. God Almighty. women,
what do YOU marry these fellows for?
Mules never betray each other but you
do. Mules will kick like hell, but you
don't
"Militarism is becoming an atmos-
phere disease in America and you see
the girls, the poor little things. talking
| ana laughing with the soldiers who
| come To shoot their fathers"
You women in your prayers to Je-
sus for your children have worked the
good Lord to death and he's hid away
from you. You men voted for the
gang of pirates and despots that take
all away from YOU. And you drink
cheap corporat'n whiskey. / want YOU
BOYS to keep away from the saloons.
I'm no white ribboner but the gun men
are there when you've got whiskey In
you and they'll get you to do some
thing 50 that the sheriff will take you
To Jail and you'll get "A couple of years
IN the pen. Keep away from the drink
while the strike lasts and when IL Is
over I'll buy four or five barrels for
YOU and wen invite the mine managers
down To get "A shine on with us and
there will he no hard feelings.
Treat the Militia Politely.
The stars ana stripes shall float i'm
Calumet and Michigan over free work
ingmen Put on your armor and fight |
the despots till victory greets you If IL |
takes ten years. Observe the law. |