The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-26
A TREAsoNARLE ORGANIZATION.

The press OF the country Is becom-
ing aroused to the danger that lies In
permitting the organization known as
the Industrial Workers of the World
to continue it's propaganda among the
ignorant foreigners and hobo element
in various localities. Some of the most
| influential newspapers demand that
| the laws against treason and sedition
be put in motion before the anarchists
who are leading their dupes into peri
lous paths have gone too far.
| Hatred of the stars and stripes is
the chief article in the creed Of these
agitators. They disclaim in fiery Ian
guage against the right of officials
elected by the people to enforce the
laws. teach that no man has a right to
govern another, and that the only way
to bring about the conditions they de-
sire is to destroy property and main
or kill the employers.
Intelligent American workingmen are
never found among the supporters of
these blatant demagogues; their ap-
peal is to that class of newly arrived
aliens who have sought here a sanctu-
ary from the tyranny-or imagined
tyranny-Of European nations, or to
the idle shifters, sons of rest" who
are always looking for free meal.
This class is informed that they have
right to oVerturn the government by
force if necessary. and that violence is
not only their prerogative but their
bounden duty. The people these agi-
tators work upon have not been here
long enough to imbibe the real spirit
Of American institutions, and when
they see the authorities supine before
the threats and defiance of the froth-
ing malcontents they conclude that
rear is the cause and take courage to
follow the incendiary urgings.
The situation thus brought about is
already grave. Many cities have paid
heavily for not suppressing the incen-
diary gang at the outset and others
will find themselves in like case unless
they take hold of these agitators firmly
and suppress them. The United States
government should act in the matter
promptly, also. before the poison
spreads beyond control of the smaller
bodies polite.
The l. w. w. is utterly opposed to
trades unions. It's leaders sneer at or
ganized labor as too complaisant. |
Nothing but violence suits them. They
are glib takers, have the gift of spe-
ciOus reasoning and spread their bale
ful doctrines by means of speakers who |
can address the aliens in their own
tongues. Once in a while they get a
solid rebuff, as has just happened in
Minot, also at Philadelphia, where the
longshoremen are on strike
Selling upon the discomfort at Phila-
delphia, the I. w w. sent a lot of or
ganizers and orators into that city and |
tried to induce the strikers to march |
under their red banner, but the real |
Workingmen spurned them and in eff |
feet chased them out of the city. This
Is what will happen every time the |
American or the educated foreign |
workman gets a whack at the I. w, w. |
but these chances aresfew; the leaders |
are too cunning to risk failure and ex- |
Dosure often; yet they are carrying ON
The propaganda of violence and treas
1n among a class that is lily y-prepared
mentally to withstand the insidious
'alsehoods which are the stock-in-
.rade Of these traitors. The sooner
hey are put behind bars for long
,erms the better for the country at
arge.