Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-05-05
The Miners Revolution
by l. M. Hawver. }

Women and children have been murdered by the hired
hand. Of the Rockefeers and the other money barons
The valley. of the Rocky Mountains saturated with
the blood Of workers who have been forced take up
in defense of their homes and families
Rockefeller at the congressional ation. made
very plain the entire labor that he would
spend millions of dollars before he would grant the
the right and the other for
which they strike. He the main spok kesman Of
Wall and in making this statement he expressed
the decision OF all his and the words convey
ulmatum only the strikers in Colorado. but
the entire American labor movement.
They will spend every dollar they possess in order
to keep the workers slavery Rockefeller
ment at Washington subs.antiates this fact They will
forhy their properties with and machine guns.
and their thugs and with modern rifles o
annhiate the miners who making effort to get up
from their knees before the despotic affairs of
oppression
These miners making noble effort. They
shaping constructive legislation. They fighting the
Rockeielers with the that being used
against themselves. The miners al practical
If the Colorado miners had been a part Of that dead
submissive clan OF the labor movement there would
be enough of them left tell the story OF how the
militia invaded the coal fields Thousands of them would
be lying dead the cavities OF old Mother Earth But
they fought for their lives and there still few
OF them alive.
u
begun by the Rockefeller agents Rockefeller decided
to enforce his conception OF right with the power Of
might but he found the miners had embraced the
basis OF action Labor organizations do court the
Of physical and mechanical warfare. but when the
decide that they will invoke bloody war; then
labor must comply with the law Of action or allow
itself O be annhilated.
But labor doe. consider THE eoasagsacy time
Of and thus when the army of the owning class
makes its invasion. the workers prepared Be-
OF this condition the lives of many and
children sacrificed in the Colorado coal zelda But
e, this disgrace labor again. Let the
rce that have made in Ludlow teach the Lesson
OF being prepared for the arrival Of the companys thuss
and assassins
The Rockefelers have made their statement--you
have received their utimatum They going spend
every of gold they possess thugs and
artillery before they will grant to the workers the
cessons which the deem essential to their existence
What you going to do about np
The lesson that must learn is that will ult
matey have to fight for a living. wives and
children die by the steel bullet. of Wall
West Virginia. Michigan and Colorado have furnished
proof of this.
Workers, arm yourselve. for the coming crisis Ele-
giant furniture will keep steel bullets from piercing the
front door of your cottage but if enough of you will
make decision machine guns will do it. If you don't
you should be held responsible for the murder of the
and children.
When hundred. of your mothers, wives. sister. and
babes have been slaus shtered i. time for
.der the situation and employ weapons forcble
than mere resolutions What do you sayp 1t i.
possible of course. for every whose heart beeds
because of the Ludlow assassination go Colorado.
but at least could make protest at home by throwing
the country into general strike We should throw the
country into industrial rebellion that would be felt
from 10th street and Broadway the Pacific coast
Talk it with your fellow workers. and
something. And in the meantime remember that the
miners in Colorado alive today because they took
up arms. but because they failed install their machine
guns before the strike. they had pay the penalty of
their negligence and careessness with the lives of their
and children. See it that the working class is
again guilty OF such poor judgment and never
again place themselves in such position that they will
have pay such abnormal pnce vas forfeited in
this miners revolution.