Denver labor bulletin., 1916-08-05
minnesota Union Advocate. J

kAllHHesOIa Union AQNOCaIe-l
The rebellious and riotous organiza-
ton which calls itself the Industrial
Workers of the World" seems unwilling
to leave unused any opportunity to show
the cloven hoof-to demonstrate that the
two impelling forces in its activity are
greed for money and love of strife, the
latter always bringing some temporary
notoriety and causing an outpouring of
coin.
1t IS the custom of this lawless and
daredevil organization to send its agi-
tators to places where there are groups
of foreign workers ignorant of our Ian
guage, our laws, our institutions and
their own rights hereunder. These agi-
tators stir the workers up to revolt and
frenzy against their employers. Then,
when all the. money the workers can
raise is safely deposited in the pockets
of the agitators, they leave their de-
luded victims in helpless destitution and
at the mercy of those same employers.
l. w. W. agitators did this in Law
renee, Mass, where the courts had to
be invoked to compel them to disgorge
thousands of dollars they collected for
the benefit of the strikers and kept for
themselves. They did the same thing at
Little Falls. n. Y. where they put the
whole community in serious straits and
then fled to other fields OF exploitation.
They are now causing disastrous strife
in the harvest fields of the Dakotas
against the wish of both employers and
workers whereby the harvests of gold
en- grain are left ungardnered, while their
own harvest of golden gain is steadily
gathered in.
Haywood Lives in Luxury.
These birds of evil omen have recent
ly spread their darkening pinions over
the iron range in Minnesota and started
a reign of terror there. Many miners on
the range quit work to force improve
ment in their working conditions. which
had become intoerable to them. As soon
as the strike started the l. w w. agita-
tors flocked into the region and took
charge of the situation. Miss Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn, a notorious member of
this class, was sent to act as general OF
the miners in the conflict, and she an
nounced in blood -curdling terms what
would follow. Meanwhile, William d.
Haywood of odious reputation, secre-
tary treasurer of the organization, be-
gan collecting funds ostensibly for the
relief of the strikers. and he is now liv-
ing in luxury in Chicago, far from the
scene of strife.
While the Minnesota State Federation
of Labor was in session at Hibbing last
week it took note of the condition OF
the strikers; heard one of them in
pathetic appeal for help; indorsed their
demands for the eight-hour day and liv-
ing wages, and voted to use its surplus
funds in efforts to organize them for
their protection and betterment in case
the Western Federation of Miners, un-
der whose jurisdiction the mine workers
on the range belong declined to do this
work
"Central Strike Committeeman"
The man who addressed the conven
ton in behalf of the strikers declared
that he had no connection with the ].
w. w. and did not speak for it. Then
other miners asserted boisterously about
the hall and among the delegates that
he did not represent the strikers or the
persons who have charge of the strike.
Yet Immediately after the federation
acted in the matter a meeting of So
called Central Strike Committee of the
Iron Ore Miners" was held in Hibbing,
and this man was received by it as its
delegated committee to the State Fed
Grafton of labor convention" and his re-
port of the action of the convention was
acted on. He must have been the dele
gated committee" for he was the only
range striker seen or heard at the con-
vention.
Making Plea for l. W. w.
This so called "Central Strike Com
mittee" sent the federation officials
communication signed "F. Pettinellie" and
"Chas. Jacobson" without authentica-
tion of any kind from any person or or
ganization, in which the position of the
alleged Central Strike Committee" was
stated.