The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-07-19
WE WILL NOT co UP TO
PLATFORM OF THE HIGH
BROWS," SAYS PRESI-
DENT HAYWOOD
Gompers and Union
Labor" Denounced
Head of Industrial Workers Re
iterates Statement Right" and
Wrong" Don't Count-Ethi-
cal Aspects Not Considered.
international News service)

CHICAGO. ILL, July ia world
ruled by "roughnecks" is the aim of
the Industrial Workers of the World,
the chief of that organization, Will
liam D. Haywood, declared here in an
interview today.
Everybody else will be brought
down to the "%roughneck' basis of liv-
ing, he added.
ut is not important what happens
to our men out in Arizona" he said.
1T will be more important in the
future how the government of the
United States treats the situation to-
day. A mar going hungry isn't new.
That's too common to excite interest
these days. But a man, even if he
hasn't good clothes on his back, be-
ing denied free speech, free assembly,
the common rights of a dog even, at a
time when so much piffle is being
spread about the country over the war
for democracy, is important-and dan
gerous.
"They can't stop us. No matter
what they do we will go on and on un-
til we-the roughnecks of this world
will take control of all production
and work when we please and how
much we please. The la who makes
the wagon will ride in it himself.
Look at the map. There is North
Dakota. Not a laborer will be found
in the wheat fields of North Dakota
this harvest who hasn't a red card in
his pocket-the red card of the l.. w.
w. All along down western Mime
sofa it will be the same way.
eve are on top in the lumber coun-
try. The agricultural districts are
coming in. When we get a little
stronger we will naturally and quiet
ly take charge of all these things. For
the present we have got to keep on
fighting by every method open to us.
HE'LL" he continued. whats the
use of talking about anything but the
man who works with his hands?"
"The l. w. w" he went on, "seeks
only that kind of men. The old union
labor crowd, headed by GOmpers and
his silk hat bunch, won't get any
where. They're in with the Oppressors
half of the time. We don't go after
the skilled men, although they are
welcome to our organization. We are
not looking for the h%ighbrows.
ours is a r%oughneck gang. That's
what they call us, but when all of our
crowd get this thing straight in our
minds, we will be in a position to die
tate terms to every industry in the
world. How? BY folding u arms
and completely stopping all work un-
til our terms are met.
fsr4 I'm l. 1900 w. -..-t-,.- iii
be no more. The rOughnecks, as the
%highbrows call us, will be the ones
running things. And the highbrOws
will have to get on to our platform
a We are not going up to theirs. The
only right solution of the problem Of
f life in this world is, bring in every
= body down to our basis of living
Haywood denied with emphasis tina
there is any connection between Ger
+ man propaganda in this country anC
= the serious strikes called by the l.. w
w. forces.
n I'VE are not thinking of the wa
- at all in these strikes he said. III
that respect we don't know there is ;
n war. What we are doing is trying t
6 improve the conditions of our boys
their living and working conditions. l
= it is to their advantage to call a strikl
now they will call it without any re
gard to the war. There may be a few
. members of German descent, but tn
Industrial Workers do not think o
geographical lines or races. The.
have their eyes fixed only on the ulti
mate goal-the placing of all labo'
and means of production in the hand.
i of the men who do the actual labor"
3 Mr.. Haywood also made it plail
that the moral questions of fright
and wrong" do not occur to his men
o Ethical aspects of any development
in their fight are not considered. That
is why, the propaganda points out tina
sabotage, both the European methol
of throwing monkey wrenches in tn
machin .ry and even destroying a plan
or the "gentler sabotage" of "dopin.
the soup"-poisoning-does not ap
pear to an l. w. w. as a moral wrong
1t also was set forth that no con
tract with an employer is binding Of
the l.. w. w. for the reason that tn
struggle they are engaged in is a revo
luton, and that any agreement shoul
be construed merely as an arme,
. truce.