New-York tribune., 1917-12-31
Pamphlets That Caused
Arrests in Chicago at
N. Y. Headquarters
Also Disloyal Songs
Literature Includes "Sabot-
age" by Elizabeth Flynn and
"Shall FREEDOM Die"

Copies Of the offensive literature
which caused the Federal authorities OF
Chicago to raid the principal headquar-
ters Of the |. ". W. there last Saturday
arc now on sale at the New YORK
branch of the organization, - St.
Marks Place. Despite the fact that
they have been on sale for two months.
and regular meetings have been taking
place there for the raising OF money 70
defend the indicted |. ". W. members
in Chicago, no action has been taken
by the local office of the Department
Of Justice.
A visitor at the ]. ". ". headquar-
ters here yesterday afternoon found
meeting in behalf Of the Defence
Fund" in progress. As soon as the
presence of a representative OF the
"capitalistic press" become known the
meeting adjourned hurriedly.
Two of the offensive pamphlets whleh
caused the raid and coniiscation oy the
Chicago authorities were on taole III
the /. ". W. headquarters YESTERDAY IN
plain view. They were entitled Shail
Freedom Die ," and 81. ". ". Songs 10
Fan the Flames Of Discomfort Hang
ing on the wall, not for sale but so al
the members who wished could reau
and studv il. was aonther volume.
called sabotage" by Elizabeth Guriey
FLYNN. one of the indicted |. W. w.
men. bers, now out on bail.
The I. W. W. songs are parodles on
old and popular airs. The scarlet vol-
umc also contains prose paragraph
one. for instance, reading: war is
He'll for the workers. Let US MAKE the
Class War nightmare for the MAS
ters."
Some verses from one long song
written 70 the metre Of Sunlight fol-
low:
Verse Attacks the Navy
When was hikin' round the town 70 h''u u
I saw sign "A thousand men are wanted
To ,ate a trio around the world in Uncle
Sammy's feet. .o,+
I signed my name a do7cI times upon srea'
big sheet.
CHORUS
s.r ,rht. s,ung right. S-T-U-N-G.
..tun- nght. stung risht. b. H. Mars 'na'
When nv term &c over and again I'm free
.rbs-eil lc mo- more trips around the world
icr me.
one day dude in uniform TO me COM
menced to shout; ,,-,..
I simply plugged him in the jaw and KNOCKED
him down and out
They slammed mo right IN irons theh h"u
said. "You are a case.
On bread and water then lived for twenty
seven days.
Some time ago when Uncle Sam ne had
war with Spain. -.
And many OF the boys III oIue "eie ~ ~"
battle slain.
Not ali we're killed by bullets. though-no'
not By any means; III, L.
The biggest part that died were killed by
Armour's pork and beans.
The pamphlet "Shall Freedom Die
which was eonfscated by the Federal
authorities as "being exceedingly dan
gerous," addressed the following TO
Labor's Bravest":
"The following pages are dedicated
10 YOU with the knowledge that when
YOU have read them you will know
that a black and ominous conspiracy,
uncaualled in history, is working 10
throttle your hopes. shackle you TO
actual slavery and bind your children
down as serfs TO those who nave CON
spired the great industrial kings.
"In a secluded office on Wall street
or luxurious parlor of some wealthy
club on lower Manhattan, some score
of Americas kings OF industry, cap
tains of commerce and kaisers OF
finance met in secret conclavo and
plotted the enslavement of millions
Of workers. Detalls are oo-
scured. The paper on which these
lines are pencilled is criss-crossed by
the shadow of the prison bars; my
ears are beset by the clang Of steel
doors, the jangle of fetters and the
curses of jail guards. Truth before
it can speak is strangled by power.
Arrests Called Historic
"Yet the big fact looms up. like
mountain above the morning mists;
organized wealth has conspired to en-
slave labor. and in enforcing its will
il stops al nothing, not even midnight
murders. II has laughed at law, sub
verted popular government, local, state
and national. and spread a network OF
protected villsny from coast to coast"
Under the caption Making History"
the writer continues:
'"On September 28. 1917, climax OF
that conspiracy was reached when
Federal grand jury, convoked for that
especial purpose and assisted By the
shrewdest legal talent of the United
States government, returned indict-
ments against l66 officers, members and
sympathizers of the Industrial Work
ers Of the World, North. East, South and
West. They are now being arrested and
brought in chains 10 Chicago for trial
on the general charge of conspiracy.
Organized labor is pitted against or
ganized capital in the greatest contest
Of history, and TO imperialistic capital
il shall be a Waterloo of wealth. or for
the Spartan |. ". ". it shall mean
Thermopyle Of Labor"
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn's book "Sa-
botage." hanging on the wall. contained
not only definitions Of sabotage, but
gave specific directions 20 the members
OF the |. W. W. how it could be carried
out in all factories.
At the meeting, which ended so alb.
ruptly, il was learned later, represent.
atives (of the garment and needle
trades were present and pledged that
their unions would separately circular
ize their members and collect money
for the defence of the indicted |. ". ".
members.