American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-21

/ had a Job once threshing wheat,
worked sixteen hours with hands
and feet.
And when the moon was shining bright
they kept me working all the night.
One moonlight night. | hate TO tell, /
accidentally" slipped and fell.
My pitchfork went right In between
some cog wheels OF that ~threshing
machpe.
Next day that stingy rube did say. I'll
bring my eggs to town today;
You grease my wagon up. you mutt,
aud don't forget to screw the nut"
| creased his wagon all right, but
plumb forgot to screw the nut,
And when he started on that trip. the
wheel slipped off and broke his
hip.
And then that farmer said. You Turk
/ bet you are an | Won't Work"
He paid me off right there. BY Cunt
SO / went home and told my chum.
Mex day when threshing did COM
mence, my chum was Johnny on
the fence;
And pom my word. that awkward kid,
he dropped his pitchfork. like /
did.
No l. ". W. can succeed In business.
Given the opportunity he Graves. he
would fail. He Is not constructive. but
destructive. He Is not a builder, but
a destroyer. His only weapon is
force-the right Of might. No n
ever found an /. W. w. advocating
building something; Il is always tear
ing down something. Their songs are
printed 10 fan the flames OF dlscon-
tent, to make people unhappy; to
rob them OF the satisfaction of life.
Their literature is the same. Thou
sands OF people succeed each year
"ho began with nothing. and who were
unaided. They are branded as the
master class" To succeed. with
the |. W. W. is a crime. One must be
a failure, "A crouch, a spreader of dis
content. to be an /. W. W. To be a lead
sr among them. one commissioned 10 20
forth and organize. must be worse than
a failure. he must be a justiher IL not
an advocate OF destruction-an anar-
chist.
The record of the /. W. W. is one
OF %unending strife. They always find
some excuse to force trouble. II IL Is
not the hours of labor. Il Ia the food.
or sanitary conditions. II Is not OF
record whore conditions were salts
factory Nothing is satisfactory to
them except trouble. and whenever a
Few of them get together there is a
series OF agitatiOns to fan the flames
Of discomfort followed by strikes.
walkouts and acts OF violence.
Their leaders protest against being
classed as d~lslOyal. Yet the teach
tngs as well as the practices of the or
~ganizatiOn. are hostile TO organized
government. They even advocate re-
sort To arms to enforce their demands.
never a resort 10 law nor a change Of
law Witness the following:
"Oue agitating worker In the in
dustry rs worth "A dozen an the Jungle"
Make It too expensive for the boss
TO take the lives and liberties of the
workers. Stop the endless court trials
by using the Wooden Shoe on the job. A"
HNlAAAAN4 Preparedness rs a part OF
the preparedness Of the capitalist
class for larger and more extensive
exploitation OF labor. one big union
OF the working class will be sufficient
preparedness" to enable the working
class 20 overcome the enemy on ANY
FIELD"
Why emphasize 'on any field" I'M
less IL means on the field OF battlef
There are some members OF the /.
W W. In Power county. Perhaps some
residents OF the county belong to the
organization. II SO. they might we'll
spend a little time In getting acquaint-
ed with themselves. and considering
how long Il will take them, In follow
ing the teachings OF their organization.
20 become degeuerates. People de-
yelop along the line OF their thoughts
just as naturally IS a plant grows.
People who preach the doctrine OF
discomfort will become Disconnected.
people who advocate destruction of
property as a means 10 an end will
eventually become destroyers OF prop
erty. People who preach organiza-
ton Tor the purpose OF defying govern
ment will eventually become outlaws.
with all the train Of misdeeds that
follow In the wake OF a desperate.
needing only slight p%rovocation 20
bring about their commission.
INTENSITY az RATTIES