The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-18

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Messing. All that was heretofore lack
ing in the matter of opportunity of
widespread disaster has now been sup.
piled by our entrance into the war.
What was sporadic has now become
epidemic; a crisis in the affairs of the
nation is welcomed by the l. w. w. as
the awaited condition of amalgamating
separated disloyalties into unified
system.
The /. w. w. was formed in Chicago
on June 27, 1905, following an attempt
of certain Socialist leaders to gain
control of the American Federation OF
Labor. Disaffected members Of the
latter organization determined to or.
ganize a distinct and more radical union
Of labor; and to that end the Western
Federation of Miners, the United Metal
Workers, the American Labor Union,
and the Socialist Trade and Labor
Alliance met in convention, declared in
favor Of international socialism, and
adopted the platform of the Socialist
party.
Perhaps no better insight into the
aims and purposes Of this new body can
be obtained than from the perusal Of
the preamble Of this Chicago conven.
ton:
''The working class and the employing
class have nothing in common. Between
these two classes a struggle must 20
on until the workers of the world or.
ganize as a class, take possession Of
the earth and the machinery of pro-
duction, and abolish the wage sys-
TEN. We find that the centering of
the management Of the industries into
fewer and fewer hands makes the trade
unions unable to cope with the ever
growing power Of the employing class
The trade unions foster a state of af.
fairs which allows one set of workers
to be pitted against another set Of work.
ers in the same industry, thereby help
ing defeat one another in wage wars.
Moreover the trade unions aid the EN-
ploying class TO mislead the workers
into belief that the working classes have
interests in common with their employ.
ers. These conditions can be changed
and the interest Of the working classes
upheld only by an organization formed
I'm such way that all its members in
any one industry, or in all industries,
If necessary, cease work whenever a
strike ~ lockout is on in any depart.
ment thereof, thus making an injury
to one an injury to all. Instead Of the
conservative motto. "A fair days wages
for fair days work. we must inscribs
on our banner the revolutionary watch.
word, Abolition Of the wage system IL
Is the historic mission OF the working
class to do away with capitalism. The
army of production must be organized.
not only for the everyday struggle with
capitalists, but also carry on produc.
ton when capitalism shall have been
overthrown. BY organizing industrially
we are forming the structure Of a new
| society In place Of the old"
Thus. as will be seen. the I. w. w.
is organized on the industrial basis
rather than the trade basis. The l. w.
w. is not only at enmity with capital.
ism, but with its fellow.laborers who
belong to the trade unions. This en-.
nifty is founded in an adherence to the
doctrine Of syndicalism.
The l. W. WIS believe that the pres.
ent-day capitalistic order should be
! abolished and their idea OF the proper
way TO abolish II Is by making the
present scheme OF classes untenable by
making II Improbable. For this reason
they preach sabotage.
Their opposition to the government
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rather than political action. They
would not seek labor reforms or the
abolition OF capital. by the slow and
conservative process OF legislation, but
instead look forward 20 the day when
levee en- masse. or a universal upris.
Ing OF labor. will overthrow the con.
stituted government and entbrone the
laboring classes And 1t Is because they
believe that the present crisis Of our
government furnishes the psychological
moment for this universal uprising that
the recent widespread disorders. and
the talk OF a revolution OF labor, have
come TO pass.
In short. the |. w. W. feels that the
time IL now ripe for the overthrow OF
the government, and simultaneously
the abolition OF capitalism and the para.
mounting Of labor. It is felt that with
the dissenslons and the troubles inevi.
| tably incident to the waging OF war by
a democracy, the government is now
weaker than II has been at any time
since the inception OF the l. w. w, and
that. hence there can be no more OPP
perfume time 10 be selected for It's over.
throw. For this reason. resistance TO
the draft is being preached and strikes
and revolutions are being fomented.
In effect, this is anarchy and II is
to be hoped that the government. sup.
ported by the overwhelming majority
OF the people, and by the loyal labor Of
the country, headed by Mr. Gompers,
OF the American Federation Of Labor,
which has already pledged It's coopera.
tion TO the nation, win not tolerate Il.
We must not be misled by our venera-