The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-06
Attorney for Anaconda Company Talks
on Butte Troubles; Rustling Card System

Upon invitation from the Missoula
chamber of commerce, L. 0. Evans
chief counsel for the Anaconda Cop
per Mining company, addressed that
body last week on the labor trouble In
Butte, and incidentally replied>to GER
tain assertions made by Miss jean
nette Rankin, representative in con-
gress, whose home is in Missoula. Mr..
Evans said in part:
"These men, like those who handle
any other large industry upon which
communities around 1t and more or
less remote from it, are more or less
dependent, owe a duty, not alone III
time of war, but in time of peace, to
continue the operation Of that indus
try in the most effective manner. The
men of the community have right to
demand that. Their employees are d.
rectly dependent upon 1t for support,
and the merchants of the community
are dependent upon the business Gre
ated by it. Such a charge, particu-
larry in time Of war, that the officers
of our organization have, In disregard
OF their duty, refused to meet their
workmen, to accord to them fair wages
and proper working conditions, and
have insisted upon the retention OF
blacklist termed the rustling card sys-
TEN, that through such derelictions
thew have caused cessation Of the
production of copper is serious. And
I am glad of the opportunity I'd" put
before you the real facts regarding our
situation.
Flags !. w. W.
There has developed in this coun-
try in the last Is or 16 years--its
growth has been remarkable in the
last few years--an organization which
is nothing but gangrenous growth
upon the body polite of our country
and If not subjected to effective sur
gical treatment we are going to have
with it perhaps our most serious con-
flict in the doing of our part In the
European war; The !. w. w. move
mept is the development; 1t is the con-
centration, the filth and dregs of all
the radical labor movements that we
have had In the past century. Start
ing with the socialistic element, which
was too radical for Mark, it developed
into the syndicalists of France. The
radicals became more radical until, In
1905, in this country there was form
ed in Chicago this l. W. w. organiza'
ton, representing the very essence OF
all the class hatred of property and
property rights and radicalism of mer
that has developed along these lines
in the past century. With this yor
are all more or less familiar, and with
the purposes and principles of the or.
ganization. 1t Is criminal in its incep
ton and in its operation. have will
me one of their official pamphlets
giving their constitution and thei
purposes written by Vincent st. John
one of their original organizers, ;
pamphlet which is still published ant
circulated by the 1. w. w. organiza
ton and referring to it briefly we find
in part, this:
Quotes |. W. W. Paper.
GAS a revolutionary organization
the Industrial Workers of the Worl,
aims to use any and all tactics tina
will get the results sought with tn
least expenditure Of time and energy
The tactics used are determined solel.
by the power of the organization t,
make good in their use. The question
of fright" and wrong" does not con
Germ us. No terms made with an EN-
ployer are final. All peace so long al
the wage system lasts, is but an armed
truce. At any favorable opportunit.
the struggle for more control of in
dustry is renewed
"Then they go on to say that NJ
time contracts shall be made, ant
then:
Failing to force concessions from
the employers by the strike, work /.
resumed and sabotage" is used tC
force the employers to concede the de-
mands of the workers. The great pro.
gress made in machine production re.
suits in an ever increasing army o.
unemployed. To counterfeit this the
Industrial Workers of the World ain
to establish the shorter work day, anG
to slow up the working pace, thus
compelling the employment Of more
and more workers. To facilitate the
work of organization, large initiation
fees and dues are prohibited by the
l W. w. During strikes the works
are closely picketed and every effort
made to keep the employers from get
ting workers into the shops. All sup
plies are cut off from strike bound
shops. All shipments are refused OF
missent, delayed and lost If possible
Strike breakers are also isolated to the
full extent of the power Of the organi-
cation. Interference by the govern
ment is resented by open violation OF
the governments orders, going to jail
en- masse. causing expense to the tax
payers-which are but another name
for the employing class. In short. the
!. w. w. advocates the use of militant
direct action" tactics to the full ex
tent Of our power to make good
Country Infested.
THAT is but portion of the princi-