Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-06
Townley's Apology for Men
He is to Import into State
Did not Garry Very Well
with Last Nights Audi
ence-"The Question Of
Right and Wrong Does
Not Concern U.s." the I.
w. w. Men Declare.

A. G. Townley showed a thorough
familiarity and acquaintance with the
I. w. w. in his talk at the Auditorium
last night, but he overstepped himself
when he declared that there would be
men coming into the state this sum-
mer with the 10000 of I. w. W. he
has arranged to import, men whose
coming to the state would be q n
and a decided misfortune. Criminals
against whom the organization itself
has to fight continuously. Men who
will steal, burn and destroy machinery
and farm property and men who de-
serve the full limit Of the law"
1t should be enough to convict
Townley Of having the welfare Of the
I. W. w. more at heart than the inter-
ests of the farmers Of the state Of
North Dakota, when he brazenly con-
fesses that he had planned to bring an
element into the state which contained
such a dangerous class as he himself
SO naively described.
But Mr.. Townley apparently imag-
ined his audience was ignorant of the
true purposes and aims of the I. W.
w. when he said there was no danger
IN h coming here of an army of I.
w. w. lin an orderly way, as they
proposed to come"
TOwnley's Dust Fails to Blind.
1t would be we'll for Mr.. Townley
to revise his talk on the I. W. w. as
he was compelled to revise his unpat-
riotic remarks Of two weeks ago on
the issues Of A~mericanism and the
war. For it Is only necessary to refer
to n one of a dozen or more publica-
lions issued by the I. W. w. Publish
Ing company of Chicago to learn how
utterly Townley mi~srepresented the
true character and aims of the I. w.
W. For instance in 1.-THE History Of
the l.. w. W.; It's History, Structure
and Methods" by Vincent st. John,
which can be secured by anyone for
10 cents per copy, is found the follow
ing under the sub-heading IT. w, w.
Tactics or Methods"
LAS a revolutionary organization, the
Industrial Workers of the World aims
to use any and all tactics that will get
the results sought with the least ex-
penditure Of time and energy. The
tactics used are determined solely by
the power of the organization to make
good in their use. The question Of
right and wrong does not c
US.
mo terms made with an employer
are final. All peace so long as the
wage system lasts, is but an armed
truce. At any favorable opportunity
the struggle for more control of indus
try Is renewed.
mo part Of the organization is al
lowed to enter into time contracts with
the employers. Where strikes are
used, 1t aims to paralyze all branches
of h industry involved, when the en-
ployers can least afford a cessation of
work-during the busy season and
when there are rush orders to the
filed.
"The Industrial Workers of the
World maintains that nothing will be
canceded by the employers except that
which we have the power to take and
hold by the strength of our organiza-
t1on. Therefore we seek no agree
ments with the employers.
Failing to force concessions from
the employers by the strike, work is
resumed and sabotage Is used to force
the employers to concede the demands
of the workers.
During strikes the works are close