Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
Haywood, Of ". W.,
Prince of All Bosses,
'Denounces 4uth0ritu

bouquet and buried his face among the
roses.
His telephone rang. YES, this il
Haywood" he shouted, land have
just wired Governor Campbell. of Ari-
IONA. that 1t is up to his State to SEQ
that the men who made Arizona
through the sweat OF their brows and
the palsying of their muscles be
brought back to their homes and their
wives and children in Bisbee." Hang
Ing up the receiver he looked at me
hard for a minute and uttered the
ono word. Violence
MY God. man: talk about violence;
what could be more violent than the
mine owners Of Bisbce! The men they
drove from their camp are tho men
who made Bisbee. They produced its
wealth; they made the mines possible
and productive. They filled the pockets
Of luxuryloving owners and bosses
with money. And what did they get
for all of this? When they asked for a
living wage, for better hours, and re-
fused to let outsiders work the mines
that they had made. they were torn
from their wives and children. driven
from their homes. starving, into the
desert
WOULD ABOLISH WAGES,
RULERS AND MONEY
Here" continued the boss of the
Industrial Workers of the World. "I
think / should explain the orGaniza-
ton. the plans and the hopes of the
wage-earners that have enlisted under
our banner. We hold that there should
be no such thing as wages. That all
wealth is produced by labor. That the
results of labor should belong solely
to the men who make production pos
sibie. II the men who work in a mine
get wealth out of that mine, that
wealth should be theirs. And SO with
all other Industries. Our object is to
do away with all rulers and all money
and all wages. Each department would
produce Its part Of the necessaries of
life. and this would go to the main
tcnance of all other departments. Food
and clothing should be as free as the
air
"There are enough men in tho world
to produce enough by working from
two to four hours a day to keep the
world in luxury and happiness. All of
US have to work now to support the
idle rich. the politicians and the SEN
sual and depraved so-called Classes.
One man should be as good as another;
he should share in all the benefits The
world can give him. benjamin Frank
lin. even In his day. before the advent
OF modern machinery. said that four
hours a day was enough for any man
to work.
TWO HOURS A FULL DAY
TO PRODUCE NECESSITIES
believe that under present day
methods. with the machinery owned
by the workers themselves, two hours
would produce all the necessities O,
lie Tor our millions of people. Men
should nave time to enjoy their homes.
TO make their wives and babies happy.
ana to cultivate the finer things within
them. Poets and authors should have
time to write great thoughts Musi-
clans should have time to assemble
the melodies OF the universe Artists
should have time to paint great pic
lures. We all should have time to
look at the skies and breathe pure air.
It's not right for me or any other
man to toll and slave, throttle our
souls debasc and undermine our bodies
TO produce wealth for some whisky
guzzling, hell-raising. boss"
/ protested hero. big Bin. had
gotten way beyond me. 1 told him 7
did not think it was right for all to
snare In the benefits Of my industry.
my intelligence. And that, even II the
Utopia of his mind was right I did
not sec how it could ever be brought
about.
Rave on. young man. rave on" he
interrupted III explain just how it
can De done. Every man under our
pan would be assigned to the wor,e
Ior which he is best suite'. We would
nave universal working agreement.
!, no men IN the factory would supply
the men on the farms with their out
put In return the produce of the
4" would De brought to the doors of
.ne other workers by the transporta-
'ioa "orkers' and so on in every walk
Of life.
Laziness is disease. In the years
W 'oiiie we would all be workers. No
one would have to tax his enereieo
Devoho what Is healthful and right. |
Ihe Industrial Workers of the wor,d
are looking toward a general STRIFE
on every wage-earner in the world
This would make our so-caI,ad dro.
come true. II every spindle Stoned
turning. every wheel stopped moving.
II everybody in the world who works
with his hands and his brains would
suddenly decide to go fishing on the
same day. and never quit fishing until
their property was turned over TO them
by the bosses and so-called owners
our dream would soon come true.
CLOSING MINES
TO EXTEND ACTIVITIES
The Industrial Workers OF the
World are now trying to tie up the
copper and mining Industries OF
America. This plan was not decided
on account of the war. We have been
hghting it along this line for years
We hope that our efforts at CLOSING
the mines will succeed, and then we
will extend our activities to other in
dustries.
1T may take years to place all PROP
erty in the hands OF the people who
produce. but the time is certainly COM
ing when such a condition will. exist
There should be no such thing as
unions. They only tend to weaken
the cause Of mankind. The Industrial
Workers OF the World in their mani
festo say: This worn-out and corrupt