The Republican journal., 1918-06-06
'The worst kind of bad luck is the
good luck you Just missed"
THE I. W. W.

1t is not generally known that there
are two distinct organizations of the l. w.
W. Each has a central or headquarters
office and an independent set of officers.
One of these associations seems to have
been designed to enlist the support of the
mildly disaffected members of the body
polite, and in effect is sort of primary
grade whence it's members may graduate
into the other more radical group of agi-
tators Both branches of the order state
in the preamble to their respective con-
stitutions that "the working class have
nothing in common with the employing
class" This statement shows that their
common purpose is to disrupt existing
conditions and to wage destructive war
fare against capital, and opens a way for
unity of action between these two
schools of protest" The real and domi-
nant branch of these dangerous people
claims to have blended socialism, anarchy
and syndicalism into its creed. The origi-
nal and genuine type of socialism aimed
to secure reforms through legislative &C
ton With this sort of socialism the |.
w. w. has no sympathy and owing so
the worldwide conditions now prevail
ing, has been able to attach to itself to
many Of the erstWhile socialists that the
genuine believer in that faith is now
rather powerless and lonesome. The l.
W W has not only abducted the greater
part of the socialists but is using its creed
as a disguise for its own revolutionary
purposes. 1t has, adopted syndicalism
into it's creed because it is close kins
man 10 anarchy which is its real aim.
Syndicalsm proposes to break down all
forms of industry by universal strike.
S yndcalists teach that every member of
our trade unions should strike, not for
higher wages but for the purpose of so
paralyzing government that it would be
poweress to sustain itself. Then syndi-
Gates would govern and the railroad union
would run the railroads, the coal miners
would mine and supply coal and so on
down the long list of trade unions, each
union being an independent syndicate.
Each would regulate supply and have
law making and price fixing power.
The ]. w. w. does not believe in Syndi-
calism, because there is a possibility that
everybody would have to work in order
to get food. The man power of the |. w.
w does not believe in work, but its lead
ers ignore that and are seeking for and
claiming fellowship with every organiza-
ton which has aims in any way similar
to their own. The l. w. W is the BolShe-
wiki of the United States and would
plunge our institutions and our govern
ment, if it could, into an abyss as deep
as that in which Russia now finds her,
self About four months ago l13 leaders
of the l. W. W. were arrested. About
six weeks thereafter they were indicted
and their trial has been droning along for
about two months. "Watchfui waiting"
has had it's day. Work or fight" is the
slogan now. All the able bodied plotters
and their dupes of every age who are
idle, should be sent to France, and there,
about half way between the front lines
and the reserves they should be made use
full. After the war is over they should
be deported to the country of their ma
tivity This country, big as it is, has
not room enough for the undercrust of
Europe and our own virile people.