The Glenwood post., 1918-06-01

ALI movement; not merely an Ameri-
can movement. We are patriotic to
our own class. WE REALIZE
THAT AS WORKERS WE HAVE NO
COUNTRY. The flags and symbols
that once meant great things to US
today mean naught to us but oppres-
sion and tyranny" In every way pos
sible and escape the wrath Of red
blooded aroused patriotic citizenry, the
1. w. w. flount their hatred of the
Star Spangled Banner, they also hate
with the fury of savages all religious
worship. I submit the following song
distributed in I. W. W. song books:
To Old Billy God
God and the Devil fought one day
Jehovah then drove Old Satan away;
Then He ruled in realms so sublime,
The Devil gave Him hell of time.
Looked on the earth with blood in His
eye,
Said virgins and unborn all must die;
For more revenge since that fatal day
Murder of workers was His rarest
play.
To God, Jehovah or Holy Ghost,
To you, make this fearless boast,
If You re supreme o'er land and 'sky
Damn You, come and make me die.
l could reproduce great number Of
these songs, but was compelled to il
Iustrate the mildest one for reason Of
propriety great many of the popular
/. w. w. songs would shock the coarser
sensibilities of a gorilla. 1t is incon-
ceivable that the human mind could
concoct the devilish filthy language
and sentiments of some of these lyrics.
The general public do not realize the
strength of the l. W. w., but it was
only few months ago that the north
west was held in the grip of I. w. W.
terrorism for several weeks. The log
ging camps and mills of the coast,
northern Idaho and western Montaua
were practically paralyzed for seven
weeks, at a time when airplane spruce,
cantonment and ship building timber
was most sorely needed. Today the
100000 members Of this order permeate
every branch of war industry, are
watching the opportunity to bring
about their long advertised "revolu-
tion,' and | assure the public with all
sincerity that if the United States
should suffer great military disaster
in France, and brief feeling of pes
simism should sweep over this country
as it did in the allied countries a year
ago, the I. w. w. would throw off the
mask of docility and would use every
weapon possible to paralyHe industry
and overthrow the government.
To expedite the e'revolution the l.
w. w. have inaugurated a new system,
a systematic attempt to l. w. WHO
the A. F. of L. On losing the lumber
strike, the I. w. W. leaders advocated
the invasion of the Legitimate Or
in future strikes. l think that move
will prove failure, at least during the
war, for organized labor is proving its
patriotism by both word and deed iu q
and commendable manner.
The I. W.. W.. today dominate with
job control several of the largest lum-
Der camps in Washington. Thousands
of these sccis, enemies are scattered
in every industrial center of the state.
On the Atlrntic seaboard they ara be-
coming potential factor in the great
industries connected with the prosecu-
ton of the war, and the metal mines
of the west are honeycombed with there
seditious foes of our commonwealth.
They openly advocate, brazenly, and I
regret to say, without compunction, 81"
botage in war industries, according TO-
I. W. W. members.
Boiled down in nutshell, it is shout
time FOR the respectable, patriotic,
God-fearing citizens Of this country TO
arise in their might and stamp ost this
curse, and if we are to win this waf
the sooner drastic legislation Is passed
to curb this band Of social pirates, ths
better.
Citizens Of the United States, the
Winning or Losing Of the war depends
on MAXIMUM production in WAR in
dustry. The I. W. W. jeopsrdize maxi
mum therefore menaee the
life Of the nation. When an, ahen,
proves himself to be disloyal we intern
him for the duration Of the w.x +,
SHOULD WE CODDLE THE I. W..