New Britain herald., 1918-06-04

ious in it's purpose and character
than any imperial government. Wars
may be ended by treaty. following
which there would be an oppo rtun-
itv and incentive for self develop
rnent: and civilization would continue
To advance even though it's character
wotid necessarily be che nged. They
a"e attempting to usher in an era OF
llnive rsal servitude of the fit &c the
urGt, the skilled workman TO the IL
sl.illed, the intelligent t. the unin-
tolligent, the aspiring to the unaspir-
i0g, and the man who has something
of his own to the empty handed.
They see the possibility of using the
tremendous force of organized ignOr-
ance, incapacity, and class hatred by
Selling upon the vast army of the
wilfully ignorant, unskilLed and dis
gruntled and have set themselves to
the task of recruiting this army to
war strength by preaching the doc
lrines of discomfort in the avowed
purpose of avenging themselves upon
the society which has outlawed them
for their crimes.
Common sense dictates that crafty
intelligence, If entbroned over an in
articulate multitude. soon degenerates
it would be impossible to find a more
striking illustration of this fact than
the demonstrated progress and mill
tant action of the 1. w. w. rabble.
THE Revolutionary l. W. W. page 7,
contains the following statements:
The l. w. w. disclaims any nation
atty St The Industrial Workers of
the World is an international move
ment; not merely an American move
ment. We are patriotic to our own
class. We realize that as work
ers We have no country. The flags
and symbols that once meant great
things to us today mean naught to
us but oppression and tyranny
Sorel, one of the original advocates
of the "Djrect Action" movement, sig
nifcant1y writes:
Hatred causes people to study their
opponents and it does away with the
silly, we all agree at the bottom idea
and, after bitter denunciation of the
present legislative system, adds:
"Dreary intellectually fees before
passionate hate" prudence and
sense are the devil" Sorel emphat-
ically closes his argument for "revo
luton" with the following radical
statement: evidence Is a necessity
if the state of man is ever set up
which will lead to the overthrow Ut
the present system
The chief peculiarities and funda-
mental principles of the |. w. ". can
be summed up in the following con-
else analysis of the present methods
and ultimate objects Of that reaction
airy body. These tenets are official ut
teranCes or avowed by acknowledged
leaders of the movement:
1. One big industrial group under
direct action regulations instead Of
craft unionism believing in legisla-
ton.
?. Rejection of all forms of poll
teal organization and legislative &C
ton and a vehement denial of the
legitimacy of all forms Of governm emf,
constitutional, representative or auto
cratic.
3. Fostering Il spirit of bitter, ir-
reconcilable class hatred.
4. Especial opposition to the po-
lice and military. (Boyle, page e1.
synd)
5. The habitual use of the strike,
particularly the general strike--not so
much to remedy the specific griev-
ances or to esta blish Improvement If
labor conditions as to cripple and ruin
employers and paralyze the industries
Of the country. (Boyle, page 81,
synd)
s. The use Of Sabotage" that Is,
damage to and destruction of ma
chinery Of production and distribu-
ton. (BoyIe, page 81, synd.)
7. The establishment of an indus
trial commonwealth, to be ruled by
executive committees of each labor
group which shall take the place OF
all civil government as now consti-
tuted, entirely eliminating all parlia-
ments, congresses, legislatures, cou1
ellis, courts and all administrative
offices.
In every way possible and yet es
cape the wrath of a red-blooded,
aroused. patriotic cittzenry, the
7. w w. f1aunt their hatred of the
Star-Spang1ed Banner; they also hate
with the fury of savages all religious
worship. + submit the following
song distributed in 1. 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 q hell of a 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,
II You're supreme Ger land and sky,
Damn You, come and make me die.
I could reproduce 8 great number
Of these songs, but t was compelled
to illustrate the mildest one for