New Britain herald., 1918-06-04

propaganda meeting in Seattle, after
a passionate plea. to his radical hear
ers not to forsake the application of
sabotage anytime, boldly and with
dramatic elocution, remarked: THE
United States is the most uncivilized
nation in the world today" "our civil
lizstion is below that of the Igorrote
head hunters of the Philippine
Islands, A few days later Mayor
Ole Hanson. the fearless patriotic
mayor of Seattle, and Chief of Police
Joe Warren decided the time had
come to call a halt and raided the
I. w. w. hall arresting 213 members.
Chief Warren put paddock on the
door and at this writing it is still
there. The I. w. w. members were
taken to the police station and
searched, the officers finding over So
600 in their wallets, but not a single
Liberty Bond or Red Cross button
This factor appeared significant to
me and I Intercepted a score Of
genuine !. w. w. members as to their
Gnpatriotic attitude toward the gov
eminent in this critical time of need.
The replies were not ambiguous in
any instance, there was no attempt
to conceal their radical anti -govern-
mcnt sentiments, we recognize no
country, and no flag but the red
flag" Why should we loan money to
our enemy. The present form of gov
eminent is simply a haven and pro-
lection for the capitalists, and the
fact of the matter is the capitalists
are the government and we hate the
ca pitalists, therefore we would be
crazy to loan money to the govern
nlent we are trying to overthrow"
Ano I can truthfully and conserva-
lively say that every genuine I. w. w.
enlphatically carries the same senti-
ments in his heart.
The I. w. W. are direct action
lists" $50 called because they do not
believe in the ballot to overthrow the
p1 esent form of government but rely
wholly on the power of systematic
sd botage and strike to gain that end.
They do not believe IN a congress,
president, legislature, governor or
court, or in any form Of law making
or law enforcement as provided by
the constitution, but would control
anc rule by direct action referendum
and no individual would hold a more
authoritative position than the most
mental worker.
/ will now define the most cher
ishcd and damnable doctrine OF the
sibe in a great degree for the par
tial failure Of the airplane program:
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, the noted
]. W. ". agitator, describes sabotage
under several heads, the principal
among which are: "Adulteration'
Tho slowing down of work; The gen
oral reduction Of efficiency; Placing
kerosene in ovens to make food I'M
fit: Intimidation, Coercion and any
means necessary to gam the end. In
a fur factory in Philadelphia, before
stopping work the cutters were in
structed to alter the size of the pat
terms on which the fur coats had to
bs made. Every cutter followed this
advice and reduced by one-third Of
an inch all patterns he could lay his
hands on. page 80 Sabotage.)
Spargo, a noted authority, writes in
part
"Of course the sabotage idea was
easily extended-a little dust in the
bearings, especially emery dust
would do much. Soap in boilers
would retard the development of
stean--iudicially planned accidents
might easily cost the employer far
more than a slight increase in wages.
Keep this up it was urged, and in
a short time the employer will be on
his knees
ANY conscious and wilful act on
the part of one or more workers, in
tended to slacken and reduce the out
Hut Of production . any sl<illful
operation on the machinery Of pro-
duction intended not to destroy it, but
to temporarily disable it and put it
out of running condition. Sabateurs
are the Eclaireurs. the scouts of
class struggle"
Posquet, after a bitter denuncia-
ton of the present systems, says:
"The simple stoppage Of work Is
not sufficient to realize the aims of a
strike-it is necessary--indeed indie
spensable that the tools instruments,
utensils. machines and other means
of production of shop mill, mine, or
factory-also go on strike, or in other
words that they be put in nom
running condition.
Vincent ST John. a high I. w. w
official and author of THE History
Structure and Methods of the 1. w
W., declares:
LAS a revolutionary organization
the I. W. w. aim to use any and all
tactics that will get results sought
the tactics used are determined
solely by the power Of the organiza-
ticn to make good their use-the
question of right and wrong does not
concern U.S. Vincent st. John never
wrote a more direct, bell-ringing
truth in his life. the I. w. w. have
unquestionably demonstrated from
one end of the country to the other
that they do not hesitate over right
and wrong, and habitually following
the line of least resistance they gen
orally uphold wrong" In the woods
they systematically cut logs too short
OF too long, cut wire rope, put emery