South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-10
|. ". W. PLANNED
TO RAID WORLD
Order for Hating War Work
in u. S. Revealed at
Chicago Quiz.

CHICAGO. May 1o.-Mem bers Of
the bolsheviki party in Russia were
corresponding with the Industrial
Workers OF the World here in Au-
gust. 1917. relative 20 activities in
America. according 20 evidence sub
mitted by the government today in
the trial OF 112 l. ". W. leaders for
seditious conspiracy.
Letters ante dating by only a few
weeks the Russian revolution that
placed the bolsheviki in power,
sought inform ton from William ID.
Haywood and others as 10 the pro-
gress being made i'm the campaign TO
take America from the capitalists
and brins about industrial freedom"
Commenting on relations between
the J. w. ~. and the Russian party.
one Of the leading Russian members
OF the j. w. W. informed the mem
bership on August %. 1917, that
very soon we will have Russian
administration OF the T. W. w"
The thousands Of fellow workers
who went back are agitating the
idea Of one big union the notice
said And the one big union very
soon viii include all the workers
OF the world"
Letters from various parts Of
Russia urged immediate shipment Of
J. W. w literature. The senti-
ment is very good all over Russia. :"
said one Of the letters.
Throughout the day the govern
ment read into the records excerpts
from propaganda used in the alleg-
ed anti-war campaign, pamphlets
calling upon workers 20 destroy
property for the purpose Of wreck
in industries. and song books aOn-
tanning bitter attacks on religious
organizations and defying the courts
and the government
New Civilization Standard.
what is more civilized than for
the workers 10 create powder that
refuses to explode" was one or the
passages i'm the huge mass of docU-
mentary evidence seized by the gov
eminent in its nationwide raid.
What is more civilized than 10
spike the guns when they are train
ed on our working class brothers in
other countries. Sabotage will civil
lie the soldiers
This form Of propaganda me gov
eminent alleges. was freely used
shortly after the enactment Of the
seleCtive service law.
sabotage is the losical weapon on
the revolutionist IT can be used in
missending freight in times of stress.
and likewise in all other industries.
IT is broad and changing as indus
try. it is as flexible as the magma
tion and passions of humanity.
There is but one treason-lOyalty TO
the employer"
After outlining how sabotage can
prevent movement Of troops. NUM-
tons and strike breakers by the
mere burning OF draw bridges" one
article declared we viii take over
the land and the machinery thereof
whether we are ethicaNy justified or
not" and continued.
I'VE will lose no time proving
title To- them beforehand but we
may. If necessary. hire a couple Of
lawyers and judges to fix up the
deed and make the transfer legal.
Indeed. if necessary we will have
couple of learned bishops 10 sprinkle
holy water on IL and make it
sacred"
"This promises 10 be the banner
year for the one big union the
membership was advised through
an official organ shortly after
America entered the war.
cit may also Doe the final testing OF
an OF us. Are YOU ready 10 take
your stand and prove TO the world
you are made of the stuff good reb-
els are made off All aboard for the
greatest year i'm the history of Ia
Dor"
objections by defense counsel
against introduction of official song
books. some of which contained
verses critlcising and ridiculing
the American soldier. were overruled
by Judge lands