The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-25
AMERICANS WILL NOT TOLER.
ATE !. w. W. TEACHINGS.


A few weeks ago dozen or NOR,
of the |. WV. were convict
ed under the criminal syndicalism Law
in Benewah county. In passing sen
tence upon them Judge r. N. Dunn
Of the Eighth judicial district, took oc
casion to give them some wholesome
advice regarding the attitude of theil
toward the government
and warned them and others Of thei
who are still at libert!
that the American people would neve
permit the principles advocated by tn,
l. w. w. to gain foothold in thi!
country. Judge Dunn said in part:
Il find among the things that
have been introduced in evidence
here, book that purports to give
the history. structure and meth
DDS of the /, w. w. organization.
There is no question that the l.
w. W. organization has put 1t out,
and in putting 1t out has endors-
ed everything 1t says. This book
lays down the rule that the ques-
ton or right and wrong is not 60
ing to cut any figure In the l. w.
WIS method of dealing with af-
fairs. 4 don't know whether you
men have thought about that, but
do you know that that is the very
principle that Germany is fighting
this war on? 1t Is stated In these
words: Let me read them to you:
"'As a revolutionary organiza-
ton the Industrial Workers of the
World mean to use any and all
tactics that will get results with
the least expenditure of time and
energy. The tactics used are de-
termined solely by the power of
the organization to make good in
their use. The question of right
and wrong does not concern u.s.
when the kaiser of Germany
and his advisers said that Might
makes right they said exactly
what that book says in substance.
There is not particle Of differ
ence. tell you that no organiza-
ton that stands upon that foun-
dation can succeed, because the
very people that 1t Is trying to at
tract and mislead are against it,
that is, the people who work. II,
at a session of your organization,
you put that question to them,
whether they stand for that sort
Of thing, you will find they will
not do it--not any large number
of them The wage earners of
this coutry are demonstrating
every day that they are against
this principle.
DO you men suppose, or does
the l. w. W, organization suppose,
that we. who are sending millions
of our boys across the water to
fight against the proposition that
might makes right, and spending
billions upon billions of money In
that cause-do you suppose that
we are going to submit to the es-
adjustment of that principle here
at home? II you believe that,
you have yet to learn the temper
OF the people Of this coutry. When
l say the people of the country
mean wage earners, farmers, doc
tors, lawyers, merchants and all
the people Of the country. They
will not tolerate 1t. They will not
have 1t In Europe, and they will
not have it here and when this
war Is over that idea will not pre-
vail anywhere in the world, be-
cause 1t is wrong.
II want you TO bear In mind
that we are going on as we always
nave gone There is going to be
n government of law in this coun-
try, as there has always been,
and that law of the country must
be supreme II working men are
protected in their rights as well
as other people, because we are
all dependent on state of law
and order. This law and other
laws of this state are going to be
enforced In this county and in this
state and the laws of the United
States are going to be enforced,
no matter who resists, because the
people OF this country are not 60
ing to have it otherwise"