The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-11
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Persons who profess to be BolsheViks
and those who are members Of the !. ".
W. organization will not be tolerated as
members Of the American Flint Glass
workers Union OF America. The organi-
zation. now winding up its forty-third
national convention here. went on rec
ord yesterday as being opposed to THESE
two classes Of anarchists.
The convention took the stand on the
matter during the report OF the COM
mittee on law which was finished yes
terday afternoon. after consuming near
" three sessions OF the convention.
A motion carried to the eject tnsd
any persons who are members or the
American Flint Glassworkers Union
will be expelled from said labor orsahi-
zation II 1t can be proven that they De-
Ion1 70 the I. W. ". organization or
are Bolsheviks.
The action Of the F7ints Is similar TO
that taken by the United Mine Workers
of America at their national convention.
The movement 10 exclude the l. W. W.
from the Flint organization was spon-
sored by the officers OF the organlza-
t,on. headed by National President VIII
liam P. Clarke.
President Clarke did not speak on
the matter while it was being discussed
on the convention floor. Neither did
other national officers.
President Clarke had previously stated
however, that If we wish to preserve
and perpetuate our movement, the only
movement that has aided the workers in
our industry, then VIC must Danish the
traitors. A man holding membership in
tha W W or who openly supports
Rolsheyism and advocates such impossl-
BILE policiea in our country Is unfit Tor
membership in our uFion and should be
compelled 10 prove his fidelity 10 one or
the other.
SHOULD our people now unite to re-
adjust affairs In our own country with
the same grim determination that char
acterized US during our part IN the
world war, then there would be no rea-
son to doubt our ability TO meet the
grave problems OF the present and OF
the future.
Tho great difficulty appears to be in
the fact that we have been TOO lenient
with certain alien classes among our
people-classes that would destroy our
government In their attempt to carry
into execution theirN visionary ideas
and. like a rotten apple IN n Darrell, they
are trying TO contaminate our people
with the hope that our form of govern
rnent may be regarded as a failure and
their Impractical theories be given a
trial.
"It appears 70 me that there Ia one
business in which our government has
not embarked on 4 sufficiently large
scale and that Is the business OF de.
portation. There arc any number OF
people in this country who are not In
sympathy with our form OF government
We have no objection TO criticism
Honest criticism is welcome and has q
tonic-like effect but there should be 8
line drawn between the honcSt and well
intended critic and the downright traitor
Those OF the latter class should be ban,
ished from our shores"
Tho law committee completed its re-
port yesterday afternoon. after conSum.
ing nearly a day and a half Of the con,
vention. Some OF the debates were heat.
ed ones. The report was taken up by
item, each section bring forth much
debate Most OF the report dealt with
clarifying the constitutional laws OF
the organization.
Atlantic City yesterday began boom
for the 1920 convention and the next
meeting will probably be held IN thai
city. A telegram waa received from the
mayor asking that the next convention
- held there.
The convention will come TO a close
with Saturday mornings session whcr
officers will be :elected. Little or nc
opposition has yet developed 10 the