The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-21
AVO WE'D ANARCHIST.
TELLS SENATORS He
SCORNS GOVERNMENT
J.. W W. ATTORNEY BEFORE
STEEL STRIKE INQUIRY COM.
MlTrEE SAYS HE AND "UNION
or RUSSIAN WORKERS" SEEK
STATE or SOCIETY IN WHICH
GOVERNMENT Is UNNECESSARY,


Washington, oct 2o-RSuming It's
Investigation of the steel strike the
.t.ta l.l,r o,,,,ri,t,, to,oy .,.,,,,,,.d
.I,coh Alarg,Iis or pitt.bnre who said
bo ,,.,s am .,tt,r,.,. f,,. u,a ~ w
and g., os,.nJic,list ,narcbist Ia re'
.ruy.d =, ,,l,.. n.,n Inn, ,,,J, afrir,,a
tion ,s I'm tb, truth or ,yhot he would
tell tbr committee
Nyr want IN have "a nrett, frank
fail, with van, ,bout tbr stril,e ." Chai,..
man krnyon informed him "as IN
whether II is a srr,irbtforwarl l,bor
movement for b,tter WAGES ana CON.
ditions nr , l.p,rstr,tinn nf r,dir,ls
WIN .,,isn In .s.,LIisb , now GOVERN.
mental and .,.,ro,ntc ..,,st.r, +"
Al,rpoli4 said n. had b4en orposed
to war THAT b,. vouIJ NOT advocate ra.
sisf.,nr. tn ,u arm, n,v,dip,,. tna l1nit
ed States and tnat me- did NOT believe
i'm government He told senators ne
would not resist the action of a mar
aIdol. who wanted to take his coat or
attack his wife
"Thc l. ". W. have a slightly differ
cnt plan of organization from Iab.t
unions" me- said "Thcir object is to
create "a new society within the shell
OF the old Thcy are concerned with
the daily struggle for better hours and
conditions. they also have the new
oricntation toward social and economic
change"
Alargois said he had been secretary
of radical club in Pttsburg which
had been broken UP during the war by
some persons unknown.
"Did W. u. Foster secretary Of the
steel strikers committee, attend your
meeting" asked Chairman Kenyon.
Yes he came up once" Alargolls
said but said he did not want to mix
up with us. The witness said he had
discussed his beliefs with Foster sev.
cral times and that they had "consid.
cradle difference"
Poster believed that he could stll
retain his integrity as u syndicalst
while going into the American FEEDER.
alton of Labor and being a borer with.
in as he puts it, said Margolis. Il
didn't think he could
His idea was to retain his views.
! N'lsn IL llplt anu Ste lttlutINliJ III llG
! American Federation OF Labor with
which to forward them" asked Senator
Kenyon.
something like that Margolls re.
| turned.
"Du YOU consider Foster an anarch-
list syudicalist?' asked Senator Ster.
ling, republican. South Dakota.
81 think he's a good trade unlonlst
now was the reply. "He has been
forced to abandon his old views"
state of fluX"
Nargolis said the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor was in state Of
flux now" "Out Of the last 70 strikes
in this country" he said 60 were un-
authorized, showing the great disaf
fection within the ranks of older labor
unions
Senator McK,llar. democrat Ten.
nessec, asked if Margolis could tell any.
thing about the union of Russian
workers."
"They are "A group of syndicalist an.
archists, who got interested in the
movement after the Russian revolu.
ton said the witness.
Were they trying to organize u
soviet in this country?" asked Senator
McKcllar. "Wcl, an Industrial rather
than political soviet" Margolis said
Senator McNellar developed that 10.
Gals Of this society were in existence
at Piusburg, Du Quesne, Homestead
and other steel centers in Pennsylvan.
la. and at YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio The
members, Margolis said, stand for an.
archistic communism"
is there Il Russian revolutionary
committee in Pittsburg now asked
Senator Kenyon. W.
81 don't know Of any was the re-
ply. .""'
Margolis said that when he address.
ed the Russian union at Youngstown
he urged the members to get behind
Fosters campaign for organization in
the steel industry and that the Russian
unions threw their support to it, be-
cause they believed Fosters movement
was practical then" .ui
Chairman Kenyon introduced a sec
ton Of the preamble of the Russian
unions constitution, which pledged sup
port "to the revolution in the United
States
Margolis said he, with the Russians,
sought for a state of society in which
government is unnecessary.
How to Abolish Government
II don't think there is any necessity
for government when proper conditions