Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-06-13
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1t is not generally known but there
has been erected on territory adJoin-
ing our country a full-fledged exper-
iment in l. w w. syndicahsm-
1t is President Alvarados overthrow
of constitutional guarantees and Tor
chile seizure OF government OF the state
of Yucatan.
Backed by an l. w. W. army, the
revolutionary confederation mas over
thrown church and state middle class
and capitalist. industries and property.
The I. w. w leaders have secured
adoption of their entire Legislative
program and it's enactment by orrering
free military service in exchange.
Purely socfalistic theories are now
the fundamental laws Of Yucataa and
the I. w. w. are ruling class. oppos,-
Gon meaning death or expulsion.
The Alvaradi revolution vas fol-
lowed by destruction of churches and
public property. including archives and
records and registers of marriage
The property classes were at once
properIv reduced and duly subjugated
with railroads, docks and warehouses
telephones and banks "democratized' {.
Legislation is ali by DEGREES of Alva-
rado and his l. W. W. council OF state
some 1000 laws promulgated as oy
I.enine and Trotzky in Russia
They range all the way from abolish
ing all need of securing divorce TO cd
ucatiou of children and all teachers
must become socialist propagandasts.
It is made the duty of school teachers
to watch and inform on planters VINO
arc reactionaries. and socialist DOCKS
are placed in all libraries.
Every means is taken TO expound
only the most advanced revolutionary
political thought, making warfare on
property, state, church and family.
AKarado, backed by his army OF L
WV. volunteers and syndicalists labor
organizations is ambitious to extend
his system to all Mexico.
Here are some OF the slogans of the
/. w. w. regime, whose political warcry
is. Throw away your spade and get
gun. WHETHER GOD WILL IT
OR NOT, THE r E V o l. q | o
SHALL co FORWARD" THE
COUNTRY BEFORE ONES LIFE;
THE REVOLUTION BEFORE GOD.
WITHOUT GOD AND WITHOUT
MASTERS. HERE Is THE SUPREME
ASPIRATION OF FREE MEN
THE SACRAMENTAL CHARACTER
OF MARRIAGE Is CONTRARY TO
THE SPIRIT OF CONSTITUTIONAL
ISM"
Free press and free speech are abol-
ished. the local newspapers being sell
zed and converted into organs OF the
government for the revolution.
Private banks are abolished and their
stockholders and deposltors are ruined
and reduced to penury.
worthless paper money substituted for
their coin and securities. Alvarado
says: I'VE need the money
To get industrial justice workers are
advised: 9Th. man who wears shoes
and collar and has property got them
by your labor Take back your own.
In this Utopia of l. W. W.ism strikers
are protected by law and employers
are forbidden to employ others or re-
sume work until the strike is over.
In December last a pure aggarian
law was enacted, reciting: Hereafter
no one is exclusive owner OF land any
more than he can be of light or air.
Owners Of property who are opposed
to Alvarado rule are reduced to SUB
mission and poverty by confiscation OF
same through taxation.
The government seizes all crops and
markets them for the planters, max
ing returns less cost OF the "lteguiad-
aras," OF public marketing.
Like the railroads under government
operation. the planters must sell on
live stock to make up deficits for high
wages and cost Of operation.
In 1918 of the dictation of the shop
hands railroad tariffs were doubled
10 provide extra wages. and to get cars
shippers must bribe train crews
Crops for export like hemp and sisai
are held to be public property and
planters must run their farms under
direction of workilgmens souviet RUE.
There is complete and arbitrary gov
ernment for a particular class and
naturalization of railroads, wire COM
munication. shipping and banking
The uneducated natives are taught
TO look upon every employer and the
wage payer of any class as their nat
ural enemies and robbers Of labor.
The lists of crimes, assinations and
arson are as wide as the state and IN
creasing daily. and all who can get
away are leaving Yucatan.
The l. w. W. revolution in Yucatan
was established through agitation by
propa gandists and radicals from TINS
country and Mexico in German pay.
For complete details read the article
by william Gates in the May number
of the Worlds Work.
Radicals of this same stripe are now
trying to terrorize the L. s. and Can
ada with general strikes and bomb
plots.
Miss Rasmussen, one Of our former
public school teachers. is spending
few DAYS visiting at the home OF Frank