El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-19
GOOD YANK SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
GIVE THE Dol SFIEVIEN A HARD RAP

OLDTFPS and sailors of Arizona have proved their
> patriotism and their devotion to the principles for
which the government Of United States and that Of
the state Of Arizona stand by dsavowlng and denounng
the Workers Soldiers and Sailors council" The organ
zstiou while ostensiby just what its suggests, IS
really Bolshevln organization soVlep winch nurer-
Gus Industrial Workers of the World formed among them
selves and into which they attempted to begue discharged
soldiers and sailors Phoenix has been CHOSEN as the na
toual Tallyng point Of the American Boshevi, It ap
Hes Is what the Iww Soviet" in Phoenix stands for
aAn organization based soviet principles for the con-
Guest Of the powers Of government order that the
CneTy Of government including the armed forces Of the
nation may be converted from an instrument Of oppres-
sion into an instrument OF emancipation To organ
fze all members Of the working class into organi-
alton and train them in the principles Of action in
order that we may reanze thar accumulation OF energy
that concentration Of force and continuity Of resistance
necessary strike the final blow against the capitalist
system
At the second meeting Of the "wOTers Soldiers and
Sailors council" few days ago, the presiding officer and
main speaker George D. Smith, formerly an official
the miners union at Globe, who into notoTety
long after the United States got into with Ger
many in connection with d flag incident. This
Smith Socialist candidate for governor in the last
state election and he IS now secretary Of the Arizona Fed
grafton Of Labor.
But before going further should be stated that
auzed Labor denies any part this Bosheyi demonstra
ion at Phoenix and the carpenters union is expected to
the lead in denouncng directed against unonis
The attempt include soldiers and sailors in the sec
meeting received backset when about so Of them
70 back up demand made by George Dewey Dun
ply (get those first two names that the words Soldiers
The soldiers and sailors then made DECLARATION WHICH
crdtable TO their spirit, representative Of the pa
tios Of who have the Uniform Of the United
States since the time of George Washington that all Amer
leans should It. Unfortunately, it not carried in
press dispatches at the time. Il reads:
eve returned soldiers sailors and marines Of the
declare against any action organization that is not
founded patriotism
ave declare that we do not propose to be identified as
soldiers sailors marines with anything except organiza
tons OF soldiers and sailors.
aWs declare our belief that we should organize at the
earliest possible moment association which shall be lin
tied who have honorable discharges from the mill
ta naval services and that the main object Of this
ISOLATION must be the unfolding of the American govern
et and popular liberty under the law and the rule Of the
majority.
I'VE declare absolutely against anything that might
lead to such horrible conditions in Rus
I'VE declare for liberty of the sort that was fought for
n the American revolution IN the civil and IN the
Spanish war.
~we declare that If we should do anything less than
this the American blood shed European battefields
would have been shed in vain and the Tor the pro-
lection Of American ideals would prove to have been
eve declare that the speeches heard before this Orqaui
za0n last Sunday were opposed TO sentiments as e-
pressed above
ave demand that the words soldiers and sailors be
stricken from the adopted as the organization in NJ
vsy represents our interests OF beliefs"
This was certainly pouring hot shot into the LWW
nlt young returned soldier Elliott Higgins 18Th infan
Try added to the barage by calling upon al men 10 stand
Up Ior er country and eausticay declared thar while
Ameean soldiers striking blows that drove the Huns
back on the Name, and thus saved America and her
homes, there strikes IN America for higher and SIN
higher wages and shorter hours. This singing rebule
oIought an angry retort from half dozen BoIshev in
the front benches.
Continuing, Higgins announced there vouI5 he i-,s
date action TO form an army club patriotc org;z.
toH through and through and one that world ~ %
MEMBERS 70 get Jobs they needed them There Is little
soldier unemployment IN Arizona at present
So the LW-W have failed to enlist The so15is-z I'D
aoLs OF Arizona The same kick that the soldiers and