The Washington times., 1920-11-22
URCESSOV|ET
RCLEFORU i. S.
Haywood, in Baltimore Address,
In Effect Pleads for
Direct Action.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 22.--A soviet
rule in America by the working
people. founded OH and in entire
sympathy with the Bolshevik gov
ernment OF Russia. was advocated In
plain language by William ID. Hay
wood. OF Chicago, Industrial Work
ers OF the World leader. who spoke
last night at the Colonial Theater
One million |. W. w. converts will
be sufficient to accomplish the end,
he said.
APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
HayWo ood is under sentence by
Judge Lands OF 20 years impris0n-
mCnt for violation oi the Draft ana
Espionage law. His address was a
combination OF an appeal for FUNDS
for lG5 radicals sentenced at the same
time with him, and "A complete expose
OF the l. W. W. program.
During his talk Haywood aroused
the antagonsm of q number Of So
cialists in the audience. He pleaded.
in effect. for direct action" remark
ing that the Socialists never will get
anywh here by working through the
ballot" He revealed that some years
ago he was Gust ed from the Socialist
board OF strategy" Socialists in the
audience. including :. NJ. Neistadt,
secretary OF the local organization.
took impassiOncd exception to his
statements declaring that they also
advocated organization OF workers,
They gave Haywo ood warm half
hour Of debate.
Haywood prcfaccd his description
OF the proposed American soviet re-
L imr BY a bitter attack on Samuel
Gompers. president OF the American
Federal ion OF Labor. who. he said, has
been engaged in tho steal Industry
in Washington as political head or
the federation Tor 3s years. He derided
the federation itself, characterizing
il as 'scabby." and -kAdlculed Socialists
and other radicals who uphold the
conservative labor program by their
votes within the labor unions.
NEED $4,000 EXPERTS.
The foundation Of an American
soviet regime, Haywood asserted,
would require $4,000 experts in in
dustry. in addition TO 1000, 900 in
dustrial workers to back them up.
The plan OF his organizations Hay
wood said. contemplatcs division Of
the country into departments of
agriculture. mining, manufactures.
building construction, transportation
and public service. The transporta-
tion department. he said, would
handle all raw materials, and CON
troll everything on wheels, as well as
ships, aerial resources and subma-
rines."
Haywood advocated the adoption
OF his program by direct action but
said he "hoped it could be done with
out loss of life" He expressed ad
miratiop for the "busin-ss-like way"
in which labor look the reinS in
Italy.
Painting aj attractive picture Of
conditions in Russia. Haywood said
Jhat they were predicted by the !. w.
". leaders. and the predictions now.
almost are accomplished" Speaking
Of the seizure of chemical factories
in Italy he said he wondered il the
same thought ever reached Balti-
more"
HAYWOOD aroused the enthusiasm
of his audenc" early in his address
by the attacks on the capitalist
class usually heard from radical
orators. He defined Il banker as o
"gentI,man in brOadcloth clothes and
a silk hat. but a robber and thief
He placed stockholders and lawyers
in the same class, declaring that no.
body mattered "the snap of finger
with the dXception of the working
man.
He declared that wage workers are
no better than slaves" pointing sew
eral of his remarks at local clothing
employment.