The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-10
l. w. w. AND THE NEGRO

This is or was one of the many plans
of the l. w. W. to enlist Negroes in
race war in furtherance of the me-
farious schemes of that Objectionable
organization, has now been proven be-
yond all doubtful the contents of cir
culars recently seized in a raid on
it's headquarters in Douglas, Ari-
IONA, by United States officials is a
sufficient AUTHORITY.
1t is alleged that one of the pamph-
lets that has come into the possession
of the authorities was addressed to
Colored people, reciting a long list
of wrongs suffered from the whites.
and writing them to join the |. w.
w. on a plan of equality with its
white members. And as if this was
not enough, small circular, it is
said, was found supplementing it
with an announcement addressed in
so many words to Distributors of
l. w. w. Literature which said:
Extra activity in reaching the Negro
is desired. We do not exactly want
him in the organization, but we want
to help stir up unrest and general
disorder. The Negro is rapidly ris-
ing to a high social standing. We
need to break this up. If we can dis
sociate him from his present tenden-
cies to what they call good citizen
ship and get capital down on him
we can drop him out of the Associ-
alton later"
what length these peo- were pre-
pairing if indeed they are not still
hoping to go) to use the Colored man
against the latter's individual inter-
est for the sole purpose of raping
society and doing any and everything
which is prejudicial to the well be-
ing of decent citizens and the stabil-
ity of the country
There is no reason why it should
be- take for granted by the I. w. w.
organization that the NEGRO is in the
least DESTROYS Of associating with so
Objectionable gang. 1t is also true
that our people are on record as
holding the Red Workers in too con-
temptous an estimation to ever give
the matter of joining them a thought.
Yet this fact seems to have contri-
huted nothing towards convincing the
Independent Workers of the World
as to the absolute impossibility of
enlisting any help whatever from us
in the matter of endeavoring to ac-
complish what amounts to nothing
but so many empty dreams. And
there should be some way in which
this bit of vital information should be
conveyed to these people. 1t would
HELM TO keen them from irving toi
implicate the Negro in their trouble
making transactions and leave the
latter alone to properly attend to
his own business of which he has
more than enough to devote his time
and thoughts to.
What the Negro would really be
more than willing to help in is to
effectively round up the I. w. WIS
with all their ideas and dispose of
them as they should be. And it
doesn't seem likely that the Reds
will ever have the opportunity of
carrying out their pet schemes of
reaching the Negro" and "breaking
IN" mis- rapid rise to a high social
standing. Neither do we think it is
within their power to get as they
are wont to. capital down on him."
because it is reasonable to suggest
that capital is (or should bel more
in sympathy with the eXistance of
the ColCred man than he is willing
to tolerate the ]. w. WIS. There
Is nothing in the Negro which can be
of any service TO these people and
their cause