The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-25

Police Breaking Up Labor Meeting In West Side
Turner Hall, Chicago.
somewhat Unclear but militant socialism exerted some
influence But the revolutionary party that was be-
coming real force among the workers was the Black
International affiliated with the anarchist international
in Europe. In the New York section, led by johann
Most simonpure anarchy prevailed. But in the mddll
west and the west particularly in Chicago, which
the stronghold of the movement sort of anarchosyn
dicalism prevailed. The practical result of their
theories meant close connection with the unions and
participation in the daily struggles of the workers
every big Chicago strike of the period find the
archistsor Communists the bourgeois press called
them--in the front ranks, leading and organizing.
By 1886 the Black International had between six and
ten thousand members OF these at 1000 were
Chicago and included large English speaking ele-
ment The party exerted powerful influence
very much larger numbers. In Chicago for instance,
the Central Labor Union, to which the majority of
the unions in the city affiliated completely
under anarchist control cooperating with the Inter
national in all lis parades and demonstrations and
spreading revolutionary propaganda among the thou
sands of unemployed who tramped the streets Of the
city. s irsaz,z sae e |
Capital then, was thoroly afraid and openly and |
thru its official spokesman talked class war and prep
araon for the forcbe suppression of the proetarat
Labor replied by announcing that would meet force
with force, and by forming armed defense units in
nection with unions anarchist and other work
ers' organizations
General Sherman. Chief of Staff of the U. S Army |
in an official speech Governors Island declared:
There will soon armed contest between
Capital and Labor. They will oppose each other not
with words and arguments and ballots but with shot
and shell, gunpowder and cannon The better class
tired of the insane howlngs of the lower strata
and they mean to stop them
The San Francisco "Truth" influential in the west I
answered with the following call:
Working people of America! tell you these words
because you dare to ask for what is your own. the
full product of your labor +. Arm yourself |
at once the day Of battle will be upon us long |
before we are prepared This sign, this speech |
Of Sherman is deadly in its significance We have
moment to waste :"
Commenting strike the Chicago Times remark
ed that Hand grenades should be thrown among those
who striving to obtain higher wages since by such
treatment they would be~taught valuable lesson and
other strikers would take warning of their Gate"
furious reply, the Labor Unionist Of Akron Ohio
(neither socialist nor anarchisD cries:
God speed the day that hand grenades viii be 7
thrown among honest men, who asking for their Just
right when refused, quit work That day would |
be the dawn of deliverance for enslaved labor :"
The Undonist then goes on to recommend the nstitu
ton of military order by the Knights of Labor -or
IL such teachings the above go on the day is not
far distant when the laborng man will need to know
the use of firearms. The organs of monopoly teach
giving hand grenades /. Let us be prepared |
when they ready to open the ball and let them
dance to the music of little dynamite hot shot
If the organs of monopoly wish to hasten the
revolution let them preach the hand grenade |
doctrine" Come on, monopoly, with your hand gren
ades