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THE KU KLUCK KLAN
I vy ( 'vington Haull
(li'teli. \,I 11 h:\'i IIlard till 11111II ' f thii "''t r
i hle I:lIl "i I nt 1'4iIlOm havr V o ll evir Ih.ar I
1fii lrii- 111 r,1 rcg ilinr tll I ,rKrt izaiit ii i thatli
hI,lk I thte I' nit(,l Si tte'.s. (;,'overnmtei nt anll
uv,\ t irI I .i t.ii sth ii lS r.ift gtilln" in i th' 8 11 th.
it ,l '. l. l% I ' 1v itS i I ti. l 'h Jhl( t l t. 4 1 as li l
!errill. and all evil. All terrib l it. mist 4cr' "
1:u13l ' \':-:A. .\Il '\ vil it WIaost ('('rtainly was n1 t.
I.i,. ,II sci:ll 'l4 l t'1')11 lllu ti nallrl'' l'rganilll s ti'l11. -
Ih, III I w I, bof lrn oui t of I,('( tO`i(l l' ('(NllItl
I'ITi n '. It re', resl. Jitll , ill f1'l(1, a c·ol lf er rie
\,l ti '3 iat .ll 111 II ,,e oI.,Vii l rors ot1 f1 its-. 4nlh. It
uiirti ,rnl ('liltalists wlill thlI ir r is tthll ertl n ili' l,,
,lIII l:11ll'wlgs, t) l 'Il lrt V '3t( ri1llt' tillt, 1 iil' her'll
:P tit ,ilr; :l 1tll 'ar lfilltir rs . f I i I T' h l it tli Is I4illt rf thl
, i-. ' ,ll I alitly. I i'i',l t as a tl l l, ti l l' igr, ha111
vr lilh.'' part ill this gtrat war thiat I:hste,.
t 't ,":,1. rl t,\ ''11 \,lll' l . Ti l .  ' n ' ti .l 4 ' 1' t1 W I l!
I ,' " 4ll1i4- ':'l 1l iiulti ll ' i3..l. .li"'I nto) 3,11st.
Ii N 13T it is i3 iIV th1a1t4' li 043k hll'ti3l$ for 541
uIlli III e t tittl l' g r4'4'4II t, hof till' 4 1 111. ItM
,' I!,. ,' :0 in M\il ' t rillil.. w l ,d" I., , ttic llh. it
l-I il tll :t i t faihI thi si 'i o tha t io tlpienri in tall,
i.,lit i, l l rnmnt (ill ,ot mean I I'; N( ?.\I IC
illt'.t I'' "r nu s ,onel.r h il thie " rlv, eati."
i ,tit. l . i3 lt(1 r lI 14 t i iW, lg:it l its iof il i'iolli-s,
I0'llt i,1f "ll.i 1141. , i l 'l) W hal 1it kIlled ail fed t rillg,
in ille lit'tile' st lumgg , I st' l li4 to 'ais ile' 41 ,\"
I4t' "'n ll:t' lil llr S '\lian tion!" nllltl, hhiding hi, llyl
lti'li Ii'r1-'" 3'14- 1 issll(', 0 intllined, alln the urighly
Illt Ihat f tiki iterr ilvnt te Iwor kr, mlrlli
itri'n " T olen itue State, so, in the alon e si
wit i ltl'e11 : ln( tyilk s ig ll, nll, t ills lled illti of i
l4"t realh ilmls, fthe 11 ofr which whasv h4alltrv
iro l:line themadselvles unlh r "saviours." Ito thl
\io,.llve. (.n' ivi g tlh .y, 11(' "' I).vmo 'ra1tie" 1,4)i
tii'anc,, suir eeell ill ,hling what all the rilles
u,' tlilt ;I ll Ai ,Ujill rof' P'illiii l4 f l Jl., nll liih.
Thm r,.:,4 t K ln1 itselif was lrtif lsl intoiii0 elft
gill'' ,,r I .ersl eitionll ll lits ml ightly f1uilll, 1l1i;
it sy,..;llo t lli ,ir ,ll4 tr'ge, hty t ,se , lll , socil
IIzzl'ir'. .ls ho fulll J11i11 hillgs. Whlthuev'r thllo
toi, 'h th I l l T t' lA.'l(' l\NS. \nll so, thill great'
Bill what ll 111100st 18 111' mast l 41(ir ty, is Int Sl 8
]filel' l It ' s, it llal h tis lry, utIll the1 farvl'V'Oh ls
º,illln'ie ,ul' the ria llizar i olli of ills iK an 'of Il.
f'lth r. 's. It flevof ill its \ow l 111iln o 1 hl d I th
JInllit' ,I,.eltil. Never li1(d1 it spl ee h. Never
lºuhlish ." ;It tit, 'r. It was known 4t 1 Ihe fhll-r,
llit W\as fi4.yer e l.l'l. T I l('JI ',,r's V-111h41 it Ill(
"ivi.ilhe empire." Most ilr its illembership
Wn ol,' vlltg Itllll, i 11111%" nolthin i ntl I 6 y,-, fo"
it take a; I.y tIn sltranl pt great dlrelv'-a,.. atnn. lo
tr',4t `Sl i « hil ainlg w iorks til devil.s. :\An niot
unlv I\.ys, lbnt girls were in the Klan. The
very ,.!hil like w mlan : lt ni, at e.- ,ol. 4tTiern
,illht he flirting with was re'piortinig Ik to
her ealariles in th e Klanal. ,"h till- M illi klw yS
I~ low :Ill th iings. I ';: I e llupdl.fiy, o 11 1 ' O its
Il 're thlanil t wlflty yIen. No opt- but Owll ' "n; "
I: ili kVil'W 1 %- t e na lnl s of t .he 1,'1 inI.,'s of tit,,
gr, tl,. f tllheir lame1s g t,, into tilt- hands 4"
tho' "re.,,strueltil," th' ,'180 tail was 114-14
to a: .wer for it with his life. At all m.eltin.gs
1I14 l"14)41 1 iº ,om l sW ,irl,: r stIvily i 4l t, h1 lIV'is,'vn0 '
,I ' :lfly ,f i,' ln fI'v's,,. 'T'heni the Kl111n Ha e h i t'
11'4- ;1i14I 1\"',1"1: of sjt1001 piifge'lns so) lliý rll;'l'1º
il.l r...v ..v ' ., ! t rull i.s r'i'kt . ()vll',, :1 11 in: l
so lhng they made Dixie unprofitable to the
(Iapitalist ('lass. So then the Capitalists, fail
ing in "the terror", or, rather, being out-ter
rorizedl, called in the politicians. The "Dem
oc'ratic''" :Trty captured the machinery of
governme'nt". Monumlents were raised, not
to the Klan, but to the' "White League", and
a sattrnalia of robbery never witnessed this
side of Me4xico was begun that enthroned the
I're'S''"t huzzard like hIuling ('1lass in the South, t
a 'cla.ss thaut is yvet, by its infamous deeds, to
call tIhe' great Klan or someenthing greater yet
nlto exist4'ncee and withll it the So'iail Ievolu
tio,,l ill tile' South. Let us hope that never a
as;lainr will tl o Sollthe'rn workers ' b'led astray
I1v the fatal idea tlhat they eran winl their free
li,,, byh simply "'aepturing the miahlinery of
gevernmre.nt" and, thalt nl ,tlher woerker every
wllhere' will study nire tihelt. histry of the great
S,,it.hern KIlan andI like.wise learn wh1at lessons
Iii;av 1e' I 'if.' el, l'ri;ii its lisi.,tery.. T In,'re ari,
Iessons tihe're' it were' well that thel workers
laltiii l at s ilt'ee'.
NOTICE
\I'ic, lil&W e lhIMl l.tl I'eji 'hste ,l l t (o ll lli I th(ll
I aiitel Stales industrial Ieltaition ('orninission
SitIi inl'orai:ltion slta the fIlre'ie spee't'li figlhts
in whliichl tllhe Inil.strial \'Woirkeirs of the' World
lhave Iee'li iinvolvedl.
Ie.lieving thatl the Iluelieity to, Ie gained
is w\o,;lh the lwork it will cnitail, We' Ihave (.oil
chille d to ga lher all tavail;lable dlata: f ,ee'asiolis
where leelie'. authorlrities hlave iinterfered'i with
I'r'e speech'l, Ire''e press, free aissembly anlv itli
liheret I1he writ of lalbe.as eerl"pis has he'en1
I"'e'ts in regardl to, thlese, illmpoert;ant issues
will miike II pe'rlillut'llent j)roplgldLietI lO'llt e'lllt
ee' O r'eat Vtlle'.
'lThis rei,rt,'l. shoulll includle e've'ry e'ity and
fetIwn where ai'' fr'ee speec.h fight las tecureJd,
wherevei'r, possible givinlg inames of' Mayor,
'lhiefl' ,' I'colice, V'.riIT, 'eolietin', Deputies,
Iletel'tlivs, lis ntiines iof iltiians, iimembers
of' ('itfizen's Allin n'es and other thugs.
ThI'e lctrls that hiave Ibeenll involve'd shoul1.
iaike' a general sttateniment. 'The indiividual
ii ,embers thait ha\ve taiken part ill fret. s-414eehl
lights anywhilre! in lhis ,ivunitry are' I,'rtll'ste'el
1t write tlii' fl'eats in detail 'eove'ring their Iper
sMeal ,.expelriencees. WVrite your steorv in your
own wlay, givilng dIati'es, if yo'u cani, alilnne'r of
arrelst, lprison triellatllment, trial sen'lte'rnce', etc'.
Send in iany circunlar pamphlets, hbulletins or
repol'rts Ihearing on the fights for free' speech.
e'ne I all e'teeiiliialltilet ionis te ierral IhI ladluar
Iters, :1;7 16;4 W\. Washington St., ('hiengo, 111.
V\'inent St. Jo.lhins, (4in. Sie'v -Tren's. Win. I).
I ltivweete I, (it'l. O a'i. aiiiz'r.
To All Southern Rebels:
I siuggest t lhalt 'a'lh ofl' you AT\'' )N(''E send
in r''eports to ouilr Ie'tne'ra;l ( )Ti'iers eof alll he in
Eaiaielliis mlhi rarges' tlit. lit have lee'1 eoillitte'l
against the workers of tile' Siath giving the
lies el' e 've'rv sawmill aallglil.t'a', sllperilntel'ild
lt(. foremIaV, every .hriflT, fhIt-iny ;Id glint
'll1ill, I vt'rv " '' lW o l ti' l lt'algllt'l'', \vW iii IlaY '
1heeli ziillty of 'riine' agait lie, workers.
W'rite only ccn onice side' l ,of tlhe':Lper. lt busy.
i'oul in the fighlit I'er fl're'elo,i.
FROM LOCAL t.1
I.ee'al ;I :e tie Iast h lulsiaiess .ae'e'tini,. Ruig.
::lilt, 1!!1-1, iiistaai'ted'l el,'legat~e I;,elrg te lere'sent
tilh. follo,,inUZ rets,,nlions lti'{h( ' Ninth .\llllll;n i
ecii\'iv itietil ccf the' I. \V. \V. alt 4'Iie'tagee.
I. sclve',l: 'l'lat 4en'e'ril Ileailequarti'r.
lei :laske illete issue' ll ittlller ecr (iae e 'vers.
.. I~,'ee1lved', 'l'la;it I ie ('ecaaventiemn lee taske'l|
tee raise' 'inel l tet" thlaeea'o:aallt eidellars for sjeecial
MC 'M illi'll t aiiiII es tee lee' IIu e 'ci tee e'eonl'ti'itlta|e' oil
Meclie' ill Ilitill'vr. S ic sNI; iIs tee h I' vOhllitarvll
a I.'Se t'ient.
. ,eele\', : iTha i cr'evisinal l. 1. , . lee'
eIcte 1\ ieaallr-sliile at i large'.
1. I ,esl v', i: That The ei' ' ce f the i'eop'le
l.e takn 'ii r e y e te (iner;al o()rgtlanlization.
5. I escelved'e: That nil amatte'rs not peer
tai;ii.g tee the ereitr lgancla ee'e"o a on th lniztioi
le' ke'lt ciet l' i' alleaers, aind ti ullished in a
-ecl.'ial Inithlly Ihullet in.
I'iENN ('I)MMITTEE
Stuart St. .Johns,
WVm. Ford
S. .i. li~urg. Flinaneial Secre'tarv,. L]oeal (;i.
As lheng as we' subnit to exploitation, we
may xjex'et the exploiters to eluarrel about the
spoils. Stop exploitation, and there will be
no war. hecause there will be nothing to
quarrel about.
A leader is a relicit from looking up to a
god. lAook neither up nor down, look straight
Sahead.
TAOOMA REMOLUTIOM ON VOIDO
To the Memberr of the Western I. W. W.
Locals:
Whereas, There is at present some misun
derstanding regarding the "Voice of the
People," which has resulted in some locals 1
cutting of their bundle orders with the paper, I
and caused more or less kicking around the
halls of the I. W. W., all of which is detri- s
mental to the life of the paper; and if let run
is liable to put the paper into such financial
straits that it is liable to lose the support of
the members. So, therefore, we, the members
of Locals :138 and :38() of the I. W. W. in
Tacoma, do offer the following as a solution
to the present difficulties:
1. The "Voice" to ,e under the control of
the Western Locals, viz.: those situated in
Washington, Montana, British (Columbia, Ida
ho, (California, Texas, Utah, Nevada, Arizona
ind New Mexico.
2. That all IAwals have one vote regarding
all things on the paper, except in referendums
which is for al! nmemabers in good standing in
the afOresaid lLocals.
3. That an election of editor and assistant
editor ie heldl as son aps ossible; furthermore,
that the prolosl new names of the Ipaper be
put to the ballot, and in that way getting the
will of the menmbers on the matter.
4. All internal affairs to be left out of the
palper, and that it contain news of the labor
world, and the I. W. W. fight with the master
class, also, that it shall contain propaganda,
such as is ,propogated by the organization as
a whole.
SlResolution passed by the members of No.
:33 and No. 3:1st) on August 30, 1914.
A. It. 1)OIIGLAS,
Secretary, I. W. W.
110 ,So. 14th St., Tacoma, Wash.
C'omment: The 'l'aeonmi fellow workers evi
ldently Overlookedl the interest of the Louisiana
I(4Als in The Voice.. As long as it lasts and
until they re-4establish a Southern paper, their
rights in its management continue.
(: OVINGT'I'ON IIALL, Editor.
SYNDICALISM VINDICATED
From the midnight hlackness that today
palls all the nations of the earth, one ray of
hiazing glory breaks,-the defiance of the
put riotic war gods by the syndicalist organi
zations of Italy, England and Spain. It is
only in those lands where syndicalism is
strong that a shadow of resistance has been
madl to tlhe last and mIIost colossal crime of
the l'olitical State. Seek to hide it as they
will, but so far the syndicalists of Italy, Spain
;rad l'ortugal have prevented their mother
lands fromn entering the world-shambles.
'l'hlos of England and France are not 'volun
teering" as the cut-throait "statesmen" hoped
they would, nor do the soldiers (4,France and
':ngland show near the savage desire to
slaughter ias do the troolps of the "greatest
socialist nition on earth," (;','ernany. Thiis is
written, vhileil, uneasilv, in every recent dis
patch in the black press of capitalism. (TClear
and plain the record stands, the record written
in leedls of blood. "Not by your words," () ye
'Socialists, "shall 'e lie *judged, but by your
wiirks shall ye Ii' knowni and by your Works
shall ye be *jilged."
Ieal is tlhe I'olitical State. l),ad is this
('hristlh'ss ('hristian civilization. I)ead is the
Soialisi olf thie Illothbox. I)ead, living-deald,
rot Iten inll its Iiairt, i)ones and soull is all capl)i
ilism. I)nad! I)rowning in seas of humani
Fac'l to, face withI starvation ill tlie mi(dst of
ounlldlle'ss pleniity stalli ;ill I tlhe nations and
rli''S of tlhe worll. Workers! Will von let a
il·iing least deiivn to Voln arlld yours the right
,of life? If' voni muist, why lnot ldi' with the
rrevilutionists of lifi, instead of for til revo
lutiointts of death? In the namm i f life,
lilert v ;aid l ,ove, arise! D)eath to tihe revolu
tionsis of death! long live the revolutionists
of life!--C. 11.
EDWARD SLEPPA
This fellow worker is lieretby urgently re
quested to communicate his present addr4.ss
righlt away to 'I'. G. (aveel, Secretary Local
:;:9, 47 Fraz,.r avenue, Edlnionton, A lta., Can
alia, as this is of the' greatest implrtanco, also)
those having knowledge of where the above
fellow worker is at present kindly write to the
aforementioneul address, T. (. Gaveel, Secre
tary Local S339.
All Railroad Workers Should Read
THE STRIKE BULLI.ETIN
CART, E. PERSON', EDITOR
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CAPTAIWN OYCOTW. 0S0 on
Butte, Mont, Sept. 5--Things seew to be
progressing as well here as can be expected.
As announeed the gunmen are here and have
taken charge of the city. They have placed
the notorious gunman, Frank' Coley, Warden
of the State Pen, in charge of the city police
and county sheriff's forces and, the other
night, he ordered the raid on the Wobblie hall.
As a result got myself and several other
fellow workers, seven in all, and took us up
to the can. It was just five minutes to 2 a. m.
when they made the raid; they took us to the
can and kept us there until 3 p. m. that after
noon, when they took us over to the court
house for the court martial before his honor
(1) Judge Root, where we were tried and four
given a sentence of $100 and three months in
jail if they did not get out of town iin 12 hours,
and the other three were turned loose.
The business men are already hollering
about the troops and, to make matters worse,
we are announcing in the papers that we are
organizing a league to send for all supplies to
Montgomery, Ward & Co., We have got them
going. In a previous letter to "Solidarity," 1
said that Mayor Duncan was playing a slimy
part and I wish to make the following correc
tion: it seems that he has been fair after all
as, when a bunch of businessmen went to him
and asked if they could not do anything to
get the troops out of here he said that it was
the businessmen that got them in here and
they could get them out again, as he did not
intend to have anything to do with it--he had
washed his hands of the matters
The reason that Conley, the gunman, is sore
and ordered the raid is because that he tried
to interfere with the fellow workers on strike
at leer Lodge, where he is the mayor of the
town, warden of the pen, and runs a butcher
shop, but the boys used the woden shoe on
him and made him behave. He was afraid the
boys would expose him and his methods, as, it
is said, that he is now and has become a mil
lionaire since he became warden of the pen
some 20 years ago by his genius for finance.
The judge said on the bench that there was
no appeal from his court but the socialists are
busy and have ordered the governor and the
whole bunch to appear before a Federal Judge
to show cause why the troops are here.
F. L. TIFFANY.
MY POEMS
Word just received from the Illustrator says
that the poems will be out in time for the holi
day season, that is the volume will come out in
November or December. The title of the book
will be: "Songs of Love and Rebellion," and
it will contain several poems never before pub
lished anywhere, such as "The Last Message,"
"Night," "My Woman," and other songs. The
cost will be about 50 cents a copy, but don't
send me any money until book is advertised as
ready for sale; just let me know how many
copies you want and your address.
COVINGTON HALL.
WAR IN EUROPE-WHY?
It's cause, and what it realy means.
By James O'Neil.
Price 10 cents, postage paid; 100 copies, post
age paid, $5.00
This pamphlet, by a widely known writer
on social science, treats of the War in Europe
in a manner vastly different from writers in
the capitalist press. Its economic interpreta
tion is startlingly intense. The veil is torn from
the Invisible Government behind the thrones.
Appeals to every type of reader, wage worker,
student, scholar.
Address, James O'Neil, Box 28, Station C,
Los Angeles, California. O (X99)
E;very cloul has a silver lining. With all
Euro-ie at war, there is a mniuch better chan1ie
for the Mexicans to get back their land.
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