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WORKING WOMEN 1y .\delaid Kassovskv 4 'las.s (conscious workingmen like the, reeent speaker at 'I':ulltpa, ('ovingtoIn hlall, pronounce woIIE'nI :11 seX (4'11Iscious, not 'lass 'onseiolIs. 'This Impnl3e1asa1nt fart is true. Women are not Eonsc.iEl5s lof their own wVelf|are as a class al th , eii the new Imetli,,l of pirodueti, n hlave jillredl tloelm tle',onit,1a11 lly on an ',equal basis with me4'n. 4 entleman of the lilro.m( an.1, the 'hirl'eh say that womien are superior to 111411; iunlder the i 4loak of this flattery to ,better ,.x )llit h.r. tiut sill e 'r 1114,ln who work .i1 4l. IY' sie with l, Wo nill' ill every-dlay lifte, .ayi tilt aill 4',0,ll,1lle' 1 le.ji h'nd lle t is inever t Super'i(rl'. lat te'r ()f s. \ i.s 0 11' ll) 4c1llSll'(jlU ' ill r atill to thei I1c4''essity foir" food. shellter ;llli e!tthels. The ela;ss I hat 11 I'roue S these I tlhings re pre' v4't11144, 11\ till- 'apitalist (-lass fr'omII 4ljoying the produc't ( their til. IIae(', se'X. (',IIII'y, ilas liotlhinig to, ie41 with this Ilmatter; it is a class 11nIm,141ly )1' pr4rol4uction and 4istributit141 of nlc4ess'ities (,f life. TheI eialitalist cl'iss is co'4n sca(';idsly o4rg;Ilanize'4 in supporIlt t of thlleir illt'erl'e't, but thill workinig ('lass is not iorga.;aizedl' as a ' lass to their 4 w l interest. MIen ail I Wowllell Wlho, r.arry their labor iPOWer with themi,. whether ()1 ;a jo4t1 or out of a johi, skilled 1r" unrskillh'd, belohng to the working class. ()r galiize as 0111' (.lass a nl, take the worhl over to exe'rcise your riglht il' labor in tIlhe inlt'erest ,of Yolir I(t'411frt'. i Not 'onscious iof her class il t'rest, worVlI)'ll uII14('rllilltenes thei wo'rkin g lass, and defeats her (own interest bIy joining re ligious inlltit itio)ls 11nd1 fe'nale (l'rganlizatio(ils ill (conlltroil of tilh' c'apitalist class. The l .hur'ch has neveir 'pr,'d)uVedl one grain of co(''rn, ,one bIlade of grass, or Iprevenlite sItronVg 111e11 tfro111 slandinl I in Ilhe 'bread line; chlurch has sent elass .1 n seili1s, g4ioodl elin, lhomeless 111E'n w1ho soniglt shelter fromeV1 tihl' biitter col(d otf winllter ,benlleath its rootf, to the chain gang. Yet churches are b SUlpptrte,! by thilt sweat of the working ('lass through thle women. (Girl scout. is a new stunt %, Iof at female organization, they are drilled by t and fotr thei interest tof the e,.;itialist class, whichl stands 4ever ready to send the working I class to slaughter. 'These girls of the working k class are hdrilld heow to pick up bleeding a cripples fronm the capitalist scrap heali of( de- u strulction, instead of enjoying the healthy ,ont- t panionship ofit those meni at hoiie and keeping 1 thln'uI away from the field of' mnurlder. These a girls lit' the working class are also tdrilled how n to take the llace of mTen in the shols and lields, wlile they are beinig slaughtered for the coun- k try ,of the capitalist c'lass. 4) slune !l) women! ' was e've(r an insult added,,l to injury offred with 4 lmoilt'r impllil('dencel(' ill view of wolimenll's ignlloralnce h in relation to her class interest as illothers, wives, sisters of the working c'lass. T'Io ie sure k, w'llen are not the only tranlsgressor o) cilass w interest, a;s 1thlie craft unionist prove by. dlividin g 1 thel skillhed w iirker from the unskilled tIl\hey are f, dlividling woerking c'lass intlierest as ruthlessly ,.v as do the wom,''n in disorganized oendlitioln. ; The working ,-'ss have bIeen .lei to bei'lil've 1 that they mitist have' a healI ti Ieveryi ting Iluti their own shielllel ers, they ;Iare' s1lppelsed' to 1' w wise (' ) eni) )gh to E'Vr'eate a iead, yet tii wise in' lenoughll tio be' tIll head of their w labior 1,Oetw,., aljplied, to 1ilad, t'rinjt ' lilh Ivy the toh . )light otf their armii, 4ioli)rfort sprll'iLgs, shops, 1t Ilinlle's. a;i('Ol'i'S 11141 n 11 h i '.s. I 1 4i ' Fe'llow go W\ 1rker (I4'.vil.gt4.1. II ll will '.forgi' ,e' in" refer- w 4'n14E' to hiimi as it is through his r'iieurk I w'vrit' Ihis Iletter. F: WHEN WAR SHALL END I), i e' i e;llleii 'll-s r1';it', . e f'i'' |t e ;:1ii't" elle'e' llelEP'', .f .\nil lii' 1E'ir''; ,'11t, rs Iile st ',ite l |, t ,e 1'il'1l. 'l'el J, l e ',r te he ,i'ai I Illei ' -.h' t . ett 're, I W it I '1'i, thle r I;,, ei l t "er r o,,liI-. tee I, te \1in ' -t;ilie1 :ei tell 'ti e ' l i, e t hen' ;ll'lll '. L \\h i, e' ir l\Iel rll- :griel w\ill~ir tie eli,,. N, \li , itlie ani t \e' . ,, leet , I l . . ' , , I i I0i,, l t , 1: -l , ie , i.1 l . ~l il- 11, , \i t. . i, I - ,i'l. l , 'l'e t \t:ei t,e:ee I i eIu, l \li l h l. tie l h'eej .e ,\1l(I .ilr ullii. 14 115l Ii,, ;,i lli ,. ,t e.:,ei . to tl 1 fo Ih ina(r ,1, :1 1\ 1n. PRIVATEIILITARISM THE NA1)NAL MENACE IrURE BY Cliffod B. Ellis 10th AND YAMHILL LIBRIY HALL PORTLAND, OREGON WEDNESI4AY, NOV. 18 Being the third of a series of five Iresto be delivered on succeeding Wednesdays 1 SOME OF THE INFORMATION WE ND THE DISHWASHER I--A(c"curate knowledge about the avertc w' ages of tnskilledl lalor. Each worker knt.9, ilone in the kitchen in grease-laden steam, of course. what wag4es he receives, and his pause for a moment, a moment to dream, ,l quite ready to imake a guess about what was 'or even a dishlwashes thinks of a day Sothier workers get. Such half-knowledge is.f Wherein will ie leisure for rest and for play; n 'vri' little use. ind now that I pause o'er the transit there . h\\hat. we nt!l to do is to get accurate .- floats i'ports abolut the wages in as mlany places ),f stream of the Traumeri's soul-stirring notes, e1l.,vIoymlntt as possible. From these we en lngulf in a blending of sorrow and glee Sget a fairly reliable average, with which toem wonder that music can reach even me. wages iin each place may be compared. --it is mnore dilficult to get realy useful ia or now I amn thinking, mly brain has been forlnmation about other working conditions, ba stirred, it is lpossible to learn what is the greates lie voice of a master the lowly has heard, II lcase of discontent on each job. 'he heart-breaking sol) of the sad violin 2-It is more difficult to get really usefu rouses the thoughts of the sweet 'might information about other working conditions, have wen" but it is possible to learn what is the greatesInlld men been born equal the use of the brain autluse of discontent on each job. Youhltshield themn fronm poverty, free them t ---\Ve also need aplproximately corrett dlat pain 1 about tioe ntumbter of unemplloyed in a give(ror would I have sunk in the black social mire locality at any given timte. This will give i`.ecause of poor judgment in choosing a sire. solid foundation to our agitation for a shorter work day. It will also guide us in our activilut now I am only a slave of til mill ties among the unemployed, n.t now I am only a slave of the mill ties among the une low wre our ctve 'hat makes me a dullard in brain-burning heat hers are and what ithey are doing. And tha.lho looks at rich viands, not daring to eat, knowledge should be on file so as to be availb lio lives with his red, blistered hands ever able at at momlent's notice. This will enahl stuck tus to lsu.ipl thien wit such news and iform )own deep in the foul indescribable muck - is to su} thenl witl o uch news ano inform r tion as they may have use for, it will make ithere dishes are plunged, seventeen at a plossibile for us to help themn if hell) is neededl time, Atdand to call upon thelm whenever they ar And washed!-in a tubful of sickening slime! needled. 5-W\Ve should know every place where a I:gut on with the clatter, no more must I shirk, kind of work is going on, and how to get thei The world is to me hut a nightmare of work, That would do more towards eliminating ti For me not the smiles of the ladies who dine, emilllloytnent shark than all the agitation a No warm, clinging kisses begotten of wine; have ever done. For mie but the venting of low, sweated groans In order to collect such inflormation, an That twelve hours a night have installed in keep it in llsuch shalpe that it could lie of us nly hones we. wouhl haive to have somrlethilng like a re' otflice.. 'Ih.ere would lie a good deal of weol The lmusic has ceased, ,but the havoc it for secretargies and for arty of' the llemlbers wv wrought iouil1l Iwe indltrc4 to gather this infornat iol Within the poor brain it awakened to thought :Ial lther would be nothing sensational ablot Shall cease not at t iall, but continue to spread this work. Till all of nIy fellows are thinking or dead. IBut it wouhl given a solid foundation to o, Th'Ie lhaiv\' it wrought ? Twill lie havoc to those. work of agitation and organization which notl Wlhose joiys woald Il.e il were it not for my ing else can give. woes. it wotull enable ius to clinclh our arginiln K4.lp on with your gorging, your laughter and to t11i workers witlh lacurate information aitt ijest tlnir own , jobs, insteladl of with guesses ar liut iinever forget that the last laugh is Ibest. generallities aibout jobs on the othter side of i Yol he tllee4cs wI* live on theli fat of the land, FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE VOIa Ytii" "e'trefld pllrlasites, look at illy hand; November 2-7 l'ou lalugh at it iInow, it is blistered and colrse, Ie leipts , iut stuch are the hlands quite famniliar with I'; h on I1and11 foral' rde .. $. ... f.orce I e4'iit' u)11 ilh )14 ord4) 'rs 21.. Ai. ndi such ;Ire thlie haiids thliat lio.ve furnished Ic"ie il'ts s l ulsrfilptions f;.! voy(lr chlrink, )41 i'tions .'T' lii'hands of the slavei\ who are learning to \1. f. ret.l rn.lll1 J.0 tllilink AiI i iiil. 1 I Ian t lllilt l le f' 41 )li O 11( c1rush 11 )1', 'l',t l .- s w ell S llp,~s,- \ il. i;1 st 1V4l' " '4 11t11 1. e rl 1 P, i' ' 1 ClS 'clearIt intllo N o'. ' .l r-l i I't . ,4, . $::l .; liell! \ . t;li .-,. .i I..1ll.:4 t lI lt's W h4oi111" Lr w lll vºr t l II \N"',. 4. , Ita Il.N il-'- e N. 94 . i , itl l with our ii;lrog \t ll pl ornt'S ol il'u g1 I';llt well. \\ lil the t h ,iihlw islr spits ()It tihe '1::1{ \I : .. .i :1 T'.h! t utl tevoiiti' on hi phw'4 4 the thtiii -I- -',til \l.it t ,.". i _ il. -- l..i1 ..W 1 4i, \. , il,,.1r " f tlh! .141 lo l ::2.? 44 I l .,ur i l ii X I , j ite it. \- iior Vuii( hathi i ,istur. ,it '.I.hi,,,,li lttr. 4 < 1 unn a t -ni , It hlla -," \e\I l t Vti. m slo i that stren, thien -,i, T- )S. FITZ(;EHA\l) It i liinto' hi i-n of friedom, o life F-. i'..i!i>il Secretary" I.h. 4.W. W.. P. L. TlrIiilr-hn1w I t trivh for. lii ending (h f strife. A Thanksgiving Smoker will be held in the hall of the Joint Locals of the I. W. W. in Sacramento, Thanksgiving evening, November 25, 1914. The hall is newly painted and decorated for the occasion, and we have had the co-operation of the members to make this the biggest and best smoker pulled off on the coast this year. Refreshments will be served, and a fine pro gram arranged. You will get a run for your money on this occasion. Don't forget the time. Thanksgiving even ing. The place, I. W. W. Hall, Sacramento. The girl-bring her with you. Please run and oblige, yours for the One Big Union. S. L. LAMBERT, Secretary, Joint Locals, I. W. W. HELPING GOD Primitive peoples believe in magic rather than religion. When the god-embodied in some wooden imagine-doesn't grant their re quests, they beat him or force him by some hocus-pocus to do what they made him for. The god is powerful, but needs some human pres sure or assistance. This seems to have been the idea of the German minister who is reported to have said: "God. may not always side with the big guns, but big guns will certain help Him make a right decision." Instead of asking God to hell, them, the German militarists are helping Godl-to reach a right decision. But those who can help God can punish him as well. What will happen if the Kaiser's bosom companion does not make the right decision? In view of the German militarists' well-known addiction to cruel and unusual punishments, we fear the worst.-The Masses. anrIa R iU It is one of the tragedies of the I. W. W. that the members seldom think of writing to the paper unless someone is in jail, or dead, or near dead. The result is that, to one who occasionally reads one of our papers, or listens to one of our soap-boxers, our whole agitation seems like one long and loud wail of defeat. You might as well go out on the street corner and say: "Come and join the I. W. W., and we will help you to get in jail, or get your head caved in, or something equally cheerful. We should not. deceive the workers. But we do deceive them by making them think that a man can not belong to the I. W. W. without having the police beating a continuous tatto on his head. l'iease he more cheerful once in a while- and send cheerful news to the paper sometimes for a change. OFFENSIVE NEATNESS (Flies try to he clean; they wipe their feet frequently.-Scientific Note.) Flies may be neat and wipe their feet; 1 will admit all that. They also take your pie or cake And use it as a mat. Thellse pesky pests, unbidden guests, in wiping their soiled soles, C('ani't use the floor; they much plrefer iYour flaky breakfast rolls. ''The tribe of flies, it really tries, it seems, to give oTffense. It is not umeet to he so neat .A\t otlher folks' evJnl.nse. So,,me very hadl breaks on the side of the "sa&cri*.rl rights" of private IprolMrty are to he seen as a result of the war. 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. (X99) All Railroad Workers Should Read THE STRIKE BULLETIN CARL E. PERSON, EDITOR Subscription One Year 50 Cents Six Months 25 Centa BOX D, CLINTON, ILL. 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