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Show GOVERNMENT BY LA W . PHE Republican Publicity Associa- tion through its president, Hon. . Jonathan Bourne, Jr gave out the y following statement from its Wash- ' ington headquarters: "Fundamentally, there are two schools of political V,Uht in the "United States one t osed of people peo-ple who believe Jn government by law and the other of people who believe be-lieve in government by men, In the class of people who belir a in gov ernment by men we find the advocates advo-cates of. autocracy include not only . those pdrqpnB in governmental positions posi-tions who assume to place their own judgment and whims above the law, but also those few leaders of industry indus-try on the one hand and those few leaders of organized labor on the other who set out to achieve their selfish sel-fish ends"because they have the power pow-er and in disregard of the rights and welfare of the rest of the people of the country. """"The anarchist, otheFwise known as the I. W. Wi, or Bolshevik, is an advocate ad-vocate of 'direct action' that is, the enforcement of his own individual opinion and desire regardless of the will of the majority. The advocate of 'direct action' is not always identified iden-tified with the I. W. W. organization, for he sometimes gets into official position po-sition and proceeds with his 'direct action' principles in the enforcement of his individual will regardless of the rwill of the people as expressed in form of law. No man who has been observing has failed to recognize acts performed by government officials in the last few months bearing all the characteristics of 'direct action.' It is true that they did not drive spikes in saw logs or put emery dust in the lubricating qil of mills, but they; none the less effectively set their own personal per-sonal judgment above the spirit if not the letter of the law, to the injury of property rights just as valuable and just as sacred as the property right in a saw mill or an iron working plant "It makes lltle difference what badge a man may wear upon his coat or what title he may acquire or assume; as-sume; if he is a believer in 'direct action,' ac-tion,' he is in all essential respects an anarchist and an I. W. W. " 'Direct action' in the seizure and partial destruction or Injury of property, prop-erty, or interests therein, has been excused upor the plea that it was necessary as a war measure, but the more the people of the country study the facts the more they are coming to realize that the explanation is an excuse rather than a reason. Having made known their condemnation of 'direct action' when exercised by the more ignorant, and, therefore, less responsible re-sponsible portion of our people, the sober, thoughtful, and truly patriotic Citizens should now express in every way in their power, and at every opportunity, op-portunity, their condemnation of 'dK rect action' when exercised by men in high places. The I. W. W. are few the advocates of government by law are many. And the many are on the side of right and justice. |
