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Show j THEY WOULD DESTROY IN ORDER TO CONTROL Vincent St John's statement to th( United States commission on Indus trial relations., which is viewed by th Helena Independent as anarchy with H out a mask, is as follows: "We don t propose to show any rc spect for employers' property A6 tc violence. 1 do not mem to say that we advocate it. but we won't advise our members to be beaten down like ,i cattle Our object is ultimate!) to place the industries in the hands oi the working mass, without having to pay tribute to the employing or any other parasitical class " The Independent says: First. destruction of proper! second, violence if police Interfere, third, the ultimate confiscation of in-H in-H dustrial plants. The platform I? un derstanuable enough It is anarchy without a mask It is a repudiation of the "social contract." It is a di -fiance to the community. One merit this statement has, and that Is its frankness It is Indeed anarchy 1 without a mask." This has been recognized rec-ognized for some .wars bj residents of the Pacific coast, who, in Seattle, Portland and San Francisco have lis I t&ned to the soap box orators who infest every street corner But the east has not had much experience along that line until the past year Now the United States commission on industrial relations has obtained a statement from an authoritative-source, authoritative-source, there can be no question oi the attitude of the destructlonists. The officials will know the problem with which they have to deal hence forth Fortunately the organized socialists, so-cialists, with ideas somewhat analag ous, are not in favor of such methods, and organized labor has no use for the I W W. These organizations have it within their power to assist j, materially in the stamping out of aa-j aa-j archy, which boldly eays that it wears no mask " I on |