is that short, successive strikes accomplish more than one long strike does.

I. W. W. 's do not believe in violence, in the ordinary sense of the term. Haywood explained it thus: "I think you will agree that there is nothing more violent that you can do to the capitalist than to drain his pocket book. In that sort 1 of violence I believe; 11 and he illustrated his meaning by describing how I. W. W.'s during a free speech fight in Sioux City started for Sioux City "in groups of twos and threes, and tens and fifteens, and fifties and hundreds, until the Sioux City jails, both the city and the county, were crowded 2 to capacity. They refused to work and went on hunger strike; and they won their point. If in some instances they have employed actual violence, it is because violence has more often been used against them.

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A few words regarding the much-discussed sabotage must be said in closing. I. W. W.'s solemnly asseverate, that they have never advocated anything except "passive sabotage." They slow up the working pace, for instance, in order to compel the employment of more workers. According to another writer, the facts are these: "Frequently we advise to 'strike on the job', which means that the workers should by a withdrawal of efficiency try to force the concessions they desire. As to sabot......no other form has been advised than the one that consists in withdrawal of efficiency. Due to the vicious mis

ege,

interpretation of the word, the I. W. W. has now ceased to use

1. William D. Haywood, "Testimony before Industrial Relations Commission," 54-5.

2. Ibid, 55.

3. Vincent St. John, "The I.W.W., Its History, Structure, and Methods," 18.

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Haywood went on record against the production of defective goods, which might be bought by a fellow-worker.

These methods constitute the black magic employed by the I. W. W. to hasten the advent of the Industrial Co-operative Commonwealth.

The official position of the I. W. W. in opposition to violence and the destruction of property was reaffirmed recently at its twelfth convention, which unanimously turned down a communication favoring change in its tactics and without a dissenting vote re-indorsed this resolution passed five years ago by the General Executive Board:

"WHEREAS, The Industrial Workers of the World has heretofore published, without editorial adoption or comment, many works on industrial subjects, in which the workers have a natural interest, including treatises on 'Sabotage', and "WHEREAS, The industrial interests of the country .....are attempting to make it appear that 'Sabotage' means the destruction of property and the commission of violence and that the Industrial Workers of the World favor and advocate such methods; now,

"THEREFORE, In order that our position on such matters may be made clear and unequivocal, we, the General Executive Board of said Industrial Workers of the World,

1. William D. Haywood, "Testimony before Industrial Relations Commission," 24-6.