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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ELIZABE? ,GURLEY ,FLYNN 

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,ITS ,NECESSITY ,9 ,! ,CLASS ,W> 

,I AM NOT GO+ TO ATTEMPT TO JU/IFY 
SABOTAGE ON ANY MORAL GR\ND4 ,IF ! WORK]S CONSID] ?AT 
SABOTAGE IS NECESS>Y1 ?AT 9 ITSELF MAKES SABOTAGE MORAL4 ,ITS 
NECESSITY IS ITS EXCUSE = EXI/5CE4 ,& = US TO DISCUSS ! 
MORALITY ( SABOTAGE W\LD BE AS ABSURD AS TO DISCUSS ! 
MORALITY ( ! /RIKE OR ! MORALITY ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE 
ITSELF4 ,9 ORD] TO UND]/& SABOTAGE OR TO ACCEPT IT AT ALL IT 
IS NECESS>Y TO ACCEPT ! CONCEPT ( CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,IF Y\ 
BELIEVE ?AT BETWE5 ! WORK]S ON ! ONE SIDE & !IR 
EMPLOY]S ON ! O!R !RE IS PEACE1 !RE IS H>MONY SU* AS 
EXI/S BETWE5 BRO!RS1 & ?AT CONSEQU5TLY :ATEV] /RIKES 
& LOCK\TS OCCUR >E SIMPLY FAMILY SQUABBLES2 IF Y\ BELIEVE 
?AT A PO9T CAN BE REA*$ :]EBY ! EMPLOY] CAN GET 5\< 
& ! WORK] CAN GET 5\<1 A PO9T ( AMICABLE ADJU/M5T ( 
9DU/RIAL W>F>E & ECONOMIC DI/RIBUTION1 !N !RE IS NO 
JU/IFICATION & NO EXPLANATION ( SABOTAGE 9TELLIGIBLE TO 
Y\4 

,SABOTAGE IS ONE WEAPON 9 ! >S5AL ( LABOR TO FI<T ITS 
SIDE ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,LABOR REALIZES1 AS IT BECOMES MORE 
9TELLIG5T1 ?AT IT MU/ HAVE P[] 9 ORD] TO ACCOMPLI% 
ANY?+2 ?AT NEI!R APPEALS = SYMPA?Y NOR AB/RACT RI<TS 
WILL MAKE = BETT] CONDITIONS4 ,= 9/ANCE1 TAKE AN 9DU/RIAL 
E/ABLI%M5T SU* AS A SILK MILL1 :]E M5 & WOM5 & LITTLE 
*ILDR5 WORK T5 H\RS A DAY = AN AV]AGE WAGE ( BETWE5 SIX 
& SEV5 DOLL>S A WEEK4 ,C\LD ANY ONE ( !M1 OR A COMMITTEE 
REPRES5T+ ! :OLE1 HOPE TO 9DUCE ! EMPLOY] TO GIVE 
BETT] CONDITIONS BY APPEAL+ TO HIS SYMPA?Y1 BY TELL+ HIM ( 
! MIS]Y1 ! H>D%IP & ! POV]TY ( !IR LIVES2 OR C\LD 
!Y DO IT BY APPEAL+ TO HIS S5SE ( JU/ICE8 ,SUPPOSE ?AT AN 
9DIVIDUAL WORK+ MAN OR WOMAN W5T TO AN EMPLOY] & SAID1 0,I 
MAKE1 9 MY CAPACITY AS WAGE WORK] 9 ?IS FACTORY1 SO MANY 
DOLL>S' WOR? ( WEAL? EV]Y DAY & JU/ICE DEM&S ?AT Y\ 
GIVE ME AT LEA/ HALF40 ,! EMPLOY] W\LD PROBABLY HAVE HIM 
REMOV$ TO ! NE>E/ LUNATIC ASYLUM4 ,HE W\LD CONSID] HIM TOO 
DANG]\S A CRIM9AL TO LET LOOSE ON ! COMMUNITY6 ,IT IS NEI!R 
SYMPA?Y NOR JU/ICE ?AT MAKES AN APPEAL TO ! EMPLOY]4 ,BUT IT 
IS P[]4 ,IF A COMMITTEE CAN GO TO ! EMPLOY] ) ?IS 
ULTIMATUM3 0,WE REPRES5T ALL ! M5 & WOM5 9 ?IS %OP4 ,!Y 
>E ORGANIZ$ 9 A UNION AS Y\ >E ORGANIZ$ 9 A MANUFACTUR]S' 
ASSOCIATION4 ,!Y HAVE MET & =MULAT$ 9 ?AT UNION A DEM& 
= BETT] H\RS & WAGES & !Y >E NOT GO+ TO WORK ONE DAY 
LONG] UNLESS !Y GET IT4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 !Y HAVE )DRAWN 
!IR P[] AS WEAL? PRODUC]S FROM Y\R PLANT & !Y >E 
GO+ TO CO]CE Y\ BY ?IS )DRAWAL ( !IR P[]2 9TO 
GRANT+ !IR DEM&S10 ?AT SORT ( ULTIMATUM S]V$ UPON AN 
EMPLOY] USUALLY MEETS ) AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T RESPONSE2 & 
IF ! UNION IS /RONGLY 5\< ORGANIZ$ & !Y >E ABLE TO 
MAKE GOOD !IR ?REAT !Y USUALLY ACCOMPLI% :AT TE>S & 
PLEAD+S NEV] C\LD HAVE ACCOMPLI%$4 

,WE BELIEVE ?AT ! CLASS /RUGGLE EXI/+ 9 SOCIETY IS 
EXPRESS$ 9 ! ECONOMIC P[] ( ! MA/] ON ! ONE SIDE & 
! GR[+ ECONOMIC P[] ( ! WORK]S ON ! O!R SIDE 
MEET+ 9 OP5 BATTLE N[ & AGA91 BUT MEET+ 9 CONT9UAL 
DAILY CONFLICT OV] :I* %ALL HAVE ! L>G] %>E ( LABOR'S 
PRODUCT & ! ULTIMATE [N]%IP ( ! MEANS ( LIFE4 ,! 
EMPLOY] WANTS LONG H\RS1 ! 9TELLIG5T WORK+MAN WANTS %ORT 
H\RS4 ,! EMPLOY] IS NOT CONC]N$ ) ! SANIT>Y CONDITIONS 
9 ! MILL1 HE IS CONC]N$ ONLY ) KEEP+ ! CO/ ( 
PRODUCTION AT A M9IMUM2 ! 9TELLIG5T WORK+MAN IS CONC]N$1 
CO/ OR NO CO/1 ) HAV+ V5TILATION1 SANITATION & LI<T+ 
?AT WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO HIS PHYSICAL WELF>E4 ,SABOTAGE IS TO 
?IS CLASS /RUGGLE :AT ! GU]RILLA W>F>E IS TO ! BATTLE4 
,! /RIKE IS ! OP5 BATTLE ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 SABOTAGE IS 
! GU]RILLA W>F>E1 ! DAY-BY-DAY W>F>E BETWE5 TWO 
OPPOS+ CLASSES4 

,G5]AL 
,=MS ( ,SABOTAGE 

,SABOTAGE WAS ADOPT$ BY ! ,G5]AL ,F$]ATION ( ,LABOR ( 
,FRANCE 9 #ahig AS A RECOGNIZ$ WEAPON 9 !IR ME?OD ( 
CONDUCT+ FI<TS ON !IR EMPLOY]S4 ,BUT SABOTAGE AS AN 
9/9CTIVE DEF5SE EXI/$ LONG BE=E IT WAS EV] (FICIALLY 
RECOGNIZ$ BY ANY LABOR ORGANIZATION4 ,SABOTAGE MEANS PRIM>ILY3 
! )DRAWAL ( EFFICI5CY4 ,SABOTAGE MEANS EI!R TO 
SLACK5 UP & 9T]F]E ) ! QUANTITY1 OR TO BOT* 9 Y\R 
SKILL & 9T]F]E ) ! QUALITY1 ( CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION OR 
TO GIVE POOR S]VICE4 ,SABOTAGE IS NOT PHYSICAL VIOL5CE1 SABOTAGE 
IS AN 9T]NAL1 9DU/RIAL PROCESS4 ,IT IS SOME?+ ?AT IS 
F\<T \T )9 ! F\R WALLS ( ! %OP4 ,& !SE ?REE 
=MS ( SABOTAGE -- TO AFFECT ! QUALITY1 ! QUANTITY & ! 
S]VICE >E AIM$ AT AFFECT+ ! PR(IT ( ! EMPLOY]4 
,SABOTAGE IS A MEANS ( /RIK+ AT ! EMPLOY]'S PR(IT = ! 
PURPOSE ( =C+ HIM 9TO GRANT+ C]TA9 CONDITIONS1 EV5 AS 
WORK+M5 /RIKE = ! SAME PURPOSE ( CO]C+ HIM4 ,IT IS 
SIMPLY ANO!R =M ( CO]CION4 

,!RE >E MANY =MS ( 9T]F]+ ) EFFICI5CY1 
9T]F]+ ) QUALITY & ! QUANTITY ( PRODUCTION3 FROM 
V>Y+ MOTIVES -- !RE IS ! EMPLOY]'S SABOTAGE AS WELL AS 
! WORK]'S SABOTAGE4 ,EMPLOY]S 9T]F]E ) ! QUALITY ( 
PRODUCTION1 !Y 9T]F]E ) ! QUANTITY ( PRODUCTION1 !Y 
9T]F]E ) ! SUPPLY AS WELL AS ) ! K9D ( GOODS 
= ! PURPOSE ( 9CREAS+ !IR PR(IT4 ,BUT ?IS =M 
( SABOTAGE1 CAPITALI/ SABOTAGE1 IS ANTISOCIAL1 = ! REASON 
?AT IT IS AIM$ AT ! GOOD ( ! FEW AT ! EXP5SE ( ! 
MANY1 :]EAS WORK+-CLASS SABOTAGE IS DI/9CTLY SOCIAL1 IT IS 
AIM$ AT ! B5EFIT ( ! MANY1 AT ! EXP5SE ( ! FEW4 

,WORK+-CLASS SABOTAGE IS AIM$ DIRECTLY AT 0! BOSS0 & AT 
HIS PR(ITS1 9 ! BELIEF ?AT ?AT IS ! SOL> PLEXUS ( ! 
EMPLOY]1 ?AT IS HIS HE>T1 HIS RELIGION1 HIS S5TIM5T1 HIS 
PATRIOTISM4 ,EV]Y?+ IS C5T]$ 9 HIS POCKET BOOK1 & IF Y\ 
/RIKE ?AT Y\ >E /RIK+ AT ! MO/ VULN]ABLE PO9T 9 HIS 
5TIRE MORAL & ECONOMIC SY/EM4 

,%ORT ,PAY1 
,LESS ,WORK1 0,CA ,CANNY0 

,SABOTAGE1 AS 
IT AIMS AT ! QUANTITY1 IS A V]Y OLD ?+1 CALL$ BY ! 
,SCOT* 0CA CANNY04 ,ALL 9TELLIG5T WORK]S HAVE TRI$ IT AT SOME 
TIME OR O!R :5 !Y HAVE BE5 COMPELL$ TO WORK TOO H>D & 
TOO LONG4 ,! ,SCOT* DOCK]S HAD A /RIKE 9 #ahhi & !IR 
/RIKE WAS LO/1 BUT :5 !Y W5T BACK TO WORK !Y S5T A 
CIRCUL> TO EV]Y DOCK] 9 ,SCOTL& & 9 ?IS CIRCUL> !Y 
EMBODI$ !IR CONCLUSIONS1 !IR EXP]I5CE FROM ! BITT] 
DEFEAT4 ,IT WAS TO ?IS EFFECT1 0,! EMPLOY]S LIKE ! SCABS1 
!Y HAVE ALWAYS PRAIS$ !IR WORK1 !Y HAVE SAID H[ MU* 
SUP]IOR !Y W]E TO US1 !Y HAVE PAID !M TWICE AS MU* AS 
!Y HAVE EV] PAID US2 N[ LET US GO BACK TO ! DOCKS 
DET]M9$ ?AT S9CE ?OSE >E ! K9D ( WORK]S !Y LIKE & 
?AT IS ! K9D ( WORK !Y 5DORSE WE WILL DO ! SAME ?+4 
,WE WILL LET ! KEGS ( W9E GO OV] ! DOCKS AS ! SCABS DID4 
,WE WILL HAVE GREAT BOXES ( FRAGILE >TICLES DROP 9 ! MID/ ( 
! PI] AS ! SCABS DID4 ,WE WILL DO ! WORK JU/ AS CLUMSILY1 
AS1 SL[LY1 AS DE/RUCTIVELY1 AS ! SCABS DID4 ,& WE WILL SEE 
H[ LONG \R EMPLOY]S CAN /& ?AT K9D ( WORK40 ,IT WAS V]Y 
FEW MON?S UNTIL ?R\< ?IS SY/EM ( SABOTAGE !Y HAD WON 
EV]Y?+ !Y HAD F\<T = & NOT BE5 ABLE TO W9 ?R\< 
! /RIKE4 ,?IS WAS ! FIR/ OP5 ANN\NCEM5T ( SABOTAGE 9 
AN ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ C\NTRY4 

,I HAVE HE>D ( MY GR&FA!R TELL+ H[ AN OLD FELL[ CAME 
TO WORK ON ! RAILROAD & ! BOSS SAID1 0,WELL1 :AT CAN Y\ 
DO80 

0,I CAN DO 'MO/ ANY?+10 SAID HE -- A BIG HUSKY FELL[4 

0,WELL10 SAID ! BOSS1 0CAN Y\ H&LE A PICK & A 
%OVEL80 

0,OH1 SURE4 ,H[ MU* DO Y\ PAY ON ?IS JOB80 

0,A DOLL> A DAY40 

0,IS ?AT ALL8 ,WELL1 -- ALL RI<T4 ,I NE$ ! JOB PRETTY BAD4 ,I 
GUESS ,I WILL TAKE IT40 ,SO HE TOOK HIS PICK & W5T LEISURELY TO 
WORK4 ,SOON ! BOSS CAME ALONG & SAID3 

0,SAY1 CAN'T Y\ WORK ANY FA/] ?AN ?AT80 

0,SURE ,I CAN40 

0,WELL1 :Y DON'T Y\80 

0,?IS IS MY DOLL>-A-DAY CLIP40 

0,WELL10 SAID ! BOSS1 0LET'S SEE :AT ! @s#a4#b#e-A-DAY CLIP 
LOOKS LIKE40 

,?AT W5T A LITTLE BETT]4 ,!N ! BOSS SAID1 0,LET'S SEE :AT 
! @s#a4#e-A-DAY CLIP LOOKS LIKE40 ,! MAN %[$ HIM4 0,?AT WAS 
F9E10 SAID ! BOSS1 0WELL1 MAYBE WE WILL CALL IT @s#a4#e A DAY40 
,! MAN VOLUNTE]$ ! 9=MATION ?AT HIS @s#b-A-DAY CLIP WAS 0A 
HUMM]04 ,SO1 ?R\< ?IS 9/9CTIVE SORT ( SABOTAGE ?IS POOR 
OBSCURE WORK+MAN ON A RAILROAD 9 ,MA9E WAS ABLE TO GA9 = 
HIMSELF AN ADVANCE FROM @s#a TO @s#b A DAY4 ,WE READ ( ! GANGS ( 
,ITALIAN WORK+M51 :5 ! BOSS CUTS !IR PAY -- Y\ KN[1 
USUALLY !Y HAVE AN ,IRI% OR ,AM]ICAN BOSS & HE LIKES TO MAKE 
A C\PLE ( DOLL>S A DAY ON ! SIDE = HIMSELF1 SO HE CUTS ! 
PAY ( ! M5 ONCE 9 A :ILE )\T CONSULT+ ! CONTRACTOR 
& POCKETS ! DIFF]5CE4 ,ONE BOSS CUT !M #be C5TS A DAY4 ,! 
NEXT DAY HE CAME ON ! WORK1 TO F9D ?AT ! AM\NT ( DIRT 
?AT WAS BE+ REMOV$ HAD LESS5$ CONSID]ABLY4 ,HE ASK$ A FEW 
QUE/IONS3 0,:AT'S ! MATT]80 

0,ME NO UND]/AN' ,5GLI%0 -- NONE ( !M WI%$ TO TALK4 

,WELL1 HE EXHAU/$ ! DAY GO+ >\ND TRY+ TO F9D ONE 
P]SON :O C\LD SPEAK & TELL HIM :AT WAS WRONG4 ,F9ALLY HE 
F\ND ONE MAN1 :O SAID1 0,WELL1 Y\ SEE1 BOSS1 Y\ CUTTA DA PAY1 
WE CUTTA DA %OB40 

,?AT WAS ! SAME =M ( SABOTAGE -- TO LESS5 ! QUANTITY 
( PRODUCTION 9 PROPORTION TO ! AM\NT ( PAY RECEIV$4 ,!RE 
WAS AN ,9DIAN PREA*] :O W5T TO COLLEGE & EK$ \T AN 
EXI/5CE ON ! SIDE BY PREA*+4 ,SOMEBODY SAID TO HIM1 0,JOHN1 
H[ MU* DO Y\ GET PAID80 

0,OH1 ONLY GET PAID @s#b A YE>40 

0,WELL1 ?AT'S DAMN POOR PAY1 ,JOHN40 

0,WELL10 HE SAID1 0,DAMN POOR PREA*60 

,?AT1 TOO1 IS AN ILLU/RATION ( ! =M ( SABOTAGE ?AT ,I 
AM N[ DESCRIB+ TO Y\1 ! 0CA CANNY0 =M ( SABOTAGE1 ! 
0GO EASY0 SLOGAN1 ! 0SLACK5 UP1 DON'T WORK SO H>D0 SPECIES1 
& IT IS A REV]SAL ( ! MOTTO ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,F$]ATION ( 
,LABOR1 ?AT MO/ 0SAFE1 SANE & CONS]VATIVE0 ORGANIZATION ( 
LABOR 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,!Y BELIEVE 9 0A FAIR DAY'S WAGE = A FAIR 
DAY'S WORK40 ,SABOTAGE IS AN UNFAIR DAY'S WORK = AN UNFAIR DAY'S 
WAGE4 ,IT IS AN ATTEMPT ON ! P>T ( ! WORK] TO LIMIT HIS 
PRODUCTION 9 PROPORTION TO HIS REMUN]ATION4 ,?AT IS ONE =M ( 
SABOTAGE4 

,9T]F]+ 
,) ,QUALITY ( ,GOODS 

,! SECOND =M ( SABOTAGE IS TO DELIB]ATELY 9T]F]E ) 
! QUALITY ( ! GOODS4 ,& 9 ?IS WE LE>N MANY LESSONS FROM 
\R EMPLOY]S1 EV5 AS WE LE>N H[ TO LIMIT ! QUANTITY4 ,Y\ 
KN[ ?AT EV]Y YE> 9 ! WE/]N P>T ( ?IS ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 
!RE >E FRUITS & GRA9S PRODUC$ ?AT NEV] F9D A M>KET2 
BANANAS & ORANGES ROT ON ! GR\ND1 :OLE SKIFFS ( FRUITS >E 
DUMP$ 9TO ! OCEAN4 ,NOT BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOT NE$ !SE FOODS 
& C\LDN'T MAKE GOOD USE ( !M 9 ! BIG CITIES ( ! EA/1 
BUT BECAUSE ! EMPLOY+ CLASS PREF] TO DE/ROY A L>GE 
P]C5TAGE ( ! PRODUCTION 9 ORD] TO KEEP ! PRICE UP 9 
CITIES LIKE ,NEW ,YORK1 ,*ICAGO1 ,BALTIMORE & ,BO/ON4 ,IF !Y S5T 
ALL ! BANANAS ?AT !Y PRODUCE 9TO ! EA/]N P>T ( ! 
,UNIT$ ,/ATES WE W\LD BE BUY+ BANANAS AT PROBABLY ?REE = A 
C5T4 ,BUT BY DE/ROY+ A L>GE QUANTITY1 !Y >E ABLE TO KEEP 
! PRICE UP TO TWO = #eC4 ,& ?IS APPLIES TO POTATOES1 APPLES1 
& V]Y MANY O!R /APLE >TICLES REQUIR$ BY ! MAJORITY ( 
PEOPLE4 ,YET IF ! WORK] ATTEMPTS TO APPLY ! SAME PR9CIPLE1 
! SAME !ORY1 ! SAME TACTIC AS HIS EMPLOY] WE >E 
CONFRONT$ ) ALL SORTS ( F9ESPUN MORAL OBJECTIONS4 

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