,! ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 ,& ,POLITICAL ,P>TIES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD 7,I,W,W7 

,TEXT 3 

 ,! ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 ,& 

      ,P,O,L,I,T,I,C,A,L 

      ,P,>,T,I,E,S 
   
   

,WE 
>E 9 RECEIPT ( MANY 9QUIRIES RELATIVE TO ! POSITION ( ! 
,I4 ,W4 ,W4 & POLITICAL ACTION4 ,ONE FELL[ WORK] WANTS TO 
KN[1 0,H[ IS ?IS REVOLUTION>Y BODY GO+ TO EXPRESS ITSELF 
POLITICALLY80 & 0IF IT IS GO+ TO HOP ?R\< ! 9DU/RIAL WORLD 
ON ONE LEG80 
   

,A LITTLE 9VE/IGATION WILL PROVE TO ANY WORK] 
?AT :ILE ! WORK]S >E DIVID$ ON ! 9DU/RIAL FIELD1 IT IS NOT 
POSSIBLE TO UNITE !M ON ANY O!R FIELD TO ADVANCE A WORK+ CLASS 
PROGRAM4 
   

,FUR!R 9VE/IGATION WILL PROVE ?AT ) ! 
WORK+ CLASS DIVID$ ON ! 9DU/RIAL FIELD1 UNITY ANY:]E ELSE--IF 
IT C\LD BE BR\<T AB\T--W\LD BE )\T RESULTS4 ,! WORK]S W\LD 
BE )\T P[] TO 5=CE ANY DEM&S4 ,! PROPOSITION1 !N1 IS TO 
LAY /RESS 9 \R AGITATION UPON ! ESS5TIAL PO9T3 ?AT IS1 UPON ! 
PLACES ( PRODUCTION1 :]E ! WORK+ CLASS MU/ UNITE 9 SUFFICI5T 
NUMB]S BE=E IT WILL HAVE ! P[] TO MAKE ITSELF FELT ANY:]E ELSE4 
   

   ,!ORETICAL ,AMPUTATIONS 
   
   

    

,WILL 
IT NOT FOLL[ ?AT3 UNIT$ 9 SUFFICI5T NUMB]S 9 ! WORK%OPS & 
GUID$ BY ! KN[L$GE ( !IR CLASS 9T]E/S1 SU* UNITY WILL BE 
MANIFE/$ 9 EV]Y FIELD :]E9 !Y CAN ASSI/ 9 ADVANC+ ! 
9T]E/ ( ! WORK+ CLASS8 ,:Y1 !N1 %\LD NOT ALL /RESS BE LAID 
UPON ! ORGANIZATIONS ( ! WORK]S ON ! 9DU/RIAL FIELD8 
    

,! 
ILLU/RATION US$ BY \R FELL[ WORK] 9 :I* HE LIK5S ! ECONOMIC 
ORGANIZATION TO A ONE-LEGG$ CONC]N BECAUSE IT DOES NOT M5TION 
POLITICAL ACTION1 IS NOT A COMP>ISON ?AT 9 ANY WAY FITS ! CASE4 ,AS 
WELL MI<T ! PROHIBITIONI/1 ! ANTI-CL]ICAL1 ! 
,K4 ,K4 ,K41 OR ! ,KNI<TS ( ,COLUMBUS1 OR ANY O!R ADVOCATE 
( ! MANY S*OOLS ?AT CLAIM ! WORK] CAN BETT] HIS CONDITION BY 
!IR P>TICUL> POLICY1 SAY ?AT BECAUSE ! DECL>ATION ( PR9CIPLES 
( ! ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION MAKES NO M5TION ( !SE SUBJECTS ! 
,I4 ,W4 ,W4 IS %ORT A LEG ON EA* C\NT4 
    

,! ,PREAMBLE 
( ! ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 DEALS ) ! ESS5TIAL PO9T UPON :I* WE 
KN[ ! WORK]S WILL HAVE TO AGREE BE=E !Y CAN ACCOMPLI% ANY?+ 
= !MSELVES4 ,REG>DLESS ( :AT A WAGE WORK] MAY ?9K ON ANY O!R 
QUE/ION1 IF HE AGREES UPON ! ESS5TIAL ?+1 WE WANT HIM 9 ! 
,I4 ,W4 ,W4 HELP+ TO BUILD UP ! ORGANIZ$ >MY ( PRODUCTION4 
    

,! TWO LEGS ( ! ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION >E ,K,N,[,L,$,G,E & ,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,A,T,I,O,N4 
    

,! 
ONLY VALUE ?AT POLITICAL ACTIVITY HAS TO ! WORK+ CLASS IS FROM ! 
/&PO9T ( AGITATION & $UCATION4 ,ITS $UCATIONAL M]IT CONSI/S 
SOLELY 9 PROV+ TO ! WORK]S ITS UTT] 9EFFICACY TO CURB ! P[] 
( ! RUL+ CLASS & !RE=E =C+ ! WORK]S TO RELY ON ! 
ORGANIZATION ( !IR CLASS 9 ! 9DU/RIES ( ! WORLD4 
    

,IT 
IS IMPOSSIBLE = ANY ONE TO BE A P>T ( ! CAPITALI/ /ATE & TO 
USE ! MA*9]Y ( ! /ATE 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! WORK]S4 ,ALL !Y 
CAN DO IS TO MAKE ! ATTEMPT1 & BE IMPEA*$--AS !Y WILL BE--& 
FURNI% OBJECT LESSONS TO ! WORK]S1 ( ! CLASS *>ACT] ( ! 
/ATE4 
    

,EXAMPLES :]E9 ! WORK]S HAVE HAD TO USE !IR 
ECONOMIC P[] TO HAVE ! LABOR LAWS 5ACT$ >E PL5TIFUL4 ,! 
,BUFFALO ,SWIT*M5'S /RIKE ( #ahib WAS = ! 5=CEM5T ( ! 
T5-H\R LAW4 ,TIME AFT] TIME ! ,WE/]N ,F$]ATION ( ,M9]S & ! 
,I4 ,W4 ,W4  HAVE GONE ON /RIKE TO MAKE ! EMPLOY]S 
RECOGNIZE ! M9E SAFETY LAWS1 & 9 #aid ! ,W4 ,F4 ( ,M4 /RUCK = 
! 5=CEM5T ( ! EI<T-H\R DAY LAW ?AT HAD BE5 PASS$ BY ! 
,COLORADO LEGISLATURE & 5DORS$ BY A REF]5DUM ( ,COLORADO VOT]S4 
,LA/ YE> 7#a#i#b#c7 ! ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 HAD TO /RIKE 9 ,B+HAM 
,CANYON1 ,UTAH1 TO GET ! ,UTAH LAWS OBS]V$4 ,ECONOMIC ACTION IS ! 
ONLY WAY ! ,LA ,FOLETTE SEAM5'S BILL CAN BE EV5 APPROXIMATELY 
OBS]V$1 & AT PRES5T 9 ,MEXICO1 \R FELL[ WORK]S >E RESORT+ TO 
! /RIKE (F ! JOB TO MAKE EMPLOY]S COMPLY ) #h-H\R DAY & 
O!R LABOR PROVISIONS ( ! ,NATIONAL ,CON/ITUTION4 ,LAWS ?AT LABOR 
%ALL HAVE ?IS OR ?AT >E PASS$ TO HOODW9K ,LABOR2 !Y /AY 
H>MLESSLY ON ! BOOKS BECAUSE ! MA/] KN[S HE CAN BEAT ANY WORK] 
9 ! C\RTS1 & DOESN'T C>E :AT ! LAW IS4 
    

,KN[+ 
?IS1 ! ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 PROPOSES TO DEVOTE ALL ( ITS 5]GY TO 
BUILD+ UP ! ORGANIZATION ( ! WORK]S 9 ! 9DU/RIES ( ! 
C\NTRY & ! WORLD2 TO DRILL+ & $UCAT+ & DISCIPL9+ ! 
MEMB]S SO ?AT !Y WILL HAVE ! NECESS>Y P[] & ! KN[L$GE 
& ! ORGANIZATION TO USE ?AT P[] TO OV]?R[ CAPITALISM4 
   
   

   ,BALLOTS VS4 ,BULLETS8 
   
   

    

,WE 
KN[ ?AT H]E Y\ WILL SAY3 ,:AT AB\T ! 9JUNCTION1 ! MILITIA & 
! BULL P5S8 ,9 ANSW]1 ASK Y\RSELF :AT WILL /OP ! USE ( ! 
SAME WEAPONS AGA9/ Y\ ON ! POLITICAL FIELD IF BY ! POLITICAL 
ACTIVITY ( ! WORK]S Y\ W]E ABLE TO M5ACE ! PR(ITS ( ! 
CAPITALI/8 
    

,IF Y\ ?9K IT CANNOT BE DONE1 TURN TO ,COLORADO1 
:]E 9 #aid TWO JUDGES ( ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT ( ?AT /ATE1 ,CAMPBELL 
& ,GABB]T1 BY ! 9JUNCTION PROCESS1 ASSUM$ ORIG9AL JURISDICTION 
OV] ! /ATE ELECTION1 & DECID$ ! MAJORITY ( ! /ATE 
LEGISLATURE1 ! GOV]NOR%IP & ! ELECTION ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 
,S5ATOR4 
    

,TURN TO ! ,COEUR D',AL5ES :]E ! MILIT>Y =CES 
( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES PUT \T ( (FICE ALL (FICIALS :O W\LD NOT DO 
! BIDD+ ( ! M9+ COMPANIES ( ?AT REGION4 
    

,TURN TO ,COLORADO1 :]E A MOB DID ! SAME ?+ 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! CAPITALI/ CLASS4 
    

,TURN 
TO ! CASE ( ! FIVE ,NEW ,YORK ,ASSEMBLYM51 REGUL>LY ELECT$ BY ! 
,SOCIALI/ P>TY1 & ?R[N \T ( (FICE BY ! O!R ,ASSEMBLYM5 
BECAUSE !Y W]E SOCIALI/S1 NO O!R CRIME BE+ EV5 ALLEG$ AGA9/ 
!M4 ,TURN TO ,LA ,FOLLETTE1 ) HIS SEAT CONTE/$ 9 ! ,S5ATE = 
TELL+ ! TRU? AB\T ! W>1 & ONLY READMITT$ :5 HE HAD MADE 
HIS PEACE ) ! PLUTOCRACY1 & PROMIS$ TO BE GOOD4 ,CONSID] ?AT 
ONE REGUL>LY ELECT$ ,CONGRESSMAN1 ,VICTOR ,B]G]1 WAS ACTUALLY D5I$ 
HIS SEAT4 
    

,TURN TO ! MATT] ( ,SID ,HATFIELD1 A LABOR *IEF 
( POLICE3 !Y DIDN'T TAKE ! TR\BLE TO EJECT HIM LEGALLY FROM HIS 
(FICE2 !Y JU/ KILL$ HIM1 & CAPITALISM APPROV$4 
    

,! 
ONLY P[] ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS HAS IS ! P[] TO PRODUCE WEAL?4 
,! ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 PROPOSES TO ORGANIZE ! WORK]S TO CONTROL ! 
USE ( !IR LABOR SO ?AT !Y WILL BE ABLE TO /OP ! PRODUCTION ( 
WEAL? EXCEPT UPON T]MS DICTAT$ BY ! WORK]S !MSELVES4 
   
   

   ,9DU/RIAL ,P[] ,IS ,5\< 
   
   

    

,! 
CAPITALI/S' POLITICAL P[] IS EXACTLY ! MEASURE ( !IR 9DU/RIAL 
P[]--CONTROL ( 9DU/RY2 ?AT CONTROL CAN ONLY BE DISPUT$ & 
F9ALLY DE/ROY$ BY AN ORGANIZATION ( ! WORK]S 9SIDE ! 
9DU/RIES--ORGANIZ$ = ! EV]Y DAY /RUGGLE ) ! CAPITALI/S 
& TO C>RY ON PRODUCTION :5 CAPITALISM %ALL HAVE BE5 OV]?R[N4 
    

,) 
SU* AN ORGANIZATION1 KN[+ ?AT AN 9JURY TO ONE MEMB] ( ! 
WORK+ CLASS IS AN 9JURY TO EV]Y MEMB] ( ?AT CLASS1 IT WILL BE 
POSSIBLE TO MAKE ! USE ( 9JUNCTIONS & ! MILITIA SO CO/LY ?AT 
! CAPITALI/ WILL NOT USE !M4 ,NONE ( HIS 9DU/RIES W\LD RUN 
EXCEPT = SU* L5G? ( TIME AS ! WORK]S NE$$ TO WORK 9 ORD] 
TO GET 9 %APE TO R5EW ! /RUGGLE4 
    

,A /UBBORN SLAVE WILL 
BR+ ! MO/ OV]BE>+ MA/] TO TIME4 ,! CAPITALI/S CANNOT 
EXT]M9ATE A REAL LABOR ORGANIZATION BY FI<T+ IT2 !Y >E ONLY 
DANG]\S :5 !Y COMM5CE TO FRAT]NIZ+ ) IT4 
    

,NEI!R 
CAN ! CAPITALI/S & !IR TOOLS EXT]M9ATE ! WORK+ CLASS OR 
ANY CONSID]ABLE PORTION ( IT2 !Y W\LD HAVE TO GO TO WORK 
!MSELVES IF !Y DID4 
    

,IT IS TRUE ?AT :ILE ! MOVEM5T IS 
WEAK !Y MAY VICTIMIZE A FEW ( ITS MEMB]S1 BUT IF ?AT DOES NOT 
9TIMIDATE ! MEMB]S ( ! ORGANIZATION ! EMPLOY]S WILL NOT BE 
ABLE TO DO ?AT V]Y LONG4 
    

,P]SECUTION ( ANY ORGANIZATION 
ALWAYS RESULTS 9 ! GR[? ( ! PR9CIPLE REPRES5T$ BY ?AT 
ORGANIZATION--IF ITS MEMB]S >E M5 & WOM5 ( C\RAGE4 ,IF !Y >E 
NOT1 !RE IS NO SUB/ITUTE ?AT WILL 9SURE VICTORY4 
    

,! 
,I4 ,W4 ,W4 WILL EXPRESS ITSELF POLITICALLY 9 ITS G5]AL 
CONV5TION & ! REF]5DUM ( ITS MEMB]S 9 ! 9DU/RIES 
?R\<\T ! L&1 9 PROPORTION TO ITS P[]4 
    

,! WORK 
BE=E US IS TO BUILD UP AN ORGANIZATION ( \R CLASS 9 ! FIELD 
:]E9 \R P[] LIES4 ,?AT TASK MU/ BE ACCOMPLI%$ BY ! WORK]S 
!MSELVES4 ,:ATEV] OB/ACLES >E 9 ! WAY MU/ BE OV]COME1 H[EV] 
GREAT !Y SEEM TO BE4 ,REMEMB] ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS IS A GREAT CLASS & ITS P[] IS UNB\ND$ :5 PROP]LY ORGANIZ$1 TRA9$ & DISCIPL9$4 
   
   

   ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 ,CONV5TION1 ,LABOR'S ,ASSEMBLY 
   
   

    

,AS 
WE ORGANIZE WE CONTROL \R LABOR P[]4 ,AS WE CONTROL \R LABOR P[] A 
LITTLE WE CONTROL 9DU/RY A LITTLE2 AS WE ORGANIZE MORE1 WE WILL ALSO 
CONTROL 9DU/RY MORE4 ,:5 WE CONTROL 5\< ( \R LABOR P[] WE 
WILL MEET 9 \R REPRES5TATIVE ASSEMBLY--! ,CONV5TION ( ! 
,I4 ,W4 ,W4--& TELL ! BOSS H[ LONG WE WILL WORK & H[ MU* 
( :AT WE PRODUCE HE CAN HAVE4 
    

,! SOON] ALL ! MEMB]S ( 
! WORK+ CLASS :O AGREE ) ?IS PROGRAM L5D !IR EF=TS TO 
BR+ IT AB\T--BY JO9+ ! ,I4 ,W4 ,W4--! SOON] WILL ! 
CLASS /RUGGLE BE 5D$ 9 SPITE ( ALL ! MA*9ATIONS ( ! 
CAPITALI/ & HIS JUDGES & >MIES4 
    

,!RE=E IT WILL 
NEV] BE NECESS>Y = ! ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 TO 5DORSE ANY POLITICAL 
P>TY1 :E!R WE WILL GA9 SUPPORT OR NOT BY SO DO+4 ,NEI!R WILL 
! ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 C>RY ON PROPAG&A AGA9/ POLITICAL ACTION4 ,TO 
DO SO W\LD BE AS USELESS AS TO C>RY ON A CAMPAIGN = IT4 
    

,IT 
%\LD BE REMEMB]$ ?AT ! ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 S9CE #aih HAS BE5 
NONPOLITICAL4 ,WE >E =C$1 H[EV]1 TO PO9T \T ! LIMITATIONS ( 
POLITICAL ACTIONS = ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ORD] ?AT ! WORK]S BE 
NOT L$ 9TO A CUL DE SAC BY ! POLITICIANS1 & BECAUSE !Y W\LD 
LOSE ALL IDEA ( EV] BE+ ANY?+ BUT WAGE SLAVES = G5]ATIONS TO 
COME4 
    

,?IS WE CAN ONLY DO BY DEVOT+ \R 5TIRE EF=T TO ! WORK ( ORGANIZATION & $UCATION ON ! 9DU/RIAL FIELD4 
    

,TO 
?OSE :O ?9K ! WORK]S WILL HAVE TO BE UNIT$ 9 A POLITICAL 
P>TY1 WE SAY1 Y\ HAVE A RI<T TO ?9K SO1 BUT DO NOT TRY TO USE ! 
ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION TO FUR!R ! AIMS ( ! POLITICAL P>TY4 
,EXP]I5CE TEA*ES ?AT TO DO SO1 WILL CAUSE DISRUPTION4 
   
   

   ,9,D,U,/,R,I,A,L ,W,O,R,K,],S ,( ,! ,W,O,R,L,D 

    #aa ,WE/ ,MADISON ,/41 ,*ICAGO1 ,ILL4 
     
     
     
   
   

   ,P,R,E,A,M,B,L,E ,( ,! ,9,D,U,/,R,I,A,L ,W,O,R,K,],S 

    ,( ,! ,W,O,R,L,D 
    
     

,! 
WORK+ CLASS & ! EMPLOY+ CLASS HAVE NO?+ 9 COMMON4 ,!RE CAN 
BE NO PEACE SO LONG AS HUNG] & WANT >E F\ND AMONG MILLIONS ( 
WORK+ PEOPLE & ! FEW1 :O MAKE UP ! EMPLOY+ CLASS1 HAVE ALL 
! GOOD ?+S ( LIFE4 
     

,BETWE5 !SE TWO CLASSES A 
/RUGGLE MU/ GO ON UNTIL ! WORK]S ( ! WORLD ORGANIZE AS A CLASS1 
TAKE POSSESSION ( ! E>? & ! MA*9]Y ( PRODUCTION1 & 
ABOLI% ! WAGE SY/EM4 
     

,WE F9D ?AT ! C5T]+ 
( MANAGEM5T ( ! 9DU/RIES 9TO FEW] & FEW] H&S MAKES ! 
TRADE UNIONS UNABLE TO COPE ) ! EV] GR[+ P[] ( ! 
EMPLOY+ CLASS4 ,! TRADE UNIONS FO/] A /ATE ( AFFAIRS :I* 
ALL[S ONE SET ( WORK]S TO BE PITT$ AGA9/ ANO!R SET ( WORK]S 
9 ! SAME 9DU/RY1 !REBY HELP+ DEFEAT ONE ANO!R 9 WAGE W>S4 
,MOREOV]1 ! TRADE UNIONS AID ! EMPLOY+ CLASS TO MISLEAD ! 
WORK]S 9TO ! BELIEF ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS HAVE 9T]E/S 9 COMMON 
) !IR EMPLOY]S4 
     

,!SE CONDITIONS CAN BE *ANG$ 
& ! 9T]E/ ( ! WORK+ CLASS UPHELD ONLY BY AN ORGANIZATION 
=M$ 9 SU* A WAY ?AT ALL ITS MEMB]S 9 ANY ONE 9DU/RY1 OR 9 
ALL 9DU/RIES IF NECESS>Y1 CEASE WORK :5EV] A /RIKE OR LOCK\T IS 
ON 9 ANY DEP>TM5T !RE(1 ?US MAK+ AN 9JURY TO ONE AN 9JURY TO 
ALL4 
     

,9/EAD ( ! CONS]VATIVE MOTTO1 0,A FAIR DAY'S 
WAGE = A FAIR DAY'S WORK10 WE MU/ 9SCRIBE ON \R BANN] ! 
REVOLUTION>Y WAT*WORD1 0,ABOLITION ( ! WAGE SY/EM40 
     

,IT 
IS ! HI/ORIC MISSION ( ! WORK+ CLASS TO DO AWAY ) 
CAPITALISM4 ,! >MY ( PRODUCTION MU/ BE ORGANIZ$1 NOT ONLY = ! 
EV]YDAY /RUGGLE ) CAPITALI/S1 BUT ALSO TO C>RY ON PRODUCTION 
:5 CAPITALISM %ALL HAVE BE5 OV]?R[N4 ,BY ORGANIZ+ 9DU/RIALLY 
WE >E =M+ ! /RUCTURE ( ! NEW SOCIETY )9 ! %ELL ( ! OLD4 
    
    

#e,M-#g-#b#d ,/,P,P 
    
     

,PR9T$ BY ,PR9T+ & ,PUBLI%+ ,WORK]S' ,9DU/RIAL ,UNION ,NO4 #d#e1 ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 
    
    

    

,TRANSCRIB$ 
BY ,J4 ,D4 ,CRUT*FIELD FROM A SCAN ON ! ,MI*IGAN ,/ATE ,UNIV]SITY WEB 
SITE1 ) GRATEFUL ACKN[L$GM5T4 ,! TEXT WAS ORIG9ALLY WRITT5 BY 
,V9C5T ,/4 ,JOHN1 BUT ,I DON'T HAVE A DATE = ?AT4 
    

,LA/ UPDAT$ #ag ,MAY #b#d4 
   

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,JANU>Y #a#i1 #bba 3 ,! ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 ,& ,POLITICAL ,P>TIES -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #f1 #bbb 3 ,! ,I4 ,W4 ,W4 ,& ,POLITICAL ,P>TIES -- ,UPDAT$4 

 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3  
HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/