The I. W. W.: A Study of American SyndicalismBrissenden, Paul F. (Paul Frederick)
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The I. W. W.: A Study of American Syndicalism
Brissenden, Paul F. (Paul Frederick)
Industrial Workers of the World; Syndicalism
[205] In a letter to W. B. Killingbeck of the Socialist party, _ibid._,
pp. xv-xvi.
[206] Delegate Gallo, S. L. P., _Proceedings of New Jersey Socialist
Unity Conference_, pp. 7-8.
[207] Delegate Killingbeck, _ibid._, p. 17.
[208] _Proceedings of New Jersey Socialist Unity Conference_, pp. x and
xii.
[209] _Proceedings of New Jersey Socialist Unity Conference_, pp. v-vi.
[210] _Proceedings, Second I. W. W. Convention_, p. 60. These figures
are based on per capita taxes paid and do not include the mining
department which at the time referred to was paying taxes on 22,000
members. _Ibid._
[211] Including S. T. & L. A. accession, 1200 members.
[212] _Private Correspondence_, Oct. 5, 1911. (The italics are mine.)
[213] _Proceedings, Second I. W. W. Convention_ (1906), p. 60.
[214] _Vide_ President's report, _Proceedings, Second I. W. W.
Convention_ (1906), p. 43.
[215] _Proceedings, Second I. W. W. Convention_ (1906), pp. 55-56.
[216] _Ibid._, p. 9.
[217] _Cf. supra_, p. 122.
[218] Report of General-Secretary Trautmann, _Proceedings, Second I. W.
W. Convention_ (1906), p. 63.
[219] Trautmann, _loc. cit._, p. 57.
[220] I. W. W. Constitution (1914), p. 4.
[221] The writer is unable to find any complete list of the
"individual" locals belonging to the I. W. W. in 1906 or 1907. It is
not probable that any such record has been preserved. The following
very incomplete list has been put together from scattered references in
the _Proceedings of the Second Convention_:
Local Union No.
144 Power Workers Denver, Colo.
Industrial Workers Union Jersey City (Mixed local).
Retail Clerks Union Flat River, Mo.
Industrial Workers Union Paterson, N. J.
Textile Workers Pawtucket, R. I.
Bakery Workers Butte, Mont.
177 Capmakers New York City.
183 Cement Workers Spokane, Wash.
313 Paper Makers New Haven, Conn.
176 Silk Workers New Haven, Conn.
190 Silk Workers New Haven, Conn.
Marble Workers Cincinnati, Ohio.
90 Shoemakers St. Louis, Mo.
299 Window Washers Chicago, Ill.
Miners Pittsburg, Kans.
Miners Chicopee, Kans.
139 Hod-carriers
Tobacco Workers Cleveland, Ohio.
365 Mixed Industries Jamestown, N. Y.
185 Mixed Industries San Antonio, Tex.
307 Mixed Industries St. Paul, Minn.
83 Bartenders and Waiters Chicago, Ill.
263 Hotel and Restaurant Employees Chicago, Ill.
Arizona State Union No. 3 of the Department of Mining.
CHAPTER V
THE _Coup_ OF THE "PROLETARIAN RABBLE"
(1906)
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