Financial Statement - Washington Secretary of State
Financial Statement - Washington Secretary of State
Financial Statement - Washington Secretary of State
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to ha ve voul"hen f or all money received and 1'1':<br />
eeiptls for all money expended. beginning R5 soon<br />
as po.'l8ible. Carried unanirnou!!l)',<br />
Adjourned 5 ;QO P. M.<br />
AUl'u.t 30, 191 9.<br />
Meetinl':' called t o order 9 ;00 A. M. b)' chai rman.<br />
The morning was spent in going over th e minu!;(os<br />
and di ~ u s.~inR various mat ters pertaini ng to<br />
t he organi211tion work.<br />
Adjourned sine die a t 12 :00 M.<br />
(Note)<br />
In the bod}' <strong>of</strong> these mi nu l.e~ not es ar e occasionally<br />
inserted in explan ation <strong>of</strong> th e actions <strong>of</strong> t he<br />
Board , an d a commen tary is now added as further<br />
explanation <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the m otions, as follows :<br />
The matter <strong>of</strong> refu sa l to enter into t ime agreements<br />
is a fundamental pr inci ple <strong>of</strong> Revolutionary<br />
In dustrial Unionism . and is writ t en into ou r eonsti<br />
tuti on. How ever, we have alwRYlI observ ed tempor<br />
ary ac com odlltions be twee n th e workers and employen,<br />
and since the condition s are peculiar to<br />
each indu stry and cannot well b€ re l!.ehed by a general<br />
recommendati on. we feel t hat th e..e mat ters<br />
should be handled in each instance by th e Indu s<br />
trial Union involv ed in t he set tlement.<br />
In these times <strong>of</strong> intense labor un r est, it is high ly<br />
ne cessary that the I. W. W. shall do al l in itl! power<br />
t o sLabl1i!e the situation and endea vor t o lead se nti .<br />
nrent to wards sa ne econom ic Rction, rather than in<br />
th e dire ct ion <strong>of</strong> fanatical insurrecti onism. We approve<br />
th e resolution that the Uni ons send delel:ates<br />
to r adical conf erences, as the r eby we bave an opportunity<br />
to exert a rational influ..ne e a nd at t he<br />
same t ime keep our finger on t he puh e <strong>of</strong> wor king<br />
elan sentim ent .<br />
l:very strike situation or aggravat ed labor condit<br />
ion produces a ('ertain amount <strong>of</strong> hJlst er ia from<br />
which even members <strong>of</strong> the I . W. W. are not immune.<br />
H ysteria begets exaggerat ion. t he worst<br />
fo nn <strong>of</strong> misinform ation. We can onl y act hitellige<br />
ntly as t he actual f ads are kn own, and in the<br />
labor wor ld, hasty or ill advised action may ruin<br />
t he best laid plans <strong>of</strong> organiza tion. The master<br />
elass will tell us enough Ii!"! in ord er to- misle ad<br />
us, so let us avoid the pitfall s <strong>of</strong> exaggerntion. As<br />
you val ue Industrial U nio nism observe this motto<br />
Truth. T he whole truth and nothing but the truth.<br />
The holding <strong>of</strong> correspo nde nce be yond a reasonable<br />
t ime serves no go od purpose. Errors are usually<br />
dieeoveeed and corrected within 90 days and the<br />
retaining <strong>of</strong> eOrTe$po nden ce in regard to accounts<br />
that hav e been definitely closed is a w ast e <strong>of</strong> space<br />
that can be use d to better lld,'antn.ge.<br />
Thil is a ti me <strong>of</strong> greatest ac tivity in lahor organization<br />
and r eacti onary uniona are ~iall y busy<br />
in this r egard . It ia characteristic that workers are