Industrial Workers of the World

The 5th of September has come and gone, and the working class of Australia have decided to continue the useless method of returning members to the House of Representatives. The Labor Party, with their dubious and scabby record, are to go back to the Government benches for another three years sponge on the workers.

The Premier, ex-miner, Fisher, says that he will give the life of the last
man in Australia in order to kill the workers of other countries in the
interests of capital. I tell you, workers, that the men we put into
Parliament to improve our conditions have betrayed us even as Judas betrayed Christ.

One of the planks of the Labor Party's platform was the abolition of the
Upper House. Did they do anything in this matter in New South Wales,
Westralia or Queensland where they had the power?

Oh, but I forgot New South Wales, for they have done something. They have ctually increased the number by adding several more, and it is allaged that hey are not even Labour men.

Another of their planks was the abolition of State Governors. What have they one to decrease the number of these expensive loafers?

Why the Federal abor Party, led by "Last man" Fisher, have loaded us with two more, one to he Federal capital, and one to the Northern Territory. So now thanks to our Labor Party, instead of seven Governors, we have nine, without mentioning he Governor of the Commonwealth bank with his enormous salary and unlimited
wooden shoe philosophy, in organ powers.

The fact thatthe labor Party has to fill these positions with members of the employing class shows conclusively that their ability never ranges above mediocrity.

"Listen you workers, who have been mesmerised by the political hypnotists.

About two yeasr ago a dreadful accident occurred in Tasmania in which forty two miners lost their lives, leaving their wives and children destitute.

Subscription lists were started and the matter was brought up before
Parliament. The Fisher Government generously voted the large sum of 2,000 pounds, at the time when the much-talked-of 2,250,000 pound surplus was lying in the treasury. Some months later, four men belonging to the other class lost their lives in a useless expedition to the South Pole.

Subscription lists to assist their wives were started all over the world,
and Fisher and his Party rushed to the head the list with 4,000 pounds.

One of these days, workers, you will tumble to the dirty game that is going on,and you will clean out the whole herd of hypocritical shysters and bunco-steerers, by kicking them to Hell out of it.

Well may the working class say, "Save us from our friends!"

What is the solution ?

Industrial organisation, Direct action. By adopting these methods you can develop the power to control the machinery of production and distribution,and make your own terms just as the exploiter does now.

Parliament is a failure, as no worker has any say in placing laws on the
Statute book, unless it is suitable to the capitalist class, and if the boss
favours it, then it must be useless to the working-class.

The Upper Houses of the States and the Federal High Court of Australia stand over the Parliaments, and guard the sacred rights of the possessor against the encroachments of the dispossessed. Fisher, Hughes and Co. know this, and they also know that Direct Action is the workers only hope. And they value their jobs.

Fellow toliers, ignore the ballot box, organise industrially, in that
direction lies certain emancipation.

P. RILEY, PORTLAND, VIC
Direct Action October 1st 1914