DAMNING THE DIAGRAMS

Industrial Unionist, Volume 1, Issue 5, 1 June 1913, Page 4

DAMNING THE DIAGRAMS

“Dangle none of your diagrams and stop wafting the Basis about, it don’t help at all” said the responsible advocate with artful alliteration.

“A diagram helps you to help the other fellow to grip what you’ve already gripped yourself” I said, “at any rate, it pertains to the future and shows optimism while stereoptican slide-slither-ing, only makes the story more tragic when it pertains to the past.” “Why don’t you come in?,” pleaded the advocate; “don’t be a Levite, don't pass on the other side.”

“Well,” I replied, “your admirable article was artistic enough, but you did’nt really advance any cogent argument, it was mostly assertion, mingled with mud-slinging by innuendo, which you must know is calculated to antagonise, and promote disunity.”

“Can’t you see I’m boring from within” said the responsible. “You. referred to someone being baffled” said I. “You admit that you believe in, and endorse, the I.W.W. form, etc., but as you are not eligible for the 1.W.W., and have no union to “bore” in you must be baffled, in fact you don’t appear to know where you really are; and as an individual you must be interested in materially looking for a. base or foundation to endorse.”

“Come! come! don’t sling off” said he, “there is a broad enough base for all.”

“Even for professional, and other useful people, such as employers, etc.,” I replied, “however, you leave me alone and attack capitalism, and I’ll do the same, and in the meantime, I’ll go on with my propaganda from within and without, whether you authorise it or not.”

“I am socialist. I am a revolutionary industrial unionist” said he, “but I’m not particular about a pet word or two.”

“Well, then, if a phrase or two don’t matter, why not call yourself the vicar of bray?” said —•

THE IRRESPONSIBLE.