﻿Bullet-Proof Jobs 
 
(Rock Island Argus) 
Einstein is marked for assassination on the death list of the secret society that is plotting to restore the monarchy in Germany. So claims Prof. Herzen, the Belgian. 
By bringing man closer to an understanding of the fourth dimension, Einstein is easily one of the three greatest living scientists. And worth more to humanity than all the monarchs Europe ever had, combined. 
Assassins unfortunately do not realize that, whether they are monarchists or anarchists, their pistols and bombs are futile. Their grievance is against a system, not individuals. Assassination merely transfers authority and activity to other individuals. The system goes on as before. Three American presidents have been assassinated by madmen, but their jobs quickly filled. The presidency itself is bullet proof. 

By the same token: 
Throwing members in the can to discourage the growth of Industrial Unionism is an act of authority gone into pretended hysterics, to camouflage its inherant spleen, and serves no purpose except to torture individuals in an inhuman manner causing the victim’s fellow workers to develop a healthy hate for the system and everything connected with it. 
Capitalists unfortunately do not realize that theft jails are futile. Their pretended grievance is against an organization, not individuals. Incarceration merely transfers initiative and activity to other individuals. The organization goes on as before. Three I. W. W. martyrs (and more) have been “assassinated” by capitalism gone mad, but their places quickly were filled. 

Now as to Einstein and his fourth dimension: Very easily he may be one of the three greatest living scientists (and he may get murdered without crippling science—another third graeatest scientist would take his place, instantly— maybe our own T-Bone, or somebody equally profound). 
“Einstein, being worth more than all the monarchs Europe ever had,” isn’t saying much. That would make his “worth” only a little more than nothing. But, if we were to compare “Einey” to a first-class swamper, what do we find? We find that the company isn’t shipping any scientists (or fourth dimensions) into the woods. The company wants producers. 

So far Einstein has failed to state his convictions on the first position-wage slavery. Nor has he done any soap-boxing, in the second duration, on industrial unionism. ln the third domain, solidarity, Einstein is silent. In the fourth extension, the general strike, he murmurs not. In the fifth conception, the emancipation of the working class, he is mum. 
What good is he? 
As good as all the monarchs of Europe and America put together? I think so! I think so!! So am I impressed. 

Who knows, but that in time, we can radio our labor power onto the job? Who knows but that in the glorious THEN, the governments of men will cease to slug individuals to get even with organizations? And who knows but then organizations will consider an injury to one an injury to all? 
Labor has been trifled with too long. 
But we will organize. 
The fourth estate notwithstanding. 
—T-Bone Slim 
Note— By arrested “progress” Slim means, no doubt, the wonderful labor saving inventions bought up by capital and hidden away unused; thus denying labor the benefits of their support and keeping labor occupied on work machinery could be doing as well. In other words: Labor, to a great extent, is now occupied in working when it could be resting. Away with capitalism.