﻿Credit Where Credit Is Due 
 
“This man and »hat man did so and s,” we hear. “He had charge of 25,000 men” Wonderful! He sat in a rocker-swivel chair and the multitude heard his voice— a feat. indeed, sit in a chair. 
Foch sat in a “chateau” and 12,000,000 heard His voice—and, we credit Foch with not being entirely minus brains —but we do not not credit him with “victory.” 
We also do not credit the 12,000,000 with “victory.” 
No. We think the so-called victory was the result of superior loners sufficiently organized— 
The boss doesn’t count. The general (luckily sane) didn’t matter. But these men’s organizations did matter. 
Foch was the first man given control over the various armies of the different nations— any other general could have filled the bill (probably) as well—organizntion followed: a ONE big organization was formed, and, THAT ORGANIZATION put Fellow Worker Kaiser Wilhelm to cutting cord wood over in Holland. 
An organization is all important—in all things, including labor— it’s “kind” is next—it’s size comes last. 
Even the poorest, worst, organization is 7 ¼ times better than none at all. 

HOW DO YOU DO— 
The burning question in the mouths of many, many—too many men is as follows: 
“Will the I. W. W. be a success”—not exactly in those words. (They think “the I. W. W. is a failure; the one great idea is a fizzle.” So they say; so they think, and so they drift through life discouraged unnecessarily). 

The cause of their doubt is in the fact that they expect the other fellow to do something for them. The other fellow, alone, is unequal to the task and needs help, active help—organization help. Therefore, if the impossible should come to pass (an idea fail) it would not be an “organization failure,” it would be the failure of its members to back-up the soundness of their idea. 
That would be sad indeed, considering the fact that their idea is the one and only pure (unmixed) tool of their emancipation—hence, if they will not up-hold the idea of one big union of industrial unions it is because they love to be a slave. 
“Good morning, Mr. Boss.” 
He who sucks the hardest will succeed? 
Emancipation, what? Purgatory. Courted insanity. The soiling of servile spirit. 

WE KNOW YOU— 
Many men think the I. W. W. should and will emancipate them. Correct. It will—But it will do it 98 times quicker if THEY take an active part in the proceedings. Men believe the I. W. W. will raise their wages. It will do that very thing, and has already done it dozens of times— poorly as it has been supported by the non-members— (Give the Wobs a lift and watch the wages puff up). 

Although we, the I. W. W., are young—practically a kid—less than 21 years old—our record is something wonderful; our organization-childhood completely out-classes the spick and span manhood of other “unions.” Our critics, the inactionists, suckers, with ten cents worth of hash in their belly, might just as well go the route—the whole route— make the last worshipful concession to their immoral boss—get right down on their knees and pray the lord of their livelihood, and not be criticizing men who try, do and did something. 
“We have not done anything for you,” you say— Don’t kid yourself! 
Even if we didn’t. Why should we? We don’t know you! You have no card in your pocket.