Problems in American Democracy

by Thames Williamson

TOPICS FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT

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1. Interview, or write to, the officials of a trade union in your community with reference to the attitude of the trade union toward the I.W.W. (Many trade unions are bitterly opposed to the I.W.W.; others are more tolerant of this form of militant socialism.)

2. Investigate the conditions surrounding any strike which has been initiated in your neighborhood by the I.W.W. (Consult the officials of a local trade union. Consult, also, the files of local newspapers and the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature.)

3. A number of states have recently passed laws restricting the destructive tactics of the I.W.W. Ascertain whether or not your state has passed such laws. (Write to the state library at the state capitol.)

Also write to the proper authorities in several other states, asking for a copy of such laws, if any have been passed in those states.