On his return, he began work in various union positions, most of which were poorly paid. Some of Chaplin's early artwork was done for the International Socialist Review and other Charles H. Kerr publications.
For two years Chaplin worked in the strike committee with Mother Jones for the bloody Kanawha County, West Virginia strike of coal miners in 1912–13. These influences led him to write a number of labor oriented poems,[citation needed] one of which became the words for the oft-sung union anthem, "Solidarity Forever".
Advertisement for IWW stickerettes in "Solidarity" publication
Chaplin then became active in the Industrial Workers of the World (the IWW, or "Wobblies") and became editor of its eastern U.S. publication Solidarity. In 1917 Chaplin and some 100 other Wobblies were rounded up, convicted, and jailed under the Espionage Act of 1917 for conspiring to hinder the draft and encourage desertion. He wrote Bars And Shadows: The Prison Poems while serving four years of a 20-year sentence.
Although he continued to work for labor rights after his release from prison, Chaplin was very disillusioned by the aftermath of the Russian Revolution and the evolution of the Soviet state and international communism, particularly its involvement in American politics and unions in 1920–1948, as he details in his autobiography, Wobbly.[page needed]
Chaplin maintained his involvement with the IWW, serving in Chicago as editor of its newspaper, the Industrial Worker, from 1932 to 1936. Chaplin left the IWW in 1936.[1]
^"The Black Cat (Sabo-Tabby) | Industrial Workers of the World".
^Ahmed White (2022). Under the Iron Heel: The Wobblies and the Capitalist War on Radical Workers. University of California Press. pp. 19, 20, 22, 24, 28, 42, 48, 56, 59–60, 84, 85–87, 104, 118, 122, 133, 190–191, 204, 223, 233. ISBN9780520382411. LCCN 2021062860. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ Mary March (1909). "illustrations by R. H. Chaplin". Out of the Dump. Charles H. Kerr. LCCN 08037707. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^Ralph Chaplin (1917). When the Leaves Come Out and Other Rebel Verses. Charles H. Kerr. LCCN 17005831. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^Ralph Chaplin (1922). "introduction by Scott Nearing". Bars and Shadows: The Prison Poems. Leonard Press. LCCN 17005831. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^Ralph Chaplin (1923). "introduction by Scott Nearing". Bars and Shadows: The Prison Poems. Nellie Seeds Nearing. LCCN 82464851. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^Ralph Chaplin (1920). The Centralia Conspiracy. Geo. Williams. LCCN 23007468. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^Ralph Chaplin (1924). The Centralia Conspiracy: The Truth About the Armistice Tragedy. General Defense Committee. LCCN 24012135. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^Ralph Chaplin; Ben Hur Lampman (1971). Centralia Case: Three Views of the Armistice Day Tragedy at Centralia, Washington, November 11, 1919. Da Capo Press. LCCN 77160845. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^Ralph Chaplin (1947). American Labor's Case Against Communism: How the Operations of Stalin's Red Quislings Look from Inside the Labor Movement. Educator Publishing Co. LCCN 47025519. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^Ralph Chaplin (1948). Wobbly: The Rough-and-Tumble Story of an American Radical. University of Chicago Press. LCCN 48008467. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^Ralph Chaplin (1972). Wobbly: The Rough-and-Tumble Story of an American Radical. Civil liberties in American history. Da Capo Press. ISBN9780306702129. LCCN 70166089. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Ralph Chaplin news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ralph Hosea Chaplin 1887 1961 was an American writer artist and labor activist Ralph Hosea ChaplinBorn1887 1887 Ames KansasDied1961 1962 Occupation s Labor activist songwriter illustrator Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Death 4 Legacy 5 Works 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground editChaplin was born in 1887 citation needed At the age of seven he saw a worker shot dead during the Pullman Strike in Chicago Illinois He had moved with his family from Ames Kansas to Chicago in 1893 Career edit nbsp Charles H Kerr 1911 series stock certificate illustrated by ChaplinDuring a time in Mexico he was influenced by hearing of the execution squads established by Porfirio Diaz citation needed and became a supporter of Emiliano Zapata 1 On his return he began work in various union positions most of which were poorly paid Some of Chaplin s early artwork was done for the International Socialist Review and other Charles H Kerr publications For two years Chaplin worked in the strike committee with Mother Jones for the bloody Kanawha County West Virginia strike of coal miners in 1912 13 These influences led him to write a number of labor oriented poems citation needed one of which became the words for the oft sung union anthem Solidarity Forever nbsp Advertisement for IWW stickerettes in Solidarity publicationChaplin then became active in the Industrial Workers of the World the IWW or Wobblies and became editor of its eastern U S publication Solidarity In 1917 Chaplin and some 100 other Wobblies were rounded up convicted and jailed under the Espionage Act of 1917 for conspiring to hinder the draft and encourage desertion He wrote Bars And Shadows The Prison Poems while serving four years of a 20 year sentence Although he continued to work for labor rights after his release from prison Chaplin was very disillusioned by the aftermath of the Russian Revolution and the evolution of the Soviet state and international communism particularly its involvement in American politics and unions in 1920 1948 as he details in his autobiography Wobbly page needed Chaplin maintained his involvement with the IWW serving in Chicago as editor of its newspaper the Industrial Worker from 1932 to 1936 Chaplin left the IWW in 1936 1 Eventually Chaplin settled in Tacoma Washington where he edited the American Federation of Labor s local labor publication He converted to Roman Catholicism and published his autobiography Wobbly 1 From 1949 until his death he was curator of manuscripts for the Washington State Historical Society Death editChaplin died in 1961 1 Legacy edit nbsp Chaplin likely designed the IWW black cat also adopted as a symbol by anarcho syndicalists According to the IWW Chaplin likely designed the now widely used anarcho syndicalist image the black cat 2 As its stance indicates the cat is meant to suggest wildcat strikes and radical unionism citation needed In 2022 law professor Ahmed White included Chaplin in his book on the IWW called Under the Iron Heel 3 Works edit nbsp Chaplin s IWW membership bookletThere are ten entries for Chaplin s works in the Library of Congress online catalog IllustrationsOut of the Dump 1909 4 PoetryWhen the Leaves Come Out and Other Rebel Verses 1917 5 Bars and Shadows The Prison Poems 1922 6 Bars and Shadows The Prison Poems 1923 7 NonfictionThe Centralia Conspiracy 1920 8 The Centralia Conspiracy The Truth About the Armistice Tragedy 1924 9 Centralia Case Three Views 1971 10 American Labor s Case Against Communism How the Operations of Stalin s Red Quislings Look from Inside the Labor Movement 1947 11 Wobbly The Rough and Tumble Story of an American Radical 1948 12 Wobbly The Rough and Tumble Story of an American Radical 1972 13 Articles Confessions of a Radical two part article in Empire Magazine of the Denver Post February 17 1957 pp 12 13 and February 24 1957 pp 10 11 Why I Wrote Solidarity Forever American West vol 5 no 1 January 1968 18 27 73See also editSolidarity ForeverReferences edit a b c d Ralph Chaplin Spartacus Educational Retrieved 2023 09 14 The Black Cat Sabo Tabby Industrial Workers of the World Ahmed White 2022 Under the Iron Heel The Wobblies and the Capitalist War on Radical Workers University of California Press pp 19 20 22 24 28 42 48 56 59 60 84 85 87 104 118 122 133 190 191 204 223 233 ISBN 9780520382411 LCCN 2021062860 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Mary March 1909 illustrations by R H Chaplin Out of the Dump Charles H Kerr LCCN 08037707 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Ralph Chaplin 1917 When the Leaves Come Out and Other Rebel Verses Charles H Kerr LCCN 17005831 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Ralph Chaplin 1922 introduction by Scott Nearing Bars and Shadows The Prison Poems Leonard Press LCCN 17005831 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Ralph Chaplin 1923 introduction by Scott Nearing Bars and Shadows The Prison Poems Nellie Seeds Nearing LCCN 82464851 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Ralph Chaplin 1920 The Centralia Conspiracy Geo Williams LCCN 23007468 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Ralph Chaplin 1924 The Centralia Conspiracy The Truth About the Armistice Tragedy General Defense Committee LCCN 24012135 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Ralph Chaplin Ben Hur Lampman 1971 Centralia Case Three Views of the Armistice Day Tragedy at Centralia Washington November 11 1919 Da Capo Press LCCN 77160845 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Ralph Chaplin 1947 American Labor s Case Against Communism How the Operations of Stalin s Red Quislings Look from Inside the Labor Movement Educator Publishing Co LCCN 47025519 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Ralph Chaplin 1948 Wobbly The Rough and Tumble Story of an American Radical University of Chicago Press LCCN 48008467 Retrieved 25 February 2023 Ralph Chaplin 1972 Wobbly The Rough and Tumble Story of an American Radical Civil liberties in American history Da Capo Press ISBN 9780306702129 LCCN 70166089 Retrieved 25 February 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Ralph Chaplin at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Quotations related to Ralph Chaplin at Wikiquote nbsp Works by or about Ralph Chaplin at Wikisource Works by Ralph Chaplin at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Ralph Chaplin at Internet Archive Works by Ralph Chaplin at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp CHAPLIN Ralph Hosea 1887 1961 papers Special Collections Washington State Historical Society Grave of Ralph Chaplin Calvary Cemetery Tacoma Washington Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ralph Chaplin amp oldid 1178587876, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
