The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-22
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s. conclude 70 purchase it. its time cost
= canceled on his book-say ten hours
cost he now has forty hours and thirty |
ninutes left to spend for Whatever he
might desire. Should man who worked
81 the department Of clothing require :
piano, and have on his book unspent
dime sufficient 10 cover the cost price or
40 hours-he could purchase it. and
have his book cancelled by the depart
ment OF musical instruments. The va
rious departments could balance their
accounts It fixed times, and there would
~ actually no books to keep. as it would
be merely system of checks. The
street car companies Of San Francisco
each sell tickets which are received on
Ill the lines they have no trouble bal
ancing accounts; neither would the va-
rious departments Of industry, when
once they we're in operation. Every in
dustry now in operation, and more, too,
could be managed with more men, but
each working about three hours per d ay,
ON an average.
Thus we see that every necessary and
luxury that man might require he could
purchase provided he worked for it. And
if he was able to work and would not
work he could not and should not eat
what others produce, as the hummer
class of society now do; he would have
to work or starye.
But suppose he would steal Simpsons
coat and sell it for food, you will say
we'll, he could not sell it to anyone, as
there would be no fixed places where
such articles are sold. No one could
cancel its time value save at the proper
department. Therefore theft would be
abolished.
The readers who Fave so far followed
this theory of time as medium of ex-
change can draw their own inferences as
to how intemperance, prostitution, and
crime would disappear, they being with
out price. Should a criminal escape
from justice, he would have to return, as
he could not purchase food to eat with
out presenting his book to be cancelled al
the department of food. But objections
will be urged against this theory, that
1t will destroy all individual liberty. II
may at first sight seem so, but upon q
careful investigation we will find that
where one hours labor per day fur.
nishes to the laborer every necessity and
luxury that he could justly claim as his
share, and where he had the remainder
of his time to devote to the study and
improvement of himself, his family, his
: home and its adornments, and if so II,
, clined give voluntarily part of his spare
time to the improvement of society, and
!. the further perfection of the social sys
. tenn. That this ideal, social and indus
trial arrangement would furnish afsple
scope for the fullest and freest expires.
sion and use of the Individual liberty
no one but those incapable Of distin
gushing the difference between liberty
and license can for a moment question
As a socialist, I hold that oEce the pres
ent system is removed we will expert
ence but little difficulty in adjusting {
system of society which will deal ou
, exact justice to all ; provided it has fol
its cornerstone the universal co-opera
ton of all its members. l present thii
time basis of exchange, not asa fxec
principle or platform, but as an answer
to Mr.. Simpson, who exacts details.
I agree with J. S. Mills, that "the fu
ture of mankind will be grayely imper
lied if great questions are left to b.
fought over between ignorant chang
and ignorant opposition to change"
therefore; thank Brother Simpson ant
you, Mr.. Editor, for demanding full
bill of particulars from the socialists.
will make no reference to the very silly
stuff which Brother Simpson lugs il
from Henry Travis to fortify his posi-
ton his case would be much stronge
without it, His closing paragraph show
clearly that he is in doubt as TO what h
wants. He says, "Let freedom have 1
, trial" Impossible under the presen
system. destroy all forms of monopo
lies" First destroy the system tina
creates them. "Give US free trade, fret
labor, free competition, free exchange
and trades-unions or cooperative asso
Citations, or some other form of trade or
ganization will find the best means u
modify the evils and regulate the inc
qualities that will occur" But the inc
qualities already exist, and you have al
you ask for to-day in England, and the.
every day grow worse. You war on th'
effect, and leave the cause untouched
We war upon and seek to remove tn,
cause. T. F. HAGERTY.
What pity that at-every Englishmal
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