The Labor enquirer., 1885-04-25

cism. find it t6 be dc nile With labpr
organizations thAt instead of demand
ing their rights they slmost invariably
propose new ideas for wrongs that never
can be cured. They must be educated,
and the evidence Of this is, that in splte
of the growing intelligence Of the toilinR
masses, the evils they are compelled to
endure steadily accumulate. One aof
the greatest Of which is being de-
|priyed of work sby the adoption oi
labor saving machinery that should
benefit everybody. This fact proves that
the system is wrong. III $40 a s9de4s
I Hence, the only remedy ia to change
the system that makes the use Of motive
forces and the application Of labor saving
machines curse to those whose labors
they slghten.i aBiGa q siibafa styd a. h
Natural laws are the basis of human
rights, and it is as much the duty Of any
human. being if need bes TO sacrihce lhis
Fife in defense Of his nj Sxal rights aslit
lis his duty to sacrifice himself ID fhe def
fense of his country That any man has
right to obey natural laws was yindi-
Gated when / chattell slavery was abol-
1shed. A. s.ifIasTg :l1.F:s5 a. tnap tfuobt
If the social political and economical
systems, We're regulated in conformity
with natures immutable laws their oper-
alton would become as harmonious as
the motions Of the. planetary systems Of
the boundless but harmonious universe.
+: Starting out with this hypothesis; let
me ask is there any evidence of natural
law embodied in the sentence copied
from the address Of the KNIGHTS of La
bor "The greatest good to the greatest
number" )" would it not be better to say
/" The greatest possible good to ALL"
Again in article" these words occur
" To secure to the toiler a proper share
of the profits of mis- labor !" why not say
" To the toiler belongs all the profits oi
bis labor, aye even to the uttermost far
thing" This sounds natural; even a
savage can comprehend that, and what
is more they are ready to fight for I? II
the knights of Labor think to. notify
the vampires that prey upon them by
failing to demand their rights they are
mistaken. They estimate such language
at its proper value, for it tells them the
workingmen are cravens. If the toilers
In this country would would cease abus-
ing those who rob them. and for which
they, being in majority, are to blame,
and boldly assert their. rights and, like
our sires, dare to maintain them, their
troubles would soon come to an end.
The address of the International is too
long, while that of the Knights is too full
of glittering generalities. Of what use
will cooperation be to the toilers unless
it becomes universal, and there is q very
simple way Of doing this, MAKE MONEY
FREE. What say the wofkIngmeh who
own all the money in the country and
more too. "Cheat me out of the inter
est on my money% No, my dear but
ignorant friend, I only want to tell you
that you pay the interest you receive by
your own labor and about $50 more in
terest on any dollars you have in the
savings banks, and probably much more,
and besides the national banks get their
money free to loan to your employers,
and why not you have the use Of the
money created by your authority and at
your expense-for you are this govern
ment so far as the expense goes, and il
you will establish free money you can
compel universal cooperation and then
any workingman will secure the entire
profits of his labor. C..B. SMITH.