Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-09

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much as the handicraftsman does, Each
readers services that wear him out. Each
takes pay for his services Each is tex
pl >ited" just AZ much by those who pay
as the handicraftsman is. We men have a
way Of initiating ourselves with big words
on the earth as II we thus gained dignity
or were any the less bound down to toll
and suffering. II wages were abolished,
or II the soclalistic state were established,
not feature of the case would be altered
Men would be worn out in main tanning
their existence, and the only question
would be just what 1T is now; Can each
one get more maintenance for given ex-
penditure OF himself by living in isolation
or by joining other men in mutual ser.
vices.
The wages system, then, is part of the
Industrial organization. An American
farmer Is his own landlord, tenant and la.
boref. If he finds 1t hard to get living
he has no employer against whom he can
shake his fist in the face OF Heaven, but
that will not help him. He must either
work harder, or cut down his enioyments
to the measure OF his production. II,
however, the three interests are separated
in higher organization of society-iI
the farmer makes contract by which he
yields the use of his land to another, and
himself becomes landlord, and If the
new tenant employs laborer, then the
personal rights and interests of the three
men come into play and impinge upon
each other at every change which before
would have affected different interests of
the same person. The first farmer could
not as employe strike against himself as
employer, but the three new parties have
antagonlstic interests, which must be adj
lusted and readjusted from time to time by
some force or other. If, then, we regard
the economic forces OF supply and de-
mand as the only, the proper and the in
evitable regulators of the complex and
highly refined interests that arise between
the members OF highly organized society,
then Justice" can mean nothing but the
unrestricted play of supply and demand
Nobody will be bound to cease grumblIng
at the result, but each Will accent it as
the best that he could get in world OF
toll and disappointment. He will be sat-
lstled that his neighbors have not robbed
him. II, on the other hand, we do not
believe that there are any economic forces
at work In the matter, or that, IL there are
any, they work under any necessary laws,
then we must regard the adjustment of
interests as product of arbitrary effort
There car be no right and no Justice at
all. The only thing to be expected is war.
Industrial war, carried on by the parties
In interest each for himself and TO the
utmost. Such Is the only result to which
we can come, and the socialists have
generally reached it. There is no doubt
That 1t Is clear Issue between two
schools OF political economy which are
Numerically opposed to each other. II
there are economic laws, then it behooyes
us to find them out and submit to them.
Tor they must control all economic inter-
ests, and we can establish peace, order
ana Justice only under them. II there are
no economic laws, then war is the normal
ana only possible condition of society,
unless we take refuge under the pltiless
uespotism of the soclalistic state, with
It's hierarchy OF yoluptuaries at the top,
and the stolld barbarism OF its british
masses at the bottom. To reject the eco
nomlcal laws, accept the condition of
industrial war, and then look TO "ethicsn
10 RUE the social tempest, is beneath dis
cussion.
An Industrial war is not like military
combat. 1t Is an extension of the old |
war, which consisted In in |
nlcllng positive harm on one's self i'm |
the hope OF causing contingent harm to
ones enemy. 1t is best like the school, |
boy game know as "cutting Jackets -
The Industrial war simply aims TO see
VINO can stand 1t the longest. II Is cur |
rently asserted that man has a right
to strike. That assertion involves one OF |
the incorrect uses OF the word "rightu |
which are so common In this discussion. |
When man "strikes,n he exercises his
VIII under liberty, that Is to say, he exer-
clses prerogative, OF free man to make
or unmake contracts. He IS also at lib.
erty under our institutions, as at present
eNlsungi to combine with others with the
same interest and the same way of think
ing However, the other party to the
contract has the same liberty. Hence,
Wnen both employers and EMPLOYEES
trial war.
There is form OF strike that would not
90 irrational, and would be In accordance
with sound political economy; that is. II
lhe employees should all stop work, main
.m that the employer could not
Nil their places except on the terms dc.
handed by them, and should put their
contention to the test by waiting to See
whether he could or not. A lockout
would be rational in the converse and
case. 1t would then cost
oss OF time to the parties interested, but
lotnlng more to them, aud nothing TO
anybody else. A strike, in which the EN-.
'ioyes take possession of the plant and I
llhder Others from taking their places. IL /
with the peace and order of {
modern civilized state. Such a device hay. 1
developed and elaborated In the EFFORT to
make II succeed. II could only produce :
niger ana retaliation. II is an effort 10 y
oerce one OF the parties TO bargain .
Undoubtedly a man who has bargain 10 a
i i,.' WIN DO wisely to strengthen 4
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