Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15
amount of money advanced for the raw

H-Iou rather mean, do you not,
! that you do not propose to cause Others
TO W0rk' for you at loss to yourself ?
S.-Do not start war Of phrases, but
answer straight to the point We are
all workers. Do you expect of me to
| work at a loss2
| H.-Not at all. | only wish to esta-
| bIlsh that the money laid out for raw
| material is restored to you in full by the
| sale Of the manufactures. You have,
moreover, in your mill a quantity Of
implements of production such AZ ma
chimes, tools, and the like. These inn
| plements OF production are worn out by
use. Is not this wear and tear of ma.
chinery fully recouped by the sale of the
manufactures?
S.-Of course. Do you expect of me
that should allow my machines to work
at loss?
H-Do your machines too work?
S.-Why not? We are all workers.
But proceed.
H-You have also horses for trans
portation. These horses too are used
up. Is not the value of the horses also
by degrees recovered through the sale Of
tllS IldliultLi lufth
S.-Do not ask such silly questions
DO you expect me to let my horses work
at "A loss?
H-On the contrary! We are all work
er8: !, myself; the machines the nags
yOu.....
s. Inter7pting).- You will drop your
lmpertinent jokes, and proceed with
your argument.
H.-Ihe various labor powers which
you utilize are purchased by you. You
pay the purchase price in wages. Are
the wages paid out by you also recovered
by the sale of the manufactured
S.-Of course | have told you before
| do not propose to work at "A loss7
H-How could expect that from a
colleague?
Sd Colteague"2 What do you mean,
Sir?
H.-Why, are not you too Worker?
Sit seems to me you are growing
impertnent What do you mean1
H-Did you not yourself say, 1--WE
are all wOrkers'Y
S,--Oh You are right, This fact
sometimes slips my memory. Pray
proceed.
1.-THE same is the case with the pur.
chase money of all materials besides
the wear and tear Of machinery, build
inGs, etc, and lastly even the paid out
wages, all such OUTLAWS are restored to
capital by the sale of the manufactures,
ID not this sO5
S.-Without any doubt2
H,-The raw material, the implements
nf la in OH 4,
in order to manufacture has been
bought by you at its value, and that
value is restored to you by the proceeds
of your manufactures. You admit this,
do you not2
ST. do.
H-Also the labor.power Of your
workmen has been purchased by you at
its full value, has it not2
S.--Yes indeed (POmpouslW $780, The
price of labor is regulated by economic
laws. Tho wages | pay are paid in &C
cOrdanCe with these laws. Where are
you driving to with your questions?
H.-Then the wages you pay out are
Likewise recovered 10y the sale of your
manufactures. 1t follows that all your
OUTLAWS are recovered. But after all your
OUTLAWS have been recovered is there no
profit left to youT
S.-But do you expect should work
for nothing, Am not too a worker, like
yoursef2 Or do you, perhaps, imagine
that | am entitled to no wages for the
exercise Of my mental faculties in SUI
perintending the mill, while You are
entitled to such for your manual labor ?
H-So far IA | can tell, the mill agent
does all the experimenting for you at
the cost Of - 900 year
S,-l}ut | had to look for him, | must
superintend him.
H-Now | would like to know how it
happens that for the labor that does not.
on an average, take up a quarter of an
hour Of your time a day you draw a
yearly income of about $4,000; while
myself your colleague. do not receive
for my toll Of ten hours day in your
factory more than 1912 a year.
S.-What business is that OF yours?
Have not you yourself sold me your
labor power for 80 week.
III did so. Yet would like to have
this explained to me. After all your
OUTLAWS are reimbursed TO you by the
sale of your manufactures, you still re-
tain a yearly profit of $50, 900, Evidently,
an additional rdlue mas been called into
beng. Surely you will not maintain
that this surplus, this additional udlue
that has been called into being, has been
SO called into being by Ieason of your
uperintendence over the milf agent. If
not, how has it come INTO being. Whence
does it come?
S,-Do not ask such silly questionsl
III desire to know in what manner
this additional value has arisen.
81 tell you once more not to ask
such silly questions
H,-Whence comes this additional |
value? Who has produced it?
81 hope you will not persist in such |