The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08
HOW EVERY MAN
MAY GET RICH
Officers of the Labor Ex-
change Tell All
About 1t.
The Topic Which Nest Inter
ests the Army of the
Unemployed.
A System Which Promises to Work
Out the CIR at Pr b en- of
the Age.

State Organizer J. S. Clark explained to
large and very much interested audience
yesterday at Pythian Hall something of
the results of his tour over the State in
the interests of the Labor Exchange.
The new plan for the ultimate emanci-
patton of the workers of the United States
OF the world-had been introd duced here
but about two years ago, he said, and
there are now fiity-tive branches in the
State. The movement is spreading rap
idly over the coast. He explained the
Labor Exchange as an institution that
carries on business without money. 1t
has its own system of checks that, among
its members, serve the purpose OF money.
1t is the purpose of the exchange to set
the unemployed at Work by finding
market for their product-that is, effecting
exchanges between the mem bers so that
every one may secure whatever he needs
OF the product of any other member by
offering the product of his own labor for
it. To effect this readily big storehouse
has been opened al 322 Davis street, where
the surplus product OF the mem bers of the
exchanges throughout the State is re-
ceIyed and distributed. During the past
eight months a business of no less than
$500 has been transacted in this way.
I'VE believe we have discovered the
way out OF our labor and financial diff
culties," said the speaker. "Of course we
do not expect to overturn the old system
IN a month or year, but we are moving
rapidly and with every day the momen-
tum of the movement increases. The
army of the unemployed is very large and
| with the conditions that obtain the task
OF putting them all to work is big one.
| but our system is on a sound basis and
| dnr fa oofi inoI
methods, so the relief extended is perma-
nent ana the area OF its good influence
| keeps always extending.
For instance, spicemill has been pur-
! chased within the past few days for the
exchange at Red Bluff; shingle- mill had
| been purchased at Eureka; there is a saw
mill on Puget Sound and others along the
coast AT different points at which the
LABOR Exchange checks are acce pta Bile.
Now, inasmucn as the laborers or work.
men only gets about one-tenth of the pro-
duct OF his labor under the old system, he
will find it greatly TO his advantage to en-
| list under our system, where he practically
gets the whole product of his own labor.
| 1t is rapidly coming to be understood how
| the men who conLrol the circulating
medium control all else. A newspaper
woman some time ago, by means OF dis
guise, went among the poor classes of
workwomen OF this City. She discovered
! that no less than 800 of them were en-
| ployed at wages that amounted to an
average OF 15 cents day. Is not that sn
| illustration OF how the wealthy have power
TO throw the working classes upon the
charitable Institutions while they (the
wealthy secure the product of their la Dor
TO themselves?
Thomas V. Gator Was introduced as the
! speaker of the afternoon. His discourse
was more of a general appeal in behalf of
liberty in reform movements and among
reformers than an exposition of the prin-
ciples OF the Labor Exchange. He declared
his strong belief in those principles, how
ever. He said that he had watched the
progress OF the Labor Exchange with
great interest and believed that it would
eventually spread all over the United
States and revolutionize the system of ex-
change and with it the wages of labor.
He said he had talked with Senator Bar.
low few days ago and learned that the
Labor Exchange of San Luis Obispo was
the biggest aud soundest commercial en-
terprise In that country.
He thought that single takers, social
lists, and every other branch of reformers
working for the same end, the emancipa-
tion of men, should join in this move
ment as its rapid trend was in that di-
rection.
Henry Warfeld, president of Branch 26
further explained the workings of the
movement. 1.-The difference between the
ment." he said, "is that we do not have to
wait for four years to get chance to vote
again. We are at work now and all the
time"
He explained that the next development
OF the movement was to build houses for
the members. He said that arrangements
had been effected for building a house for
a member who owned a lot and which lot
was deposited with the exchange. Labor
and materials had been secured; the
house would be put up through the me-
dunn of their checks, just as the Governor
OF Guernsey had built public market
house. The rent of the house would be
paid into the exch ange and the same re-
suit would be achieved as the single-taxers
are striving at through the medium OF
legislation.
Great interest was manifested by the
large audience. Another public meeting
Will be held at the same place next SUM-
day.
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