The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-01-05
GAME OF MONOPOLY
KEEP THE WORKERS DIVIDED AND
ROB THEM AT WILL.

KEEP THE WORKERS DIVIDED AND
ROB THEM AT WILL.
Why Labor Is Especially Interested
in the Policies of the Government
Imperative Necessity for IL Union
of Farmers and Town LabOrers
Farmer and LabOrer Must Become
Allies Against Their Common Foe
The people of different sections, oc-
equations and races are unable to un-
derstand one another. Their suspicious
of one another prevent their uniting
against the common enemy, the monop-
olists. Any economic trouble in one
part fine country Is seized upon by
the enemy to scare the people else
where and unite them with himself
This is why the forcible stretching OF
the flag (now used as a commercial
asseD overs more peoples still more
alien favors the public enemy, the mo-
nopolists, who divide and conquer"
The opportunities for exploitation
which these people, both willing and
unwilling subjects, VIII furnish to the
enemy complicate the situation for
American laborers and farmers. Wheth-
er forced with fire and sword to be our
fellow subjects or willing peacefully to
toll for the enemy from one-fifth to
One-half the wages of the worst paid
American labOrers. there seems no pos
sibility that American farmers and la
borers can long profit by their conpeti-
ton or by their subsection.
A recently reelected member of the
Massachusetts house, Mr.. Carey, some
times closed in address to his proleta-
rian constituents with the advice to
pull down if necessary the temples
they build. but might not occupy, in
vOlying all in blood and ruin. I'VE are
not for reform; we are for revolution
is sometimes remarked among those
pale audiences. We will fight behind
the barricades.' exclaimed a slender
little woman in the sitting atmosphere
Of Boston poverty. The hard pressed
but patient New England farmer
among his cool fruit and vegetables,
educated by the bitter Boston Journal,
sent free, would not understand the
death dealing conditions which breed
Impotence with the existing order. He:
may thankfully heed the monopolistss.
calls to pay for larger and still larger
standing army to suppress expressions
of discomfort which are }artfu1ly inter
preted and exaggerated by the enemy.
Old inheritances give people a 1reRa Sp1s
disorder. tendency to cling tot hp4e.
strong in authority, and the frs
lists have N a treInendo usl lafg aild
i strong maj GRITTY " lleneVer 5they 4.
ta s. t pla,ns
zola ia 1.-The Fortunes Of u the Ron
gons,'' tells how when Napoleon III
abolished the constitution which he
had sworn to defend some workmen in
the north, feeling strong in the justice
of their cause, marched towards Paris,
intending to demand the restoration of
the constitution, bought with their ia
theirs blood Did the military argue
the case with them and quail before
the justice of it? The utter extermina-
| ton of those workmen was but a pas
time for the regular troops.
The misunderstanding between the
ldlllef anu lHe FARMER is less imam De
tween the farmer and the town labor
er. but the settlers Of the dry regions of
the west not being able to pay the s per
cent interest which they promised and
! in their anxieties attempting to remedy
by Legislation some mOnopo1istic evils.
Legislation created the monopolists
| have been able to cultivate i'll will be-
tween the sections as we'll as 4 deadly
bitterness against all individuals who
have been prominent in their attempts
to control monopolists. There was Il
governor Of Illinois who ON petition of
| many people. including the present sec
rotary Of the treasury. pardoned some
anarchists. He had been Il judge, and
! in common with many he held that the
| imprisonment was unjust. AfterWard,
according to the Chicago Tilnes-Her-
aid. this governor refused d bride from
gas mOnOpOlists amounting to $l,O00,-
| 900 and vetoed their eternal monopoly
| bills
| So far as the action Of this man was
understood honest people have given
| his enthusiastic support. But monop-
! Olists have succeeded in linking dam
gerous words with his name. 50 that
| high society finds no characterization
! of him too abusive to be in good taste
| The republic in the grasp of the enc
! my can i'll afford to crush it's friends
| and reward the enemy. But the sources
Of information and advice are largely
! III the hands Of the enemy. and the re-
suit is as we see. 1t is pitiful
Blight bred and businessike denuncia-
| tions of antimOnOpolists are especially
| in use now. The mOnOpOlists' spokes-
| men regret much that the leaders with
| some following among common folks
| can never open their mouths without
! injuring their cause. They say that
| what the American people demand
! above all things in their representa-
| tives are dignity and high seriousness.
| One can imagine these critics sitting
among the directors in the amphithea-
| ters 1000 years ago and finding much
| to condemn in the movements of the
men who fought with roaring lions.
! With the dignity and Seriousness
born of transcendent self assurance
| the mOnopoists agitate for ship sub
sidy steals. for trust tariff protective
| robberieS. for Machia vclian currency
reforms. FOR military horrors with
| which t" buy blood drenchcd fran