The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-28
COMING WORLD RULER
Alfred Mosely's Notable Pre-
diction of Americas Destiny.
He CLAIMS ENGLAND MUST LEARN

British Member of Parliament, Who
Came to Study Our Industrial sys~
tenn, Says Methods of United States
Are Needed For EngIand's
ic observation-disclosures Capital and
Labor Trusts Will Form Partner
ship.
Before l had talked with Alfred
Mosely for ten minutes the other night
l realized that the twenty-three Eng
lish labor leaders who have just al.
rived in New York as his guests were
seeking the holy grail Of Industrial
ism, writes James Creelman in the
New York World. Under his leader
ship they are to search in the work
shops of America for British economic
salvation In the secret of American
success. ."
Mr.. Mosely is a country bred man
from the west Of England, a warm
and economic conditions who believes
that Great Britain must be American
lied along practical lines OF surrender
her position in Europe.
1T was the arrival of American en-
gineers in South Africa that brought
prosperity to that country he said.
1--WE couldn't get along. We made a
failure of it till Americans like Gardi-
ner Williams, John Hays Hammond,
the late Louis Seymour, Mr.. Jennings.
Mr.. Perkins and others came to show
us the way to success. That turned
my mind toward America. If l were
only twenty years old, l would take
steps to become an American citizen.
1.-The United States will yet rule the
world, industrially, educationally, eth
ically and probably, when you get
ready to use your armed force, phys
ically.
Eve have come to America to learn
how to succeed. We are quite honest
and open about it. Your sue
cess, which has placed the markets of
the world at your mercy, is u to h
education Of your people and to your
superior methods of production. We
want to know how to do things as well
in England, and so each important
trade is represented among the dele
gates"
eff | gather your meaning. Mr.. Nose
ly, the trust system, the principle OF
industrial monopoly, which you find in
the ascendant in America, does not
shock or brighten your
"The trusts? | believe in them. They
are splendid and useful developments
of your high civilization. They are
problem of Droduc-
ton and distribution in America. They
are giving Americans supremacy every
where. | believe that the American
who opposes industrial concentration
Injuries his country"
EDO you mean to say. Mr.. Mosely, in
sober earnest that you would, if you
could, establish in England m~onopolies
like the American trusts?"
81 do. indeed. They would be a
great blessing. Il very great blessing, to
England. I believe that that fact is
recognized in my country"
But if trusts are to be encouraged.
if the terrific power of monopoly is to
be given into private hands. what is to
become of the people. of the worllers?'
I'VE have come to America to study
that question too. Here labor is becom-
ing as highly organized as capital. A
monopoly of labor is as excellent and
wise a thing as a monopoly of capital
"And then?"
"And then the labor trust and the
capital trust can fight it out, come to
an agreement, sign a contract and work
as partners. There is no ir%reconcilable
difference between the two. They can
be harmonized and should be harmo-
niZed. l feel confident that the Amer
lean trust and the American trades
union in their last development will
settle forever and on the best lines the
question of capital and labor"
Mr.. Mosely did not care to pursue the
subject into the abstract.
"When the question of capital and Ia
Dor is fought out" he said. Il think
that it will leave the two as partners
on about these terms: First, a minimum
"NSN oSNoiiNs idlSlSot IVA
capital invested in an industry; third,
a fund for depreciation of buildings,
machinery and other items Of the
means of production; fourth, old age
pensions for workers; fifth. the balance
of the wealth produced to be equally
divided between the employers and the
employees"
"When will the psychological mo-
ment arrive in the struggle for supre-
macy between England and American"
ut has arrived. 1t has passed. Amer
lea has beaten England in the race"
"Can the lost ground be recovered by
England?"
"As to the United States l think not"
but will not England be driven to
adopt a protective tariff to shut Amer
lean enterprise out?"
Perhaps. That is one of the dangers