The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-06-27

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made to the Mcclure articles con-
tinued Mr.. Rockefeller, :::but you know
it has always been the policy of the +
Standard to keep silent under attack |
and let our acts speak for themselves, |
and suppose it is the best policy for
us to continue upon that line, don't |
you, Mr.. Wilshire?" = >~.l
I was quite" overcome with confusion
at having the richest man tn the world
seek the advice Of Socialist upon a
question OF personal conduct and could
do no more than blurt out a general
assent to his proposition
Don't you think, Mr.. Rockefeller"
said I, that since the trust is, accord
ing to your own theory, a result of
overproduction, it means we are ap-
preaching time when a. general stop
page or this unnecessary production by
the trusts will have tendency to Gre
ate an unemployed problem 2"
NO." said Mr.. Rockefeller, think
the trust by regulating industry: ind
systematiztng business, will help keep
up this present. prosperity. We have
never had such a period in the history
OF the country before, and yet there
never were so many trusts, hence it
cannot be said that trusts prevent
prosperity. There are less unemployed
men than ever known in the history
OF the country. And anyway, since
we are both agreed that an ANTITRUST
law IS absurd. since it is attempting
to prevent the consequences of over
production, how would you propose to
solve the trust nrohlarn Q"
Yes, Mr.. Rockefeller; am ais much
aware Of the futility Of anti trust laws
as you are. The Socialist remedy for
the trust is government ownership"
DO you think the government could
run the Standard as we'll as we run it ?''
asked Mr.. Rockefeller.
Il would not be positive that the
state could run the trusts any better
than you and Mr.. Morgan do, speaking
from the standpoint of industrial ef-
ficiency, but government ownership is
a necessary basis for the operation Of
the cooperative wage system which
must supersede the present competitive
system to allow us to escape an unem-
ployed problem, which is simply the
result of competition among laborers,
forcing wages: down SO low that the
laborer cannot buy what he produces"
But We have no unemployed ques-
tlon.' We never had such demand
for labor before" returned Mr.. Rock
efel1er.
Eyes, that is true,' said I, *'but am
looking into the future, and can see
looming up there. The trust is meeting.
present emergency, but it is only g.
present temporary stopgap. and it is
not in the least going to be able to
solve the unemnloved nroh1a,, ~ +ha
future"
"wen NJ, &u;,sh;ro
abead 90 f.r ~, 49,, a'' noe 1ooAink
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the fnt;,ro so++le IS; w., .er<,a act
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tor than h.vi,to ~, ~ ..o,,aa
who have cornn,o,, ir+a,.on+ -. 49,
in nersona1 CONTACT WITH a~o,, I4.'
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having met viii load I1s to ha1,. .,,oae
resnect for tho sincerity ~ 49,. ,,,,,t,,a1
opinions and our personal eood' ra,+,, y,
"That is quite right Mr. Wi,shira !.
said Mr.. Rockefeiler and r or, var,,
glad to have the n1easure ~: This +oiir
with you."
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+r,,s+ nroh1es1, nc &C. 'i &c. siew Ipon tne
u,;4s ~ - o nate ivi altnousn TAXED
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" 49, w. malu - ,"as "o''i1ns OUT sol1
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paa1.af. S1+..o ~ 1ton ny taih WIN Mr..
To +1,;nlls ~ - Is, - s,s .lue 70 himself
w. 49,. h.,,,-.n - -. lisn. ae .ll'hks
haan +ha o ,'aat 80 1 n.s, nsve not on!y
go 80. 80 80 n.i.isen anu 1or MS
public generally. mr.. Rockefeller is
in no sense man of theories. He
sees a present necessity and he acts
| upon it WITHOUT considering what will
| be the next step. He is democratic
| and without envy in his manner and
! instincts, and I am sure he would HE