The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-02-14

ander U!ar, editor of Petit Journal o.
Paris.
Mr. Morgan lays down the propo-
sition that the time has come when |
the great battle between capital and |
labor must be fought out. He tells
the French newspaper man that the |
W orkingman has got to learn that
he cannot control industry, but must
accept wages that will make honest
and profitable business possible. He
row out of work it is better to keep
them in that condition until they
realize that they are powerless to
prevent wage reductions. He is of
tie opinion that the present depres-
sion is extremely useful and as a
capitalist he does not care to see it
relieved at present.
Mr.. Morgan also said:
"Strike! They (the workingmen)
have got no jobs now. There are no
stocks on hand; you know. We do
not want to take up work again now.
So what can they do? They will have
to submit, or starve. The question is
IT, be settled. They are to learn that
trey cannot control Industry"
| Well, maybe they will have to make
a choice between starvation and sub
mission. And, again. maybe they will
not. Ii memory is not at fault, that
il just what the French aristocracy
thought about the French peasantry
a few decades ago, but it seems that
the aristocracy was mistaken. We
haven't yet been convinced that John
Pierpont Morgan is infailible and
gifted with omnipotence and omnipre-
sence. A whole lot of monied aristo
Gratis in the worlds history have
talked just like J. Pierpont Morgan
talked in Paris, and then lived to see
that they were mistaken. Time was
when it took lot of bloodshed to
convince the monied aristocrats of
their mistake. but it is to be hoped
that in this day of ballot that is
rot to be resorted to. Still, there's
no telling what may happen.
These workingmen SO sneerinsly al
luded to by Mr.. Morgan might take a
fool notion into their heads to con
troll the products of their own labor
ard if they should men like Morgan
might have to hunt for jobs Or &C
hungry. Stranger things than that
have happened. We have read of =
proud and mighty king who was com
PEELED to go out and eat grass. Doubt
less Mr.. Morgan would thrive on that
diet. However, on second thought
we opine that diet of thistles would
suit him better. A man who talks
like Morgan talked in Paris is con
siderable of an ass.
iii fares the land, to Fastening ills !
prey,
Where wealth accumulates, and men
decay.
For bold peasantry-the country
When once destroyed can never be
SuUpdcu
Mr.. Morgan seems forgetful Of the
fact that every such man as he
might be sunk into the bottom Of
the sea together with all their gold.
and the world would go on just as
i: they had never existed. But if
the workingman to whom he SO sheer
10 l,@ -o6
men like Morgan would soon starve
to death and the country would cease
to exist
Submit or starve? Don't you fool
yourself, Mr.. Morgan. That sort OF
doctrine bathed France in swelter
o: blood, and out of that flood arose
republic-wretcned enough. to be
sure. but it was the doom of the arts
tocracy that shouted as Morgan
shouts. Submit or starve!"
Commenting upon Mr.. Morgan's
foolish and incen iiary utterances the
New York American says:
This reads like a threat-almos
like a note of defiance. Does it not
Many of us complain of the harsh
and unthinking words of some labo
leaders, but let us dwell on these al
legged sentiments of Morgan.
They have got no jobs now W.
see the awful spectacle OF a man o
great power, financially, gloatins
over the troubles. and coming posi-
Bile starvation, of the unemployed. Il
this the right way to promote har
nony between the two great classe
capitalists and laboringmen?
They will have to submit, or the.
. will starve' Here is another stab a