The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-04-28
REVOL,UsTlON
BY~JACK LOND ON
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a rational management, were all that
was necessary A wonderful era wac
possible, far I'll 81 human rasesaButtthe'
capitalist class failed. 1t made .
shambles of civilization: Nor can the
capitalist class plead not guilty. IT
knew Of the opportunity :, It's wise
men told it Of the, opportunity. aitss' /
scholars and its, scientists told it Of
the opportunity All that they said
is there today in the books just so
much adamning.s evidence against! ~.
It would, mot hnsten. lit was a!too2
greedy. S1tsrose up (as 1t rises up to-
day. @shamelessly, IN our: iesfsfative
halls; and declared that profits were
Impossible WITHOUT the Toll Of chill
dren and babes 1t luled it's cor
science to Sleep with prattle Of sweet
ideals, and dear lmoralities, and al
lowed the suffering and misery OF
mankind to continue and to increase.
In shorn the1capitafst class failed to
take advantage Of the opportunity.
But, the opportunity is still here.
The capitalist class has been tried
and found wanting. Remains the
working class to see what it can
do with the opportunity Slut the
working. class is ineapable,n says the
capitalist class. What do you know
about it, the, working, class replies.
BECAUSE you have failed is no reason
that we shall fail Furthermore, we
are going to have a try, att anyhow.
Seven millions Of US say so. And
what have you to say to that?"
And what can the capitalist class
say? Grant the incapacity of the
working class. Grant that the indict-
ment and the argument of the revo-
lutionists are all wrong The 100000
revolutionists remain. Their exist
ence is fact Their belief in their
capacity, and in their Indictment and
their argument, is fact. Their con-
slant growth is fact. Their inten-
ton to destroy present day society is
a fact, as is. also. their intention to
take possession Of the world with all
it's wealth and machinery and govern
ments. Moreover, it is fact that
the working class is vastly larger
than the capitalist class. ~.
The revolution is revolution of
the working class. How can the cap
itaist class, in the minority, stem
this tide of revolution. What has 1t
to offer? What does it offer? En-.
ployers, association injunctions y civ
il suits for plundering the treasures
of the labor union, clamor and com
binations for the open shop, bitter
and shameless opposition to the eight
hour day, strong efforts to defeat al
reform child labor bills, graft in ev-
cry municipal council. strong lob
bies and bribery in every Legislature
for the purchase Of capitalist legisla-
ton, bayonets, machine guns, police
mems clubs. professional strike-breas
ers, and armed Pinkertons-these ARE
the things the capitalist class is dump
Ing in front Of the tide of revolution
as though. torsooth, to. hold it back
The capitalist class is as blind to
day to the menace OF the revolution
as It was blind in the past to its
God-given opportunity. It cannot see
how precarious is its position, car
not comprehend the power and the
portent of the revolution. It goes
on its placid way. Sprattling sweet
ideals and dear moralities, and
scrambling sordidly for material ben
e1ts.
No overthrown ruler or class II
the past ever considered the revolu.
ton that overthrow it, and so with
the capitalist class of today. Instead
of compromising, instead Of lengthen
ing it's lease OF life by Cancellation
and by removal Of some Of the harsh
er expressions Of the working class
it antagonizes the working class
drives the working class into revolu'
ton. Every broken strike in recent
years, every legally plundered trade
union treasury. every closed shop
made into an open shop. has driven
the members OF the working class
directly hurt over - socialism By
hundreds ara THOUSANDS. SHOW Z
workingmaa thar nis Juniea It'll. and
he becomes : revolt tioaist Brsak :
: strike WITH IA tn3unctf Saan1De
union with civil sult, and tho work
ingmen hurt ntherebys1ftstea % ths
siren song sot taeSs6ciatlsts snA are
lost to the. political sGap: talist 1or
ever.
Antasoniamrssasysr dsllea feyoletica
and antoganfsm is about all the cap
italist class offers. i is true, it Offers
some few antfquated notions which