The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-12-15
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TIE SOCIALIST ORGhNIzTIoN.

lance to the workers and wealth pro-
dnceis OF the world. The Socialist
party and it's organization does not
conhnc itself to any one country or
nationality but is international and
so broad and far reaching in 1ds
scope that it champions the cause OF
the oppressed and down trodden hum
anity the world over.
The Socialist organization is a poll.
ucii organization composed of the
Grass conscious workers who realize
the class struggle between the wealth
producing class and the capitalist
class and the necessity of the work
ing class organizing politically.
Since the days OF the feudal lords
and serIs. since the dawn OF the pres.
ent social system, since society has
been divided into two classes those
who work and those who do not work
nut live by exploiting the workers OF
TN" products OF the honest toll there
has been continual battle between
these two classes known as CapitaI
ana Labor. At times this fight has
assumed IL violent form when lock
outs. strikes and bloody riots marked
its progress while at other times all
has appeared quiet and peaceful but
beneath this calm exterior the batt,c
mas progressed INCREASINGLY aud bitter.
NesaruIess OF all that has been said or
written to the contrary capital and
labor can have nothing in common as
their interest arc opposite Every
concession gained by one must be at
inc expense of the other, hence il
is impossible to harmotiize these for
ceS whose very nature are antagonIs-
tic
In this Gehi between capital and
labor capital has always, had the, ad-
vantage as the capitalist had more
Ame 10 study the social aud political
conditions. III. problem of how he
should obtain the necessaries of life
has occupied tn" whole time aud at.
t"ntlon OF labor hcuc" b" has not had
time TO Improve his mind or to study
the political or %ocial problems
Capital was HrSt to organize and it
to face with organized capital that It
realized its h"lplesSnes'S ana the unc
eSs'tS CT an economic organization
for its own protection. bu: here CAPT
tai again has tho ADVANTAGE By being
INST La Dor must organizes and build
herself up to lighting strength in tho
face of organized capital before il
can gain any concessions
As the only incentive OF capital is
profit and tho only prof, creative
force is labor hence capital organ.
Ives that it conld bring more profit
from tao iaborCrS and 10 do ,ni, il
must kill competition among the buy
ers on the open labor market. anu
aErc" on set price at which labor
powers should Inc bought and this
price WAS based on kha1 it took .ur
the lahnrcrs to produce the labor pow
or expended from day to day and to
reproduce his kind. FIRST the bare
necessities. without any Of the com
forts and pleasures that make life
worth living. The next step of or
SanlZed capital was to Kill competi-
ton in trade. again profit was the in
Centlvc. AS long a there WAS comp2ti-
ton in trade. bidding against one ali
other on the selling market. prices
could not be maintained. but by con
centrating their ca pital and forming
trusts the capitalists We're soon in a
position not only 20 dictate TO labor
at what price II should sci! labor
power out also the cost OF l;ring and
~hen one set of men can dictate 90
another not only at what price they
shall work but what they shall pay