The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-10-19

aires and no proletarians. There |
were no trusts. We now live in
different world, yet we have to wear
the same political cloak, live under
the same constitution. He said that
the grown nation had to sill wear its
baby cothes.
Again l say, though political re-
forms are desirable, they are Of little
account when compared with the
necessity OF changes in economic
conditions.
Moreover, the changes in political
conditions are upon us.
I'VE see the trusts, not only doing
away with competition, but also ask
ing for government interference and
for government regulation OF prices.
I'm other words, we have the spec
tacle of the trusts surrendering part
Of their ownership and practically
Offering that part of the ownership
to the government.
Thus the trusts, or -. least Some
of the trusts, are willing to part with
their ownership because they feel
that their business has ceased to be
private concern. Because the trusts
feel that their business has become
public utility-of the most public and
oorf
But the change is also coming
from the other side
THE great majority Of the people
have no interest in keeping up the
present system. And especially the
working class is bound to become
revolutionary as class.
Our workingmen today build few
palaces and many novels. The work.
ngmen hive in the novels and the few
capitalists in the palaces.
Our workingmen in the wooden
mills make small amount Of fine
clothes and millions of yards OF shod-
dy. The #orkingmen wear the shod-
dy and the rich idlers wear the fine
clothes
'@Workinep1en and their children
have to 60 down into the mines
workingmen and WORKING women and
, their children have to 60 into dingy.
ilLventtlated factories and workshops,
and tsii from eight to twelve hours a
day They ruin their health by
overwork SO that few people who
have the money can ruin their health
, by doing nothing. "
Tho majority now degenerates thru
poverty so that tho small minority
shah be able to degenerate through
luxury.
Again, l say, the great majority
have no interest m keeping up the
present system.
There Is also this:
"In former epochs the ruling class
was by far the ADLER and stronger
physically and mentally.
"In former years q few mobiles, ella
in iron-and trained and accustomed
| to warfare-could hold in subsection
twenty times their number Of common
people
The ruling class was also at that
time the only class that was In the
| - wi 80 &1o "a
whatever wisdom the world had
, then.
The ruling class also had in its
favor the belief that this system was
God ordained, and that anybody defy
ing it was rebel to God.
Things are different nowadays
THE working class not only builds
the houses, ships and machines-but
the working class also teaches in the
public schools. writes the papers ana
the books. Not only the man who
sets up the type for the papers and
books is a workingman-but also the
man or woman who writes them usu
ally belongs to our class
The capitalist class depends upo7
US not only for a living, but also for
information and defense
The capitalist class surely has no
j better fighting qualities. It's the work
ing class that has to furnish most OF
the men in case OF war-although the
capitalists may start the war. Ever
in order to hold our class in subjuga
ton, the capitalists have to hire some
Of our class who are for sale to dc
the fighting for tho capitalist class
I'VE deny that the capitalist clas'
is our superior In any way.
, "And 40 long 40 tho pubic schools
exist-and men aud women are learn
ing how to read and wrte-no prizes
, or clergyman can mako 'us believ'
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