The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-10-11

Ituo pcbsUu UctWceu soWV uuu IVV
shows that tho wealth production pr
capita increastd 30 per cent, viii,
the population Increased only 20 &c
cont. and later statistics show q c,r
responding Increase. Then how caI
II DO that riches and poverty 20 han,
In band7 To understand that W.
must understand tint method Of pres
ent day production. There are. N
this country. about $50. 900 manufsc.
turing establishments. employing
about 5000. 900 workors. Those
workers receive ~ pay somewhat less
than the exchange value Of their pro.
ducts. In other words. they cannot
with their psy for one days work buy
the products produced In one day by
some other worker. Hence there 10 Q
surplus piling up over and above what
the owners Of the plants use up. An
other thing: Those establishments
cannot begin TO employ all who wish
to work. OWING 70 the advent Of labor
saving machinery. II Ia estimated
that there are In this country between
100000 and 3.o00.o 900 Idle work.
srs In prosperous years. and during
panics very many more. Those Idle
workers add to the burden Of those at
work. - they must get . living some
way or other.
A. long % the surplus products can
bs dispossd Of the production Of
wealth goes msrriiy on. but whsu the
surplus becomes too great tho owner
Of the faetorsis must shut down.
They cannot put the workers to work.
because they already have sn over.
supply Of their products on hand. and
tho workorv cannot buy those pro-
ducts until thsy get work and wages
to buy thcm with. We behold. then.
tho ridiculous situation that the work.
crs must become stu poorer. because
they have produced too much wealth
they must 20 hungry and poorly
dressed because they have produced
loo much food and made too much
Now let 10 suppose that
The workers should some day waks up
and realise that Il 10 foolish to starve
while the earth 10 ever ready to pro-
iuce all thcy sssd--foolish to live In
want when the warehouses are full OF
heir own products: that Il 10 funda-
wrong for one sst Of men to
,wn that which others must nee in
,rder TO live: that the earth 10 the
inhcritaacs Of al her chill.
iren-that u Il b true. as our consti.
.ution tells 90. tha4 every Individual
D born with aa iaalisnable right TO
lie they should also have IN iaalien-
,bls right to that which sustains life.
And suppose they should say to the
,wners Of tho means OF production:
We have toiisd tor you and produced
wealth IN abundance. but you have
appropriated the lions share while
wc have had 70 scimp aad savc In or.
ier 10 mako our mcagrs wass buy the
aecossities. to say nothing about the
comforts or luxuries. but We viii lot
,ygoncs b forgotten. and hereafter
10 will cultivate the land. operate
he mills and factories for the benefit
u 40, the workers. We do not want
o draG anyone down. but We do In
end TO elevate that great majority
no workers OF the nation. You may
seep your money. and u you have not
IuiAcient to last you We will give you
! pension for life - . compensation
or the service you have rendered 90
'ioty. However. your death must
ripe II out. for your children and |
,urs will start In life with equal op.
'ortunitiss. Hereafter. u you want |
o buy . duke or . prince - = play |
hing for your daughter. you must pay |
or Il with your own money. or the |
'roduct OF your own toll. for nsvcs
gain will you make proat from our |
abcr."
Something like that viii come to
'ass some OF these days. Then what |
No you going to do about ~ Are
'ou going 10 obstruct the pathway q |
'rogrsss with your puny efforts. or
Irs you going to help Il along with |
night and mainf Take your choice. |
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