The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-01-28

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NJ rhona. Lawson. q frsnsisd
finance fans. tells us shaf In 1885 AR
q. w. Rogers. - the notorious Standard
and that NJ Roaefs passed the hal 90
Wall street snd collected five million
dollars wifh which 20 save she people.
iusi thirty DAYS psrofs sisoiisn.
VINO AnE TuK rKorLKr
when Rogers sas asksd. who are the
peapier' he anaN cred. I'VE are th- peo-
pie nsgsu vas rinht % far az the
special pfiFiisNed class uho exploit the
common peppia. afw concerned We nii
hncs this. ws hnew more. Ne knov that
no special priflieEea class are powerful
hesaAsr the ppNsrs - government ere
exercised - the aEsuts % capital In the
Interest u special privilege. and che com.
fDan people are robbed thrpush fhe insti-
tsiions ~ Rent. Interest and Profit
TuE METHODS OF noBBfso THE
PEOPLE
Z a. not know whether n makes any
difference hos man h robbed. 90 Tar
- the less nf Ms Substance. o. shat the
rubher gets. u concerned. the sanfbaE
and black Jack are suddsn aud aansarsus
sun STUCK under youF noes gives fei-
los the shakes. uhiie capitalism reha you
much moFe effrcfifsif. bot does the NqFh
under the power 81 political o. religious
a, pnotinn o. paffiatic political party
saEee are the foundation Of the capital
lat system. because " the Nass-H workers
we're not fuhhad ~ fhr wealth thef rfa-
st~. capitalism Nuuia b. a thing of the
past 80 near aasaxsrr Ia ming OF
tho past ana thr only time q waEr-wofk-
~ IL robbed Il when he ssts his wages.
he thea finds that In order for Him 90
set Job he had - Npsk foe chat u
cost him 20 live. aud that while he ere
zfsd great deal q wealth. y did net
/ a. A. ID
~ msn uhon he worked for. aad this
plains The rphnsrY 81 tho ~ase-sinves
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS
ron - All
Ths vase worfer. nbe professionals
man. the small business man. the trader
ard tho farmer uhn has saved ~ living
cheap and - general dspfivafisn. the
children. me aFsa. tho infirm. AL are
robbed by the puhiic service corporations.
tho afficsrs Hnd rrivate agents u which
In puhlia office have nos come 70 look
upon ali mankind ss their iesitimats
prey
Public service corporations first put
their agents in public office. then
these pretended public officials 20 So
cure franchises ana then bonds and
stock are issued On the prospective rent.
inisres, and profits. then favorable en-
tensions and chaapnning % services %
az 90 pay dividends is figured on. OFF,
rlais must be- kept IN office Who will at
ford protection against competition and
publie Ownership The Eas must 10
pumped full Of air to make the meter
register The electricity mus; be low
In candle. power. while the meter regis.
tiers hish. weights and measures must
10 false Thoae who ride on str~et cars
must hans on straps. ride In tiihy cars.
packed IN like cattle. accept such nsrV
ies as will permit the owners and pro-
motors 20 rcofsaniEe and issue more wa
tered stock. which he's no value except
10 extract dividends In the forms OF
nickeis and dimes from tho pockets Of
the producing people and transfer these
dividends. IA the form Of sold. to the
pockets OF the idia rich.
Subsidy construction companies and
other mixers are organized 10 that the
dividends from the parent company viii
not be % large and the robbery exposed,
yet the real cost o. every public scrv-
ice corporation In Seattle and In the
nation IN paid back 90 tho owners BY the
people every five years IN dividends. and
then the people start IN 10 pay for !,
All over again. and this furnishes
stimulus for corruption In public office
and a reason for bribery and debaueh-
cry Of our public servants
GREED HAS RENDERED THEM IN
COMPETENT
Greed has rendered she managers OF
the special privileged class Incompetent
20 longer serve the common people. and
and act with care and precision. Our
government IL now In control OF the cor
poratians public and private These
corporations have been organising the
Institutions Of production and distribu-
ton Tor the people who produce the
worlds necessities Of life. and when
these working people are conscious OF
their economic and political power. their
class solidarity may be effected and
thus effective
..... 80 .,a.t.ur p.soxrr xsr-.,r
TIES
Every public utility in Seattle. the tel
ephana service. the street railways. the
electric Hight and power plant. the sas
plant. all could be acquired by the peo-
pie OF Seattle without one dollar OF ex-
pense TO the people. and the present
owners could be compensated for tho ac-
tuai lcost valued cost OF construction OF
these public utilities, and the robbery
of the common people by this public
service utility method would cease.
The present owners bonded the mere
franchise and huiided tho public service
utility with the money from the sale OF
the first mortgage bonds. therefore, the
| first mortgage bonds represent the prox-
miate cost value Of the utility. Tho city
81 Seattle may issue bonds and buy or
build it's public utilities. and their earn
ings will pay for them, and there will
ba no watercd stock upon which 90 pay
dividends. the people win get the sere-
ice Mt lie cost. The privately owned
public utility corporations cannot COM
pete and pay dividends on watered
stock. nor can they furnish the same
quality OF service. Private monopoly
| comes 20 an end through public monop-
oily. os the competition OF tho whole poo
| pie against the special privileged class
The same principle that applies TO pub
lie service corporations applies 20 pri-
vately owned monopol1xed industries:
and All industries VIII have 10 be coll
iectivoly owned and Economically man
aged. and wage slavery viii have to be
! sunplnnted by sociailxed production,
, with compensation 90 the worker ao-
cordine 10 merit before the labor people
can possibly acquire their own right to
labor and enjoy tho fun fruits OF their
labor without the consent OF master
owning class. This will effect the eco
nomic emancipation OF the race--the
people who work will control their des-
tiny through their conscious economic
and political power.
EDWIN J. BROWN.
TIA First Ave.
Socialist Candidate for Mayer