Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-04-27

Il 1DaV6 enough now 70 cOnVluce any
one who is willing to leave capitalism
on the shelf for a while.
These figures do not include wear
and tear Of machinery nor cost Of raw
material, but the raw material coming
from the natural resources Of the
tearth, belonging to the government
will belong to the people before VIZ
lean have Socialist State, and must
be free for manufacturing. consequent
1 ly it is safe to say the labor cost Of
raw material will be no more, than the
labor cost OF the manufacturers labor
cost. Then multiply the above labor
and money cost by two and you have
the actual cost, plus the exchange cost.
Then as the people must make these
Exchanges, II Is necessary to own and
operate the Railroads, the Telegraph
and Telephones. Ownership OF these
| together with the natural or God Civ
Een gifts to His family. we the people
tof the United States being blessed in
natures gifts above any. nation Of
earth, proceed to manufacture goods
for ourselves and not for a few com
panies of private citizens who reserve
the difference of time at their wage,
and the retail price to themselves, as
profit. Under Socialist there will be
NO more profit, You must then eat
bread in the sweat Of your face.
Under Socialism You could obtain d
1a-lb bed spring for 96 minutes spent
in labor, whereas under Capitalism
you mnst work II hours and AS min
utes plus the cost of exchange.
Under Socialism you could own a
two horse wagon for 06 hours. So
minutes labor, whereas under CAPT
talism you must pay 4ss hours and A.
minutes labor, plus the exchange cost
Under Socialism you would pay for
a 81. so derby hat with two hours and
twenty minutes labor. Under Capt.
talism you must pay nine hours and 30
minutes, plus the exchange cost.
Under Socialism You would pay for
lady's broad brimmed high crowned,
trimmed hat 70 minutes labor, while
under Capitalism you must pay 5
hours and 80 minutes, plus the ex-
change
= Under Socialism you would pay 30
minutes labor for 38 lbs Of rice. I'm,
der Capitalism you must pay t6 hours
and 40 minutes plus the exchange cost.
Under Socialism you would pay %
minutes labor for 10 lbs Of granulated
beet sugar. but under capitalism the
same sugar laborer must pay 440 hours
to obtain this same sugar plus the
exchange cost
Under Socialism you could obtain
one ton of coal for one hour and So
minutes labor. Under capitalism you
must give IS hours and a5 minutes,
plus the cost Of exchange.
These figures are taken from the rel;
publican census of 1900 report. and x,
s trictly capitalistic. and show conclus-.
lively that it Is better to own the jobs
than to own the man, and Consequent
" laboring men have been deceived
INTO supporting a system which has
actually chained them to an unnatural
condition of poverty in the midst of
plenty. You nor your labor is your
own, but You belong and are more Sc
curely held by wage slavery that was
the old African slave, and q working
man who is 80 ignorant Or party blind
as to be unable to see it is certainly
deserving Of pity, and Wild Vests
charity, too.
Now this reasoning may be new to
you, Mr.. Reader. These figures may
be new to you and will be as long as
you stick TO party which has done
al it could, and is doing all it can to-
keep you ignorant of the cause of your
poverty
There are no captains Lnder Social
ISM as charged by Wild West, as to-
ask for an Office ia TO disquaiify any
one. Then the Office will seek the
man. and not the man the Office.
Then the grandest civilization the
world ever saw will be reality.