Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-02-15
Miss Anna Maley Of Everett
Delivers Fine Address
On Socialism
AGAINST THE, TRUSTS
Woman Is one Of Brightest in
State and Is an
Editor

fAHid ASueS Ndle! Vi lHe NATIONAL
Socialist party, lectured last night at
the Empire theater under the "aus.
pices of the local socialists, upon the
Trust Busters before an audience
of 500 Miss Maley is the fourth speak
er on the National Socialist lyceum
course. which will conclude with a
lecture at the Empire next Thursday
evening by George H. Goebel of New
ark n. J., upon the subject "Socil-
lists at Work"
Miss Maley is editor of the Com
monWealth which is published at
Everett. Washington. The substance
of her address was briefly as follows:
The trust problem may be defin-
cd as the increased power OF the work.
ers TO produce, coupled with the de-
creased power Of the workers TO buy
and consume. The trust appears with
the machine and dexelops with the
machine. The machine increases the
power Of the people to produce, but
it also takes from them their jobs
and wages, and therefore decreases
their purchasing power.
! First among the forms OF combin-
alton was the informal agreement to
maintain prices. Various kinds of
POI ' limited the territory and the out
pu% their members. The modern
| II :. is the most powerful and eX-
'lu I've of all forms and it practically
destroys the legal entity OF its in
dividual members
Combination grows out of compe-
tition, which is recognized to be
wasteful and destructive. The law
Of competition is monopoly.
competitive barter and sale has
been the method of our industrial life
Competition may present two general
situations. one of which involves fac
tors OF unequal strength and the 9TH
Ct factors of equal strength In the
former case the weaker is overcome
by the stronger and in the latter
there is mutual destruction. In eth
er case the outcome is monopoly of
the field. The outcome is also mono
poly where the competing factors de.
eide to combine. Hence ii is that We
say the law OF competition is monopo-
". ana even il our trust busters
could restore the competition of fifty
wears aeo, the process would speedily
ind its way back TO MONOPOLY Com
petition is a process and must even
tuate somewhere. Ii can eliminate
only in combination.
The firs general purpose Of the
rust was the mutual protection of
its members. Not only did the mem
hers desire TO survive but following
The law Of lie, they wished TO sur
yive with advantage to themselves
with power and prestige within the
community. In order to attain their
general end. they proceed TO wipe out
competitions; to maintain prices; to
limit output, SO as not to demoralize
the market 10 effect every possible
economy; to control legislation and
thus to control labor.
Trust control OF legislation is
syerywnore in evidence The black
list is legal the boycott illegal 1t
eek nine wears 10 bring lie beet trust
D trial The government does not
regulate the trust-tho trust owns the
government.
Labor is the greatest sufferer from
trusJ domination. The greatest ma
erial factor in the organization of
the trust is the improved machine It
is the means by which the laborer is
displaced and by which the greatest
economy is effected The manufac-
turer who makes goods at deficit
may close his factory. The worker
must manufacture labor power for
sale on the market. If he cannot get
in the form of wages the price of his
raw material-food clothing and shell
ter-if he must manufacture at def
icit, he cannot close his factory for
his factory is his body. The workers
must therefore solve the trust prob
lem by taking possession of the tools