The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-16
State Rs-Apportionment
AND
The War Of the Glasses
nv EDWIN .. brown.

the constitution OF AfstN state NNfAt~
mauds the legislature 20 feappnr.
tfcn tho state after zach state and
national census taken. THla j. tn
order that the people 81 this state
may be fairly represented ~ the leg
ixiAture. Tire uaaker.al Interests %
special privilege require that the
plain people be denied represents.
tton. and big business has had its lit
tie errAnd boys elected 20 the legts-
1Ature and they all know their mas
ser's voice; and for this reason the
LEGISLATURE has refused 20 obey the
constitution and reapportion the
The petitions are now ready. and
with E0.Dae names Of voters on these
petitions. the measure win become q
law In spite Of the legtsiatnrs. Every
voter Ia klug county and In the
stess should sign these petitions.
The working population q this
~ the Legislature until the state IL
reapportioned. and Il Is IN the inter-
ct Of every working man and
woman that TIE measure should be-
come law. Be sure and Sign this
friends to do likewise.
WAR o. THE CLASSES.
Much has been and is now being
written on the class etruggle. In
West Virginia. Michigan and Color
ado. the most recent Manifestations
q this struggle rs.ehing the violent
stage are shown In All three states
40 find the powers OF government
exercised In the interest OF the own-
IND class.
A Industrial development reaches
3 higher and higher stage OF devel-
opment under the profit system the
less economic freedom do the pro-
ducerE OF wealth enjoy, and the
greater the number OF dependents
the less the number Of independents.
- ~ at 80 - in. IT -
means Of life becomes incompatible
with the public welfare and general
good. then will come the social
awakening and realization that coll
lective ownership is the only soiu-
tion. and that production for use is
the only method which measures up
to the social standard OF right and
Justice established by the proletariat
through the philosophy Of Socialism
hut. say some. there f. no class
struggle It's man against man.
and esIfishncss is the cause.
Let Us consider tnis question Of the
class struggle from It's cause. The
every boy can be president Of this
nation. and that every man has a
chance 20 become a millionaire. and
when this false hope fs lost despair
ofttimes takes It's place.
THE FACTS.
II will be admitted that all per-
00H8 VINO are CImpetteQ TO sell fEElr
labor power for wages in order 70
get the necessities Of life 40 to make
up the wass-earning class in fact.
10 the waze-earning class proper
proper must be added the teacher.
the average doctor. dentist. lawyer
and small business man: also the
small farmer must be included to-
gether with all who are the direct
victims OF exploitation. Many chill
dren 20 TO school hungry or must
~ Dn m
educated. There are now about
1.BO0.0 goo. The daughters and many
Of the wives OF this class There are
now about T,000.0e0l are compelled
TO give up home life and domestic
happiness TO become trades people
shop and factory workers while
about 100000 have gravitated 20 this
red light district or capitaiism's com.
munify OF women.
Now. take the other class who Dc
not produce wealth. but who live on
surplus value from labor. which
comes TO them in the form of rent
interest and profit. They are few IL
number. but they exercise contro
over the wealth producing institu.
fions by virtue Of their class owner.
ship. and because Of this ownership
70 them goes the surplus value d
labor. Labor cannot crystalline fl
energy into wealth except BY per.
mission OF this owning class, ant
permission can only be had wher
profit goes TO this owning class.
The mines. mills. factories. medi
inns OF transportation, distribution
and communication are controlled b.
this owning class. who are compelled
TO exploit human energy or relin
quish their control and ownership
They want labors product NO as Il
further exploit the earth and labol
In the field Of industry. Labor Fl
helpless because it's power ~ no
organized politically or induStrialIl
to conserve It's own class Interests.
The owning class sends fits chill
dren to school well fed and clothed
and it's daughters and wives do no
have to work for wages. nor at gil
since the owning clasg gets from
labor Its surplus value.
This owning class exerts socia
Influence upon profit production AM
fs the only buyer OF labor powe
fwage-labor) whose product n takes
These. then, are the two frnp0rtan
classes in society. A middle elias
exists. but 1t is buffeted about and b
migratory, and lives partly by ex
ploffati0n and partly by IT, owl
labor, much Of which II useless an
unnecessary at this stage Of socia
production.
EDWIN ). BROWN.
Tia First Ave.
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