The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-08-21
The Futility Of 'Investiga-
tions''

L. S. Attorney Banhart, for the Southern District of
West Virginia. uncovered the real Weakness OF President
Wilson'S louoiH poGto p m !eo ,e ueu hg
their legal right They the sole and lawful poSSeSsors
of these things and it is only NATURAL and certainly lawful
for them dispose of them at the highest prices obtain
able And Mr. Balnhar IS right The capitalists system
Of society purely what has to be tened bSness
Business is the art of separating the produces from his pro-
duct and nneenhs of the laws upon the statute books to-
day put there for the purpose of acceeraing the pro-
cess and protecting the practitioners
Under these laws is perfectly practicable for group
of expert practitioners of this art of ganeng the products
of nation to have within their absolute control the entire
food supply of 00000000 people, and is perfectly lawful
for them to lock up within their houses all Of the
cesstieS of life and let those who produced them by the
sweat of their faces 90 hungry, naked and cold
This is the situation in America today. The business
element for and by whom myriad laws made are
in control of the enormous wealth of products of this rich
and bounfu nation. In Europe production has absolutely
ceased while consumption and waste AS natural
TnsIt orr n,odcts viii soon he in great demand among the
warning nations and the lawful look forward to al
hitherto undIpamedOf flow OF profits. Awaiting the time
when exports safely begin the masters OF our bread nave
locked up products and already the Mutterng OF FAM
inc IS heard among the exploited masses
But one thing prevents the immediate draining of
country of its natural products and that IS A OF nae2
can-owned ships Were the ships obtanabe the grains and
other foods badly needed by the starving workers nf AMI
erica would be on them way to the ";SteS {"
Europe But this difficulty will soon be overcome The gen
temen who these enormous food supplies also Own our
governmental system and they HAVE ORDERED THIS
GOVERNMENT TO PURCHASE SHIPS IN WHICH 10
TRANSPORT OUR FOOD 10 fOlttlt1N CUC NJ kfES.
And even while protesting ut the increase OF prices in
this country the governmental rrn2S Of tine system VIII
do rs they are idurniSh free ships to transport from the
shores of their famnrSlriCkrm native country til" r'oUrtS
badly needed here.
And to make absolutely certain that these robbers Of
their rellow-countYm shall have obstacles in theIr path
the constitution of these United Trusts Of Amerca pro
videS that NO EXPORT DUTIES SHALL BE LEVIED:
1t useless genemeN, to plate Of Investigations and
other buncombe. THIS IS THE SYSTEM! This system is
built for business by business and under it the rights of man
are by-Wort.
Under sane and human system Of government there
would of course be laws that would absolutely prevent the
expectation Of products until every citizen o our co
v had plenty and spare There would be methods where
bv the products would stay the hands Of the producer in
stead gliding into the claws of heat!esS set OF mu
derous hghwaynen that ever cursed the eath Ell HIS
WOULD NOT BE CAllTALlSM
You are living under capitalism. the mpe?>'n;ltion Of
everything that is cruel uSiu greedy covetoS and de-
basing The system under which products placed above
human life
You can change this system whenever YOU like /" ur
of equity. Justice and brotherhood.
God grant that you will soon decided on the change.