The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-05-01

trouble to translate his phrases into
terms of beef and potatoes. Any po-
litical phrase that cannot be trans
lated into terms of beef and potatoes
is poor politics for those who consume
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A rich man just said in the Sur
vey: Made as we are, we can
not expect justice, we can expect
charity" ''All our men, said
Ford, "have helped in our bust
ness. We feel that they are en-
titled to share our profits" Moth
ing in that about charity"
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the political phrase but cannot con-
sumo the beef and potatoes.
What we need in this country is
more food, more clothing, better shell
ter, more leisure and less political hot
air Mr. Roosevelt, willing, as he al
ways is, to promise at least all he be-
lieves he can deliver, really never
promised anything that was definite
enough to be identified by an adding
machine. If he had promised to the
people Of the whole country even half
of what Ford is actually delivering to
his employees, it is grave question
whether he would have received as
many votes as he did It would have
seemed too much. Nobody would
seemed to much. Nobody would have
believed the country's Industries could
stand the drain. Yet Ford. honestly
capitalized as his company is, has
turned the trick and is still paying
an annual dividend Of 500 per cent,
upon his 100000 Of stock.
We who live in this country should
dare to hope. We are living in both
a marvellous country and a marvellous
age. We have the men, the machin-
cry and the materials with which to
produce everything We need. We
should no longer be content with a
bare living. We should live well and
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Consider this: The Ford COM
pany is now paying it's workers
good wages, and still it is earning
600 per cent on its capitalization.
Why cannot other great firms do
as well? Do you want to know?
Read this article. You'll know
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live easily. We should work less and
consume more. We should demand
much and insist upon getting it. We
should have no patience with poll
ticians who promise us trifles and
give us nothing. Any politician who
promises us trifles is either crooked
or lacking in realization of what are
our just deserts. We who do the work
of this country are entitled to every
thing that is produced in this country.
We should have no multi-millionaires
here. We should have no paupers
here We should have neither If
everyone were to have the value of
what he creates and no more
We need only to go about it sanely
to satisfy our needs. The industries
of this country are no longer suited
to private ownership. Anything that
cannot be run by its owners is too
large for its owners to own. Lincoln
said no man was good enough to gov
ern another man without that other
has a moral right to own what he
cannot operate, but which other men
must operate if they are to live. The
small group of men who own the In
dustries of this country cannot oper-
ate them and do not need them. The
great group of men who operate the
industries of this country do not own
them, but must have access to them
if they are to live. They cannot OBJ
tain access to them except by making
terms with their owners. The terms
are always the lowest wages upon
which the workers will consent to ex
list These must be the terms be
cause there are always idle workers
ready to take the jobs for wages that
will yield bare living.
Democrats declare these statements
are false Progressives declare these
statements are false. Republicans de
clare these statements are false. We