The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-09

State Re-Apportlon menf'
The War Of the Glasses
ny EDWIN ). BRowN.
Some people think that things JUS
happen without a cause, and som.
people are foolish enough TO say thai
they do not like me because I writ.
these articles as advertisements OF
course. such persons would hardly b
expected TO understand what I an
writln. about and II they did uu-
dcrafand they would be too contrary
70 admit the truth. It's n fact that
people and they stand looking. but
never see it go by.
UE- uE>T.
viii say very little about state
re -npportipnmcnt just now. as I am
waiting for data on this question
but direct your attention 20 one
fact. TO show the iujuRtic. % the
present legislative representation In
this state. The legislative distrfc,
comprising Ballard. Fremont. Green
Lake and the University has a popu
lation Of about $1,000. with two leg
isiatorH In the house and one nena :
tor TO represent them. while som.
districts have only a population OF
from 1000 20 Is. 900 with the same
or greater number Of Legislative
representatives. II should now be
very easy TO see why the working
people Of this state have no rcpreren-
tatives In the Legislature.
THE WAR or THE CLASSES.
Colorado affords a splendid Illus
tration Of the Class War. There we
find special privilege granted by law
60 = class TO operate mines. rail
roads and coal and fuel institutions;
their operating 81 these institutions
depends upon their power to exploit
labor and take from labor what II
produces, II labor IS permitted Go
organize Il will ask for larger por-
ton Of It's product, in the form OF
wages.
Special privilege exists and always
has existed. because of the fact that
some form OF slavery existed fo~ spe-
ciai privilege To exploit 1T IS neces-
sary for special privilege to have or
der as the exploiting Institutions
cannot operate with profit to privi-
ieRe when disorder prevails. so a
state militia Is required 20 preserve
order and bring the workers into
SUI NfffAVis
When the working class folds its
arms dividends cease. Trace divi-
dend back 10 it's source and you will
find that II had Its origin in labor
Its creator.
Surplus value is that wedlth Great +
ed by labor over and above what
labor gets as wages II IL this sur
plus value that the Class War Is
about. The material interest OF
labor compels II to organize so as
20 demand and get enough of its
product TO afford II a proper life and
enlightenment. else the condition OF
labor will be reduced below thc
level Of the chnttel slaves Of old.
PERSONS NOT TO BLAME.
The institutions OF wealth and
production have become soclalized
and capital is not n personal thing
but n social institution. Labor Is
also social institution because the
are owned by one class. Capital.
and must be operated and used hy
another class Labor" and this
tclass. Labor" Is compelled To sell
its labor power 60 the owning class
Capital" In order to live. Tho own
ing class must hire labor on terms
which viii Yield profit and tho limit
TO Its exploitation Is only gnugcd nv
its power TO take surplus value from
labor Therefore. the lower the
tihnubfu OF llNink OF iHppf ana tUt
less labor gets TO live on. the more
surplus value does capital get with
which TO declare dividends.
INSTITUTIONS NOT tNDERsTOOD
For me 10 blame individuals with.
out looking 10 the real cause for tn,
Glass Wpr Ia error. We have legal.
ized the institution Of exploitation
today as piracy on the high seas was
at one time legalizcd and roeogniSeo
as n legitimate enterprise,
The traffic In human beings was q
legal enterprise and continues so to.
day. even though the form of slav.
cry has been changed from chatte
| to slavery,
II the people OF this nation owned
socially their mipes and wealth-pro.
ducing institutions and mediums OF
Transportation, women ana children
would not be burned 10 death by the
soldiers in Colorado, and men with
so little intellect as John -. Rookie.
Teller. ir. would not control tht
| lives of thousands but this individ-
ual IL not TO blame, we are at fault
for allowing him or any one else e
exploit as.
EDWIN 7 BROWN.
705-713 First Avenue.
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