The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-08-26
Pro|etaria Bill Comes Back With Some
Socialist Fundamentals

and dykes that is produced by labor
directly and indirectly, the same al
utility is produced from all other raw
material by labor.
To deny that land has value due tt
labor is to deny a fact and attemp
to set up a theory in conflict with tn,
law of value. 1t must be remembered
that even though bankers may BIZ
busy, and stock jobbers working fol-
monopoly, the law of value is still
working. Monopoly has it's limitations
and recessions because Of the law o.
value. Land is no exception.
! 3. To claim that all are exploited
who are unable to obtain a full-fledget
livelihood by their activity is equiva
lent to your claim that the individual
producing huxter Is exploited. The
industry of agriculture Is the only big
industry where there is yet an open
season for myriad of tiny investors
Most of them will fail, of course, just
like they did in other industries in
times gone by.
Agriculture, while one of the great
est industries in Importance, Is in the
rear. Other industries such as trans.
portation, mining, steel, etc., are far
ahead in development and the work.
ers in these industries will therefore
set the pace because they are wage
workers. We will inform farmer Eddy
that he is not exploited. He is free
to become a wage worker IL he does
not like his lot. Why should he kick
about something that is not understood
when he enjoys the freedom of enter
ing the wage slave market, job or
jobless?
4. Ole says Bill missed the point
altogether on the taxation question.
We are sorry to disagree with you;
somebody did miss it both coming and
going, but we plead not guilty.
When the other industries were un-
developed the Republican party ap-
piled one phase Of your method and
envoked protection" to help the half
starved GU capitalist. We are IA
miliar with taxation; it is an old, old
procedure. They do the taxing who
have the power The workers are aft
er this power, but We have better use
for it because we can see farther than
the grand-dad who invented taxation.
You would start with the farmer,
would you, to arrive at industrial de-
mocracy? Since the industry of agri-
culture is in the rear Of industrial de-
velopment and Capitalization, it looks
like poor place to start. The work
ers in other industries have already
started some time ago. Why not take
cue from the start that has already
started?
The workers in the highly-developed
industries will be able to hold the key
to the situation by reason of the fact
that they are already organized in
production, thus enabling them to
function in the interest of the exploit
ed workers when they get wise. The
farmers will trail behind because I'M
organized in production. Yet it is
possible for the farmer to be of great
assistance, politically. in the revolu-
ton, if he understands. A good many
do understand. They know where
they are at. 1t Is our business to put
the farmer wise to revolutionary &C
ton instead Of trying to cook up i'm.
practical schemes to prolong his de.
fusion.
The farmers will simply do as they
have always done. That is, they will
adjust themselves to the prevailing
economic system, be it the wages sys
TEN or industrial democracy.
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