The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-28
dr. MANN|NG'S GOSPEL Of ABSTINENCE AS A SOLUTION
OF THE PROBLEM Of POVERTY
Everett Workers Are Paid More Wagd Than the Value Their Products
Says Local PHILOSOPHER

are made, why give the wage slave
more than the $1.50 necessary to sup
ply sls-Ais necessary wants and com
forts? Why should the capitalist not
become more so, through appropriate
ing the workers products in larger
chunks per diem? If the wage slave
can exist on $3.50 a day, why let him
have $500 a day out of his own pro-
ducts? Why should not DR.. Manning,
and his fellow exploiters, appropriate
for themselves all Of the products Of
the workers, and just hand them back
enough to supply them with the nee
essary stalls, hay, and oats?
Is not a wage slave who is allowed
$3.50 out of the $1,000 day he pro-
duces happier with s150's worth of
food, clothing. shelter. books, music,
dental and doctors service, recreation,
travel, helping friend out Of work,
supporting aged parents, than one who
has 81 day to meet these expenses?
Sure. argues the good doctor Why
seek to enjoy the good things of life
as you earn them, when by going with
out them you can-so the learned doc
tor says,-some day become an en-
ployer yourself and have a good time
on the other fellows sweat. Says he:
nj
IA man likes his cigar, the attrac-
lions of the theatre, hunting and fish
ing and sports. His wife wants a new
dress, or a hat, or BOTH and picture
of baby, and suggests that baby's pic
ture would be better were baby cloth
ed in new and more costly garments.
The thoughtful man, says NO To OBJ
tain, that which he must pay for these
things has taken Of his time and en-
ergyrTboth 0 are q gone foreYerU The
cigar does him no good, and may do
him harm, The pleasures of the sa-
loon are animal rather, than of the soul
and degrade him., He remembers that
baby will grow up and will, need ,edu,
cation ), he knows, that the dollarqin-
vested vested in the pictures of baby wanted
by his wife, saved now, Will be, SO at
the time Of, baby'so greatest need, and
without effort on. his part, the dolIar
Workinguz at 2 honest nWork,e while, o he
sleeps and multiplying met by magic
but by Its intrinsic rwoEth.p OF booubni
cd Dollars Work ithe Worker 10
How eangai dollar work, Fat honest
work. (its ownerG sleepsp ?in91
! The Socialist objects TO this kind of
I'imagicJsi HE knows, that the kind of
intrinsic worth the doctor lIimputes
to the dollar Isl it's quality being
his means lofuIiving.i This is howgthe
dollar invested is multiplied while the
said owner Sleeps djiW hegIu 1g9W
Isl Why Let the Dollar "Work"2Ho0y
Now If DR.. Manning is so rhapsodi-
cally in love with work; q if "construc-
tive work. is mans best friend if as
the labor loving doctor ys:nibn9Qm
v"Childrenu should be introduced to
work at an early and tender age and
If possible taught to love it, and lin a
few generations mankind will see the
notwithstanding OF the world" idSioy
IT, this is true, why then, should
our apostle of hard work want to let
the dollarrdo the work while he sleeps ?
Why not do the loved work himself?
Especially when $1.5O aadayl will be
sufficient for the needs and comforts
of the Doctor. Family ? Put the, chill
dren to work Fat an early and tender
age" No, the doctorlw would let the
dollar work while he sleeps @ai1u9e
DOLLARS DON'T BREED fIh
DR., Manning knows we'll enough
that the only way money can be made
to multiply ITSELF while the owner
thereof sleeps, is by using it to work
the worker! It's own intrinsic value
is use value, and not breeding
value. Money does not multiply It,
self by it's intrinsic worth, q" Money
can't breed unless there are wage
workers to be bled, exploited. A bar
rel of 500 gold pieces placed in the
sub-cellar5 for ages would not breed,
would not be honestly earning for
you" while you sleep No. Money
"earns'' only when it is used to EN-
ploy a man to produce wealth for
which he is not paid. Money becomes
Capital only when it is used to buy
and own that which some one else
must use in order to make living
And when it is so employed it is de-
signed that the worker, the wage
slave, shall be forced, on the average,