The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-23

en- the Democratic Ticket.
n now appears that the para
mount issue In our national cam ?
paiRn 10 tho eight-hour day, and
this Issue IA reality resolves itself
into the old, old ishue--the man or
the dollar. Our duty 90 humanity
and our nation hark~ns and calls US
to strive joyousiy for both man and
the dollar. but II we must choose
between man and the dollar. our
choice must be for the man. for In q
deed. the nations OF the earth that
regard Of the man have periHhed.
ana today the nations in Europe are
In a death struggle. while our sister
republic OF Mexico IL Just starKer-
ing 90 her feet with her children's
hands blood stained from the strus
gle OF the dollar against the man.
EIGHT HOURS or LABOR
L.abor--msntal and phyricai--ere-
ates all wealth. capital is that por-
ton Of wealth which IL now occu-
pied and concerned In the further
resources which labor produces. but
which goes TO capital "a surplus
value. Surpiu. value, therefore. 10
that wealth created by labor over
and In excess Of what labor receives
an wages.
NhHee arc tne prlce VI isoot-
power and iabor-powsr 10. and has
been, and is today. a mere com
modify which. in truth. II human
energy generated from food. cloth
ing and shelter.
Labor-power Is. therefore. n prop
erty. The only property. now re
msining In possession OF a large
sexes, which has heretofore re-
csived little serious consideration at
the hands OF the Legislative, Judi
ciai and Executive powers OF gov
ernment
It IL. therefore, not strange that
tho judicial mind, trained without
sapea,ss withou, actually eIperi-
encinx tho practical things Of life.
should put the label OF democracy
on q benevolent autocracy. In n
nation where there exists class
that IL overworked and undertsd
and another class that Il ovsrfed
and underworked. tho Institutions Of
private rights and economic justice
are not understood, and distribution
of wealth cannot be harmonixed
with production, and when. because
spond with facts. IL distrusts and
dwarfs patriotism and a nation be-
comes vacillatinR and weak.
The eight-hour-day demand for
railroad employees grew out OF
soeisty's class struggle IN It's onward
the safety. health and life Of the
public 10 Involved and IL subject TO
regulation and control by the erer-
else OF the police power OF the state.
and the federal government.
The manhood and womanhood and
the protection of children should be
the chief concern OF a nation. and
in the light and understanding OF
our modern Institutions and ciyili-
ration. this can only be done by
Increasing the price OF labor-power
until all have an opportunity for
smpioyment. and distribution OF
wealth uabors' producD 10 harmon
lied with iabors' effort
Society now recognizes that the
demand for an eight-hour day II
right. because Intelligent labor re-
oulres mental development. spiritual
cultivation and physical recupera-
ton Did you ever stop 20 think
Well. when those who labor stop 20
think. they may lose their Job.
Fight hours of work. eight hours OF
sleep, three hours for meals. two or
three hours for mental development
and two or three hours for recrea-
ton each day would be conducive OF
a great. s,rons sns happy ns ,o,,nu
may aid US.
THE LONGEST DAY AND THE
LOWEST PAY"
We were told many years ago that
.l,ttle drops of water and little
grains OF sand make the mighty
ocean and the beauteous land. and
upon the same principle certain
manufacturers Of clothing have dem
onrtrated that at l5-cents-a dozen
shirt. a sweat-ahop girl can do GER
tain work thereon and earn $500
per week. Nothing Is said. however.
81 the fact that the girl worked an
average of Is hours for each OF the
seven days to make the week Tor
which che was paid $500, Eight and
one half cents for each OF these
hours were the drops that made her
N is hardly credible that a loco
motive fireman made tlleIt In ~
days while receiving only 2sh cents
per hour, but by being able 10 prove
that he did II. the neutral arbitra-
tors in the last Western arbitration
decided that 2sh cents an hour was
too much for a switch engine IRE
man and, therefore, fixed the rate
al s-iL cents per hour on the same