The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-28

PROPAGANDA THAT MUST Be CRUSHED
By Preaching the Overthrow of Capitalist System 1t Seeks to Retaro
Labor Patriotic Efforts in War Work.
By WILLIAM B. WILSON


Dry and puts Il stamp Of approval upon
1t by means Of the ballot.
Tn" tradrs-unlonist. even while ne
may acc.p, The philosophy 0l roiIe'-
i've ownership and management "l IA
iuStry. hcl,yrS that ~ long rs private
nwu.rShD. remains the highest interest,"
&c tEr worker can II: best maintained
10y entering int" mutual cnntractuarl TO-
latinnShll, wlth his employer and mH-
tualty agreeing ia certain terms OF 'Hl-
ployncnt for IL gwen time. tic NOUS
that agreement t" h" sacred hnd hlhH-
rnG during his jI!c and gives To ms
employer the maximum Of his pr"du'7
NV" ability. believing that tho. greater
QuHutIly ni wealth produced means that
/ mitch uIUru L" b" divided bel Wcch WORN
: ,iHu and employer.
liiS concern becomes. then. not 10
. hamper nor slow down ~pruduciiou. but
- secure for his labor as large Il snare
Us possible IF tn" wealth produced, rec
UEnIZIuS that under ii" present System
the employer ~ entitled I" reasonable
: profits. and II lh" business Viii mot re-
turn thuSc profits II Will not long "pcr-
= ate.
The Cirst .uamGd propaganda frankly
wages war upon capitalism and draws
! no distinction IN IiS philosophy between
hIS or Iltil" employers Of labor. Ah
+ must ~ down Together IN Il COMMON
/ wreck b.fur, r"llCrlIIlSIn can be "stah-
! llshrd. and il has l" TIM" or patlenc"
> for political methods and TcDudIItcS the
: agreement method rf the ,radc-unionS
{ rs i means .th-"uEh which capitalism
retains It's h"lt upon the industries OF
he country. Il finds a rradE ground
Tor It's propaganda in those industries
where wnrkn"u ar" gwen tho least con
I SIdnration by their employers.
Employers generally will agree that
labor ought 10 l~ we'll fed and clothed
and housed. but too many Of them deny
Ia labor th" tight 10 itself 10 have a
voice III fixing the conditions rndtr
which il will function. Labor Is Cla"N"u
: as a C~orn,n"diiy IN the same "aif E"r!
AS brick. or steel. or iron u7 Other m
animate objects. and /" b" tTafIlck'd III
in the same WAY. Capital to" often
wishes Ia b. ihc sole judge as, !" all
, conditions surrounding labor. fixing tho
terms under which labor will b" bought
! and sold as i, does any other commodity,
Labor being animate. endowed with
! tho flcuI;irS # reasoning. wishes II
work out It's own d"StinirS in its own
: way hv 4 measurable control over us
! own functlnning power. the only mranS
il has Of sustaining life.
II ~ 'h,. clash If these tw" ideas
. NJ social relationship thai has boon re-
,spunS1blc fer tho lonr-drawn-ou; f"uf
wee capital md labor. Each sld'
must r"cprui2c two great prin"lrl"S ~
CAPITA! and labor arc IN be C"-ordInai"d
in this war. Labor must recognize thai
Will" i, IS employed i, owes /" S""I"i!
tho maximum power If labor. consistent
with tn" maintenance uf mental hnH
; hnuilv vl."r. gwen to IN" task IN hand
Under existing society capital may
have a property right IN tn" product
at labor p"""r. Int n" properly rIGh'
80 bought arbitrarily. with r" voice
in tn" labor l"w"r uSclf. II can not
given 10 labor ~ To ihc terms Of sale.