Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-10-16

No more perfect example Of our
changing industrial system exists in
the world today than the example
afforded by developments in Great
Britain since the armistice was signed.
Here the solid march of the masses
forward intoA new Industrial system
and the solid drift of the ruling ele-
ments backward toward extreme re-
action. with resulting struggles and
clashes, reveal themselves in such
bold, broad and simple outlines that
anyone may understand.
England Is the Industrial horoscope
of the world today because England
represents the most complete develop
ment of capitalism and imperialism.
A peep into this horoscope is, there
fore, a peep into the present and
future of the world. We will see the
same developments there in simple
outline that are taking place in Amer
lea; and the same forces at work with
this difference: America has a large
agricultural population somewhat split
between reaction and progress, and no
one knows with certainty how the bulk
of this element will act and how much
1t may quicken or retard progress in
America. In England, more than in
any other country, the struggle is a
straight fight between propertyless
producers ofShand and brain, and non
producing property owners and their
retafners. Most Of the land is owned
by small, wealthy class of detadent
aristocrats.
Labor During the War.
Before the war the British labor
movement was rapidly becoming high
ly developed and progressive. It
manifested itself in three phases: the
trades union movement, the labor po-
litical party and the cooperative
movement where labor, too, dominated.
The trades union movement was Just
then beginning to understand that a
new system of industry in which labor
must have voice and vote was neces-
sary, and that it must get this system
by legislation and the building up of
co-operatfves. The political movement
of labor was beginning to understand
that its particular mission was to
bring about these democratic changes
by legislation that would make labor a
citizen and partner in industry. The
co-operatives were beginning to drift
nearer and nearer to the unions and
the political party, and imbibe their
aims and purposes.
Daring the war, British labor gave
all for England and the allied cause.
signing truce with capital and agree.
ing to suspend its struggle for self
betterment and emancipation until
after the war.
Big Business In the War.
The wealthy and the aristocratic
elements did not go nearly so far in
sacrificing their interests as labor. In
stead, they took advantage. of the war
to perfect the most thorough organiza-
ton of reactionary elements Great
Britain had ever known. Not only did
they lay the foundation for gigantic
federation Of owning and employing
interests, but they formed q partner
ship with the government, with the big
magnates as the senior members of the
firm, and they spent much time during
the war getting ready to handle lator
after the war, and have it settle peace
fully and contentedly, If possible, in a
subservient position in the capitalistic
and imperialistic system they had
planned.
Isaac Marcosson, special investiga-
tor and writer for the Saturday Eve
ming Post, described the. marvellous