South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-29

The mine workers under nation
aliZation Of the mine would find
their local union the voting place
where their economic differences
and economic interests would be
satisfied and settled Their district
union would be the places Of ap-
peal for all economic demands. and
the national union, controlling the
industry, the representative orsani-
cation OF final appeal for all the
economic concerns Of every one in
the whole mining guild.
Similarly IN the transportation in
dustry all the economic needs and
demands OF the men in that indus
try would be legislated in local dis
trict and national railway work
mems councils. The parliament and
the local political government would
I furnish the place where interguild
! activities would De considered and
differences between the guilds
threshed out.
\ Soviet Government
There would be two distinct and
I powerful agencies in the new state.
/ the economic council and the politi-
| cal councils. And If every industry
was organized and every man had
10 work whether with his hand or
his brain-and brain workers guilds
are bar associations. medical So
/ cietics. writers clubs and the like
/ then every one in the state would
/ have two forms CT representation,
/ economic and political, and in case
/ Of clash of authority, as the same
! constituencies would send their re-
! representatives. to the two organiza-
/ lions, no serious break could come
and no final superior authority
would be needed. such a society
] might well maintain the present
! king of England, as arbiter; it could
I function about as it now is function
/ ing. excepting i would be a soviet
/ government instead of a political
/ democracy!
And the soviet government where
/ in one job would have one vote is
| the ideal of the British labor leaders,
/ and they are moving rapidly toward
I their ideal. They post no proclama-
tions, they demand no middle class
| massacres. They are hiding their
| ends quietly; but their notion is that
when the guilds are strong enough
/ to control three vital industries
mining, shipping and transporta-
/ tion-they will take charge of things.
/ they will make every one so TO work
BY going TO work they do not
mean digging trenches; but they do
believe that every one should do
some definite useful thing with his
hands or his brains TO earn Il living.
| They do not believe in inheritances
OF money or goods. And they dis
agree with the theory of a leisure
class.
Social Service Center of Idea.
That is the substance Of their
dream-possibly 1t is stated here in
its extreme form. But the idea Of
the social organization based upor,
every one giving some form of social
service-of doing something for d
llving-is in the heart of every labor
leader in Great Britain whether ne
is with the left wing Of radicalism
or the right wing of conservatism,
or holds a seat as labor member
and merely bedevils the dukes.
But. Of course, there are differ
ences as TO the way to realize their
dream. There are the conservatives
who believe in trusting entirely TO
the ballot, the moderateS who be-
lieve in voting and striking as the
4 occasion offers, and the radicals who
believe that the strike is the only
way out. But all are going the same
way. and under virtually the same
leadership.
same on Continent.
Indeed, labor all over Europe has
about the same vision. But labor
leaders realize that the character OF
the labor in a great measure viii
govern its achievement. No serious
labor leader believes that the Rus
SLAMS with their illiterate workmen
can 20 as far as the British labor
. is going IN the next few months
French labor has its limitations
of race and habit. 1t develops nc
strong far-yisioned leaders as Bri-
fish labor develops them. SO France
probably Will lag-far ahead of Rus
STA. but somewhat behind England
; And in achievement Of course Amer
lean labor leads them all. It has
fewer legalized economic advantages
but we live in richer country ano
inevitably labor shares our ire
mendous wealth, and has a larger
share in the good things OF the civil
lization which its toll provides, than
any other labor in the world.
The war has brought the nations
, of the earth together And more
than any other class, the laooring
man will benefit from the contact
For he will see what others are got
ting. and demand it for himself. Sc
when "a new heaven and a ne"
. earth" really does come even II
approximate 10 England-it vii
I spread.
You can't keep a new heaven and
q new earth in an alright geoSra
phical compartment And If this
rise OF labor 10 a new and more sell
respecting estate is an Infection the
labor bureau of the league Of ma
lions is organized for the sole pur
pose Of spreading the infection OF
seIf-respe cling labor all over th'
: earth.
GETTING 1T CORRECT.
! Two American Negro soldier
were discussing musical lnstru
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