Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-10-16
Developments IN ENGLAND SINCE ARMlSTICE
F0RESHADOW CHANGE OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM
Great Britain Ruling Classes
| Backwad--1he New the
| Opposing Camps

perialistic excuses, labor struck back
in series of the greatest strikes ever
known in Great Britain. Out Of this
great Industrial war emerged national
combination of labor like the triple
alliance demanding the public owner
ship of the railroads, the mines, ship
ping and industry in general. The
labor party came out clearly for CO.
operative commonwealth wherein the
industries, transportation and distribu-
ton would be owned publicly and OPP
Grated comparatively in the interests
Of all the people. The labor party was
broadened to take in all producers,
whether they produced with their
heads or hands.
Three Movements in One.
It was then that occurred the big
gest event of all. The co-operatives,
the trades unions and the labor party
were welded together into one solid
system working for industrial democ-
racy and the cooperative common
wealth. The trade union movement
with its 100000 members and it's mill
lions Of political followers Joined
hands with the co-operatives with
membership of 100000 in order to
dominate production, distribution and
consumption in Britain. This amalga-
nation represents the greatest bust
ness combination to date in the history
Of the world. It dwarfs in power, IL
not in funds, the gigantic combination
of British big business-the Federation
of British Industries-born during the
war and still growing. Il
Face to face stand these colossal
powers-the Old and the New. The
one a triple combination of the COM
mon people fighting for universal CO.
operation and Industrial democracy.
The other a combination of the veal
thy and the powerful fighting for priv
ilege, class rule and the private own
ership and operation Of Industry by
the privileged few. 4
At Final Grips.
It is estimated that the combined
membership Of the triple workers.
movement is 100000. That means
almost 7,O00,O 600 families great self
sufficient nation in and Of itself.
Against it is the gigantic federation Of
employers and owners, With a COM
bined capital, already, of twenty bill
lion dollars and still growing in num-
bers and wealth.
The program of the common peoples
movement is to build up cooperative
industries us fast as possible in the
form Of complete links from producer
to consumer. The unions have already
turned $1O,OOOO0O over to the CO.
operatives. While the co-operatives
are building up new Industries, the po-
litical party will use its powers to win
elections and have the. state take over
the old industries. While the COOP
eratives and political party are doing
these things, the unions are to exert
| all possible pressure from the indus
tries to bring about the same program.
Against this three-fold movement of
the people will stand the great COM
bination of wealth and privilege des-
perately determined to hold Its power
and privilege at all costs and now in
possession Of the government and busy
welding together out of the territory
conquered by Britain In the world war
the most extensive, empire the sun
ever shone on. .3is t.3e
No one can foretell through what
phases the struggle will go. Only the
outcome is certain-for God Himself
has written in the stars that the COM
mon people shall inherit the earth.
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