The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-14

pl1uC1p1C, cACoPL Wy LuOSc WHOSE pas
sion for arbitrary conduct of Industry
outweighs their Judgment. The un-
derlying idea in all of these schemes
has been the making of more profit.
The thought that labor was entitled
to a better life and a fairer wage has
been Of little moment to speed-up
employers.
Employers must give some real
demonstration of an intention to fol-
low a different course before labor
is justified in relaxing it's vigilance
And so when employers come preach
ing to labor that in order to get bet
ter wages it is merely necessary to
increase production labor will be
justified in pointing to the past. In
the past this slogan has been inter-
preted in action as meaning greater
production for the same wage.
1t is sought to give some new
shade OF meaning to the proposition
just now by pointing out to the
worker that hitherto he has had his
economies all wrong. The workers
are told, for example, that labor has
been wrong in holding that wages
were paid out of accumulated capital.
"Once root the idea in mems minds
that they are paid out of current
production says one prepayment OF
the new idea, land not out of &C
cumulated capital, and it will not be
necessary to worry over industrial
troubles
This is wonderfully simple. But
labor never has held the idea that
wages were paid out of accumulated
capital instead of out of current pro-
duction. The complaint is and has
been that insufficient wages were
paid out of current production. The
mere process of producing more will
! not remedy matters. In too many
! cases it will mean only that the
| worker will have to do more work to
earn the same amount he gets now
The working people of the United
! States are used to seeing through
things. They have a grasp on fun
damentals uneQualled anywhere else
They will not be deceived by cleverly
Worded sentences. Untruths in fancy
garb will not look like truth to them
1t is no service to America to try
! to fool the industrial army of the
nation. 1t is distinct disservice.
There has not so far come to pub
lie notice any employer who has sale
that, with the great need for in
creased production, there will be Z
wage raise corresponding to the in
| creased production demanded anc
that industry will be so reorganizec
as to give labor an effective voice
in the determination of it's conduc
in all matters affecting the condi
tions and lives Of the workers.
It will not be wise for employer:
to make the actual needs of a broker
world the basis for fresh increase.
in profits. During the war there wa!
all too much of the detestable bust
ness of profiteering. In the rusl
OF events and in the pressing neet
or the hour many a profiteer passe(
in the cloak of patriot. The wa
is over.
If the working people of Americ:
are to participate as they should il
real democratic conduct of industr,
there will be no lack of production
No worker will deny the need TO
production. The whole wreckage o
Europe cries aloud for supplies i,
enormous quantities. The wound
OF devastation cry for the healin;
that can be done only by re-provi
sioning and re-housing and rebuild
ing.
Too many insane emotionalists ar
abroad in the land seeking tina
which they may tear down to max
reaction good business for the nation
Reaction breeds destruction.
Democratic, constructive progress
is the one hope of the race every
where today Sophistry, hoodwink
ing-all that of the past. Let it b
buried with the past. Let US hav
honesty, fairness-justice.
Labor, under the banner of justice
will give everything that it has il
the common effort Denied justic
it will and must use every energy t
DESTROY that Injustice