The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-08-13
is GREAT BRITAIN RIPE FOR THE So
CIAL REVOLUTION?
By DAVID S. REISZ.
By DAVID S. REISZ.

sidy? Do the British coal miners or
the owners get the subsidy?
Purpose of The Subsidy.
A great many other interesting
questions could be asked. For us, how
ever, the question Of Importance is:
How does the subsidy affect the work
ing class?
There is reason to believe that the
subsidy to the coal industry, has, for
the time being, averted a possibly
successful attempt at the Social Re-
volution.
A Social Revolution in Great Britain
"a revolution in which the dictator
ship of the proletariat was to sup
plant the capitalistic State, would not
confine itself to Great Britain. Event
ually all the possessions Of the British
capitalist class would also be lost
the world over. The British colonial
system, British imperialism, would be
at an end.
1t would seem therefore that British
capitalists who have profitable in
vestments in the Donlinions, can well
afford to pay the subsidy to the coal
industry in Great Britain. They could
probably afford to psy subsidy q
several industri as oxided the re,
turn to their hvsyements in the
Dominions remained hnimpaired.
Changing Forms Of Empire.
Statistics show that the production
of coal and iron in Great Britain, is
not as efficient now as formerly, as
compared to that Of other industrial
nations. Furthermore, the importation
into England, of raw materials, and
| thelr re-eXportatlonsabr0ad as finished
products, is not as profitable any more
as it was in the past. England is de.
clining industrially. The following
quotation from the American Meta
Market of June %, 1921, throws ad.
ditional light on the foregoing:
"a graver concarn for England
proper than the strike spirit, is the
economic revolution taking place. The
old idea of the British Empire, foster
ed officially, visioned England as the
manufacturing center, and the Domin,
ions merely as producers of raw
materials for the factories, and there
after as consumers Of finished pro.
duets. To day there is not an English
industry which is NOT face to face with
the competition not merely Of Other
nations, but even more so of the
Dominion manufacturers. The boart
Of trade will shortly issue, according
to present plans, a statement, designed
to be reassurng and setting forth thu
argument that as long as an industr,
remains British, it is immaterial ir
what part of the Empire It happens t.
have its mills, factories, headquarter'
or branches. English manufacturer
will, at the same time, be urged Il
establish branch factories in tn
DOminiOns. The Board Of Trade i
visualizing economic changes whicl
will transfer the h hcadquarters Of tn
British steel industry to Canada
Studies will be made as to textiles
chemicals, shipbuilding, pottery, etc
with view to branch establishment
at the strategic points in the Empire
Canada Is looked upon as the bas'
from which to meet American compe
tition in the Pacific. Australia to
less extent is similarly regarded, AM
there is being formulated a political
diplomatic and economic program =
arrange that compuIsory transfercnea
Of industries be made with minimum
of disturbance and las. A protective
tariff has shown, both in Canada an
Australia, the indyvtrIal possibilitie
Of the Dominions. Moreover there he
been visioned for manufacturers tn
possibility Of escane from labor con
ditions at home. 1he smpire coul'
thrive were productlop IN England y
self entirely stopp The industris
might Of the Empira o an Empire
is just beginning d N realised, an
the new policy for hadows such dc
velopment Of the 46ripiops as coul'
not have been dr@ ND Of prior =