The labor world., 1922-03-04

second, when such Organization Shal1
have taken control over the earth
and the machinery ,of production.
surely a pretty safe promise to
make. But such asrit is it tells us
:When-if we are ready to believe.
Having found the answer to When,
what about the How? How is this
organisation, again ushering in the
golden. age, to functiion? BY ana
through the universal strike! The
members thereof are to cease work
generally II there be d strike OF q,
lockout. And II necessary ALL" is
the language used. 10 cure or stop
hunger and want we are to stop pro-
duction, and this in q world with the
normal production 80 deficient that
there IL hunger and want.
"A strike as ordinarily conceived
out Of some disagreement
between the employer or employers
ana the workers. The employers
Arbitrarily act in such d way that the
workers are either losing something
or think they are about to lose some
thing which they have, or fail to get
something to which they. think
themselves entitled and wish to OBJ
tain. They cease to- work for the
purpose Of interfering sufficiently
with that employers production to
induce him to cease doing evil and
begin to do good. Hate is not any
necessary part Of this action, nor is
there Of necessity any serious suf-
fering except to strikers. There is
q sharp protest and with It an a:p-
peal to other workers not to inter-
fere and to the people as a whole
Tor sympathy. It IS not an attack
upon human society. It is in fact
the only penalty; which the Chris
tiar religion endorses but with a
provtso, that it shall cease when the
sinner ''ceases to do evil and begins
to- do good"
~ The general strike advocated in
this document is an attack upon
human society as it now exists. It
is not to cure the hunger and want
OF group. 1t is revolutionary. It
is to be the means of Selling upon
the state. It is not industrial; it is
political In its essence and purpose.
And this is How the golden age is
again to be ushered into the suf-
fering world. In the meantime what
Is to happen to the worker? Is his
hunger and want to cor,tinue?. Evi-
IDENTIFY yes. at least until the golden
age is returned and then he; is to
co11tirlue in the Army Of Production.
Must Obey Orders and Learn to
+ Hate.
He is, pending the struggle, to be
organized into an army with army
discipline, with army divisions, regi-
ments; battaliions and comranies.
He Is to have no freedom, he is to
obey orders, to have no self-deter-
mination, and he i'd. to learn to hate.
When he has. learned sufficiently
how to hate. and to obey officers
(the general executive. board) and
the: G.; E. B. has planned sufficient
ly to succeed in taking over the
earth and the machinery Of produce
ton, then the workers are still: to
continue as the army OF production,
In hate? No! Presto, the hate to
turn into 1ove-love Of labor, love
of each other, love, Of the officens--
of the overseets and superinten-
dents. This seems to be How. And
then we shall see again that COLDER,
age, OF which the old myths speak
50 feelingly, but no more SO than
this philosophy.
This whole thing reminds me of
the answer given by very disti1,-
quiShed.. SenatOf-nOW dead-rvher,
labor representatives. lobbyist.
asked, him to assist in passing the
eight-hour bill. The Senator said:
why bother about such little thinks
as that? am in favor Of the CO.
operative commonwealth" ON e
might here hazard the question:
whence comes the money to continue
this organization? From donors In
terested in the philosophy, of course.
Let. us grant that, but with the
mental reservation, that ssnae o4
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