The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-15


the standard of the American perma-
nently employed worker with the stan
dard of living of the worker in war
torn Europe or the feudal Orient The
variation in mode of living, hardly en-
ters into their arguments. 1t is inter-
esting to note that America keeps two
sets of books. In one set the figures
are forced and inflated, showing the
worker wallowing in Injuries as COM
pared to Europe and in the other set
the real facts are stated.
Marx Exposed Hokum.
No better exposure of this trickery
is needed, than can be found in that
immortal work of Karl Marx-Value
Price and Profit. 1t applies to America
perfectly.
Citizen Weston presented his argu-
ment in this book that a rise in wages,
also meant rise in the cost of liv-
ing and that in the end the workers
will not be any better off, He illus
trated his theory thus: When bowl
Of soup contains certain quantity to
be eaten by certain number of per-
sons (get the fixity of capitalist eco
nomics) an increase in the broadness
of the spoons will not produce an in
increase in the quantity of soup. Quite
clever, is not it?
But-Karl Max told our illustrious
Mr.. Weston that his illustration is
rather spoony and disproved his the
DRY thus: The bowl is filled from the
WHOLE product of national labor,
which product, due to intensive and
modern methods of production, is con-
stantly increasing, and is not fixed,
and what prevents the workers from
getting more soup, is the narrowness
of their spoons.
1t is obvious that wnen the work
. ers do not get the increase of this in.
creased production, it goes to the CAPT
talists, who are, as we above stated,
diners at our national table and are
eating soup with US. Therefore, in
demanding an increase in wages. the
workers would only be receiving a
share of the Increase of production.
naa What Middle Class Eats.
-4utRy keeping wages, down, while pro-
duction increases, it not only gives the
manufacturing capitalist a greater por-
ton of the product, but it allows
waste in distribution, which supports
an army of smallfry that live off this
increase. This indirect method of feed
ing nation, or performing personal
service, is typically democratic, if not
anarchistic.
The working class eats thru the
belly of the middle class and what
they get is excrament.
Where Do We Go From Here?
A neat little folder advising the
writer to invest his money" in Mus
Gle Shoals, gives us the following
truth:
One hundred men start out in life
at the age of 25 Most men start at
lD. At the age of 65 statistics show
their fate as follows:
Thirty-six will be dead lin heaven).
One will be very rich. Don't all
talk at .once).
Four will be wealthy. Find your
uncle).
Five viii be supporting themselves
by working. Cat 65).
Fffty-four will be dependent upon
friends, relatives or charity.
The proper advice is: Pick your I'M
dertaker or charitable institution
early.
How Much soup?.
When union wage disputes arise or
Investigations into living conditions
are undertaken, family budgets are
prepared by various statisticians and
market investigators, to find out Just
what the worker does with all of his
money. For that purpose, a hypotheti-
cal American Standard of living is set
up, e,tee. esbsyay a.,. 3.
The following cost budget prepared
by the Municipal Research and Train
inu School for puhlfc Car<,io. eOoo1,.