The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-11
Trying to Hoodwink the
Workers AS to Benefits
Under Monopoly Control
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY, the growth Of greater dms the Sherman
antitrust law. Instead of standing rock against
petty bourgeois statesmen at Washington the Sherman law
has become tombstone to mark the grave of departed
competition in American capitalist industry.
So enthusiastic have the great capitalists become
the practical passing of the Sherman antust law aho it
the tremendous benefits its going will bring to the workers
To read the Labor Day speeches Of the capitalist politicians
one led to believe that capitalism has turned beneaotOr
and that the greater industrial combines being bro into
the abOrng muttudes with the prOteers expecting abso
lutely nothing for themselves
Secretary Of Labor Davis the Pittsburgh muti-mI-
ionare chose this theme the burden of his Labor Day
address at Moosehear illinois, of institutions esab
Ished there by the Loyal Moose of which Davis
high potentate. coodges labor secretary forgot all about
his attacks the foregnborn workers he pleaded that
the American workngman the victim of wastefu cond
tons in industry, declaring that all laws which prevent in
dustral combinations (which might eliminate of the
wastes should be repealed in the interests of labor
Davis then looked about for the welcome ovation before
he proceeded with the declaration that of the
shoe factories Of the nation they operated 800 days dur
Since he was speaking in Illinois, Davis had to cite an
example from this state But he chose poorly when he
strip mines in illinois, operated 800 days year, could pro-
duce coal than all the strip mines in the state raised
last year, 1851
There has been growing Capitalization of control in
the Illinois mine fields just there has been elsewhere thru
out capitalist industry But this elimination of waste has
brot no benefits to the coal miners Instead of the short
eneu work cay TOR all rne miners, mine
have Waged relentless every attempt de-
the hours of labor The great army of unemployed
mine workers. that endessy marks time turnout the coal
fields of the state testimony to the of the coal bar
in hoggng all the benefits for themselves. the
Hern strip mine that the mine sought opening
thru which to attack and crush the Miners Union
All the benefits of monopoly control going to the
dollars invested in industry not to the workers tong in in
dusty This is of the shoe industry, with its great
of unorganzed and underpad workers. well of
every other industry.
1t is, of necessary hoodwnk the workers into
believing that they will be the gamers by the passing of the
Sherman law, that into existence during an of
middle class trust busting The propaganda of the bosses
will fool some workers. matter how crude and transparent
it may be.
But the actual struggle of the workers with these grow
ing monopoes will prove to them how foolish they are not
only believe these lies place any faith whatever in
any of the petenses of the capitalist class The ceaseess
growth of the everenargng industrial combines will open
the eyes of of workers the nature of the
class struggle will teach the workers only to fight
for the Immediate necessities but for complete control over
all industry Labor will not benefit from the elimination of
wastes in industry until it has seized all industry and made
itself it, thru the overthrow of capitalist rule
and the victory Of the proIetarian dictatorship.