The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-05
Era of Greater Trusts
Must Face An Era of
Greater Labor Unions
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.


TODAY any attempt criticize the growth of greater
monopoIies with immediate resentment Twenty
years ago trust busting the favorite sport Of reform
politicians while the magazines piled up huge crcuatons by
exposing niqutes of great wealth. consolidated in giant
corporations Now the Bank of America comes forward
and says:
TOday question,
the public mind has approve and large
typical economic
atn Big Business realized longer synonymous with
bad business"
of the ardent propagandss for the viewpoint
of the Bank of America Arthur Brisbane of the Hearst
press who misses opportunity to put in good word
for organized dollars Brsbanes recent attack is on
those queer Americans interfering with moving picture de-
Veopnent seeking prevent American concerns from be-
coming too big as tho were possible Tor any american
concern honestly managed EVER to become too Big the
capital letters being Brisbane's own
Since Brisbane is now millionaire, and has the utmost
respect for others times millionaire than himself it
becomes question what he means by honesty IN business
The Hearst press vicious in its attacks on
corporate greed" But the Hearst magazines CIV
en- over to saacious sex STORIES while his daes are eo
with MURDERS robberies the domestic difficulties OF the
per class and the varied dongs of the booggers Such
news is perfectly safe.
business is corrupt. has not become
honest even from the bourgeois point of view William
doph Hearst himself in giving of his views this
weeks municipal election in New York City, admits this when
he declares that
workings likely to be
exposed to public view and public tiger
of Tweed"
If Tammany Hall and the democratic party in New York
City and then big business whose political
agents they be corrupt Which should atten out
the hypocrses OF Brisbane and the Bank OF America about
honesty in business"
The American business man has but one goal that
increase his profits If the weaker less resourcefu
business pirate fails in this then else with greater
ingenuity will succeed and crush him to the wall
The government in approving of the era OF greater
merger aids the biggest business bandits.
cooidge's administration has wnked an eye the
solicitations in the meat packing industry, while is actually
forcing the merging of railroads. The bait held OUT OF
course, the guIbe public is that economy in manage
will result in cheaper rates. and to the workers. higher
wages Fl IS
But the workers in chicago's "Packingtown" for in
head expenses alone thru the merging of the Armour and
Morris packing organizations has resulted in increased
wages has brought only higher profits to parasite stock
holders.
Workers recognize the of greater mergers
capitalist development that be turned back but
creating problem that labor alone meet and solve
endorsed mcnopoes help sodfy the strength
of the capitalist class develops its unity in the open shop
against abors organizations and makes victories for
the easy unless the workers realize that they too
must effect their consultations, alnclusve industrial
unions thru the amagamaton of the present craft organ
izatons
This will of lead to aggressive struggles,
the final struggle for all power, when labor take
the great industries the property of its Soviet state
dpossesng the capitalist class and aboishng the profit
and centralized the capitalist monopoes the
easier will be to continue industry for the benefit of ALL
maintain it for the enrichment of the owning
few