The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-03-23

show that labor has been getting smaller
proportion of the fruits of industry year
by year. Organization of the various crafts
and restriction of immigration have help
ca some. but the millennium is still afar off.
A new economic deal in government and
improved organization policies will help"
Thus he most likely speaks the nvar-
nished truth. That it applies with equal
truth to the farming element. is clearly
shown by the fact that the country pOpula-
ton, especially the home owning class, is
yearly on the decrease.
The American Federation of Labor since
its formation in 1881. has steadfastly re-
fused ito engage in partisan third party
movements" At almost every annual meet
ing it has voted down resolution to that
effect. 1t declared in the beginning the
American labor movement is not partisan
to a political party. 1t is partisan to a
principle-the principle of equal rights and
freedom" The National Grange and the
National Farmers Union have likewise led
nOnpartisan ways.
Thus these orders have gone on Orga-
nizing and organizing and preaching their
principles" and now Just what do we
find? They are powerful even beyond their
own estimate. but they are emasculated
and ineffective politically. Under Organi-
cation the workers have become self-cOn-
sciOus and in principle, self -assertive, and
are gradually evOIutiOnizing into an educat-
ed and combined force the like of which
has never been seen before in the worlds
history.
They are so powerful that the amalga-
nation of the three orders as natural allies,
would make a combination invincible and
supreme in government. In this cOmbina-
ton they would reach the final goal of sue
cess for both city and country workers. but
so far they stand asunder, divided even in
their own ranks into different politics,
and steadfastly refuse to unite in their
common political and economic betterment.
If the millennium is ever reached on earth,
it will be when city and country workers
realize that they are in their common
needs, and that they are together the COM
mon prey of a heartless and usuriOus
money system that tramples alike the
"rights and freedom of BOTH
If this combination is never realized
IhSh tic ldTlHeTS Hdu just as well continue
out of politics, and the American FEEDER
alton of Labor would equally as well re-
main out of third party movements. An
agricultural movement for political dOmin-
ance would get nowhere. A Federation of
Labor party would equally fail.
Why should they combine and enter up
on great union campaign? Because they
have but one great common foe, and that
foe is so entrenched that it can whip them,
and will whip them singly in every combat.
The strongest call for their unity comes
in securing national legislation. Really
there is small need for "a third party in To-
cal affairs. The legislation most needed
to give working people their just rights,
is national enactment, and this cannot be
secured until all labor elements combine
their votes so as to elect and control the
dominating party in Congress.
What are the city workers and country
workers DOING today for their own relief?
Not only do they remain separated into two
great groups with no serious move towards
harmonious action, but One-half of each
group is voting with their common Cypress
Ors, and calling themselves democrats, anC
the other half of each group is voting aIsC
with their common OppressOrs and calling
themselves republicans. Their explOiter.
no doubt approve of this method and no
only applaud them for it, but are spending
money lavishly to perpetuate such divisions
and descriptions. Their thinking friends
however, on the outside see in such situa
ton, not only the acme of fOOlishness Of
fno 0f fI,o
the Machiavelian hand of the crafty an
deceitful politicians.
Would it not be better for those worker
to stop and hold a consultation, get thei
true bearings, and then proceed in "a soil
phalanx?
Perhaps it has been better that bot
groups have thus far remained outside q
partisan politics. 1t has been their seasO
of education and organization. Thew hay
been getting ready for the final drive. Til
great decisive period in their develOpmer
has come and now the stage is set. I'll
great drama of labOr's emancipation
ready for enactment. Will its forces NOV
forward? Or will they stand as they ar
divided and pOwerless, exploited and don
mated by the same arrogant aristOcracy ,
wealth that drove the Roman IegiOns
warning among themselves until Rome
magnificent cultural structure had fall,
into ruins and decay?
Capitalists live to exploit labor, both
city and country. Capitalists live to tai
interest and profits from IabOrs outu,
inns exploitation of labor and its prOduC
IS the thing that makes capitalists. TIL
will continue to leech the public as long
they control congress, and they will contr
congress as long as all workers allow the
selves to be herded into the two present d