Montana labor news., 1935-06-27
Kill Your Brother
is Policy Of Rich
And the Lord said unto Cain,
Where is Abel, thy brother?
And he said | know not
Am I my brothers keeper
Genesis 4.

Ever since Abraham Lincoln's Mes
sage to Congress in 1861, in which oc-
cur these words OF prophesy, all the
trend has been towards its fulfillment i.
q see in the near future a crises
approaching that unnerves me, and
causes me to tremble for the safety
of my country. AS a result OF war,
corporations have been enthroned,
and an era OF corruption in high
places will follow, and the money
power of the country will endeavor
to prolong its reign by working up
on the prejudices OF the people until
all the wealth is aggregated in a few
hands, and the republic is destroy
ed. / feel at this moment more an
xiety for the safety of our country
than ever before, even in the midst
of war. God grant that my fore
holdings may be groundless."
The result of the years since Abra-
ham Lincoln gave these words to the
World has been that the resources of
these United States have beend handed
over to vast aggregations Of wealth,
and thru these organizations has been
promulgated a standard of Ethics, which
has intensified the doctrine of selfish
ness and was accelerated by the last
War, and the outcome of it all is that
the country has drifted into its present
mess. Back OF all this individualism
is the negative answer to this momen-
tous question. However, the powers
of negation have felt that there was
danger from too united a front, and
various palliative movements and mea-
sures have been allowed to flourish,
such as fraternal organizations, life, ac-
and health insurance, also in
surance companies have extended their
activity into the annuity field, SO as to
alleviate the fears of the white collar
workers, thus postponing the Terrible
Meek, ("Blessed are the meek for
they shall inherit the Earth"-Sermon
on the Mount.) from demanding the
cessation of the extreme cruelty of the
present economic structure, as the
Ethics Of the business world, as a pre-
sent constituted, are such that it is con-
sidered its highest duty to drive as
sharp a bargain for the supply Of the
labor as possible, without re-
gard as to what effect it will have on
the large group who have no other as
set than their daily work to offer. The
result Of this policy is all too well
known to need further comment.
The outcome of this proceeding is
very evident on every hand these days,
with ever increasing Unemployment,
strikes and other manifestations of dis
with laboring conditions as
on the public, oftentimes for the
purpose Of %prejudicing the people to-
wards Labor's organizations.
These efforts have often been sue
in breaking the Laboring Mans
morale down, and thus rendering him
an easy victim of conquest. Thus is
demonstrated to Labor the callousness
Of the employers, and thus large en-
ployers answer Gains question in the
negative. By keeping the market glut-
ted with new laborers coming on, the
employer is able to brow beat any kind
Of an argument down their threats.
In the forenoon of the 9TH inst, it
was the pleasure Of the writer to lis
ten to the address Of Irving w. Smith,
Superintendent of Schools, in Great
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