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18uFisuei*ery 3DEve tig, lxtept Sunday, by the Bulletin Publishing Co. Etntered as Second. Class Matter, December 18, 1917, at the Postoffice at Bttlt, Montana, Under Act of March 3, 1879. PRONES' B~JStNESS OFFICE, 52; EDITORIAL ROOMS, -2&2,;.. BUI7tilNESS OF' ICiE AND EDITORIAL ROOMS, 101 S. IDAHO'ST: S'BSCRIPTIOV 1 R.TES: One Mdnth................... ......... $1.00 Six Months ................ . $5.00 Three Monuths ................ . 2.75 iBy the Year... ....... 9:50 Ol' t'J(l('l.!h OL , ( i.\ uP ll,. Il'li_ Montana State Federation of Labor. \;e;al Trades Council of Butte: Silver low Trades and Labor Assembly; State Metal Trades Council; Montana World War Veterans. Inc. FRTDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1920. The Great Delusion Why do men anrid women work for wages? Working for \wages, selling oneself to an individual or a cor poration for so many hours per day is not pleasant, nor is it profitable. The average return to the wage-earner is his or her aost of subsistence and as competition for jobs increases the employers in addition to specifying the kind and the amount of labor to, be performed during the work-period proper also dictate to a large extent what their employes shall do in their leisure moments. Economic slavery is thus made to mean political slavery; the wage-earner has but small measure of freedom and this freedom is confined to matters that affect only in a slight degree or not at all the make-up of existing social forms. Why then do men and women continue to work for wages and surrender their social and economic freedom? It is not because they like this method of gaining a livelihood, but be cause it is the only'method available. This condition did not always exist, but so effectively hasi the ruling class prevented the workers from acquiring any knowledge detrimental to the present system that but few workers know that in order to bring the wage-system into ex istence the rulers found it necessary to deprive the .workers of access to the land. Just before the capitalist system came into being, heralded by the invention of labor-saving machinery, the workers were on land. They made their living from the soil. They kept a few domestic animals and produced the things they used or by a simple system of barter were able to get the few things they did not raise or make themselves. The profits to be made by forcing the agricultural laborer into the factory, applying his labor-power to certain natural resources with the aid of machinery induced the rulers of that time to take the land from the workers. Deprived of access to the soil the worker was compelled to sell himself.at the fac tory gates and the modern wage-earner came into existence. He has been here ever since, existing in varying stages of mis ery, dependent upon the state of the labor-market, which, thanks to the wondrous inventions of the workers'themselves, is generally overstocked. It is true that in most countries the workers have the right of franchise, the theoretical right to select their rulers. It is probable that the capitalist class would be much pleased if this right had never been won by the workers, but it does not cause them a great deal of worry as long as they still retain control of the mines and factories, of the water-power, the, railways and the mills. Able to give or deny employment, con trolling the sources of information they can generally prevent any drastic changes in parliamentary procedure and generally either retain or again secure control of the machinery of gov ernment. The last election furnished a striking example of the power of capitalism on the parliamentary field. In their excursions into politics the wage-earners discover that their friends are few and far between, that with excep tions, which serve only to prove the rule, the other members of society are solidly aligned against them. There is a reason for this. From the little group of capitalists who control the poli cies of government down to the most servile hanger-on of the regime, all are living on the backs of the workers, all are bene ficiaries of the wage system and want no change that might rob them of their privileges. It follows then that the working masses can depend upon no one but themselves. Like the chat tel-slave of old, who could find no one not a slave to sympa thize with his sufferings, the modern wage-slave will soon dis cover that he is in a class apart, in a division created not by himself, but by his rulers. The taint of labor is upon him and his wants are supplied only when he cali be used at a profit and at no other time. If the worker demands more than a subsistence wage he threatens the system by which all of the immense armyof non producers exist--the profit system. He threatens the institu tion of private property, whiich has come to mean the right:of a few individuals to dictate to the imass by virtue of their con trol of the means of life. It is to protect the wage-system that all of the wondrous machinery of modern government has been erected. This is what armies and navies are for. This iswhat courts and judges are for. It is the divine right of the .wage system to exist that is taught in the schoolsand thundered from the pulpits. All of these institutions have come into being at the behest of a privileged class ill order that the workers may be persuaded or fi'orced to a continued acceptance of the wage system-a systerit whereby hle receives but a smlall portion of the product of histoil-the rest going to the capitalist class and its hangers-on. All of the above is by way of pointing out the utter absurdity of the tactics followed by the great bulk of the wage-earners of this nation--organized and unorganized-tactics that are founded upon the false idea that a ruling-class can be fooled into doing something thalt will end its rule. This is the great delusion. International Situation The international situation :is fast developing an atmosphere similar to that of the days of 1914. In a recent issue of "Engi _teering," the organ of the steel and iron trades of Britain, the following statement appeared: "On the. eveof the war France was making 5,000,000 tons a year of pig-iron, with steel in proportion, against 6uri 9;500,000 tons, and Germany's 13,000,000 tons a year of pig-iron, with steel and engineering products in pro portion. .This would substitute France for Germany as our leading competitor in the iron and steel trades. .. ." ý,We shall witness in Ehgland a rehash of the stories of the i$'rench revolution, that were told by the fleeing royalists. 2Arie Antonaite wiUl take 'the place of. Joan of Arc. Those bnglish inailufacturers who are now lachrymos6 0vrk the suf fering.i f 'Pilie will grow hot over her comp . Evidefnce ::ofýthis growing spirit of trade ijeo usy between Engliand ab ;iFrance may be found in tho'receht actions of Lloyd G::eorge.: It is Lloyd George who is secretly-aiding and bettitg G ijany in her desire to escape paying, France her var indemnity. Lloyd George, with the assistari.eep' the Brit ish prtBs, is sounding the note of making Germany pay all that 'she'ds able to pay." If Germany does not pay her war in demnity to France, it means the crippling of French indus tries, which is what Lloyd George desires. It wasLloyd George who0 suggested that the army of occupation be ~t'ithdrawn from Germany. The British manufacturers, who spoke so highly of the lib erty-loving French, have engaged in trade withl Germany to the extent of $100,000,000, during the last'six .nonths. They have also received German gold in payment of debts. On the other hand, France is not receiving one-tenth of .her war in demnity. France realizes, that at the present :time she is partly dependent upon the good graces of England, but she also realizes that she must prepare for future emergencies. That is why she has made a secret military agreement with Belgium. England and Germany are going to make an alli ance, together with Japan, the American steel and oil inter: ests 'have already allied themselves w'ith the French oil and steet interests. War is due to make its re-appeai.ance, as may be seen from the following dispatch sent to the London "Times," by its New York correspondent: "If the United States is involved in another great war, every one of its soldiers will carry a package of poison gas as part of his equipment. The Chemical W\arfare society, with which the American Chemical society is ac tively co-operating, has perfected a process for solidify ing poison gas so that it can be carried in a man's pocket." Before the ink is dry on the parchmlent, containring the peace terms of the last war, the soil of Europe will be wet with the blood of the working class. Imperialism in order to live must have the qmeans whereby it lives, i. c., trade. In the obtaining of trade it must engage in a struggle with contending nations. War is the final means.by which rations settle their disputes. You' may protest against war, but your protest will niot avail, unless you control the means by which nations declare war. That means that you must EDUCATE, AGITATE and OR GANIZE! Industrial Unionism The discovery of the steam-engine marked the genesis of departure from hand production to machine production, and brought into being the capitalist mode of production. In its earliest stages capitalism manifested itself in small, workshops with the prevailing simple forms of production. Individualism was the prevailing form of capitalist ownership. During this period the worker dominated the machine. It was.at this period that 9raft.unionism came into existence. Due to, the worker occupying the dominant: position in. industry, it Nwas a simple matter for:him to organize into craft unions and demand higher wages, shorter hours and a higher standard of living. But the world moves on! With the advance of the machine in industry, labor began to lose its . position .as. the dominant factor, in industry. Whilst it is true* that with the accumulation of capil a greater army of workers was called into existence, yet;.it. w.as.aso true tha.t the ever-increasing perfection that was taking place in machine-production was in comparison creating a less demand for labor. The introduction of machinery also witnessed the coming together of small firms into joint-stock companies, un til we now have the huge trust dominating the world. The re sult being that craft unions now find themselves helplehss when confronted with these selfsame huge trusts. Recent strikes have proven how helpless craft unions are when confronted with centralized capital. Unfortunately the workers are notoriously slow in their ap preciatiori and grasp of the things that really count. They will bend their energies, their enthusiasm, their all, into channels which bear them into the stagnant backwash of puerilities and the non-essentials of capitalist society, whilst the great ocean of life itself calls in vain for them to c'obe and take possession.. The various working-class unions must learn the lesson that their masters have taught them. They must also learn that the biologic law, "adapt or die," applies with greater force to the labor movement than to any other. Just as the big consolidated world-wide corporations of the capitalist class are the natural outcome of the small workshops of earlier capitalist days, so is industrial unionism the inevitable evolution of the craft union. Industrial unionism is the organized class expression of the working class stfuggliiig for economic freedom. It is the only means by which the working' class canr hope to retain its hold upon what it has obtained in the past, and realize what it hopes to obtain in the future. Industrial iinirismria is dreaded and viciously fought by the exploiters of labor, it is Labor's great est and all-conquering weapon. The old systems are iti the melting pot, and change is the order of the day. Trade unionism cannot remain stagnant and live; it must press .forw".ard, and the only way olctln whereby the workers. and their unions can survive the stolilrm and attain their legitimate desires is thirough tlhe consunmmuation of true industrial unionism. Those Vanderlip Concessions An eastern financial journal has the follu.wing to sayregard ing the Siberian concessions granted to Washington D. Yander lip: The important American concessions in Siberia reported by Washington D. 'Vanderlip are apparently.:-as welcome to com petition as a return of influenza to the world public. At home, where support and encouragement should be expected, authori tativc;voiccs are heard to effect that the project is "a visioJnary dream," that the opportunity had already. been turned down by better informed interests, and that the': conccssion may have arisen from Soviets confusing the agent with Flrank A. Vander lip. Objections recall fact that American "visions" have al ready hastened world progress on more thli one ,ccasion, that Fulton's steamboat was "turned ddwn".by Napol-ea, with sub sequent failure of his English invasion because ul' lhead winds, and as Mr. Vanderlip doubtless carried full credentials as to person and connections, he would be as readily mistaken for :the other Vanderlip and for the other Washington. The new Goldent lule-vrule you'relf. 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Always the best possible shoes at the lowest pos sible price. .- RE'S YOUR UNI AND WHERE IT.MEETS Notice .to Union Officials! The Bulletin is publishing a direc tory of unions with the names of of ficers, place and time of meetings. This directory will keep your union constantly before the public and your mepinbers. It is a short-cut road to well attended meeting nights and greater interest in your organ ization. - Your. union should be rep resented'in this column. 'The rate is very low.' Write to our Labor Ed itor or Advertising Department for rates. The Bulletin is the official orgam of the State Metal Trades council. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS' HELPERS, No. 859-Meets first and Third Friday evenings at I. O. G. T. hall, 215 N. Main st., at 7:30 p. m. E. L. Decco. president; R. H. Dunstan, rec.-iec.; J. R. Powell, financial secretary. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, No. 88-Meets +every Thursday evening at K. of P. hall, South Main st. L. G. Dawson, financial secretary; J. F. O'Brien, business agent, Carpenters' hall. INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EM PLOYES AND MOVING PICTURE MACHINE OPERATORS OF U. S. C. LOCAL 94.-Meets the second Mon day in the month at 10:30 a. m., at T. M. A. hall, 41 North Wyoming street, Sam Spiegel, Sec., P. O. Box 737. BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAK ERS', IRON SHIPBUILDERS' and I HELPERS' Local No. 130-Secre tary, Walter Goodland, Jr.. 1819 Whitman ave. Meets second and fourth Tuesdays at 215 N. Main st. RUBBER AND TIRE WORKERS' UNION, NO. 16,483 - Meeting every second and fourth Monday at 224 E. Park street; Cecil Larson, Secretary, 1133 Utah Ave. METAL MINE WORKERS OF America, Unit A of the One Big Union-Meets every Tuesday eve ning at 8 p. m. Hall 101 South Ida ho street, Butte, Mont. Fred G Clouah. secretary BUTTE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No, 126-Meets second Sunday. in ibe month at I. O. G. T. hall, 215 North Main st. Secretary, Jeremiah Flegarty, Box 585. BLACKSMITHS AND HELPERS No. 456, postoffice box 838-Meets every Friday at 7:30 at Boucher's hall, 29 West Park street. Presi dent, Wm. Doorian; recording secretary, Ed A. Davis, 1901 Roberts ave.; business agent, Wm. McGowan, f'.rnPnterP' TTnInn Tall BUSINESS 18 GOOD AT MURPHY'S Everything in Men's wear; highest quality, lowest prices, at MURPHY'S MONEY-BACK STORE 65 East Park Street SEND YOUR JOB WORK TO THE BULLETIN HAVE YOUR CHRISTMAS SUIT imade now and avoid the rush. Every suit sold at t, cost and below. Montana Tailoring Co. 425 North Main 3ROTHERHOOD RAILWAY CAR MEN OF AMERICA, Copper: Lodge No. 430-Meets second. and. fourth Wednesdays of each month, Odd Fellows' hall, Front street, UENTRAL PIPE FITTERS' UNION No. 710-Meets first and third Mondays in each month, at K. of P. hall. J. F. Edwards, secretary, 3138 Busch st., Butte. Executive commit tee meets every Monday night. INTERNA TZQNA.L BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, in side wire npcai kNo. 6283 meets. every Monday. night at 8 o'clock in basement of Acomha Hotel on East Broadway. BUTTE STREET CAR MEN'S UN ION, Division No. 381-Meets every first and third Wednesday at Moose hall, President Clarence Blewett; Vice President, M. Y. Daniels; Financial Secretary, Tim Kearny; Recording Secretary, .W. A; Hoar; Treasurer, L. W. Morgan. MILL, SMELTER AND SURFACE WORKERS, UNION. - Affiliated with One Big Union of Wage Work. ers. Holds rgular meetings each Friday evening at 101 South Idaho street. All Mill, Smelter and Surface Workers are requested to attend. M. D. Smith, Treasurer. UNITED ASSOCIATION OF PLUMB ERS AND STEAM FITTERS, Lo cal No. 41-Meets every Monday, 8 p. m., Moose Hall. Secretary, M. J. Dignan, Box 740. SHEET METAL WORKERS' UNION -Meets second and fourth Tues days in each month, at - hall. Maurice P. Rowe, secretary, Box 196, Butte. CASCADE COUNTY TRADES AND LABOR ASSEMBLY-Meets every Friday night at 8 o'clock at Carpen ters' hall. A. Budden, president; G. A. Bosley, secretary, Box 560. Phone 6834. MUSICIANS' UNION-Meets third Tuesday in each month; board of directors meets first Tuesday. Her bert A. Resner, president; Earl C. Simmons, secretary, 116 Hamilton st. Tel. 2858-W. ELECTRICAL WOItRERS, LOCAL UNION No. 65.-Meets every Fri. day evening at 8 p. m., Moose Hall. East Park street. President,. J. Whittol; vice president, W. H. Duggan; recording secretary W. H. Foley; financial sec'y and business agent, W. C. Medhurst. Secretary's ,vice room 1(1 Pena. Bilk. BUTTE METAL TRADE$ COUNCIL -Meets every Wednesday evening at 101 S. Idaho. Presidbnt. James F. O'Brien; secretary, J. F. Buckley; treasurer, Fred Allen; postofclee bos 770 T.olnhnn, 20.R Saddle Rock Cafe For right treatment, visit -THE SADDLE ROCK CAFE 128 EAST PARK STREET Fair to organized labor. ASK FOR HOLSOM BREAD For sale by all dealers Made by HOME BAKING CO. SHIRLEY CLOTHES SHOP 14 N. MAIN ST. Union Made Suits ,and Hats BIG 4 17 W. PARK STREET UNION MADE Hats, Caps, Ties, Work or. Dress Shirts, Suspenders, Overalls. Tailoring, and Clothing.