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THE BULLETIN
Fix this textVoL 2.—No. 90.—New Series-
Fix this textSATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1885.
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Fix this textThe Bulletin.
Fix this textSATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1885.
Fix this textWe are very glad to see that, since we drew
Fix this textattention to the immense power and in-
Fix this textfluence exerted by Reynold’s Newspaper
Fix this text(Lsndon weekly) on the arazan and labour-
Fix this texting classes in Great Britain, the Evening
Fix this textNews has commenced to quote considerably
Fix this textfrom that journal. Reynold’s Newspaper
Fix this textexerts more real influence on the future
Fix this textcourse of domestic politics in Great Britain
Fix this textthan does the Times, which great capitalist
Fix this textpaper is also altogether put in the shade as
Fix this textregards circulation by Reynold’s News-
Fix this textpaper. The Times may circulate 100,000
Fix this textcopies each issue. Reynold’s circulates over
Fix this text600,000! It is encouraging, moreover, to ob-
Fix this textserve that even the Times, since it has been
Fix this textconducted by its new editor, Mr. Bdcklb, a
Fix this textman not much over 30 years of age, has
Fix this textawakened from the lethargy which so often
Fix this textafflicts leading papers owned by bourgeois
Fix this textproprietors gorged with unearned wealth,
Fix this textand lusting for social recognition. The
Fix this textTimes now begins to admit that existing
Fix this textsocial arrangements are unsound, and can-
Fix this textnot continue. Our London correspon-
Fix this textdent not long age, wrote to us that
Fix this textthe Times, under Mr. Buckle’s editor-
Fix this textship, had commenced to coquette with
Fix this textRadical and even with Socialistic ideas, and
Fix this textthat London Punch had begun to follow
Fix this textsuit; but he sent no extract! to illustrate
Fix this textthe change. We were able, however, a week
Fix this textor two ago, to re-publish from Punch some
Fix this textverses instinct with the spirit of the Socialist
Fix this textreformers, and now we have an article from
Fix this textthe Times which, we are sure, our own
Fix this textSydney Mobninvs Herald would refuse in-
Fix this textsertion to, as being calculated “ to disturb
Fix this textpeople’s minds.” We invite the bootmakers
Fix this textnow on strike in Melbourne, and all other
Fix this textworking men, to read the following ex-
Fix this texttracts, to realise that they are from the
Fix this textLondon Times, and to draw from tl at fact
Fix this textthe brightest auguiies for the future, pro-
Fix this textvided they will but take the trouble to in-
Fix this texttelligently study social science for them-
Fix this textselves, learn where lies the remedy for the
Fix this textwrongs they suffer aud letl, and put forth
Fix this texttheir united strength to accomplish a great
Fix this textbut bloodless revolution. Thty can do this
Fix this textif they will first learn and then act.
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Fix this textHere, then, is what the Times says
Fix this text" Loud and excited as have been the debates on
Fix this textthe conflicting rights of capital and labour, the
Fix this textwhole question is new, and couli not but be new.
Fix this textCapital, tilt vory recent days, was virtually free to
Fix this textfix its own terms with labour. . . . Neither they
Fix this textnor their men were conscious of a partnership be-
Fix this texttween them, or of any natural right in the latter
Fix this textto share in the gains of the former. Now it has
Fix this textbegun to be comprehended that capital and labour
Fix this textare the same thing at different stages of develop-
Fix this textment. Capital is the store of surplus labour not
Fix this textexpended during the process of industry. Being
Fix this textin hand and immediately available, it maintains
Fix this textnew labour while it is working, and before the
Fix this textfruits are reaped.”
Fix this textThere is a strong point here, which the
Fix this textTimes writer has not elaborated. Capital,
Fix this texthe admits, is the store of surplus labour not
Fix this textexpended during the process of industry.
Fix this textThe store of whose surplus labour ? Obvi-
Fix this textously not of the capitalist’s surplus labour.
Fix this textThen it must necessarily be the store of the
Fix this textoperatives’ surplus labour. How comes it,
Fix this textthen, that the capitalist holds possession
Fix this textand enjoyment of the store ? The Socialist
Fix this textwriters reply straightforwardly—because the
Fix this textexisting conditions permit, encourage, and
Fix this textassist a certain class of men, once in a
Fix this textposition of advantage, to cheat other men
Fix this textout of their “ surplus labour not expended
Fix this textduring the process of industry.” There have
Fix this textbeen, and are, plenty of millionaire manufac-
Fix this textYet no man earned a million a ter-
Fix this textling by his industry, no matter what
Fix this textextraordinary endowment of natural talent
Fix this texthe had to direct his exertions. The million-
Fix this textair e's riches, in all such cases, were simply
Fix this textthe “stor.i of surplus labour ” of the opera-
Fix this texttives who worked with him; a store which
Fix this texthe had been enabled by bad laws and evil
Fix this textcustoms, to appropriate to his sole enjoy-
Fix this textment, with the necessary result that the
Fix this textfirst “rainy day ” found the people, whoso
Fix this textsurplus store had thus been embezzled,
Fix this texttotally unprovided, and exposed to misery,
Fix this textdisease, and starvation. Not because they
Fix this texthad not worked, mark you, but because
Fix this textthe “surplus store” resulting from their
Fix this textlabour had been appropriated by one man.
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Fix this textBut, let us continue our extracts from the
Fix this textTimes since they are so admirably sugges-
Fix this texttive. The article continues to say:—
Fix this text“ Capital in the absence of fresh kbour would
Fix this textwaste away and could not replenish itself. Labour
Fix this textwithout capital would starve absolutely or
Fix this textcomparatively before it could earn its hire.
Fix this textOf the two, labour is the better fitted to sur-
Fix this textvive; as the world is constituted, capital can
Fix this textsustain more easily the brunt of an ordi-
Fix this textnary conflict. Formerly, on the rare occa-
Fix this textsions on which it occurred to workmen to insist
Fix this textupon their title to participate in the profits of the
Fix this textjoint enterprise they were almost invariably de-
Fix this textfeated. They had no laid-up products of labour
Fix this texton which to subsist during the contest. Thrift
Fix this textand co-operation h ive given them a stronger posi-
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Fix this textWe may interrupt the quotation here to ex-
Fix this textpose an essential fallacy which lies right in
Fix this textthe track. Formerly when the writer says
Fix this textthat the working people “ no Jaid-up
Fix this textproducts of labour,” and that thrift and co-
Fix this textoperation have now supplied the want, he
Fix this textmisses the true sequence. It should have
Fix this textbeen “ co-operation and thrift,” for it is
Fix this texttrades-unionism which has prevented wages
Fix this textfrom being kept down to mere subsistence
Fix this textpoint, and if operatives are thrifty now, how
Fix this textmuch more “ thrifty” must they necessarily
Fix this texthave been when, screwed down to the lowest
Fix this textwage which competition among themselves
Fix this textcompelled them to accept, they could
Fix this textbarely keep body and soul together. It
Fix this textalways revolts us when we observe the
Fix this textsmug man of wealth preaching thrift to the
Fix this textlabouring man who has ten urgent uses for
Fix this textevery shilling he earns, let alone thinking of
Fix this textindulgences or enjoyments.
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Fix this textVery well, let’s continue:—
Fix this text• “ The claim of the labouring classes to share dl-
Fix this textrectiy in the products of industry is no longer
Fix this textmerely an academical question. While they had
Fix this textonly their arms for tlv.ir capital, they and their
Fix this textleaders might discourse as they pleased on the in-
Fix this textjustice of their exclusion from the profits they
Fix this texthelped to create ; a capitalist had to look simply
Fix this textto the labour market; he could peremptorily re-
Fix this textfuge to enter into reasons with his men on the
Fix this textbalance his books might show, provided there
Fix this textwere plenty of them wanting food, and dependent
Fix this textfor it on their weekly wages. Trades unions and
Fix this textsavings banks have changed all that.”
Fix this textWe merely pause to remark that had there
Fix this textbeen no trades unions, the working classes
Fix this textwould not have had the opportunity of
Fix this texttroubling the savings banks. Now, again :—
Fix this text“ The only thing certain on [the one side is that
Fix this texta disposition coeval wjth ttye world, by which cer-
Fix this texttain volitions lead in basinet? and the rest follow,
Fix this textis too intimately in conformity with nature ancj
Fix this text, circumstance? to he {radically reversed, The only
Fix this textthiog certain on the other side is that civilization
Fix this textmust sooner or later grow loo conscious if the pal-
Fix this textpable absurdity to suffer the perpetuation of a sys-
Fix this texttem by which the inseparable associates in an indus-
Fix this texttry are always arming for a duel over the common
Fix this textfruits, A compromise on the basis of compliance
Fix this textwith those two indbpensible conditions ought not
Fix this textto be unattainable.”
Fix this textHere we have a significant ad mission, and
Fix this texta still more significant suggestion. The
Fix this textgreatest organ of capital in the world per-
Fix this textceives—what minor intelligences allied to
Fix this textthe same conservative dispositions, blankly
Fix this textrefuse, or are incompetent to recognise—that
Fix this texta giant struggle is impending, and that, in
Fix this textthat struggle, monopoly will be worsted.
Fix this textA compromise is offered to avert the con-
Fix this textflict. The offer may seem a tempting one,
Fix this textbut to accept it, would be an obvious act
Fix this textof folly. The working classes throughout
Fix this textthe world are not to-day without intelli-
Fix this textgent, capable, and disinterested leaders.
Fix this textThey will know what to reply. Our rights.
Fix this textAll our rights. Or—the conflict!
Fix this textPLAIN ENGLISH.
Fix this textAn Easy One.
Fix this textThe South Australian Register has published
Fix this textthe conversation at an interview between one of
Fix this textits reporters and Lord Macdonald, a prominent
Fix this textSkye landlord. From this aooount, it would ap-
Fix this textpear as though bis Lordship were an unconscious
Fix this texthumourist. He owned himself proprietor of ex-
Fix this texttensive deer forests, or shootings, as he called
Fix this textthem, and attributes the land agitation in Skve to
Fix this textfrequent changes of landlords, and to Irish emis-
Fix this textsaries, and "that fellow George.” “ The crofters,"
Fix this texthe declares, “are better off than ever before, but
Fix this textare lazy. They go Ashing six month of the year,
Fix this textand when they come back they walk about with
Fix this texttheir hands in their pockets. There may be some
Fix this textdistress among them, but it Is due to over-popu-
Fix this textlation. Hie land la held in too small holdings*
Fix this textand If the population were decreased, the holdings
Fix this textmight be enlarged.” Thus the Scottish chief. So
Fix this textlarge a population, holdings too small, and—ex-
Fix this texttensive deer forests. “The landlords do not
Fix this textderive a very large income from their rents, and
Fix this texthis lordship wants to know what would become
Fix this textof them if their ‘shootings’ were taken from
Fix this textthem ? ” —to support population of men, we sup-
Fix this textpose. Well, it Is strange that Lord Macdonald
Fix this textshould have to come ail tlie way to Australia to
Fix this textlearn the answer to so simple a question. What
Fix this textwould become of the Highland landlord?, if their
Fix this textdoer forests were taken from them ? Why, they
Fix this textwould have to work for their living, like men.
Fix this textAn easy one, when once explained, isn’t it ?
Fix this textConfounded Condescension.
Fix this textAmong the new-ebums who have been interviewed
Fix this texton the arrival of mail steamers at South Australia,
Fix this textis Admiral TllYON, who, it appears, was conde-
Fix this textscending enough to say that ‘‘if a Federal fleet
Fix this textwere formed, he thought It probable some ar-
Fix this textrangement might be made by which colonial
Fix this textvessels of war might receive the same status as
Fix this textvessels of the Imperial navy.” This strikes us as
Fix this texttolerably cool and impudent. What we would
Fix this textsuggest is this: that were a Federal Australian
Fix this textfleet formed, the officers of that fleet should take
Fix this textprecedence. In Australia, over officers of corres_
Fix this textponding rank In any fleet whatever. What con.
Fix this textcern would the Imperial fleet be to Australians
Fix this textif, as Admiral Tkyon said, we “ could not
Fix this textaltogether rely on” it, as compared with the
Fix this textFederal fleet, upon which we could altogether
Fix this textrely to the utmost of its capabilities. The
Fix this text“status” of a fleet should, to Australians, be
Fix this textgoverned.by its Ultimate value for the purpose for
Fix this textwhich it would be intended—in this instance, the
Fix this textdefence of Australia. Confound these conde-
Fix this textscending puppets. They do more to create alien-
Fix this textations of feeling by insensate haw-hawisms, than
Fix this textall the wisdom of real statesmen can repair In a
Fix this textgeneration. We read not Jong ago, in a London
Fix this textpaper, that Admiral Trvon’s appointment to this
Fix this textstation was the result of favouritism, and involved
Fix this textthe passing over of many officers of greater ex-
Fix this textperience and senior rank. Well, anyhow, if
Fix this textAdmiralty pets must be sent, care might be taken
Fix this textthat they should not prattle and disclose the mag-
Fix this textnificence of thoir indiscretion.
Fix this textSmall Change.
Fix this textGrank v sums ud a leader 90 the Kindergarten sys-
Fix this textteaj"ttfUf |5:‘» It 1b to be toped that the matter will
Fix this textMR. GRIFFIN, AMERICAN CONSUL.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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