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They deny that labor, and labor alone, gives value to ev- cry foot of land and every tool of wealth production. They insist that the great valueâ€"producing power lies in the activâ€" ity of the capitalist. They point out some instances wherein the‘ person of one individual functions alternately as a capitalist and a workingman. Under STEPHEN OLIVER, Ln:an » - ONT. Live Stock- and general Auctioneer Write for datesbefore advertising. MLDICAL' the present mode of producing wealth > . . V v a capitalist is some‘tines'fOund superin- IDR. H. H. GRA HAM. tending some industrial process in the .._u, D" a, M” M, R, o 5, Eng” M. (LP. a, S_, 9‘ , _ plant he owns. He is entitled to remu- ONT.) F, T, AL s._. ' neration for this activity, and, in fact, if «; , ‘ . , he is imbued with correct business prin- " HXSICIANg bURGEQN 35 ACCOUCH- ' ciplesâ€"and be generally is-â€"he charges (“1.1" 011106- Francls Strut! Penal” ., , . up his business with the amount that he Fans“ ‘jJ' ‘ ’ would have to pay a superintendent of ' -- equal capacity, if he chose‘not to do the work himself. But, while he is perfectly willing that the economists and press- writers should continue to disseminate the nonsense that capitalist “profits” anc “wages of superintendencc ” are in- terchangeable terms for the same thing, he knows that his profits are something; over and above the entire amount ex- pended on raw material, depreciation of plant, and labor-power, including in this latter item his own activity. Sometimes in the petty industries, which are, as capitalism develops, an ever-lessening quantity, this profit is small, and in ma- ny cases, owing to the competition of large capital, goes to the vanishing point. Yet it is a characteristic Of mod- ern industries that the bulk of the wealth produced by the activities of the labor force of any nation flows into the coffers of “captains of industry” who have long ceased to perform ’any act whatever in production. As a matter of fact,-thcre are numerous families in all capitalist nations who have passed the ownership of large industries down through two or three generations, withâ€" out tho owners ever having seen the es- tablishments-where the hired labor, from manager down to the least-skilled opera- tor, is coined into proiit for their use and enjoyment. Then, again, it ought to be apparent to the most superficial ob- server that the major portion of the ac- tivity of the capitalist owners is not di- rected to more cIIicient production. It is more Often expended in crippling pro- duction ; in cutting the ground from un- DR. A. WlLSON, â€"â€"n. 13., M. c. r. a 3., Ontario,â€" HYSICIAN, SURGEON &' ACCOUCH eur. 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ALL BRANCHES 0F DENTISTRY performed according to the latestimproved _. methods at moderate prices. 0FFICE_:â€"Over Burgoyne's store, Col:- ¢ orne street tasks of rte-organization, which means the shutting down of industries and driving whole armies Of labor into the ranks of the unemployed, in order to keep the supply of the commodities they deal in within the limit of the demand fixed by the condition of the market; in manipulating stocks and bonds for the purpose of squeezing out the “ small fry ” stock-holders, and thus diverting a larg- DRIED FRUITS are now so skilfully prepared that they make an excellent substitute for the fresh article, especially at this season. We have a complete line OF EVERY KNOWN KIND. Each has the natural flavor, and each has been kept in absolutely good con- dition. We do not handle mouldy or DRS. lIEIlLlIlIDS & IRVINE, DENTISTS - LINDSAY. Natural, teeth preserved. Crown and bridge work a specialty. Splendid fits in nrtlfloialteeth. Painlessextrnetion. Gas . administered to over 9,0U0 persons with I great sucuess. VOICE CULTURE AND PIANO. LILLIAN G. WILSON, A. T. C. M. Honor Graduate (Piano and Focal) 0f wormy fruit under any circumstances. Come, and try, and buy. Toronto Conservatory of Musxc. Gold Medalist of Whitby Ladies’ College. Voice studio, Dr. Wilson’s residence, or telephone and piano pupils accepted. Apply at No.20. 31-8m - _ w-' L- Torcnio and Lindsay c PEN ELON FA OPEN FROM 9 T6:6. SATURDAYS 9 Te 9. , I I I. i der the feet of a rival capitalist; in. or stream of profits to their own hold- J._____- , _ , _ .fi,‘ , _ ings. These activities, together with’ those of tho hordes of salesmen, advcrr tising agents, ctc., etc.,-though they are- ess'ential to the present mode of produc-- tion and command a price in the market, are not productive efforts in the prome sense, but are rather hindrances to prod duction. Tho progenitors of the modern capitalist philosophers were. not so backs 'ward in proclaiming what was the real source of the. nation's wealth. it may be- of interest to read some ofthcso naive utterances. Thus, John. Bcllcrs, in 1593, says: I _ “For if one had a hundred thousand. acres of land and as many cattle. with‘ out a laborer, what would that rich man be but a laborer? ‘* *1 * The labor of tho poor is the mines of the rich.“ A So, also, Bernard dc Mandoville, at the beginning of thc'oighteeuth century: “It Would be easier to live without money than without the poor, for who would do the work ? * * * It is mania fest that, in a free nation where slaves are not alloivcd, the surest wealth con- sists in a multitude of laborious poor; for, besides that, they'nre the never-w failing nursery of fleets and armies; without them there would be no enjoy-r ment, and no product of any country could be valuable! ” Then, again, Sir F. M. Eden : f‘l’crsons ofindcpcndcnt fortune owe, their superior advantages by no means to any superior abilities of their own, but almost entirely to the industries of others. It is not the possession of land or money, but the command of labor, which distinguishes the opulent from tho laboring part of tho connnunityl’ Of course it was safe in those days to make such statements. The working class, for the most part illiterate, wcrc imbued with a proper sense of unun-s-v tioning loyalty to and respect for their alleged superiors. Accepting as they did the everlasting continuance of soci- ety on the basis of master and slave, they would not seriously threaten the right of the master class to take tho bulk of their produce, even if they knew that all wealth came out of their labor. But now it is dill'crent.‘ There is an everâ€"increasing number of thc'working’ class who are getting their v'c'ycs Opened. to the trick that is being practised upon v them by the wage system. Realizing that all the present machinery of wealth production is but tho “ unpaid labor ” of their class, and that anfijadr-lesscning number Ofthc capitalists elven occasionâ€" ally function as workingmcn, they are ’ rising in rcbclliOn against the present economic system based on their exploit- ation. Hencetho sophistries that are daily being pcddled by capitalist press writers and university professors about the capitalist being an essential factor in wealth-production and a source of value. To know the truth about it, onb has only to stop and reflect what value there would attachto .real estate, rail- roads and other industrial plants if the workmen were suddenly to disappear and never come back, leaving the capi- talist class with all their land and tools Of wealth production. They would pretâ€" ty soon have to lose their character as capitalist and assume that of worker, or starve. On the other hand, just think il’ every capitalist were to vanish instead of the workers. Would the workers suffer anything, or would the land and tools lose their value ? On the contrary, the present sufferings of the poor would disappear, and the social tools of wealth production increase in value. Producâ€" tion, unfettered by the restrictions placâ€" od thereon by the present owners, would go on to satisfy every human need and desire. , The whole social problem, lookâ€" od at‘squa rely, is no problem at all. Be- tween the working class and the satis- faction of its needs stands the capitalist class, Who, backed up by the power of‘ the State, with‘its legislative, judicial' are only to use those tools when the labor. To get hold of this State and, through it, legislate the ownership of these means of production to the collect- ive ownership of the class that collect- ively produced them, is the only task before the workers. When that is ac- complished, the capitalist will have a show to “ prove up ’.' on his ability ; but to do that he will Of necessity divest himself of that name and assume the more honorable titleâ€"that of a free worker'in a free connnunity.â€"-J. T. M in the Vancouver, B. 0., ll'eslcrn Clarion. .0000 > “ The capitalist keeps the worker," it is said. Yes, he keeps him in misery. The transition from chattel slavery to wage labor simply means to the worker the substitution of the “ scourge of star~ vation ” for a rawhide whip. or semen sears sashes. Interest allotted on deposits from date of first deposit to date of withdrawal at the current rate compounded Epiliiiimcs a year. hcques negotiated at par. L_I_S BRANCH. w. A. BISHOP, Mirrors. m and eXecntivc power; allows the work- _ capitalists can make'pro‘fit out of their"