Why is it that after Europe and America had won equality, such abuses were manifested? It was because the rights of democracy were not fully assured, and 80 Jequality and liberty could not' proceed in the right path. Because this has been so, Europe and America are at the present time still fighting for democratic rights, and in order to fight they naturally form themselves into a corporate body. The people knowing the portance of united action, the results of their struggles have been that they secured freedom to form associations and societies. Having. gained this liberty they have accordingly formed associations, and there are political parties in the [government and labour unions amongst the labourers.
Today, amongst the associations in the world the greatest is the Labour Party. This Labour, Party What were the circumstances of origin? At the very beginning Inbourers were ignorant and unenlightened. They did not all realize that their pos!
Jone of inequality, and did not know they were severely oppressed by tht Capitalists. They were like the slaves of America who only knew that from their ancestors downwards they had always been the bond-
[servants of men; never realized that the position of a slave was lad, and never knew that apart from slavery there were such things freedom and equality.
Reformers who Championed Labout At that time the labourers of all]
Jcountries did not know what their position really was. But by and by there were many _public-spirited reformers, outside the labour classes who championed their cause, an' Yoused the labourers themselves by known in their midst the inequalities that existed—between! them and the Capitalists. They Fersuaded them to form. unions oppose the nobility and the Cap! lists, so in every country in the world labour parties came into being, With what weapons the labour party opiiose the nobility Jand the Capitalists? Their one and fonly weapon was an absolute refusal to engage in work and this manifest. Jed itself in strikes. This weapon is much more formidable than the weapons of war. If the workers, made demands of the nation or capitalists, which were refused, they fall united' and stopped work. The effect of this on the people of the whole country, was similar to the [effect of ordinary war, Outside the labouring were highly intelligent public spirited men who became their leaders, and taught them to unite and showed them how to strike, that as soon as a strike took place, great force was manifested in society. The Inbourers, conscious fof this great power were aroused and began {0 speak of equality. The workmen of England and France, having been thus aroused to demand equality, saw that the Headers who led and directed them neither workmen like themselves nor nobles, but were scholars from <ut-side their ranks; so when the unions were established they repudiated these leaders. This rejection of leadership during the last few cons Jof years in Europe has become more more pronounced and the reason of this movement is because the workmen have been led astray this path to equality, and the abuses equality are the result. Since these abuses have been manifested, the labour parties have had no good leaders to lead and direct them, and they have not enough into to lend themselves, Therefore, although they are a very great! organization, they have not only! been unprogressive and unable to exercise much power, but there no one to support them, and so the Labour Party has become internally corrupt and lost its power as a great organization, ish
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