war of the classes(阶级斗争)-第23章
按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页，按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页，按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部！
————未阅读完？加入书签已便下次继续阅读！
retain just as much freedom as does a purchaser in any other kind of a
market。 。 。 。 There is no difficulty whatever in obtaining labor； FOR THE
88
… Page 89…
War of the Classes
COUNTRY IS FULL OF UNEMPLOYED MEN。〃
｛3｝ 〃Despondent and weary with vain attempts to struggle against an
unsympathetic world； two old men were brought before Police Judge
McHugh this afternoon to see whether some means could not be provided
for their support； at least until springtime。
〃George Westlake was the first one to receive the consideration of the
court。 Westlake is seventy…two years old。 A charge of habitual drunkenness
was placed against him； and he was sentenced to a term in the county jail；
though it is more than probable that he was never under the influence of
intoxicating liquor in his life。 The act on the part of the authorities was one
of kindness for him； as in the county jail he will be provided with a good
place to sleep and plenty to eat。
〃Joe Coat； aged sixty…nine years； will serve ninety days in the county
jail for much the same reason as Westlake。 He states that； if given a chance
to do so； he will go out to a wood…camp and cut timber during the winter；
but the police authorities realize that he could not long survive such a
task。〃From the Butte （Montana） Miner； December 7th； 1904。
〃'I end my life because I have reached the age limit； and there is no
place for me in this world。 Please notify my wife； No。 222 West 129th
Street； New York。' Having summed up the cause of his despondency in
this final message； James Hollander； fifty…six years old； shot himself
through the left temple； in his room at the Stafford Hotel today。〃New
York Herald。
｛4｝ In the San Francisco Examiner of November 16； 1904； there is an
account of the use of fire…hose to drive away three hundred men who
wanted work at unloading a vessel in the harbor。 So anxious were the men
to get the two or three hours' job that they made a veritable mob and had
to be driven off。
｛5｝ 〃It was no uncommon thing in these sweatshops for men to sit
bent over a sewing…machine continuously from eleven to fifteen hours a
day in July weather； operating a sewing…machine by foot…power； and often
so driven that they could not stop for lunch。 The seasonal character of the
work meant demoralizing toil for a few months in the year； and a not less
demoralizing idleness for the remainder of the time。 Consumption； the
89
… Page 90…
War of the Classes
plague of the tenements and the especial plague of the garment industry；
carried off many of these workers； poor nutrition and exhaustion； many
more。〃From McClure's Magazine。
｛6｝ The Social Unrest。 Macmillan Company。
｛7｝ 〃Our Benevolent Feudalism。〃 By W。 J。 Ghent。 The Macmillan
Company。
｛8｝ 〃The Social Unrest。〃 By John Graham Brooks。 The Macmillan
Company。
｛9｝ From figures presented by Miss Nellie Mason Auten in the
American Journal of Sociology； and copied extensively by the trade… union
and Socialist press。
｛10｝ 〃The Bitter Cry of Outcast London。〃
｛11｝ An item from the Social Democratic Herald。 Hundreds of these
items； culled from current happenings； are published weekly in the papers
of the workers。
｛12｝ Karl Marx； the great Socialist； worked out the trust development
forty years ago； for which he was laughed at by the orthodox economists。
90
