Dodging Capitalism

Maoriland Worker, Volume 13, Issue 31, 1 August 1923, Page 9

Dodging Capitalism

British, Germans and workers % all countries are being told of the which exist in Canada. They are leaving the land of their- birth, and enabling the Transportation Companies to enrich their coffers. ... In the meantime, Canadian workers, lured by the high wages which are being paid in the buUding trades in the United States are leaving Canada t 0 seek their fortunes, or at least to improve their conditions. . . . We have from the local press that there is a great exodus from the Hebrides. Tha,' 1 thousands of hardy workers are coming to Canada ... that they expect to make comfortable homes, and secure prosperity in this country. In fact workers arc coming to Canada from all poiints of the compfass—but there is no work for them. They must face the same fate as those who ; years ago, left the land of their birth, and came to this country, and the same fight which the Canad'ans who are lejaving this country for the. United States must face. . . . Thty are up against capitalism', no matter whcr# they go, and all that capital-sin canoffer at the best is a job. But capitalism cannot always give a job to tho worker —not. even in Canada—aa the records of any city will show during the past few years, and ths land is in greater security, as tih-S farmtrs of this country only 100 well know. But IMMIGRATION IS TtfH POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT, AND THE. TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES — AND THAT POLICY WILL BE CARRIED OUT AT ALL 1 COSTS. ■ The worker *s only a minor eottsideration, and the HARDER HE IS PRESSED, THE CHEAPER HE WILL WORK—hence the glorious prospect of a Labour market, flood-. Ed to . the .point wnere the workers will fight one another for that great objective—a job." .j Thus comments the "British Col-» umbia Federationist" o n the futility of the worker in any country of the worl& attempting to "Dodge Capitalism." i .It sejems that all this applies exactly to our own country—"the alluring advertisements and posters,* the lying pamphlets, of Railroad;' Companies and Immigration etc •'