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Now comes the question as to how the masters are able to force the men to sell their commodity labour power so dirt cheap without treating them as the ancients treated their slaves—i.e., with the whip. NOW COMES THE QUESTION AS TO HOW THE MASTERS ARE ABLE TO FORCE THE MEN TO SELL THEIR COMMODITY LABOUR POWER SO DIRT CHEAP WITHOUT TREATING THEM AS THE ANCIENTS TREATED THEIR SLAVES THAT IS WITH THE WHIP
gnorant to combine so as to threaten the masters with some form of rebellion. When skilled labour is wanted, and the labourer has consequently cost more to produce, and is rarer to be found, the price of the article is higher: as also when the commodity labour takes to thinking and remembers that after all it is also men, and as aforesaid holds out threats to the masters; in that case they for their part generally think it prudent to give way, when the competition of the market allows them to do so, and so the standard of livelihood for the workers rises. But to speak plainly, the greater part of the workers, in spite of strikes and Trades’ Unions, do get little more than a bare subsistence wage, and when they grow sick or old they would die outright if it were not for the refuge afforded them by the workhouse, which is purposely made as prison-like and wretched as possible, in order to prevent the lower-paid workers from taking refuge in it before the time of their _industrial_ death. RKERS ARE TOO WEAK OR IGNORANT TO COMBINE SO AS TO THREATEN THE MASTERS WITH SOME FORM OF REBELLION WHEN SKILLED LABOR IS WANTED AND THE LABORER HAS CONSEQUENTLY COST MORE TO PRODUCE AND IS RARER TO BE FOUND THE PRICE OF THE ARTICLE IS HIGHER AS ALSO WHEN THE COMMODITY LABOR TAKES TO THINKING AND REMEMBERS THAT AFTER ALL IT IS ALSO MEN AND AS AFORESAID HOLDS OUT THREATS TO THE MASTERS IN THAT CASE THEY FOR THEIR PART GENERALLY THINK IT PRUDENT TO GIVE WAY WHEN THE COMPETITION OF THE MARKET ALLOWS THEM TO DO SO AND SO THE STANDARD OF LIVELIHOOD FOR THE WORKERS RISES BUT TO SPEAK PLAINLY THE GREATER PART OF THE WORKERS IN SPITE OF STRIKES AND TRADES UNIONS DO GET LITTLE MORE THAN A BARE SUBSISTENCE WAGE AND WHEN THEY GROW SICK OR OLD THEY WOULD DIE OUTRIGHT IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE REFUGE AFFORDED THEM BY THE WORKHOUSE WHICH IS PURPOSELY MADE AS PRISON LIKE AND WRETCHED AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE LOWER PAID WORKERS FROM TAKING REFUGE IN IT BEFORE THE TIME OF THEIR INDUSTRIAL DEATH
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