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But even when he does seem to be doing something, and receives the pompous title of "organizer of labour," he is not really organizing _labour_, but the battle with his immediate enemies, the other capitalists, who are in the same line of business with himself. BUT EVEN WHEN HE DOES SEEM TO BE DOING SOMETHING AND RECEIVES THE POMPOUS TITLE OF ORGANIZER OF LABOUR HE IS NOT REALLY ORGANIZING LABOR BUT THE BATTLE WITH HIS IMMEDIATE ENEMIES THE OTHER CAPITALISTS WHO ARE IN THE SAME LINE OF BUSINESS WITH HIMSELF
a district, and he pockets the results of the labour of thousands upon thousands of men, and calls it his property: or the earth beneath the surface is found to be rich in coal or minerals, and again he must be paid vast sums for allowing others to labour them into marketable wares, to which labour he contributes nothing. Or again, if his capital consists of cash, he goes into the labour market and buys the labour-power of men, women and children, and uses it for the production of wares which shall bring him in a profit, buying it of course at the lowest price that he can, availing himself of their necessities to keep their livelihood down to the lowest point which they will bear: which indeed he _must_ do, or he himself will be overcome in the war with his fellow-capitalists. Neither in this case does he do any useful work, and he need not do any semblance of it, since he may buy the brain-power of managers at a somewhat higher rate than he buys the hand-power of the ordinary workman. OPMENT OF A TOWN OR A DISTRICT AND HE POCKETS THE RESULTS OF THE LABOUR OF THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF MEN AND CALLS IT HIS PROPERTY OR THE EARTH BENEATH THE SURFACE IS FOUND TO BE RICH IN COAL OR MINERALS AND AGAIN HE MUST BE PAID VAST SUMS FOR ALLOWING OTHERS TO LABOUR THEM INTO MARKETABLE WARES TO WHICH LABOUR HE CONTRIBUTES NOTHING OR AGAIN IF HIS CAPITAL CONSISTS OF CASH HE GOES INTO THE LABOUR MARKET AND BUYS THE LABOUR POWER OF MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND USES IT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WARES WHICH SHALL BRING HIM IN A PROFIT BUYING IT OF COURSE AT THE LOWEST PRICE THAT HE CAN AVAILING HIMSELF OF THEIR NECESSITIES TO KEEP THEIR LIVELIHOOD DOWN TO THE LOWEST POINT WHICH THEY WILL BEAR WHICH INDEED HE MUST DO OR HE HIMSELF WILL BE OVERCOME IN THE WAR WITH HIS FELLOW CAPITALISTS NEITHER IN THIS CASE DOES HE DO ANY USEFUL WORK AND HE NEED NOT DO ANY SEMBLANCE OF IT SINCE HE MAY BUY THE BRAIN POWER OF MANAGERS AT A SOMEWHAT HIGHER RATE THAN HE BUYS THE HAND POWER OF THE ORDINARY WORKMAN
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