Theyarepracticallyunskilledlabor。Theywillnotcount。Theirwageswillgodownandtheirhourswillincrease。Theywillbeslaveslikealltherestofus,andtheywillbecomeaboutthemostbestialofallofus。Theywillbecompelledtowork,justasthefarmersarecompelledtoworknowforthemasterswhorobbedthemoftheirland。Andthesamewithalltheotherunionsoutsidethecombination。Watchthemwobbleandgotopieces,andtheirmembersbecomeslavesdriventotoilbyemptystomachsandthelawoftheland。
\'DoyouknowwhatwillhappentoFarley*andhisstrike—breakers？
I\'lltellyou。Strike—breakingasanoccupationwillcease。Therewon\'tbeanymorestrikes。Inplaceofstrikeswillbeslaverevolts。Farleyandhisgangwillbepromotedtoslave—driving。Oh,itwon\'tbecalledthat;itwillbecalledenforcingthelawofthelandthatcompelsthelaborerstowork。Itsimplyprolongsthefight,thistreacheryofthebigunions。HeavenonlyknowsnowwhereandwhentheRevolutionwilltriumph。\'
*JamesFarley—anotoriousstrike—breakeroftheperiod。Amanmorecourageousthanethical,andofundeniableability。HerosehighundertheruleoftheIronHeelandfinallywastranslatedintotheoligarchclass。Hewasassassinatedin1932bySarahJenkins,whosehusband,thirtyyearsbefore,hadbeenkilledbyFarley\'sstrike—breakers。
\'ButwithsuchapowerfulcombinationastheOligarchyandthebigunions,isthereanyreasontobelievethattheRevolutionwillevertriumph？\'Iqueried。\'Maynotthecombinationendureforever？\'