iling to state only that
the people's fight must be won by a class struggle, a movement directed
against capitalism and excluding capitalists (except in such cases where
they have completely abandoned their financial interests).

Asked whether the influence of the Interests (the "trusts") would
increase or diminish in this country in the near future, the _Journal_
answered:--

"The influence of the interests, which means the power of the
trusts, or organized industry and commerce, will go forward
steadily without interruption.

"Just as steadily as early military feudalism advanced and grew,
UNTIL THE PEOPLE AT LAST CONTROLLED IT AND OWNED IT, JUST SO
STEADILY WILL TO-DAY'S INDUSTRIAL FEUDALISM advance and grow
without interruption UNTIL THE PEOPLE CONTROL IT and own it.

"The trusts are destined to be infinitely more powerful than now,
infinitely more ably organized.

"And that will be a good thing in the long run for the people. The
trusts are the people's great teachers, proving that destructive,
selfish, unbrotherly competition is unnecessary.

"They are proving that the genius of man can free a nation or a
world. They are saying to the people: 'You work under our ORDERS.
One power can own and manage industry.'

"It is hard for individual ambition just now. But in time THE
PEOPLE WILL LEARN THE LESSON AND WILL SAY TO THE TRUST OWNERS:--

"'THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE LEARNED THE LESSON. WE SEE THAT IT
IS POSSIBLE FOR ONE POWER TO OWN AND CONTROL ALL INDUSTRY, ALL
MANUFACTURES, ALL COMMERCE, AND WE, THE PEOPLE, WILL BE THAT ONE
POWER.'

"Just as the individual feudal lords organized their little armies
in France, and just as the French people themselves have all the
armies in one--UNDER THE PEOPLE'S POWER--so the industries
organized NOW by the barons of industrial feudalism, one by one,
will be taken and put together by the people, UNDER THE PEOPLE'S
OWNERSHIP."[37]

Yet we find the _Journal_, like all the vehicles and mouthpieces of
radicalism, other than those of the Socialists, unready to take the
first step necessary in any conflict; namely, to decide who is the
enemy. Unless defended by definite groups in the community, "the rule of
property," could be ended in a single election. Nor can the group that
maintains capitalist government consist, as radicals suggest