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Show The Dace's Charter The operation of Mussolini's "Charter of Labor" will be something for the whole world to observe with great iierest. It is radical policy, compared to other national policies ;'-and, it is especially interesting because the boss who set it, up has the power to try it out to the limit of its every detail. i The crux of the charter' is in the state's right directly to control all forces of production, acting as the guardian both of capital and labor, establishing equality of rights and duties between them,, compelling them to carry out their tasks for the common good, punishing infractions and maintaining main-taining peace between them at any cost. Strikes, lockouts, boycotts, obstructionism and sabotage are absolutely forbidden, being considered rebellion against the state if politically motivated. It is not the Lenin policy, which would crucify capital. It is not the policy of many nations naming no names wherein labor and capital are permitted to "fight it out," regardless of the punishment inflicted upon the public. It seems to be a sort of paternalistic Socialism devoid of the ! blood-red coloring matter. Whatever the politico-economist may call it, it is an object lesson worth close study of its developments. |