The Knights of Labor - from which the International Labor Movement was born out of the USA - sure had the makings of a sound foundation back in 1885 - their very founding ideals are still needed today - for the very same reasons; chicagohistory.org/hadc/visuals/V0010.htm And we demand at the hands of Congress: The establishment of a National monetary system, in which a circulating medium in necessary quantity shall issue direct to the people, without the intervention of banks; that all the National issue shall be full legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private; and that the Government shall not guarantee or recognize any private banks, or create any banking corporations. That interest-bearing bonds, bills of credit or notes shall never be issued by the Government, but that, when need arises, the emergency shall be met by issue of legal tender, non-interest-bearing money. That the importation of foreign labor under contract be prohibited. That, in connection wit the post-office, the Government shall organize financial exchanges, safe deposits and facilities for deposit of the savings of the people in small sums. That the Government shall obtain possession, by purchase, under the right of eminent domain, of all telegraphs, telephones and railroads, and that hereafter no charter or license be issued to any corporation for construction or operation of any means of transporting intelligence, passengers or freight. query.nytimes/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9403E7DC103BEE33A25752C2A9679D94679ED7CF socialistorganizer.org/greenback-labors-struggle-for-a-just-monetary-system/
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:04:50 +0000
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