THE TWO SLAVES
The question has been asked what is tho difference between chattel slavery and wage slavery. There is some difference between the chattel slave of days gone by and the wage slave of to-day. Tho chattel slave had a place to sleep, was furnished with food regularly, was clothed, and when taken ill liad tlie services of a physician. The wage slave when unemployed is usually homeless, hungry, ragged, and when .ill is without medical attendance. A master had an "interest" in a chattel slave, but a master has no "interest" in a wage slave, for hia place can be filled so easily by tho victims of hunger and want. Tho chattel slave but no exploiter wants "ownership" in a wage slave. The wage slave of to-day is a cheaper commodity than the chattel slave of a half-century ago.
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Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 60, 3 May 1912, Page 12
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141THE TWO SLAVES Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 60, 3 May 1912, Page 12
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