The true object of industry being the production of the requirements of life, the responsibility should rest with the community collectively, therefore:—
The land being the storehouse of all the necessaries of life should be declared and treated as public property.
The capital necessary for the industrial operations should be owned and used collectively.
Work, and wealth resulting therefrom, should be equitably distributed over the population.
As a means to this end, we demand the enactment of the following measures:—
1. A maximum of 48 hours' working week, with the retention of all existing holidays, and Labor Day, May 1st, secured by law.
2. The provision of work to all capable adult applicants at recognized Trade Union rates, with a statutory minimum of 6d. per hour.
In order to remuneratively employ the applicants, Parish, District, Borough, and County Councils to be invested with powers to:—
(a) Organize and undertake such industries as they may consider desirable.
(b) Compulsorily acquire land; purchase, erect, or manufacture buildings, stock, or other articles for carrying on such industries.