This and similar historical experiences show that the workingman is as much concerned with the welfare of his nation in times of national crisis as are the other strata of the population. and that they do not place their class interest above their national interest. The contention of Karl Marx. that the workingmen had nothing to lose but their chains. is just a militant figure of speech. Would the American workingman permit the invasion of cheap labor? Does Communist Russia permit the invasion of Chinese coolies. who would compete with Russian labor? Would the German Republic permit Polish and Russian laborers to invade the country to compete with German labor? There are justified struggles going on within the ranks of labor itself.