WERNER ON CONCENTRATION IN THE RUHR MINING INDUSTRY (original) (raw)
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
NOTEBOOK “α”
(“ALPHA”)
WERNER ON CONCENTRATION IN THE RUHR MINING INDUSTRY
G. Werner, “Concentration of Capital in the Ruhr Mining
Industry”, Die Neue Zeit, 1913, p. 138 (October 25,
1912).
Ruhr area:
- Deutsche Bank group:
| | 4 persons are directors or board members in four banks: | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------- | ----- | | ⎧ ⎨ ⎩ | (α) | Deutsche Bank . . . . . . | all 4 | | (β) | Essener Kredit-Anstalt . . | 2 of them | | | (γ) | Essener Bank-Verein . . . | 2 ” ” | | | (δ) | Bergisch-Märkische Bank. | 2 | |
Mines within this bank’s “sphere of influence”:
| 20 mines— | 66,233 workers; | 18.6 mill. tons | (1907) | | | | ------------ | ----------------- | ------------------- | ------ | | | | 72,594 ” ; | 19.3 ” ” | (1910) | | | |
- Dresdner Bank and Schaaffhausenscher Bankverein
group:
| | 9 persons are directors or board members in both banks. | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------------- | ------ | | | | | This group controls: | | | | | | | | 7 | mines— | 23,269 workers | —5.98 mill. tons | (1907) | | | | | 27,963 ” | —7.2 ” ” | (1910) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | - | | ------------------ | | | | | | | | Mines? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | “Werke” or“Zechen” | | | | | | | | | | |
| Magnatesof capital | Chief banks | Firms, no. ofmine, etc. | 1910 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers | Ton | ||||||||||
| ∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿∿ | (000) | Mill.) | |||||||||
| 4 persons—“personalunion” of4 banks | Deutsche Bank+3 other banks | (Deutscher Bank-konzern)(20 mines) | α | 72.6 | 19.3 | ||||||
| Haniel | Private propertyand mine GuteHoffnungshütte(2 mines) | γ | 35.1 | 9.9 | |||||||
| Kildorf | Discontogesell-schaft | GelsenkirchenerBank Aktiengesellschaft | δ | (1) | 34.4 | 8.5 | |||||
| Stinnes | Discontogesell-schaft | Private propertyand Deutsch-Luxemburger | δ | (2) | 34.6 | 9.1 | |||||
| Berliner Handels-gesellschaft | Harpener BankAktiengesell-schaf | ε | (1) | 25.9 | 7.1 | ||||||
| 9 persons—“personalunion” | Dresdner Bank,Schaaffhausen-scher Bank-verein | Dresdner-SchaaffhausenerBanken | β | (7) | 28.0 | 7.2 | |||||
| Berliner Handelsgesellschaft | Hibernia Aktiengesellschaft | ε | (1) | 18.3 | 5.4 | ||||||
| Thyssen γKrupp γFisk | (1)(1)(1) | 16.212.211.1 | 3.93.12.3 | ||||||||
| Σ= | 288.5 | 75.9 | |||||||||
| Total in Ruhrarea | 354.2 | 89.3 | |||||||||
| % of these firms | 81.5 | 85 |
| | No. of mines | Workers (000) | Mill. tons | | | | --------------- | ------------- | ---------- | ---- | ---------------------------------------------- | | α) | 20 | 72.6 | 19.3 | Deutsche Bank | | β) | 7 | 28.0 | 7.2 | Dresdner Bank + Schaaffhaiisenscher Bankverein | | γ) | 4 | 63.5 | 16.9 | 3 magnates | | δ) | 3 | 69.0 | 17.6 | Discontogesellschaft | | ε) | 2 | 44.2 | 2.5 | Berliner Handelsgesellschaft | | Fisk) | 1 | 11.1 | 2.3 | |
| “In the Ruhr mining industry the interests, of thewhole nation come into conflict with the interests ofa quite insignificant number of capitalists, who numberhardly one hundred” (p. 144). | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Incidentally, this article deals with the question ofwhether or not the syndicate will be renewed. ConsultConrad’s chronicle for this period (October-December1912, etc.). | | | | | |