The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-08
dES cLUsERET TO uORKHNGMEN
Tho Labor Qrc-,,on-,dirr-, TO tn, Amcri.


Tho In Dor Qrc-,ion-ld Tres. 20 tn Amcri-
can Tr dps q inus.
FELLow WoRKEas: Elected by the Federal
Chamber OF the workn~meh's Association in Pnris
M the representative French bor's interests in the
Uri,ec States, desire to psce myselrin Immediate
chrr uncainn witt tho re0reset tiivei of American
vorkingmeu's issOcil'iou-, H. or er to be In nv
mission by bringing the hinHre' oryaris'ti"r. ~
cose aud constant relations, with view TO unity IN
futae the Interests OF lsbor throughout the world
The emanci a'ion Of wor'ingmen is not a prob
lem preiy local or national. On the contrary, thls
problem interests every civze nation the solu-
lion being necessarily snborinnted To their fheoret
'rel aud practical contour" nn,e,. sta9e'l .,,o.
To federate and unity the workin'mens societies
NJ IRE like Paris. nr even of nnton nNe
France, is certainly something To marshal such
cderntion H. line with thuse OF England, beisiuin
Germ nv and Switzerland, IL still more. But II Is
not enough II v H. not he enough until our soli-
darity IL universal that IL IT, say. when every cor
poration in every country shall in riern1l com
mn ration with every corporation OF every ot er
country.
Itself between capitalists and workingmen. the ei-
forts OF all the latter combine viii not be 700
much against the formers concentrated strength
so long as tho two terms OF our socia equation are
not reye -sed 90 long az labor does not command
capital there can he possible neither social stability
nor political security.
Here IL America more than elsewhere the problem
is pregnant with immediate interest; For orr coun
a free nation Politically and theoretically ifoe. tLe
worlingman IL socially and practically so-f OF the
steadily increase Not content with controling the
market, he controls politics, and already waKes
strong enough TO fupersede our national polity by
thai ri lis own Interests.
So long NJ salaries we're sunlciently high to pre-
vent q Borkiugnan from porceviag t'e immense
rong penetrated at his expense by tic capitalist
In tire rena tiion If wealth, MI seemed right Care
less nv buhit tse workingman Hives iron hand to
mouth. While salary gives him living. be easily
forgivos and forgets. Ills situation now is by 10
means what u wus. Every thing produced has In.
creased IN value: salary atone remains UNCHANGED,
a lon d a a lie
While European Immigration acc1mDlshes Vc
prosperty OF tits country and the for uue OF capital
ists, II temporarily lowers WAGES hrcnsh eoHipeti.
ton. Yet high rate oi salary u ~ vital TO tho wei
lire and greatness Of our republic as Immigration
~ high rites Of sasry the moral level Of Tho poru-
alton Is sus tiibei vs. veil ~ the full lido OF immi
grafton, which VIII always n1w toward tue promise
Of subsistence and com ort. By remuneraiin, wnge'
no less than hv immisratipn tho material prosperity
Of the country Is dovsOpei
orr national and social equation, u eref0rc. must
be reduced 70 this: Salary or share in the rcpiri
ton OF weate s to immigradon rs rrisperit is to
The nation. WHO aud what stand in the way OF a
speedy solution Of the above question:
The capitalist who interposes him cf between the
producer and consumer. ant who, nothing himself
takes advantage OF everything.
The genct 4 violate regpiros that .u.h parasite
al his power for evil. What becomes Of a eocietg
where workin' men endued by Law with freedom OF
speech press aud assoe!ation reckon their number
In Europe the rruhem i different. Thr working.
man there Is both polite NY and oriallSa ehye.
they robbed the aborer they took care TO hnndcur
him. Here In America We have neither millions Of
chassepos nor thousands OF gendarmes TO slaughter
people Tor TIE crime OF claiming their own.
What win become OF our society H. after grinding
labor to powder and running toe workinguian, y
not he obliged 10 initiate EuroDe and spend s
for police and soders' In order to protect perni
cious arisocrac,, will not society he obliged 10 de-
suov it, free Institutions, The bases Of national
grandeur md pfosperityf What then win he tie
sequef To necdHl union will succeed civil war:
labor. %
misery TO unity division: Then once more the
mooarchlcal system VII IN rs ALLEN hc,1. L is
What T. our eight-honrs movements What s our
Eight against TIE cousriracy law What our 1t likes
cooperative societies aud meetngsi Under each and
all In an abnormal form, break forth the aspira.
lions tie same suncringS and grievances that have
been so much struggled against In European society,"
Wotkirrmen before II Is too late yuu must or.
ganze The best of revolutions are those witch are
accomplished gradually and silently Let Us create
What better, examples needed than that Given to
Us by the French norkiugmen' There are now two
representatives, OF France In the Uuitei States one
was appontel by Louis NAPOLEON to represent idle.
ness. He resides In washington. y. } other has
Is In New York. Do care for my colleague at
washipgloni Mol Representatives OF Dast and
future, We are accomplishing our functons side by
side, Ignoring each otter, till some dav WHOM the
future shall have swallowed up the past, and iny
rivals services being no more requested paid for
he viii close his shop, putting the keJ In his pocket
BY and BY, IL Will be the sumo with all such func-
tion aries.
rehoW Woftei-, We nave on our size the army
and the purse-that Is to say, We have the ballot
which 10 political power, am We have productive
iorue, which can be made wealth We are moreover
the great consumer. The market belongs 10 us
What alone We need is credit In order to establish
exchange.
Let us organize. and through solidarity we shall
command capital without CAPITALISTS
IL Is for tho great Repuoic which yesterday freed
the black slave 10 free the white one to-day by
giving TO him security Tor tomorrow.
a. CLtsERET.
lam ready to receive every Communication re.
lating TO French labor at 10 University place.