The sun., 1873-11-04
QUESTIONS or THE DAY.
A " omnn's Word for the Communis,- What
the E,sutciicnl Alliance Failed to do.

SiR: You do battle hravely In the coll
umns ~ TnE sUN for Justice, but you do An In
Justice to Communists when yoa charge them
with bcin; persons who believe IN Ia King In
the sun and dividing other mems property"
This Ia part OF tho general .svndcrstanding
concerning tnclr views. Tut YOU are too great n
lover # fair play to- refuse n state iout which
VIII relieve tacm 81 this oiium. Before coming
TO this. however let me say "A word with refer
tuco tn the proceedings Il the Evan;eliC al ALI
ance at their saturday session.
A part Of that day was devoted to n discus-ion
Of the labor que .tion; hut 1t was rather CON
demna,ion OF the efforts by which workmen have
undertaken to better their condition than any
OF, Of aid in bringing cleanliness and health
into their tenements, or Jister regard for their
inter So into the counting room. They deprc-
cate the handling OF these questions In the pull
pit. They reject them "a questions OF the
day." with which the ministers of Cnrist have
nothn.t to do. A. " what thcsc stately diylncs
cast aside W. questions ut the daN were not Nilal
thing~-thin. : that 40 down into the lIc. walk,
and bcing OF every human creature, hitting or
uniting men according ~ they are understood
and prncti--d flr a better slc al and spiritual
lie. Are they willing to let discomfort 40 on
until tho clpui NJ bigger than mans hand
covers the skvt Dr Allen q Gitard college
Pbiladolphii, said II the WOrkingmcn's As
snclti n be solidarity OF AL countries. let II
employ itS power 60 promote peace ana good
III
Jedlousies aud rivalry, and let II iedcn rulers
tnat reason Is a better arbiter than force. why
should Dr. Allen lay these tasLs on men who
have already a. much to do a. they can conve-
nieutly stacger undcry These are tasks that lc
conspicuous sly IN the domain of the pulpit. and
II the combined puliit would but generously
AGREE To teach them and insure their success.
the need Of " force would be forever taken out
Of the hand- ~ wurkmen.
No nnc but n fool would deny that the Chris
tian Church does Il -reat dea Of good liut the
Christian Church Catholic and Protestant. sons
aaV Fal.l Ina
greater part Of its lime and talent In discussions
Is to how many angels may dance On the point
of a needle and In these discussions n has not
shown dcsire for peace and good VIII -lar
otherwise. How. then, can II blame less spirit
ual mpitals for Initiating the example - their
letters II the faculty OF the spiritual college
comes to hsticuns, II cannot wonder M bloody
II 'ses AMI cracked crowns among the students.
And 4 ministers aud priests sin. TIE Drums -
the god of battles III their sanctuatis- dcdi-
Gated to the Prince Of Peace and bless the
stained hand, Of great" soldiers, now can they
invite men -IDor workmen to brinS about
" the reign II Christ p
nUt Will not further occupy your space with
this. Let me now y few words In cAullna-
uun Of Cummuni>m; that is to saw, tho Com
mdnsm represented 10y the Commune uf Paris.
Inc word commune Translated into English
sthds ~ munlclpSiltN; lhe commune of
Pans" means the Municipality of fari-,' pure
ant simple, and 1t means nothing el =. That
section 81 socialists when demands q corihu-
MT, { property, wives, and children, l. very
small indeed ~ Fran, T.. 1chtiue. tueir nutnher
mal bc found ia ia" nted State-. There IL no
country In the " rla where iautly tie. IRE
tenacious NJ IN france. In thuu-Lud- Of eases
where IN fnsI.nd or Amrr.ca either divorce or
srpurttion Woiud tniefN, Gc. the ne In france
saorin,es h,r re>en mouts and the uu-oapd hi-
WOGud. Il hOn.r To- thi- oNtrp sfctins love ~
family unity. For tins reason n Oneida Com
munitN can ever flourish H. France. And nj
though Communist, NAV Eumrtmes found
"Cuhs, they never en- settlements. Napo-
leon T.. after the great French revelation, abol-
i-hed thc light of the Commune. the rVturne
liourpuns car" ully followed his example aud
Lou, hilippe INIT ttrd the Bpurbon,.
Tue Republic at l,iN revived the municipal
laws, but Louis loudpaito sdlprc--ru tnem
and substituted In ter stead the mun-trOus
desI-utism Il .arson.l government. he follow
ing wa the political at .atiun ui the citi-s Of
France under that man:
TIE law ol -. rl.,c . in the hand, ~ Bona
pRrtc n" nOnl iatnu ot hlt municl pal Officers IN
towns cpntain.ns or exceeding three thon,and
was ave Years la towns where the tupulitlOn
wa, under these NJ ares, thc choice OF ohicers
Was cunhoed 40 "a 1'rclet of Department ap-
| pointed hy the Government who could suspend
AT will any of tn, =" functlonailr- Tor one wear.
| But Ia either cac u napdrte had the power ~
/ 7u@pcndinS ur dlshi-.lns al once ana without
! quostion both one and the other. " Inc Govern
| meat of National Defence satilicdl ttlel-
! continued tuls system - nuhl'tidl tyranny u
/ Capitalization which places the entire nt,ion in
/ the power and h the mercy of any adNenturcr
| who may haipcn 80 stand at the Il, All IT Affairs.
be ause u putS Ia MS hand the master cord II a
vast nrtworn OF iu..-de anu patronage. Time
/ won't on ~ this way.
The sullen and threatenin. aspect ~ Paris At
: lcn-th fIi tntcnrd the mundrchlC4l Assembly
/ into "a proposal ia she should be permitted
| q" 40 Pans shuii have her rights, but -ue must
| wait" P.ri- did wMt AMI IN "A few days liners
| sent military CuumdndCr ana set up military
! tribunal IN that civ for the purpose oi srntcnc-
| IN. men to dclth Tor political offences. The
| law Of is had abolished the old death penal
! FOR political rs, ana even Bonaparte had not
| dared to revive II. TINS outrage Of Ihiers, to-
gethcr with many others, precipitated the re'o-
! luton. the Amcric ms blamed tue Parisians
! for rev 1t. But Americans are the greatest
| stickers in the world for local rights. cannot
| see therefore, with what redson-leaving grace
tIIt al IA Ill nt4n
| for doing wnat they would most certainly dc
| themselves In like circumstances.
'lis tue that the Commune proclaimed its
| hatred of militarism, Its desire To promote in
ternational fellowship, and an intention, through
legislation, to try aud bring about juster equal
| iIdton of social conditions, So that one man
might not live upon the labor OF another be-
cause his ancestors were "noblemcn." 1t made
even the Ncp York Tribune, It's virulent enemy
acknowledged giving the ngures) that 1t had
| accounted FOR every dollar Of the public money
used. winch IL more than 1t ever said Of the
! Commune of the city OF New YORK.
There are some things which It ia useless t.
waste time in trling 20 do, VIZ: "Glid refined
gold, pant the liy' throw perfume on the vIo
ltt,' or take hite out uI a stone wall. lor thi'
abnl.suins marriage or the family. Most san,
icdrldtUl5 feel that marriage and love ni ca!
di,u have their roots IN the affections whether
luey bo alnohg on lker, Wnu reject the malrias,
los priest, or among Catholics who declare IL Z
thurch SdCrd..out, ana thai t,ey are Things that
uunt peIuu@ 10 the domain OF pONtlcs lnt
UnN act OF the Commune relating to marriage
Was 10 st ,isldo the old expensive entung. o
mcnlA wnich the law had thrown arodni 1t and
winch prevented the union Of poor persons
lhey adopted the law OF New York, a simpl,
appearance before "A magistrate.
For some time the Commune Of Paris will
have To rest under IA load of unmerited calumny
All mons voices are against it, Mr. BrAdli liigl
has used 1t us a rnng to revOlutionlsts. Thi
gentleman harangues against reyolutionists il
Amerca, and the tribune praises his freedom
from violence, L. e., from revolutionary ideas
Net, America is "a Land which owes All that i
commercially great or morally grand In he
h story 10 two Of the mghtiest revolutions oI
record and the Tribune woud not now he
dainty patucian, scorning the "horrid " work
men, mad II no been born In gaTret as a reyO
| lutlOndry newspaper. reViled and calumnlated
yet having an bOnc-t, manly heart In its bosom
Tue Tribune cher!sues MIR. Bredlaugh becaus,
that lecturer would not for the world rnfile tn,
gorgeous piumage uf the birds Of paradise o
Great britain. lie would talk" the landed
rOprletors and their supporters in the House
OF Commons into going quietly away and era
ciously permitting The PEOPLE" u take no
only their places, but the greater part OF thei
Poor little Mis- Fllte used to say that she In
tended giving her birds their liberty when tn
case OF Jarndycc Vs.. JarndyCe-that celebrate,