, 1874-01-05
THE INTERNATIONAL IN AMERICA.

THE INTERNATIONAL IN AMERICA.
The purpose of making the United States the
battle-ground in the war that Communism Is
waeing upon Society, is taking strong hold
upon the leaders Of the International. Confus-
ing liberty with license, rs they do, they natur-
al1y coucluds that the United States are in aa-
vance OF all other countries in the progress
toward modern Agrar;anism, and that tie final
struggle will be the briefer. eusier. aud moro
decisive here than anywhere else. In European
countries they find opposed to them the strong
arm Of centralized Governments, more or less
despotic, which sustain standing armies, and
keep every socin1 movement under police sur
7eillance. In America, on the other hand, they
have common rights with all other peoplo.-the
rights Of free speech, OF public meetings. OF
Eecret organization, Of every means of
educating the people to their ideas
ia an emotional and quasi- -Communistic
fashion. Their leaders and spokesmen are at
liberty to promulgate the mcst e1travagant and
pernicious ideas without fear Of arrest or pun
ishmeut and, besides the facilities for prelimi~
nary organization, thoy count upon the absence
of any organized force to oppose them. There
is no military police il our cities powerful
enough to meet them at tbs first sign Of Vio-
leace- There is no standing army under the
control Of the General Government to oyeTpower
them there are demasosues who Will pandar
to them, and peaceful, conservative citizens
who will fear them. This il the CONDITION OF
things they count on, aud this is why America
will probably be the fayorite field for their
work.
We must no longer close our eyes to the dan
gers the international threatens. It Is not
enough to say that they are remote. So we're
the dangers OF secession and so was the
danger Of civil NAT. But secession and
civil war came; came with even less
Of 9 warning than the International is giving
US now; came sooner than WAS e1-
pected; came suddenly when it did
come, and found Us unprepared- The 1nterna-
tional is already formidable organization.
What other political force asserts itself to-day
in France. Germany, Russia, Spain, Italy. Great
Britain, and the United States, IS tlis does We
know what it has doae within tue past few years
In France and Spain. The bloody tragedies in
:hich it was the moving force are still fresh in
our memory. The International las quite as
strong T. hold in Germany, where it has its
bo!dest and ablest lenders. We have the testi-
mony of Strauss, the German scholar, that !" tho
Huns and Vandals Of modern civilization" as
he properly dcsiguates them, infest that country
in high places and low. They are represented
even in Parliament. and must be numerous and
powerful throughout Germany to make them
eelyes heard in spite OF 80 strong and despotic
Government as that Of Bismarck. In Russia,
tia international is strengthened By the CO.
operation Of the student class, aud despotism
alone keeps it under. In Spain, il is al
lied with the savage barbarity OF the
mountain districts In England, it finds
more freedom of expression, though less
violent in demonstration. And now. in the
United 6t.tes the movement is heard, like the
rumbllngs of subler1aaean fire, warning the
people OF the danger Of m irruption. The warn
ing must not 60 unheeded.
One OF tho Chicago leaders OF the 1nterna-
tional said, in one Of lis speeches, that their
victory was to be won at the ballot-box. In this
he was wroug- The same error which led MIN
to this conclusion has led the International Of
New York to look forward to the cooperation OF
the farmers. The came reason why the Intecna-
tioual can never prevail at the ballot-box in this
country will prevent coalition with the Farm
ers' Movement. The people who have acquired
some property, be it more or less, and conse-
quently have something to lose, are in the ma~
jority. The farmers Of America have property
to defend. The Interna:ionals he-e count upon
union with the farmers on the basis of
the European system Of farming, Which is
that Of reasantry and is full Of hardehips. 4
proposition TO vest the title Of all land in the
State, to he farmed out to those who work it for
just enough to az taxes. might meet with favor
among the cultiyators Of the soil in Europe,
but be acouted By the farmers Of America. The
farmers of this couLtly own their own lands. the
value OF which is represented by the improve
ments and the state Of cultivation, and both at
tanned BY the patience, toll, and frugalty Of the
owners. Any movement that looks to division
of property, or tothe arbitrary alienation of title
will iufa1liblY driye the farmers to the opposite
side. Tho agricultural folk OF this country are
by {a1 the most numerous c1ass in our popu1a~
ton. They are eaunl In numbers to ali othaz