, 1877-08-08

inn the Into railroad atriko n1ni riota ncquiro |
MI importance from tho fact tint tho spirit |
Of the English Government, institutions, and |
pcorlo is more nearly asin to tint Of Our |
own Government, Institutions, aud people |
than In nny otIlur country. It IL not unlikely |
t!,at something Of tho Same approhonsons,
doubt, confidence, and treatment OF tho
strike wonld 10 manifested in England tlsat |
were felt In this country. It is pleasant to
Aul, therefore, TINT tllo English Journals not |
merely rcgnrtl the law1cssncss Of tho striko
In tho SOHO light NJ tho representative news
papers Of this country, bnt e1p,css tho most
nerfcct confidence TINT tho insurrcction
n2ainst sociuty nntl business would bo crushed
ont promptly, IN 1t has been. England, Of
course, felt peculiar interest In tho saiiroad
strike, inasmuch ns largo amounts Of Amer
lean stochs md railroad bont1s aro hold by
English capitalists, md tho attitude assumed
by tho strikers was blow mined at property
interests in England rs wall aa this county.
The Times believed tho strike from tho
tlrat to 10 cntcfully- ly-concortod moycmcnt,-
m impression which WAS warranted Ivy the
| rcadiucss with which tie railroad en-
| rloyes Of certain c1ass Joined 1t In
/ nearly all pa.ta OF the country. But, ns the
strike was prumatnrely inaug1rated "a fact
which hal not thon como to the knowledge
Of tho English journnls), tho confidence III
general support and combined actiou which
WINS shown by tho earlier strikcrs was snb-
sequcntly disappointed by the lukowarnneas
Of tho railroad employees throughout the
weatern States who, in large part, merely
| rttn& $1,n
Of tho strike WIN very kee,4Iy appreciated by
tho TinKs Ia evident from tho following
extract:
Tho attacks upon tho ratlro+ds did not spring
iron, tho mad fuEJ Of an =" 1nsuEfcctoh OF 1iun.
ges." nor wcro they Tho efforts Of au ineligible
Comn,unistio movement. They wcfc rather The
fruit OF evil teachings terminating In tho minis OF
ignorant men. Tho uAsa Of tho rplNay tnsurgtnts.
like the Molly MayuttA OF the Pennsylvania conl'
fejs, whose reign IT terror has ouiv tust como 10
m end, arc uucdacatcd Irish and tcnnnn lnmt-
grants disposed to resent tho hto full In wAgea
personal wrong. They have been for long ti'uo
to sttn to tho looso an rccklrss talk OF
political adventures. They axu been told that they
arc "tlc slaves Ut capltal." that thh bondho'teF
sueks their ife. e.blood, that tho railway corpora.
tlons arc ruled BY corrupt plundcfcss. and
| much mosp In which half tsuths mingled villa
malignant lies. What wonder IL II that when they
le.!u tn feel thc uncomfortable effects Ut the pa.
ralyst. that has snlt1en American enterprise, they
wrnnY, | by robbin1 tho,e whom si,ey look upon ~
.uccc..lll rulbess, The misguided aet4 Of these
men rally around them The criminal c'as'e', tho
sale ana ths seloas, VINO ass mssis ;, etas.ng 'os
"as,.or,,"as h.,s aseu,nmlstsd rc,dsr. ,bam tho
rrauic., mark {s, Tho wrath Of tho working Glasses
but other capitalists vii! not long sscaps II thta
stack shou'd Go unpnn'shea. anu y olen eat.as'
upon law v, asa .a o,s v '"'
Tna 7|lnr1nh cn..s lnck further md
: ,a1su a ,1aen,r unnlyst. Of ths atr;k.. Il
, ss.,,.. a.. ~, ,,,., Drot c,,.xvs I, am -,
' 1ec"is eae '@es 1..as 'u'' ~AA""1''' :" oas -
hia e&says OH PolilteM Economy suEeesfea D
the American panic OF 1873, predicted sont
~ TIN rcost striking phascx of the Labor dis,
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eato"nses ""'sA ."'e '~u =, ~
Ihe if39F0M tfases o1t OK sae 1eceh
: troubles in the United 6tatea, Including tht
nooio md ita results. to m irtet}ceu,a al,o cur
a ..,,oo,,.. .o-;H o,a tboaa vb,
seue5 e"@ P4s'so"'. 's'' 't ~ '.
: have Thought the matter OUT WIZ no1 aispa''