, 1877-07-29

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of the Communists have nowhere shown &c
conspicuously as in St. Louis. In that cit,
ley counted upon the sympathy Of the
Mayor, who ran into Office between the two
regular candidates mainly through the votes
of the Communists and the general rabble,
and they relied upon him to fulfill his obliga,
tions to them by giving them free rein in
the pursuance Of their schemes. Down to q
certain point the Mayor did not interfere,
and :hey were thus emboldened to: COM
mence their work OF piilage and destruction
of property and their war upon society,
which is the legitimate aim Of this Order.
Then the Mayor made his first protest by
issuing proclamation warn ng them Of the
! consequences Of their course. TIE as
founded Communists, evidently only half
comprehending the proclamation, and not
being able to believe that the Mayor would
desert them, issued counter-proclamations
which curiously enough giyo an inner
glimpse Of the motives which inspire
these malcontents. In their first note to the
Mayor, they say: ''In order to save q use
less waste Of your time, it is necessary that
We at once say that al offers Of a1ork during
this national strike cannot be considered bv Us
as remedy under the present circun-
stances" This is the essence of Commu-
nism, the foundation upon which it rests, the
animus that inspires its every effort We
put this point to honest workingmen, to
those who may have been misied by the
sophistries Of these enemies of labor.-these
lazzaroni who would tilch living from the
world which the world does not owe them.
Here is their declaration in plain black and
white: 'sNo offer Of work is remedy"
The element Of labor does not enter into the
calculation of these lazy louis. They will do
anything else but work They want evory-
thing else but labor. Rather than earn an hon
est living by honesttoil they will burn, steal,
ravage, and plunder. After laying down the
broad fact that they will not work, they |
notify the Mayor that the scarcity Of food
is already being felt" and make the i'm
pudent proposition that the people OF St. |
Louis who work for a living shall be levied |
upon to supply them with foodl Who made !
this scarcity of food? Who have cut off the |
supplies of produce? Who isolated St. |
Louis from her country communications
Who blocked up the roads and stopped trains
SO that the farmers cannot send their prod /
uce to the city? Who have suppressed the
very mems of transportation, burned cars and
depots, and destroyed railroad materinl, so that
1000 mas become scarce? Has it not been |.
zone ny mobs organized and directed by
these very men who will not work
themselves, who declare that they will |
not entertain any offer of work,
md who will not allow others to work who
ire willing? Never was the controlling ele-
nent OF Communism and all its purposes
ND motives more clearly developed than in
hese Comnunistic u1auifestoes. s'We will
lot work, we want to be fed" is the rallying /
~ Of these lazy Communistic hounds. Why .
hould they not work? If they will not
7ork, why should they ba fed2 If they are
be led without work, when, in the name
common sense, viii they ever commence :
. labor?
Another characteristic of the Communist !
shown in subsequent proceedings Not :
ontent with issuing their bombastic fulmi- :
atoms, and finding that no one v
as Likely to pay any attention to a
lem, they called a meeting for the i
arpose OF taking further steps. The =
ayor at once determined to suppress it, and d
Mt sufficient force of police to effect his =
1rpose. Before the police made an en- IL
ance, these valiant Communist leaders had ~
out Of windows and made their W
cape on adjacent roofs. This is character er
lc Of these clustering lazzaroni, who in
ne Of danger take precious care Of their NJ
n lazy carcasses, and leave their innocent IN
deluded victims to suffer. The victims AZ
this case were delegation Of men from 4. -
1cHER's sugar-refnery, who had come to ~ ~.
hall not for purposes of striking or vi
aencs, but to ask permission Of these fir