, 1877-07-29

~. s.uuI ~ aueHua1c military force, which ncc
ror.o.;a - feoneoclib4 Tue latillt;cs ol trans
I'M - n,'a,'+ aI1., the "nole national area
Never ag.In. fhey ,vn t-rst ,r,;i ~ ~ y no
States army, under any pretext whatever h
cut conn to the limits incompatible with tn.
~ ~ neeus VI tnc country, II nc wish TO u
po1icy may hc raIlcf1 rra,o,,;4a1 ~ ~
has shown it to be costly, wastcful. suicilai>
| There are other valuable suggestions which
cahnol 1all to be derived from tho crisis. a lev
Scc1;na 49, er ,,!e.e TaS sreaL cry ABOUT the domi
~ cnm*.a1 KY " ~. tA'loaus 1hey we're sac
ttrr,ten - hsr. =. ,,,s.;a any 19ussesses anu tt
INV thcx ar. ,.nrss .'r VI 49,, lug "no.e country
| tcToet. ,bar in,ni,e ~ ,'' 4Hl ut'ft elea, az
txo ~ +hre s.a,s oeen !os!E uso''e' lof Ing ias
sns,ee tte ~ ano tnstr present posltlot
time h,t +has ,..;,, sy NJ ehelSe from II II
iat;e,, ~ tne. ~ ueIeeioltn no'o trncf re-
trr ~ - ~ sne tue Stai, ana Lhe !nus'
~ ~ ~ lug .; eoun.ry tnan theS eyer had before
hs,..3 ~; ~ @ ,t nnuI soa"u3 WI no" seE Luz
,yh;ch nx,st. " tne oeao llhe
~ "ntsI I11sts oe.wecn lhe ffSnI OF man TO &c
Tha' aG 10 eoeIee tne acts OF othcr men,
, oeGi!3 * cst"te, a1o IL 1lust pc oca1t with u
taea. ~ ~ eness en1h2s afe supple enough 10
~. pol ths etsc1 o. tias vast diSsuff
.a ec ~ ~ '1ltse 1ueh VIAL SO thnt henSe!ortl
We s4ail practteally salty them out as essenta!
" iile' liberty, anu tue pursuit o1 happiness
TIE STRIKERS AND TIE UNEMPLOYED.
Nesc FORK Tor.d
Leaving EMPLOYERS out of the Question. AZ
beings who arc not to be supposed IN have anv
~ wv ~ " ou"posea ~ i'''c any
llSnta " WILL tAeI eulp1oyes arenccQ respect, lct
us see III what light the attitude OF the strikers
presents them towards the much larpcr and
mora ;,,or,st;,n ,,,ss IT +ha ,,,ar,,i|.s, ~
a.-,,....,. ~. .e.s-.....<a ~
t'AA':1 asA 1ue e9 n'P"In} VI lnc puu1lc on Tue
ground that their employers are trying to re-
duce them to "staryation' wages. How can
this nossibly he trnc ii at t1,e same time fba
ouly way in which the strikers hone to bri1o
tleir empioycrs to their own terms is ia nrere,f
all other persons from acccDtinr the waaes
which the emnloyrrs stand reaip tn otfer
Are the strikers 40 murh snnrror tn me
general body of unr,nn1oyei workinrmcn
N this country thar wages on whicn
the latter are willing to live arc "staryatiou
wagesn for theml Observe thnt IL is not
question here OF ''coupetlng pauper labor u
from Europe or o. eheap chhcse labor IRON
10. ~, .n & mno,.' aness s.tane1s uIe4;is ;a
da;ne5 h. rha,ea,rns G;frnr 1rn,r, | ,ha,a 80 TO-
rs appeafs, simply in tbis,-that the strikers arc
not willing to accept the wages which the others
are wiling 10 accept mat Is really the sum Of
~ lnn Toe h m ~ n r H. ~ course ~
crnwf dnwn waves helov- fair nonf. in ttc case
OF certain peculiarly helpless classes who can
not "str.ke y for themselves, aud III whose be-
half We do not often hear OF any ones yolun-
teerins to strike. The shop-slrls and sewing
girls OF New iora might easily make much
stronger showing Of case for public Sympathy
the sDet3al classes which hare brought on BY
their action the present distul bed and diserace-
fn1 condition OF affairs in the North and West.
Il the strikers wish to make the public believe
and are Indeed being ground down to starvation
rates by svuiless corporations, they must give
the unemployed lnboring men OF the North and
West lair chan>e 10 test those rates Tor thcr-
selves. When the railways COME to staudsuli
because their Directors caunot ind decent and
competent men iu the open market to run them,
the wrongs OF the .'strikcrs will be rishted as
they never can he BY strikes, which may be i'll
tended, perhaps, to ''carom . on capital, but
which are certainly leyeled pointb1ank at uncm-
LABOR.
,o +,h,,;tv ,tIa sm% thn n'se ~. ,ahor
- .h. vi, soaos1 ,,.t<,,1.
ls'se'as'oas -. ..,s .,' va N" "Ao'
upon tue attitude that their controlling ele-
ments shalt be regarded as assuming in the
present conflict, II it shall be ACCEPTED that as
ri 1,,or orncru1tr throuchou, the rfn,ntrv
ss ~-.t,..1 -,'..1,-.i., o,..,=..1;.o. ,x:ts .h
t.a "e.4e4. ~ p-so.,, ssnp0 .':,. w. ' x
Ea~less features Of the present strike, tile 1u-
ture Of such organizations will be steady de-
,line and.a lingering DEATH The commerce.
and thr intIusIrv aud the fr.noii1itr If anafion
.annt,t, he exnoScd to the capriccs ri mon. and
fhcrc viii BE- effcclual methods adopted to urc-
rem their RECURRENCE. The inevitable result
viii he the mutual association of the
|eading CORPORATIONS and manufacturers
and operators with their own labor, by
yslic1, thcy will establish their own standard oi
aItainments and character. aud attach their em-
ploys to thclr special interests by such beneficial
rs will irrevokably separate them
rom tne feacn o. ~ oatsiae osGan.~ssaoas' ' L1
nl9 ~ W oonn ~. 1shor nf tbo
so;,ntrr. and the uncertain employment aud un-
certain wages will be left to the demagogucs
anl the idlers and turbulent spirits who infest
The labor ralks. inls IS larselv tne system III
England now, ana toe e,snts W eao 1ase t, "ssA
rave uoG tno:e suun ~ suo or;1o H. 'rhn1a
ISIS eoalu 10 III ,taas' ~ te.1s i ~ e.:. 81
2ated lapor sisteo1 % 'ns i.,an.a; nasvd ~
buttons take. no steps oackWasos, anu
The revolutionary posltlon ussHuleo "
l large portion o. tue o1gau1zeo iaool
ot the country cannot De silaiizeu hnu pelasn
Without sIahpna; Ills impress lsuSiio'S upon
progressive peopie. uere nust pe nui .iu1ls
between capital ano labor, OF netuer ct1n W
- - -;rb ,t,,oi f,,ai;fw r. nresrrvo
= an1 ,,s- - aar ti,cr. 6,,t there can
20 m ,,armonv. M nrosnerity. no oeacc, if labor
mall place itself above the law in its demands |
or the correction of real or supposed wrong.
he safety o. !aoor IS III its ulstiem @ "
~ ~ o.u a,a,;n, - ~ ,rrncrtx un}or ali circ,,n1
;tanees: and every labor organization in the !
and should sec that 1t has no doubtful record !
n t},e yindica.ion OF the majesty OF the law.