The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-04
Communism and strikes Their Appear
ancc in Politics.

The Bread Winners League is n well
known Communistic society Of this city. In
the midst of the recent great railroad
strike and riots, this society published
declaration of principles, of which the fol-
lowing was the first:
THAT the Goycrnme mt cdiatcy take control own.
and operate the railroads"
Mr.. Jusrus ScHwAR il one Of the most
noted Communists in this country. He was
a leader in the recent Communistic meeting;
in Tompkms square in this city. In stating
his views the other day for publication he
laid down the following as fundamental in
his theory of labor and Of governments
THE Government will control the railroads and work
the mines Passengers will travel more safely freight
will he transported cheaper rates. and wofkmen will
he better Of. The only monopoly will be the Govern
mcnLn
The same ideas wcro moro fully declared
In the formal propositions Of the TomplIins
square meeting, as follows:
Nmp-To secure tho greatest advantages " economy
and convenience resulting from the improvements
OF the age, and to guard against the cupidty OF
contractors. the fraudulent principle ct interest
on money. the imposiuons of the banking as
tenn, and the eNtoruons rracu.cd by railroads gas
companies. and other organized monopoles. the
system Of contracting public work should be abolished.
roads. works water works. mining operations canals
post Offices. tc,graphs. Expresses &C. should lie bubble
property and conducted Nv Gorernsa reasonable rates
Tor the interest Of society
Among the most important views and
purposes OF the strikers who so lately dis
organized the railway transportation Of the
country and furnished an occasion for the
great riots N last week. are those of Mr.. Z.
NJ. ARTHUR. the Grand Chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, expressed a.
follows:
II would say 10 railway managers submit all differ
cnccs that may au., between you and YOUR employees
that YOU cannot adjust. board oi arbitration com
posed of 'hree diIntetesud men one io hc chosen by
each party and the two TO select the ri. and their de-
cision 10 be aual'
Tho Republicans ~ Ohio have adopted
these Communistic doctrines, and this great
measure of the strikers, in the platform
adopted and set forth 10y their State Com
vcntiOn at Cleveland ON Wednesday last.
They embodied them in the following lam
guagr:
81 rhat Congress establish a national Bureau OF
Industry
That Congress exert it. authority over an ma
uonal highways Of trade by prescribing and en-.
forcing such reasonable regulations a.. wnl tend 10
promote tie SAFETY of travel secure ihr returns Tor
the capital invested and tam wages Co employees, pre-
venting ntismaraeemcul IMPROPER Determinations, aud
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT 90 cHs az tc cNprn-, OF stol h
holders shiIIers and ,mtiuNcra
"J That provision he made for statutory arirauons
between tml lovers aud employees o. Hdu.t ronruNcf
sizes. rcooi, Interests. and -taish justice and equity
lctwten thcmi'
Thus we see that in some of i;s most vital
and important points. the platform Of the
Ohio Republicans is identical with the doc
trines OF Communism and with the pro-
grammc of the railway strikers. Principles
that have hitherto been regarded 10y the
most sound and conservative thinkers
rs utterly subvcr-ivc Of social order.
as destructive Of all rights Of property and
Of institutions a. venerable a. the right OF
trial by jury. are here for the first time
adopted and proclaimed in the solemn man
ilcsto OF the dominant political party in the
third State Of the Union,