The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-03
a warming.

The following circular has been re-
ceived and published by severaljournals
If San Francisco. We Q init the editorial
remarks because of their facetiouSness
and lack of reason. ~, -,
AT. the top Of the page of the circular
was large black circle within +'.l when lfl
was an arm and hand, the hand grasp
inc a snake, and the snake having a
head ike unto Chinaman, the snake
and arm being labeled, Pioneers OF the
Revolution 2 .- ., l. 49,.
awe. the mechanics, skilled workmen'
.)oborers and wage-workers of San Fran
cisco are the men who have produced all
the real wealth the city owns.
"But other men who do not produce
anvtbing-loafers masquerading under
the names of lawyers bankers
brokers' 'rum-sellers,' Capitalists pro-
fessionaI preachers and politicians
are the ones that by hook or crook have
come to own all that wealth that we
have produced.
ave number in this city 100000 while
they do not extend 5000. But they
have all, having produced nothing; while
VIC have nothing, having produced all.
''When we protest or agitate or ask for
an explanation for this unjust and hell
ish state Of things, we are met with
either contemptuous silence or the an
gwer, Work for what we are pleased to
give, or starve,'
eve desire, and we will have in the
near future, such laws as will give us the
full value of our own labor.
Denied the right Of speech in the in
famous Journals of this land, we demand
now by this Bill of Indictment, such a
radical change as will give us liberty.
"Our brothers in the east have already
given warning; we now do the same.
"Not only here but there, everywhere
it is now we'll understood by the ma
iority of American workingmen that
they are legally and systematically
robbed of three-ffths of their earnings.
A moments reflection will make it clear,
also, that they can never secure the full
and just recompense Of their labor by
any legal method, for the reason that
the laws of the state and the forces of
government are the very instruments
whereby this robbery of industry is car
ried on.
"This being thus, it behooves the
workingmen of America to make the in
eyitable deduction and to apply this
remedy. And for the purpose Of teach
ing by example the value Of force scien-
tifcalIy applied, we have determined to
Abolish by physical violence certain legal
lied wrongs under which we now suffer
But let no good man be alarmed at
this expression of our intention. We
shall not act hastily, or bIindIy, or indi8-
scriminateIy. We shall first explain our
grievances then reason with our op-
pressors, and endeavor to persuade them
to grant US our rights; and failing in
this, as we expect to fail, weshaIl finally
enforce our demands by virtue of the
clenched fist. We shall be specific and
simple in our expositions cool and clear
in argument, and direct and decisive in
our action. We shall be economical in
choosing the means whereby to reach
our ends; we shall be thoughtless and
careless of our personal welfare and
above all we shall be scientific in our
methods, whether of destruction or con-
struction. We shall respect neither life
nor property when they stand as OBJ
stacles in the path of human progress,
nor will we shrink from any sacrifice on
our own side that may be necessary for
the success of our cause.
"From time to time we shall issue
manifestoes, secreteIy promulgated, to
the public, exposing the evils Of which
we complain. and the aboli5hment of
which we demand.
"The rights we thus demand must be
then granted or we shall take them"
"'Mashed" the Wax Woman.