The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-22
IxrrnsArroSAL DErECrrvn FORCE.

Events are transporting III Europe itoh
me end to the other, just now. that portend
\ storm politically Of unexampled Jury.
For the past fifty years, particularly, the
foundations under the thrones OF the cd
world have been gradually crumbing to
pieces, and they are now sustained by
force purely and simply. Alter attempt
after attempt TO shake off this lingering
tespotism, the people in their disappoint-
ment aud fury have resorted at last to tel
aud seem t. be recklessly deter
mined TO emancipate themselves at what
ever cost. The universal mind has spoken
out in favor OF constitutional government
and equal right to all, and the crowned head
and titled orders might as well attempt 10
check the rage of the Atlantic in storm as
to curb this spirit Of unrest, and this grasp |
ing after greater liberty OF the individual
in action and speech, tand the
enjoyment of greater social and politicai
rights. The events Of the past few weeks
are particularly fruitful in portent ana les
sons that il would he profitable FOR the
rulers in the various European governments
to study carefully. There is at one. ana
the same time such an activity, unrest ana
expressed dissatisfaction with the present
order of things among the masses of all the
continent of Europe, among the RUSSIAN
French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, ltai-
ian and English and Irish, lower or more
properly untitled orders, that 1t looksas IL
there were u common understanding be-
tween them producing concert OF acdon'
From the proposition detailed in the tele'
graph the other morning, as emanatihs
from Russia, it looks as ii the governments
across the waters thought there was such an
understanding or concert OF action. lhe
proposition OF the st. Petersburg govern
men: to the other powers was to establish
an international detective force to cope with
the organized forces undermining European
thrones. The proposition has been ac-
ouiesced in, weare told, by France, SwitHer'
land, Austria and England. We are IN
favor of as many International leagues as
possible whose object Is the common good
! of the race, the progress OF society ana the
suppression of crime, such leagues or
common undertakings between the nations
are themselves steps in the advancement OF
man. but we doubt the wisdom ana efficacy
of the establishment of an international de-
toctive union for the suppression OF pollli-
cal agitation and free-thought. 1t ID the use
of force where craftsmanship and concession
are rather demanded. Force may tempo
rarily smother, but will never conquer. the
spirit of liberty and the perception OF
greater rights and privileges due them,
which is now melting these masses OF
Europe to political agitation. Where there
is 80 much discomfort and so widespread,
the movement ceases to be the fury OF
mob and becomes revolution, and as has
been said, revolutions never 80 backward,
A change of some kind is bound to occur,
and it is singular that the statesmen In au-
thority in the governments of Europe, men
Of education and ability, who can read the
signs of tho times and who are familiar
with the course and effects of revolutions,
imagine that they can check with the sol
der and detective eras of thought and nd
vancement and perpetuate the system OF
abuses which is the cause of complaint.
~ is a curious specimen of political blind
ness, and is doubly disastrous in the
long run to the authorities. THESE
frequent uprisings and apparently con
certed ones, all striking Tor the same result
or end, greater constitutional, social anC
political liberty with fewer privileges ant
partialties to the titled orders, evidently
mean business, and must result in one 90
two things--tho greatest revolution WI.
messed for n hundred years, or very m@e
rial curtaIment, by written constitution
of rights and privileges of royalty and tn
mobiles in Europe, together with materia
' concessions to the working orders. II tn
, governments of the old world are, there
fore, wise, they will meet the demands o
K their subjects with greater liberalit!
Y LOT view and greater dis
0 position to confer and comprC
mise than they have yet displayed. If, o.
the other hand, they persist in the estat
I lishment of IN international system of o'
: pionage such as proposed, and coniinu
: thus to disregard the reserved power of tn
1 people, we may look for more crime an
= disturbance leading up rapidly to NOR
r marked tumbling OF thrones and old inst
f tutiops than we have witnessed for Gel
: turies. The spirit of discord has reache
that point where it must be humorcd, M
fought. At our safe distance, howeve
Q and fortunately, We can quietly look o
= with the confident assurance that whateve
= the result, it will be doubly beneficial TO u
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