The Labor enquirer., 1885-04-04
take the chances Of being employed il
producing more.n

rich 80 insecure as to compel them &c
take them producing class into co-part.
nership, would it not be gain all round /
Don't raise your hands in "holY"
horror and exclaim: "Do you Anarch.
lists endorse such guerilla warfare as
this !" We endorse" nothing, but take
the chances for everything, in attempt.
ing to abolish the wage-system. Those
feeling its oppresslons must work out
their own salvation in their own way,
pe5sAesiats 81 4YSxfrny afid an
would-be reformers claim to be opposed
to Anarchy; first, because it appeals to
force, and secondly, because it would
abolish the state, and in fact are waging
a purposeless warfare against persons
and not systems For the enlightenment
of these complainants l shall insert
articles from the principles adopted by
the International Working Peoples As
sociation, as follows:
what we would achieve is, therefore,
plainly and simply:
"First-Destruction of the existing
class rule, by all means, i. e. by energetic,
relentless, revolutionary and interna-
tional action.
"Second-Establishment of free 80
ciety based .upon cooperative organiza-
tion of production.
/ "Third-Free exchange of equivalent
products by and between the productive
Organizations without commerce and
proft-mongery.
"Fourth-Organization of education on
a secular, scientific and equal basis for
both sexes.
"Fifth-Equal rights for all without
distinction to sex or race.
@sixth-Regulation of all public affairs
by free contracts between the autono-
nous independently communes and as
sociations, resting on federalistic basis"
Anarchists can see no need for state.
or political authority. They reason
about this way Natural law is the same
under any form of society. Then when
a man gets hungry what does he want
with a state TO tell him how he can get
something to eat? Or, if he is in need
of clothes or houses, what does he want
with any king, emperor or president to
tell him he wants these things !? And if
he is able-bodied, and without these, it is
because he has violated a natural law,
and must suffer the consequences, and
in order to obtain them must produce
something for them. What do you want
with state to tell the people, under a
free society, that if they want to main
tain a high standard of health and COM
fort they must build comfortable houses
to live in, build sewers and keep up
highways? And when the people feel
the need for a railroad, steamboat line,
or canal, what will will they want with
any politician to tell them this ? And
to get rid of this bland individual is
worth good sized revolution any time.
All the people will need to do will be to
call meetings, canvass the question, and
if it is deemed necessary to have such
improvements, it will be made manifest
by vote of the people interested, and
not left to the politicians as now, and
would be under state machinery. And
in the name of common sense, can't the
people trust their own judgment in such
matters? Perhaps you, reader, will
ask in establishment, What will you do
with the CRIMINALS, under your society,
without any state ?" Well let's see.
The superintendent of the New York
state prison shows in his report that S5
per cent of all the criminals confined in
that state were so imprisoned for ofenses
against private property. There is no
reason to suppose that this is any excep-
ton to the rule. Then we see that the
abolition of private property in the
means of life carries with it IS per cent
of the criminals in the world quite a
little item in ITSELF
With this large percentage gone, An
archists have faith enough in the good
Judgment of the people, in a free So
ciety," to take care of the rest, and do it,
too, without any intermlngling of any
centralized authority, or political mong-
ering. 81. ..
Tbs, in brief, is the Anarchist idea Of
the plan" for the future society. How
do you like it, ye thousands of wage
slaves, who will read it ye state-ridden
political whoopers
Of course, can't go into details in
the short space of newspaper article,
BY the way, The ENQUIRER, latterly, has
been SO replete with gems of sound
reason that it seems a pity for any one
writer to encrosch upon its space too far
when there are so many. grand ideas
pouring in from all sides, as it were.
Salut -. LUCY E. PARSONS.
CHICAGO. March %.