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The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

A GOOD, earnest woman ls worth a
thousand average men. Charlotte Smith,
of Washington. the lady whois making
such hard fight for the advancement
of her sex and who has handled the
president and his cabinet without gloves,
for breaking promises made, is now car
rying on an agitation in the Atlantic
seabord cities against the Chinese laun-
dries. She was in Baltimore a short
time ago, leeturing and distributing cir
culars headed, "Chinese Laundries Must
Co." 1t will be remembered that it was
Miss Smith who a few months since
wrote such scathing letters concerning
the action of the secretary of the treas
ury in taking the washing of the depart
ment towels. away from the soldiers
widows and giving the work to China
men. The ladies of Hope assembly, in
this city, who are arranging to start an
"anti-Chinese laundry" might obtain
some valuable information by writing to
Charlotte Smith. THE ENQUIRER will
guarantee that she will take an interest
in the efforts of Hope assembly, for she
is always ready to help her sisters.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
A Good Time,

Local assembly 1892, Knights of Labor,
celebrated its anniversary of organiza-
ton at Reno hall, corner Holladay and
Twenty-seventh streets, on Wednesday
evening The hall proved to be hardly
half large enough to accommodate the
large crowd which gathered but the
jam seemed only to enhance the enjoY
ment of those present.
The evening opened with short pro-
gramme of literary and musical features,
and then the dancing began. John Sum-
ner made few timely remarks, welcom-
ing the guests of 1892, and he was fol-
lowed by the editor of this paper, who
spoke for about twenty minutes upon
the objects and growth of the Knights
of Labor. Mr.. Levy then sang in an
excellent manner, "Killarney," which
was roundly applauded. Mr.. Kline fol-
lowed with the recitation, "The Money
less man." which was given in praise
worthy style. Al Craig concluded this
part of the programme with song and
dance, and replied to an encore with an
old Virginia essence" The drawing
for the prize, fine Office table, was the
next thing, No. A being the winner
When ye editor left, the holder of No.
A had not been run down, and conse-
quently the name cannot be given.
Dancing was continued until the small
hours began to grow large, and all went
home voting the social a daisy"
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
A CLASS STRUGGLE.

The Palladium of Labor, published at
Hamilton, Canada, in an editorial upon
the murder of Rlel by the prostiCuted
government assassins, speaks to the
point in the case, and shows up to the
gaze of the English workingmen their
own stupidity in allowing themselves to
be blinded by the cries that the struggle
of Riel and his followers was a race war
"a rebellion of Frenchmen against En-
glishmen. The following is taken from
the PaIadium's editorial, and it may be
of service to the workiDgmen of other
countries, as we'll as at Canada:
THE struggle was class struggle,
rather than one of races-a fight pro-
yoked and maintained by the privileged
wealthy and speculating classes against
uife IanIIess class, represented by the
haIf-breed of to-day and the settler of
tomorrow. The working people of On
tario have been misled on this question,
their prejudces appealed to, their minds
poisoned. They have not seen that the
brave halfbreeds were fighting their
battle Down IN Quebec, those who
failed to secure a mitigation of RiePs
sentence are burning in efigy, aud 9th
erwise showing their hatred for those
who sacrificed him. And whom do
they execrate the most loudly? Next
to Sir John, Langevin, Cha pleau and
Caron Frenchmen, all three; French
men of the class who live by public
plunder and the oppression of the peo-
pie. The present movement is a race
war, only because the workins .1n of
Ontario have been so blind to their own
interests and those of their class, that
they have regarded Riel and the half
breeds as enemies, instead of friends.
The day will come when they will real
ize their mistake. In the meantime,
Canada is dis graced in the eyes of the
civilized world by an execution for high
treason in response to the clamor of a
stupid, fanatical faction for blood"
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
BEVIER.

The telegraph tells of trouble between
the negroes and whites at the Bevier,
Missouri, coal mines, and also that the
state militia have been ordered out to
suppress" the white men. One Loomis,
of Hannibal, owns the Bevier mines-1
know the skinfint and his an tecedents
sERS and he tried last spring to reduce
the WGges Of the men in the mines.
The miners protested, when negroes
were imported and put to work. Stock
ades were built around the mines and
the colored scabs were armed to the
teeth. This action upon the part of
Loomis was undoubtedly for the pur-
pose of provoking trouble, and he has
gained his point so far.
The following is e1trocted from pri-
vate letter just received by me from a
citizen of Bevier. 1t was written before
the arrival of the dude militia, so it is
evident that some turn has been made
by which these counter-hopping would
be butchers are to be paid for shooting
down, as they. usually do, women and
children:
There has been a skirmish with the
negroes here. On Saturday evening the
twenty-eighth of November one of the
white men was killed. He was shot
through the heart by bullet from a
Winchester. There. were two darkies
killed and two wounded. This trouble
has been brewing for several days; the
darkies were wanting to run the town,
and some of them we're very often sive,
and one little fuss after another on the
streets and suburbs brought on this fatal
skirmish. The Young man who got shot
had only been here three weeks; he
came here from Angus, Iowa. His
name was John Martin. 1t is said that
this is plot laid by Loomis (who is
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

men, when we should stop Topping of
branches and lay the axe at the root
We must demand an entire change in
the industrial system. We should ut
terly repudiate any theory, doctrine, law
or custom which allowsa privileged
class of idlers to levy toll on those who,
with hand and brain, labor to produce
something of value to society. And to
that complexion it must come at last
Let us meet the Issue SQUARE in the face.
No doubt the capitalists will raise a
dreadful row at such sudden change of
tactics. They win cry out .Woodman
snare that treer SO be it. We sh all
discuss the matter with the Messrs. 6
per cent. Let them prove the justice of
their cause, If they can. Public opinion
shall be the arbiter in this controversy.
The ventilation of the subject will win
us friends in quarters whence we least
expect them. Darkness must give way
to light, and the entire redemption and
elevation of the working classes will be
the result. The agitation of bottom
principles will likewise accelerate organ
ization among the most apathetic, and
employers will think twice before max
ing reduction.
"Tbe law governing wages, the starva-
ton limit, should be exposed in all its
h1deous aspects. The right of capital to
an increase, being based on an erron-
eous assumption of abstinence from
USE should also be- condemned. The
appropriation of natures gifts for specu-
lative purposes is another gigantic i'm
plement of oppression to the toiler, and
why should we hesitate to denounce it?
Wage-workers are beginning to master
the intricate system of robbery that has
passed unchallenged until recently. The
labor press has done noble work in
this matter and l earnestly hope that
the assembling of the present congress
will mark an important era in the labor
movement.
"All reforms must come from below,
and the future welfare of this republic
depends upon the action of organized
labor. Remember the days of rs. II
the oppression of that period called forth
a vigorous protest, how much more il
there need to-day of formal declaration
of the rights which are now trampleC
into the dust. Therefore, 1 beseech yor
in the name of suffering humanity tc
take pattern after the Carpenter of Cali
lee and 'hew to the line"
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

THOSE interested in the discussion of
the labor problem" should 60 and hear
Judge Belford's lecture tomorrow after
noon. Mr.. Belford has had consider
able experience in public life and has
given considerable study to this ques-
ton; and when he speaks what he
really thinks says, in no uncertain Ian
guage, that the producers of this country
have a just cause against the traitors
who have been running our government
in the interest of the monopolistic
thieves. His address tomorrow after
noon will undoubtedly be deeply inter-
estlDp
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
HZeno'' q Falsif1er /.
Editor Labor Enquirer.


Your correspondent from Chicago,
under the. nom de plume, "Zeno" is
guilty of false hood in his article upon
the Chicago Anarchists, which appeared
in the last issue of THE ENQUIRER, en-
titled, "At the meetin'."
The article purports to be truthful
report of what was said by the speakers
upon that occasion. He quotes lady
speaker as saying that she would utilize
tramps as follows When farmers from
the rural regions come to the cities to
buy sell, or for recreation, ira nps were
to 90 out to the farms and burn the
houses, barns and stacks. so that the
wooden-headed rustics might learn So
cialism,-a lesson which cannot be I'M
parted by anv other means"
Now, sir, l said nothing of the kind,
and call upon the large audience who
we re present to bear out my statement
that the above report of "Zeno" is pure
fabrication. What did say was this:
my work in the labor movement would
be to educate the tramps, so that they,
although they were unarmed, could play
a part in the coming struggle. That
when the slaves in the industrial centers
rose up in rebellion against their mas
ters and oppressors and the farmers
rushed into the cities to help put them
down and sweep the streets with grape
and canister, would say to the tramps
take torch and destroy the farmers
property" AS to the cutting of my
chiidren's throats, said that 'rather
than see my children raised on charity
and receiving aid from the county agent,
| would rather cut their throats now,
while they were little" And instead of
making the startling confession that my
self and my Ideas were l 900 yearsah cad
of the age" what did say was this: {:
MY philosophy is, that person who
lives l 900 wears ahead of their time is of
no more practical benefit to the age iu
which they live than one who lived
1000 years behind it, and l might be
1000 years ahead of my time, but if all
wage.slaves held. my sentiments they
would not be slaves twenty -four hours
longer"
These statements are corrected not as
an answer to "Zeno" but in order that
our comrades everywhere may know
what an inapartial(?) reporter he is.
Now "Zeno" has been barking at the
heels of the Anarchists for the past year,
but being unable to obtain any notice
from them he now resorts to the con-
temptible trick of wholesale Justification
From what he has said of my talk you
can judge of the accuracy of his report of
the others whom he quotes In the same
article. LUCY E. PARSONS.
CHICAGO, Dec. |.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

A DISPATCH to the New York Sun from
London says reliable information upon
the death of King Alfonzo was hard to
obtain. "but few cipher messages, how
ever, were smuggled through from
Madrid, and they enabled small clique
of spectators to make fortunes on the
stock exchange" Of course the specu-
lators did not make their fortunes from
nothing; that which was their gain was
some ones loss. The decline in Spanish
securities Is the loss of the people of
that country, and few London sharks
made fortunes out of these losses, just be-
cause a fellow called "king" reached his
life-limit. Thus the welfare of millions
hinges upon the physical aches aud
pains of an autocrat, between whom and
themselves there is not the least thing
in common. This is civilization.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
A CONTEMPTIBLE sLANDERER.

The Times of a recent date contained
an article, signed "a SundaY-closing
Jew" slandering Mr.. Herman Straussin
a most cowardlY manner. "a sc Jew"
took the News lying report of the meet
ing, of last Sunday evening at the opera
house as his text, and proceeded to tell
what bad man Mr.. Strauss is, and that
he has been expelled from the Jewish
societies of the city.
This issue of THE ENQUIRER contains
special interviews with prominent Jews
in the city, which will show the COM
plete falsity of this statement, and hun
dreds of others can be found, without
hunting much, to corroberate their
words. All classes of people in the city
who have been acquainted with Mr..
Strauss will testify to his uprightness in
business and his high social standing.
The cur who penned the SANDER, and
the proprietor of the paper which pub
llshed 1t had best sweep their own door
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

PRECAUTIONS were taken to guard the
route in the event the president de-
clded to attend the funeral of Vice Pres
ident Hendricks, and blind" train
was to be sent out, so say the dispatches.
Another report says the pickpockets and
burglars were pouring into indianapolis
from the eastern cities; but thev
didn't seem to want guard. This would
indicate that the impression had got out
that the republicans of Indiana haven't
lost any pickpockets, but are particularly
stuck" after the scalp of democratic
president. A beautiful thing is this
party system of the great republic"
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

The Sundav-cosing meeting, at the
opera house last Sunday evening, was a
grand success as to attendance, and
would have been in all respects if To m
Patterson, of the News, had been kept
off the stage. The committee certainly
were not posted if they thought Mr.. Pat
terson was in sympathy with the move
ment; he is too much of a Rocky Noun
tain News gent to syppathize with any
thing that Is calculated to assist the
workingmen and improve the morals of
the community. In another column
will be foundsa. condensed report of the
meeting, taken by The ENQUIRER's
stenographer, and the most important
features, omitted by the capitalistic
papers, are given.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

Up 10 going to press no report has
been received of the anti-Chinese meet
Ing W hich was announced to be held in
San Francisco, on Monday evening last,
The indications were that the meeting
would be an important one, and there is
great desire to learn how it terminated.
Jay Gould's telegraph boycotted it, and
we shall have to wait the slow move
ment of the mails to learn the particu-
lars. One of The ENoU1RER's special
San Francisco correspondents will fur
nish a report as soon as possible.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
HANDS AND HEARTS UNITED.

THE ENQUIRER takes pleasure in an
nouncing the marriage of two of its
valued contributors, who are also the
editors personal friends, Comrades Will
liam Holmes ("Cato') and Lizzie NJ.
Swank, both of Chicago. The date of
the event was Wedne sday, November
25, and in future the two who have
shown such devotion to the Cause of
Humanity, and whose souls and hearts
have been in unison in the grand labor
of lighting the pathway of the outcast
poor, will march together, with hands
clasped, aEainst the : 4s of Human Lib
erty.
l know l but voice the wish of the
many readers of this paper when I say
THE ENQUIRER Congratulates Mr.. and
Mrs Cato" and wishes them long life
in which to devote their talents and en-
ergies to the cause 80 dear to them.
1t will be remembered that less than
a year ago this paper announced the
marriage of two others of its cOntribu-
tors-"Zeno" and "Portia." Truly THE
ENQUIRER has cause to feel proud of the
congeniaIitv of its corps of writers.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

THE Cheyenne Tribune did a noble
work in arousing the people of that sity
to realization ofthe situation Of the
miners at Rock Springs. Through the
efforts of the Tribune plentiful supply
for the present -of food and clothing
was sent to the sufferers at Rock Springs.
The Tribune and the citizens of Chey-
enne are entitled to the gratitude and
praise of all good people. t@ 't.f
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
STRIKE AT THE ROOT.

At the annual session of the National
Trades and Labor Federation, which
meets next week in Washington, there
will be presented an address, written by
Arthur Vinette, of Los Angeles, Califor-
mia, and endorsed by the Carpenters
Brotherhood and the the Trades and
Labor council of that city, which calls
for action of an advanced character
which Is certainly necessary at this crlt-
ical time. The address, after referring
to the work of organization and eduea-
tion which has been done, speaks of the
eieht.hour proposition as follows
aGranted the success Of the movement
in many places, its effect upon the sup
nIv of labor will hardly be felt through
out the land"
But the important features of this ad-
dress lie in the advice contained in the
following extracts, which the federation
will do we'll to consider carefully:
aThe time has arrived, fellow work.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

Mr.. HENDRICKS is hardly laid in his
last bed, yet Logan is having the seat of
his pants measured to get the dimen-
sions of new presidents chair in the
United States senate, and his brilliant
wife is writing his opening speech.
What brutes party politics makes of
mankind. Such is the ambition" of
our system, which the Republican pratt 8
of when condemning Socialism. 1t lis
the ambition" that robs the widow and
orphan, turns the honest worker out to
tramp, and tramples under foot the dirt
of the new-made grave. 1t is greed for
gold and desire for power to tread on the
necks of those below.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

steps, for neither Of them have social
standing or family record to be proud
of. Mr.. Strauss is satisfied that he
knows who the coward is that was afraid
to sign his name to his foul letter, and
the editor OF this paper has him closely
cornered but the name is withheld un-
til next week to allow time to do things
up in business style. Readers viii try
and be satisfied for the present with the
assurance that the sneak is not credit
to the business public of Denver or to
the race from which he, unfortunately
for the good men of it, came.
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ever ready to'incite the darkies to do
any mischief) in order to get the militia
here in order to intimidate the white
miners; he has all the county officers at
his command and they are ever ready
to do his bidding. But as yet he has
failed to get soldiers. The reason for
this is there was no appropriation made
by the last legislature to maintain mill
tia, or else we would have had lots of
ST. Louis clerks anddudes here long ago.
There is no property damaged yet nor
will there be. If the men SO desired
they could have burned down one shaft
and sacked two stores There is much
bad blood here to-day and it is feared
that this is only a beginning of a bad
end" 3" ~. r i
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
GERMINAL.

Anyone who was ever in a coal mine
should read Zola's "Germinal," extracts
of which are found in these columns.
No abler writer than Zola could take up.
such a subject and treat it in such a
vivid and almost painfully thrilling
manner. A defect, not vet accounted
for, is noticed in the writings of Ameri-
can authors who attempt to illustrate
social evils in romance. Their efforts
are labored, and their object is always
apparent; they are agitators. |
To much pains, taken to reveal their
purpose. wearies the reader and the ro-
mancer is suspected of hobby. Writ
ers like Hugo and zola seem o be
merely stating facts, but in quaint way
that leaves the purpose to be developed
unconsciously. 1t would be impossible
to even suggest the scopeof the work in
a few columns. The book alone, can i'm
part the thrilling horror of the scenes
Of all the chief actors introduced, only
Etienne emerges alive, and he with
snowy hair, whitened by the terror o.
the situations. Yet none of the Incl
dents are improbable. Every circum-
stance has its duplicate in reality, and
follows naturally, except perhaps, one
where Jouvarlne cody attempts the task
of wrecking the mine by destroying the
tubing. 1t is a question whether the
world could produce being capable O.
deliberately destroying hundreds o
miners, and do it from principle. Yet
as whole the work is reflection OF tn:
wage system.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

THE shoe manufactures of New En-
gland have organized pool to be en-
abled to successfully cope with the
Knights of Labor, and to hoist the price
of shoes. Pools are becoming quite the
thing with the manufacturing and rams
portation exploiters, and the stupid con
sumers look on and say nothing.
There's blood on the moon.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
Tidbald d Behymer, Undertaking and
Embalming, No. 267 18th Street, Denver.
All work warranted.
The New Playa Knight OF Labor


Mr.. Tabour Treloar's new play "a
Knight of Labor" is now under careful
study. The young ladies who take part
and constitute the broom brigade in the
great mine festival scene are IN active
rehearsal. 1t is rather an arduous task
to drill forty to sixty young ladies to un-
derstand some seventy to eighty move
ments of the military tactics without
word of command, but Manager 'Treloar
says that the young ladies of Denver So
ciety are more apt, and take the teach
ing more readily, than in most cities
and he is. confident that on the night of
the performance the milisary companies
of Denver will lower their colors in fa-'
vor of the ladies, and perchance learn a
few lessons in military movements,
which is much needed even with our
crack companies. Z Next week we shall
give a synopsis of the play.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

GROVER CLEVELAND, Gar 1. of Amer
lea, is afraid to step outside his sown door
without guard; and it isn't Nihllism
he fears, but the grand results our glorl-
GUS government-party enmity, VEN
geanee and covetousness. Beautiful sys-
tenn, ours.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

MINERS in Tennessee work for 81 per
dav, and average about three days a
week; living is high, and consequently
there is much suffering. Tennessee is
the state where the conyicts are leased
to the monopolists who control the peo-
ple's coal mines There are loud mutt
telings of discomfort in some parts of the
state.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

Revolutions and instructions are as
common to day as showers in April.
The whole world is struggling with a
great unrest there's screw loose some
where, and the whole machinery of the
civilized" world is rattling as if 1t
would come to wreck. Wilt?
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

IT is reported that large number of
passenger conductors on both the Rio
Grande and South Park roads haveb been
discharged recently, on account of dis
honesty 1t is about time the public
fired few presidents, directors and SUI
perintendents, for the same cause.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
Notice..

EverY member of assembly 3402 is re-
quested to be present at its Regular
meeting, Friday evening, December II
at McCleIland nall. as business of great
importance will be transacted. Let no
brother be absent. SECRETARY.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
TAILoRs.

Ihe Ta1lors' Protective Society. of Denver
o clock p. H., on the first Monday Of each
month FRED WEIDER, President.
L. HAMLlN Sec, 29l 10th street
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
CARPENTERS

Carpenters Union, No. IS, of the Brother
,nood OF America. meets every Saturday
evening at Euclid Hall. All good Carpenters
are invited to join.
VIZ E: c. WALLACE, President.
W. A. CANNON, Recording Secretary
FRALK BAYER, Deputy State Organizer.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
IRON MOLDRRS.

~ ION Molders' Union. meets every fourth
tuesday Of each month at Reno Hall Twenty
seventh and Holladay, at 7:3O p. m.
GEORGE SWEET, Secretary.
1864 Wewatta street,
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

typographical Union No 40, meets on the
Rooin, City Hall. al o'clock p. m.
U. l.. SMALLWOOD, Rec. and Cor. Secy.
w. H. MONTGOMERY, Fin. Sec
Collier & Cleveland's office.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-12-05

n brlcki layers International Union, No. |, OF
Solorado, meets The second and fourth Mon
uay evenings in each month, at Ne. 379 Lari-
mer street, Denver Colorado
JAMES COOK, Sec'y. ED. SMYTH,
10ZS Blake Street President