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historical manner he describes the
causes which wrecked the Govern
ment of the United States in lss7-s,
and led to a disastrous war and the
of a European pro-
tectoratc. TIE element which lends
an air of SOLDERING reality to the mar
ratiye is the fact that the opening
chapters narrate occurrences through |
which we have actually passed or
are now passing, and that the con-
nection between these and the start |
ling conjectural events which follow
is seen to be logical. Communism,
trades-unionism and dynamitism are
the forces which acting in concert
produce the results which the author
depicts. The first eruption is at
Chicago. a lot breaks out there,
led at first by the best citizens, who
are enraged by verdict acquitting
an atrocious criminal. This fur
-nishes the opportunity for which
the conspirators against order had
been waiting. The character of the
demonstration soon changes. AT a
given signal fires are started in all
parts of the city. The firemen are
confused and helpless, and their eff
forts to subdue the flames are re-
sisted by the mob. The police are
overcome, and the militia are called
out. On reaching the city they find
the anarchists in full control, well
,.a....:--1 III ,....-~1. ~ the
first encounter the militia, vastly
outnumbered, are oyerpowered and
cut down. National troops are sent
to the city, and subdue the flames
and end the riot. Comparative calm
follows, the people return and the
rebuilding of the devastated sections
begins. Suddenly the workmen lay
down their tools and demand larger
wages and shorter hours. 1t is soon
apparent that a strike on large
scale has been organized. The at
tempt to introduce worknen to take
the places of the strikers leads to a
new disturbance, and once more the
city is in the hands of a reckless
and determined mob. Meanwhile
the troops which had for a while
garrisoned' the city are out on the
plains engaged in a desperate Indian
war. Help is summoned from vari-
Gus cities in which protective organl-
cations, formed for just such an an
ticipated emergency, exist. The APP
peal is promptly met. But these de-
Tenders Of the established order are
no sooner concentrated at Chicago
than riots begin in the cities which
they have left. The telegraph wires
and the railroads are seized and
there are no available forces for the
suppression of the riots which are
i'll progress at the same time in
scores Of cities. Wild panic and
anarchy ensue; the reyolutionists
secure possession of the National
Government; prompt excuse is
found for a quarrel with England;
the British Minister is held as
hostage; the Ministers of France
and Germany are insulted, and there
is a speedy coalition Of the three az
grieved Powers. An allied fleet
and an overwhelming military force
are dispatched hither; Boston is
taken, and after a desperate battle
on Long Island the American army
is oyerpowered and the European
allies are in possession of the coun-
try, which they proceed to admins
ter under a joint protectorate until
such time as forces may develop to
which the functions of government
may be intrusted.
This is a rapid outline of what
this writer narrates as veritable his
tory and places in our near future.
The thoughtful reader will find the
vision which it presents a disturbing
one. Shall we say that it is q wildly
improbable tale? Certainly; but is
it impossible? The riot at Chicago
with which the revolution begins is
not particle more improbable than
the Cincinnati riot would have
seemed a week before it occurred,
and the cause is the same. AS to
the insult to England, can we say
that that is even improbable when
at the very time when this booI; APP
pears a British man-of-war in New
York harbor finds it necessary to
spread her torpedo netting at night
fall and to preserve a constant