The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-11-27
and It's relations TO capital with th,, abstract

and its relations TO capital with this abstract
question of boycotting. 1t seems, indeed,
after ell this, that IL Is asking good deal Of
paper that Is now boycotted by the knights
Of Labor, as this paper IL, according TO the
edict Of the Garrison Assembly, and which
this correspondent says Is "tte supreme law
for 1,215 900 Of men and women on the
North American continent, and of over 1000
knights In Montana" In soliciting 1t, by the
customary method of an addressed letter, to
pay for the type-setting and award space
TO . very lengthy letter which goes outside
the matter under discussion and includes
the proposition: 81 care not what you may
say. We propose to keep these mat
tiers before the people," Any one of the
above points would have warranted the i'm
mediate consignment of the communication
to the waste basket, but we concluded not.
withstanding, aud although the writer 10
unknown to US, for this once to 60 beyond
anything that could reasonably be asked Of
US, and publish 1t. We make Q few refer
ences to points In the same:
Q). The proposition that Chinese labor
10 . menace to American labor; that 1t Is
something detrimental TO the welfare of
America, and that ait Is the common concern
of the State" we have held always.
(2). The whole question of boyeotting
comes mp In this and the preceding para.
graph. 1t Is very kind Of the writer to admit
that 1t is Objectionable" to kill human
being. It Is insurreclionary for any Aneri-
can citizen to say he will not wait untR the
law has It's course I". ."y matter to which
law relates, and which there sre officers 10
enforce. The laws If this government Zee.
ognize the right Of the Chinese TO be here,
and guarantees them protection to life, prop
erty, aud In the enjoyment of all rights In
respect TO travel and residence accorded to
citizens Of 1.-THE most favored nation" This
was reciprocal tresty-China guar anteeing
the same protection 10 Americans resident
there. We have not heard that an American
citizen has ever been boycotted In China.
Mr.. Leroy says this matter Is "the common
concern of the State" Precisely. The
State acts through legislation. TIE Knights
of labor, In their Constitution, assert that
Is their reliance for obtaining
redress Of grievances. Correct. But when
1t comes to practice they will not wait for
legislation, bat propose to take matters In
their own bands, aud by method of intim-
idstion aud terrorism-do what? Force the
Chinese out of the United States? No. There
has not been an instance of that. But they
force them out of one community In the
United States into another. These expul.
slons SO far have been In the West, where
there are few white people unemployed who
desire work, and where wages are high com.
pared 10 other portions Of the country.
Where do the Chinese 60? A recent dispatch
stated that they were arriving in New York
and vicinity at the rate of 10 to 40 per day,
and all through the East, coming In direct
with the laboring men and the
poor women, for whom pity has been prop.
erly expressed. Mr.. Leroy says eve have
no right to force or deposit our refuse mat
ter In the yards Of our neighbors," yet this
Is precisely what Is being done.
Again, the Knights, as per this letter, seem
10 speak Of "the government" a. something
separate aud distinct from them. He Is q
very poor knight who Is not . part of the
who does not or should not feel
! pride that be Is such, and maintain It's In
egrity, honor and laws In every act and
word. As Chief Justice Green says: "a
,itizen cannot divide bis allegiance and give
L partly To his government and partly to
'ome society, or league, or committee" but
Mr.. Leroy tells US that one aud . quarter
million Knights of Labor takes "for supreme
aw" the will of local Assembly of that
order. That "will" has resulted In depriy-
ng certain Chinese Of rights they we're enti-
led to under The laws Of the United States,
md this is "dividing allegiance.
(3). Although the Whole paragraph here
'eferred tn 10 foreign to this discussion, we
do not believe In the Infallibility
If trades "unions." They haze not, we be-
ievs, allied In closer sympathy labor aud
.apital-the employer and the employe-
md We doubt If, all things considered, wage
workers have been benefited by them. The
Knights of Labor seemed to recognize this,
or part of their Constitution Is "to per.
uade employers to agree to arbitrate all
differences which may arise between them
md their employees, in order that the bonds
Il sympathy between them may be strength.
med and that strikes may be rendered I'M
lrcessary." We do not believe that all
aboring men are good men /; or that all EN-.
'loyers are bad men. In fact the man who,
y Industry, temperance, frugalty and thrift,
onestly accumulates Of this worlds goods,
> entitled to and has our respect. When
yer man does this TO the extent Of having
dollar that he can invest to earn him some.
hing legitimslely, Is . capitalist" even
hough be be "wage worker" And when
labor" Is spoken of IL 10 not alone they who
wing the pick or whose hands are horny with
oil who "labor." Labor alone 10 powerless
. capital alone. And they who for stipula-
Cd sum work a. the bench or In the mine
uring certain hours, and lie down 10 sleep
rithout care, are often laboring for one
rho IL In distress TO maintain bis business
r meet his obligations to them, and TO |
those eyes sleep does not come, nor to his |
mind rest and peace. The personal affairs |
{ the editor OF this paper do not concern
be public or this correspondent. But IL we |
ave any property we came by 1t by honest |
7ork, and have probably worked for II q |
and Industriously for thirty. |
We years % any Of the so-called Knights of /
.sbor. We have worked for wages, and /
ever needed . "union" TO determine fair /
ecompense ; We have been an employer,
nd no employee ever needed aunion" TO /
ecure the same from rs.
(4-5). These dissertations are outside the
iscussion and principally nottcsabls for
heir length. IL the correspondent can ,sug.
est plan to set vines growing over the
ouse tops or induce dissolute men to carpet
,eir houses, we wish him all success. II
III be noticed, however, he does not sug-
est any. We would suggest that this state
Z affairs will not be reached by boycotting
.merican citizens. Beside, We do not gu te
,llow the argument In favor Of driving out
'hinamen TO give place 70 women In dome:.
e service, and clinching Ii with the remark
curse" The argument don't quite hold
,gether In the middle.
(8). II this correspondent "does not care
hat We say" 1t seems remarkable that be
read and studied" our editorial and i'm