St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-09
ten or more hours. I think the men need
more leisure time.
MIR. BROsNAN,s VIEWS.
The Men who Are Responsible for
the Late Riots.

The Men who Are Responsible for
the Late Riots.
To the Editor of the Globe.
A remarkable change has come over the
st. Paul GLOBE within the last two months
in relation to its attitude toward labor Or
CARNATIONS. Frequently during that time
have they received some severe thrusts
from the GLOBE, but none so
maliciously false and vemonous as
as those in the leading editorial of Thurs
day, May 6. What has organized labor
done, recently. to forfeit your esteem? Has
not the circulation of your paper been in
creasing right along in accordance with the
growth of labor organizations? | know it
has, if you do not. The bitterest. most
venomous and INSCRIPTIONS journal
against organized labor, the Chi
cago Times. has never written any,
thing of lis as bad as the following:
1T is because the GLOBE is friend to the
worlkingmen, always has been and always
expects to be. that it now takes the liberty
to give them some plain talk in relation to
the crisis which their action has precipi-
tated upon the country. The out
rageous events which occurred at Chi
cago and Milwaukee yesterday are directly
traceable to the labor unions of those two
cities. At their doors lies the responsibility
for the blood which has been shed, and
upon them rests all the Odium of the crimes
which have been committed. =
They are responsible for the op-
portunity which has been afforded the So
cialistic tiends to defy and trample upon
law"
Are these the utterances of friend? If
so, from such friends, o Lord, deliver us.
Give us an honestly open enemy. that
makes no professions OF friendship. rather
than friend that utterS such sentiments.
We owe you nothing. You took I'D our
cause in this state. it is true; but it has paid
you well. You have received our money
and good will as recompense-that is
all you want. You must not think you
have mortgage on u.s. A few honeyed
words, expressions of admiration for our
noble order and Its head when election is on
hand will not justify the insults you fling at
US occasionally. We are men, not stupid
asses, which you seem to think u.s.
l feel that it is useless to try and argue
with you on this matter of responsibility.
for the disturbances in Chicago and Milwau-
kee, because l believe that one who
would give utterance to the above
is hopelesslY preiudiced against
labor organizations, and any
thing might say, would have no effect on
him. But for the benefit of some who
may honestly differ with us, would say.
that in December, 1884, at a congress of
trade and labor assemblies, resolution were
unanimously passed. to the effect that on and
after May L, 1886, members of all other
unions represented in that congress would
refuse to work more than eight hours day.
That. they had right to do. Circulars
giving reasons why Workingmen should not
and would not work any longer were sent
broadcast through the land. Our labor
papers and the Others were full of it, So
the matter was thoroughly advertised, and
no reader of the papers could plead igno-
rance OF the move. Employers were asked
for conferences in regard to the matter, but
as rule, they contemptuously ignored us.
They said ''they would not talk with
representatives of labor unions. They were
not going to have their business run by
outsiders. Many of them, no doubt, felt
like Bill King, when he said: ''Let them
go out and be damned" We can get plenty
of police to drive them back or shoot them
down.
Such men are the ones who are response
BILE for the crimes committed at Chicago and
Milwaukee recently. Would the disturb
ances have occurred, if the police had not
been so Jealous to show the mettIe
they were made of? They knew
full well, from past exper-
fence, that an attempt to dispense such
crowd as was assembled on Desplaines
street would probably result in bloodshed.
The crowd was dispensing when the police
made their raid, and in another half hour
everyone would be home. or on their way
Next day the speakers who were using I'M
lawful language could be arrested and
punished. But that was not what wa
wanted. If few of the men could be-
killed, that would strike terror to the heartS
OF others, and they would be only too glad
to go to work. The papers urged on the
authorities to NOW them down and the pa
perS were abetted by the capitalists. There
fore capital and its minons are responsible
How can workingmen respect laws Or
lawmakers that allow rich men to do about
as they please?
George A. Bracket went to work tearing
down one side of his building in violation
of law. He detied the law. His building
caved i'll and destroyed the lives of five
men, and wounded as many more, some of
them fatally, and not one word of cenSure
from you. George A. Bracket walks the
street tree man, and will continue to do
so. He has too much money. The law
cannot touch him.
In conclusion would say that if capital
will meet labor organizations half way and
discuss the situation in a rational manner
all trouble will be averted. But if capital
stands back sullenly says to labor we are
your Superiors and will not meet you on
equal grounds then capital is responsible for
any trouble that may occur.
Il. w. BROsNAN.
Minneapolis, Mays.
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