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TO CAPITALISTS OR ,o-unrn,

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A SITUATION by g midde-aged German wo- 4Ai man as housekeeper to do general house- work for small private family: city or countiv Inquire at 0'' oi eounIS J.
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Notice of Dissolution. TTHHE partnership heretofore existing between the 1 undersigned at New Haven, Conn. under the name of Chatfield & Grant, has this day been dis solved by mutual consent. All claims against the firm will be settled by George M. Grant, and all claims due the firm will be paid to him. George M. Grant will continue the business at old stand.
 PHILO GARFIELD,
 GEORGE M. GRANT. Dated New Haven, March i, 1886. Register copy m9 It
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f53 TWO comfortable rooms with good bo.-J kaijiI Tor invalid lady and nurse. Address %@Ass. Hl3 ~ P. o. BOX Ss3.
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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-14
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
SOCIAL INEQUALITIES.

'''' ~" 1 ~ i'R' Nl'l l li.'''
The remark made by the Albany
Jo"yHal that " socialism may fit Eu-
rope or Asia, but in America wealth
is football kicked back and forth
by sturdy endcayor," shows how
completely intelligent and we'll
meaning men mlsta he the character
of the social agitation of the present
day. At the time Of the French
revolution, the aim of the sans c0u-
(offo was to pull down the aristocra-
Cy, and to him the aristocracv were
those who carried hereditary titles,
or who, by their position in society.
possessed privileges that were denied
to the less influential members of
the community. But the European
socialism Of the present day does not
vent its dislike against the aristo-
Gratis so much as against the b0ul'-
ge0isie. 1t is the class of moncy-gct-
tiers, the employers of labor. the
shrcwd, hard-headed business men,
who are bound to make their way in
the world, even if they start with
but Il slXpence, who excite the dis
like Of the social rcformcr. He be-
lleyes that by their energy and supe-
rlor mental ability, they get too large
share Of the wealth of the world.
and that, if they received less, their
less endowed fellow countrymcn
would receive more. He bases his
belief on what 1t must be admitted
IS an unansWcrabIe fact. that the
genius and energy of the most sue
cessful business man would 90 but
small way toward securing him II
fortune II 1t were not for the assist
ancc he receives from his less en-
dowcd brethren. This being the
case, cooperative work being abso-
Lutte y essential to the production of
wealth, the dissatisfied workingman
who has not been blessed by nature
with the ability to turn ten talents
into twenty talents, holds that the
division in production should be in
some way equaIlzed. and that u mere
happy chance Of birth, which gives
either brains or money, ought not to
be the reason why one man may lead
u life of ease and contcntment. and
another life of continuous drudg-
cry. 1t is this aspect Of the question
that the Albany J0uruM and good
many other newspapers which have
treated the social question, do not
seem to comprehend. -BoHon Hpr-
0U.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-14

with fear. No. Evidently this
would have been no way to convince
workIngmen that though their griev-
ancca were just they must respect
laws impractical and imperative and
submit without action. We doubt
il anything was done outside of law
by the strikers.
Public opinion is law, and the pub
lie showed its appreciation Of this
fact by its sympathy and good ma
tire during all its Inconvenience.
The Times goes on to offer another
reason to the workingman why he
should not use such means as strikes,
and it tries to get IL few figures to
add force to its words.
1t is this in substance: You will
lntlmidatc Capital. and Us consc-
qucncc YOU will be thrown out of
work 10y its withdrawal from invest
mcnt.
Evidently the Times is a timid
Sort Of investor, or else thinks it can
hoodwink labor concerning certain
wcII-knOwn characteristics Of Capital.
There are very few Of the "onc-tal-
emit capitalists about nowadays,
and at best it would be only trans
fer Of investment from one ndiyid-
uaI to another, if there was any
slight per cent. Of profit at all.
What Capital will do is very we'll
summed up in what well known
writer on political economy has
SAID; " With sufficient profit Capt.
tai becomes daring; ten per cent. Ger
tain, and it can be had everywhere;
20 per cent, and it becomes lively;
30 per cent. positively rash; for 100
per cent, it trampIes all human laws
under foot; 900 per cent, and there
is no crime which it will not venture
to commit, even at the risk of the
gallows. If tumuIt and disputes are
profitable, it will encourage them
both. Capital only abhors the alb
sence Of profit.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-14
APPROPRIATION AND CON-
PENSATION,


We suggested that, if the final change
were accomplished by force, the State
would possibly appropriate our men of
wealth without any compensation what
ever, 1heH existing rights are such
~h'ch the idlr gires, and Whot the Tar
gireS, idc can tdke array. That would be
done without any computation of con-
science, seeing that much of that wealth
is obtained by questionable methods and
very much of it by the trickery of buy
ing and selling, which never can create
value and, indeed, ought not to furnish
the manipulation mere subsistence. But
as a matter of policy the State NAV see
fit to give the proprietors fair compen-
satlon for that property which Society
took under its control. But there are
two important butts" TO note
They will not receive any interest on
the sums allowed them. When all inter
est has ceased to he legitimate through
ont Society, Society itself will hardly
charge itself with that burden.
They will not be paid in money, but in
goods in articles of enjoyment, furnished
in annuitics to those whose claim is suf
ticiently large.
Suppose we owe Vanderbilt sum
equal to one hundred million of dollars
We pay him million year for hun
dred years. and cancel the debt. Van.
I derbilt could then take his one million in
labor-checks, or whatever products he
chose, and ninety nine millions in non,
| interest bearing Z. $. certificates of in.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-14
CAPITAL S MORALITY.

Under the heading of "rhr Cost
Of lawIcssncSS, " the New York
Times undertakes in one breath to
pat Organized Labor ON the back,
saying no one disputes the right of
labor combinations. and then points
out to them us wrong and foolish the
course usually pursued to obtain
their ends the recourse to strikes -
the only course, through their help
lessncss, in fighting injustice, open
to them, TO begin with. it attrib-
utcs n discreditabIc exhibition to law
lcssness ON the part of the strikers in
the recent horsc-car strike in New
York, and saws sit would have been
a real service to the laboring man il
the Grand street mob had been
promptly put down and dispersed at
any necessary cost Of life and limb, =
to uphold the LAW. 1t is wise that
the Times waited until after the
trouble before Offering such advice.
Could any saying be more foolish
and rash?
Suppose for II moment, that the
police had through orders from then
supcriors, used such forcihc mean,
to control or rcpreSS the crowd,
drawn together through excitement
and curiosity, and only in part rep
rcscntlng the men whose grievance
caused the trouble. and caused los,
of life. Is the Times insane enough
to suppose that that would have beer
the end? Would it not rather hay,
been the red cloth shaken To rnrag,
the bull? Instead of merely the in
convenience attending travel. W,
venture to say that thousands anC
thousands of dollars and many live
would have been sacrificed and tn
metropolis would be still trenholm!
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-14

debtedness, and use them in Europe or
elsewhere Just as he pleased. We should
say that this would be acting rery gener-
ously with him, when we remember
what it will not do any harm once more
to call attention to-that Society heftr
yet has acted in like spirit of social JUS
tee towards tie WOrking classes, when
ever they suffered injury, and grievous
injury, by new machinery and new in
vrntOnS.
Socialists of old used TO insist upon the
abolition of the Right of Inheritance and
Request. Now we can see, that there
absolutely will he no need for that. And
it is well For if that which gain by
my own labor is rightfully my property
and the Cooperative Commonwealth
will. rs we have seen, exactly sanction
that clam--it will be decidedly inexpe-
dent in that Commonwealth to destroy
any of the essential qualities of property
ship; and | can hardly call that my prop
crty, which | may not give to whom
please after my death. Further, to deny
me that right is undeniably to lessen, by
SO much, my incentives to effort.
There will be no need to do away with
that right for when property can no
longer increase from interest, and tleeC-
ings; when it no more confers p0,cer on
its possessor, then Private wealth will be
come harmless.
Take even Rothschld. Suppose him
compensated in full for all he is "worth."
How abominable this phrase is so relV
significant of our age, to call a man whose
body and soul may not be worth
farthing to Society "worth" millions of
dollars-well, he will be paid in bread
and meat and Injuries and wine and
theatre tickets. Let him enjoy these
things. Let him fill himself to repletion
Let him give away and squander the
rest Do not be afraid that the State
will be burdened for many generations
with these charges; his very next heirs
will see to it that it will not. These i'm
mense accumulations will not last so very
long, when they cease to be prolific.
But our present laws of inheritance
may very likely experience great modti
cations. 1t certainly is absurd. that
second cousin Of mine who does not know
himself related to me- until there is some
thing ~ be gained by it, should have
any claim to my property after my
DEATH
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-14
THEY SEE IT COMING,

The financial columns of the BOs-
ton Herald seem to be edited by
some one who appreciates the signif-
canoe of the labor movement. An
idea of this appreciation may be
gathered from the following which
appeared in Wednesdays issue of
that paper;
"There is an uneasy feeling observable
in financial circles, sort of hesitating
mood among capitalists, induced no
doubt, IN large measure, by the aggres-
slVe course of labor. II labor is to die
tate the price of a days work, the cost
OF manufactured articles, and all labor is
to receive the same wages and all manu-
featured goods are TO cost alike, the in
centlVe to competitive trade will cease
and capitol lose its motive. 1t NAV or
may not happen in the distant future
that the employer will take the employed
into fun partnership and conduct bust
ness for the mutual good of all con
cerned. Any attempt to reconstruct
| affairs upon that basis in the present
state of development, however, will
will create tremendous social and bust
ness upheaNal, Labor probably does not
ann To work so great Il change at once.
but capital will look upon the present
agitation AZ an interference with its pre-
negatives and AS a step toward the end
aiorcnamed.
Labor should and will eventually
have something to say as to the price
of a days labor; but it is ridiculous
to suggest that all labor shall rcceiv,
the same wages and all manufactured
goods cost alike. But the "inccntivt
to competitive trade" must ccrtainl,
be dcstroyed-that's one of tn,
things we're working for. TO b,
sure, it may cost the financial editor
his particular job, but then, Their,
are other channels to be opened fol
him, As othe employer taking tn,
employe into full partnership, tina
may or may not happen, as our fnal
cial man SAYS; but then. that is of LITTLE
consequence for the distant fu
turc," Then, perhaps, it may b.
that "the last shall be first. anC
the employees of to-day may considc
the ACCESSIBILITY of taking thci
whiiom EMPLOYERS into partnership
After all, these spcculations ar,
somewhat of color" in the light O
socialistic doctrines which provid
for all men with equal liberality
giving all an opportunity to earl
: their bread. and receive the full
{ result of their labor.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-14

And, though they may not under
stand precisely the meaning of the
signs of the times" the capitalists
who take time to think feel that a
change is coming, and that the
change means an altered status Of
Labor in relation to Capital. TO
the student Of events who is at the
same time Il worker in the cause Of
humanity,the coming change will be
the wedding, so to speak, Of Labor
and Capital; the harmonizing of the
now opposed forccs--not by making
Il truce between employers and en-
ploycs, but by cmbodying in each
individual the qualities Of both in
the creation Of the Cooperative
State. The words employer and
cmploye will lose their present mean
ing, and the word citizen will con-
yey much more than it does now.
1t IS encouraging to note that capital
lists, IN some instances, at least, see
it coming.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-14
MICHAEL DAVITT.

OF all the lrishmcn who are prom
lnent in the cause of ireland, Michael
Dayitt commands the most respect
among advanced labor reformers.
His patriotism is not narrow, for he
includes in his noble work the cause
OF worklngmen especially. If he
has not the large following Of more
prctcntlous patriots it is because Of
this fact. His advocacy Of the in
tcrcsts Of Labor, in connection with
lrcIand's cause, is not exactly to the
liking Of the capitalist class, who see
in Irish "frecdom" only Il better OPP
portunlty to use Irish labor for their
own benefit. Therefore it is to work
ingmcn that Dayitt's Iabors are par
ticuIarly valuable, be they Irshmcn
or men Of other natIonaItirs. He is
honorcd by English workngmcn as
few other rcfOrmcrs are. IHHirp,
the organ Of the Social Democracy,
printed in London, had the follow
ing notice Of Dayitt in its issue Of
February Is;
"MiChacl Davitt has gone into Wales
to stir up an agitation and to form a
Land League. No undetermined man
ever worked and suffered on behalf Of
his fellow men, and the day will come, is
perhaps nearer at hand than some of us
think, when the whole civilized world
will have for him the same honor and
affection that is now felt by all those who
know him. 1t is probable that Michael
Davitt will follow up his trip to Wales
on behalf of Home Rule for Ireland.
There is no hope for the people of either
country except in the intelligent union
Of the three democraCics for common so
Cial good, No man living could point
this out with greater force than the
lrishman whom English workingmen
delight to honor
With such genuine affection among
organized pioneers Of the labor move
mcnt in England for Michael Dayitt
it is not strange that Germans and
Americans should look to him for
still more active work in the field
of Organized Labor. And the mo-
ton made by Bro. George A. SchiI-
hing, Of Chicago, in John ,SwiHi0A'S
Paper, that Michael Davitt be called
upon to accept u commission as or
ganlzcr of the X. of l.. among our
British fellow-workcrs, will no doubt
be seconded by members of the
Order throughout the United States,
with the hope that means will be
found to bring it about, and that
Michael Dayitt will accept the re-
sponsihiIity.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-14
moral point of view, especially hatter-
ing. However, the Herald leads the
Jo"rnal by long stretch.

The Pollodium and JonuM and
Co"rier are endeayoring to escape
the strong arm Of rctrbutiyc justice
under cover Of paying Il few cents
more "pcr 1000" to rats. While
there are some non-mion men in
these Offices who might be accepted,
there are traitors among them who
would only be menace to unionism
if admitted.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-14
AMERICAN LANOLORDISM.
4 System WnrSe than the one Great
Britain is about to ReDudiatp.

The Chicago MyaM IS not an or
gan OF the working people 10y any
means, but it recognizes the fact
that landloraism in America Is a far
worse institution than the much
decrled British system. 1t says
Landlordsm in the old world is ac-
countable for many wrongs. but one
such outrage as that recently perpetrated
in New Mexico, is not charged to it, while
in our western States and Territories
similar proceedings are becoming com
mon enough. Though the English,
Scotch and Irish landlord is apt to be
tvrant he does not place himself above
the law. He does not shoot and kill, nor
does he intimidate courts and officers.
The laws are all in his favor. In this
country the great landowners of the west
make their own laws and override oppo-
sition with force.
One of the great cattle corporations
that have seized millions of acres of land
in the Territories, is the Kansas and New
Mexico company, owned by alien Eng
llshmen, and controlling enormous
tracts in both of the districts named. In
New Mexico the company has encrOached
upon public lands that have been OCcu-
pied for years by sheepherders, and quar-
rels have been frequent. A little while
ago the armed employees of the English
| landlords served notice on the sheepgrow-
els that they must go, and, as this COM
mand was unheeded. an attack was made
| in which two of the sheepherders were
killed. When Governor Ross heard of
! the tragedy he offered rewards for the
capture of the murderers, but the Eng
lishmen forestalled the action by caus
ing the arrest of the men and then COM
pelling a frontier court at the muZZles of
rifles to acquit them of the crime. Other
violence of the same description is
charged against this as well as other alien
companies, which by such acts stand in
the attitude of hostile invaders of the re-
public. In some cases individual set
tiers suffer. but in most instances the
victims are small herders whom the big
companies wish to drive out of the bust
hess.
II such things can 90 on now in a
SparSely settled country what may be
looked for when the lands stolen by these
corporations come to be encroached upon
by the ever-advancing tide of settlement:
The great Maxwell grant in New Mexico
and Colorado has been the scene of
dozens OF such conflicts. and all through
western Kansas and Nebraska a terror
Ism has been eNerted which has been fatal
10 the aspirations OF men of moderate
iheahSsWho were IN search of homes any
where in the vicinity of these princeIv
estates. \ territory in the west laryar
than the whole of the New EnoIsnj
States is now held by less than t6irty
corporations and individuals. The mare
ownership of this land is an evil, but the
use that is made of it and the policy that
ITS holders pursue are crimes which tba
American people must deal with at no
distant day if they would escape mean,
er iandlordism than any yet complainad
| of in Europe. f''a'''eo
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-03-14
THE HlRELlNG PRESS.

Now that victory upon victory has
crowned the efforts of Organized
Labor, and aggressive Capital is be
ginning to feel Il check placed upon
1T, the ordinary daily press is con-
strained to make reports of labor
matters or forfeit its claim TO being
dispenser Of news. Nor are the re-
ports quite so distorted but that
intelligent readers can gather from
them some idea of the facts, even
though it is necessary, sometimes, to
"rcad between the lines" 1t is often
the case that report is capped with
heading that betrays the editors
prejudices, and is intended to warp
the readers judgment. For instance,
areport of the side-tracking of freight
trains and the temporary disabling
of engines is headed "Cowardly
Work of Strikers" yet the same edi-
ttters4 would never think of calling the
blacklisthg of poor Iaborers the
scowardly work" of capitalists.
That seems perfectly right to the
hireling quill-driycrs. Speaking of
a strike and the employment of scabs
in factory, one Of capltalstlc pa
pers sand that the scahs were not
molestcd 10y the strikers. With
equal sense might labor paper say
in reporting lecture by some rev
erend ID. D.: Gle did not murder the
audience, But there is u pcrccpthIe
improvement in the tone of the
papers towards Organized Labor.
Capitallstic writers seem to have
agreed that Organization has come
k to stay, and their main cndcavor now
will be to make organization as in
octuala rs possible They will COM
end this or that individual who
= 1 comes appointment" in the move
ent-perhaps one who has received
ne nomination Of one or other of
he political partleS-and thus ere
qte.a partisan feeling among men in
4 - organizations; or the cunning
IL ncrs Of the scribcs may direct that
ee trade or protection, rs may suit
heir purpose, be deity woven into
i discussion upon the interests of a
~sftain class of workmcn, and thus
warp their Judgment; or, as is now
frequently the case, they will bcstow
praise upon the most conservative
and reactionary organizations and
their methods. and by this means
endeavor to flatter the wOrkmen into
the belief that their salvation lies in
conservatism and subordination tC
the present order of things. In thi,
connection we may remark how very
licitous the capitalistic papers ar,
BON the subject of arbitration; and
is a grand thing from their point
view. to be sure; even the mere
pretense of arbitration, it seems, sat
isles their vanity and takes the cdg,
off defeat.
Workingmen should be slow t,
take advice from these papers-the,
are only attempting to accomplish
by strategy what private capitalism
has heretofore accomplished by force