New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-10
PROFESSOR ADLER on REVOLUTION.
HOW wORKINGMEN CAN OBTAIN THEIR RIGHTS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DESoUNcED

HOW wORKINGMEN CAN OBTAIN THEIR RIGHTS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DESoUNcED.
An audience which packed the house greeted
Professor Adler yesterday when he advanced TO deliver
his address on Anarchy" lie spoke substantially as
follows: deem it the duty OF every adj
dress the public. either from the platform through
the press add his words to the general expression OF
public Indignation at the events OF the past week In
Chicago. Do these men, who pose as the defenders Of
the rights OF workngmen think 10 them by such
cold blooded ouIages Are they that they expect
by dipping hands IN blood to Of hap
piness for a Such ideas AMI such proceedings for
eXn spirit Of this country aud should be stamped
out with iron heel 1 know and have before this
stated my conviction that the existing laws OF the dis
tributOn OF wealth far from just Easygoing people
gloss the miseries OF the unemployed by
that any who wants work lind work. This is
false One million people were unemployed in
1885. We're they all and vag.bondsf
Do not believe the popular fallacy that the
luXuries OF the rich the support of
the poor This sophistry was long ago exploded by
John stuart Mill. third falacy, far too the
theory that wealth Is always the OF industry and
nifty ami good luck, will win wealth. without the
two latter factors tho greatest Industry may toll With
For the existing evils the higher classes largely
to blame We cry out against tue iliterae foreign ee-
ment but how did this element secure place among
American labor@rs. The employer brought over under
contract this llteraie foreign population for II was
cheap and could underbii American In the
labor warket believe changes misc bs maze In the
existing order OF thn2s bur not revolutionary changes
Our faces must he set against the use OF violence.
While there 10 undoubtedly such principle the
ofreyouton yet II must be carefully defined lest tho
people be deceived by vague analogies Only majority
has the right 10 TO force. II is OftcI said
that success Is the test Of the justice OF .
rebellion. In this Is certain negative truth,
for popular rebellion cannot succeed Without the All
hesOn OF the majority and the o. the majority
the sine qua Ol the justice Of revolution IN tue
present outbreak those who favor the OF tho
Fovernment are an iDDlteslDal minority. Even this
element correct III Its views, 1t has right 10 fJrce
the majority to sccede To them. Manxind cannot ne
creed even for It's advantage It'll the right OF the
Jorty to be mistaken and tho majority only be set
right by education.
My first pointi that there right in this projected
revolution NV second Is that there 10 neoi OF any
revolution for the working people majority
and change laws at tneir pleasure They have
only peacefully combine and send their true repre-
seDtatives to tho legislative halls Having ballots they
do need bullets No good come out OF revolu.
ton. Even IN France tho revolution was followed "
Napoleon; then another revolution then another Ma
pOrOn; then the Commune. The horrors Of revolution
defeat Its purpOses In violent times the violent
come To the front. TO isdcr moment what woud
be the outcome capital divided aud administered
by workugmrn At no time can the political character
OF nation ne above the political education OF its peo
pie Workngmcn have never successfully managed
small cooperative concerns and they unnt ~
age the entire business VI the nation"