Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-17

criminal portion OF the community, tne
burglars, pickpockets, thieves and incen-
diaries, etc, whose trade Is murder and
plumber, and we have a compound which
for villainy cannot be equalled in the
| world. Actuated by the sentiments pro-
claimed by Most, Of which the following
| is quoted as recent sampler
"Bloodshcd, Yce, and plenty Of It. We are
not behind our friends in Chicago. We have
our bombs and reyolyera as well as they, and
You VIII see them ny and go off In the sr cts OF
| New York before long pernaps, but anyhow at
the very time when the police give us provoca-
| ton"
The extent OF their depredations can
readily be imagined II they were allowed
full swing. When Herr Most published
this manifesto he was hidden from view
under the pretense that leaders should
keep in the background and not expose
themselves. IL may as we'll be stated
here that he has published pamphlet Civ
ing full instructions how to make dyna-
mite, and that most seductive circular
was distributed to the national guard, in
which they asked: "Will you ,obey?
VIII you fire? Will you shoot at your
helpless and unarmed brothersp" And adj
vised them to "Go home. Tear off your
slaves trapplngs. Break your murderous
weapons. And II you pray, pray David's
PluNtl-- DNllNNi iiC ilpli OlOOu
ness!'"
GATLING GUNS.
The composition OF our modern mob,
and what may be expected of it, has now
been fairly elucldated, and few hints as
to how to deal with them without going
into tactical details would only seem APP
propriate. First of all, let the police do
the work II possible and let no national
guard troops be called out until all other
measures have failed. Arm the police
with few Calling guns, which may vr-
tually be regarded as multicharge revol-
vers Teach them how to use them eff
fectiyely, and let the mob know that they
are so armed. Cuttings are light, they
can be drawn by force of hand into every
conceivable place, and their appearance
on the scene of action, even If not used,
will have terrifying effect. When the
troops are once called out, let them for
get that they have souls, and II ordered
TO fire, let them fire as If they were aim
ing at so many inanimnte targets. When
once on the scene of action they should
make their power felt.
rBE PUBLIC, THE PRESS AND THE POLICE
Tn public and press often fail to rem
der proper moral support to the police
and state troops by sympathizing with
the strikers and magnifying by sensa-
tional articles the accidental shooting of
innocent people into acts of military
brutality. Fearful as such accidents are,
1t Is nevertheless the duty of the press to
caution all persons not Immediately i'm
plicated in the business ON hand to re-
main away from the scene of action
Women and children especially have no
business where bullets are flying and
n q n mi Ia 10 hn ~ oF
the old housewives of Manhattan Island,
who, according TO Diedrich Knlcker-
booker, were in the habit of locking up
their doors and shutting their windows
when any disturbance was going on out
side, is the proper method TO be followed
in case OF riot
OBJECTS OF THE ANARCHISTS.
The bomb thrown at Chicago shows
concusively that the outbreaks are as
sisted by anarchists, but this is not all,
and there are other facts known to those
who have made study of the matter
which may be briefly stated as follows
The anarchists intend
! l. To take advantage, now and for the
! future, of every dispute between the
workman and his employer; to aid and
abet the constantly arising difficulties of
capital and labor and to intensity hatreds
between classes
2. To recruit their ranks from the idle
and dissatisfied, always TO be found In
crowded communities.
D. To discipline their followers so as
10 operate IN an organized mass as much
as possible.
I. To embitter the public against the
ponce ana their acts OF necessary sup.
preston.
o. To engender suspicious between
officers and men of the state troops so "a
to weaken discipline and confidence
.. To attack the majesty of the law by
destinations as to the purity of the in. |
dietary, by boycotting and various an |
noyances TO fearless jurymen.
Z. BY false statements that the national
guard cannot be relied Upon; and on the |
otner hand by whispers in the ranks that |
mliltary service Is not appreciated by the |
pubic, and that the rank and file are
slaves who will be called upon to fire
upon CITIZENS when the necessity does
not exist.
win all these secret and underband
motives constantly at work, il NAV he
seen now necessary it becomes for those
IN command of troops to exercise watch
tul caution, and for the press to sustain
the military power when it NAV be com
pelled TO come to the front by civil
authority The order TO fire should not
oe given until its absolute necessity ia
apparent. Happy the officer who knows
euat MS command Is so well disciplined
mat recover" will be executed as
promptly as the order to "fre." The un-
authorized firing of single piece by the
nervousness OF youn recruit in the
rauks mas OFTEN caused great Difficulty in
street warfare and the caution never To
nre without orders, cannot be too
olten repeated or too sternly insisted
upon The commanding officer is re-
sp9nsiole to the law for his acts
a aita,+ oeing responsible, must nave i'm
pllcit obedience from his men. the coma.
&c q, nee OF his superiors and the respect of
ms Iellow-citizens who believe in law and
order The attempt has been made TO
MAKE u appear that soldiers of the state
arms in their hanus. This is talsa W.
are law-abiding citizens. uUith cbor,tv