New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-27
Mr. HYNDM4A's MISUNDERSTANDING

Mr. HYNDNINS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Mr. II. NJ IIyndman is a somewhat notorious
English Socialist. who recently was lucky enough
to escape conviction "a charge of having incitel
the London riot. Since then he has given part of
his time to the preparation of an article entitled
The Chicago Riots and the Class War III the
United states" which article has been printed in
the June number If lime Americans by this
time pretty we'll used to misrepresentation at the
hands Of the British tourist class, but it may be
doubted If fiction has ever been mole prodIgaly
substituted for fact than in what purports 10 be an
historical narrative of events tie United States
As ongena and hitting foundation for his SIAN
dcrous travesty, Mr.. Hynimal cooy brands tae
American press and cable agency, fell swoop.
as tools of the capitalist class and therefore unde
serving of credence. Having thus cleared the way
aud accounted in advance for his obvious devia-
tions from all the accodats previously written, he
proceeds to erect In Of falseh God and absurd
ity intended to support his contention that this
republic s-to use what Paddy would call the
height Of fone language,"-on the brink of
volcano
To make this showing he speaks throughout Of
the Chicago Anarchists as representing the cause Of
American labor: as if any Anarchist who could
avoid II ever did stroke OF work Next he repre-
sents the gallant police OF Chicago rs set OF blood
TO death with ferocous Joy These wicked men.
lie desires it to be UNDERSTOOD Gag crly executed
The commands of the soulless capitalists of the
city of the PLAIN las he calls Chicago in ruth
lessly massacrng the gen Ito Anarchists i'll the Hay
market. lie deprecates mildly the throwing OF the
dynamite bomb, but intmates that the whole
affair was but earnest of the deadly struggle
about TO take place between capital and labor.
What English writers like Mr. IIyndman will swal
with perfect gravity, and adduces aid Of his
theory the story that Chicago journal advised the
Western farmers who were pestered with tramrs
TO poison them with strychnine in the food pro-
vided for them" This of course. he argues, shows
how fully the American press is under the thumb
of the capitalists. In his effort to prove that Social
ism is tremendous power here already lie Is some
what bailled by the results of the boycott OF Mrs.
Gray. He does not attempt to explain that signal
defeat of the boycott. He makes no account Of the
demonstration of dominant public opinion the case
offered But he expresses the sage opinion that
very little sympathy" ought to be felt for the
intended victim.
His purpose is to make it appear that the out
break in Chicago was bat Il sputter OF the hot vol
CAME lava below" But. Mr. Hyndman. the truth
far otherwise. The truth is that the Chicago out
break by bringing American law and public opin-
ion to the front with emp hasis cone usvely showed
the uility of all attempts to introduce either An
archy or social Democracy. in this republic. The
utter collapse of all the movements which in their
beginnings employee violence and lawleosness
will perhaps, though necessarily communicated to
Europe through the capitalist press aud cable
convince yOu that the volcano is not nearly so hot
as you thought If it should not open your eyes to
the fact that there really is volcano in existence
on this SIDE of the water. And If. Mr. liyndman
you would take more of your intege from
American newspapers, and absorb less balderlash
from the thin and untrustworthy Socialist Journals
You would beyond question lie much better pre-
pared to discuss American affairs geutly. and
You would not so frequently write yourself down
an ass as you done heretofore in your ignorant
and untruthful representations.