New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-19
MIR. HYNDMAN on THE LABOR QUESTION
PERTINENT REMARKS BY Mr.. J. S. MOORE.

PERTINENT REMARKS BY Mr.. j. S. MOORE.
To the Editor NJ The Tribune
SIR Interested as we all are in the present
unfortunate state OF labor strikes your cable dis
patch London giving full aud interesting state
ment Mr.. Hyndman, the apostle Of the new social
revoll tlon in Europe Is highly valuable AMI THE
deserves the appreciation OF the community
laying the OF this great ssitator before tDen
It speaks well tor the whole country that, although
divided in nost pronounced manner on the great
economic question OF the day yet the advocates OF FREQ
an upholters OF protection are unit TO con-
denim the ,sonaDle demands OF strikers and the
rnofus oDeraadi they have to fight for their
cause. Personally should have felt horror II this
band OF unruy agitators should have couplei tneir
demands with desire for free trade although there was
no danger OF slc contingency. On the other hand, 1t
must be a cre, relief my protec,lOnis friends that
these motley strikers did not bring protection to the
fore. But anxious to say onethIng in regard to
Mr. Hyndmans several points he 80 lIcidly made III The
rRIBUyE's dispatch. Mr.. Hyndman mixes up good
many truths WITH good many faaces. For instance,
he says:
since first landed at San Francisco from Melbourne
and sydney IN December 1870. have noticed at each
the Uue STATS tina; II SEEMED more
difficult fer n worIin gmin to out OF tine wase-
class especially Ia the great cities The COLA Sc
after ch boon assumed more serious character tnan
formerly. Nor only are more was1-e'rners thrown OUT
OF hut the pressure OF hHd times upon me inde-
pendent farmers. OF whom there are no fewer th'h
1900 600 with 3.3O0OO0 dependents, seemed Inrreas-
lngy heavy. Bat tae wnOe worAlng population OF
native born AMI Immigrant. cOu-i Ter int
honest labor HIS a right u lis reward rhe great
stgnaton ami shIinkaee OF prices every where
experienced have not only been fei Ot Feeonte D! .e
wa carriers OF the United states When. therefore,
few months ago 2.0OOOoO people were out OF employ
We're defanltug IN the int rest on their mortgages in
every state the Cnirn II was clear that the ecohcm
| iCsl Disturbance would soon be reflected IN sDclal
disturb aud railroads in America form the most
| obvipas AMI most obnoxious form OF ca ltallst
monopoly 1t WAS PROBABLE the attack would DeIh upon
them.
Nov, there cannot bs anything more trua and
acous than the statement that after the collapse OF
great OF the working classes Is severely
elt That is but natural result. II is the sequence OF
a debauch which leaves headache and sickness as
consequence But it is the height Of faacy and the
stock in trade agtbtOr TO say that after the boom
d-bach honest Labor has right to It's re "drd
II Iii ani false to assume that labor during the
saurn4lia boom dill not get its adequate sna'e
in higher and that labor was not fully paid In
| every proportion. What Mr.. Hynlnan seems % com
plain collapse OF the boom should distress
labor In other words, lie has no objection To collapse
provided does not affect abOr How IN the world sucn
u thing done must he lett TO the theo eca heads
OF the Hyndmans to be solved.
Mr. Hyndman's pointing out that the labor disturbance
should begin railroad in America is sure Sd and
PERFECTLY true ia unfortunate fact tnat the
great railway system in America has with few exccp
ous degenerated into gigantic monopOles, aud these
Ike high mountain peaks Will always stand out as a
mark for attack. Mr. Hyndnan pays great compli-
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most lucid the aborng classes and also to the
ute gence Of these classes FOR reading and disesiing
these ques than any other people IN the world
he cSncu les that have educated the people
we must Therefore take the consequences Well should
say arc perfect y TO do But there - only
one weapon that cam ought and must he Used Ia tnls
free country. that j. tue balOt-bOX.
II condition OF the people can De rlghted or
betterel IL surely ne 81 mob, nor ~ boy
| coitlus. nor by irresponsible CALCULATIONS Fhose
demands often arbitrary aud ilnTr1ctcaD.e. IL,
say. this is done at all il sAOrd be done ~ q
system law AMI representation which would respect
| both Labor and capital. eHch policy alone NO ID
! Insure confidence respect, and must lead 10 the
hettrrnent OF the great aDOrng cas-e', and 10 the
security OF capital. without watch Labor would be "a
gietuti. pauper But leaders of aeliaiiOns
aways ignore this great saf-tyyave, because nrre
no the agatOr and the law adjusting power IN
the here.
IL is also remark able fact that when great asitatOrs
have pulled tue and raised tue tOcsn OF anarchy
| they always rel uhttr their miserable tools. Ana Dir
Tyndnlan Il exception to the rule. However, MI.
Hyndman may learn something worth knowing. and II ID
this that this great Republic, with all It's democratic
freedom VIII be more potent 10 stamping out anarchy
ana .bor riots and above all that new Invention known
boycotips than Europe has been AMI Will ne with all
millions OF soldiers and sufocrate power at her
back Aud simply because the great bulk OF the people
are IL g-lOving AMI law abiding people There Is no
here for tho Anarchist Dynamiter or Socialist
Respectfully, j. . AOVh.
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