Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-24
REVOLUTIONARY SYMPTOMS.

LATE dispatches from various part
OF tho United siatc-, aud Europe,
countries, Indicate very unsettIe
condition of the Industrial world. From
London, England, reports reach u
that strike Of dock laborcrs /. hourl,
expected. The strike has already com
mcnced In Cardiff and several Of th,
smaller sen coast towns. II h feared 1
VIII extend to all shipping ccntcrs o
England.
From various points ofour own coun
Try comes reports Of vast organization,
OF wage workers. The railroad ON
ploycs ofsomc of the great systems mr.,
nilylng themselves with the Federated
Trades Unions, while In other place.
the railroad employees arc OF.
gani1ing TO fight the projected
Gungcr legislation against rail.
roads. From Chicago comes news
that laborcu engaged on the Worlds
FAR are working under the protection
" wv hhiutfy huu police.
but the most startling news Of all
comes from the Farmors' Alliance peo.
pie. The members Of this party, In the
Illinois Legislature, demand absolute
"Government ownership OF all nall.
roads,t elegfaphs aud telephones. - This
lisa gigantic demand. 10 purchase the
railroads and telcgraphs Of tho United
States would require six billions Of dol.
lars. To raise this money would add
Immensely to taxation, unless the
Farmers contemplate taking the prop.
criy without giving any computation.
To operate these rosds and telegraphs
would require Que million person.
All these, under the now regime, would
he government officials, and would
naturally work for their own pcrpe,ua.
ton In Office, and for the party In
power.
The Farmern' Alliance has also 10
manded n "Natlonal independent
Convention" In 1899. One plank Of
The proposed platform Of that Conyen.
lion VIII be the favoring Of an Austral.
IAN ballot system. That Is, It viii b.
an attempt TO compel every State 10
'dopt this system whether Il Is dlspos.
ID 10 do NO or not.
Tho Alliance men IN the Kansas
House Of Representatives passed a law
few days ago absolutely rupudlating
vi loans la that slate. The Kansas
senate, which Is Republican. passed n
eaoluiion condcmnatory Of the Honso.
/ reads as follows
"Whcrcas, By tho passage OF tho House
III commonly called the Elder Tax bin
nd others OF a like character. the uouse
Z Representatives OF mi. SLATE has
huscd great apprehension aud dlstrnst
hong the holders Of Kansas Securities
nj i, ~ we believe, doing the people Of
his State great aud irropamblo injury by
insing tho withdrawal Of all forelpo
'pilnl from our State, by rendering II
nposslhic Tor the debtor elias. Of our
'ople to renew their mortgages or oyon
~ the Interest acuruing thereon, thore.
70, bolt '
Resolved, That lt'ls tho sense u this
mate that No Wild Or visionary mons.
.. calculated In its nature or by lis pro. !,
-lons to inluriously affect the people OF !,
Is state, or tho credit OF the same. can :
shall pass this body" "
In addition TO all this the Alliance
mands the free and unlimited coin.
Of silver. II demands the abolition
National banks, the election Of II
esident and Vice-Presldent OF the
lifted States as well US that OF United
ties Senators by direct vote OF the
,ple.
I Il not difficult TO Imagine the -
Heal nature OF the rcvolutlop these
hands, II obtained, would accom-. q,
sh. Government control Of railroads T.
telegraphs involves something pos. ~
ELY dreadful TO conservative AmerI. III
is, II Is true railroads do not ca
erve a great deal Of consideration w
the hands Of farmers, but the tro. he
ndous change contemplated should N
appropriately considered. In
he operation Of the national banks m'
the way Of loans and discounts. III
regated, last October, To something Sta
al TO 50 900, 100000. II IL estimated col
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