New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-14

y Establish nothing that will last Before
= co. was over, the traitors, drunlSards. fools,
So,red by our enemies, would have put down
the revolution
.,hat goes on to say the essential thing is 10
p,~nate the people; the better it knows itself,
=. nature, it's rights. the stronger grows its
"o-al force, and the nearer draws the great day.
= 10 nerfectly true, and the truer because II is
..,s in a sense totally different from that which
~ John Burns attaches to the words lie uses.
Ia Ike Mr.. Henry George, has passionate sym
natbv with the poor, and an equally passionate
to,red Of the rich. Both Of them arc men of
motions and impulses; with this difference, that
Mr. Burns is a man of deeds and Mr.. Georse Of
words Neither Of them can argues neither UNI
d.rstands the value Of evidence or the meaning
., The tremendous issues they would force upon
soctety; neither is anything but well-meaning
and extremely mischieeous denagogue.
A little while ago Mr. John Burns was but
,ha chief of band Of social insurgents, the
loader Of strike, the agitator who had no better
n.trorm than van in Hyde Park To-day, by
,be decree of what passes in this country for
oopular suffrage, he is Member of Parliament
for Battersca, and sits in the London County
London. If his influence with his comrades has
decreased his prestige with the public has gained
and bis fame has spread. we see. at least as Tar
ss peris He is a fair enough representative OF
his party. He represents its narrowness' /"
irnornnce its selfshness it's incapacity to take
,srra vjews or TO consider the welfare "f ue
.o,,ro,ri,,, He has not learned TO think, but ne
has learned TO act -
any number q volcanic forces; again, TO oroef
r,oror,l strike. to paralyae society, to overturn
the existing social fabric. OF, If not az any
r.omant al such a moment as shall promise MN
chance Of success He looks forward 10 the
hour when that general strike, which he admI'S
;. bs ,mpossible now, shall become feasible lie
mos FOR The time when he or another may be
No IN cav 70 every workincman in the King
1om Thou shalt not iabOr"--when every form
% industry. lowest as well as highest, shall at Il
svod date. and at the bidding of an illegal ana
irresponsible authority, stop; not again to be re-
s,mcd till the same Illegal and Irresponsible
outbority shall give the word, Thus, l suppose
and not otherwise, is he prepared + "demonsh
~onital - He is ready 70 order such strike l'r
mnch less tremendous object simply. as he
,ons NJ Uuret. as a menace to compel the adop-
.;or ~ a seven hours OF six hours day. Nor l.
bs disposed to wait for merely political chanSo''
He cares little for political Influences as Fo"
will see from the following;
mo; not at all. The form Of the Governincn nj
has nothing 70 do with IDEAS of equality. III
france YOU have an equality very much more III
theory than in practice; in England, on the con-
rarv. the idea Of equality is natural to US ana
With rs there is far less antagonsm between III"
horreeois class and the working class than exists
IN France In France the political horse is always
hs,no brought forward, and yet that does nov
r,event NJ Carnot telling a small boy dressed up
a. Russian, L embrace Russia What shahe
for a Liberal and Republican country"
"But you are a Republican yourself?
II am
"When do you expect 10 have KepupHc'
at do not know You had better ask tne
p,inco Of Wales, who thinks he viii never %
KING of England. He knows more ABOUT mat
.ers connected with the Throne than l do
The ,nodesty Of this last declaration dlsariis
criticism. will only point out that MI bui"'
hos NOT cot the gossip about the Prince Of " a'''
md the succession TO the Throne, In Its current
form What the Prince is supposed to nave sai'
10 that though he should himself come 10 inc
Throne he thought it doubtful whether Ms s'ii
would succeed him. 1t is more prooap,e C'"'
both versions are apocryphaL