Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-08
STRIKERS TO CONSULT The GOVERNOR
A Mass Meeting to Discuss Future
Action Held.


characteristics Of the anarchist, but evidently
impressed at least one man that I either held
advanced anarchishc views or that might be
| converted to Q doctrine Of blood and destruc-
ton There was q large crowd at the depot last
night and moved through and around the
multitude In search Of news. A little man,
| whose principal features were huge blonde
mustache and . pair of short bow-legged
pants, the latter fitting his legs admirably,
pressed into my right hand folded sheet Of
paper, asked me to read it at once and then
pass it on TO some friond. He did none of these
| things until he had satisfied himself BY a our
sorry and non-competitive examination that
was fit and proper person to associate with
him. Here is the circular:
"STRIKERS, BROTHERS.,
READ AND REFLECT.
Fellow sufferers: Resistance to tyrants il
obedience to God," was the battle CRY Of our
forefathers during the revolutionary war of
1776, foremost among whom we're the noble
revolutionists, Washington, Paine, Jefferson,
Franklin, &c. We strikers are obliged to see
how tyranny is running rampant here in Home
stead, how the biggest fraud and hypocrite Of
Pennsylvania, Philanthropist Carnegie, has
turned his iron plant, which was created BY
our labor, but stolen from Us by these thieves
Carnegie, Prick & co., by means Of law and
privilege into a military fortifcation thns actin,
slly debating war upon ma vorkinomen from
whom he has robbed all his ill-potten wealth
He has, asked us to work under condiuona that
we could not. nor cannot accent. unless We are
all cowardly ours. A cur only icks the foot Of
the master that kicks him. Brothers Won ali
know that Carnegie means 70 nav ms sfaryntion
wages. He means TO reduce I,s tn a Condition
unworthy and unfit for human beinos. that ia !.
he wants US his obedient, humble, submissive,
currish slaves and since he Ia bringing the con-
temptible tools of the robber classomurderere
deputy sheriffs and Pinkerton assassinsMto
our peaceful village TO shoot and mur-
der us. because Wa refnse 70 stnrve
we are actually driven 70 effect;vs
measures for the defense of our lives and onr
rights The Carnegies resorted to violence and
arms first and they maan 70 starva ond crrsb
at snv coat evep tbongh thev hsre 20 sIonah,a-
us in cold blood. Shall We workinonen' we
creators of Carueeie's wealth tolerate An tbasa
outrages? No, a thousand times no. The in
famous Csrnegies Fricks and their clasa oener-
ally are forcing the working people to reyolu-
tionary methods. actually dispellinp all homes Of
a peaceful settlement of the economic ouestion-
Brothers, there is NO course left but to meet
force with force,
We have seen how several of our brothers
were murdered in cold blood by the Pinkerton
assassins. He says we attempted to resist the
landing of this hellish army of murderers
Pinkertons are armed with Winchester rifles.
but what are we armed WITH Reyolvers and
stones. What folly; in times of peace we
should prepare for war. So, unless we have
winchester rines OF something better 1t Is sui
hrnthars. 8, ~ .o iuA Owe, .nis;
for trife. When won want TO fiuht the armed
forces of capitalism make sure that you have
superior force on your side. Otherwise all the
Geaa ana wounded wili De on your side. Reflect.
exchange and mn,,,n;cai;on Wb;ch as hrou"h,
forth the Carneeies. Vanderblts. jaw GouIds
&c, on the one side, and on the other side the
impoverished wealth producers, the tramps,
pSggars, ProsuIutes, criminals, the cause OF
will not nor cannot effect q change % tha swaa
TEN. All peaceful measures are doomed TO
failure.
The strikes OF modern times must be on q
san.a p.am % ,roni tue ones OF tne past. Inc
the wealth that Csrneae calIs ne s ~ satad sn1
by us, the workers. and of right should belong
to US. Therefore we should stay In the mills
that OF right belong to us and thus strike and
aeiena , 1a ou'seivSs aga,nst any inuuders, for,
;nst;ce strifa w.rs,,s -. ud hIndsb pSfessi1n IN
must continue until the tools belong to the
toilers, the products to the producers and the
workshops and mills to the workers. When We
resor. 20 revoiunonary methods we should be