The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-13
The Anarchist World Newspaper In New
York.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Your de-
nunciation OF the World for II q anarchistIc at
titude toward the Homestead emeute appears
to mo. as wage Garner. to be singularly con.
servative. That u great ncwspaper-or any
newspaper ut all-wi any pretensions to n
knowledge OF the United States. should show
either such abject trucking to the most de-
moraiiHing influences or such reckless flip
pancy as the World has dis played in this mat
Ter Affords even worse comment upon dem
agogio bufIoonery lying latent In some parts
OF this county than has been made manifest
even by tho Anarchist whom let loose in Union
square. The dcludcd Anarchist offers at least
the merit OF honesty. while the newspaper
must plead guilty Of Grass ignorance In ordor
TO escape the charge OF wHful Indictment to
chaos and ootinG OF property.
The fucts as to Homestead are simple
enough. And yet, strange to say. 1t was not
until THE Sun denounced the inactivity OF the
lawfully constituted authorities OF Penn sylvia
MIA that the true condition Of things dawned
clearly upon the public mind. Willis my SYM
pathies are with the Homestead workers as
men and heads OF families. they arc assuredly
not with them as lawbreakers. To what ex-
tent these men ara imported contract laborers
is not now the question. They are to be taken
as American citizens. and as such their first
duty to themselves. their county. State, and
country. ia to be obedient servltors Of tho law.
In this country the people make the laws
by majority they choose their own county,
State. and national officers. These officers
are tho mere creations and creatures OF the
people. Their tenure OF office depends upon
their execution Of their oaths of ofllco The
Sheriff is the peace officer Of the county Had
the wage earners OF Homestead recognized
their own duty as citizens. or even as aliens
badge q the Sheriff OF the county. But they
What did they do3 They took tho law into
Caps. Mollie Masuires. REIMBURSEMENT and the the
general ilk Of persons who place themselves
It is not question at issue that Mr.. Carne-
gle may or may not have been tyrnnnical to-
in his own way and for reasons satisfactory to
himself Service at the Carneaie works was
seueg the en Tsrs w nat sat- at
isaed they could leave that service. r. MIR.
CaInecie should choose to arbitrate with them.
and even present arguments In his own behalf,
to his head, and certainly to his heart But IL
called u hard taskmaster but no license for
Rs s xG S, tSs hs
guarded It carefully. does not detract from the
property. and unlawfully. They came into
possession therefore. as the highwayman in an
express car or the burglar In the bank build
ing. The Sheriff OF the county. and he falling.
the Governor Of the State was accordingly
resting under an incum bent duty to restore
that property to its riThtiul owners. 1t was
bIs DUTY ip MSGs by tho
A, B, Of property rights and thelaw. Yet the
World would destroy both at once. An Ameri-
can editor places himself in a strange attitude
In taking T. course which would have done
Athens or to a Johann Most OF day. Such
inGnmmatory appeals, would indicate that the
editor had lived SO long abroad that he had
scmrSrhat. forgotten the general tenor OF
American institutions. or else that an Anar-
chist had tapped this end Of the cable.
American wage earners are not thus to be
deceived. however. They know full well that
the sacredness Of their own property rights
and OF their lives as well rs their ballots do
ponds upon tho reign Of wide spreading law.
planted. nurtured. and nourished by them
selves: law which. while 1t protects the poor
man. is no less common SAVIOR Of tho rich
man. WAGE GARNER.
NEW YORK CITY. July IL.