New-York tribune., 1892-08-22

M.n Ways II il too much like Imprisonment. by
and by they will CONC out INTO itin ine there to to
nrotrct. them then One by one the non-union
men will be driven out of the town by vioiencei' i
Others will become frightened and 60 away tSa, Sc
untarily. IL will be almost impossible for tnS
company to keep a full complement oi imp9r.edI I
men az work in its mammoth plant. Inc !9cai %
officers OF the law being unlon men, VIII, az lucy Hrs
have already DONE close their eyes to yioaationS
OF fhe law. This is the programme Of the union
The officers of the company say that they VII
keen ON taking 1nen until their works are oc-
mo opcraed before. and they intend to ngflt IL
out on that line. 1t appears TO be battle 10 ipe
bility of further blootlshed passed. The organi-
ration Of the locked out remains intact, thclr
denomination grows stronger and their Dit'er-
ness deeper. 49,
/ was walking quietly along one Of the, nm
lighted streets late ore evening when heard tue
ominous click, click" of rifle brcech as it was
opened and shut in yard that was pilr. passilha,
the opening and closing of the breech of a repcat-
ing rifle in the darkness. lie wa, mutterlng 70
among little groups of men gathered IN the
dark Yards oOf the houses OF worKmen
THE TENDENCY TOWARD SOCIALISM.
Struggles between capital and labor have
always attracted wide attention, for the simple
reason that the people Of all communities are IN
terested 70 greater less degree in every con-
In Europe strikes have invariably followed sue
cessiye reductions of wages, and, except in rare
instances. have been to prevent further de-
tereasc The exceptions have been the move
ments set on foot to secure restoration oil some
previous standard of wage payments. The Ia
bor organizations of Europe distinct from
our own, in that they are not confined exclusively
TO worSingmen representing some particular trade
or industry, affected, likely TO be affected. by
tie decrease of manufacturers in forming scales
Of wages. Their memberships are heterogeneous
in an industrial well ~ in an economic sense
Socialism il potent factor III every lhdustrlai
agitation in Europe, because, in the desire to ac-
auire numerical strength in organization, adVo-
Gates OF all sorts of theories, having as an object
the overthrow of the power OF capital are re-
crvrd with open arms, and, as "a little lcaven
cavens the whole Loaf labor movements abroad
have assumed the distinct chafdcterlstlcs OF 80
cialisfc demonstrations.
Inc situation in America has been radically
different from that IN Europe, until very re-
Gently. Industrial organizations here have been
almost free from soca,i-tic taint. Labor has been
organized lar more thoroughly and more honestly
than i'll Europe-mOrc thoroughly, because traces
have united with kindred trades, to the eXcu-
sion Of Others with which thc~ have no Interests
in common. and embracing in their membership
the mos sk,l:ul aad reliable workmen and more
honOrably because their openly declared pur-
pcse has been solely to protect their particular
trade from imposition.
Thi, hOncsty ,f purpose has been clearly dem
onsfTated in ma JOrity Of the labor movements
in America, and to this fact is due the popular
-ympathy thnt has been accorded to Organized
labor.
But Socialism ever the alert for oppor
tunity to advance it, doctrines, has AZ last OBJ
aine1 n strong foothold in labor organizations
in America. aud II Ia, seized upon the Home
stead trouble as one Of its opportunities While
il j. und"niabN true TINT there may be but
few. or. indeed not any pronounced Socialists
among fhe lockcd-ou' NJ Homestead. il IL
equally true that the influence Of socialism has
been brought 10 bear upon the situation thrOugh
outside organizations in which the sOcialistic
element II potent. II not predominant. In other
ways the Homestead ironblc has marked au
in the history Of organized labor IN America
There has been strike at Homestead. The
were locked Out bccaus' the Carnegie Com
pany would not agree 20 the utimatum Of the
AnLN gamnied Association. the In,st powerful,
organization Of ion-wOrlycrs in this or any other
country, and TO which the Home, ,tead mill hands
belong.
Second. tlrrc has b,rn no cDnirltion n sccnrr an
Increase. or To- prevent decrease of wages. The is
sue briefly put. il whether the company shall treat
with It's former employees rs an organized body and
not as individuals IL must not be allowed 10 en-
plov even a proporfionate number OF lis old men
il must take them all back or none A. the qucs-
influence Of Socialism IL very plainly hc seen. al
though IL appears ~ unusual form. II Socialism
which supports the carsc OF the lOckcd-out
men can win that caus" for them. what may II not
do with thc increased strength attractcd by such
victory V. G.. J.