Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-19
Socialists VS.. Anarchists.

dynamite Outrages may not mean much
in view of the extraordinary precals-
tions taken by the various Governments
and municipal authorities for the main.
tenance OF order. For their own sakes
the enemies Of society would naturally
defer their demonstrations to a more
convenient season. What was signif-
cant was the distinct repudiation of the
Anarchists by the great mass of the
SOcialistic party. We do not now refer
to the vehement denunciation of the
criminal use of dynamite by Mr.. John
Burns and other conspicuous promot-
ers of socialism in London. for anarchic
methods have always been peculiarly
repugnant to the English workingmen.
What we have in mind is the equally
severe reprObatiOn of Rayachol and his
accomplices expressed by leading Soc
cialists in Paris, and their proclaimed
determination to effect the fulfillment
Of their programme by constitutional
means: that is to say. by returning
their candidates at the Parliamentary
and municipal elections. AS pledge
of good faith they put forth a pro-
gramme which they will invite French
workingmen to support with the hope
OF embodying it in legislation. 1t will
be found that the features of this pro-
gramme are, for the most part. iden-
teal with the scheme of reforms pro
posed by the last German Congress of
Socialists at Erfut. 1t will also be
noted that some of the concessions de-
manded constitute an approximation to
a state of things already existing in the
city of New York.
The French Socialists dOnot, in their
present programme, 60 so far as to in
sist on the legal enactment of an eight
hour day for all trades. They are alive.
apparently, to the fact that since Ger
man wOrkingmen have not as yet suc-
ceeded in reducing their labor day to
ten hours, French workingmen could
not compete with them We're their own
working hours cut down indiscrimin-
atcly to eight. All they now ask,
therefore, is that in all contracts for
public works, where, of course, the
question Of competing with foreigners
need not be considered, there shall be
Inserted clauses limiting days labor
to eight hours and guaranteeing a min
imum Of wages, this minimum to be
determined by the authorities acting in
harmony with the trades unions. 1t
Will be remembered that statute sim
liar to this here proposed, so far as
:0nccrus the reduction of the labor day
o eight hours in the case of Govern
nent works. was passed by our own
Federal Congress. although for various
'easons it has not been obeyed. AS
'egards the number of working hours
II the case of men working for private
this is left for the present
D. the Paris Socialists to an agreement
between the parties interested. This
md any other question in dispute is to
,e settled by arbitration: but it is
lverred that workingmen acting as ar
,iters should be paid for their services
o insure their absolute Independence
oward their EMPLOYERS. Another in
titution advocated in the interest of
abOr is the establishment of labor ey-
.hanres administered by workincmen's
ocieties. and it is pronounced the duty
# such exchanges and of the munich
,alities to find work for the unem-
loved
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his tav which greatly increases tho
ost of LIVING for urban worI1inomen.
-o,,Id NOT ba for y moment to1aratad IN
he citr of New York The Socialists
leo demand avamp+ion from, ,ar-onol
aves fo,. all citizens navinosmaI ,ant.
,r their LODGINGS. The class Of citizens