St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-05
SOCIALISTS AROUSED
BY the Decision Delivered by
Judge Kicks in the Con-
tempt Cases.
The Brotherhood of Engineers
Will Fight to the Bit
ter End.

NEW YORK, April The following
is a translation of an editorial on the
Kicks decision, printed this morning in
the New Yorker Volks Zeiting, the or
gan of the socialists of the United
States:
THE die is cast. The result that has
been expected by every one has been
reached. Judge Kicks, of the federal
court of Toledo, has passed his sent
ence, and it is against the Wage-Work-
ers. Once more the power of govern
ment in this SO-called free republic has
shown by this Slavish decision that it is
q power whose SO-called laws are framed
exclusively in the interest of the capital
iStic class. Again, the American work
ingmen as a class have received unmis-
taxable evidence of the fact that the So
called equality of all free born citizens
of this country is nothing but hum
bug-nOthing but gigantic and
Infamous lies in the face of laws the
carrying out of which makes the work
ingmen the abject slaves of capital.
Again the governmental power of cap
ltal has shown itself, without the mask
generally placed before its grim face
about election time. Again dose of
medicine that they were forced to sWal-
low in 1856 has been given to them. Will
the working people be cured this time
of the foolish hope of gaining the small
est advantage from the capitalistic or
ganzatiOn of society? Will they under
stand that they must trample upon laws
which trample upon their class interests?
Will they understand that they must
give up fighting with each other? That
they must Join hands for the common
struggle against the common enemy,
for merciless war to bring the power
of government into the hands of the
working class, and finally to overthrow
the capItalistic organization of society
and establish socialism? If, in conse-
Quence OF the decision of Judge Kicks,
the American workingmen will under
stand this, we will be glad that this de-
cision has been rendered, for then we
shall have at last the inevitable clear
fight Of the working class against the
exploiting class. The judge has spoken.
Now, workingmen, it is your turn to
act"
TOLEDO, o., April flames Lennon.
the Lake Shore engineer who was found
guilty of contempt of court according
TO Judge Kicks decision has, in obed-
ience to the instructions of his attOr-
neyS, refused 10 pay his fine, and has
been formally arrested and is in the
custody of the court. His attorneys will
appeal the case to the supreme court of
the United States for writ of habeas
corpus. and it will come up in Washing
ton as soon as possible. The Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers will flight
the matter to the bitter end, and will
not spare any expense. They realize
that the final decision is of vital i'm
pOrtance to their organization.
SCRANTON, Pa, April 4.-General
Master Workman POwderly had not
seen the decision in the case of Engineer
Lennon, at Toledo, until his attention
was called to it by reporter.
THAT decision" said Mr.. POWderly,
''showS, as l have said before, that the
principle of government ownership of
railways is being recognized by the
courts. While the decision is apparently
against the men, it emphasizes our DO
SitiOn that the government has the right
TO supervise the railroads. Now, it is
poor rule that won't work both ways.
The interstate commerce law was passed
for the purpose of controlling the rail-
roads, but up to date no railroad has
paid any attention to the law. An an
archy of the worst kind has prevailed.
BY that mean a total disregard for the
law, and that is what the corporations
charge against the anarchists"