Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-07-12
SOME EDITORIAL OPINIONS.

The time for sympathy with l..horers
at Pullman and else"here, ii there was
ever any reason for it, has passed, and it
is now only a question between govern
men. and instruction, law and anarchy.
The men who are conspiring to prevent
tie transmission oi the mails and to
blockade the commerce among the
states are attacking the government and
the laws, and those who sympathize
with them are abbettors OF treason.
This, we repeat, is the law, and all men
and women must govern their words and
acts neutrality-suspicious. Ledger
The railroad strike is national dis
grace, that for 4 week one hall OF great
nation should be without mails, without
being able to get freight moved, and be
obliged to stand helpless while corpora
tons are adjusting difficulties, is ma.
tional dishonor. This OF all things, will
bring prominently before the American
people the subject Of government owner
ship OF railroads. This strike Oh the
railroads will cost millions OF dollars.
At any rate, the government must as
sumo such control Of the roads that such
4 tie-up as the present one, can not
ppen.-II oquiam ashingtonian
The way to end strikes and boycotts
of this kind Is to make them fail, as they
deserve 20 fail, not merely from lack OF
sympathy, but by demonstration OF the
antipatiy which they must excite in any
civilized community where intelligence
and sense Of justice prevails. Already
there are evidences that the railroad
workers are not so senselesy or SO sub
seryient to irresponsible despotism as
they seemed to be when Debs first began
to issue his DEGREES. 1t is only necessary
to protect the railroads and the workmcn
in their rights to bring this colossal
blunder to speedy conclusion, and
make it disastrous only to the labor
unions that submit to such iatuous
leadership.-Nc York Times.
Strikes on the present basis are not
alone unlawful, they do most injury to
those who the agitators claim will gain
by lawless action. Tie laborers com
prise - per cent OF the voting popula-
ton and the laws are just what their bal.
lots have made them, not capital.
Labor and capital cannot be lawfully
divorced, or the country escape anarchy
OF ruin il the present system oil strikes
continues. Labor has the sympathy OF
the majority only So lar as it respects the
laws for which ii is mainly responsible
and can rectiiy Il it wishes. Liberty,
justice and peace, however, can never be
hoodwinked into j)ining hands with
socialism, anarchy on outlawry let them
be never SO pleasantly disguised nor as
earnestly solicited, Trade Register.
Ii this country does not wish to blush
with shame and ultimately weep blood it
must with IN iron hand stamp ont the
anarchists vino use this country as lest
ing place TO hatch murder and treason
against the law order and peace OF every
other nation on earth. No such fiends
should be able TO say they are permitted
to peacefully meet in any pant OF the
United States and eXult over the murder
Gus success OF one Of their numerous
tribe, and here plot to continue their
business OF assassination. While we per-
nit such meetings We lack genuine SYM
pathy for the sister republic, loss and
suffering that must come TO us with time.
Wipe out the vipers OF anarchy in the
interests OF peace and prosperity at home
and aboar'l.-Trade Register.