Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-29

tendency has been to drive tho proletArlat
INTO opposition, and to foster the spirit OF
tho commune which, despite the horrora OF
Its suppression In 1871, stu exists In thai
country, and ia growing. Tho French work
ingman Of ls0i fully understands the great
things accomplished by tho worsingman Of
1903, aud he regards tho methods of tho
revolution which so otactually broke up the
power OF the French oristpcracy as tho
proper means to BIZ used At this timc for the
abolition Of whnt no regards as tho "tyraut
landlord" and "capiialstic muster" Tho
gathering In the Champs Elypeo or tho Champs
de Mara have therefore much more omi-
nous Significance to the French government
than have tho gatherings In st. IaInos and
Hyde Parks TO the English.
Labor in belgium Is becoming moro and
more aggressive. and although Il IS IA Catho-
lie country the worklngman. hitherto So sub
mlssivo 70 tho power OF tho church. now re-
fusos TO follow tho counsels VI his priests
when they run counter to tho rules Of hls
local associations II is q curious fact that
Ia those countries where labor has boon most
suppressed. but whore II has galnod conces-
sons aud como TO realiz its own power and
begun to see It's own WANTS, the tendency ia
to run TO extremes and TO hold its'own labor
organizations aa superior TO the govern
nient itself, The spirit Of patriotism that
once so strongly distinguished the belgian
workingman aeoms to have passed away
the POWER exercised over him by tile church
is fast becoming u dead letter. and, Ia tho
fierce struggle FOR existence, all his thoughts
are conferred on himself. or it be gives a
thought to othors, Il Is simply to regard thom
Gs associates to whom he must cling In order
to further his own ends. The revolutionary
and democratic spirit Of the ago Ia pormeat-
ing aud honeyeombng this little kingdom to
tho north Of Franco, The peasant no longer
doira his hat and bends his knee to The pass.
ing count, and the grimy miner aud the hard.
listed farmer unite In aneqrsat mud denuncle-
tons Of Leopold, thoir dcbauehoe king.
As might be expected, because Of the great
or freedom of the republic and tho highor In
toligencc Of tho people, May day In switer.
lind hesumcs the appearance Of national
holiday. From Geneva and Lausanne 10 the
hamlets farup In the Alps, all are In gala
droas, and men, women aud children turn
out from field aud factory 10 reloco in the
day, rather than 10 make demands upon the
government, wisely. indeed, the govern.
ment itself has entered Into tho spirit Of this
demonstration, and giyua not only lts sympa.
thy. but all its facilities, to make Labor day
a succoas, AZ II Is In Switzerland no It might
DO throughout all Europe. and even IN Amer
loa, Il we adopted tho same wise course. Tho
day muat soon como when European govern.
ments will realize az America has already
done, that their real greatness and prosperity
depend not so much on the number Of their
aoldi1rs or the weight Of their ships IA upon
the condition OF labor and it's spirit Of dIscon.
tcnt or contont,
This rising OF tho fourth estate. - as Il Ia
called, must ultimately result IN Tho conied.
Grafton Of labor throughout the world. Prop
crly managed, this itself might be used as an
ail-poweriui factor In the interest Of peace.