The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-07

We owe to a German. Or. q. Won scHuITzE-
trades-unlon movement in England. and an
| English translation OF the work published
under the title OF Social Peace IL now pro-
durable from the Scrlbners. What the Eng
lish editor has done Is to select for translation
the economic chapters from the largo work
Zum Socialen Frieden. which dealt with the
many forms political and moral 40 well as
economic. in which the general movemen
toward social unity in England presented itself
to the German author while making first
hand investiGation OF the subject during the
years lSSi'-'N. The value OF the English YER
sion ia enhanced by a special introduction
contributed by the German author.
1t Is we'll known that the English trades
unions are regarded with distrust and dislike
In Germany. both by the working people and
by the capitalist class. 1t Is with the German
criticisms on the English method OF social re-
generation that the author deals in his intro
duction. The pessimistic views OF England's
future which prevail In Germany are founded
1t seems, on two assumptions First, that
even granting that all the author OF this book
says OF the trades unions were once true. 1t
was anti1uated. even when the work appeared.
The volume before us. say its critics. de-
scribed the elimination OF the Old Unionism.
whereas the spread OF tho New Unionism. dat
ing from 1880. points to nothing short OF the
recrudescence OF the old physical force Char
tism. Since 1889 the revolutionary element
has been steadily gaining ground in England:
the peaceful continuity which had hitherto
marked the development OF her industrial
history has been broken: and a sanguin-
a.y outbreak 10 inevitable. In word accord
ing to most German onlookers England ia at
this moment on the eve OF great revolution.
To such pIoomv Recommendations n- "a,
CONFERENCE.-The rswars that a. COO
wa. on,v In ona san.a a tn-ninc, - q. a.
social dsyelonment a, Fn,I.nS mr. 80.
nn,onisr yarv 800 ai,..,od t., =, a. -
Iart chor..tar xhI.h "a a.
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lam bava m aItad .wav.s Tho yonno.. 49,.
ba. carr,sd on and dny.lonad ,ho r.,hns.
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fair. mi. 70 ho ,,r. =, on. 80 81. I
and IN. nori,Ic.I asn.c,s ., ,ha ,nor.an.
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ICED workman concil,atIon Seams 70 n. q rdInr
,oyor In on Ircraos,n,, 49, "a
policv q, the National Miners, E.sara,ion go
TAIN ANYTHING reaIIv nav aIthonah ho,h ~.
ticoIlr and ,haorotjcaIl, r. I. daarIv $500,
ing. The FsdsratIoo inst.sd ., ra,oaniz1nr
that MINING ,ovaItias aro ,mnu,aiI. "a
nro,ts. .cras 90 t-vinc % a.. ,Ii.h ,,T. aH1
below which wages shall not sink. even ~
prices fall: It is asserted that this would bs
possible II the mine own ers form ed n syndicates
to regulate production. prices, and wages In
conjunction with the men. But the author Of
this book points out that those ideas are as old
as the labor movement among the English
miners. and are actually set forth in an ad.
dress to the mine owners OF Great Britain and
Ireland issued on March 20, 1884 The
truly new and significant feature n,
brought demands which were hitherto merely
ideals into the field OF practical polItIcs. From
the viewpoint of politics indeed ns we'll as of
economies the distinction between the Old
and the New Unionlsm is pronounced not one
OF kind. but one OF degree, correspondinp with
the superior i'm portance Of the pressnt ataoa
OF the labor movement, as compared with the.
earlier stage. John Burns for instance thu
head OF the new movement, seems on the
point OF verifying the predictions mazda nv
the autho- of this book even befora tina
dock strike. for he Is Adopting more mod.
crate tactics. He and his fellows have sue
,sssfully avoided the danger which has as
sailed so many Parliamentary representatives
Of abor on the Continent who, despisinc small |
Successes and political compromisas CON
denim themselves to Isolation and helplessness
against their middl O. class opponents
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ast resort whathar tha n,atho,Is -, ,,,,i,S SIo
M ne.esfuI or vIoIsnt Tba so,,,aI .,ans.a",
cover from the middle crassas ~ - ",. "
nov nu.t thsv hold GO az
ba Hrst nI.ca thu ,,io,o,,. % 49,, ,,,I So -
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,ipht oT Industry no ,o,ai,,n IanIs M. ,',o
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