The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-18

| so muuh the bttur, Wc fePiy'
 That will prove that, for the first time
 In their lives the poor have had enough
 70 eat'' The author admits. however,
 that prompt measures will have to be
 taken to guard against famine.
 AS the revolution is to be Anarchist.
 u VIII or course be partial in its ope-
 rations; Tor each large town or district
 VIII Dc regarded as an independent ter
 ritory, free to manage its own affairs
 without let or hindrance from its neigh
 bors. Thus. years after London had
 declared itself a Commune. the dis
 tf1cts Immediately around-Wimble-
 don, Harrow stratford-might still be
 under the old regime. The Anarchists
 Feel, therefore, that 1t would be rash
 Tor them to rely upon receiving outside
 supplies. Just for q month or two,
 they think. they may be able to per
 suade the less hostile of their neigh
 bors to let them have food in exchange
 for clothes, implements, lamps, etc.
 But they realize clearly that if they
 wish to maintain their independence.
 they must be prepared to raise within
 the boundaries of their Commune all
 the food they require. Prince Krapot-
 kine seeks to demonstrate that this
 could easily be done by means of 'sin-
 tensive farming" a method Of cultiva-
 ton by which a single acre of ground
 can be made to yield enough breadstuff
 and vegetables to support some hun
 dreds of persons. He maintains that
 even London could feed itself If all the
 gardens, parks and vacant places were
 cultivated according to scientific prin-
 ciples. All that the rebel city would
 need to do, therefore. to guarantee it.
 self against famine would be to dig
 and SOW or plant, with the least possi-
 ble delay, every square foot of land 1t
 owned.
 Meanwhile the new Commune has
 had to face another problem-that of
 housing It's people. The time Is al-
 ready past. We are told, when any log
 ical mind can regard dwelling houses
 as private property. They belong to
 the community, and when once the rev. | olutionary era has begun the only ques-
 tion will be how they can best be util-
 ized for the benefit of the community.
 Here again recourse will be had to the l oSi NiSSo VI liic pCibOIlo VI uOHHc No- lonte. Upon them will devolve the duty of providing every one with suit able dwelling. They will take posses
 sion of all the empty buildings in the city, and wherever they find a house of
 which the inmates have more than
 their share of space they will appropri-
 ate some of the rooms. They will not evict the original owners, but require
 them to restrict themselves to the use of certain apartments. They will then
 go to the East End and invite those
 who have passed their lives in misera-
 ble attics to come and live in the lofty apartments which are now reserved exclusively for the rich We might be | tempted to think that this modus agen- di would result in free fight for the | possession of-say Marlborough House. In this, however, we should be mistak- | en, it seems; at least the Anarchist | leader, whose faith in his kind knows neither bound nor limit. assures us that an appeal to the good instincts of the mob would insure all things being | done decently and in order. Tastes vary, and it Is not every one, he thinks, I S. Besides, if it was found that there were not rooms enough for the comfortable accommodation of every one, men would set to work to build, and then
 palaces at once healthy comfortable | and beautiful, much superior to any thing capitalists ever build, will rise on the soil of the free city"
 Clothing will be dealt with much in | the same way as food, As soon as l fighting is over, the peoples represen- tatives will take possession of all the articles of clothing found in the city, and divide them out among those who stand in need of them. The author be- lieves that the present stock of ready made clothes in any great city would be large enough to provide every man living there with a warm suit, every woman with 8 comfortable gown, and all with shoes, stockings and the mi nor articles of attire. Thus from. the very beginning of the revolution, every one would be well clothed, though per haps without much regard for individ- ual taste Prince Krapotkine regrets that he cannot promise "a chaque cito- J chaque cheyenne une robe de velours," just at first. Still, he undertakes that those who have 8 fancy for gorgeous attire shall later have an opportunity of gratifying it. ..,r
 The whole population being thus SUD- piled with food, shelter and clothing, the rebel city will turn it's hand to the organization of labor; for 1t is evident, even to Anarchists, that life cannot be one long holiday. Nor have they any wish that it should be. On the contra ry, they say: "Commencons par satis- faire Ia soif de vie, de gaite, de liberte, l que nous n'avons tamais etanchee. Et quand tous auront goute de ce bonheur, nous nous mettrons a Poeuvre." Soci- ety-i. e.. the inhabitants collectively-l will take possession of everything land, buildings, machinery, raw mate- rials, railways, etc.-that is requisite for the production and distribution of the necessities of life; and will organ ize labor according to the needs of the whole population. This they will do. not by establishing communal work l shops, but by forming themselves into | free associations, labor groups-spin- ming, weaving, building, shoemaking l groups, etc
 The author sets himself to determine 1 how many hours a day a man must 1 work to secure for his family g. com- l fo,.ta1,1o ho,1ae and all neeesesarv hnsrd