The Washington times., 1894-07-02
OUR COUNTRY THREATENED
DR.. Hamlin Says It Is Time to Turn
Our Eyes Upon Ourselves.
ANARCHY IS MAKING INR0ADs
Popular Government II Not Protection
Against 1.-THE System Offers Peculiar
Facilities for fostering Its Adhersnts.
The Real and Durable Evils Defined.

Rev. Teunis 8. Hamlin, pastor OF the Church
Of the Incarnation, led his flock into the con-
sideration Of modern radical social move
ments at the morning service yesterday.
The reverend gentleman introduced his dis
course with clear statement Of the various
propagandas of different branches OF radical
thought, and said that Americans were too
prone to look at the old world for the genesis
OF such movements.
The sweating system, trusts, pools, monop-
olists. and tyrannical overseers Of labor all
came In for a share of vigorous condemna-
tion, and the apathy Of the church in relation
to such matters was roundly scored. DR..
Hamlin spoke in part as follows:
'Macaulay many years ago raised the warn
ing that the time might come when 1t would
be necessary to destroy liberty in order to
preserve civilization. Recent events seem to
give some semblance OF truth to that gloomy
prediction. Socialism appears to be ripenlng
into anarchy, and socialism is an organized
and mighty force In all the leading nations Of
the world.
1T cast 500, 900 votes at the last parlia-
rnentary election in Germany. and seated
forty men in the Reichstag. 1t has an active
group in the British Honse Of Commons, and
HuoLucE III tHc TTcuch SubiHDCI vi DcUutirs-
Russia, Italy, and Spain have secret socialist
organizations. Their programme differs in
some particulars. but everywhere includes
universal suffrage without distinction of sex;
absolute freedom Of assembly and OF speech;
complete secularzation of education; an eight
hours working day; public ownership Of
land, mines, manufacture. and Transports
tion; free administration OF law; free medical
assistance; free maintenance OF all necessi-
tous children; the abolition OF the wage sys-
tenn, and of all class distinctions and a final
national and international communism
WRONG ONLY IN ExcEsJ.
"Not everything in this programme is wrong.
Much is right and just in moderation, and
wrong only in excess. But nearly every item
is treated by the socialists in excess, with the
result Of a sharp antagonism against all ex-
isting social order. The first object OF attack
Is property. Private ownership is deemed a
crime against society. This in practice is
simply the outlawry OF thrift, economy, self
denial to-day in view Of tomorrow; in short
OF all the characteristics that distinguish the
civilized man from the savage.
Now, am far from saying that ali So
cialism Is aimed against the existence of gov
ernmeDt. or that all socialists are also an
archists. 1t is evident, however, that anarchy
Is the logical outcome of extreme socialism.
Not all socialists are anarchists. but all an
archists are socialists. The weak-minded,
the hot-headed, the disappointed. the incorri-
gible, the idle, who adopt the socialist pro-
gramme are certain to end in anarchy.
1--WE have been looking at these phenomena
across the Atlantic: but 1t is time for US to
turn our eyes to our own country. We have
flattered ourselves that our free institutions:
our thorough equality Of all citizens before
the law; our vast extent Of territory, putting
A. .sl
man; our public schools and separation OF
church and state. wouli safeguard US against
the development OF extreme socialism in these
United States.
"w-e have claimed that all classes here were
sporadic, and none OF them indigenous. We
have felt strong enough TO afford to be indul-
gent and indifferent. We have believed our
government so benihcent and our rulers so
entirely amenable to laws OF the peoples own
making. that no man would seriously array
himself against them. But we are being rap
idly undeceived.
FACILITIES FOR FOSTERING ANARCHY.
Popular government Is not, as we have
fancied. protection against anarchy. In
fact. it seems to have some peculiar facilities
for fostering anarchy. Its teaching of equal
ity before the law is misinterpreted to mean
equality in every particular of life. The poor
workman looks TO the government to make
him the equal in wages of the good workman;
the idle, dissipated. gambling adventurer de-
mands to be made the equal in food and
clothing OF the Industrious. sober, honest
toiier; in word. multitudes of our citizens
expect tie Constitution and laws to make
them equal to all other citizens. not only in
opportunity ity-which is the fact in this land
but in the results of opportunity. which de-
pend solely upt n personal Intelligence indus
rry hrTf lr.ttr .srad col at
But what shall be the remedy? That is the
most serious problem that conironts states
manship to-day. Repression is unavailing
Carnot was slain 10 avenge Ravachol and
Valiant. Santo. or Carsario, though but 19
years old. was known to the police of Europe
as a dangerous anarchist, was even so
recorded at Scotland Yard; yet he found 70 diff
fleulty in travelling where he pleased and in
mounting the steps of Carnot's carriage un-
hindered. Civilization cannot be saved by
destroying liberty. Free speech and a free
press are not menaces but Enthusiastically in
hammatory utterances might wisely be sup
pressed, though it Is very doubtful whether
the suppression wouldnot do more harm than
good.
John Most recently advised all intending
assassins to thoroughly master the weapon
they were to use, saving that only one pistol
shot In twenty-five WIS effective. and ended
his counsel with: mo more child's play Sc
rious labori Long live the torch and bomb.'
But even such atrocious utterances are less
harmful than enabling this wretch TO pose as
q martyr. Liberty must be preserved. An
archy could inliict no other blow upon society
so great as 20 destroy its faith in the possi-
blitv the beneacence, the final safety of
freedom.
REAL AND CURABLE ILLS.
''I'ut. most OF all, the real and durable Ills
under which the masses OF the people are
suffering should lie intelligently cured. and
tha. ,s speedily as possible Socialism does
net exist without cause It will not do for
US, in righteous wrath at snarchic assassina-
tions. to attempt to suppress discoptent by
Withholding the sti aw and doubling the tale
of bricks, or to deuy that making bricks is
hard work. and that overseers are often
cruel.
Hard word is not an evil. and even ii it we're
is not curabie. but the cruelty OF overseers Is
both an evil and durable. So is twenty-four.
forty-eight, seyeDty-two continuous hours Of
labor on locomotives. or railroad trains. or at
switches. So is the pestilential condition of
renements, manufactures, mines, for lack Of
a little monev to improve them. So is the
swelling system. every dollar of whose gains
is bloodstaned. So are the trusts, pools,
that are rich enough to buy
legislators with money taken from the daily
10Od ana clOlnlnS OIL mlillOnS OF nOnest
patient toilers 1t is idle to imagine that
these, and like iniquities, can flourish and the
victims OF them re main content to seek no
remedy.
"The remedy must be sought and found by
intelligent patriotic, humane men, not left to
be clu ched at wildly by the ignorant and
vicious. made frantic by injustice and suffer-
ing. Ii must be applied discreerly by good I!
citizens, not madly by adventures, whose
bloody application Of their fancied remedy |
makes them outlaws. if. indeed, they were !
not outlaws already. 1t is not without cause |
that men arrayed against rulers and govern |
ments feel that the prosperous. successful, |
religious people are Indifferent |
to their wrongs and sufferings. Tom Mann,
q leading English socialist. declares: where |
the churches are not apathetic they are dis
tinctly hostile to the weil-being OF the people.
have come to the conclusion, and know that |
it Is the belief OF thousands Of others, that II |
We seek aid In this country as a body Of |
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