The record-union., 1894-07-21
A NEW STRIKE.

The Los Gatos MaiJ proposes q new
strike, in which, we are convinced. all
people can engage without infringing
upon any human right. The MdiE saysi
How would it do for the American people,
and those citizens of the United States who
believe in ard uphold its laws and its pat
Eiottc, hberty-loying institutions, to form a
union and get up strike and keep it up until
the question is forever settled as TO who shall
control America-the peace and order, law
abiding people of America. or the human
filth and scum that has been SKINNED from
the sewers OF Europe and shipped here TO in
terfere and dictate as to how a republic shall
De conducted?
That is putting 1t rather strong. The
scum of Europe does not, as yet, attempt
to dictate, but it does attempt to destroy.
It would be far less Objectionable and
dangerous If 1t had an announced, af-
frmative and compact policy for the con-
duct of the Government
ITS schemes. however, are varied in
form, but all tend to one end-overthrow
Of republican institutions. Thus, two
years ago certain of these people pulled
down the stars and stripes from over
Pennsylvania schoolhouses simply be-
cause the flag represents government,
which had by enforcement of the law
put restraint upon them.
Another group of the same element is
represented in every low quarter of our
chief cities, and is to be found in the fore
front of all rioting, as at Chicago in 1887
and again in 1884; it is a disturbing class,
because invariably opposed to law; law
in the estimation of those of this class
standing for ruling power such as these
immigrants knew at home; power that
was not of them, but from a class claim
ing superiority and the right to rule, and
enforcing it by the power of arms and
tradition.
Still another class of this scum is the
anarchistic group which is found also
mainly in centers of population. These
would also destroy only; they make no
pretense of building up. They wage
war against society; they would abolish
all law because they hold law to be op-
preston, authority tyranny, and even
mild government is to them despotic.
This group proposes no reforms, sug-
gests no change in governmental meth
DDS. advocates no legislation, corrective
or otherwise. These esteem the assassin
heroic if he strikes at anyone outside Of
their own class, for they ars essentially
selfish as well as msrciless.
The anarchist denies the right of sslf-
government because that means ths rule
of the majority, and to him that is tyran-
nous rule. Naturally, this kind of people
are so intensely individual that they have
neither country nor home.
Still another group that we might well
strike against is the radical alien social
ist. who. being notch above the anareh-
ist in purpose and intellect, is more dan
gerous for he intects the many with wild
and chimerical ideas about utopian pos
sibilities ia government and society. He
is responsible for 8 great deal of the
looseness Of thought, manifest in speech
and writing. concerning our system of
government and its underlying princi-
pies, which, as rule. the radical alien
socialist hss not well studied, and which
he misconeeives.
The underwriting low-wage class ef
aliens, content TO merely exist and I've
upon low level, devoid OF any ambition
such as must inspire the genuine Ameri-
can citizen; careless about STATE building,
ignorant of our tongue and our history,
and having no pride IN our past or care
for our future. and concerned only for
themselves: The ignorant and priest
ridden class that has no higher concep-
ton of our Government than that which
makes it means to selfish ends, such as
prevailed in Wisconsin when the
Bennett school law was voted down and
the English tongue practically cast out of
upon which was recognized as compli-
anoe with the Compulsory Educational
Act.
All these and similar un-Amsrican
classes, foreign or native born, citizen
OF alien, we would strike against and
organize in opposition to, until the whole
Nation is unionized for true American
ism, loyalty, law abiding and tolerance.
An Americanism that will demand and
secure by lawful means the exclusion Of
the non-aaainilasive, the unappreciativs,