Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-07-20
A PRELAI'E TALKS.
Archbishop Ireland Expresses
Himself Regarding Present
Labor Troubles.
LAW AND ORDER MUST PREVAIL.
Destruction Of Life and Property
the Fatal Mistake Of the
A. r. u. Strike.

A. r. u. Strike.
CHICAGO, July 1G-Arch bishop Ire
land of st. Paul, being asked what he
had to say upon the strike, spoke as
follows:
Il do not like to speak of Chicago
strikes, because in so doing I shall
blame labor, while because of my deep
sympathies with it I should wish to
have none but words of praise for it.
Yet in momentous social crisis such
as the ones through which we are
passing it is duty to speak aloud and
to make avowal of the truths and
principles which will save society and
uphold justice and am glad of the op-
portunity which the Associated Press
affords me.
1.-The fatal mistake which has been
made in connection with this strike is
that property has been destroyed, the
liberty of citizens interfered with,
human lives in danger, social order
menaced, the institutions and freedom
OF the country put in
Most Serious Jeopardy.
Ihe moment such things happen, all
possible questions as to the rights and
grievances Of labor must be dropped
out of sight and all efforts of lava bid
ing citizens and of public officials made
to serve in maintaining public order
and guarding at all costs the public
veal. Labor must learn that however
sacred its rights be, there is something
above them and absolutely supreme
social order and the laws Of public JUS
tice. There is no civil crime so hideous
and so pregnant of evil results as re-
Sistance to law and the constitutional
authorities of the country. This resist
ance is revolution; it begets chaos, it is
anarchy, destructs the whole social
fabric which ensures life and safety to
the poor as we'll IS to the rich, to the
emplcye as we'll as to tho employer.
Riots Are Harmful.
Riots and mob rule such as oc-
Cured in Chicago do immense harm to
the cause of labor and set back it's ad-
vance for whole decades of years.
Labor thereby loses the earnest SYM
i
] gives courage and triumph 20 it's ene-
mics. Worse yet, the principle of
popular government suffers. It is no
wonder that, reading of the occur
rences in America, Europeans an
nounce that the republic is a failure
and that strong monarchy only can
hold society together. Nowhere on
earth have poor men liberty, civil,
social and industrial, such as that
which they enjoy in America. Is this
liberty to be used in
Tearing Down the Republic
which blesses and protects them? am
far from saying that labor has not it's
grievances in America, nor that redress
must not be sought. I would not re-
spect the laborer who seeks not to en-
JOY all his rights and to improve his
condition.
"But all this must be done within the
lines of social order and law. The
remedy for these ills is healthy pub
lie opinion and fair public legislation.
and all legitimate efforts in these direc-
tions, whether by single act or united
force, are laudable. Labor has made
great progress in the recent past; it
must not be too hasty. Time and pa
tience are REQUISITES to final Success
SAYS HE'S AN ANARCHIST.
at Denver.
DENVER, July 16.-Rev. Myron Reed
delivered an address before large
meeting held under the auspices of the
A. R. u, in which he declared he was
an anarchist. \ He concluded by say.
ing:
''Jesus Christ was not only an an
archist, but was killed by the repre-
sentatives Of the law, the church and
state for daring to practice humanity.
Jesus Christ was an anarchist and 8
socialist, but never read of his being
q deputy sheriff. Nothing has dis
couraged me so much in the past few
weeks as to see so many men anxious
to take gun and offer to go out and
shoot their fellow men for the mere
pittance of s. per day.
Il look at this effort now being made
by such men as P ullman as an effort
to break up all organizations of the
laboring men, SO that they can deal
with the work ing &eo by one and
gradually get them down to pauperism
aud serfdom.''
Another Strike Imminent.
P1TTsBURG, July 16.-AnotAer strike
Is imminent in Pittsburg ant. vicinity.
but it will have no connection With the
Debs movement. If predictions from
reliable sources prove true, the ANAL
gamated Association Of Iron and Steel