The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-24
1NsULAR IGNORANCE AND PREJU
DICE.

THE English newspapers that hear the
''crack Of doom" Of our great republic in
the Chicago riots, as they pretended TO hear
ii when Sumter was fred upon in April,
1861, would do well TO read the history of
their own times
Only few weeks after Queen Victoria
was crowned IN 1887 began the Chartist
agitation in England. which lasted ten
years and was full Of riot. During those
ten years England rang with grandilo-
quent. empty and meaningless phrases
about ''the people," the rights Of the peo-
pie, aud "the rights of labor" and pre-
dictions OF revolution" In 1887 there
was formidable rebellion in the province
of Quebec; there were battles between the
c'patriots" and the government troops,
under Sir John Colborne. q Waterloo
veteran, at S.. Dennis, Sc. Charles and
So. Enstache. This Canadian rebellion"
did not end until 1889. and would have
been successful had not President Martin
Van Buren, enforced oar neutrality laws as
faithfully against the canadian patriots
as Presidents Johnson and Grant did the
neutrality laws against the Fenian in
vasion of Canada. after the American
civIa war in is6e69
Chartism did not prove "the crack of
doom" for the English government; the
Canadian insurreetion in 1878 did not
prove the ''crack of doom" fer England's
colonial government OF Canada There
have been eight attempts made upon the
life of Queen Victoria by erahks in her
reign OF fifty-seven years. There was an
insurrecston in Ireland in fSis: there have
been meat formidable industrial strikes
and riots in England during the last ten
years that have invekysd great destruction
Of property, the calling out OF the mill
tafy. and yet the government of England
still lives.
In EraRce. with a standing army Of 500
COO men. there have been terrible indus
triA5 riots within ten years in the mining
districts: 50 there have been in Belgium.
There VAS receatly formtiable insurree-
| ton In Sicily. There have been frightful
anti-Jew riots in Russia. Ali these conn
/ tries haSs pleaty OF soldiers, and vet they
| do not escape from political or industrial
iusurreetisn. yet the moment there is any
industrial disturbance in the United States
| the EngliEh press at once begins 10 purse
up its bulldog mouth and solemnly warn
ali the world thasthe beginning OF the end
Of the American republics in sight.
Goodwin Smith. English born and bred
/ = ripe scholar. once professor OF history in
Eoxford university. once member OF the
1 British parliament, has lately rnturned
/ froM visit to England. and holds that
/ E4gland has more 20 fear fsom socialism
/ aud anaFchism for the next fifty years
| than America, because, as he SAYS. social.
/ ism has already obtained teoiholA in
! English legislation with both the great
+ parties, while in America il Is as xes =
mere exotic Read the reports of the
anarchist meetings IN London ana Won
will nnd that N violence Of language and
/ viupe-asion the speakcFs srrpasa any,
! thing uttered bS Moss and schwab in The
| United States.
In the matter of murders BY anarchists
/ Ensssnd makes = wosze showfnw than
I America The Irish ansrohbxss murdered
/ lord Frederick Cavendish. brother Of the
! present dsske u nevonshsrs. in Phraix
PACK. Dublin. Consider sic Fea.an at
/ tempts en Chester Castle: the Manchester
explosion. the murder e Policeman Bpstt.
I TIE sxplosioa IN the Tower 81 I.onson.
and IL il safe to saS that England has As
/ mach % fear sson iwg eomhGsigh le
/ elements IS AmSEsca. despite PIE
I fact that her listis country brsssies wifa
the haTenets of \ standing army. While
wilh8Aa arsA CT soooooo square miles We
i have hut $500 Federal hayoness and no
co STATE otEsiEstlA II shsy we're ali called
/ soaG Furthermore the effectiveness of Ghs
militia In several seaIssoss impaired sy toe
j fact tasa thcAr governors are SOCIALISTS and
altnGss anxfchisgS Despite an 49,. oar
liatle standing arfhy Of 2Solo men ana Toe
is5Alsy u lie great n.ass Of our psopls -