The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13

the setting aside of the private conduct
of industry in favor Of cooperative organ
ization on a national basis, in the common
interest. | expect in the meantime, and
in the near future, to see a series of ex-
traordinary popular demonstrations,
which it is hoped, will be peaceful in
character While there may be, and
doubtless will be, many deplorable in
stances of violence and perhaps some
bloodshed, do not believe that a great
war, or any war, will be needed to bring
about the new order Of things. / believe
it will be accomplished in the main by a
peaceful revolution, and l believe that
the beginning of the revolution is
close at hand, if, indeed, it may not be
said to have already begun"
"Do you think, Mr.. Bellamy, that the
concentration of wealth and power in the
few is bringing the condition of affairs
here to a condition similar to that before
the French revolution in Francen
Eyes; in general, but think we need
apprehend no such scenes of violence in
the course of our impending revolution as
marked that in France, for the reason
that the general intelligence of our people
is, beyond all comparison, superior to that
of the French masses at the time Of the
revolution. They were then in the condi-
ton that the Russian pCasantry are in
now. / base my belief that this revolu-
tion in this country will come peacefully,
chiefly upon the fact Of the high intelli-
gence of the American people"
You do not think that the immigra-
tion of large masses of ignorant people,
especially the Slavs, has anything more
than temporary effect on the general in
telligenceW
This is bad of course The Slavs you
speak of were brought here by the big
mine operators under an ordinary CON
tract system to furnish cheap labor in the
mines, and if the bad effects of their occa-
sional reyolts could be confined to the men
who brought them, 1t would be no more
than they deserve, although should not
be understood as speaking in vindictive
spirit. 1t is my belief also, that the Slavs
have as much right to come here as my
forefathers had, for example You must
not imagine, either, that these people are
socialists or nationalists They have no
such idea whatever They are not intelli-
gent enough There is no sense In the talk
of newspaper editors about immigration
bringing IN foreign socialism. These
Hungarians, Germans and Poles are bet
ter OFF here than they were In the old
country, and they are, parativcly
speaking, contented-the mass of them
are We Americans look back upon bet
Ter BnluRSi Juey dF6 eHJOylHR DeJbef Things
than they had over there.
, "As regards the question of immigra-
tion, it has been the object of the labor
organizations TO secure some legal legis-
lative checks upon the immigration Of
the poorer classes. The labor organi4a-
tions are not likely to succeed in this, be-
cause the capitalist interests desire that
this immigration shall continue and that
il shall be from the poorest classes Of
Europeans, because they desire cheap
classes of European immigrants enables
them to reduce the wages of the Ameri-
can workingman more successfully than
they otherwise would be enabled to do.
For the same rerson we see the capitalist
interests in the west on the Pacific coast,
developing more and more influence in