New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-30

teaching that Christianity which Goo ieit oe-
hind Him" The figure Of Mr.. keir Hardle DIS
Vicegerent of the Almighty is an Impressive
one-not less that OF the labor party winch
regards picketng persecution. coercion anu VI
olence. all of which IT habitualiy prac'iseS' o.
Christian. practically speaking continued
this new Christian, 1.-The members OF the ihue-
pendent Labor Party are Socialists 10 DC
Socialist was thought no Ions time ago 10 DC
tolerably advanced. but Mr. Hardie Is some
thing more than a Socialist. He says
have more sympathy with the wild and mad
enthusiast, the Anarchist, VINO sacrlnces MS
own life and those Of his comrades IN order 10 g,
bring about that ideal state OF society winch
the respectable Christian man said couid never
be realized thus allowing the suffering ana
misery TO continue.
1t is but the usual ascending scale In this
country of recent years. From Liberalism
noble creed. to Radicalism. which Is an lgnopie
one: from Radicalism 10 Socialism. ana from
Socialism TO Anarchism. Mr.. Hardie hes taken
the steps little more quickly and more openly
than some others; that is all. He has staggered
even the stanchest Socialists in the press. 1
sneak Of Mr. Hardie rs the true author OF the
nrovaiIinr Consideration among those Radical
Journals which have not yet wholly cast on
Radicalism for Socialism. He is the author be-
cause he was the leader OF the Congress Whlcn
adopted Socialism. and Socialism in its most
sweeping Collectvism as platform Yet there
does seem to be an unaccOuntablc hesitation on
the part Of the advanced Journalism of Great
Britain IN accepting him Ms leader. The very
organ and mouthpicce of all the Socialism there
is or hitherto has been in England shrinKs
back from the sudden yawning OF the ABYSS
that opens at Norwich. The naturalization
resolution is tmdy described as "a tolerably
large order" and THE Chronicle ADDS:
On the face of it there would seem to be moth
ing now TO separate the Trades Congress from
any Socialist Congress In Germany or France
There would not indeed. The Trade Union
lists. in the mild paraphrase OF their best ir'end
IN the prcss. have put on record their belief In
g form OF commonwealth which can only De at
tanned by the highest conceivable order Of civic
ho,nrs" II IS quite clear that the better
trained and more prudent intelligence which pre-
sides over the counsels of Fleet street LOOKS
aghast upon the indiscreton OF Norwich. There
NAV not be much real difference between the TWO
wings Of the Socialistic army. but the disclosure
OF the whole programme IS thought prema-
ture and dangerous. The British public and
o,.on tho British workingman would be taught
I'm Fleet Street TO take his poison In moderate
doses whereas Norwich would pour bottle
ful Of prussic acid down his throat at n gulp
The purely political papers of the Radical or
riheral sort have two ways OF dealing with
erneroan cies such az were created for them at
Norwich They take refuge In silence. or they
climb unon the fence and sit there. There are
always oeople and some II them are British
journalists. who think you can best deal with
crisis by ignoring IT, Their policy Is a policy
~ mastery irnbecility. On tho morning when
one OF the most powerful organizations In Eng
land announces its purpose to "natonalize all
the wealth Of the Kingdom. The Daily News
considers Il a good time TO discuss the relations
Of England and France. the Slavery THAI NJ
Cairo Rugby Football. and Lynch Law IN the
United States-the latter in its most pharisalcal
style on the topic Of the day not one solitary
word. nor has there been one since. The pro-
vincial journals arc holder. They do not pu'
their heads In bush. They 81" that Norwich
is a great fact They discuss IT, ana ihey are
not perhaps t. be to- severely censured II they
refrain from taking sides too strongly f'r
there Is no doubt that there -. AL through the
this Norwich business. good deal OF rohucS'
The CONGRESS dealt with purely political matters
"a freely as with Scc!allstlc schemes. And the
question what are To be the future relations be
,wee, Labor. in ,,s organized TRADE Union form.
and the Liberal party. or any political party IL
a very grave one.
The Liberal party said Mr Kcir Hardle on
Sunday afternoon In London. had told them
and were still telling them. that theirs was the
party OF progress. OF the divided auflcnc" nan
cried 80 II u.s." and the other hall, Nonsrnse.
That was once his opinion but he now thought
that something more powerful than the weapon
welded by the Liberal party was needed 10
bring about "A better condition OF the lives OF
the workingmen II .his country. The inten-
tons Of the Liberals were good. but their meth
DDS were obsolete He offered them the indie
pendent Labor Party and the Socialism OF the
Norwich Trades Congress instead That party
said the organizer and leader Of 1t. had not
among It's members many OF the rich and very
few Of the wise: remark which WAS received
with laughter Therein" continued Mr.. Har-
die LAY the strength OF the movement. They
had no leader to betray them" That Is n toll
erably frank avowal Of the suspic!ousness with
which the mind Of the British workingman of
the Socialistlc and some other kinds Is satur-
ated They are like the French in their readi-
ness 10 accuse of treason either a leader who
IS defeated or leader who does not fol-
low them whithcrsoever they are minded
to 20. But with or without leaders. the
new party has votes and there is some founda-
ton for Mr.. Hardie's claim that they polled
most of the T. i02 given for the Socastc Labor
candidate the other day at Leicester. That Is
what alarms the Liberal journalist and the Lib
oral caucus-m ongers from Mr.. Schnadhorst
downward They see the possibility OF being
confronted with n situation in which they may
have TO choose between accepting the Norwich
programme and losing the labor vote. Either
would be fatal. yet the dilemma may be forced
upon them.
They might escape Il If they had the foresight
and courage which Lord Rosebery showed In MS
81. Jamcss Hall speech last spring. Cautious as
the Prime Minister is. he showed himself then
ready for an alliance with Labor OF a very large
kind lie made his appeal. 1t was responded to
her by BIS own party nor by the wOrklnglnon