The morning call., 1894-07-11

the railroad company and its striking employees,
It seems, has so far extended itself into the
other departments OF business, trade
and commerce, that the controversy
has now shaped itself into fierce combat be-
tween labor and captal in general. For some
reason, and by some means unknown TO others
than those IN power al Washington, the arm OF
the Government has been brought TO the ala
of capital, and the President OF the
United States, under the pretense OF enforcing
the laws OF commerce and the carriage
of the mail, has made his proclamation
requiring all of tie assembled protestants
against the aggresSionS of aggregated capltal
to dispense and go TO their respective homes
The administration at Washington mas seen
proper TO axe up the side of the capitalists anu
TO threaten Ia precipltate tie people OF tue
United STATES into cont1ct OF bloody warfare
in order that the mandates Of corporations may
be Obeyed and that this strike for hDerty on
the part OF The people may be suppressed.
MIR. Hart then severely crltlclZes Presi-
dent Cleveland for calling out the troops.
Continuing. he says:
Our Institutions justly revered by our peo-
pie. have been too dearly bought, and the blood
of American citizens is 100 sacred TO justify the
President of the United States In precipltatng
a devastating war upon our Government and
among our people, except upon the most urgent
necessity and for a most serious rebellion
against the authority of the Government aud
IL must be q matter of serious regret among
those who hold our liberties in the highest
esteem that any circumstance that does not
.peTemptorily demand the exercise of the mill
tary arm should ever become sufficient in the
mind OF the President to give himself JUSTIN
cation for calling into exercise this extra
ordinary power.
The fearful consequences. both 30 the indi-
vidual and 10 The Government, which might
follow armed resistance to the army which has
been called forth by the President are too great
and overwhelming to justify any indv dual or
class of individuals in haZarding such an IN
dertaking. While it is true that ma
Jority OF the people believe that
the act OF the President in call
ing forth the army in the present emer-
gency Is utterly ineXCusable, yet il cannot be
doubted that resort to arms by the citizens for
the purpose OF defeating this mandate of the
President would not only be serious
crime against the commonwealth, but it
would set an example which, if made use
of In the future on similar and
perhaps less justlfable occasions, might
endanger the perpetuity Of our present
form of government II cannot be denied that
armed resistance 10 the lawful authority of the
United States would be treason against the
Government, which would not reeeiv9 the sup
port of the large majority of citizens who now
sympathIze with your cause.
l advise you, therefore, not to permit your
selves in these times Of danger TO allow your
ardor and devotion to your cause to entangle
you in d conflict with the armies of the Federal
Government, for such a course would be
fraught with serious consequences. and might
result in bringing more or less odium upon the
cause Of the labOring people.
l hope that the excitement Of the hour may
not induce any of the men who are now banded
together in labor organizations in this city TO
commit any act which may, under any circum-
stances, be denounced as criminal.
Harry Knox. chairman of the committee
on mediation, said late tonight that the
strikers would abide by the opinion of
their attorney and make no resistance to
the troops.