The representative., 1895-04-03
EUROPEAN CONDITIONS.
NEW METHOD OF HANDLING
- MODS.
Empire State Militia Will Carry
BayOnets and Shoot to Kill.


In view of the fact that the strikers
and riots of the last year have neces-
STATED the calling out of the soldiers,
both regular and militia, new riot
tactics, looking to the suppression of
mobs by the military when the civil
authorities have failed. have been
adopted by the military authorities,
says the New York Times.
1t is provided under the New York
manual that the militia shall carry
bayonets fixed when on riot duty.
Before leaving the armory details of
are to be made-at least
four from each company-who shall
march with line of file-closers when in
line. All of the men must have
proper ammunition before leaving the
protecting walls of the armory. Posi-
lively no blank cartridges are to be
used. It is suggested that command
ing officers be mounted, and where
this is not possible shutter or door
raised on the shoulders of several
sturdy soldiers is recommended as
vantage point of observation. No
music is allowed and persons are not
permitted to mingle with the troops
or pass through the lines. 1t is also
provided by the new regulations that
"any man in crowd, on roof. or
window, plainly seen to fire shot,
throw stone, or assault soldier,
should be shot, not by an indiscrimin-
ate vOlley, but by marksman firing
by orders at that man. Firing with
blank cartridges is prohibited, expert
ence having shown the evil result OF
such fire in the first instance. The
only eventually merciful measures are
the severe one." In the event Of
widespread riot, telephone and tele
graph central stations are to be seized
and precautions to be taken to prevent
wire-cutting. Unnecessary troops are to
occupy houses and barricade streets.
II an advancing force is fired upon
from house, the orders are to attack
the house and to drive out it's oc-
cupantS.
We copy this from Chicago paper.
No sensible man desires to see mob
law rule; and unreasoning violence
must be suppressed or anarchy will
swallow everything. But the doctor
who performs bloody operation to
cure the results of disease, does not
rest there;-he goes back and en-
quires the cause of the disorder, so
that the patient will not have to
come into his hands again, for more
flesh slas shing.
Bayonets and blood-shed are not
natural to republic. The people are
supposed to be self-governing. AS
long as they are prosperous they are
contented. Whenever they fall into
turbulence it is plain that something
is wrong. The well-fed man is always
peaceful. The starving man is al
ways dangerous. When starvation
comes you must get out your rifles
and cannon.
But killing few and fighting the
rest do not cure the disease. To
maintain republic the people must
be prosperous. If they are not there
is misgovernment somewhere. This
country produces enough, in average
years, to give every citizen a good liv
ing and something for his old age. II
he does not get this he is plundered
Some one else has got it and is riotine
in superfluous abundance.
The two old parties are run by the
fellows who are doing the stealing
You can never look to them for re-
form. We need new party made W
of the producing classes to right these
wrongs,-just as new party was
needed to abolish slavery.
Read these regulations of the New
York militia for the killing of any
man who throws stone, these orders
to fire no blank cartridges, these di
rections to have sharp-shooters tt
pick off any person who "assaults'' ;
soldier, death for blow, and asl
yourself what they point to. The!
point to despo tism: The banks r.
to furnish all the currency, the money
supply is to be curtailed, the people ar,
to be driven through wretchedness tt
violence, and then the machine gun!
and repeating ri fles are to NOW dowl
the unarmed masses.
What next? 1t the people vOt,
against these things then propert,
will demand "a stronger govern
ment," free-institutions will be de
clared failure, and with the povert,
of Europe and it's inequalities of it,
conditions we shall speedily have it.
standing armies and it's imperia
power.
What is the remedy? To throw tn
two rotten, old parties overheard, an,
Join in movement which will, ,-whil
it protects property and maintains OF
der,-revive the spirit of 1776 and pre-
| vent turbulence and civil war by STOP
ping the robberies and giving tn
whole people prosperity.
/ Is not this better than to stagge
blindly on to despotism?
| Come in and help us save the Re
public. This is your fight. We nee'
eve ry one of you.
The Cling Murder.