New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-25
A. To "ARETTING RIOTERS 70

TO me tIltor OF Inc Tribune
Sir THAI you may be In no doubt 10 the opin-
lon and feeling OF readers Of of the articles
IN the issues ~ yesterday and to-day. desire To say
that three out OF four expressed their disgust and
contempt and were strongly inclined TO cease SUP.
scrlbing. being the only one so iar. we are an
loyal Americans and believe In ORDER and the sup
preston Of rioters. and disapprove OF any paper
abett!nR strikers when they nave become rioters.
brooklyn. Jan. y. 1895. H. VI. OKTDN.
(What The Tribune said I'm the issue OF to-
day" wednesday, on the matter in question was
Al follows:
The first plain duty which comes before all
others In every emergency Ike this. l. to uphold
the civil authorities to suppress lawless as
orders 10 stop all Violent Interference with the
freed nm of labor and all unlawful destruction OF
property. 10 restore the absolute supremacy OF
law. Unless that Is done there can he no duty
done and that cannot be postponed for an hour
to await the possible accomplishment ~ any
other desirable thing No enort Tor COM
promise. arbitration or settlement can be per
mitted to interrupt delay the restoration or
order and the supremacy ~ law. Most OF the
rioters and Iawbrenkers are not strikers But II
IL also true that the strikers organization shares
responsibility for IA wlessness and the bloodshed
II IL does not do all that Il can 20 uphold the Law
and the troops and 10 stop every Illegal inter
ference with person or property. The good CIT
Zens Of Brooklyn agreed that the
first necessity. now as always is the preservation
~ order and complete liberty OF action under the
law.
Does our correspondent really regard that as
"abetting strikers when they have become riot
ersy'-Ed)
SHOULD NOT ASK MORE MONEY
To the Editor Of Thu Tribune.
Sir find the financial report OF The Tribune'
for n long time past. quotes money MS loaninB nj
1 TO per cent per annum Is not this conclusive
evidence that capital Is unemployed and II not THIS
the legitimate result Of the small demand FOR Ia
Dor? Granting this Is not s. per day with regi-
lar steady work fair pay. especially when we
consider that this s. will purchase as much OF
the necessarles Of life as n much larger sum would
have done a few years ago. This. however. Is not
the question for Brooklyn at the present time ~
your compostors are dissatisfied with their wages
they are privileged to leave. but II they gather
around the doors OF The Tribune building. and de-
ter with bricks and stones as arguments, All VINO
seek for the places they have voluntary given up
then there Ii only question before the author!-
ties Of New-York. | greatly regret. as constant
reader and admirer Of The Tribune for over thirty
treated this matter as TO lsave any uo1D' ~ , a,
minds OF it's friends as to where IL stahds. near
such doubts Expressed. and questions asked r on
every side. from those who have regarded The
Tribune as safe leader Language AT sucn q
time that can be construed by your friends ana
the friends OF law and order as doubtiuI ~ not
Your charge. made over and over that the pres-
dents OF the roads have pot secured the men they
claimed to have, should be coupled with the fact
that It is wonder that any men Gon oh Ds IN,
risk Of his life. and shows how anxious some men
are to work for s. Day. AZ ! am stranger to
lar at stake. and have no possible interest. only
such as every other law abiding citizen must have
Brooklyn. Jan. q. 1885.