New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-02
British Empire. u
CHANGED CONDITIONS OF LEE.

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OF his faculty. Fifty years aso he would have
dropped INTO the parry 10 which MS father be-
ionged. He would have accepted his religious cred
from the National platform Of his fathers parry.
r,ur ro-day ne ggaduatcs at College w9ere the &C.
he members Of his family have drfted into al
must select for himself he church in which he
shall sha hnd his home, and the doctrines upon which
Oh party have been loosened by fatse leaders or
incompetent ones. and by tn failure e party
CARNATIONS TO meet the eXIgencieS Of the country
and the demands of the tremendous development
OF the times Those who should be his advisers say
10 him: son. judge for thySeif ami for thy coun-
equipment which his father did not ned for his
faith and principles He starts at the c:ose
Of this marvellous nineteenth century to be tod
from the pulpit and the platform and by tn press.
and to see from his own observations that there
financial ana tie Industrial world which threaten
the stability Of the state the position Of the Church
me foundations OF society AID the safety Of prop
erty. But. while precept and prophecy OF dis
aster h. should noi despair Ever Young man
believe that tomorrow Will be better than to-day
morrow. While doing Si his fn duty For ' iay '
That the problems are difficult and the situation
cation 70 solve problems ana remove acute. condi-
tons our period is The paradox of cy.'lzliion
Interpretation and pain sailing by the navigation
books of the past. Bat stand FIVE wears from
almost as novel as If vast CONFUSION had hurled
Us through space ace ana We fGna ourselves sitting
Steam ana electricity have inaie the centuries Of
They have brought about a unity Of production ami
markets which upset all tn" oa'cnlail'n@ AMI a'l
united the world in an instantaneous comnuni alton
that has ovcrthrCwn the limitations which for
could be fixed by legislation. The prices II cotton
on the Games or the Amazon q what ON TIE
Nile or in the Argentnes. Of his morning, Win
which control the clsi Of thIr II'li''lon an. ~
s'any REJECTED At noon At Lv"rlo2i al N.Y.
York They send thrill chill through The
plantations Of the South and the farmhouses of
are Justly Compaining Of their condi;ions Ihe
rural populations arc rushing 10 The cite ana In
errment. Capitalists striving o. form comai-
nations which snail float VIII ne tie or stem IT.,
cndeavoring 10 create situation which they believe
ress Of the last nifty years. The revolution. which
have been worked by steam, electricity and iny"n-
ton the correlation Of forces working on one side
OF the globe and producing ins;antantors effee's
adjusted itself them The reliance Of n" Ir"s-
s1 @n, p,eucencc nav Bring order ont Of he
chaos produced by this nineteenth century earn
quake OF opportunities and powers.
THE PRESENT PERIOD OF UNREST.
There have always been crises IN the world They
have been the efforts and aspirations % mankind
for something better and higher and have ulti
mately eliminated in some tremendous movom"n;
for liberty These revolutions have been attended
by infinite suffering. tn slaughter ~ millions an
the devastation Of provinces ana Kingdoms, ne
crusades lifted Europe out Of the slavery o; felia'
ism. the French Revolution broke the bonds Il
caste Napo.eon was the leader ana "onier. "@,ker,
though selnshly 81. Of modern universal suriagc
ali the centuries has been for liberty and more b-
erty. The exp-ctata!on has been that "h"n liberty
was gained there would be universal happiness ana
peace. The English speaking peoples have secured
liberty in It's largest and fu.esi sense: ina, HITrH
WITH the liberty Which ne all hoia as our greatest
a
world has known; The Socialist movement In
some millions in 1894. The Republican elements ~
France beoomt more radical and threatening month
Grea; britain are 6ey6nd any ablii;y Of Ter STATE
TO DAY There was an Anarchist riot in Chicago.
when only the disciplined valor OF a small coips
OF pllace and the sack \ single man created an
orsanzation Of raiiSay emp3ye. IN iT% n M
people were parayzei in their industries ana ih"!r
the supper; Of communities temporarily Suspended
So potential was this uprising mat ~" l'oNetnoIS
oils took his orders from the leader Of the revolt.
Industrial and commercial losses % inca'cu,aPe
extent were avcrtel only by the strong arm o. me
Federal Government.
Congress wheh has Just a!joqrnei nopin1IN
glance to none and rs gnorance ana ine,smgc~nGf
Of the country It's idocy nearly wrecked The credit
and business Of the country. 1t could formulate
It's little groups had its pct theories ana plans rs
was not enough OF educated intelligence 80 conce1-
trate upon measures which could start once more
meut on the farms. and in the factories the mines
and the railroads TIE times are ripe for ignorant
leres aTe the permitting stations for ne parios
80 FEAR OF REVOLUTION.
All these are not revolutions They symp-
toms; symptoms Of conditions which must be
grasped understood met and solved. We need fear
no revolution, because revolution only comes, as IL
has in the past when there Is an under and OPP
pressed class seeking to break the crust Of caste
or privilege. We have no caste or privilege ll9f
peole who are disconterted are The governors ana
rulers and must solve their own problems. li'N
can elect their Congresses ana PRESIDENTS lH'y
cannot revolt against themselves nor cut th"ir own
throas sooner Or later ani IN ~, some T1y OF inj
through the law. II VIII be- by destructive OF con-
structiye methods. .., d, -, r,,,.
and progress OF tho world. Why this dlsconlcnt'
The rapidly Of invention ana ne oioI JnmIlirs an
The last twenty-five years 90 per cent % me cipu
OF tho world. and thrown - per cent 81 lts LABOR
0u, Of employment. The triple expansion engine |
the invention Of a new motor. the reGuphctu1h oi
forces by no" Application Oh n"oh"J,' .o,n,cis
the skilled artisan. in the loss Of the tool 10y Whnm
use 10 fan back into the vast mass OF common "a
borers At the same time these very ioICEs "oI H
nave thus destroyed the ma1oIity OF vaIle' ana
thrown out Of employment - many people haV1
created new conditions wmcn nave hodei go
tho power of caculaton 70 me %cAth 81 fnc WoIrI
ana the opportunities OF IT, people 9r vrg; Gi
i,s comfort and It's happiness "A better edlciuoh De-
comes necessary
EDUCATION or THE WOKKiNGMAN.
Another Of the paradoxes Of our quarter Of
.,,. &c that every artisan and mechanic and the |
laborer in every department to-day, with shorter
bours of labor receives p per cent. ana III many
cases 20 por cent more than he did thirty years ago
While he receives thus onc-third more thah ne Il
49,, re,rs ago his dollar will buy in clothes ami
Food twice az much 1t would thirty },afs ago !
one would think that the labor"r ougnt TO 10. sl-
nremcly happy when m" compares the pdS' WIN me
nrcsent and that beyond his living ~ ousht To -,
IN wing ., I'm the savings bank the fund winch Woud
ers.eGly make him a capitalist ANA yet ne IccIs
, disronrnf which his father thirty years ago. WIN
"pe,bir6 he wages and his dollar buying only half |
as much never knew This az comes 81 cducatloI
Edmrat,on has made possible the marvellous growth
~ nnr country and the wonderful opportunity 1t
affords for employment and fortunes but II has |
lf,el our pcopc Of the methods ana ma bits OF