The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-14

There has been mob ~yiolsuca on tEc
lower Columbia River, wAarein several
hundred Russian Fins compelled o yat-
uraNxed Russian, Michael Pe-ovi-s, 30
destroy his own property. SOME fish
traps. 20 apnease their wrath, while their
hired brass band played America" Ard
such has 1t come 70 already, The IA
Cihty which these ignorant, vicious ana
anarchistic hordcs from Europe have
been allowed to flock 70 this country e
beginning 10 bear fruit, and unless we
bar them out. sooner or later, we viii
BE- poweriess In their hands. When VIII
Americans set their eyes 0pen 20 the
fact that their IS being placed within our
government political dynamite that viii
wreck it and scatter the fragments TO
the four winds OF heavane
The above Is taken from the R0seburg
Plaindealer. The artlsle displays an ig-
noranoe OF the subject hat is almost
criminal under the circumstances In the
first place. there has been no mob vio-
Ience on the lower Columbia by Sig
uorant, vicious and anarchistic hcrdes
FROM Europe" Trapmen were driving
piles ia waters used by the fishermen
as drifting grounds ani the lives OF the
latter were thereby imperi.ed. Accord
ingly, the fishermen ordered the removal
OF the traps. which order was complied
with, In some Instances the fishermen
themselves were forced to remove he
piles II such people as edit the Rose
hgrg piAinaesisr are rot soon prohibited
by law from ACTING IN such cap4ei,y. our
country wiz Re placed in tbs hands Of a
rls far less desirable shan those resi-
denis 81 Astoria to whom the Paladaaler
appfes its offensive terms.
In rha second place, a majority Of The
fshsrnensr Astoria are eIa1eGs Of the
unitea STAT IS Naturalization. n the
PaInasaisr Is glty Ct a lqailcious mis-
rrrrrEaI5a VIXEN Il ass r;s 10 the con-
tnary: malicious because Il r-ea,s Of a
snbhct with WhHcn IL IS not couvsrsant.
OF course. many fishermen are not citi-
gens, but !, is a TACT that they are con-
trolled In their actions in the present
strike ~ cetter Americans than those
who rta the Rosebarg PlaindeaIer. If
they are % r. judged 10y their -ltterauces
referred to. The officers OF the Columbia
River Fishernen's Protective Union are
all American citizens, who by sentiment
al natural interest are as iauch OPP
posed as anyone on the Pla.ndealer to
placing within our gov eminent political
dynamite that viii wreck II ard scatter
the fragments to the four winds OF
heaven"
The statement that Astoria fishermen
destroyed. or caused TO be destroyed. the
property Of a naturalIzed Russian trap
rap merely 10 appease -helr wrath,
while their hired brass band played
America is too ridiculous to merit
denial The R~oseburg P~laind-aler has
not only displayed its ignorance of what
is going on here, but is guilty Of a seri-
GUS onense in indulging in incorporate
comments on subjects with which il has
taken no pains to become acquainted
The citizens Of Astoria are law
abiding, even Il they are mostly foreign
ers and fishermen. and that they should
be termed ignorant, vicious and anarch-
istic hordes from Europe" is an outrage
which cannot be too empaa,i-alIy re-
scented and denounced There are at
least twelve hundred fishermen in As
toria who have Che right Of suffrage,
and, If the statements made in the Rose
burg Plaindealer were true. he city by
the sea THE only seaport 10 oregon
should long ago have been under IN ir
'anarchistic" control
The Roseburg Plaindealer had better
try another subject or else conaue il. eli
to the free silver question and the p4bll-
cation Of fitting obituaries On the politl-
cal death Of one Binger hermann.