The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15
A TWo-Edgcd
Sword.


ing upon an act Of magnificent bravery
by IL Filipino. he editor OF the Even
ing Herald says:
And is he necessarily Il savage De-
caIIse he is Il Filipino? All FiIipnr>:
ar" NOT savayrS: neither are all resi-
dents Of this country civiIZed.''
| What constitutes Savagery? And
whn, is the proportion of unriviiz,..'
people in he United States: are u,It.S-
tons which might well be yrappetl
by the manipuatorS of the next CEN
Su>.
Thele is a strong and growing peace
sentiment in this country. .\rraytl
against it is the recently augmented
thirst for blood supported by the lust
Of gain.
Many people who might be expected
to favor peace, advocate war. for w.
liz Gus reasons. They profess to be-
Ileve that destiny is shaping the move
mtnt. with intent to christ ianize lan.l
p! oteStantizc) the world.
! The peace party, which includes
those who are most earnest in work
ing to promote humane education. WIS
in favor Of peareabIy negotiating with
Spain for the liberation Of the Cuban,;.
The peace party believes that people
| who live in glass houses should not
| throw stones: that Pot should not call
Kettle black; that too much stress was
| laid on the mote in the Spanish broth
er'S eye. while the beam still fingered
in our own optic.
| The peace party would have lis see
ourselves as others see Us: would a.
holsh the whipping post and the
stocks in Deaware; would stop the
auctioniny off to the highest bidder Of
convict slaves i'm Florida: would emil
the custom Of Iynching and burning
at the stake suspected persons in scv
cl1I states Of the union: would quiet
! the wiritec;tpping Of citizens for per-
sonal spite: would prevent the brb-
| ing of courts and juries: would abutt
| 'he wreckinS of banks 10y hiyh-handed
| reprobateS. whose crimes breed mad
| ness and suicide: would check the cor
| ruption OF city councils and legi>at
| ures; would preclude the breaking OF
limbs and necks by the rabid itvotte,
OF the football fetish: would hindr;.
| the wholesale murder of infants and
adults ny the poisoning Of meats ANA
| aduIter;l,ion Of foods and drinks: an
! would wi pc out many other tolerated
crimes against humanity and against
| nature. before starting Il crusade
against bnlI-tigltiny.
The peace party regards the treat
/ ment of the American Indians by tn"
nited States government during tn
past century as not one whit whittier
than tina, accorded her subjuated col
| onies by Spain.
The peace party views the slaughter
Tor that purpose. during the past ,W1
decades. as Il national shame and dis
grace. not exceeded i'm blackneSS b,
any infany of which Spain has beer
guilty.
1t is The memory of such things
as these that has caused foreigners It:
call us hypocrites. when our publ;
men have talked Of "civilizing" other
lands than ours. The peace party fay
urs t he civlizng of America first.
One disposed to take the world as
he finds it. and reason like a philo>>;-
pher. is puzzled what to think. IF he
is not an optimiSt, he feels the nece
Sitv Of at once becoming one. It
would never do to abandon hope. Hope
like Scir-presrr>ation. is one of tho
first laws OF nature. Optimism mtiSt
be- cultivated. with blind faith. The
peculiarly American conscience ever
whispers: IF you turn peSsimist. tn"
Devil will be sure to take YOU" The
country must and shall come through
all right. No man or set Of men can
drag us down to destruction. NJ
times. the future locks very dark: we
seem to he pIunying hellwardS. Bat
there is no He'll. Whatever that some
thing called Providence may he. some
thing is watching over us. TO the
watchful. there are stars Of hope in the
Srrnner sky. and there are occa>iull..l
CLEANS OF light limiting Of dawn.
So faith tickers, like an eN},irinr
candle. but does not die out: deeply
rooted love Of home and country draw
fuel from some unseen source and
keeps the flame alive In >vmpulIlt
with the widespread feeling of unrest
we toss and tumble in our sleep. an.I
awake with lips like fire and Il heart
like lead.
arose one mnrnin" with i!,>
Thought. and it gave me Il dear delight
What if this war should nc, like IL 1ND-
edged sword, and should riyiiiZt the
~uvawr> abroad. likewise -I'rov;,ltucn