New-York tribune., 1902-08-25
THE JEWISH REGIMENT.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir Ny attention has just been called the edito
rial Religion in the Guard. printed in your paper
on the 18th inst. The following printed in THE
Sum- last Friday and written by on the day
previous to the publication OF your article, is self
explanatory:
It was the intention to organize such regiment
tManhattan Rifes long before the riot 1t is
to be used in behalf or the government, and If the
nations defence-n fact. it contains several Of
the younger men who were in the recent war. and
surpeetion in our Islands While every law abiding
citizen zen Of the must dsPrecat the ne 4ct9ns a @
themselves and their city at the funeral of the
the Manhattan Rifles to prevent a repetition of
those & scenes that TT rests @ with WITT the au
to maintain order and protect all citizens from as
can be found IN his cy and Country and when
the S time Comes this viii be thoroughly demon
strated to the satisfaction OF those who may tenn
p @ reIy f asre5 u that sradHates in our public
schools professional schools. colleges and univer
regiment rsf that viii give battle to take the place
Of police.
1t is indeed, a surprising thing to have you use
the following expressions: "A desire to protect
own people in case of trouble and When get
our rifles will give the protection Do you sup
pose. Mr.. Editor that any such absurd and silly
language wss ever used by any person connected
with the Manhattan Rifles? Every thought that Is
rot is presumed by some newspaper men Of this
city to be an East Side product The Manhattan
Rifles will follow the plans of the 6sth Reglment:
qualicatons welcome to join it ActiqR aa,s61 and
watch the Manhattan Rifles, and you will be sur
Prsed the good which it will WILL scs9mPsh is ss rght
ate conditions and make men physically and men
tally better Is sneered ft nos 81 fhs sfassaM
New-York Aug. %, 1902
TFor the credit of the Jewish citizens Of the
East Side (whose efforts to alleviate conditions
pby and mentally better
have uniformly received sympathy and encour-
agement from The Tribune) we rejoice TO learn
that the organizers of the Manhattan Rifles
have been incorrectly reported Our correspond
ent brings forward arguments. however,
which incline to recede from our position as
To the undesirability of National Guard organi-
cations founded upon distinctions of religion or
nationality
THE TYRANNY OF LABOR OVER LABOR
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Have labor union the least show or
shadow of right hound non-union men with
scurrflous abuse and brutal insoence, set boycott
boodhounds on their employers, obstruct tbs busi-
ness of such employers and ruin their property
That is the question at issue in this anthracite
coal strike The Citizens Alliance is exactly right
therefore. in demanding from Mr.. Mitchell
manly straightforward Yes or NO answer to
that ouestiou Let him say squareIy and openly:
II wholly disavow and utterly condemn any at
tempt whatever to interfere in any manner what
soevsr with anv mans freedom work as, and
where and for whom he has a mind 10 work
Let Mr. Mitchell say that and act accordingly and
I venture the prediction that the strike Will be
settled within the next twenty-four hours
Until that is settled, nothing can be or ought to
he settled Be IL that there are differences calling
for adjustment between operators and miners IT Is
sfiII Iitrie short OF insuheraoie mockery to talk
81 corferrinu or arbtrating about debatabie grfev
ances so long as the wholly unbeatable right or
Sraa rnmoiested labor is denied or in the least
degree interfered with. The spirit which prompts;
a5cfions or peru1its such interference is born OF
go ,or,9 yorst elements of mob tyranny II is
the tvrannv OF labor over labor. as mean as IL is
wicked 49,. rYo-.o- 49, - j.. -.
ny of the British Parliament aInrming the rlgnt