Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-01
THURSDAY EVENING. OCT. /, 1903.


ALL LOVERS Vi pO"OO ""N 49, -
petuiiy of American institutions will
read with regret Of the strained relations
now existing between the champions OF
labor and the powers that be, as there is
M telling what is to be the outcome.
Heretofore the issues have been between
employee and employer, or, as many
have put it, between labor and caPi-
tsl in which much incorporate language
has been used on both sides. These
,,rmoils have. after several weeks OF
nnttering. broken out in a storm centre
in the administration itself, and the
President of the United States has been
called upon to rule upon a more serious
question than has ever come before any
of his predecessors. Democrats as well
"a republicans agree that he has taken
,be hnll nv the horns, and he has used but
few weapons while in the arena-law'
order and the cOnstitutiOn-supposed 10
he held sacred by us all. AS was
naturally feared, the allied labor
unions have taken issue with him, and
those who are directing their affairs now
call upon "all men to organize, unite ana
Tolerate without regard to trade, calling,
nationality, locality, sex, politics, Color
mr. religion and to come to their rescue,
asserting that they will not surrender
one lot of that which they have secured
insisting that the tOiling masses must
oroanize the vet unorganized, unite and
federate those already organized to pre-
sent a solid pbalanx Of the great army
Of labor in earnest and emphatic protest
against judicial usurpatiOn or capitallstlc
invasion of their rights, attempted no
matter by whom, or from whatsoever
source" How any one can read the
language quoted above and fail 10
see tbst the United States is about 70
face a terrible crisis, is hard to understand
This serious condition of affairs has been
brought about by the retention OF mar
named Miller in the bindery of the gov
eminent printing Office against the pro-
test of a union which had expelled him
from their organization. An acute
pbase of the trouble is the threat that
the paramount issue in the presidential
campaign of next year will be labor VS..
capital. an issue American statesmen
have for years been endeayorlng TO
evade It will. however, no longer be
sidetracked and the turmOils incident to
such a struggle are causing the greatest
annrehension. The republican party
has Jagged superdous on the stage for a
LONG time. after having made many stu
pendous plumbers in political economy,
while the democratic organization with
its trle principles Of government has
been temporarily retarded in its progress.
In the meantime the emissaries Of social
ism have been pushing an active propa-
ganda among the disconnected Of both
parties and the country is about prepared
for what seems to be portended next
year The champions Of this parody on
government will not be slow i'll availing
themselves of present conditions, and
the near future may bring a time when
the two great political parties will be
but side shows in the surgings and roar
ings of a sea of contention which Will
cause many hearts to fear. Both parties
TO the great issue already realize they are
on the crest of volcano which is likely
to become active at any time, while the
thoughtful, conservative aud lovers OF
peace view the prospect with natural
apprehension.
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