New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-10
AN Ey1IqBTEyIyG EXPLOSION.

A significant feature Of the Colorado disorder
IS the silence of those who might De eApecleu
in other parts Of the country TO ralse Ineli
voices IN behalf Of the rights OF laDor. "nei,
rror, time TO time the Pennsylvania iron anu
coal regions have been convused, these persons
have always done their part 10 arouse popuiar
haired OF the forces Of law and order. When
Debs undertook to rule Chicago, they told US
much about the tyranny Of capital" Their IN
dienation over government by injunction anu
,,lntocrscv,s militia has never been wanting.
Now labor unionism is fighting for its Ire at
Crinnle Creek Plutocracy is out Win troops
securing the country. Vigilantes are seeking Iue
legal and editorial allies OF the STRIKING iuihefs
ana inviting them TO leave the district, ana gen
orally carving things before them with what
appears 10 be a pretty high mana. 1et 'ne
voice OF liberty is not heard In the lanu shout
ing loudly for the inal!ensble right OF union
labor 10 boycott "scabs' and Walins over tne
desnotism under which strikers suffer. What
does II mean?
We think # means that the patience Of the
American people with lawlessness in the name
OF labor is at last exhausted. The blowing up
by dynamite Of a station full or "scao miners
seems 10 have cleared the air and opened peo-
Mes eyes. 1t has precipitated something Ike
civil war in Colorado. IL II is permissible 10
dignity by that term = disorder In whlch the
forces of law are all on one side, although me
forces operating on that side do not seem to be
exclusively lawful. The vigilance committee
methods. even in the face OF the rampant ter
rorisr and the failure OF civil administrators TO
protect life md property against murderous
strikers. would ordinarily be the occasion FOR
much demagogy, but the demagogues have APP
parently read the signs Of the Dimes The easy
good nature and the misdirected sentiment
which have been taking tolerant attitude tow
ard the presun ption Of some wage earners 10
saw when and how other wage earners might he
permitted TO work, II, indeed. they would be
permitted 10 work ar all, now realize the mean
ing Of their concession.
That stick Of dynamite under a railroad plat
form is a little like the first gun fred over
Charleston Harbor in 1861. A great issue IS
joined Those who are not for law and gov
eminent, and the protection OF a man in his
right 10 work regardless Of the opinion OF fellow
workmen and the protection Of property own
ers in the control Of their own property are seen
10 be against law and to be allies OF anarchy.
The deIna gogues do not like 70 advertise them
selves, for with the present popular temper
aroused by the Colorado strikers long series OF
outrages, there is little capital 10 be made IN
that way. Even the most ostentatious radicals
understand the beauties OF a modest conserva-
tism when they see that their own pet theories
have led 10 murder and insurrection. and real
ize that the public recognizes the agency Of
those theories in the bloody result
There is some reason 10 hope that . Colo
RADIO outbreak Will lead 10 n readjustment Of
ideas ahd a return 10 first principles Of Ameri-
can liberty. The danger Of tolerating lawless-
ness and intimidation because II is done in the
name Of labor is brought home 10 people with
new force When the troops are out hunting
dynamiters. such as seem 10 flourish among the
striking miners Of Colorado. they are not likely
10 be mistaken even by the weak minded as
oppressors Of labor.