The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-28

il appears, are free to make trouble and
to submerge civilization in all COMMUNE
ties willing to put up with their malign
activities; but THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
chosen to the Chief Magistracy Of the
nation by the whole people, without the
smallest aid of cliques, lotteries, secret
societies or irresponsible cabals-THEo-
DoRB ROOSEVELT does not propose to
delegate to them the very least Of the
powers conferred upon him with virtual
unanimity by the American people. He
has just returned from his trip abroad
and may not speak at once. But all
who have watched his course, intelli-
gently appraised his character, and kept
in mind his promises and declarations In
this particular respect, feel very sure
that when he does speak-and in his
case action always treads upon the heels
of speech-he will do 30 as the champion
of human liberty and justice. Rescued
from the abhorrent boskage Of sinister
intrigue and impudent vociferation, the
question is whether a public institution,
supposed to be operated for the benefit
of the nation at large and undoubtedly
supported by its money, Is to be on
trolled by the peoples legitimately
chosen representatives or by the paid
officials Of a purely private organization
without authority and Of more than
questionable purpose.
Whose imagines for a moment that
President ROOSEVELT will hesitate In
such a case does not even remotely know
the man.
As regards the Ontario affair, It is
almost fantastic in its ~impudenoe and
puerility. The Chicago labor leaders
have sent into Canada a hireling-one
FREDERICK FAY, by name-to organize
and conduct a so-called strike mean
ing violence, riot, anarchy and If need
be homicide; and now that the Cana
dian authorities have given this imported
firebrand the option OF leaving their
country, instead Of throwing him into
prison where he properly belongs, their
misplaced indulgence is requited by a
demand from the Chicago Street Car
Mems Union to the effect that the United
States Government shall intervene in
behalf of Mr.. FREDERICK FAY, insist
upon his retention in Hamilton, Ontario,
and generally preside over the prose-
cution in a foreign country OF barbar-
isms which we pretend to depIore and
undertake to suppress at home. There
are many communities h~ere-notably
in the South-where neither Mr. FRED
ERICK FAY moi his most important and
staggering bosses would be permit
ted to remain overnight on any terms.
If he OF any Of his kind should go to
New Orleans, or Birmingham, Alabama,
or Charlotte, North Carolina-a hundred
towns we might mention-and set up
such a regime Of chaos as he has organ-
lied in Hamilton, he might not have the
opportunity Of getting away at all, ex-
cept, perhaps, in a neat little coffin. He
ought 3 be grateful to the Canadian
authorities instead of threatening them
with the wrath of the Chicago "organi-
%zation," and If he had any sense at all
he would gallop down the pike instead
of impeaching this Government decency
and common sense by setting up AN
international issue" on the strength OF
a demonstration of ruffianism.
Such are the problems by which the
President will be confronted. To a man
of his courage and ~clairvoyance they
are not problems at all. Those who
know him, ven casually, can predict the
issue with %untroubled confidence. He
is consecrated to the square deal" in
all things; therefore he will redeem his
pledge to make the Public Printing Office
an open shop" And as regards the
savage and sanguinary riots in Ontario,
he will naturally conclude that they are
no concern Of ours and that Hamilton
has as much right to assert its own civili-
cation az Boston or Cincinnati.
The Presidents return to Washington
at this particular time is therefore a
matter of universal Joy and graduation.