The sun., 1907-04-14

abandoned II as Utoplan dream. The
Workmen. under the influence Of their lead
ers. are said to be losing confidence In
parliamentary agitation and are being led
to believe that the ameli0ration Of their
conduon 10 only probable through DEM
onstrations OF their power.
This means that strikes will be accom-
panied by physical force and even by more
subtle and more reprehensible methods,
such as were threatened In the present
allmentary strike, when II was said that
bread and other foOdstuffs would be spoiled
or poisoned. Indeed there has been one
arrest where a man was charged with
putting foreign substances in bread. but an
explanation was given that this was the
work OF discharged workman rather than
a striker
One definition records syndicalism as
the synthesis Of revolutionary socialism
and communistio anarchy. with tendencies
as artstocratic as possible in the circum-
stances. The labor syndicates are holding
as other human beings. sSeRihg power have
done before them. that intelligent. far
seeing minorities are better rulers than iR-
norant majorities; in other words. that a
few men, confident, like one conspicuous
American. in their own infallibility. con-
slider themselves able TO judge best as to
what the workmen need even without con-
sulting the workers.
They base their position on their mem
bership among the working classes, whereas
the parliamentary Socialists are often en-
ployers lawyers or even capitalists. II is
no use, they say, to argue with such men in
public place. 1t is necessary to intimidate
and overthrow them by strikes more general
and more violent. For success it is neces-
sary to disintegrate the army. hence the
anti-patriotism Of these unionists.
The practical impossibility Of any strike
sufficiently general TO effect such a revo-
lutionary upheaval does not prevent the
syndicalists from urging it in order to de-
rive all benefit possible from the force OF the
idea. The syndicalists are 30 much more
aggressive than the ordinary Socialists
that one writer calls the unified Socialists
in the Chamber OF Deputies merely the
Labor Federations telephone girls for
transmitting the federation's orders to the
Government and declares NJ. Jauress
threats trouble Premier Clemenceau less
than the syndicalists' Vaccinations.
These syndicaists who would destroy
9 saSs ss.H D.. s.'S S'SHsH v .S:iEn
ing that they have three enemies, the gov
eminent. the country and liberty.
The Temps after recaptulating an
analysis Of syndicalsm in the Rerue Meta
physique et Morale. says that to the duty
Of patriotism and liberty the syndioalists
oppose the monstrous egoism OF syndical
tyranny, Of which the unsuspecting work.
ill H.. md hat NhA
hour has come to take sides. to say II one
is for the syndics ,e or for France, for the
syndicate OF for liberty. One may no longer
abstain. 1t is time to face the adversary,
the powerful organization which in the
words OF NJ. Clemenceau has taken a stand /
on the other side Of the barricade.
Those who are ordinarily denominated |
Individual Socialists. but whose leader |
Bietry. is catalogued in the Chamber of
Deputies as an anti-Socialist, held a con-
gress this week in Paris. The records show |
the remarkable growth of this branch Of
the socialistic organization since the first |
congress was held, in November. IoOL At |
that time there were fifty delegates, now |
there are $50, The groups represented ;
included workmen in trades. aRriculturists.
societies and newspapers. The /
Increased membership includes also two
der les.
Although these Social SITS are known az
james (yellows). the expression does not
mean what il indicates in the vernacular Of
the United States. On the contrary. ac-
cording to tradition, "jaune" came to be ap-
piled to them for an odd reason. A number
Of men who believed in the right to work IL
they desired TO do 50 were set upon by those
whose socialism partakes Of
tinge Of anarchy and Is denominated red. |
and were obliged to fee. They were ready I
to work where others struck. and in their
flight they took refuge in a cafe whose win
dows the reds then broke. The proprietors
covered the breaks with yellow paper. from
which the name -yellows' came. OF what
metal they and their young leaders are
made was shown last autumn when Bietry.
who was besieged in a theatre, refused to
fee secretly by a back door even when
urged to do 80 by the police.
In addressing the present congress
40 president Bietry advised the jaunes to
form unions to oppose the reds and other
Of syndicalism. While some ad-
yisers had said that there was no more
red syndicaliSm than yellow. Bietry OBJ
served that unfortunately syndiealism is
a fact. and since it could not be prevented
1t was necessary for the jaunes in their
turn to syndicalize themselves unless they
would perish. In his view there were only
two alternatives. the possession Of property
and justice or injustice and appropriation.
eading to wide distribution OF wealth
among small holders in France
Another speaker urged his followers to
,ombat anti-militarism since fate had wilIed
hat most Frenchmen have something to
iefcnd.
NAY NAME FOREIGN CARDINALS.