Workmen's advocate., April 25, 1886, Image 2

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evil Influence nf Urn e.iirniit niiliillstic pri'iB
by iirlntliiK t tie trii'ti uth! iliidiitf lu-fure the
working people fund fur itmuKlit mnl reflection
II Kill their InilllHtrlal, Moiiiil mill political cniull
tlnliH, In the, einl Unit they limy eiimiicliiitt;
thomselveii from wiiKe Kluvury mill luiiillnrillxni.
Intt'riwtliiK i'(iri'i'siiiiiili iii'c solicited fmni iru
letartiinii In all purlM of tin- winM Letters re
ijiilriiiif aiixwtirrt mIiiiiiIiI contain n't urn io.t;i,'c.
Address all ciiiiiiiiiiiilciilliinii ti
Win kiin-n'i Ail vol nil-,
I. (. Drawer 10:1, New llitvi-n, ('mill.
St iiscKiin is IUtkk:
One Year (postage free), - - $100
Three Months " - - lia
I'AYAHl.K IN AliVANCK.
t IT The ait-r will lie stuppeil promptly upnii
eiplratlnii of Hulwrrlptlon.
KNTKKKI) AT TUB I'llHT I1KKI1 H AT N K W HAVKN, I UN
NKi-lll IT. AM MKCIINII I I.ANN MATTKK
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LET IT SUCCEED.
I'pnn tin- success or failure of any
reform movement I 1 1 I h in u great
measure its justilicul ion, as I he worlil
goes. 'I'lie su jH'il'-ia! manner in
which such decidedly ni-c:tpi!alislie
editors iih lana, of the Sun. discuss
the various phases of t lie lahor inove
meiit lire far from edifying in the
eyes of the thoughtful workmen.
Last Tuesday the Sun eclipsed itself
with the following:
Suppose that because of Hie unwil
lingness til the directors of a certain
ci ii 1 1 1 tai i y In yield to llit- ileinaiiils of I -strikers,
all the limse cars in this city
should lie tieil 1 1 1 lor a week. Woiilil
the people staml it .' , I':hi il he thai (hey
would I ii -a I' patiently I lie immense incon
enielice of such a situation merely he
cause Hie president of Ihe Third Avenue
h'ailroail iliilu'l think hest tu ranl cer
lain tleinaiuls of his workmen';' WouM
Hie pulilic permit his obst inacy In In- the
occasion of stopping all Ihe Imrse cats ';
This is a ipiesl ion w liich a ureal many
men, strikers or iml, must lie unking
themselves at present. The answer is
lint ihlticllll.
The pulilic will not support the strikers
if I he I In i ia ails of I he la tier are eon I rarv
to fair play, If those arc not just, puli
lie sympathy anil pulilic assistance w ill
he niven In the railroads.
If it remained for the
pulilic Iri
who was
decide who was right and
wrong in this malter, it mi
it lake
several years to come to a conclusion.
The pulilic will accept the condi
tions imposed hy the victors in Ihe
struggle, provided the puhlic is not
put to unheard-of inconvenience.
In the lalter ease, the puhlic might
possilily organize itself into a com
mittee uf the whole and pass reso
lutions. And Kditor Uana would
tell the puhlic what puhlic sentiment
was ; and the puhlic would, perhaps,
imagine that the Sim shone for all.
Hut that would not run Ihe cars.
Neither would it pay di ideiids. Nor
would it alter the fad that such
workingiueii who could iml all'ord to
hire cahs would have to walk, pro
vided the "elevated" Was included
in the "tic up."
Some "crank" might propose, in
such an event, thai the Stale take
charge of the passenger Irallic. and
run the railroads for the puhlic con
Vehiehce, paying the employes L,rooi I
wages and treating them humanely.
Some iiinhitiotis Stale otliccrs rail
roiid commissioners might move in
the matter for the sake of ghu v and
future "consideration" at the hands
of the pulilic. If the railroad com
missioners stiiiivtl ill relifviliLl the
puhlic from the inconvenience of a
''tie-up," and do it in a way that
will satisfy the demands of ihe
strikers, the puhlic will no L mLi
applaud the strikers and remember
the wise commissioners in the days
of nominations and elections.
If, on the other hand, the cuipo -
rations succeed in resuming trutlic
with the aid of militia and hungry
scabs, the day of settlement will only
be postponed; for, Mr. I ana, this
ouestion of public transimrt.-itioii
will never Ik- settled until it's settled
right.
Public sympathy will he closely
connected with tuiMii neuiencc,
and tlie party that provides for puli- j proper education of the young; pro
lie convenience will probably enjoy j lection to the weak; provision for
it brief period of adulation, com-j the unfortunate, must he enforced ;
plaisantlv accept what is considered I co-operation mu.-t replace coinpeli-
due, ami ipiictlv sink into oblivion.
Meanwhile, other iplest'iollS will lie
settled, and if the pulilic duu'l kick
more vigorously against tin- fide,
they will he set l led upon more and
more socialistic principles, and the
"cranks" of to-dav will liecomc un
eonspicuolis in t he mult it llde, while
the I Unas, and the Atkinsons, and
the Colllds, if they live, Will he
looked upon as cranks most peculiar
and unpractical.
Lei I he St I'ike go oil. I e I he t ide
How peacefully. Let not thccapilal
ists hlock the wheels of progress.
The pulilic will serenely accept w hal-
everfhe successful workers provide
for them out of the great labor
IlloVf lllf lit. f hllv let ll llnrnt.
THE ALTERNATIVES.
I u the iii ulsl of a coiil iiiciital a-j ' t a -lion
for theamelioralloii of iln nm
dit ioll of lahol illg people, I he uW II
ers of weall h seem to take hill, little
interest III Ihe real ohject of the ; I 'j i -
tat ion ; and yet I hey mej Id to he
deeply concerned ill the mallei'.
St ill, I heir iilily care seems to he to
secure to I lienisel yes I he prerogative-:
w liich a false system has I hu - far
permitted thcin to enjoy,
I f t here is any thing In he earned
hy t he occurrences on I he hat I Iclicld
of ( "apital and I .almr, it is the warn
ing I hat I llcy L'ive of t he iuey itaUo
consequence of I'lihlilicj Lahor of ils
product. It t hose colisi i ueliees oil I V
Itll'ecteil the poor toilers, we collld
easily account for I he apat hv of I he
capitalist class; Iml ;is so.-iely at
large llievcrv life of nat ions is in
volved, and I he weall In niiisl sutler
with the poor, it seems that all
should lake a lively interest in the
scientific solution of the, iplestloiis
thai lo-day occupy the thoughts of
thousands of workinvim ;;.
To igllol'C I hese ijllesl ions u ill Hot
prey cut I heir sul ul ion, I lunch il is
possihle that a. general interest in
I hem, act iv it y in agitai imi and or
ganized cIToit at reform may decide
the manner and process of t heir s
lut ioll.
hgani .eil I ,ahor ar.m ;cd to a sense
of t he llljilsl ice pracl iced t owa I ds its
memhers is not as "dangerous" an
element as unorganized workmen
hound together for a tune oul. and
intent not upon reform. Iml iw eii-je.
llllt t he science of social order and
industrial economy must he spread
an mug I he people, ami will be, w Inn capilaliMs decried t he labor orgauia
they lake ihe trouble lo think and lions, and the iiienibeis thereof as
discuss
be sure
the questions at i-siic. I'o
a-'- a prerequisite, it is Ue.-s
san to know that then
arc isnes
that demand attention. As the in
telligent portion of wage workers
very naturally have this prerequisite
as ;i result of ad mil e perieiicc of
siltTeling, perhaps, we find thcin in
many instances engaged in organiz
ing lyceuuis, dcb.il iug e u Ik, and
joining the ranks of such peaceful
institutions as trades unions, the
K. of I .. , .Hid Socialist soi iel ies.
Thev recognize tin- fad thai the
alternative of a peaceful and reason
aide solution of I he 1 ihor piohieiu.
on t he one hand, or a series uf sair
guinary coiillh t - on I he ul her. arc
imminent. Into they would, if
possible, avert the latter, thev arc hv
no means ccrlain of I hen- power to
do so ; in fa i t. it is only bv the o
! operation of those who arc today
j arrayed against Labor, or at lei t
i those who. hv their nenti ildv shirk
;tlic responsibility, thai a peaceful
1 reform can he est ablished.
! That the reform must be radical
' to be sulVu ient goes without saying,
The laborer must receive the full
fruits of his labor; society must
control that which is essentia) to its
stability and progress; equal and ex
act justice to all its members must
he guaranteed hy the State; the
lion, and usury abolished.
All ! hut this means I he establi.-h-
llliiit of I he ( 'o-operat V e State So
cialism ! Kveli So. Accept I he ili-
ev ilahle with d iguity and peacef n lly
permit the social evolution to accom
plish that which hlind sellishness,
ignorance and I'oivihlc resistance may
for a lime delay hut imt prevent.
There are two alternatives which
shall we accept .
QUEER.
hie of the i lleer I IlillgS 111 COMICC- j
I urn vv il Ii I he attempt of hoyeol ted
sinners to iiifrintro upon the liherty
of American citizens who happen to
he workingiueii, is, that w hilt- they
wanl hoycot ters arrested and pun
ished for iutcrl'ci'cing with their hus
iiicss. they report a 'jreat increase of
clsolu. 'I'ake the follow illg itelll,
for instance, from a capitalistic
.-heel:
'Three iih. iv uf (In- Imyeol lei's Were
a in -s. 1 1 in I 'luc;i;.'ii lor drl I ilmt ill.', Iialul
lulls ;i;;nn I I,'. I.olliliolz, a liillelier of
Ihillillv. The hi iv cull ha- increased the
l.ll-ille.ss of Mr. I.oillhnl.
Then, t here is the case of t he scah
I miss, 'ii'av, who li-es his wife for the
purpose of working up puhlic .-ympa-I
hv, and w lioiu t he capitalist ic press
t hrou n'hoti t the country has praised
for "her" pluck. Speaking of the
workingiueii who were arrested
through capitalistic intliience. a cap
ital ist sheet says:
'It is plot ,,i he t li.it indicl nieiits will he
I'mmd au.iiiisl some of the parties on the
Ti HI in I of v iota I ii hi of I lie penal code re
H'a riling the intei 1'erein e vv it Ii leil iinale
hii-.ini-Ms iH-eupiilion. Hiisiness was brisk
atldiiv in tlie liakei v , and Mrs. dray
found ll ueee-sary to add allot her baker
lu her increased force."
One would naturally suppose that
any man or hod v of men hose ac
tions tended to increase the business
and profits of a concern, would lie
encouraged hv the part ies benelit led.
instead of being prosecuted for "iti
tcl'feleillg wit ll t heir hllsi Hess. "
ll seems as if these capitalists are
so intent upon crushing Organized
I .ahor that t hey will not recei v e even
pecuniary heiietils at its hands.
And that'.- the ipicer part of all.
A CLERICAL BLASPHEMER.
Kim! is about as mild a term as
could he applied to the preacher
who luld whoppers to his congrega
tion ill the church of the "Holy
Speri'vs" la-t Sunday. The misera-
e, sen lie toady to t oi h 1 V -1 lls'h i llg
being "the
tools, of rat
of Kili'opc.'
dllpes, or ill least the
S from I lie foulest M-wers
And this palaver, coin
ing as ii did from the hps of as sanc
timonious a hypocrite as ever
w heed h-d ;i sala rv oiii of su pei'si il ions
pi'olit mongers and labor squeezers.
was all
Tun
double
this tel
i lipped
piled mil ill t he name of
and "Liberty." The
lasplu tiler ! ' hi w eck -days
vv exhibits himself behind a
horse a d is;.' Us illg clerical
NOTES.
The editor of ihe ,'. . y s , y does
not agree w it h John Swinion as to
the boycott. "Oncer, i-u'l it '"
It
is -aid that the city n
r-t have!
greater accoinuiiid.il ioiis for
t High
Si hool scholar
illv thousand dol-
lai's expended on the old State Huusi
w mi Id restore the ru in, gi v e ampl
a. , oin inoilat H ins. be a sa v i ng to la x- ... ,-
. 1 1 1 1 i .
pavers and sellle the lollg-talkcd-of , How is the great eil to beuver
illlcstluU of Willi can be dotle VV ilh iconic. hoW divest the power of such
1 hat cla-sjcil ant :qti it v
The paper- which a da or su ago
told us that chemical experts found
it extremely dillictilt to detect pun
butter from oleomargarine, and t In
l.uiui'c ot law
ini'.lar to our nr
otic on this -uiij.-et in other States to
prevent counterfeit, now are crowing
over tlie appointment in some lar
iner from the interior, evidently, hc-cau.-e
he is a good partisan and will
no douht Use his 1.. "it'll salary with
credit to his party.
A miniature weekly called the
.iii' .i in ni is pllhlislied hy .Illl'lllS
llordello. iti'i I'roadvay. New York,
ill tlie interest of free read i ng loolns
. . . . ! i- . ..
and lihraries.
dated April
cents a sear.
Where an
wa'res helow '
The lirst number was
I 1 1 1 . Subscript ion '.'"i
employer cuts down
he "liv iug" point, and
does his best to prevent his slave
fi'oin get I inn-anot her joh in case lie
should look for one, it's perfectly
legal there's no coercion in it what
ever. Hut w hen, on the other hand,
workmen resolve to let I his employer
alone, and reijiiest their friends to
do ihe same, thereby culling down
his income, it is conspiracy and en
tTsioll. Sec?
There are employers who say they
believe ill urbil ration, and there are
waure -laves who profess the same
hive for the patent peace-patchcr.
Hi 1 1 i he 1 1 1 -1 ion w it h some of our
New I a ell bosses is as to ihe points
to be submitted for arlui ration.
There are -oine t h ings 1 hat no court
of arbitration can hammer into the
head- of the unwilling : and w hen a
colillllitlee is successful ill enforcing
a decision it is usually md on the
ground of right, but because of the
force at their hack. hy will peo
ple continue to huiubim' each other?
In v icvv of the fact thai the 'mirii'r
volunteers considerable advice to
workingiueii. presumably from the
purest of motives, perhaps a few
words from I his source for the bene
lit of the proprietors of that very
ably edited paper might not he
amiss. Now, we advise our friends
to sellle their little (1 illii'ii It y with
I lie printers as soon as possible, for,
if public opinion, as expressed in a
boycott, is. lo decide, though it may
take a year or two, we believe the
( 'mi rii'r w ill not he as nourishing an
institution at the end of that time
as it is now. "A word to the wise,"
you know.
It is said that t his is a free rnini
t rv. and t he sent uncut is quoted hy
both capitalists and workers. The
former want lo he free to control the
hours of labor, dictate wages and
conditions for their employes. The
hitler w ant to he free lo liv I heir
ow n lion rs of labor, decide ll pi n I he
price of their labor, and improve
I heir condition, lioth appeal to the
"public" for juslilicatioii. hy not
let I he pllli'ic decide, I hell ? lit he
public is against the employer, the
pulilic call express itself very clearly
in a boycott : if against the workers,
then thev will sillier colldelllliat ioll
and lack support. Hut. then, w ho
is the public?
A SUBSTITUTE FOI? BOYCOTT,
Organi.ed Labor should learn a
lasting lesson from the great strike
against llietlould monopoly in the
outhwest. 1 be ellcct silo
ic Iii
solidify the organizations uf wage-
eaincrs to overcome the system
which permits the causes for such
j disorders, ami crush out the power
w huh brings about social and ceo-
I i- , , .. ,
; limine ilisliirliaii. es w uc h arc e
from one end of the nation to the
; other, which enlist all the intlueiict
' of a press cor. (rolled bv capital .,
! ', . . 1 .
! one side and t lie SV III pat ll Ies ami sup-
pol l of all right-! hillklUg people.
whether wage-earners or not. on the
monster coi poiat ions, with their
Ooiilds and 11. ics to dupe and lob
the people?' Is it bv the strike and
hoveoit. I he capitalistic press tells
us it can never be done by these
Means. Perhaps in a measure it is
right. Perhaps public opinion ean-
: m,t he forced. Must the result of
I organizing labor be abortive? Our
lesson must he in vain if it were so.
Some of our organizations have
already in their program it suhstitute
for the boycott and strikes in politi
cal action. In the questions of gov
ernment control of railroad and tele
graph we begin to see a chance to
remedy t he ahuses of n system w liich
has fostered monopoly. With our
legislatures debauched by political
bribery, our judges in conspiracy
with and under corporate dictation,
and our laws perverted to sustain
and foster watered stock speculation
and robbery of the people, is it not
time for those most alTeeted the
largest class the wage-earner to do
something? Let the responsibility
be lived. L'eeull delinquent and
disobedient representatives and de
mand in tones that cannot he
drowned the State control of our
common carriers, the railroads and
telegraphs. Send such men from
our own ranks as will he sure (o give
what we ask. Our supplies will he
surer and cheaper, all t he more so in
I hat we can dispense with that waste
ful system of private and corporate
coiil rol of public means.
Would it even be necessary to com
pensate our monopolists for what we
intend lo place at the people's dis
posal? Have they not. already heeii
suHicienllv rewarded in their mil
lions drawn from the watered stock
and tin- speculative "ambling of use
less and criminal exchanges?
Let us all unite in calling lor gov
ernment control, and through our
political franchises see that we get
State interference in these matters,
and prolil by our lesson.
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
1 1; v in; t s 1 1 1 s s su h. oi i..
There are fears expressed in some
quarters of a growing antognisni be
tween the the trade unions and the
Knightsof Lahor. We believe 1 here
is no reason lor serious apprehension.
The trouble comes, not from eoiillict
between t he organ izat ions themselves,
but from the inilatcd consequence of
some late comers into the labor
movement w ho appear to lltink they
can best build up by tearing down.
No intelligent Knight of Labor
can afford to speak Jsiieeringly of the
"trade union idea." No believer in
the progress of the labor movement
can for a moment disregard the work
accomplished by them. No one but
a siiperlicial reader of history can ig
nore the advance achieved through
Ihein. Kvcii numerically the trade
unions to-day outnumber all other
forms of organ ied labor.
There is a disposition always in
mankind to take a short cut to the
inilleiiiuni. The old ways are not
speedy enough. This is well, pro
viding the new track is properly sur
veyed and does not lead into quag
mires. The 1 nig his of Labor have grasped
a great principle the intimate rela
tion of all classes of labours to each
ot her. I low far its pract ical appli
cation is possible to-day has not vet
been determined. I low rapidly the
disco; hint elements will fuse is yet a
: problem in social chemistry.
1 lie t fade un 1 1 1 1 1 s have been stead
ily enlarging their scope each year.
They are on solid ground. Their
work is less empirical
the Knights of Labor
i:t 1 1 that of!
W hether it
,i
" 1 1L
is less useliil or not tune can only
tell. Meanw hile a stopper should
be pill lipoll the egregious USSes who
go about decrying everything that is
j done except by the comparatively
1 uUm f We repeat
i once more, mere is no antagonism,
! and he who tries to stir it up should
i be speedily sat doW II Upon by all true
; friends of
labor movement.
tuaih: i n n in ism.
The comparative immunity from
; vioioiiet
w Inch 1 Ii is count rv enjoys
; cmipaicn wiin America, r ranee
1 .... 1 ! 1 .: ' I.. .1
i aim neignim is one ill a large liicas-
i lln
b
lie lllol'e complete
develop
lni.nl uf li-id..j iii,'i..,.',o.,, 1. I. . .
i fm ' ' e.usse ncie a net-
tel' i bailee of oh ailllll'' fair I. av ein
1 . ,i , i , , .
.. j. ii,,-... iiiii, ii. . ill, ll ll II Mils
I . :i i . i ,, 1 - ,
is i..ssioie Hiieic wen urgaill.cil or
iiuvvei fnl li-l,.s .1..
unions do not c
, ,, , . , .' .
- "'" '"" !,'-"!l lorce ii pis-
tice is possible without it , and t he
degree of order of cVcl'V colli 111 11 il it V
will be in proHirt!on to the sense of
sei-ui itv w hu h t verv man feels that
i he will get fair play in the battle ..f
i lite - - im,.i. ), i,i nit.
I
I Typographical unions h;i vt- made
MiiKcs uuicii rarer, and provided a
means by which publishers ran em
ploy large bodies of printers: and' get
fs
the most satisfactory service from
them with the least friction. And
similar results have followed trade
organizations in every industrial
calling. They weed out unworthy
ineiiihers, elevate the average id the
craft, and govern the whole w ith the
aggregate wisdom, restraining indi
vidual impulses hy collective coun
sel, and evolving the patience and
dignity of action which go with de
liheralioii and a proper sense of re
sponsibility. Ill this respect, labor
organizations are the natural out
growth of our free institutions, and
are operated by the same springs of
actions, the same ideas of self-help
ami self-government. -St. Lmn's
I'usl-hisiHtlrli.
TOM MOORE.
I'ossihlv the poet had ill mind a pro
phetic v isioii of a kilter day scab vv hell
he vv rote:
I ill, till' II tullu'lll- In i lll-sf the slaw.
W hnse Irt-asuii. like a ileailly lillidil.
I 'nines ii'ef the enllllsels nf Ihe lil'ttv e.
A i nl lil asts I hein in I heir In in r nf iniirht '
May life's uiilile-seil eup I'm-1 1 1 til
lie iIi'iiks: 'il w ith tivaehe i-ii-s t u I he hrim
VV ilh hopes thai hut nllnret.i lly.
VVil h lev that vanish vv hile he sips
Like Head sea fruits Unit tempt the eye,
Hill turn tn ashes mi ihe lips '
His enuiil rv s eur-e, his ehllilri-li's shame.
Outcast nf virtue, peace ami faun-.
May he. .at last, with lips nf Hume,
mi the parch 'il ilescit thiislin die
While liil.es that shniic in nnickcrv nit'li
Are fail'un; nft, unlnui heil, untastcil.
Like the mice uh'I'inlls hopes he lila-li il '
Ami. vv hen Ii n in cart h lib -pi l it llies.
hel I'i'nplu I. let Ihe damn il mie dvvi II
Full in the -iirl.t nf I'.u adise,
Itclmhlin ll a ni ami fccliu.' hell '
COMMUNICATIONS.
7b llif It i .in n's Ailniruli':
The following; coiniiiiuiicat ion. Mr. t'.d
iter, was declined by one of the least big
oted, perhaps, of our New Haven dailies,
77c Ntntiii:j Acir.s:
I do not write in any controversial
spirit, hut to treat one nr two points of
importance, suggested by the A'cics edi-
toliul of yesterday, which, in spile of ils
exceptional fairness, (all the more danger
ous on that aecouiiO.to fail in disclosing
the issue between the Knights of Labor
and the .Missouri Pacific, for it simply
allows that the one has the advanlace in
Ihe character of ils chief, ami the other
in the fact that the strike was a causeless
one.
It is assumed that Jay Oould "has
been know n as an unscrupulous man,
whose rapacity was restrained only by a
wholesome fear of the law." Now, if a
vote were taken on that question to
morrow, I he count ry would most likely
be found divided in its opinion, and on
one side would he the working class, and
on the other the capitalistic class, as a
rule.
V hy, not long- since, a Yule student,
and Sunday school superintendent, de
clared that (ioiild was proliahly doing; as
much good as any man in America, and
exemplifying in his life the teachings of
the Sermon on the Mount ! Certainly
Yale's political economy furnishes us
vv iib no reason for suspecting (loiildto
be any thing else than one of the best
citizens as lie makes himself out to he
in his late letter. As to Mr. 1'owderly,
I notice that I he public's estimate of him
has been almost revolutionized w ithin
the last foi ty eight hours, since he has
declared himself squarely on the side of
the strikers.
Then il is stilled that "the si rung point
in the case of the Missouri I'acitic is that
Ihe strike on that particular mud was
without provocation;" while nothing' is
said about the charge against the h'ail
roail, (W hu h Mr. I'liwderly thinks jusli
lies the bringing- to bear on the man
Oould, "the whole power of the Order,")
i t'lixie reluseil to treat with
i'"ii i io-ii iiiii si mi iii ti eat vviiii i ne r,x-
I (iv.. I! I ..Ci....
ay Could, and also positively refused
i"M"i, .iiu-i us ul:i i-eilieill s v ll 11
employ Knights of Labor, w hether (hey
had been active iii the strike or not.
I'li'sides it is not correct, to say that "Ihe
slrike was confessedly without provoca
tion. No such confession has ever lieeii
made. Assuming the strike to have been
because of the unjust discharge of one
man mi the Te.xa.s t'acilic, it may or may
not follow (hat it was unjust iliahle.
That is a question which admits uf argu
" I, and depends on H principle in
volved. If the strike on the .Missouri
I'acitic was simply "thinvv ing a brick at
a private citizen who had iml hing to do
w ilh the injustice," then indeed, would
Jay build deserve tocoiiie out victorious
in this ti.'hl. and the liken' my self would
' tight for him. lint other caiwesuf
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:K,,, ,,:,""v inepre.ss.il in.-euiintiy lias
I '!' n"i u. ,,,, I in Hie Wlllill,
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, Missour, Pa.aiie ,s chared in diller-
i cut counts vv it i v iii il llic t he cuiitr.i.l .,('
i yi.u-.l, lsvi".
.
I " ls "" 11 "Kl't between I'owdeily and
! Collld. liol lielweeii the K. ul I,, t
: and ti,e lailroa.l
i .tie r. iii i.. even.
It is :. lichl I ..-I vw.,,11
j I indiist rial sy steins - the eu-uperativ e
' ''"' ''' "'ipet It i v e, or the socialistic
mo anarchistic in,..e- .,t living; an. I it
has only hetiuii.
T. W. Ot KTls.
NOTICE.
Address cuiiiiitimicatioiis in reference
to (he organisation, of new Trade and
LaKir Unions to
Thapes Council Organizing Committfk,
V. O. Iiox 1W.. Xew Haven. Conn.
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