| Show THE TRAGEDY AT NEW ORLEANS NOTHING that has happened for fora a long time has baa so startled and aroused all classes of people in this thia country as the lynching lunching lyn ching at now new orleans if the vent event had occurred in some mining camp or now new western town it would not have shocked the country because law and order are not supposed to be so thoroughly established there as in the old abodes of civilization and christian institutions but in a city like new orleans such an occur rebee la Is as astonishing toni shing as it is in shameful and alarming we have nothing to urge in defense of the slaughtered italians they were in all probability guilty of the murder of the chief of police and deserving of death for their crime but none the less ess their execution was wag assassination it was the unlawful killing of human beings with malice and aforethought the mob had no lawful authority to pass pan upon their case cam nor to execute any penalty upon them it was mob law and mob execution and these are the worst kind of tyranny and the respectability of many who participated in the massacre instead of palliating pallia ting it makes the matter worse the anger aroused among the people of italian blood in this country is very natural they look upon the massacre as having a national im port they think their slain countrymen w were re shut shot down largely be causel hey were that while the alleged guilt of the doomed men failure of justice were prominent reasons for the assault race anti patties and the prejudice which la is growing in this country against the low ow claw class of italian immigrants hail had much to do with the rage of the populace which led to this catastrophe of course there is nothing in ID the attempt to make an international quarrel over this affair italy is in no position to take unarms against the united states no mitter matter how bow much importance the italian government may attach to this attack upon some of its citizens and the government of the united states will no doubt deal courteously and in a proper spirit with the complaint that comes from italy but it will end in an investigation and diplomatic civil aties and there will be no collision between the two powers that need give oe occasion casion for unrest it may be very different as a to individual the lower class of italians italian are very revengeful and not over par nicular as to the objects of their hate we shall not be surprised if reprisals are had bad and many fatal quarrels are the consequence of the uprising at now new orleans it has provoked italians izz in every part of this country and if mur der and riot do not spring out of unfortunate affair we will be greatly mistaken the utmost precautions should be had to prevent trouble lefia IQ thu this direction some good will no doubt mise arise out of the evil of this lawless occurrence the mafia will be curbed it has bag received a terrible warning secret societies having murder for one of their objects will experience a cheek they should be stamped upon and destroyed str st but their demolition should be accomplished by the arm of the law corrupt judges and juries will also take notice of this thin popular outburst they my may be awed into the path of duty because it is the way of safety and cowardly assassins of all races wilt wili see that there is a force behind the un certain machinery of the law which when once lot let loose is swift and awful in its directness and power yet fet with all this the fact remaina remain that the killing at new orleans was murder the result of and lawlessness for that reason it is in ft disgrace to the city and state whom where it occurred for that reason it is to be deprecated aye denounced by all who venerate law and order and who do not want to see violence and mob mab law ia gain the upper hand in these united states |
