| Show THE MARCH OF THE MASSES IT is 18 probable that labor day the let lat of may will paw over peacefully such were the indications according to advises advices from various parts of the world this morning the red eyed anarchists have been for some time floating their blood and an dt thunder ader threats and literature promising a gory and destructive U time e they are not sufficiently strong Is yet however to induce a sufficient number of firebrands fire brands to join them in the execution of the diabolism in which they express themselves as thirsting to engage the only pa place I 1 ce where there appears to exist any apprehension of an anarchical outbreak to is at Naples where the dynamite fiends have threatened to shiver public buildings to pieces the most pronounced type of the an arch ical craze is the very worst species of satanic insanity it is singular that it should have an existence so wide and so se deep in what is claimed to be by far the most enlightened age in the history of the world it is savagery of the most appalling and degraded character and the fact that the nations are honeycombed with this sinister phase of modern society shows how thin to Is the line which divides civilization civilia tion from barbarism and bow easy it would be to plunge from the former into the latter condition anarchism is in the extreme end of the universal movement now progressing everywhere every where toward the popularization of all government and if ever there should be in the development of this modern social growth a time when a general overleaping over leaping of the line beyond which there shall be no recognized rules for the regulation tion of the society a condition would ensue that would present a spectacle of woe such as has probably never been witnessed on the earth even as things exist it is common for men to overleap the barriers which constitute the safeguards of A imm V in their lust for gain a ad owera what the condition would be were the bulwarks bulwa of order and consequent safety swept away by the rush of popularization toward the point of destruction be successful no one could even imagine notwithstanding the pacific assurances regarding the demonstrations of the working classes of 0 the world today some of th nations notably france and germany have token taken powerful precautions to crush out any attempted outbreak in its incipiency the former country has provided for any emergency that might arise in paris a european hotbed of anarchism policemen and troops this precaution places a popular out of question as a revolt would no sooner raise its ito head than it would be crushed under such a force in the german cities the police have been instructed to act conservatively towards the people and the militia to keep within their barracks the latter measure is adopted so that the soldiery might be ready for active duty at a moments notice it to is not at all remarkable that these two countries should resort to such potential precautionary tactics there to is a special reason behind these measures A war between these two nations appears appeals to be imminent should either permit by laxity an internecine disruption to gain headway it would doubtless be deemed the opportunity of the other to hurl its invading battalions into the distracted country an attempt has been made to inaugurate a universal strike in the civilized world on labor day but it has not succeeded because the various vailous national and international forces have failed to fuse if such a movement were to succeed it would be the most striking object lesson with regard to the power of the masses that could be thought of the paralysis of commerce manufacture and other business that would ensue would cause the world to stand aghast But Buk although there seems to be some truth in the assertion of that subtle thinker theodore parker made Z about out thirty years ago that the masses mames would be the masters of the future such a gigantic scheme as a universal strike will never be realized under the present condition of the world labor agitations are likely to become more demonstrative and destructive in the united states than in the monarchies of the old world the facilities for the suppression of revolts are much more potential in europe than in this country the centralization of power and their immense standing armies give the old countries a tremendous weapon for the preservation ao of 0 internal peace this nation it at fortunate in having within its damal a ordes of the worst elements from t ane a lower strata of european society who came here because they had not sufficient scope for the outward development of their machinations under the governments where they originally lived however the boot may soon pinch the other foot provided the expected war should break out on the eastern hemisphere the modern insurrection iota in the old countries have no patriotism the extremists among them being opposed to all governments govern mente with special reference to those under which they live international struggles would be deemed by such characters their opportunity to attempt to put their anti order ideas into operation I 1 it t is ie u unfortunate that the great bod les lea of the working classes should in any way in public sentiment or otherwise be associated with the turbulent Alent spirits who are seeking to make inroads upon all forms of law and order it is to the credit of the great bulk of workingmen in their associated capacities that they repudiate all connection with these firebrands fire brands and will have nothing to do with them the destructive disturbers disturb ers are the enemies of the masses of the people and do great in I 1 jury u ry to the cause of labor which to is one of the absorbing questions of the age unless there shall be a reasonable solution pf af the subject and a genuine agreement reached in regail to the interests involved there will be any amount of trouble grow out of the constant agitations that are in progress program it is to the interest of capitalists to listen respectfully to the gri grievances evanceK and demands of labor and seek in a iri friendly endly way to bring about an amicable understanding on every point of difference |
