In no other country in the world is there a private detective agency which occupies a position above the law as does the Pinkerton Crooks Corps.

Here in this country every scoundrel is able to commit any crime as long as he hires Pinkerton men to do it.

If the director of a railway, the owner of a coal mine or a manufacturer, believes a minor or major murderous attack would end a strike or influence his working men, all he has to do is order one of Pinkerton's blue coated tramps. This man is instructed to secure information about a brewing conspiracy among the workers to dynamite some railroad, for instance, and to uncover the plot immediately.

If he does not succeed within a limited time he can be sure he will be fired for being a useless blockhead; if he does succeed, he is praised, celebrated and promoted. No wonder he selects the shortest and in most cases the only route left to organize a conspiracy himself.

He knows that his superiors expect that from him, that he will go free in court, 2and that he will receive a reward from the agency.

These Pinkertonians are indeed a greater disgrace to America than were the inquisition and witch burnings in medieval times.

Those cruelties were committed in dark zealotry, but here we have to deal with a crime which is openly committed and publicly rewarded, under cover of laws, and protected by the Bourgeoisie in an open minded century.