New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-07
''rHE LABOR MOVEMENT.
LECTURE OF WENDELL PHILLIPS AT srEiNwAf
HALL.

sn~fIl rA
- psnuh,ic At steiuway Hall last evening before
,.,e audience that vigorously appianded the speaker
:. he demanded "A recognition Of the rights OF the WORK
ipemap and predicted future, dear to the hea W 'he
a,ly toi,er when bis voice shall become power III the
,.nS and he himself stand on level with the capitalist
rbc s,age was occupied hy large number OF the fencs
~ The cause Of the workngmam and Of womens suffrage
Tie accommodations for the reporters were, ~ usual III
excusahly incomplete. the jantor Of stcinway Hall being
aisiiuU ished for his mpocne>s all occasions to the
rsess Mr.. Phillips said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: have been requested II!
come Of the labor organizations Of tins city TO address
you the subject of the labor movement J" IN" ~,
4aates Before proceeding 10 speak 81 IT, yoI VIII ao"
me 10 read notice which has been placed ~ III! MANU.
and in tue object Of which sympathizc e"rdla'!'' ~"
cause the great foreign movement can be commemorate"
by IT, The Fulrh Commune has always "eheo !" INV
% deserve the cordial respect Of every lover W '
re.s of the masses throughout the world lAppEnse''
have no doult that in due time It's good name VIII I've VIII
deated and it, leaders lifted io the un1nah'd respect
of the civilized world ArrausoI lie ho'lce "oi III
my hand is a. fellows:
m n. Wo,,ioo,,o NJ var lcyt. fcn's Of h'"nntq:
~,f mics OF bio0d.tfd 0Hd l"r'is of "Sf"': t'iz"H
The recent executions il Franc IN COW blood.
ak months zee al! si:ate ~. cir victims ar,.
disgrace and shane to humanity; We mus, nor h"w
the human he s;aIc1 by the shedding oi ~ own
Hood without a protest Ion. neutrality-suspicious. You
let your friends the W"raingmcn he murdered because
they have defended rights i'll any part Of the world
No! certainly not without raising yo'r voice ana making
il heard the To give effect to- these Pnr
York on sunday. the 10th 81 December. AT O'Clock.
forming opposite Cooper Institute. All men, without
lIr;y OF race, OF nationality. friends "f
Justice and c' CON i,, I" Jointly order OF tic
Cuumiiico Of ArlanXrln, h> OF the Federal Council
hope every who loves his fellow viii show llr
etf there. lAplausrl There was never nohl"r blood
sECd never more hiehnndcd and di-intcres'ed effort
made in the lone history of Freedoms struggle than in
Paris when. defiance Of all the ocalche> of Europe
that city stood up for the d, lual and or liberty III
the nineteenth ccntnry.
confess Lave spoken often in NcwTork on the La
Dor movement when the circumstances yer! Ira>",
and when the subject very m"ucItou-; bnt az l
look down tho that coming and Igard the de-
vtlopuieu; Of our institutions IL tlclr progress,
feel very grayely the vast impo.tancrl might almost
say the terrible siencanccof the causc which You in
vito pre- yOI Tonight. You ask me 10 speak
10 you the relations Of capital and labor. am cap
i,alist. Why do / come here Because am glayely
dissatisfied with the civilization al"nnd me.
shrink from so large q word that Civilization is
grand result. II has noble truth III IL
s an encouraging advance from tho time when French
NOBLE came loinc from The lGht. 3oi years ago, and
oarucd his feet the rcdir>t way. in the blood of
peasant. without waiting for artificial fire. down 10 the
time VIXEN The daily worker stands protected no1 only by
the Thought hut h, the machine OF society. ii is Naf
advance
Modern civilization i. nand liz seeming large ard gen
erou III some ii il Icsni- hut, II the same uilr. ndd"n
within nccr it coi iront social science and "Vr
II aghos The students o social science in ~ meet;
In tLa' CALLERS ilSc in every debate aud di,cn>~iVl.
rT"a, social rii. Of The ay NG.oiy NAT iaoh. n;o
TIE snlgrct hat r'coguzt, the fact that the
disease ) very grave md deep. the super.
tn the very body "f he hir nn Tho captain and crew
are snn' mug the ant ion Of approaching ruin. Gen.
temtr am i"t here with the Vain dream that we shall
T. , s%sn ,"'1y NJ q" human nature ~ T. t."
end as "@g a. there are snrh ,h're win eway. he poor
LebcG! kLOws why they wee '"'In lArIu>cucDt.l
>NuIIATIoS \ rALUELi
Stretch out NcdY .aI. over al 'lc civilized world.
There perhaps in Cm>,crdo,n two the, hundred
millions Of people, and Ohc-Giil of them have
<,,gh 10 cat. Ana ia III, country cuc.ili of the
people have ncy, had enough OF mental food. All over
she worid ont-h'f Of Cmi,temdon S,aiN'> either bodily
or iDYn;ally, That l. Ii" exaG,craton You may to
Fiancc England and md million OF that never
raw year. Take city. a.d down into
the very slams OF existence. where human being, the
Gonsauds 1--we year i'll aud year ont III dwellings
which no man in fiil."Ne would trust y,
hGrscs in for p hom u.s., 'ppl."se.l WIN
tho word u'"r; prostitution. 10" social ulcer that eat
M e .cc, VIII t".s tina. hs IS great M rS" rom from
Which sT, s that the saS Of gns Sass "fsS vs
sss sis' her hca s
and ninety nine ont Of hnnnred will disdsn TO buy dla
Tive tis far chanc" il Tie world of labor and en-
S da. "' , o ,c5 ie Tnc I rossh"p. Of me
Lnal Gin> LaN" always appointed the uhIc aliic~ ~
~, ,i.". .i,' '.'.c aid Gr', E" lie ioyctiy OF To-"
I.a''"s il"'c Shown mon TA" were mic nl"E"'" Ia
i.t r.;,LrI !.e t' io:r -,l"n> >tmulant. IL" .r't
t~r'.! e htD'.' - he E''"ran cnl.iAl. n i9nl;
.oi"liig - go 81" ""i III u"'"i hdi"i" si"vd oat
his APP &C.,. =" II j. win IN, Inirlnpcrarrr
o. ',""; and ~! TO- W yGg !" H.. !on .n %q
=, tie ,o., l,rr,jS' Why j. il TIA, t,lre"-tou'thS
4 tax C!i' ar 80 the i"rre, Glasses! why ii" The
,trJrn: o,in, iel you tia, wien you have iahcn ou
.,Uu.i Tc't 81 1c erin mails. c"n,i>iinS Of tho ei-
.:r ir.'' ~ 'nH "'m"N br'a">t th'y are Tie 'hiI-
Zen, i..HUrti 'h." ct great Si"hl'a!. hrhoi ~ s",
.T.k l.c. Tie .l,,i -,.'i~ IL h,,; too- Feed that
s,sss yer. ami >"" viii emit! !"m prisons. TAP,
IisA. the t!~rn"nc'cr cf The price of Encish wheat
4 .rinc ard Lnl as the w.ca, goes up or dowi the
;i,Ae ia tC"sr~ e. dimnishcN lAppau>rl Tue Ir"at
sresssi,, H., lie cilr>lr rcuiu, u aud Roiuc
<Bc the common >.L.r "i the Saxon race. given us
9othing these apple. of seldom for hc golden
,.rt OF ParaG>ri one quarter Of the husu live.
n case aud the Other three iourth> contribute t" H.
st,sor; sha,ng it, II that ! the end oi human cNir'
.scs }' ns -; down AMI bi-picin' the God TIA; made
ItesIc' Ia generosity Of the rrnc"ly merchant who
'onclt yomdcr village. and will devote il 10 the
i." ashamed of the civilization which makes 800"
~ y D.'h cclendcrt on one; lAprausrl The system
As',Lc ding is that he Trades Cnlons and
b, oiher organizations of labor are tylannicaL And
ssvssrr >cor, when The recognized Thought and phi
Dsoshy c r country gives you better audience and
sa&c to zee Americans strike. In the broad sense. they
:a,i:i .H .,or WEN The nnrn w"rijIr,"an ht'.
ny h* Land and cav, {" CIV !zaiio. stop took dowE
aia ... :" he gh But the American has no right
a. JH ~ !s hand inns be can stop The whole hine
kGb tC;t 'iApI"di.t.
INIL> that MIST III EkMLrIrp.
NJ" iO"s at it. lou say why DO you mad fau With
..fior, Tonight j. 1. cold night. and you VIII 10
raicrs chambers warmed with the coal of
+eluhy Willy don't yen have here for s. and Is
d.Y Why cont you have il l,re al III adv alcc 81 81
u What sold for At the mouth of The pit BE-
t.isr Of the gigantic corporations and vast OF,
pSap,z.i al wealth. The capitalists Gather three or
fsnr n.l,Uu- Il fans i'm x,,r rit,--s.I i,