, 1877-10-13
JOSEPH COOK.
A d-ecture on Solar SeIf-Cuit.
uGQ,
With Some Preliminary ohttrtatians On Recent
Labor Troubles.

OIL MuIaY, Wien Ar. E0uk t0llItl.ficEtl The 1rc-
lu1e nf tl.c lecture, though peoplc f,cgan To !
gather nj tho door eoou after II, nn,l tf.r dnrs
were not open tilt quarter befurc IL. This
was inIstakc In tile arrangements, AMI ono for
which tho Committee was nat responsible.
Hereafter tic tonra will be apcn nj hall .,a.t il.
ad there are aways in tic n,l.litorium I,;O ifcs
seats. Not all the reserved scn.s were taks,t,
nl'd sutnc ot tliate wtlU ran tl,er ul.ancu wrIc
altc to get worry good acatt. Tic prc',|c Nt,on
strikes, bachelor and family wages was approved
Ivy the applause of tile nulienvc, who syrua-
thtzc with the speakers severe Int Just cu1-
dcnnatfon nf Interference wtta, the rights Of NIL
Ia work. Tie lecture proper waa received with
close attention, aud svfnpaty, hut It was evident
That Mr. Ctok wus takiIiy most III Ills hearers
over ncw ground. Many nYtl(stinguis,let ,ncf,,bers
Of tic EpIecopal Convention wcsc upon the pI4t-
form nn1 In The audience.
On current events, a1r. Cook Eatd:
Whoever becumca IN incendfary Or an nsta.s In
in Tho conflict between labor and eantal LIT him
au1cr tho full penalty Of the law, whether hs lie
millionaire or Molly Mcguire. tApp'au-c.l
Tho riG-raG siosct, the petroleum Cnmn,nn,st the
bottle 1oafcr, arc cne.nics Of the human tuce
and II thcy dcfy tho law, republic must trent
them with thut kind Of mercy which Snpnlcon
shovel towarl the original Communists of f'ari4,
when he closed tho French Revolution hy a wjdH
Ing Of tho churc!, nf 81. Rocac. ho said: "it II
faltc that VIC fred frat with blank CHARGE; It had
becn waate Of tfc To do that" IA Republican
OF the American. und not of tic lied Cumlnsn-
tstse species, passed In Paris *on,c thauktut mn
4. ltochc Church. wh!el, sI.ow spilntcecd Gy iist
Ahot 10 this hour.
cnt sets Of mcn.-thc unentcFprl*Ing. thr unfnrtn.
Eatg, md the unDfneiplcd TIN 1htttltrpner4 Of
tho uncntcrnrsins need. reusai!n,cs tho spur Of
tSfthr - SrS.sk $hAhn nnfI..
gou!l m,sn1s, IT, Insist TINT II any mnn wifi not
wutk. tetlI.cr shall Ito cat. Tho unfortunate who
sae r w "%T @ ns aan T.
concern ilsrlf chiefly with thrto who arc really
without asrirafon q principle enonsh to oeenry
1lampdrM md Cfomwe!, Adama aud Washington;
hare made It possible for any ons to rE*e III the
90 10. II any s'oct not rise Il mltt b. because
~ !asks "a Sthss snsfey r. pttne,p!e ~ ncva.'
e o tho 70 .e
That wns q i!stinctlsc'y American speech tom.
,na a atc9y a"s ,na ~ i sho
bptsnm Of soeictY ln our great c1tics.
n lsTsr ;ta | aeaa a's fSno'cd d.
hereditary positions. ,rhe nohilily oi our socciy
reach tue posI.ion oi Dives. We havs. no law u
tan Tks & IN o n III s's, le
easily ci,anss positions il ioiuws. from i!s fact.
that tho caAto at tic rich man III AMerca IL cyury
was F1eh. Int It follows, alao, fenm tho same
faet that tho causo Of the poor man y eycry mans
poor.
Ana nsu'. III; ;;,sn snd for i 'sasl sast.
1)ut n 4 man Will work. shall lo eat{ There is d
dlrtTncston 10 10 n,ade betwren fpmIiy rayes and
bachelor Wages. 1t Tim bottom Of thc col1isiona
nj stknrt,
shut. vaA thu competition Of bachelor wages Will.
family wnacs. .,lohn. hero, hns dollar anu halt
eoassc Il Nv Willing % to stor @ to. 30 eenta se!e ay u o.
os natns s. ess az Nn
James conles To. John and says; "Thers il a
| uAy. but / am willing and viii taku YOUR ntacn
John replies: 'Ji,n. i yon do thai / viii kin
you" !amcs sayas ~ you shoot inc, ~ SOL
tic traina and you shall not r1,n tcm." lis ia ~
Eoa .; h!s yo[ That 'nat conflict es.
.ss "c ana faa s s Mork ss
men did not intend 10 burn ~ ynlnablca, Lut tuoy
| in a composition which was reducing warrs ThcIr
nude or dOing that Was to stoD roiiway srsn,c-no
t SSs ssl y s,Eel ws - s,oa' ofs
Il lakes twa 10 make a barrain: anG, sscnniiy,
That Il is not OF tho rghta OF lapot to prevent
| When two representatives Of tho wurku7mon.-
family waccs On onu sido and bachelor wa1cs On
or satno IN to gris,a IT tho ono6iie III s,gn
IL talkuttvc shout mneh yot 10 coma III the nattr-
| ~ ot nar lana;, Therc ,s \ hope potscssed BY
tolsc, ss,a settcd. not ascoi1ns % To- ts T ess ei ot
~ a Sss es t. s f. hS's .f
C0nmunlsts Of Paris. settled tho qurstion fur y
Wills nu c sde of petroleum rougl!s sn,i sacaks.
III s,u,u nt nor l,arls m EurEt,t hcfstary rOh,tIon