New-York tribune., 1880-03-08
TIE EVILS OF TRADE UNIONS.

The Rev. DR.. o. II. Tiffany, pastor OF ST.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Cnnrcn, at Fourhaye. an
Twenty -secOudst. continued his series OF sermons on
the Labor Problem last evening Tac text was found in
Galauans VI, = " Bear so one anothers burdens anu
so fuH / the lnw OF Christ"
This DISCUSSION said the preacher Is not entirely from
the standpoint of political economist, for Il well
known that political economists have not always Doeh
able to the law of Christ The great lnea bencath
The Bible teaching this subject Is hat We all are dc-
pendent another This question rerarllhs ab"r
and capital is not a new one In In gland. in the year
1880 we nnd that a law passed on the SUBJECT
Since that lime all sorts Of laws hav, been enacted IN
reference to IT, and 1T the same time workngmen nave
been forming oppOsitiOns. Ana where lHtIl oPP''''""
has been success ul, has benefit resultcdt
An example may be seen ~ the NJ" tol'liuIlm"lI m W
california wich has been the means OF uHNlne iaIte
numbers OF capitalists away from Ihe State. And yet
perhaps of OWL rights are 50 OIieh qua souo
ally violated are the rights al lnpor IL IN I'nt :
tbat mnu, Of them should even be disputed, ana yet
they are Tae-e is d ght for to combine against
each other; but the limit To ths rBht u reHohvu
sucn combination ntcrfcres with the interests of others
In some branches or trade labor hHs ali thaI II IS u
right u claim But tho tradc-unous claim thA'
different dislrimtiOn must De giuc
ppcau,e the employer qets roh and the laborcr remain
poor. Tney maintain at the aOorcr y opiE 70 s'H
his work 10 capl whether the price no gOOu or ohu,
for Ie has he family 10 support aud cannot delay 10
project himself tnr la porcr joins union nhd by n'lnS
Summarized b tu, s enabled 20 hold his work until the
pric Is better hui now suppose that this combination
b. formed OF largo numbers. Iieh 20 -,
suffsrs. With pernaps limited cnpl"l no as
compelled 10 bug labor at any PROF. ~" ms ms
recourse 20 q combination WIN oth'I cbpioyoIs
iu order tlat he MOI be forced 10 pyha'o az u ulT
advantage. Thus Is shown the mutual ocpehdence OF
u a tes. Tho chcf purposes OF tadr unions are Op-
uic- yr ana AGAINST the interest Oi lhe oWealih'
llcy Interfere with other mems Rights ana llDcIues'
WAu hey presume % regulate the business of employ
%, nd o uanaee capital accumulated hy 0thers thty
t..Ile tyratncaL Ii ia tie duly Of Christian opera.
tVr Keep aoOf from such societies Al is the uuJ oI
Cfisau eu Do1 rIB resist nY uli Ia" u measures ne
cpcroachnens oi ctvi rights. Toe only real conn CT
o, eeu caulal ana labor the calm vi one parry 10
manage both. .,. No..
in pty. been adopted on American Nui. ltis weapon
we re,emu les tue sword whose blt as s1ap as It's
i., n ts had loo f. wors. couOmY, for labor to 1T
t-tuut {, destroy capital nm far from beh'ElhS thAt
lh moth % propos- by mDdriu reIoTmols or Ohh
nd Il orator, can p- any good. Ihe lihd ol
ttc urion s ths ubOrFi' Ipt; while he ceases 70 le'
y, a.f lie Is sasti.g Ils capital. Inc Whoo 'cauSA'1
anf ftra 90 o. IN c-. Bu every hope ana hOnoraDF
expectation can ue rra % II we pay ATTENTION 20 ,pe
-. az b. . rii = IAN theory = today ~ that tle
ma sos rds ,ln.r tir .ew. Bu, this j. NOT t Nhrs
tam theory O0i allows 40 Que 10 Vc Of hiu'' alo"e