New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-30
a CLERG YMANS VIE MS ON THE STRIKE.

mn puJrM.N URGING HIGH MORAL GROUNDs-rHE
BATTLE AGAINST THE sPECULAioR
The Rev. DIR. Pullman, OF the Church Of
Our sayiour IN st Fifty seventh st. spoke OF the
strikes yesterday large cobgregatsn lie Goose as
mis- ext "And OF the company said unto num- Mas
speak to my brother that he may divide the I'M
nance with me. And he said unto him. Man. who maae
me Judge or divider youf And ne said unto she
fake heed and Of covesousaess for mars Dfs
CONSISTENT the abund OF things which ne pos
sessetn Luke xii. Ii, Ia ID. Dr. Pullman, after
reve wing the history Of the strike OF the telegraph
operators, spoke IN part as follows
..when Jesus Christ told tho man TO take heed and
beware he traced the canses OF every
labor rising in history The first Is the deadly passion
for other mes ods the second Is the false view OF
life that has spread and cntangied itself In every rank
Of society There are multitudes OF persona
who need stimulant TO make them work and tbs
greatest stimuIant Of ALL money, 10 administered to
them IL is right that should be made to zee the
value OF their labor Butcoveousnessi Taat RANK
growth which undermnes progress which destroys the
harmony Of society," which sarves the poor Tue false
view Of lire t. when the public measure man oy what
he possesses rather than by what be Is The world 10
continuously throwing up It's hand nx on tina fortu-
nate speculator and neglecting ais victim The only
remedy il in rectied public opinion. There is all over
this world desire fair play Toe labor organizations
are more free intelligent than they ever have been be-
FORE and have shaken or In marvellous way the eech'
like hold Of the demagogues. They are crying Tor faf
play and will cry t and strive for IL until they 70
ceive II.
"No one believes q strke-per 1t should not b
thought OF until all other means OK effeeting righun
end had been tried Then like If peaceful measures
are of DO avail the strong rights OF will justify 1t
II had been asked If thought the telegraph operators
were right saou,d have answered with the missionary
Employ all means to conciiate-then all means 10
crush There positions taken by both parties from
which they viii be compelled to withdraw. One oftnem
is the doctrine OF equality applied universally Inere
IL no equality OF intelligence aad consequently the de-
mand Tor an equality OF recompense IL wrong ihis
demand Tor equality between the TWO ssfss et-
weaker of tue from profession The question again
arises wat just betw en- corporations anu epoyesi
Mao should nave far return or money invested; put
wuen yon see money masing above seven or ten per
cent you may ne sure that 1t Is stealing the orssi
saud between bItng clIsscs, he must say 10 me
skilled workman You are tine sat OF socIey Your
euurea-goer rehnes and strengthens you, bat
eoyetous or You Lack responsiveness. you cry for
noery-you have tine rgnt To sell your labor ~ tne ea
10 the Tosa yDa nave e sas waDe Sesy
from vice aud nom the meanest passions Ihere Is 10
thlDg as capital class Du tnrre - ooe s,"o
he your natural ally tIe most perfect rienu you nave
There another capitalist; one " no uses me
nothing He Is the specuator anu ne Is your enemy
must spot Taere Is no such and delicate ui-
ehlnsry IN the whole commercial world that used by
your Exchanges but the speculaor enters them a. ns
base element that jars and disorganizes and finally
DESTROYS Its own benefit
"t is not enough that people pay workmen ther wages
For they men, heart soa to SOUL eye 20
eve and the man who does not regard hls 0rotner m
with tue respect his humanity demands re h IN tis
sight OF God defraudog him Of one OF ms inaienAoie
rights There spirit and power OF the human so
thai can only paid for 10 sympathy NY sympatnies
ar VITA tue strikers, and il possible to AID them
10 any way, would do But disrust the metlodA
they nave chosen by which TO gam their desire Inc
oniy for the aooring classes 10 70 Joan M
ana interests the capitalists, and " nAx
war " the death against the speculative class