The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08

the bouys Of labor, and regarding the
carrying out OF the plan for the eight
hour movement.
Mr.. Gompez moved that the Legis-
lative Committee meet with COM
mittee Of the Trad Union Confer.
ence to agree upon q plan for the csr-
rying out OF an smalgamation of all
trsdes unions.
This brought on considerable dis
cussion, in which the Knights Of
Labor was discussed as an organiza-
ton, and it was finally decided that the
Knights of Labor had nothing to do
wi b it. The motion r the sppoint-
ment of the committee was adopted
and the federation adjourned to 8
o'clock q. m. tomorrow.
The following was received tonight:
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December Z, 1886.
P. ]. Mcclure, Secretary Trades Union
Conference:
have selected committee of FIVE,
consisting OF Brothers Howes, Hall,
McFeely, Orrngton and Zaut, 10 dis
cuss the past differences between
trades unions and the knights Of La
Dor, and pave the way for the avoid
anse of future one. Fraternally
yours,
Henry George and BishOp Corr igan
Nav YORK, December 7.-Henry
George, late labor candidate for Mayor
OF this city, has addressed an open let.
ter to Archbishop Corr'gan, OF the
Catholic diocese Of New York, in refer
ence to recent pastoral letter by the
latter, In which ke took occasion to
warn his people against the land theo-
ries Of Mr.. George. Nearly all of the
letter in reply is devoted to contro.
versial discus sion Of Mr.. Georges
well-known theories on the question
of private ownership OF land. Aside
tlom that, the significant part of the
letter is as follows: "Thst part of your
pastoral letter to which l refer has
been taken by the press as placing the
Catholic Church in the attitude of a
champion Of private property in land,
and is certainly calculated to create
the impression that the doctrine that
all men have equal and inslienable
rights to the use of this natural ele-
ment, is opposed and condemned
by the Catholic faith. Since / am not
q Catholic, it might seem hardly befit-
ting in me to deny your right es an
Arch bishop 20 clothe your political and
economic opinions in the garb of
tffiCial religious tsachiug, but l may
perhaps be permitted to call your
attention 10 the fct that such right
has been expressly denied by high
Catholic authority, ard to the further
fact that the very opinions which you
officially stigmatizs as opposed to
Catholic teaching are openly avowed
not only by Catholic laymen and
priests, but by prelates of official dig
nifty not inferior to your own. Per-
haps, as ] may be permitted to OBJ
serve the quotation you make
from the encyclical of Pope Leo XIII
in no wise bears cut the interpre a.
tion you put upon it. Inste ad Of con-
demning a. dangerous theory the
Dc ctrine that human rights to the use
of land are equal, it on the contrary
condemns only thcHe who assail the
right of property which is sanctioned
by natural law, and this restriction,
which includes land, is still further en-
forced by the Pope's Characterization
of the property Of which he speaks
a Characterization that clearly applies
to that species of property which is
the result of humsn exertion."
wOrkingmen's Tariff Association.
PITTsBURG, Pa, December THE
Commercial Gazette is authority for the
state ment that a national tariff asso-
citation is being formed among the
woIkmen of the country. BY the time
of The Presidential election of 1888, it
says, thousands OF clubs will be in ex.
istence in the North and five OF the
Southern States, The organic 4tion was
started in Tennessee, Georgia and
Alabama. In the coming year organ
izers will be placed in the States
of Virginia and West Virginia.
These will be the only Southern
States in which fight will be made.
IL the North each State will be can
yasssd. In Massachusetts, an organizer
has already blen appointed, and clubs
will be organized in every town and
villsge. State organizations are being
placed in the Northern States. The
organizations will in no way autagon-
izs tie Industrial Leaqus OF Phi adel-
phia or the PIoit ctive League of New
York, while it is TO be entirely indie.
pendent OF either.
end West Point Termt-