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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04
THE GOLDEN RULE,


If II Were Obeyed, There Would Be No
So Called Labor Question"
Rev. |. Newton Stanger of the Church
of the Atonement, Philadelphia. preached
recently from the text, ''All things what
soever ye would that men should do to
you, do ye even so to them, for this is
the law and the prophets" In substance
he spoke as follows:
As Jesus used these words, they were
the conclusion of the highest moral and
spiritual discourse ever delivered to man.
They are a golden rule" because they
epitomize the sermon on the mount. If
remembered and acted upon by man,
they will settle every dispute, right every
wrong, correct every injustice in the
social and political domain. 1t must be
confessed that our social atmosphere is
murky with discomfort; that class is con-
federated against class; that labor is in
conflict with its greatest friend, capital,
and we are told that the rich are getting
richer and the poor poorer.
Organized labor today is a powerful
and determined agency with which cap
ital is bound to reckon at every step.
The end is not yet, and we seem to stand
on the verge of portentous revolution
unless remedy can be found. With
the statesmen perpleXed and silent, with
the professional reformers proposing wild
and inadmissable schemes, with the
idealists propounding cold and heartless
laws of trade, another voice speaks to
the contendjng forces, illustrating the
principles essential to all sound social
combinations-"One is your Master, and
ye are brethren-love as brethren"
Yet in this land where Christianity
has welded an influence from the be-
ginning we find today 10000, 900 of men
possessed with the feeling that they are
not being fairly treated. The fact is that
the old maxims and laws of trade and
commerce need an infusion of the moral
blood of Jesus Christ. The students of
sociology are rapidly being won over to
the defense of the laboring class, brt
not because they are blind to the in
herent and inalienable rights of either
party. While maintaining that the cap
italist should not have it in his power to
oppress labor, they would as strenuously
protest that labor, in the exercise of its
right to reject an employers offer, is not
justified in using force to prevent another
man from accepting what one has chosen
to decline
The Christian advocate of new Or
der, of a higher morality in mans deal
ing with his fellows, cannot be blind to
the many and grievous wrongs which
have been committed by the weaker par
ty in this conflict. Both sides have for
gotten to be brotherly in pretending to
be just. Neither party has seemed to
have in mind that truly golden rule of
the Great Master Workman, Jesus
Christ, "All things whatsoever We would
that men should do to you, do ye even
so to them, for this is the law and the
prophets"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04
Why Labor Complains.

The writer agrees that man, in order
to exist, must have food, clothing and
shelter, and that we want more work
ingmen in every department of life.
These workinglnen will appear as soon
as we abolish the drones, who have a
thousand times more food, clothing and
shelter than they ever can use. How
did they get all this wealth? BY their
own exertions? Let us see!
All wealth is produced by labor, ap-
piled to land. Where land is free and
labor is unassisted by capital the whole
produce will so to labor as wages.
Where land is free and labor is assisted
by capital wages will consist of the
whole produce, less that part necessary to
induce the storing up of labor as capital.
Where land is subject to ownership
and rent arises wages will be fixed by
what labor could secure from the highest
natural opportunities open to it without
the payment of rent.
Where natural opportunities are all
monopolized wages may be forced by
the competition among laborers to the
minimum at which laborers will consent
TO reproduce.
A careful perusal of these four quota.
tions will convince "Aunt Matilda" that
the millionaires obtained their millions
by some hocus pocus privileges that en-
able them to appropriate for themselves
the wealth produced by those who ap-
piled mind and muscles to matter.
Men do not labor for the fun of it, but
to satisfy their wants and desires, and as
all these must be produced from the raw
material stored in the earth 'Aunt Ma
tilda' can easily see that he who owns
the earth, and who therefore has the
power to exclude others who have an
equal right to the use of it, is the one
who takes the lions share.
For those who have to work from 60
to "a hours per week in order to keep
themselves and families out of the poor
house there is no bright side of the pic
ture," not even in. this land of the land
lord and the home of the slave.-Uncle
Tom in st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

DR.. Emil G. Hirsch of Chicago, speak
ing of the "bureau of justice" in that
city, which is intended to assist the poor
in obtaining their legal rights:
"To defend the rights of the weak is
the highest duty ethics can teach. Ev-
cry man, weak or strong, should have
justice done him. At present the weak
are deprived of their rights because they
are known to be weak and unable to
fight wealth by the aid of cumbersome
and expensive law.
80 long as present conditions exist
we need the bureau of justice to protect
the poor from the chattel mortgage
thieves. Some of them are members of
our Four Hundred and belong to fash
ionable churches and clubs. AS long as
man has money there is very little
question as to how he got it"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

England has gone ahead of US in re-
spect to the establishment of horticul-
tural college where young people may be
trained as flower and fruit gardeners. If
some millionaire wants to do good to his
country, let him endow such training
college in connection with one of the
state agricultural experiment stations
with admission to students of both sexes.
Information in Horticulture and horti-
culture is one of the kinds of knowledge
needed in this great young country
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

Clarence L. Dodge, NJ. D., l20 Clinton
Avenue, Kingston, N. Y, says: "Cas-
toria is a preparation that we should all
be thankful for. We are given its COM
ponent parts-and are thus not in the
dark as to its composition. AS matter
of fact, a large majority of the physicians
of this country use it. Its active ingre-
dient is undoubtedly SIENNA, but its taste
has been admirably covered by most
consummate blending of aromatics, the
successful imitation of which has never
been accomplished. The baby's palate
has been catered to to that extent that
no child has ever yet been known to
refuse the second dose. We should not
refuse to sanction the use of so pleasant
and efficient a remedy"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

Among the other important presden-
tial appointments made last week were
those of congressman Mckinney, of
n. H., to be minister to Colombia; ex-
Congressman Thompson, of Cal, to be
minister to Brazil; ex-Congressman
Wiley, of N. Y, to be consul at Bordeaux,
France, and the following well-known
gentlemen to be government directors of
the Union Pacific Railway Company;
Mr.. Henry F. Dimock, of N. Y; Hon.
Don NJ. Dickinson, of Mich; Mr.. ]. w.
Doane, of ILL.,; Gen Fitzhugh Lee, of Va,
and Mr.. Joseph w. Paddock, of Ne
braska. S.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

The change to paid members in tho
British house of commons is significant
of the democratic tendencies in Great
Britain. The fact that hereafter men,
bers of the house of commons are to be
paid for their services will enable poor
men to get into that body and work off
their views" upon the British lawmak-
ing power The British have found out
that the American way is best. Our
system is to pay members of congress
enough to enable them to live comfort
ably and devote their time to business,
but not enough to let them be society
swells.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

Harry e. Aston, grand foreman and
organizer of the International Associa-
ton of Machinists, reports his organize
ton as growing at a marvellous rate. He
stated recently that there were 1868
healthy lodges attached to the associa-
ton and that the aggregate membership
was over $4,000. The organization has
lodges in the United States, Canada and
Mexico.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

Europe will this summer miss any
where from $5O,OOO,oOO to 500, 900
that American tourists annually spend
over there during the warm season. 1t
is enough to paralyze trade in all that
little corner of the earth. The tide will
for once set the other way if cholera
does not spoil all, and we shall see how
it goes to take in $4,000, 900 of money
in a summer from tourists.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

In the year 1890 296 passengers were
killed in railway accidents in this coun-
t4y. In the same time 2,451 railway
employees were killed, though there are
probably 100 passengers to every en-
ployee. In 1890 2, ,425 passengers and
%, 900 employees were injured. The pro-
portion is about the same each year
These figures will enable one to under
stand why the automatic car coupler
bill over which there was such fight in
congress last winter was passed Under
that law, instead of the common hand
brake, power brakes must be used on
freight as well as passenger trains. With
these the engineer can control the speed
of train. By the provisions of this act
brakemen will no longer be compelled
to go between cars to couple them, but
instead an automatic coupler must be
employed. Grab irons and hand holds
must also be provided as the interstate
commerce commission may direct.
When this law comes into operation, the
slaughter Of railroad employees will
probably be stopped to a great extent.
There is time for the killing of 1OO,o
or SO of the unfortunate fellows yet,
however, though since railroad compa-
MES will not be forced to use power
brakes and automatic couplers before
Jan. ], 1893, five years yet. However, it is
certain that humane railway corporations
will have complied of their own accord
with the law long before that time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

After the reproduced flagship Santa
Maria does duty at the Chicago fair she
will be sent to Washington to remain
permanently, to show visitors what kind
of vessel Columbus sailed in when he
discovered the new world. Will they
put the Santa Maria in the Smithsonian
institution along with George Washing
toms breeches and cooked hat?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

The commercial crisis is evidently
passing in Argentina, and the people are
settling down to work and progress.
During 1892 this country exported to the
Argentine Republic $1,381 900 worth of
agricultural implements and machinery
against 1927 900 in 1891.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

"Mercyr grunted the little pig. 81 am
nearly starved to death. l haven't had any
thing to eat for almost three minutes, and
then it was only a snack-three bushels Of
pea pods and IA pecks of withered lettuce
leaves "--Harper's Bazaar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

The spectacle of au American and a
Republican starting Tory organ in
England is an edifying one. Does Mr.
William Waldorf Astor perhaps expect
thereby to get into "sassiety" in London
and associate with jukes and markissesf
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

Tennessee alone offered six candidates
for the office of public printer at Wash
ington, and it was not good year for
candidates in Tennessee either
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

Costiveness is the primary cause of
much disease. DR.. Henry Baxter's Man
drake Bitters will permanently cure cos
tiveness. Every bottle warranted. Sold
by DIR. Schilcher.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

calm 5a,, p,r4 ..a,, eo, A., 49,, - 49,,
not boldly doc1oro ;ts nor,a,. w 70 - oh tha
men yvori, r,LotI,o,. ~ tba,, I;I,ad -. IN c. e.
the indge got into an owf1l mnddIo
-
Suppose we make some quotations
from the remarks Judge Kicks addressed
to the engineers and firemen who left
their employment on the Lake Shore
road rather than haul Ann Arbor cars:
This court does not assume the power to COM
pei you to continue your service to your en-
20 cenoi aga,ns. your WILL nu' 1T uoes pnIer5ate
while such relations continue and does furtber
claim for the purposes of ascertaining whether
its orders have been violated the right to de-
egaiiH SoIr reiu.,% 70 yUui
to observe this order cease.
1t may in the meantime be important for you
10 reIect ana consluef Whelher you can saIely
some dntv nnaty be reonircd Of Won witch is in
violation of some supposed promise or obliga-
ton you owe ansther not your employer.
The force of the first paragraph quoted
hangs upon the meaning of legally ter
minated" Employment legally ter
inmates" when the workman has quit
the service of the company or has been
discharged by one in authority. That is
plain. If an employee refuses to obey
the orders of his superior, then it is
clearly the business of the superior to
discharge the employee, and until notice
of discharge is served it must be under
stood that the order objected to is with
drawn or held in allegiance. The judge
killed the effect of the first sentence
quoted by saying in another place, You
can't always choose your own time and
place for terminating the relations"
As 10 INC second parasraph IL ls-e1.
cuse Vlie sacrliese-arranV nonsense. II
one must ieave employment, WHlch Is
eqii'aieii' " saying one must reluse 10
come when some service which conflicts
with other duties or obhSatlons may
De required, Then one Will always be out
of work. Judge Kicks holds that en-
ployees have no right TO cease work nm
l.. ;,,,,,,,,a4,,o7 Ill, -. -.
u0i oi 0'iii0.aiioe9 .,. "LiOh may LhJuio
employers. Ihls would mean generally,
If observed to the letter, that working
man must he sure that some one is stand
;,,rr ,ood,, b. e11 he H. 80. ~.
ihS ieauy W III MS Piace oelole ne Can
exercise the right OF ceaslng work. How
about employers discharging workmen
under circumstances likely to work in
jury to the latter? Prior to the Toledo
ruling it was admitted that a working
man had the right to quit work when
ever he pleased, but that he must not in
terfere with another willing to fill the
vacancy. If Judge Kicks ruling stands,
all wageworliers will be slaves without
the protection which chattel slaves had.
The principle may easily be extended to
embrace all kinds of employment, for if
there is any law for the ruling it will be
prevent combinations for the restraint
of trade'1 and not in the interstate com
merce act IA many believe
The big attorneys of the railroads have
commended ever since its passage that the
interstate commerce law is unconstitu-
tional. 1t will be too ludicrous to give
! l..
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, d. c., NJ;

Washington, d. c., May 2.
Hurrah for the Democratic admins
tration! 1t has proven itself to be the
master, not the servant, of Wall street,
and the government still lives, and the
treasury continues and will continue to
pay out gold to all who may desire it for
treasury notes. A greater financial
triumph was never achieved by any ad-
ministration. 1t marks the beginning of
a uew era, in which the president of the
United States and his cabinet will dictate
our national financial policy, instead OF
having it done from Wall street, as it
has been done already too long for the
good of the country. The Wall street
crowd invited the knock-down blow they
received.
Seeing that bankers all over the coun-
try were following the lead of those of
the south and west in furnishing the
treasury with gold, the Wall streeters
got together and formulated PROPOSE
ton in which they agreed to furnish the
treasury with from S30,000,000 to $780,
OOO, 600 in gold, but the proposition had
a string tied to it in the shape of a pro-
viso that bonds should be issued for
their gold. Other bankers turned their
gold into the treasury without question
ing, because of their confidence in the
government, which they thought in
need of the gold to tide over temporary
difficulty, but the Wall street Shylocks
wanted their pound of flesh in the shape
of interest on the bonds to be issued be-
fore they would turn loose the gold lying
idle in their vaults.
1t did not take President Cleveland
and the cabinet three minutes to formu-
late an indignant refusal, which was
wired to New York. Later, another
proposition, less exacting, was received,
but it was also promptly rejected. 1t
must by this time be evident to even the
most obtuse observer that the financial
motto of this administration is, "No Wall
street domination"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

LEA II II FhETl1A MI.
10, 80, $40 10 Il a m, IL %, l so, 9 43, 3 80
30, H. l2,,S II p m for Driton, Jeddo. Lum-
Der Yard, Stockton and Hazeton
10, 40 a IN, 80, 3 50 p IN, for Mauch Chunk
Allentown, Bethlehem, Phia., Easton and New
York
s35 m for Bethlehem, Easton and Philade
phia.
726, 10 Sc a IN, IL IS, 4 50 p m, (via Highland
Branchl for White Haven, Glen Summit, Wilkes
Barre, Pittston and l.. and b. Junction
SUNDAY TRAINS.
II 4Qa m and Is p m for Drifton Jeddo. .Lum-
ber Yard and Hazeton.
8 45 p m for Delano. Mahanoy City, Shcuan
doah, New York and Philadelphia.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
$50. 700, 726, o IS, 10 56 a m, l2 l6, Is, eT.
s ou, W. and 8 ., pm, from Hazleton, Stockton,
Lumber Yard, Jeddo and Drifton.
% y 10, III 56 u IN, 16, 233, 50, G3 D m
from 'eano Mahanoy City and Shenandoah
(via New Boston Branch.
10 and S 81 m from New York Easton.
Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Allentown and Maucb
Chunk. ~ o'
Is and 10 56 a m from Easton PhiladeIpbio
Bethlehem and Mauch Chunk.
y lo, III Al III, 43, q II p m from White Haven
Glen Summit, Wilkes Barre Pittston and + onj
b. junction WA Highland Branch).
SUNDAY TRAINS.
IL 81 m and 3 81 m, from Hazleton, Lum-
Der Yard, Jeddo and Drifton.
II 81 II m from Delano, Hazleton, Philadelpbia
and Easton. puma
33l m from Pottsville and Delano.
for luther information inquire of Ticketh
Agents.
c. G. HANCOCK, Gen. Pass. Agt.
Philadelphia, Pa
South bethlehem. Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

The second chapter in the investiga-
ton of the weather bureau opened with
a stormy row between those two Repub-
licans, Prof. Harrington, chief of the
bureau, who is being Investigated, and
Assistant Attorney General Colby, who
is conducting the investigation. The
evidence taken up to this time fully
bears out one of the charges-that in
competent employees were retained after
the chief of the bureau knew they were
incompetent.
Congressman Caruth, Of Kentucky,
carries a very broad smile just now
One Of the reasons of the unusual breath
of that smile was the selection of his
brother George w. Caruth, editor of the
Little Rock (Ark.9 Gazette, to be U. S.
Minister to Portugal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

The present condition of the treasury
is, under the circumstances, satisfactory
and if the offers of gold continue to be
as freely made as they have been for
the past week it is believed that there
will be no necessity for the issue of
bonds, and even if the demand for gold
shall continue to increase, the reserve
fund, at present intact, will be drawn
upon to meet it until it becomes certain
that it will be exhausted, before bonds
will be issued. President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle are both fully deter
mined that no bonds shall be issued un-
til it shall have been fully demonstrated
that nothing else will furnish the relief
needed, and many believe that if that
shall be shown the matter will be sub
mitted to congress at an extra session,
before bonds are issued.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

FREELAND, PA, MAY 4, 1898.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

Whatever may be the outcome of the
proceedings inaugurated by the rail
road officials at Toledo, one thing is
beyond doubt, and that is that the
magnates have resolved to unitedly fight
the organizations of railway employees
to the desth Encouraged by the ease
with which they secured the assistance
of the militia at Buffalo last year, the
magnates have decided to gobble up the
bench if possible, and then God help the
employee who dares to say his soul is his
own. AS before stated, the result will
be to drive the men into dark chamber,
oathbound organizations and to arouse
in them the spirit of hatred which has
been lulled by the respect that has been
shown of late years for certain of their
simpler rights. The worl1ingmen of this
country are not made of the kind of stuff
that willing slaves are made Of, and they
have learned too much of what life
might be under freedom and a just sys.
TEN to be turned back on the road they
have been travelling without a hard
struggle. They have endured injustice
because the hope of better future, for
their children if not for themselves, sus.
tained them. Take away that hope, and
the intelligence they cannot be deprived
of for few generations may prove a
terrible thing to modern civilization.
Jos. r. BUCHANAN.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

Undoubtedly the effect of the proceed
ings ut Toledo will be to embarrass, if
they do not prevent, any strike the rail
road men may have in view for next
summer, but what will be the status of
labor before the law if the court of last
resort decides that the ruling of Judge
Kicks is sound law? Let us see what
are the vital points in that ruling. The
judge attempted to show spirit of fair
ness by softening his language, and in so
doing, 1t seems to me, destroyed COM
pletely the force of his conclusions and
left his injunction poorly supported.
The order on its face seems ridiculous.
An injunction to restrain men from not
refusing to do thing-that is, 10 pro-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04
READING RAILROAD SYSTEM.
LEHIGH VALLEY
|M4S l. DIVISION.

Anthracite coal used exelu-
sively, insuring cleanliness and
comfort.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-05-04

hibit them from doing nothing-reads
like putting up windmill to subject
calm day. But you see the court could
not boldly declare its power to make the
men work whether they liked or not. So
the judge got into an awful muddle.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1893-11-14
lola ON JOURNALISM.
Power of The English Press Dne to
anonymity.

Emile lola, the French move
list, who recently visited Lon
don, delivered an address at
meeting of the Institute of
Journalists, held at the Mansion
House, the official residence of
the Lord Mayor of London.
The subject of his address was
Anonymity in Journalism
He said, among other things,
that the British press owed its
power and unquestionable autho-
rity to anonymity. Politically
the British newspaper existed
only to satisfy the opinion of its
own party. 1t has been thus
made by public which has not
been broken into fragments by
revolution. 1t was different in
France, where the fever of in
dividuality carried away every
thing. The French. were always
seeking to establish a Messiah,
and INDUCED in ecstacies of devo-
ton to the new god of the mo-
ment.
Speaking of the claim made in
some quarters that the signing of
articles in newspapers insured
their success. NJ. lola said that
he was we'll aware of the evils of
a system that had destroyed the
authority of the press, completed
the descent to mere personal
brawl. The spectacle presented
was something heartrending. 1t
must, he declared, convey a
frightful impression abroad.
This distinguished Frenchman
then went on to admit that in
politics the journal which stands
for set of principles without in
diyiduality isAfar superior to the
personal journal whose articles
are signed and represent only
one mans opinion. 1T is in
this way that anonymity inspires
respect says lola. 1T is not
such or such editor that is taken
into account; it is the collective
opinion of the paper that counts. .
is. F. Bulletin.)