The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-05
THE CARDINALS LABOR SPEECH.
A Courteous Answer from Balti-
more to The Suns Coarse
Attack.
The following correspondence explains

The following correspondence explains
itself:
iO7 WEST TWENTY SECOND STREET.
NEW YORK oct. .. 1894.
To His Emlnence. Cardinal Gibbons;
Your Eminence will no doubt have read before
this reaches you the editorial article in yester-
day mornings Sun on your sermon Labor
at Frostburg on Sunday last This article says
that you did not present that subject with the
rigid accuracy which must be at the bottom OF
all teaching worthy the name. and which Is es-
pecially to be expected from eminent dgni-
tary OF religion. Cardinal Gibbons discussed the
trade union upon the premise that Corporations
combine and 1t is quite natural for the labor
ing to follow their example, The article
proceeds to say that one would suppose that labor
Ing driven to organize because OF a
previous organization formed by their employers
and this picture is altogether imaginary. The
first union was that OF the wage-earners."
This is a palpabls falsehood on the part OF The
Sun, that shines for capital only II this lumI-
nary was not wrapt up in It's own concet it
would know that the original trades union was
called into existence in consequence OF organi-
Iation OF employers to reduce the wages OF their
employees Testimony to this effect was given
by Mr. Henry Self. OF the London Society of Com
positors, about 1869 1870 before a committee
OF the House OF Commons. OF which Mr.. Roebuck
OF Sheffield was Chairman and can be found In
Blue Book of that period.
The whole Of the article In this lumingry's
false premise must have been begotten In dream
land. An overtaxed brain must be responsible
for the attempt to beittle an honest statement
OF labors cause by Prince Of the Roman Church.
and who has presented the case OF the worker In
a manner worthy the name he bears and the high
/ ana h.. hnI1
| OF the People-the Church OF the Masses.
There is a rigid accuracy in your statement of
the case worthy the cause you have undertaken
to defend. and Almighty God will defend and
sustain you In your efforts to state truly the
workers. position. Yours In Christ, p DEAN
CARDINALS RESIDENCE
BALTIMORE, Nd. Oct g. 1885,
Mr.. p. Dean, 4o7 West Twenty second street, New
York.
Dear Sir: Your kind favor of the Sd, addressed
to tho Cardinal. was received to-day. His Emin-
ence begs to thank you for your zeal in the cause
OF labor. as manifested In your Just interpreta-
tion Of his sentiments.
The error OF The Sun lay In supposng the Car
dinai. in his remarks at Frostburg, referred ex-
cusively to the Pullman strike
His Eminence said that the associations formed
by capitalists were the occasion OF the assocIa-
lions formed by aborers.
lie employed the word associations in Its or
binary meaning. l. e., to designate such COM
panies as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, the New York Central Railroad Company
and others OF like formation.
The Sun understood him to mean by ASSOCIATE IN
a combination OF companies such as was formed
by the Pullman Car Company with the railroad
| corporations
II you soc ut to publish your letter. the Car
dinai sees no objection. As a rule. he does not
deem 1t worth while TO correct the errors Of the
newspapers.
lie thinks 1t very strange that any one should
ma tault with him for espousing the cause OF the
laborer. Very sincerely yours.
| WILLIAM 7. RUSSELL.