St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-11

cannot nations cease putting their pride
In their power to murder men and arUt-.
trate. their differences? And why can,
not employers and employees equally
avoid discord by peaceful ar3itration!1
The man who has confidence in hiss
cause and in the justice Of his ciaiias
should not fear arbitration. He who
decides against 1t and takes to physical
prowess awakens suspicion against
himself.
America has been for capital and for,
labor the paradise of nations. Our pros
rerity has been unparalleled. Our nat
ural resources are rich and varied. Our
civil institutions encourage industry
and self-reliance. Let us put to profit
our advantages, and be always what
Providence has intended uS-the first
and best of countries. This we shall do
by supreme loyalty on the part OF all
citizens to rights and duties. 1t wouldre-
qulre but short journey along the road
Uf injustice and violence to make vain
all our hopes and reduce our country t0
a by-word among nations. appeal
to capital. l appeal to labor. Iappeai
to American patriotism.
Be it the honor of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers to lead in this
peaceful warfare in defense of rights
ana duties.
At the close of the archbiskop's adj
dress. Miss Viola Cannon presented
him, on behalf of the Ladies Auxiliary,
with beautiful floral emblem. The
archbishop bowed his thanks.
I he Apollo Quartette sang AN
chored" and that selection from RODin
Hood. 1.-The Owl and the Pussy Cat.''
Hon. Thomas u. O'Brien made the
next address. He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: l consider it
great honor to address this ASSEM-
blage, and If believed it were possi-
bic for me to give utierance to but one
thought which would be of benefit to
you in your ensuing deliberations, l
wonld feel happy i'll the consciousness.
You represent one OF the great orders
of organized labor, That you represent
class of labor requiring the best quail
tiles OF mind and Uody does not Sepa-
rate you from its other branches, but
places upon you larger and greater
responsibility for your acts and conduct.
Through the organization Of labor,
which has been steadily progressing for
years, vast and obsdieut army has
been created, tremendous force for
good or evil, force that cannot be
controlled save oy itself alone, and one
Which is iris istible unless it rendS
brings destruction upon itself.
The founders of this government
rested its foundation upon the diguity
Of labor. Here was no class to govern
and another class to be governed. All
must labor, and So iaboring was fres
and equal, and all the countries of the
earth sent to these shores no. the idlers.
not the aristocrats. not the great ones
of the earth, but those who labored and
who sought labor, those who recognized
aud who realized the eternal edict, "In
the sweat OF thy brow shalt thou cat
thy bread And so it came to be that
LABOR was honored until the great pre-
dominating American idea was that he
who labored honestly for his own sup
port was the peer of any man, and
vastly the superior of the nonproducer,
no matter how high his social position.
j. E. Phelan. master mechanic of the
Dakota division of the Northern Pacific,
former member of the b. of l.. f..
then delivered the following address:
ADDRESS BY j. E. PHELAN. ~
Mr.. Chairman, Friends, Ladies and
Gentlemen: / am glad to welcome The
members of the International Brother.
hooG OF Locomotive Engineers, also the
Ladies' auxiliary. to the Northwest. II
is always a, pleasure to look back in