St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-16

Grimm inals-CieVcland's Action
Warmly Commended The
Duty of Catholics Everywhere.
CHICAGO. July Is. Archbishop Ire
land, of st. Paul. being asked what he
had to say upon the strike today, spoke
as follows:
~ do not like to speak Of Chicago
strikes. because. in so doing, l shall
blame labor, while, because of my deep
sympathies with it, should wish to
have none but words of praise for it.
Yet in a momentous social crisis, such
as the one through which we are pass
ing, it is duty to speak alond and to
make avowal of the truths and princi-
pies which will save society and uphold
justice, and l am glad of the opportun-
ity which the Associated Press affords
me. The fatal mistake which has been
made In connection with this strike Is
that property has been destroyed, the
liberty of citizens interfered with. hu-
man lives endangered, social order men
aced, the institutions and freedom of
the country put in most serious jeop-
dIuJ. nO OuSll
pen all possible question as to the rights
and
GRIEVANCES OF LABOR
must be- dropped out of sight, and all
efforts of law-abiding citizens and of
public officials made to serve in main
tanning public order and guarding at all
costs the public veal. Labor must learn
that, however sacred its rights be, there
is something above them and absolutely
supreme-social order and the laws OF
public justice. There is no civil crime
so hideous and so pregnant of evil re-
suits as resistance to law and the con-
stitutional authorities of the country.
This resistance is revolution; it bogets
chaos, it is anarchy, destroys the whole
social fabric which inSures life and
safety to the poor as we'll as to the rich.
to the employe as well as to the en-
plOyer.
"There can be no hesitation to bring
In the help OF the repressive powers OF
society when property is menaced. Only
savages, or men who for the time being
are turned into savages, will burn or
destroy property, whether it be the fac
VI luC llCu iAoL Va viz PONA iAAah
cottage; railroad car or a national
building. More criminal ana more in
excusableayet is the act of numbering
human beings or of endangering their
| lives. Labor, too, must learn the lesson
that the
LIBERTY OF THE CITIZEN
| is to be respected. One man has the
| right to cease from work, but he has no
| right to drive another man from work.
He who respects not the liberty of
| others shows himself unworthy of his
| own liberty, and incapable of citizen
ship in free country. Never can riots
and mob rule and lawless depreciation
be tolerated. The country that permits
them signs its death warrant.
"Riots and mob rule, such as occurred
in Chicago, do immense harm to the
cause of labor and set back its advance
| for whole decades of years. LabOS
thereby loses the earnest sympathy of
thousands of friends and gives courage
and triumph to its enemies. Worse yet,
the principle of popular government
suffers. 1t is no wonder that, reading
Of the occurrences in America. Eu-
ropeans announce that the republic is a
failure and that strong monarchy
ynly can hold society together. No
where on earth have poor men liberty,
civil, social and industrial, such as that
which they enjoy in America. Is this
liberty to be used IN tearing down the
republic which bIesscs aud protects
them?
] e., frN inn Inof 10 fNnr hoe
not its grievances in America, nor that
redress must not be sought. would
not respect the laborer who seeks moi
to enjoy all his rights and to improve
his condition.
"But all this must be done
WITHIN THE LINES
of social order and law. The remedy
for these ills is healthy public opinion
and fair public legislation, and all
legitimate efforts in these directions
whether by single act or united force
are laudable. Labor has made great
progress in the recent past; it must no
be too hasty. Time and patience ar,
requisites to final success.
las TO strikes, repeat the words o
labor leader, Il. Y. Powderly; the,
are neaIIy always failures and shouk
scarcely ever be resorted to, even wilei
most securely guarded from wronj
, doing. The workman, even when IL
/ apparently gains his purpose, finds, Of
l computation, that he has suffered Sc
; we're financial losses and has weakene,
his chances for future employment
Besides, strikes affect the great public
of America as well. The employer ant
workmen should consider the rights O
i this public, whose moral support
r moreover, the cause OF labor sorel
needs.
i "For my own part, believe the larg
1 number of men who join the strikers
!, are more to be pltied than to be blamed
= They are led on by irresponsible an
: tyrannous chiefs. Labor unions hay
great value, but one marked evil Ii
tens of thousands in the keeping of on
: man or of few, who become their alb
8 solute masters,
: THEIR DEsPoTIC CZARs.
q "These strikes read lesson to car
d ital. Capital must, for its own sake, a
; we'll as for humanity's sake, he mindfu
Of its own duties and of the rights an
= interests OF labor. The solution to til
differences between capital and labori
necessarily complex, and no one precis
formula has been or can be found. 3
generous sense of justice toward all,
Il deep love Of ones fellows, and attentiy
n listenings to the teachings Of Christ wi
lead, on all sides, to q better und2l
|. standing and to happier mutual reii
tions. Certain it is that, so far as 1t
possible. the laborer should not lac
the means of decent support 4
e himself and family; he shoiil
Y not be overburdened either /
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