New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-25
JUy Dfy or GOODUTLL.

Pence on earth and goodwill 10 mon" was
ih, ON, thing needed whom the child WIS
Laid in the man="r in Hchchcm II was
message profoundly misunderstood when 'harl"
magnc WAS crowned with great pomp monarch
Of tn. Christian world. after bloody and slor
ous victories over MIhomrianS. lntdcls ana
Rhrhlrlau> II has not been compromised lN
Christian nations. when they hay" spread Ul'
blessings II civilization 10y the sword AMI can
non In china. IN South Africa ana E-yp'. ana
on Western plains Very slowly IN" world -
growing toward 81 knoVle'l-" Il the gospel 81
goodwill Marvellous and attracting It's hiu
.ncc has been already II has prevented wars
without number. lad the foundations II 4 evil
ization los which thc rights Of rich and poor are
mrnsurihlv protected 10y the power "i all; lifird
the whole Mother >oN - freedom AMI dignity
h hal nowhere attained before M l"w'f wrih
in Iudra: established hospitals AMI schools ana
missions by the thousand al over the earth. AMI
I'm trursi sense has created new world Rut
that new world does not yet realize that we
might have christmas every day. with all the
rladncss Il receiving and the Joy OF giving and
,hc warm glow ~ kndlincss. II men only listened
Z, the Message ~ The Manager.
Two applicliions ~ that mighty message have
hccn impressed by suffering and loss upon IN"
pcorl. Il this country during The last year
Willing sacrifice by all for ihr defence ana up
ufing II every honest worker is the very "S-
..nr. II Protection. Men ID indeed look mo
rh. future. AMI fnr,.src that stimulated Industry
must In the end hrin- them repayment many
fold f,r every sacrifice: bur AZ the beginning
there i conscious and willing surrender Of
the power to bur NJ The lowest price. FOR IN"
fb
.nIng The lives II those who toll. Projection j.
meant first Of all To- promote better wages for
labor by encouraging more establishments I"
colnpet, for cvc~y aborcr Wherever II has
not that motive. wherever in it, name a grasp
ing monopoly is flvor,Sl. rhcr" j. an abuse # not
a bundcr In the devils gospel. every man
for himself" had followers enough few years
ago to demand change in tho National policy.
The peoil,. have been trying It's results. ana
have learned that schShncss is in this ease
amazing folly The actual losses Of the people
within two years. in consequence Of The threat
IT change and the change partially made. would
pav the entire cost of all imported goods for AZ
least ten years. But who can measure the
sun ring and humiliation which this change has
brought to millions. the homes 1t has darkencd,
rh. children It has taken from education. the
manllncss 1t has degraded:
Mutual hclpfulncss is the Christian law for
employers and employed There IL no other
that can ever iii the infinitely complicated diiii-
cuilos ~ modern Industry In The days when
labor was scrf lom and the landlord was also
ruler TN, ~ red obligation Of each 10 care for.
help AMI defend the other WAS The bond Of
peace and prosperity. Even the Southern slave
owner If 4 man worthy 81 his responsibility. 80
far helped and cared for those around him that
in turn their service was willing and unsinel.
But the tendency Of modern methods Of indus
iry has been to set employers and employed
the law of goodwill could not span. So there
have sprung NJ great organizations. with 10
other purpose than 10 obtain by force what may
not be willingly granted. and during the year
we have seen armies called ont To- stop an in
surrccion against law The law If goodwill
was ~ completely ignored ~ II in Christian
America 1t had been rs strange ~ in Darkest
Africa.
Nineteen centuries have been teaching that
the happiness Of mankind. and Of every nation
lw itself depends upon obedience To the law Of
GOODWILL Mutual hcpfulncss. instead Of self
seeking Is the only basis upon which human
happncSS can rest. If we learn this lesson and
apply II with unfatrring fidelity In our laws
and in al relations between labor and capital
The brightest Christmas Day this land has ever
seen will not b. happier than every day in the
years that must come.