The evening world., 1894-10-05
THE CARDINALS LABOR SPEECH.
A Courteous Answer from Balt-
more to The Suns Coarse
AfinCk.
The following correspondence explains
itcaIf.

The following correspondence explains
itself:
4O7 WEST TWENTY SECOND STREET.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3. 1894
To His Emnence, Cardinal Gibbons:
Your Emlnence will no doubt have read before
this reaches you the editorial article in yester-
day mornings Sun on your sermon on 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 an eminent dgni-
tary OF religion. Cardinal Gibbons discussed the
trade union upon the premise that corporations
combine and It is quite natural for the labor
Ink men to follow their example, The article
proceeds to say that would suppose that labor
ing men were driven to organize because of u
previous organization formed by their employers
and this picture is altogether imaginary. The
first union that OF the wage earners.'
This Is a palpabe falsehood the part OF The
Sun. that shines for capital only. II this lumi-
nary was not wrapt up in its own conceit II
would know that the original trades union was
called into existence in consequence Of an organi-
zaton 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 or 1870 before a committee
| Of the House OF Commons. of which Mr.. Roeburk,
OF Shefield. was Chairman. and be found in
Blue Book OF that period.
! The whole OF the article In this luminary' s
false premise must have been begotten In dream
land. An overtaxed brain must be responsible
for the attempt to belittle an honest statement
OF labor's cause by a Prince Of the Roman Church
and who has presented the OF the worker In
/ u manner worthy the name he bears and the high
and responsible position he holds in the Churc1
of the people-the Church Of tho Masses.
There is rigid accuracy in your statement o
the case worthy the cause You have undertaken
to defend. and Almighty God will defend anC
sustain you in your efforts to state truly tn
workers position. Yours in Christ. p. DEAN.
CARDINALS RESIDENCE
BALTIMORE. Md. Oct g. 1894
Mr.. p. Dean. 4O7 West Twenty second street, New
| York.
Dear Sir; Your kind favor OF the 3D. addressed
to the Cardinal. was received to-day. His Emin
ence begs to thank you for your zeal In the caus
OF labor. manifested in your Just interpreta
tion Of his sentiments.
The error OF The Sun lay In supposing the Car
dnal. in his remarks at Frostburg. referred ex
clusvely to the Pullman strike.
His Eminence said that the associations forme
by capitalists were the occasion OF the associa
lions formed by laborers.
He employed the word associations In its or
binary meaning l. G., to designate such com
panies as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. the New York Central Railroad Compan
and others OF like formation.
The Sun understood him to mean by associate
, combination OF companies such was torme
by the Pullman Car Company with the railroa
corporations.
II you see ut to publish your letter. the Car
dinal sees no objection. As rule. he does M
deem 1t worth while to correct the errors OF II
newspapers.
i He thinks It very strange that any shoul
md fault with him for espousing the cause of III
laborer. Very sincerely yours.
WILLIAM T. RUSSELL.