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

The following correspondence explains
itself:
4o7 WEST TWENTY SECOND STREET.
NEW YORK. Oct. 8. 1894
To His Emincnce. Cardinal Gibbons:
Your Emlnence will 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 eminent dignl-
tary OF religion. Cardinal Gibbons discussed the
trade union upon the premise that Corporations
combine, and It is quite natural for the labor
ing men to follow their example" The article
proceeds to say that would suppose that labor
ing men 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 palpable falsehOOd on the part Of The
Sun, that shines for capital only II this lumi-
nary was not wrapt up in its own conceit It
would know that the original trades union was
called into existence in consequence OF an organ-
zation Of employers 10 reduce the wages OF their
employees. Testimony to this effect was given
by Mr.. Henry Self OF the London Society OF Com
postors, about 1869 1870 before committee
of the House OF Commons OF which Mr.. Roebuck,
of Sheffield. was Chairman, and can be found in
a Blue Book OF that period.
The whole OF the article In this luminary' 8
false premise must have been begotten in dream
land An overtaxod brain must be responsible
| for tho attempt to belittle an honest statement
of labor's 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
and responsible position he holds in the Churc,
OF the Peoplc-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 Md. Oct. g. 1884,
Mr. p Dean tO7 West Twenty second street. New
| York
Dear Sir: Your kind favor OF the 50, addressed
to the 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 supposlns the Car
dinal. in his remarks at Frostburg. referred ex
clusively to the Pullman strike.
His Eminence said that the associations formed
by capitalists were the occasion of the associa.
lions formed by laborera
| He 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 Compan,
and others OF like formation.
The Sun understood him to mean by ASSOCIATE, 81
a combination OF companies such as was formed
by the Pullman Car Company with tho railroad
| corporations
II you see At to publish your letter. the Car
dinal sees no objection. As a rule, he does no
deem It worth while to correct the errors Of tn
newspapers.
He thinks It very strange that any one SHOULD
md fault with him for espousing the causes6f tn
laborer. Very sincerely yours.
| WILLIAM T RUSSELL.