The evening world., 1894-10-05
THE CARDINALS LABOR SPEECH.
A Courteous Answer from Bnlti-
more TO The Suns Coarse
Attnck,

The following correspondence explains
itself:
tO7 WEST TWENTY SECOND STREET,
NEW YORK, Oct. 8. 1894
To His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons
Your Eminence will no doubt have read before
this reaches YOU the editorial article in yester-
day mornings sun 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 digni-
tary Of religion. Cardinal Gibbons discussed the
trade union upon the premise that Corporations
combine, and 1t Is quite natural for the labor
ing to follow their example, The article
proceeds to say that one would suppose that labor
ing men were 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 paipable faschood on the part Of The
Sun that shines for capital only. II this lumi-
nary not wrapt up in its own concet 1t
would know that the original trades union was
called into existence in consequence Of an organi-
zation Of employers to reduce the wages of their
employees. Testimony to this effect 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 MIR. Rocbuck.
Of Sheffield, was Chairman and can he found in
u Blue Book OF that period.
The whole OF the article in this lumnary' s
false premise must have been begotten In dream
land. An overtaxed brain must be responsible
for the attempt to beittle an honest statement
Of lahor's cause by Prince OF the Roman Church.
and who has presented the of the worker in
"A IN worthy the he heal nm hich
and responsible position he holds in the Churt
of the People-the Church OF the Masses
There is a rigid accuracy in your statement OF
the worthy the cause you have undertaken
to defend, and Almighty God will defend and
sustain you In your efforts to state truly tho
workers position. Yours In Christ. p. DEAN.
CARDINALS RESIDENCE.
BALTIMORE. Md, Oct. g. 1884,
Mr.. p. Dean. 4O7 West Twenty second street. New
York.
Dear Sir Your kind favor OF the Sd, addressed
to tho Cardinal, received to-day. His Emin-
ence begs to thank you for your zeal in the cause
| OF labor. manifested in your Just interpreta-
| ton OF his sentiments.
The error OF The Sun lay in supposing the Car
| dInal. in his remarks at Frostburg, referred ex,
clusivey to tho Pullman strike.
! His Eminence said that the associations formed
| by capitalists were the occasion OF the assocla.
| tions formed by laborers.
He employed the word "assoclations' in its or.
binary meaning, I. e., to designate such com.
panles as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, the New York Central Railroad Company
and others OF like formation.
The Sun understood him to mean by assonIatI u
combination Of companies. such as was formed
by the Pullman Car Company with the railroad
| corporations.
II you see At to publish your letter, the Car
| dina sees no objection As a rule he does no
deem 1t worth while to correct the errors OF thu
newspapers.
He thinks It very strange that any one shoulC
nnd fault with him for espousng the cause Of tn
lsborer Very sincerely yours
| WILLIAM T. RUSSELL.