St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22
IT'S APPLICATION NEEDED IN
THE EMPLOYMENT OF
LABOR
REV. CAMARDINE'S LECTURE
HE CONSIDERS THE PULLMAN.
OF THE COMPANY
o. BOND OF SYMPATHY
Between the Employer and EN-
pIOyes-FuII Synopsis of the
Excellent Lecture,

About 300 people congregated at
Market hall last night to listen to
Rev. w. H. Carw1ardine, Methodist
minister of Pullman, ILL.,, talk on the
labor question. Most of the audi
ence was composed of workingmen,
with a slight sprinkling of ladies.
The hall would undoubtedly be
crowded were it net for the fact
that an admission fee was charged,
and wcrkingmen are not in condition
to pay out money to hear a lecture
most of them have heard in sub
stance before. This is not intended
for a reflection on Mr.. Carwardine's
ability as a speaker, for he certainly
is a fluent talker who says some
good things and speaks with an
e9rnestness which indicates that he
feels as he speaks, but so much has
previously been said on the subject
that little remains to be said.
Mr.. Carwardine is a rather thin,
spare man, not above the average
in height. He has an intelligent face
and forehead, and his head is covered
with a good growth of red hair.
Samuel Brandt, president of the Re-
tail Clerks Local Protective associa-
ton, presided, and ON the platform
were seated Rev. DR.. Hull, pastor OF
the Central NJ. E. church, and Rev.
Mr.. Fisk, pastor of a Congregational
church outside the city, both CT
whom are old friends of Mr. Car
wardine.
Mr.. Brandt introduced the speaker
by saying that although he might
say some things with which all
might not accord, he could assure
them that they would be said with
the best intentions and with a view
to benefting the labor movement.
Mr.. Carwardine said in part, read
ing from manuscript:
Il am glad that about a year ago
1 was situated SO that l could view
from the inside some of the things
in connection with one Of the great
est industrial upheavals the world
has ever seen. While a minister, 81
say that sad is the condition Of afJ
fairs in that church that interferss
With the outSpoken opinion of it's
clergy on questions of the kind "a,
Which am about to speak I sent,
a request to minister of this city
to make an announcement of my
visit here, but he told another min
lister that when he received it ne tore
1t up. That was charity, wasn't 1T?
That showed intelligence. Why. I
have had the pleasant sensation eff
being classed as an anarchist. Do
look like an anarchist? / do not
think there is much indication of an
arcllistic tendencies in me unless it
is my red hair" ~ oc
The speaker then went on to give a.
description of the town of Pullman.
where everything is owned by the
Pullman company but the air, and
where the property, he said, instead
of being taxed by the lot, as other
property in Chicago is taxed, is taxed
by the acre. There is a delightful
library-too delightful, too grand for
the workingmen. Every one who de-
SlreS to use it is required to pay SO
a year. There is one church-a
beautiful little church and elegant
parsonage adjoining-both of which
were built by the company. The
church stood idle for years after it
was built, because the company
wanted $500 year rent for it.
Finally it was cut down to 800 a,
year and the Presbyterians took it.
But no pastor has ever been able to
pay $50 a month for the parsonage.
so it has stood idle ever since it was
built
The town is built on forty-three
acres of land, while thousands of
idle acres adjoin. The result of this
system Of crowding people together
is to destroy privacy, an essential
condition Of the home eff ever q,
company stood convicted of hypoc-
risy in its pretenses of efforts in the
interest OF humanity and the working
people, that company is the Pullman
company, shouted the speaker. He
then went on to review the causes
the cutting of wages, high rents,
failure to equalize wages and failure
| to look into the fearful conditions
that prevailed, when attention was
| directed to them. '"The force was
| cut down until not more than 900
men We're employed" continued the
| speaker. When work began to in
crease and 5000 men were employed,
| the continual cutting of wages ex-
| asperated the employees so that they
sent for Debs and his co-workers to
come down and help them to get
justice. Debs went there and I have
heard him myself tell the men not
to stTike-to wait a while.
Pullman is peculiar man. He is
an aristocrat. He is of a very cold
nature. He has hatred of labor
unions, and when his employees went
to him he warned them to go home
and let him run things in his own
| way. True, the Pullman COMPANY
had lost some money, but the men
knew that go per cent of their loss
in wages was on repair work. The
men made proposition to conpro-
mise on any ground, but they were
given to understand that if they per-
sisted in their demands they would
be locked out, and it was to avoid
the lockout that they struck in adj
| vance.
| 1 believe that while Debs has been
mistaken in some things, he is a true
man and an honorable citizen. l
say this here and now, in a COM
munity in which he has many en-
emies. And L say he ought to have
| chance"
| The speaker took shot at Cleve-
land by referring to "our modern
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