The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-06
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ssns Observation by a symPathiscr in This
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Some Observation by q syuPnthiscr In ThAn
Country.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: During the
past twenty-one weeks O5. 900 members OF the
Amalgamated Engineers Society OF England
have been locked out by their employers. Many
OF the men havo found employment in Franco
Germany. and the United States. The others
arc waiting the result OF q conference arranged
by such az Lord Salisbury. the Right Hon. To-
soph Chamberlain. and other statesmen whose
laundering and fioundering have brought the
British Empire TO the brink OF it's last ditch.
Among the poorer members Of the engineering
ranks are thousands OF communicates OF the
Church OF England. To the end that the Queen
and head Of that Church might be apprised OF
the destitution prevailing among the men whose
works have placed Great Britain first in ocean
carrying trade. Mr.. Brown. Secretary OF the
AmalgamAted Engineers Society, addressed .
polite letter to tho Most Rev. Frederick d. Fem
pie, Archbishop Of Canterbury. In duo time the
following letter was received and read botoro
the society at n public meeting:
LAMBETH PALACE. 9Th November.
MY DEAR SIR: You were told that I could not taho
sides In the present dispute between the employers
and their vorkmsn. Gladly, indeed, would ! do any
thing in my power TO bring the dispute to an end.
But to supply funds to either party would BE- 10 take
q side. and that 1 do not think I am justified in doing.
! pray God TO open the eyes Of both. Yours faith
fully. .CASTuAn-
There were cries Of " Shame!' when this was
read. MI. Brown said: ~ pray Goo that DR..
Temples eyes may DO opened. tCheoral have
read something Of the teaching Of the Founder
OF our religion. and j prefer the precepts OF
Christ to those of Dr.. Temple"
The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. In his
address recently delivered at Glasgow. main
tanned that the Archbishop of Canterbury acted
the part OF u Christian In refusing to give money
to men who had deserted their work at q time
when Great Britain was in sore need Of engines
for ships of war. and he intimated that the
minds of tho engineering tradesmen had been
corrupted by reading American newspapers.
However that may be. it is certain that as the
British and Irish engineers, like our own en-
cheering workers. are banded together In .
strong Industrial army. at tho head OF which
are large staffs Of as clever, learned. and pro
gressive scientific engineers as the world pos
them by the Salisbury and Chamberlain CON
Lord Salisbury would better employ his time
in arranging the details of the bill for com
E to be rushed through Psriiamen, and
then nrst set in operstion In Ireland
cans who have Just returned from London
say there Is no doubt whsteyer: Great Btitsin:
=S Sh5Siaisa a SS f F4snes' R k .shia' s EHi" SeeSsn IN
musl put forth strong efforts to increase the nu-
merical strength Of her navy and army or the
vast sums of money wrung from India DO AZ
rica, largely through the toll Of slaves owned by
British Government officials. will cease TO flow
to London. The majority Of the working. people
OF Englend and Scotland care not q jot for the
Imperial party. They want to live and let live.
and II they had voices they would say. Let In
dis, Africa. and Ireland go in peace and work
out their own salvation! So long as we can sell
merchandise TO those countries. and buy what
ever we want from them. why should we caro-
about the form of government under which
those countries desire to live T.
The English people never did care greatly
about extending conpuests beyond seas or about
English revolutions. When King Charles L
was marching to meet the Parliamentary army,
q large party Of fox hunters passed over the
%hiehway. and the King ,marvelled that men
would hunt when the nation was engaged in q
life and death struggle. In that war not mora
than 10 per cent. OF the men in the Kingdom
capable OF bearing arms went out to fight. II O
war 70 establish q republican Government in
Great Britain should break out next year, not 8
per cent. of tho men in England or Scotland
would raise a hand to save the throne.
g. wILPRFD PEARcE.
Secretary American Society Of Scientific En-
gineers.
NEW YORK., Dec. 1.