New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-07
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why was the portrait of John j. Pallas.
corresponding secretary of the Central Labor
Union, omitted from the Labor Day souvenir
"Cf the uniOD? That is what Delegate Ryan
wanted to know at the meeting OF the union OH
sunday He didn't understand IT, lie said. for
"of all the people in the union he Is the man
whose picture should have been there" Ryan
was right. No Labor Day souvenir should 90
10 press without "A picture OF Pallas AS long
ago as the age OF Perlcles they used 10 he very
particular, when they were celebrating Labor
Day In Athens. 70 have some representation OF
Pallas In the procession, either a picture or
bust-usualy bust The custom has survived
10 some extent as to the bust. Any slight
shown to Pallas on those occasions would have
made no less stir than did the pranks OF the
gded youth Of Athens with the statues OF
Her,nes which made so much trouble for Alc!-
blades It was intimated by Delegate Warner
at the meeting on Sunday that politics was at
the bottom of this omission. Somebody, salu
Delegate Warner. wants to thrust Pallas into
the background" Upon what times have we
fallen. This in Athens, in the Periclean age
would have been accounted sacrlcge
While the discussion was in progress ana
growing visibly warmer Pallas himsen-not
Pallas Athene but John j. the corresponding
sccretary-arose waved his hand. and. being
recognized by the Chair. said with evident emo
ton: "My picture could have been had nj any
time for the asking. SO 1t does seem to me
that there must be some anlmus in this
picture Of Pallas for the asking. Well, we
should say so. Almost without asking For
was there not an image Of Pallas in Troy-we
now refer to the Troy of Homer, not of Senator
Murphy-and did not Phidias make another or
gold and ivory 80 feet high for the Parthenoi;
and are there not pictures and statues OF Pallas
all over the world. everywhere except in the
Labor Day souvenir Of the Central Labor Union!
Some animus" indeed. There must have been
not merely "some," but great deal OF AM
mus' in t. Jones' TO be sure-GeOrge Washing
ton Jones. the recording secretary Of the union
drew attention to the circumstance. when
was in the nature OF a coincidence, that MS
picture also had been omitted: but Jones's case
was different, for he FASTENED to add that his
picture could rot be had for the asking. MY
mug" said Jones-putting forth his sentiments
IN their everyday clothes, as ii were-"nevef mp
peared In any paper yet, and never Will. Jones
NAV be too cocksure. In this period of yellow
Journal publicity and snapshots no puDi'c man
can be sure of his own "inug.' But who u
Jones. anyway? He isn't In the same class
with Pallas Pallas IS IIomeric, classical myth
cal His picture could not have been omitted
without some anmus in it, The omission OF
ZONES creates no general disturbance. and no
body suspects any "animus" in it,
Another case of "animus' Is that OF Mr.. sam
uel Gompers, president Of the American FED
Grafton Of Labor. on the same day AT PITTS
burg the United Labor League OF Western
PENNSYLVANIA. being then and there in session.
charged Mr.. Gompc:s with having an animus
against the recent convention OF labor leaders
consisting Of Messrs. Sovereign. DrDS ana
Ratcllford and cigh'y-iivc other delegates al
ST. Louis. The discussion Of his an'iAuS gen
Grated considerable more animus in the meet
ing, so tina; for time there was some danger
OF a free fight During the debate Mt Car
rick president Of the Brotherhood OF PAINTERS
and Decorators. feelingly referred TO GohpeGs
as IA plug-hat,e1 greasy tool or capitaI. 10
call a man plug hated In public speech
seems to us a very plain Indication OF "animus'
TO saw nothing Of the tinge Of unfrlendllness III
describing him as a greasy tool OF capital
Plug hated" Is word that never could nave
been invented without some-and we should
say considera ble-"anmus. Meantime DeDS.
Sovereign and Ratchford get along fairly
we'll with ordinary profanity, without having
to resort to new verbal inventions. But there
is reason to believe that they too, have more
or less "animus" Indeed, the whole labor
movement in nearly all its ramliicationS ara
organizations seems to be impregnated AMI per-
vaded with what Paas calls "animus And
this suggests to the reflective mind the inquiry
whether. after all the condition Of the laboring
men Of the country requires so much "anlInus.'
Wouldn't Just 'leetle" less do just as well!