The bee., 1901-04-04
~ CARDINAL GIBBONS t.a
Attitude of the Great Churchman on
Strikes and Boycots.

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persuaded that the system of boycottng by which the
members of the paonze
tain obnoxious business houses not only dsapproved by i'm
partial public sentiment but that it does not commend itself
themore thoughtful and conservative portion of the guilds them
selves Every free indeed select the establishment with
Which he wishes DEAL purchasing preference
another hes not violating Justice But the altered when
by mandate of the Society debarred purchasing from
particular firm Such prohibition asa the liberty of the
chaser the rights
sen of the commercial privileges
business If such social generally in
of retaliation would naturally follow, the
mercantile would checked
which ought to prevail in our community would be seriously i'm
paired. ve and let live wise MAXIM dictated alike by
the law of trade and by Christian charity:
Experience has shown that strikes drastic and best
questionable the redress of the aboer grievances
They parayze industry they often fomen fierce passion and lead
to the destruction of property and above ALL they result in nc
grievous injury the aborer himself by keeping him in
forced dlenes during which his mind couded by discomfort
while broodng his situation and his family unfequent
suffers from the want of the necessares of life
From official statistics furnished by Bradsreet Carrot d.
Wright, United States Commissioners of labor for eight years.
ending December 1885, the following summary condensed
Number of strikes in the United years 545s
Number employed involved
employed wages $775ss 1924
inflicted by the strikes on the employers was lit
tie half the amount sustained by the employed who could
much less afford to bear it.
And permit address you, hardy so few
words of friendly exhoaton solely inspired by sincere affection
for and earnest desire for temporal and spiritual well
fare:
l. Cultivate spirit Of industry, without which all the app
of organized labor unavang Activity the law of all
intellectual and animal life The you live in conformity
with that law the happier you will be-
Foster habits of economy and No matter how
modest income be- always live under it. You will thus
protect business integrity and guard against the
slavery and humiliation of debt which often
and the incentive to commercial dshonor.
While honestly striving to better your condion be
tent with station in fe and do yield nordna
desire of abandoning present occupation for what
popularity regarded attractive avocaon Remember
that while the learned professions there always
demand for skilled and unsked labor and that it
succeed in mechanical manual work. than professional
life.
Sobriety will be angel. of tranquility and comfort
yourself and family While this virtue should be cultivated all
ought be especially cherished by the aborng
much exposed to the opposite vice. Inemperance
brought desaton to homes than famine the sword
unrelentng tryan than the grasping monopolst
Above all let religion be the queen your household It
will be sacred bond uniting all the members in the domes
tic love- 1t will be the guardian of peace
will the bread Of labor No by bread alone
but by word that proceedeh from the
will be you unfang of wealth for Goodness with
suliciency is great gain.'