The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-01
POTTER, COLER, MARKHAM
JOIN ~ "Lsg1R's GREETING 10 THE
TWENTIE1H CEtTIRi,"
Bishop Potter Oners a Toast to the success Of
the striking Hebrew takers CoIer says.
You Can Have Anything Sou Vote FOR"

the StriNirg Hebrew takers tOief says,
You Can Have Anything Sou Vote For"
"Labor'- Greeting 10 the Twentieth Cen
fury. Wa the description given Co a dinner
In Arlington Hall last night. Hut while the
AFFAIR Wa announced ~ being essentially
! u celebration ~ organized labor, IL was really
projected by the Committee of one Hundred
which wa recently established h. help IN the
| work Of bet, ering the social conditions IL the
! city. II i III" purpo-" ot IN" to
huld a convention in Cooper I mon on Jan.
~. ~ n federation of labor and reform
/ bodice. whose object II will be to improve
! the conditions. under which The poorer people
Of the city live. 70 give impetus to thl,
movement was the primary motive Of last
! nights dinner.
Nearly four hundred people sat AT the
tables. Included IN the lisi of the speakers
were Bishop Potter. Comptroller tolcr. Henry
! George. ex-senator John Ford, X. Fulton
tu'tins and j hu :. Crosby
Bishop Potter emphasized the need 81 a
better ideal OF government. both political
and Industrial
.lntil We can touch the men who form the
labor organizations he went III to say.
Whatever We may attempt AZ reform viii 10"
futile. We shall have IN" policeman who
wtI do h- dGly when We get IN" proper s"nti-
Proceeding to discuss his subj Get. Indus
trial Peace, Bishop Potter recalled the chang
lng Dl uitlhu' between the Two STfd' loIt"s
OF worklugm"n and capitalists when had
taken place, IN the last fifty years There
w,r" tire" great principles, II" urged. wllcl!,
demanded recognition m III" settlement OF
ell din ~ Fences hrt wn"n ORGANIZED labor and
~" employers The first OF th"s" was IN
trlliscnCr.
ga notu sides Their" was no greater disease
than tiar Of rash tjl!. Ih" second requisite
W. patience. hr",iritat"uesS OF action IN
labor disputes Wa an evil that should b."
avoided Inc Bishops thlrd contention Vas
that buth on "a" part q, ~" eWnloN ed ana
trc cmrln, or~ 'r"rr should hc a cnH-ciruiinu-
elort 10 abide h' th" rul" laid down by Charles
E"3d". PAY N%our-clf IA hl- pla"" Bl~h3p
Potter clu,"d M idircs, 10y referring To the
~triu ~ 81 thc Hebrew bakers who w"r" COM
I"lIod. n hr had read. 10 work eighteen hours
Il day, ana 10y proposing IN" toast Of
our Hebrew nr",nr"q Of ~" Bakers
to'rylruIl"r Coler aid IN" Worklns-
met can accomplish ANYTHING thoy m!dcrt'k"
wura"d wonders Tor the h"ttrrm"nt of their
own material conditions aud they are in-t
h"si0uius TO r"JilI" their power u "a"
INT oIilroui ,'hpriug men of this cit, once unite
Tor ~" general welfare and remain ni't"d
thoy vii cor-'iiu'" the greatest moral md
IN, steal power for good that ever existed
IN tho rrurI,iuH'it,
That they have not done so is largely be
cau.a tu"y 10 not stand together long enough.
NorKugucu can. hy united, Intelligent and
persistent effort. secure NOR" parks and
plly-roInd'. better schools. more ire" libra
r,"s and NOR" public baths Down AZ , "ney
Island tho city owns thirty aCre~ II can
well afford seuuV0 20 convert these acres
into n tr"" recreation rurk aud play ground
I" do. that the uieht hish 49, o"l- shall T."
A. good a. ~" Day lt'rnd ir"" i'"'utFS
are crowded ont demand NOR" free lectures
and more re" t"Rdius, w1ltcl Nh"n a
essential &" m" interest If w"rklrGmcn ma,
n" SHAH h"loug 10 one Of yuur unions aud
,un.r,rG 70 y all y Vii, r pr ,n4 me- h s@t t +, +.
..t- of 'hr cIiy that be b." intelligent and
g. tho old century merged into the new
Edward Markham read mis- century f"en."
Vhi,I 90" autL"r CAV" out with the, under
-|fanlius rhlt f. should ," stated tina. the
poem l. Copyrighted hv j J. Llpplh'ott OF
Philad"lphia
", stand mere at tho End NJ mighty wears.
Ard q grrat Vondrr ,giSh's on tn. heart
WSaisg ,h'Sdof Ines Or my, Voc bow to AFT
what vNs The PnrruNr breeding On "" Forld'
Through tire large leisure of the centuries
And what m" end f%silI'" NJ victory
10. man has lad his scer'-- on the stars,
AND sent his tpel upon TIC continents,
Tic heaven, confess, Their secrets. ana the stones.
MST cafs n" l]FslinInt. from tHcif sccrc, plac.
I C,imnlee ~ iag J.Hr ,eS 81 ,l ,H Z, M 'ng ho.,,
The Wild vhite smoking horses OF the sea
Are startled hN B. trunt'fS. The World Powers
C,tosdr gtndto b. !nc acEtySottIc Gips
He Isy la, vas MADE before the aords b,for.
That mt Fist Whisper Oh tie ancient. e.etp,
The lHw MT N~.rgS ArCi'il nta@ 'or"'
rIcss g, nrnd a safety 'or ~. ~oui'
Man has PIT harness on le,'athan,
NrG vr' the I'criI, o'ihc stree, rcmaln.
ont tune vlitwlnd o'iAc 81 c> rsc
lrau Hunger and tho Worm " Misery,
The h',tt break and the r'' - mortal tra~
nur bark. tho busles bio, ,nc on n. peaks
And hark. p w"trUr ~ ~ many feet,
fie cry u cap,ains. the DIVINE alarm
Llot. IN" Last son o., J Inc comes hGiIy'ns on