Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
When applauded for his remarks, tn

When applauded for his remarks, the
Bishop interrupted to say:
Don't applaud. There is nothing po-
teal in these remarks. Do not both
,e great parties promise to kill the
usts, and are they not both lying?
why are these trusts such an evil?
| know they say they make themselves
necessary They would cut one an
others threats if they did not COM
bine in trust. They form a trust
They capitalize it at four or five times
the value OF their property, and then
they have to pay dividends on these
fictitious values. To do it they grind the
poor. They starve the children; they
AXE the heart out of the mother, and
drive the father to the saloon and to
murder
Bishop Spalding has always interested
himself in education. It was largely
through his efforts that the Catholic Uni
versity at Washington was established.
He is remarkably outspoken on all sub
jects. He is the author of a number Of
poems, and his writings have made him
known all over the world as a scholar. In
all his writings he lays special stress on
the cultivation of the moral and emo
,ional qualities, believing that the pre-
vailing education is too exclusively in
tellectual.
Edward Wheeler Parker, who was ap-
pointed by the President as the lex
pert mining engineer, NOT interested in the
sale or mining Of coafT is the editor Of
the Engineering and Mining Journal, sta
tistician of the United States Geological
Survey, and was the coal expert engaged
for the twelfth census. He is the author
of number OF monographs on coal, but
labor people all over the country assert
that he is antagonistic to unionism.
Already there has arisen disapproval
of his selection by the President as a
member of the commission. This is
based on articles hostile to the Miners
Union which have appeared recently in
his paper. While 1t is not claimed that
Mr.. Parker is the author of these at
tacks, it is asserted that he is respon-
sible for their publication. AS the man
aging editor of the publication he passes
upon the merits Of all matter published.
The following comments which have ap-
peared recently in the Engineering and
Mining Journal will serve to give an
indication of Mr.. Parker's attitude:
May 1O-"Whatever may be said against
the present control Of production and
prices, the fact remains it has brought
order out Of chaos and profits out of inn
pending bankruptcy, and the average con-
dition of the anthracite coal mine workers
to-day is better than it has been for
thirty years.
There is not the slightest excuse for
strike in the anthracite regions at
present, and the miners union, if 1t seeks
to impose unreasonable conditions upon
the mining companies, will incur grave
responsibilities"
On June 22d the following editorial was
published:
indications multiply among the rank
and file of the United Mine Workers
in the Pennsylvania anthracite fields. par
ticularly those of foreign birth, that the
strike, precipitated by some very disrepu-
table wire-pulling, against the real wishes
of a majority of the miners, is beginning
TO lose strength"
On August 9th the following was pub
lished:
..If Mr. Mitchell desires to retain any
influence there (Scranton) he will do well
to declare the strike officially off without
more delay.
In to-day's issue Of the Engineering and
Mining Journal the following editorial,
written by Frederick Hobart, Mr.. Park
er's associate, will appear:
THE Board of Arbitrators appointed by
President Roosevelt to take up all the is
sues in controversy between the striking
anthracite miners and their employers is
not likely to be altogether satisfactory to
the latter, though organized labor will
certainly get fair show from It. We
have no wish to criticise the President.
since his choice is doubtless as good a
one as would be made by any man in his
position in the middle OF all the political
w.re-pulling that has been the feature OF
this strike for several weeks. It Is our
belief. however, that the board VIII l.. act
fearlessly, showing favor neither to ope-
| raj tors nor to the United Nine Workers .
Mr.. Parker is regarded as one OF the
greatest experts in the United States on
the production OF coal. His home is al
No. 178 Riggs Place, washington In the