New-York tribune., 1902-01-23
DEPLORES WOMAN LABOR.
BISHOP BURGESS SAYS MEN ARE los
ING CHIVALRY - NIXON FINDS
STANDARD OF PUBLIC SER
VICE HIGHER.

A stranger in a strange land was Lewis Nixon,
the leader Of Tammany Hall, at the Brooklyn
Union League Club last night, where ne was a
guest Of the Manufacturers Association Of New
York He came from reception in Manhattan ana
arrived late. In his speech he made only slight
reference TO politics He introduced as the de
signer Of the Oregon. and was loudly applauded
when he arose to speak. He said;
II is absolutely necessary that We should stop
plants 70 other localities in the interest of the wei
fare Of our city There mas been a!toSether 700
in modern conditions All those Interested in the
facturing industries irst and patronage last. 7
didn't intend to refer politics tonight as nave
high i sfa6dard @ Of Of .' pabe % service ~ is 5egaAng to
be telt in this community. and people are begin
You should an work not only on Election Day.
public seEviee and 'sfficiercy. 10 matter what
ing ont for the city's welfare.
Speaking Of the Oregon. he said It was not the
designing or building of her as much as the man
ming OF the boat that made her famous.
The navy OF the United States he added, has
been built very much the same efforts as
have referred 10. When the patriotism 4 the
people IS aroused the parties dropped and
the people work hand in hand. Throughout the
United States all our citizens look upon the navy
Of the greatest and grandest Of American
Mr.. Nixon said that he was as deeply interested
In Brooklyn as IL Manhattan and The Bronx be
he continued, should not be looked on dividing
line; but in the nature Of a great highway in the
mighTiest city.
"'The absolute necessity Of building up and pro-
ducing a great labor market in this district Is
keenly felt he declared.
Richard u. Bainbridge. president OF the Manu-
facturers Association, presided. He introduced as
first speaker Bishop Burgess of the Diocese Of
Long Island The Bishop said that industry was
going through age Of disintegratiOn. Il was
threatening the domestic life, and in danger
Of destroying the integrity Of the home because OF
the CONDITION OF the women. The contact of bust
ness was destroying the modesty Of women and the
chivalry OF men
Sixty million wage e3rners' he said,
port their families II their wives and daughters did
not work. ton result of the tendency OF
the age, the growth Of manuf2cturing- It Is not
true, however that women are encFoaching upon
the fields Of men or ooinE anv different work than
they have always done. II is necessary that they
should work II the human family to live The
danger Is coming the chiValTy Is being rubbed on
the mems characters and the modesty being lost
to the Manufa faCturers should avoid crush
Ing the tenderness out Of women.
Washington ordered the execution OF Andre
and no one fail 70 respect him FOR IL. But
IL 1853 q confederate spy was taken prisoner in
Washington. The general Of the army and the As
SistanL SeCret AIRY Of War condemned him 10 De
hanged We must DO II before the President gets
back they said. But that night Lincoln returned
unexpectedly and the next morning me man was
in the nature Of Lincoln that conquered. He
couldn't do anything else He couldn't brave
killed when a single stroke Of his pen would
his life. That is The thing that makes that one
noblest character Of mankind that America Can
produce
Other speakers were J. Edward swanstrorl. Presi-
dent Of the Borough OF Brooklyn. Judge William
3. HUrd. jr Commander Albion V Wadhams
L. 5 y. Charles II Dow and Herbert 3, Masters
president OF the Union League Club.