New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
SAVAGE ASSAILS STONE.
CLERGYMAN SUGGESTS THAT PREsI-
DENT MIGHT PROTECT CITIZENS
OF THE UNITED STATES

The Rev. 11inot ]. Savage preached yesterday
a, the Church Of the Messiah The Ethics
Of the Coal Strike. He said in part:
believe that ths President Of the United States
is wholly right when he says that there ought 70
Tinted states that can safeguard the rights OF the
people when they are threatened oy great com6ina-
tions OF capital or great com mons OF any kind
A capitalistie corporation for example. has no
bine Tor the sake OF unduy and unnecessarily ad-
vsntagss themselves and let the public pay the
a corporation. then is limited in every direction
rightly mitedIin the exercise Of its powers be
And when we come to deal with corpora tion OF
same Principles? 1 believe in the organization Of
labor La6orers have Just as mqeh right to organize
out problems OF their development and progress in
and alone They have a right. then, I believe and
the right perhaps passes into duty. TO organize
prin6ipies apply here. il seems TO me. as apply
10 the organization OF capital
believe that the labor organizations ought to be
galy responsible 10 somebody. TO the powers of
The states or Of he United States. But corpora
organization cf capital 10 limit production for per-
as much or any particular product as ii needs or
desires. Il has no right 70 limit the number OF
and such persons shall engage in this or that
The strikers in Pennsylvania have put them
selves IN the attitude Of criminals before the law,
and the organization OF United Mine Workers has
taken a posi- ION that IS criminal through and
through. II Mr Mitchell has no power to pre-
serve order and protect life and prevent assault
and the burning of houses and use Of dynamite
that as man and resign his position II he has
power 10 do it and does not exercise it, then he
The PaTy in IN convention nc assembled
seizure and ownership of mines l cannot go into
a discussion Of 20 large a question as socialism.
government ownership OF mines not. there no
use in disPLting that now the public cannot wait
Whether the government would BE- "A good manager
OF the mines OF Pennsylvania nobody knows, but
at any rate We are standing face 10 face with
Again, We cannot wait for compulsory arbitra-
ratior mar sha have mn naars Gg % th oi 4 aT1l
need coal; we are face to face with the prospect Of
Is there anybedy in the United States who has
The Po"T[ 10 40 ythi1ei and 10 do 1t right
storm Of indignation has not swept this country.
hide himself FOR very sham@ Governor stone Of
vse aTi 6 I ~ 3o 1e mn raib m t"T L,'ar2h % IN
but Il has been his plain duty to do IT, lie has
foresworn himself as chief magistrate OF great
oice 10 execute the iw5. al that he nclds 10 do
- PUT the laws of PeHnsylvana in force for the
men 70 work and 10 seI their work any one
they please That Is all he needs to do. and he has
Why I Do not know. have my shrewd sus-
next election may not be correct IN this. how
ever; but one thing Is perfectly plain that he
that ne has not attempted TO DO II,
the sac ~ Pennsyvsnia ~ bac him mn In this
effort % enforce the law, and II he has not power
the right 10 appeal 70 the President of the United
with the entire military force of America.
Governor Stone then can end the condition and
Week Let the people Of this Country y make Their
ir5istenre on his Going his duty 50 strong that ne
i there anything next h he will not DO il?
yhan tRinE Invent said H. '''' "'''7
Il seems. 20 M thar the Constitution Of the
zen personal protection the right TO hold and
who're and how and for what wages he will lt
seems 20 W" that -" Constitution OF the United
dent has no right We say, 10 Interfere in a states
own aNafS. git suppose AN American citizen IN
by the government ~ the state. We say 70 any
an & citizen a. Ty of ns 5 fSe t pS%er 5oHSa
of th" country shall l!az~ forth Tor his defence
and less protected within the limits o. The United
sst6 seas, u seems 70 neaBd Tesoeif,!II
make that suEEeston-that II the Governor OF any
The Citizens oi the state; then ths PRESIDENT Of
carE 4PHn Ch oTetnor 70 10 isse SSotec
that n he did not 40 II the authority n the United
wish that that President Ro2ssy"lt whose intsln-
character ond noble purposes thoroushiy believe
In would carefully consider ffie point ana let Gov
eruor stone know that there certain things
"a hiCh he must do have them done for him.
The operators have offered last arbitrate.
Mr. Mitchell has told the country that he does NOT
insist on the recognition ot the United Mine Work
organization he only asks for arbitration
The mine owners have said they would arbttrats
question which they could settle with their
own employe= nv putting it into the hands Of the
justices of the court ~ Common Pleas in the re
Eion whore the dispute Is carried on. and pledge
themselves 10 bida Nv the result iu the face Of
this declaration IL Sfr Mitchell honest ~ seems
20 he has right 10 continue thu present con
Gition OF things for fweDty-fOur hours. But. no
matter whether he Is honest or not or whether the
operators are honest not or who was 20 blame
m the first place. the great public has It's right.
should not be called need@ssly 10 suffer. and
the great fundamental principles ~ liberty OF lie
~ property. Of oCcupation-theSe whatever comes,
~ we are free. n there is 10 he republic
worthy cf the name. must be protected