New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-07
ADVISES LABOR UNIONS.
DR.. Rabbit Wants Them Parged OF
Criminal Leaders.

In a sermon on labor and Law: or the Work.
ingman and the Workingwornan as Good Citizens"
In the Church OF the Epiphany. BROOKLYN. last
night, the Rev. Or. Dean Richmond Babbitt spsak.
ing. he said friend Of the laboring man.
severely criticised the riotOus workinEman and the
criminal walking delegate and called upon the
unions to purge themselves Of such influences. He
said in part:
The labor unions OF America many o. which
have been charged with lawlessness. sympathy
gates. riot and mObs. 10 the danger OF hfe. limb
and property have IN ny my jHdsmSnt as the 81,
themselves as much as possible from suspicion.
49, 49,, 1,~St ~, for+,,7,te IN, sor,a ~ tbs5-
leaders. They are called upon now. as a supreme
for law and order. and purge themselves rom a
fast growing suspicion IN the minds OF al Thought
enemy Of decencv and good morals is hostile to
government is the foe of order. the dlsturner or
the public peace the handicap Of Industry and
business. the supporter OF tyranny. and the dark
threat over the liberties both Of workingmen and
II the unions do not purge themselves BY their
expressed sentiments by their acts. and oy Griv-
ing their own traitors and criminals from their
leadership tomorrow will be but the beginning
OF a series Of sad Labor DAYS which vii make.
not the dignity and honor OF American iaoor ne
most enlightened and best paid labor IN the Woro.
but the disgrace and humiliation Of labor, tne oss
Of advantages gained and the GOVERNS Of wases,
American life and fundamental % prosperity o5
it Is profoundly believed the worlSinsmen tn them.
selves will nor tolerate. that which IS nioIsiy
rotten at the core. blatanty indecent m exniouOh
and acutely obnoxious % the moral sense .s.,.
Walking delegates have in the past ma0e 49,
terrible Industrial wars known as strikes 700 ~.
and the third party the public. have suneIeo -
losses and footed the bills venture 20 SussessssS
labor unions that more consideration or -
OF which they form part. and less attention " 4.
walking delegate. will be 10 their aaVAi'As'
Again. I commend that great American doeTrRb ~
~ liberty TO the consideration OF the unions 20
ertv Is OF priceless value 20 the WOrkinsrnaH
the employer is not endangered 50 much BY $500
az the wage Garner. who has rev aid -
means OF defence Speaking with percy N,-sor
ness and with perfect friendlinesS % ne .s5n,
unions. 7 would suggest that. next % me my
mania the labor riot Is the most dangerous ei''
Of American liberty - ..s- IA.
Every man has right 20 work; every H. -
the right Of the laws protection IN his WOIA
mob 10 hrrse to mutflate workman Oy ~. ~
workman whether the victim be a union 10 --osf
Criminal tyranny and 70 stab American doer-s IN
heart but IL is 20 reduce the savage 49, -azsa
Ia hor to the condition OF an outlaw. 20 ue -
and Gagged as n wild beast OF prey IN orier 20
tect society. In the great advance OF ~ Ever
h Dor is this shame. this utter disgrace Us -, ~.
sion 10 primitive savagerv 70 be to.eratel ~
unions or are they disown ~. frown on y,
bate H. drive out from themselves tne uhs,.s-~an
who practise it, That Is something tha A"-
public is waiting to see done. - .-----
IN All I have said I speak from profound, "a; ~,
pafbv FOR wage earners and wish % dlsJuC.l., sven
derstOOd that approve OF labor orgaI-iz union
tbev are abiding. Just. tolerant OF Io =, the
r,en and do rank the 'scao a. 49,. -
balev-e that the well wfshers or laoor der
ssrecfaIIy Tire clergy as teachers OF "a" an SaI5Iv
oIgbf 10 saw lust these things frankly shu '''"'
I'M the true interest OF labor.