New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
What Cardinal Gibbons Stands for
on His ~exenfY-siIxfb BIRTHDAY

protected by the nale sex what more Do
you want? I want 10 remind YOU ma,
woman has a great mission in life fo1
should therefore have deep sense Of your
responsibility in the domestic walks OF hrs
Woe be to society if il had TO depend upon
the male sex alone-it would soon 90 10 ths
devil
The divorce evil in this country. the ap-
parently growing tendency here and anFos~l
to minimize the sacredness O. marriage ard
home ties, has interested and dlstressea
his erninence perhaps more than any ofner
great problem of the present time He -.
of course, strongly opposed 90 divorce and
cordially approves Mr.. Roosevelt's attituds
toward race suicide. Nor does ne hesita'e
TO say so. Marriage said he. is not IN
stituted for self-indulgence but for the
rearing of children in the knowledge and
fear of God The race has not improved.
but has suffered disaster in both nations
and communities when the procreation 1
children has not been looked upon as
matter far too sacred and rnonentous 20
be left 10 the control of individual appre-
citation of its manifold and perpieNing prob
ienns'
His eminence is strong believer IN the
right of labor 10 organize. But he urgss
that the unions be careful in the men whom
they elect to membership: that they ex-
ciude the turbulent element whose mission
is to pull down rather than build up. Hs
also Is warm advocate OF arbitration n
all controversies between employers and
employees. and believes that a strike should
be resorted TO. il ever. only a last des-
perate extreme Suicide is another evt
which the Cardinal has spoken strongly
against and which he believes jUstihaele
under no circumstances.
He is a broadminded man sees and cred
It's the honesty of the other mans convie-
tions. even though he may disapprove
them. There was probably never before 3
cardinal more easy 10 approach than Cardi-
nal Gibbons In Rome the cardinals are
surrounded with much porIp and dignity.
but the wearer OF the red hat here dis
likes display or ostentation of any kind
He is democratic by nature and principle
He likes to meet people. 10 talk with them
and he is just as willing to give audience
to a workman as TO a man of prominence
Cardinal Gibbons likes the old authors
best. but he reads the current magazine
reviews and daily papers to keep in teueh
with the problems of the day. OF tAs
drama he knows little. as he has never
seen. II Is said. a performance hy profssT
sional actors. But il Is illustrative OF ais
goodness of heart that each year he az
cepts numerous invitations 10 school eXer-
cises. and sits through the amateur plays
given by the pupils. some OF which must %
trying enough.
With newspaper men his eminenee IS =
great favorite. He is always Willing to ~
interviewed II he considers that he can
speak en- the question involved WIKI pro-
pristy.
In considering Cardinai Gibbons one y
inevitably impressed wiki the fact thar as
Is man of rare diplomacy. OF wondefte.
executive and administrative ability, ..
broad mind. of democratic inclinatiens, "
great force and eloauence. and that he hss
big heart and thoroughly understand
human nature; that he is a student anu
scholar. and. above ALL as a Baltimore
woman once said. amy one who knows ni'N
simply can't help loving him"