Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-27
GOSSIP OF
THE STREET

The following is an advance copy OF
an article deserving of careful and
serious consideration which will be
published in the forthcoming issue of
the Corn Exchange, a highly interest
Ing monthly publication by the Corn
Exchange National Bank:
Sometimes it is we'll to let yesterday
speak to today about what is likely ia
happen tomorrow. This is one OF
those times and the yesterday lies
way back in 1894, or twenty seven
years ago: In the spring of 1894 n
United States Judge ordered the re-
ceivers of great railway system to re
store to the old. and much higher rate.
the. pay Of all the employees. This put
fuel on the fame Of labor's ambition.
Later strike started at Pullman
This strike spread TO all the railroads
Cente11ng in Chicago, and then to the
Ear West. Trains were wrecked. mails
stopped. mobs destroyed property. The
then Governor Of Illinois was an
avowed anarchist; he protested against
the use of force by local authorities.
lie refused to use State troops; when
President Cleveland sent United States
troops to quell the disturbance. he pro
tested and asked their immediate with :
drawal. Things grew SO bad that the
strikers refused TO allow delivery of
mix ana ice to the dying in the Chi
rago hospitals. II was n terrible situs
non. one OF the great labor leaders of
the day ordered out all workers. saying
IN MS proclamation, Il appeal to you
TO lay down the implements of toll and
use the power OF your aggregate mum
Der. And you are further requested not
10 return 10 your usual vocations until
settlement Of the pending trouble
On July 4. 1894. the head of the
American Railway Union issued this
proclamation The first shot fired by
the regul ar soldiers at the mobs here
viii be he signal for a civil war. I
believe this as firmly as / believe in the
ultimate success Of our cause. Blood
shed will! follow and ninety per cent of
the people OF the United States will be
arraHcd against the other ten per cent.
AND would not care to be arrayed
against the laboring people in this con :
Test. or find myself out of the ranks
Of labor. when the struggle is ended.
| do not say this as an alarmist, but
calmly aud thoughtfully.'
Those words we're spoken twenty
seven years ago. America was in a
crisis. Europe believed our Govern
m'ni on the eve Of collapse certain
newspapers in England openly predicted
our downfall
Well what happened Look at these
hgUrcS and draw your own conclusion
In 1894. when We were on the eve Of
\ collapse. our national wealth was
H,J,6O. 900 900: today il is $500. &.
O0O,COO,o00. And We have grown in
Ike proportion along all lines. Further.
after this day Of supposed collapse. we
started 70 make ccment--hOw vC
progressed is shown by tho fact that
rh" value of Portland cement in 1894
was 81 300 900. now it is SI@j 900. =
600. Since our predicted collapse we
We built 340O. with a value Of 81,
100 .O0O Last year our production was
2.2OJ.19 valued ut $500. .000. 900.
And since the 1S9i obituary was writ
len by the labor Ioade: quoted. We have
built Of cars and trucks. II .S3N. .4S3.
and today have in Use over 5000, 900
motor tCrS. individual units Of power
Tilted to carry freight or passengers
over .OC0. 900 miles of new roads COZ.
,trurtNd since thaL dark day in 1898 -
constructed Out OF the cement, an in d.
dustr% that has come into existence
since our downfall was pronounced by
that famous labor leader. who said he
had ninety per cent. Of tho American
people With him. That was in 1S94-
This is 1921. Where is that labor
leader prophet OF evil for the RepubIic.
He is today behind prison bars
This IS t6" story which Yesterday OF
1884 has I" tell I" tho today Of 1927 :
and the story should give every vnc
roureGo u meet any tomorrow--no
matter how big ia problems. how dark
tho clouds which "ecm TO o"crhanG our
natlVPv