Show JOHN 0 C HA V MEYER SAYS SA YS TRAD TRADES S 0 UNIONS ARE FIGHTING THE LORD tORD 0 0 S 0 Ne New York May la 9 John C Have Hav 0 Ie er in an as open letter lett published in inthe Int I the t newspapers of Yonkers issues a i challenge to the t trades unions in hi I he be of to t engage egge a public hall hail hai and i defray q fr all I expenses excepting for fo the te speakers and makes one condition mke on 1 that the unions their te agree agrie to confine speeches sp e to t answering questions to 0 be I furnished by hy him in advance He as asserts a assorts sorts ser that tat a refusal t accept his offer ofer will wi be b an acknowledgment of weak weakness ness ns In his letter Mr Havemeyer Have eyer S says I to the trades unions te Has HasIt si it ever eye occurred OUI to t you that tat the ability or 01 skill sn to t do o of work conies cne from fro God Ged and is a trust of which hh we are bound b to make good use useI I To what extent has ais any man g the right to cease cea from work and thus cease to t use us urethe the gift and has ha he be the e right by persuasion or fore force to keep other men from exercising i ng this thi gift even if he is Unwilling to use it I If I through trough idleness leess Idlene men are to tous use us the th talent which W c God Go gave lv them th they certainly are lighting fighting him h and are I engaged in a hop hopeless contest con test engg If U a man assaults t me steals my toy pocketbook or takes t other property pr and anJi andis I is i convicted he Ie Is sent to prison How far fa does the h morality of o such acts acs dif dlf differ differ fer from fr those thos men Jen who wh designedly I compel me to lose l money which is practically what the t thief tb does d And Andis AndI is Js it i not just as Immoral to keep kep a lot lotof lotof I of ot men me from tm working and thus cause cuse great gret loss lo to t other oer people and prevent them from fr earning earni money needed ned for forthe forI forthe the support of their tr famines families I I 1 believe bleve the t tiles t Is not far distant when the courts curt will wil s so dede decide The world cannot afford to t have hae its It peace comfort and happiness interfered with so seriously by b the demoralization practiced practiced In conclusion I hereby extend an au invitation In tat in to the the trades t unions of Yonkers to discuss this Ws quein question The object of this thi will beto prevent a waste t I of time by irrelevant and an excitable ap appeals I peals and to tosu secure a dear cr and ad full fun statement f C the the grounds Un upon which I based bs the action of o 0 0 the Ue t trades union is ls i 0 |