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Archibishop Purcell On Trades Unions

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Day
5
Month
July
Year
1872
Copyright
Public Domain
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ClXCINXATl, JullH 26. Tho fortiotli anniversaryof St. Xavier'a College (Cnthülic) of this city, oocurrod this e vening, aolassof nine graduatiug. Tho dogreos wore coufurrud by Archbishop Purcoll, who i addreasing the class took occsion to sjuak of the eight-hour sthkü8, tiudc'8 uiuons, etc. Hu suid tho düiuoraliziiiy aud destructivo inüuences ot' Internationalism shuuld hti denouncüd, and would bo uiider a liberal systuni ut' educuticm. Ho said lio agicod with a recoiit writer who believod tradea uuioiis were detrimental to evei-y laboring man and ovory porson concornod. With roforeuue to thfi iMiilit-hour movouieut, ho said if oight hours wero agrooJ to to-dny six or iour luigul bu üeiuinided to-uiorrow, lor who sliould set . liiuit to such arróganos and diutation, aud ii' lubor isaid to capital to day it uiust havo iive dolhir to-morrow it might demaad ten. Xü goveruuaeut could couliuuo to cxist der suoh a system. The next cry might yot be that to possoss property was rob'vry, and a división be demanded. Thus every loafor and dxunkard woold require a now subdivisión each Saturdry night, untü tlicr;' sbould be nothing mmaining to s&bdivide. A remedy for these uvils, be beliovod, was in liberal oduuation.

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Old News
Michigan Argus