Brown, Edward Osgood: (Chicago, Illinois) to (William J.) Onahan: (Chicago, Illinois), 1893 April 2

Brown accepts the invitation to prepare a paper on "The Rights of Labor and the Duties of Capital" for the Columbian Catholic Congress, but explains that he does have other work. He had hoped for the advice of Prof(essor) Egan before making his decision, but the latter was detained. He does not believe that the freedom of discussion at the Congress will cause him to make unorthodox statements, nor does he believe that the rights of censorship will be used upon him. He shall treat more particularly the rights of labor in his speech, as capital, being saved or stored-up labor, is included in the term. Essentially both need protection from monopoly and unjust privilege.