He saw the essentiality in the future of organizations to serve those who labor at a time when support of such unions was very unpopular in many high places. When others attacked that pioneer labor groupthe Knights of Laborthe noted Baltimore churchman defended the Knights in a manner that brought the organization respectable and powerful recognition and encouraged many hesitant workingmen to join the young movement for the betterment of their lots. When European leaders attempted to maintain national controls over immigration groups from their countries settling in the young America. Cardinal Gibbons led the successful fight to break all such ties of control and bring the immigrants into full and free American citizenship. He was the prime mover in the establishment In Washington of the Catholic University of America and served the institution as Its first chancellor and as president of its board of trustees. His national. international and church activities still left him time. which he used to the best advantage in promoting the civic progress of Baltimore and the advancement of Maryland among the States.
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