The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-30
FOR LABOR WELFARE
EPISCOPAL WOMEN FORM ALoGAL
- CHAPTER OF THN CHURCH /
ASSOCIATION
WORK oF--THE ASSOCIATION
1T Is Described In am interesting
s,s Address at the .Chursb of the
.aa Good shepherd by Miss =. A. Key
ser. the Organizing Secretary
Bishop Potter and Father Hunt
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r. As q result of Va. meeting held at the
Church of the Good Shepherd yesterday
afternoon =asSsssS Paul chapter of tho
Church Association for the Advancement
Of the InterNgts Hi Labor was formed
The gatheriH addressed by Miss
H. A. Keyse organizing secretary OF
the national saeiatton.
AS. an lntroau Rev. ". G. Pope
spoke briefly OF tKs objects Of the assocfa-
ton and of its cornmendable and effective
work in bringing the laboring man and
employer to-a Understanding of the
obligations Of each. to- the other.
Miss Keyser dWelt at length upon the
work Of the. association, which was hrst
organized in New York city by Episcopal
clergymen in 1885, cat that time" said
Miss Keyser;,- conditions were somewhat
different than now and many more per
picking problems had to be faced IN. an
issue that was entirely strange to the
church. Previously the church had made
no special recognition of labor. and it had
become practically afienated from the in
f1uence and association of the church
after Sunday beneath spiral domes and
beautiful edifices and believed that their
dirty hso been done. Meantime thereon
dition Of American labor had not become
improved. The sweat shops became what
appeared to,5be a. permanent institution
And these shops are primarily, the WORKS
of Satan, and properly within the prov
incc OF the church to attempt to I'M
prove and secure proper sanitary and
other regulations. Individuals sometimes
raised their voices against the sweat shop
system, but up to the time this society
was organized no church movement had
been started. Tenement houses hour1shed,
and many families lived in a single
apartment. 1t Is said that a man can take
a bath in a pint Of water, but decency
often forbids on account Of the unhealthy
crowding of these buildings. For these
meager accommodations the poor man
pays more for his tenement den in proper
ton than is paid by the rich man. EIl-
pIoyers did not know their relations to
their employees OUR cities were full or
great factories with their workers num-
bered and ticketed. Employers seemed TO
lose sight of the fact that their employees
had souls. They were on the books OF
the institution merely as numbers.
Church Association for the Advancement
of Labor. found facing Il when 1t was
fairly organized :saFather HuntingtonSreof
the Society of the Holy Gross, laid aside
his priests robes and disguised himself
as labering naan and worked side by
side with the artisan that he might APP
preoiate fully and accurately the cond1-
ton of the laboring man Frequent meet
ings. were held in, New York Inc society
sst udiedx the problem in; the light OF the
incarnation. the church never Getting
the eIoriAed Christ as well as Christ the
artisan and Christ the 1abor1ng man.
The sweat. shop problem was ,arnong-the
first evils to COME to. our notice. Inc
sanitary conditions IN all these shops were
poor the workers were unduly nneo,
poorly clothed and fed, with no moral
Influences. and only the worst or sur
rol,pdings The churches assisted US IN
the work. .EThe sfegislatures was: asked
to pass certain regulations, which after
several wears of hard work on the part
of many interested secured the des1rerd
end. giving US much better laws. This
was the first STEP AZ petition was cir
culated, asking all the dioceses to employ
only union labor in their printing and
other work where organized labor was
interested. This was passed. after sorfe
effort Friendly intercourse. with trade
unions was established. AT first the men
were incredulous, thinking that we only
wanted to get them into the Episcopal
church. It required some time to fully
establish their confidence, but when once
received they trusted us in all matters
of arbitration with employers ana
were of great assistance to the state
board of arbitration. Bishop 4aPetter's
services at the head Of the New York
Mediation committee won the entire con-
f1dence and respect Of the laboring people.
He has frequently stated that It was
always his experience that the employees
were far more willing to arbitrate than
the employers.
During the last seven years that the
association has been in, active existence
great good has been accomplished. A
number Of Important strikes have been
avoided through the kind offices Of the
association, and in cases where strikes
have been declared the men have been
defended. We do not favor strikes, we
the confidence Of manufacturers and
workingmen alike
ST visited two Of your st. Paul factories
since coming here, and 1t was with pleas
ure that went through the great rooms
and noted the safeguards against accident
and the well lighted and ventilated condi-
ton of the working rooms secured per-
mission both from Lindeke, Warner &
4Schurmeier and Finch. Van Slyck, Young
& Co. to go through their, plants L
noticed that hot water was furnished for
the girls either. to make coffee with or
to boil eggs. also that dressing rooms
were furnished. and otherwise the rooms
were clean. It was with pleasure that
Learned that-these firms pay all doctors
bills and salary In, case of accident.
another factory that visited recently