The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-10

tical point, let me urge that in the
event OF any difficulty, especially if
1t Is what is known as a labor trou-
BILE, both sides show themselves will
ing to meet, willing to consult, and
anxious each to treat the other rea-
sonably and fairly, each to look at
the others side of the case and do the
other justice. If only this course could
be generally followed, the chance of
industrial disaster would be minim-
lied.
Letter From Priest.
Now. my friends, I want to read
you an extract from a letter I have
just received from a Catholic priest
whom I know we'll and whom I know
to be as staunch a friend of the la
boring man as there is to be found in
the country. Now and then-not too
often-it is a good thing for all of
us to hear what is not perhaps alto
gether palatable, provided only that
the person who tells the truth is
our genuine friend knows what he is
talking about (eVen though ne may
not see all sides of the case), and
tells us what he has to say, not with
a desire to hurt our feelings, but with
the transparent purpose to do us good
With this foreword, here is part of
the letter:
Il would humbly recommend that
you lend your entire weight to the
cause which the Catholic Total Alb
stinence Union of America represents,
and especially so in it's relation to the
working classes of this country, for
whom it is doing so much good. You
know that the temperance movement
is a potent auxiliary to the institu-
tiens of our country in building up a
better manhood and a trues Christian
ity among our citizens. 1t played
very important part in the two coal
strikes of 1900 and 1902, respectively.
bv keeping the men sober, and thus
removing the danger of riotous and
unbecoming conduct. There is one
discouraging feature connected with
the upward tendency of the wage
scale among the working men or thls
country. The higher the wages, the
more money they spend in saloons.
The shorter the hours, the more they
are inclined to absent themselves from
home. An apparent disregard for fam-
ilv ties is growing among the poorer
classes which will eventually leao
TO a disregard for the blessings our
country affords them. Hence Win aii
increase of wages a corresponding
movement for better mannooo, nooiei
citizenship. and trues Chrlstlanlly
should have for it's work, and through
the intelligence which he puts lito
# Hence the necessity OF the tem-
nerance cause and the efforts Whlcn
oroanized abstainers are putting lnto
the movement"
Now in what is here written THIS
,riest does not mean that the ten-
saroy ;s to grow worse; but he means
taot with shorter hours and Increased
wages there is tendency 81
wrong which must be offset by move
,nents such as this great teihpe "no0
movement and similar enorts .oi
cial and civic betterment, or else 'n1
increase in leisure ana mohey
nrova a curse instead OF plessilis'
s+r;ve never to tell anyone Wna'
do NOT thoroughly believe, and snai,
o+ cav TO YOU that to be honest anu
.aro+e and hardworking ana
thriftv will always bring success
Hand of Lord Is Heavy.
rho hand of the Lord is sometimes
heavy upon the just as Wen as 'aor upon
,,,,iust and in the life or lapor
and M effort which we must lead on TINS
9th If is not always posslole ei'nei
hv work. by wisdom, or by upr'sn. o. :.
,,;o Tn ward off disaster But II
m ;s most emphatically true ina, on one
cnance for leading a happy anu pus
M r. onlv the man is decent SOBER in
d,strious and exercises foresight ana
i,dement. Let him remember aoe a. the
am that the performance OF duty Is ond ,na
an arst t''ss essential to right living ,.. ana
t,st tnst good type of average fam,iy fanny,
,fa ,ita ,s the corner stone OF na'io,a, nn
10 ra ann;ness and greatness NO ita,s tha
nap he a good citizen, can oeseere srs+ of Of
resnect of his fellows, unless ms ea,n-
all he is a good man in ms ..s,a,,r own R hv
,ass al, ne b he does mis- duty faithfully os
his wife and children. n,ons
NJ strongly believe in traces o mh;ch
;so7v and Justly handled in wnlcn .a
the ~ rigntful purpose to penen. t aooom. %
onnnected with them is not 80 49, .,
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