The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-09
OF
THE PROBLEM
OF LABOR
Labor More Important Than
Capital, Says the Rev.
Henry R. Rose.

That Labor Day ranks with Inde-
pendence Day was the belief told yes
terday by the Rev. Henry r. Rose, Of
the Church of the Redeemer. and he
went on 10 say that there should be a
better understanding between b
and the church. Labor, he thought, de-
serves more attention h capital. and
the church, he said, should sympathize
with the aspirations of labor
He said in part:
New Jersey has the honor of being the
second State in the Union to make LABOR
Day a legal holiday. 1t is now observed
Nv every State but Nevada and North
Dakota. Labor Day ranks with the E'ourtn
Of July in import p%olitica, f0 indepe nc
Labor Day celebrates our industrial moe.
pendence. The prosperity and greatness OF
America is the result OF its inoustry' +b nne
imperial republic. Labor deserves more ao ar
tention than capital, for without LABOR
capital would be useless. A.
fFifteen thousand men marched IN the
drenching rain on Labor Day through the
streets OF Newark and thousands OF sym
pathizers and admirers lined the sioe-
walks. What does 1t mean? Not ON
that Newark is a great, manufacturlng
city, but that the working classes are
awake and loyal. It means that the toiiers
| are cOD1l1k up. All v AAiS
was heard the tramp of marching thou
sands. Not an army of war, with savage
hearts and a uniforms, but an army "
peace, dressed In plain clothes and eacn
man with a spirit OF good will toward his
THE labor union has come to stay. To
Hght against ii is as useless as pattilnB
with the Atlantic or the coming of spring;
Organized labor is as old as the race, anu
has been the salvation of mankind IN our
country If you will find the. best workmen
x,o,t p1tAf ~ fn the ahOr ORGANIZATIONS
There you will discover the cream OF our
mechanics, artisans and artists. II ~ true
workers outside of the unions, but not
enough to talk about. The American reu,
Grafton of Labor, for instance, is made w
Of SI0CO l1ca Of un oven a. @Ss &C., T." The other
national unions include a million more.
'This gigantic federation of labor, go
strongly centralized ana YET So 90 w w,u thss
politician, but also to the church 1ne
church must hear and heed 1t or suiIer.
The age Is not a theologic ,o age; are eu nose
that relate to the good of the people VINO
work. ~.
church is not one Of defiance. II is; rather
one Of sad regret hat the church does no
perceive its objects and spirit ana lax
the stand it ought. Workingme som me-
because they are irreligious. II ~ DC,
cause there Is so little religion In some o
the tSercb ShnTchef too m TSss Goodness II too too m man,
class distinctions, too little loving Kinu
ness. ..oAo
cordial and helpful and the workers will
come in. Every man has a hunger am
thirst for Righteousness. The labor unions
are doing q religious work 81 tine b nte the n1
are battling for living conditions, tryinl
to make this country a better place 10
"The labor union appeals to the churcl
to be understood. Labor has organized y
/. order to make steady work surer. II tner
was aps9lndeiy ,,t Tree gs eJmperlu Ss they wer
under hand labor. If employers. could q
absolutely as they pleased and worker
tHev chose and could toll under whateve
conditions they were willing to stand J
would not be long before millions would 2
out Of work and starvation or sauaio
! "S"Iabor demands a living wage. TIL
J money we pay the toiler Is the money tina
: Keeps in circulation, and when labor
! we'll paid all the wheels OF education, re
! form and religion revolve as well as tn
; wheels Nof trade. Labor Is. not fghtin
Y machinery except where machinery Is use
: as a club 10 lower wages rather than a
n economy both in saving wear and tea
10 labor and money to the employer.
1.-THE unions fight unorganlzed labor ,.bt
r cause such labor demoralizes the who
G economic system. Unafhliated ~Workme
! are the cause of the sweatshop. child 'labe
2 ana the OIner nlueOuS Ills VI Woutlu bo<
: ETY.. I do not feel that 1t Is American Il
Q union men to try to force non-union me
to join their ranks or to i'll trent them fc
remaining on the outside. Force Is not a
American principle. nor a Christian one.
The better way is to make the union
so attractive and their members so 81
hcient and so much in demand for a
n kinds Of work that no man or woman WI
I want to remain outside. The union d.
! mands shorter hours. This assures steat
, Ter work and more leisure for sharing II
\ benefits OF civilized life.
i millions of hours Of increased leisure
the over-tasked workers signify million
Of golden opportunities for tightening ii
burdens of the masses. to make the homl
more cheerful, the hearts Of the peopl
lighter. their hopes and aspirations nobl'
= and broader.
E Think OF it. 90 per cent. Of the wori<in
i people OF America are without homes {
their Own, Does that promise well 4,